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QUOTE (mr_genius @ Dec 31, 2012 -> 12:48 PM) that's just ridiculous. so much complaining about the 'fans' from these Bears players. "the fans boo us too much" "the fans want us to lose" lol It's actually true. I have heard from so many Bear fans that they would rather their team lose so they can finally fire Lovie. They got what they wanted. So far, you've had two people tear up on radio about it and a third about to retire over it. The fans are going to see that grass is not always greener. They want to say that Lovie knew nothing about offense, but yet, he brought in several different OCs and none of them could do anything. You had one of the most heralded offensive line coaches in the league, who also couldn't do anything with these players. Wonder why? The line. Any new coach they bring in, is going to want to upgrade that line. Apparently, Emery believes in continuity on a line, even if it's poo. I bet my account, the Bears do not finish with anywhere the record they finished with this year without that offensive line being vastly different. This wasn't Lovie's fault. That's why the players feel sorry for him. He didn't have a hand in this failure. He could've brought in Chip Kelly, and that offense still would've been terrible. They brought in Cutler's guy(Jeremy Bates), they brought in Mike Martz, an offensive guru who really didn't have a failure on offense anywhere else. Yet, you people state Lovie didn't know offense and all the coaches he hired sucked. Chances are if he brought in Sean Payton and the offense failed here, you would talk about how Payton was always overrated.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 24, 2012 -> 01:11 PM) Nate is what he is. You use him for a couple minutes and you'll see what sort of night he will have. He can be very productive and very unproductive but as long as you are smart in how you manage it, he's a great option. Say you fall down 15 points, I'd throw Nate out there and see if he could get hot (that has value). But in no way is anyone going to get me to buy into a fact that Nate is playing better defense then Hinrich. Per is such a flawed stat anyway. I'm not saying either are very good but when Rose gets back, Hinrich is the better supporting player. And in no way am I implying Hinrich is good. Hinrich also started brutally but has been coming along. I didn't even use PER to calculate how bad Hinrich is defensively. I used Drtg which is a pretty good indicator on whether or not the guy you're lining up against is scoring on you. It says that both Hinrich and Robinson are below average defensively(average being 100).

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 24, 2012 -> 12:37 PM) Seriously, PER actually agrees with me? I'm...impressed. Every stat agrees with you. If you even watch 5 minutes(not you, anyone in general) of a game as a casual fan, you can tell Hinrich sucks and is living off of reputation from 5 years ago at this point.

WTF? People would rather have Kirk on this team? It's bad enough we decided on him instead of OJ, but now, you want to keep a guy who is negatively contributing to this team? He has a 10.2 PER on the year. He's shooting .467 TS% with a putrid .436 eFG%. Ortg is 99 with a Drtg of 103. Nate has a 16.5 PER with .524% TS% and .482 eFG%. His offensive rating is 105(105 points for everyone 100 posessions). 103 Drtg. Yes, that's right, Hinrich's supposed great defense has been as good as Robinson's putrid defense. He can't create for jack, misses a ton of wide open shots and contributes nothing. I guess people like the fact that he's grindy and Chicago fans are trying to prove a team can win with literally no offense since subtracting Nate and keeping Hinrich accomplishes that. BTW, Nate has a 13.9 TOV%(turnovers per 100 possessions) while Kirk has 19.9 TOV%

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Dec 20, 2012 -> 09:57 PM) I think what matters is that Duke is better than MSU. Im not about to be drawn into an ACC who is the best school match. Feel free to consult US News, Princeton Review or any of those nonsensical publications. Duke is a fine choice. I dont even like Duke, but I understand why someone would go there. Duke is a great medical school if I remember correctly. I believe it's top 5. Everything else is on par with a Big 10 school. Some programs a little bitter, some a little worse. It's no Stanford though unless Jabari is going to be a doctor.

I can't name any great Chicago players who went to Duke, and ended up being a star in the NBA. Closest thing is Corey Maggette. Yuck. Jabari committed career suicide.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 20, 2012 -> 07:20 PM) False. He's said numerous times he would have gone to OSU. One of the many articles http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/1651709 He is in Columbus more than Lexington, and he donates a s***load to the school and team. You never know with LeBron, he's a front runner. He donates greatly to both schools though and even Cal introduced him at halfcourt before a game two years ago.

I thought the CM Punk one was meh, but the matches they had were pretty good. As far as the nWo one, I thought they could've done a much better job expanding on the downfall. I thought it was a pretty short run through of what happened.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 16, 2012 -> 08:12 PM) Decent shape to do what? Beat the Hawks? They still can't see the Heat and probably the Knicks. lol. Would you stop acting like your R.C. Buford in that pathetic joke of a league you and all your friends inhabit. J4L, I like reading your basketball posts, but stop with the attacks already. Or at least do it in another thread. No one's baiting you or even directing anyone towards you, yet, you're still taking any mention of fantasy basketball as a direct attack.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 16, 2012 -> 04:18 PM) But he at least does a lot of high percentage passing plays. He understands the game so well. I really think he's a great great mind. He is a great offensive mind. Same with Sean Payton, same with Norv Turner, same with Mike Martz. What's one thing they all have in common? Answer: they all need an offensive line to run their systems. The problems with the Bears are not with the head coach. It's with the offensive line first and foremost, then with the old defense. Flat out, you need better players. And maybe a new offensive coordinator.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 16, 2012 -> 04:01 PM) Cowher is not coming here. He wants to be a GM. Best case scenario is Andy Reid. Andy Reid is going to end up in San Diego. He just built his house there and wants to be closer with his family if/when let go by Philly. Also, the same issues that plague Lovie are the same ones that plague Andy. No offensive lineman and the leaders on defense are old. I don't know what changes with another coach. You still need an offensive line, you still need to get younger on defense. Plain and simple. I have yet to see a valid reason as to why Lovie should be fired.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Dec 4, 2012 -> 11:57 AM) AT&T's internet is total garbage unless you happen to live very close to a central office. Even then, they can't come close to competing with Comcast in terms of speed. I have the cheapest Comcast internet package I could get, and it's like 20mbit down, 5mbit up. Not theoretical, but actual speeds sustained. And I find those speeds to be mediocre. If you are dealing with DSL, then yes, it's dependent on how close you are to the Central Office. If we are talking about UVerse, which I thought we were, your proximity to the node is what your speeds are dependent on, not to the Central Office. You also mentioned wireless earlier, which is not what we're talking about. We're talking about home phone, internet and tv. Uverse has great TV, especially for the price. It's very easy to get on their promos as long as you're current on your bill. They have so many HD options. Their HD is compressed a little more heavily than others unfortunately, but it's nowhere as bad as people used to make it seem. Their internet is good if you're close to the node and you're not doing some heavy downloading. The reason being is that 75% of the line is being used for Uverse TV(IPTV), and the other problem is there is no fiber to the house. It is great though in that you're not sharing your connection with others like Comcast, which means there are no peak times or specific times of the day where the internet is slower than an earlier part of the day. ATT also has been a lot more stable than Comcast for me. I've had Comcast in three different places. I've had UVerse in two. Last, but not least, Comcast's monthly charges are not consistent month to month, even if you don't change up your service. ATT is. I look at my bill every month and everything is the exact same as the month before. It's refreshing to see that.

QUOTE (Jake @ Dec 16, 2012 -> 03:02 PM) Minus the last play, I can't even be mad at Cutler First, Tice did a terrible playcall with a minute left and you at your own 2. You still had a chance. It either was a terrible playcall or a terrible decision by Cutler just to dump off behind the 1st down marker. At that point, you either throw it away or throw it deeper. At least 20 yards. Next, Cutler screwed up big time. He held the ball, then held it again, then held it some more and took a sack. He didn't even drop back. He literally just got the ball and stood there and didn't even make an attempt at the play.

Wow, terrible management by Mike Tice and stupid job by Cutler there.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Dec 16, 2012 -> 02:54 PM) Shields held his jersey NO call.....................fix is in.................league office needs to be contacted.........Refs crew need suspended. Not a Bears fan, but he clearly holds him the whole way.

Wowwwwwwww. He put on the Marshall move and got called for it.

Cutler made two bad decisions in a row.

QUOTE (Felix @ Dec 16, 2012 -> 09:47 AM) Rubio clearly has an impact on the Wolves that Love does not. Only played 18 minutes but I believe he had like 8 points, 9 dimes, with like 3 boards and 2 steals. As soon as he came in, that team and arena was energized.

QUOTE (dasox24 @ Dec 16, 2012 -> 01:58 PM) I've completely dismissed the "Lovie needs to be fired" sentiment until this game. But I think it seriously needs to be considered. The defense is old, ineffective. The offense is as bad and inconsistent as they've always been during Lovie's tenure. ST has somehow regressed. And in general, the team looks sloppy, unfocused, and lacking a sense of urgency. Stupid penalties. I could go on and on. All has to do with the players and front office. The good players have gotten old. Cutler has never had a chance because he's never had an O-Line and it has gotten progressively worse. People wanted to blame Martz, but you can't make Lemonade when all you have is s***. The defense is old and ineffective - that's not on Lovie. It's on the front office or Marinelli moreso. I mean, you guys want to praise Marinelli when the defense got good again, but didn't want to give Lovie the credit. Now you're back to blaming him for it getting old. ST has regressed - Again another FO thing. If the Bears fire Lovie, I guarantee some team will snatch him up right away. Hopefully it's my Cowboys.

QUOTE (dasox24 @ Dec 16, 2012 -> 01:58 PM) I've completely dismissed the "Lovie needs to be fired" sentiment until this game. But I think it seriously needs to be considered. The defense is old, ineffective. The offense is as bad and inconsistent as they've always been during Lovie's tenure. ST has somehow regressed. And in general, the team looks sloppy, unfocused, and lacking a sense of urgency. Stupid penalties. I could go on and on. Lovie is the best thing the Bears have going for them. Everything that everyone consistently complains about Lovie have nothing to do with him. They are personnel moves which have to do with Angelo, and now Emery. It's clear though. The Bears need to get an offensive line, Hester needs to switch positions(I'd have him simply as a nickelback on defense), and they need to get younger on the defensive side of the ball.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 2, 2012 -> 03:49 PM) I would tell her straight up "Please get your own card. Everytime you go to the movies, I get an email telling me you did. And that bothers me" She has to understand that Eh, then it sounds like he's trying to contact her and is using this lame excuse to do so. He's better off getting his own card or using the reward, wait until she calls and says "What the hell?", and then tell her to kick rocks.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Dec 1, 2012 -> 11:57 AM) and you're assuming that SHE hasn't done anything wrong. No doubt. But girls will tend to act based on their emotions in time. If they were together for a few years already, she's going to want him to take it serious, or don't bother. Sounds like he pretty much brushed her off, or did as good as he could do, and it wasn't good enough for her needs. So she wants him to change or just end it. But she wants some type of closure to the situation.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Dec 1, 2012 -> 11:24 AM) a girl who wants you to change some thing AND still wants to make it work with you won't dump you in the first place. and a girl who says "unless you change these things, you can't have me" isn't worth having. relationships are a give and take on BOTH sides, not just on hers. Right now she holds ALL the cards. going NC takes them back. QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 1, 2012 -> 11:29 AM) People say all kinds of BS when they breakup...you guys are assuming she is even telling the truth to him in the first place. And we're assuming that he has done nothing wrong.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Nov 30, 2012 -> 01:13 PM) Gyp is a great character but he is made to be a little too over the top to focus the show around. My thought is Richard gets him because he does something stupid to Jimmy's kid. I like the Richard storyline and hope next year he is more involved to take over the Owen role. At some point when you kill too many people off the show is not what you originally got into. This is happening with Sons of Anarchy. You begin to lose interest in a show if the characters you like are no longer there. The SOA plot is as good as ever but if the characters do not fit the roles, the show is no looking interesting. I think when you start killing off a dozen major characters, it should be within the last two seasons of a show. Anytime before that, and you're restraining yourself.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Dec 1, 2012 -> 11:02 AM) dis. a. gree. if she says she wants space and you don't give it to her, it's going to crush ANY chance you have at reconciliation. elamins you need to cut ALL contact so she can see what life is like without you. then if she wants you back, you'll know. I disagree with your disagree because she wants him to change. Normally, if she's looking to move on, she could care less if you change as a person because she's not planning on dealing with you ever again. I'm not saying he needs to beg her and be at her doorstep all the time. I'm saying, give her space, but also when she's ready to talk, take her out to a nice restaurant. Go for a walk along the lake, hold her hand. Show affection.