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QUOTE (Felix @ Nov 10, 2012 -> 10:56 PM) Nate Robinson has a career AST% of 20.9... that's far from a "pretty good rate" for a point guard. In fact, it's pretty godawful. Admittedly his rate this season is better than that (*cough* sample size), and his rate last season (31.8) was at least serviceable, but let's not pretend he's a good distributor. He's a 5'9" shoot-first point guard, except historically he hasn't shot very well (career 52.3 TS%, which is pretty much average). He had a pretty good second half tonight because he was able to stay in control and not get too caught up in the fact that he was making a couple of jump shots. That's about it, though. His assists per 36 minutes has been over 7 and is at 7.9 this year. Yes, that's a pretty damn good clip, especially considering he's never been playing primarily with starters, but rather bench players. And when he's come into games, he's usually the best scorer on the floor for his team, so of course, for the most part, he's going to volume shoot. He takes maybe 1 or 2 shots out of the offense. Nothing more.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Nov 9, 2012 -> 09:23 AM) Seriously? He's average to below average in CF. He's 28. That's not young. I'm not sure what's wrong with any of those statements. I was responding to a post stating, "I don't know why you'd move De Aza." I like De Aza, but I'd move him in a second if we had an impact player to replace him. He's injury prone. He doesn't suck. There's differences. You make it sound like he plays a bad CF which he doesn't do anything close to. For that, see Rob Mackowiak.

QUOTE (RZZZA @ Nov 10, 2012 -> 10:09 PM) eh? He's averaging 4.6 assists in 21 minutes of play. He also shot 8/14 today. Turnovers were his problem. Carlos Boozer 0-5 in 26 minutes of play and a defensive turnstyle. Get mad at him. He's giving us scrub like numbers while pulling down a Karl Malone-like salary. This exactly. Nate actually racks up assists at a pretty good rate, but his problems have always been turnovers. He has a good sense when he's on and when he's off. Boozer has been much better this year, but he must get used to being the man every game. BTW, if Phil takes over, I think that's worse for Nash and Dwight than the Princeton which was actually working great. Their defense is what's been horrible. Princeton helps distribute the ball evenly and get everyone involved. That's what this Lakers team needs so no one cries about not getting the ball. Plus it helps Kobe shoot at a very efficient clip and Dwight get the ball in much better position.

Lots of Kool-Aid drinking around here. Top 5 teams are: Atlanta Houston SF Chicago Green Bay

QUOTE (RZZZA @ Nov 2, 2012 -> 10:01 PM) Didn't watch the game huh? Russel Westbrook was derping throughout that entire game...being an awful PG, not creating opportunities for teammates and continually taking bad shots that weren't going in. Durant has nothing to do with what a dumb ass Westbrook is Westbrook has a pretty good bball iq, but since he plays PG, it doesn't show as much because he's only played SG everywhere else. Either way, it amazes me how much of a pass Durant gets considering he's a dominant scorer who never calls for the ball. He should though. Durant has the skill, but Westbrook at least has the balls on that team.

I think Youk would be the best option as they need someone who has power, but more importantly can get on base. I'm hoping after a full offseason with the team, he can come back to his normal self next year.

Gordon owns a patent on the word mediocre.

Honestly, I think Martin is better. He's more athletic, doesn't depend on flopping to get to the free throw line, and has proven to be a good lead scorer if need be. He suffered alot in McHale's system. I bet his advanced numbers end up being better this year.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 23, 2012 -> 05:43 PM) So you're saying that you don't ever want to future-proof yourself and just buy whatever fits right now? That's called being a horrible consumer. I don't know if I call that being a horrible consumer. To someone who has an iPad 3 or the original new iPad, it doesn't make sense to make the jump to the newer new iPad. Now if you're choosing between the iPad 3 and iPad 4 and you have neither, then you should buy the iPad 4 and that would make you a horrible consumer. And the Galaxy Note II > iPad Mini.

QUOTE (RZZZA @ Oct 19, 2012 -> 10:39 AM) Open Court is a great show Agreed. To me, the most knowledgeable are Chris Webber and Steve Kerr. Steve Smith is up there as well, but the rest are goofballs.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Oct 15, 2012 -> 09:16 PM) I don't want a dissertation, I want four numbers. A dissertation? It's simple, name a year other than 2005. The fact that you already mentioned you like pretty much every year proves to me, you'll always be more of a fan of Ozzie than you are of the White Sox.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 7, 2012 -> 01:53 PM) While I agree managers get too much credit and too much blame, you must realize Ozzie did something in the 05 postseason that was kind of groundbreaking. He had the balls to leave in his starting pitchers in the games; had that not worked, people would have wanted his butt run out of town. There was no mixing or matching of bulls*** lefty/righty stuff. He left our starters in the games. This is one of your weaker arguments greg. He left the starters in? Um, there was only one game in which our starters struggled. They dominated the rest of that postseason. Pinch hitting Geoff Blum is a better argument, and even then, that's pretty weak.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Oct 6, 2012 -> 12:35 PM) I'm editing this post as I did not like the tone I was using toward you, it leads to nothing productive when attempting to have a conversation with someone. So for that, I apologize. First, there IS factual evidence as to the security concerns/flaws of NFC (you can read about them in the post I made below this one). People have an odd trust of technology/security, without truly understanding much about it. This isn't something to be ashamed of, either, since most people don't understand security in the computer/tech arena...but it IS something you should become more familiar with. When speaking of security, you have to understand the degree in which a hack is posible, and then, what's at stake to be hacked. You mentioned bluetooth, and software such as Google Wallet, etc. It's important to remember that these technologies do NOT contain the same security concerns that NFC does, because they were created with different purposes in mind and/or require different levels of access. When it comes to software, such as Google Wallet, it requires physical access to the device, and then access to the software on the device. NFC, however, just requires you be in the same area as the transmission. Bluetooth would be a point of concern if it was invented for the same purposes, but it wasn't, as it was created for wireless voice communication/sound transmission. Unlike the intent of NFC, Bluetooth is not used to transmit financial transactions. However, it is a concern as your phone's address book CAN BE transmitted via BT...but I don't consider that the same level of concern as say, something transmitting my bank account number. Now, to be clear, I'm NOT saying NFC isn't useful, it's an amazing technology. What I am saying, however, is that NFC isn't ready for the financial/personal information sector. Yet. It needs more testing time/focus on security before it's ready for widespread use. When that time comes, I'll recommend it's use to people...but until then, it's a use at your own risk type of thing. I do feel it's important that people understand how the technology works, and it's flaws, especially when it comes to your personal financial security/personal information security. I realize that to most people, these are things that only happen to others...that is, until they happen to you. Moving on, you speak of Foxconn and Apple. Apple, amongst many other technology giants, use Foxconn for the same purposes. The employees of Foxconn, under that same Foxconn banner, all work in the same conditions. It's seems as if it's only news when Apple is involved, but let's ignore the fact that Google (Motorola Mobility), Microsoft, Nokia, etc...all use the same labor force at Foxconn. So, in essence, if it's Apple's problem, it's all of their problems, too. And it's actually a fair point for you to say it is their problem...but why single out Apple simply because the media is obsessed with anything Apple? They all need to share blame for using this type of labor, and for that matter, the same goes for the US consumer. Foxconn has also issued a statement today that there is no strike going on, either (not that I believe much of what Foxconn has to say). But enough is enough with Apple/Foxconn, as if Apple is the only company that uses their cheap labor. Now, speaking on features. While I find some of these features frivolous at best, I'm not saying people won't put them to use. There ARE, however, two features I find awesome on the S3 and I wish they were available on the iPhone without needing to jailbreak. 1) Flip the phone over to mute. While this can be considered frivolous, as pressing any button accomplishes the same task on most phones, I find this feature intuitive as it takes NO learning curve to use, and no secondary devices of a certain brand to activate. It's downright useful. 2) Palm touch to screenshot. This is SO much more intuitive than having to press multiple hard or soft buttons in order to accomplish the same task. Apple has a plethora of features I find equally frivolous, which is why I don't use them, for example Photo Stream/Shared Photo Stream. While I'm sure they're useful for others, including facetime, it would be a far better technology if ANYONE could use it universally. Then it wouldn't matter if the person has an S3, or OneX, or iPhone, or Windows Mobile. Going back to "Bump to share playlists", it would have been far more intuitive for Samsung (or Google, or Apple) to include a feature along the lines of "export playlist" to sms, email, or facebook, etc., directly in the music software, perhaps at the top or bottom of your playlist. Instead, they create a whole new NFC based gimmick technology that is not only device specific, but mostly implemented for eye candy/advertising purposes, not to mention far more complicated to use than the alternative I just posed. And once again, I apologize for my tone on the original version of this post. You did get under my skin with the constant Apple drone garbage, however. I wish I could see a technology conversation anywhere on the internet where this sort of name calling/dismissal didn't occur, be it being called a Apple drone/fanboy, a FanDROID, or Microsoftie...or the plethora of other condescending/derogatory terms people use to dismiss peoples opinions on technology. I agree and I will be editing my posts as well. Google Wallet is a form of NFC. Probably the first form of it being used. Google Wallet is a more concentrated effort of using a form of NFC. With the S3, they have basically opened it up further. So the concerns of NFC, while they may be valid, there's always been security concerns beforehand.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Oct 5, 2012 -> 03:23 PM) I agree there's a line, the line is different for everyone and not easy to find. I find out years later we were big-time paying Dee, Deron, their families, et al? I'm pretty furious. Not "hey, it was a great run though." Tainted in my mind forever. That's the stuff I'm talking about. I don't want to be so damn dirty just to get a championship...because I won't look at it the same way anyway, so what's the point. I'm the opposite. Honestly, if that's what we did, I'd be fine with it because of the entertainment and experiences it gives you. Yeah, I remember when we made the National Championship. Remember that big comeback against Arizona? Yeah, I remember that. Michigan fans remember the Fab Five, even if the NCAA and the university say they never existed. Those are memories that will last a lifetime as a sports fan. Whether Derrick Rose had someone else take his tests or Deron, Dee and Luther got paid off happened, not many people will remember or care about that.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 6, 2012 -> 11:59 AM) I dunno. I think Calipari could go to the NBA any time he wanted to. I think he would rather mold the enormous egos on a max 4 year basis(which is 2 years for him most of the time) as opposed to deal with those egos for long contracts. He was flushed out of the NBA rather uncerimoniously the first time This. In fact, he made the playoffs with those Nets and he was still let go. I know he's had offers before to go to the NBA. I know Atlanta offered him a deal when Lon Kruger was hired. It's just a matter that he probably prefers the NCAA as he's clearly in charge, he's highly successful, and he enjoys making the most millionaires from college basketball. In fact, I remember an interview earlier this year in which he stated, the National Championship would be nice, but that's moreso for the fans. What he enjoys is being able to look at his players and telling them, I'm going to make you a millionaire and you're going to be able to take care of your family.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Oct 6, 2012 -> 11:49 AM) I would guess probably a little of both. But making the league minimum and in the rotation at the back end, that is a pretty solid bargain even if he throws a 4.25 ERA. I would like our rotation to be: 1. Sale 2. Peavy 3. Danks 4. Santiago 5. Quintana Trade Gavin and free up his $10 million salary to re-sign Peavy to a more market friendly two-year deal at let's say $12 million. If you can sign him for that, you have a, what seems like, solid rotation making a combined $26 million and have saved nearly $15 million. Problem is, Santiago has shown you very little that suggests he can actually pitch. He can throw, but can he pitch? Coop makes it sound like he's not confident in John Danks for 2013 either. The Sox essentially need Peavy and to probably go after 1 more starter if they don't keep Floyd. I'd also try and re-sign Youk, but if not, sending Beckham back to third base may not be a bad option to be honest until you can find a real solution.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Oct 6, 2012 -> 10:35 AM) Let me preface this by saying the following: If you want to have a technology discussion with me, let's do that. I love technology. I love using it. I love talking about it. But don't dismiss me as some sort of uneducated brain washed Apple drone, which is exactly what you attempted to do. First and foremost, I'm not putting down NFC because Apple doesn't support it, I put it down in a very clear/concise manner because of the inherent security flaws of what it is. Way to ignore the reasoning, though. So, your point on NFC is utterly dismissed because it's ignorant, not to mention it shows your lack of education on the matter, as told by your dismissal of my rather clear post about security concerns and NFC. As a matter of fact, I'm sure Apple wants to support it, because they're getting into feature wars with other handset makers. At this point, however, it's just too much too soon, regardless of who supports it. Second, I try to call it like I see it. Am I flawless in my initial reviews of a product or technology? No. But I do try to be as honest in my opinions as possible...and my opinions do and have changed on products over time after using them extensivly. What I try not to do, however, is use a device for a day, read knee-jerk reaction articles and form my opinion based on that little amount of information. Apple has it's fair share of issues, and anyone that says otherwise is a liar. But so does Android, and Microsoft WM7/8. What I can say is that I've used a multitude of these devices for testing -- extensively -- for security, usability, troubleshooting, etc...because it's part of my job. Not just phones, but computers, operating systems, etc. They all have their strengths and weaknesses, INCLUDING every model of iMac/iPhone Apple has ever released. Admittedly, there are many models computers/devices/operating systems I've never used, because there are so many, but the ones I have used I do try to be honest in my assessment of them. Third, "Antenna gate", as the media dubbed it, was blown out of proportion, however, it WAS a problem with Apples antenna design. Their specific design took an industry wide issue but made it that much worse. Holding it wrong? No, it was a design issue which they fixed in later iterations of their antenna design. As I said, I call it like I see it. Let's ignore that, too, though, because what you're attempting to do is make me into an "Apple drone", in order for any part of your nonsense rant to work. If it wasn't a design issue, they wouldn't have changed the design, now would they? However, I do reiterate...it was mostly blown out of proportion, as are most things Apple, because it generates clicks. Fourth, iPhone users have something called shared photo stream -- it's practically the same thing you have on your S3 -- allowing you to share photos with other S3 owners. For anyone without an iPhone, however, those users would have to email or mms the pictures, EXACTLY like you had too do with other brand phones. Fifth, I understand the legal ramifications of sharing music, but a bump to share a playlist is just feature creep nonsense. You could email it, text it, etc, universally to any handset...all much easier than "bumping" with one specific brand of phone. If you want to have a discussion with me on technology, do that. But dismissing my security concerns on NFC, or my knowledge of technology as an "Apple drone", no matter what the intent, is ludicrous. /retort Everything has security concerns and flaws. It's up to people to actually exploit it, but every smart device does, because in the end, it's a form of computer. Google Wallet as an example, has huge security concerns. Using bump it features (BTW, there's a form on the Android market prior to what's been recently released), is a security risk, bluetooth is a security risk. Having a removable memory card is a security risk. You are stating your concerns of NFC, but do not have factual evidence that it is anymore of a concern than other security loopholes in phones such as downloading an app. I'll agree with you that every product has its fair share of problems/concerns. No argument there. FoxComm's problem is Apple's problem as well. Yes, I know you're speaking of my iPhone 5 experience from a few pages back with regards to playing with a phone for a day, but I've also had a lot more time to play with it as I'm in the technology field and one of the things we do is support phones which includes handling anything Apple or Android based including troubleshooting, installing company apps, locking down phones, creating policies, etc. So I have a fair chance of playing with many phones. Not only that, I support all the phones in my family including Blackberrys, Apple, Android and even an old school Nokia phone which isn't a smart phone. Antenna gate was Apple's problem. That's exactly what I said, I also stated, they didn't want to admit to it, but rather blamed the consumer first. Yes, eventually they fixed it, but not before giving us this gem: And they did it again with the iPhone 5: Read Here Lastly, I rather bump my phone, then going through my playlist, taking a screenshot of it, copy and pasting it(if the music player has that capability) or even typing it in a text message or email. It's a luxury feature. Do I need it? No. Do I need an iPod dock on my car receiver? No. But I sure as hell like having both of them. I'm just calling it like I see it.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Oct 5, 2012 -> 09:12 AM) As a internet security professional, I urge people to stay away from NFC for the next few years, it's a dangerous, infant, unsafe technology in a world where personal identity/credit card theft is skyrocketing. These manufacturers putting it to work are doing so without regard to your personal information or financial security. They don't care so long as it means you'll spend more money because you have less time to think about making a frivolous purchase 10 times a day, because all it requires is the waving of a magic wand near a receiver. NFC essentially transmits, albeit a short distance, all the information necessary to make a purchase, without requiring a password/PIN or any further means of identification to complete said transaction. Is it convenient? Of course. But while a convenience, this is equivalent to having a ATM card that doesn't require a PIN, only the card isn't even necessary as someone merely needs to intercept your transmission which would allow them to retransmit it. NFC can be "harvested" and logged by those that live on the wrong side of the law, and used/tossed...just remember, if it's a convenience for you, it's that much more of a convenience for them. Stay away from this technology until the industry finds the holes/issues and fixes the majority of them before you decide it's worth saving yourself an extra '8 seconds' at the risk of finding a maxed out credit card or empty bank account. QUOTE (Y2HH @ Oct 5, 2012 -> 09:20 AM) ...so in other words, everyone needs a Galaxy Sx? How is that any different from everyone having an iPhone (any version of it) and using shared photo stream via iCloud? These are silly features that require everyone around you to have the same model or brand of phone. These features amount to nothing more than "eye candy" so you can show your friends how cool your device is, whether it be an iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, or Windows Mobile 8...these are the types of features people only use when they want to show off their device, but 99.9% of the time never use them in a real world situation. Like the Samsung "bump to share a playlist"...seriously wtf is that? Thanks for your playlist. Now if I only had those f***ing songs I could actually play it. Useless. I remember the early version of the iPhone had a very similar "bump" tech that nobody ever used, either. These are all what I call "feature creep" additions that do nothing but bloat software. Let me preface this by saying, I own several Apple products including the iPad 2 and 3, a few iPhone 4s' for my family and a 1st gen AppleTV that I dearly love. Apple makes a damn good product if you want something that just works. Yes, they do have issues, but their responses to those issues are what makes it maddening as a technology fan (i.e. Reception on the iPhone doesn't work; Apple tells me I'm holding it wrong.) You remind me of that type of person. Something tells me if Apple had introduced NFC, you wouldn't be making PSAs on it, nor downtalking it in a technology thread. I haven't posted much in this thread for that reason, but after reviewing your posts Y2, you are an Apple drone. I mean, seriously, re-read this thread or have a friend or family member do it with all your posts only, and you constantly put down Android or anything that's competition for Apple. I'd say maybe 5% of your posts are not that. Maybe not put down in an outright way all the time, but you'll promote Apple while taking some subtle shots at their competition. (i.e. "NFC, who needs that crap? Oh, they just put that in, because it looks cool.") I bump to share playlists and I'll download or buy the song later. They can't have you bump and give the playlist with all songs to another person, because then there's legal ramifications and the recording industry would sue the pants off of Samsung or whoever uses it. I use NFC when I want to share a photo with a group of friends/family who want to check out my photos. Not all of them get MMS for free, nor want to give out their personal emails and I don't want to jot down 10 different emails and wait for the phone to send it when I'm in the same room as them. For example, I took some pictures down in LA earlier this year, one from the Griffith Observatory at night overlooking the city. A few buddies of mine wanted it. 3 of them with S3s, others with other Androids some with Windows phones and others with iPads or iPhones. I was able to instantly share them with the S3 owners with no problem. The others I had to jot down email addresses they wanted it sent to or phone numbers for those I didn't have the phone number to. Is it a luxurious feature? Yes, because it's not a necessity, but almost all features that do anything more than actually make a call, are luxurious. That goes for any phone brand, company, etc. I don't need to text. I don't need to use NFC. I don't need internet on my phone. But all of it makes things a lot easier for me, so I do want it. /rant

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 5, 2012 -> 02:41 PM) Why is it a reach? The guy has job hopped his way through his career usually right in front of a scandal. Why should it be any different at UK? It's a reach because even though he's been caught up at UMass and Memphis, he's one step ahead and moves on to another job rather soon and he's still gaining steam. More and more players want to play for him just off of the fact of how many players, and valuable players at that, he's put in the NBA. If you are a great prospect, there's perhaps no other person you would trust for your development during college to get to the NBA other than Calipari. That's what he can sell these kids now.

QUOTE (flippedoutpunk @ Oct 1, 2012 -> 04:09 PM) Can we just fast forward the regular season and go straight to the Heat vs Lakers finals for the next couple years? The thing is, the Lakers and probably the Heat, will not be able to field the same teams next year without doing some large restructuring. I'm sure the Lakers will end up trading Pau Gasol and/or MWP as they still have to pay Nash, Dwight his new contract and Kobe 30 million. Kobe is a Laker for Life, Nash won't get traded as they have no answer at PG, and unless Dwight leaves, which he will not, they'll be about 125,000,000 deep. With stiffer cap penalties, this is the best year they'll have to dethrone the Heat and Thunder as Kobe and Nash are also getting a lot older. As far as the Heat, I see them eventually having to amnesty or trade Bosh as the odd man out. It would make more sense to trade Wade with injury history and age taken into consideration, but he's going to retire with the Heat, LeBron is the best player in the league, so he's never getting traded and the Heat need to field a team.

Starters were announced like on the first day. Bellinelli is not starting. Lineup will be like this: PG-Rose/Hinrich/Robinson/Teague (Obviously, with Rose out, Hinrich has been named the starter) SG-Hamilton/Bellinelli/Butler SF-Deng/Butler/Radmanovic PF-Boozer/Gibson/Radmanovic C-Noah/Mohammed/Gibson If Fesenko makes the team, he's only playing in case of emergency. I don't think Andre Emmett will make the team, but we can see him later on in the year on a few 10 day contracts.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 5, 2012 -> 10:06 AM) Actually, that seems to be what may happen. The Marlins think Ozzie runs an unprofessional clubhouse talking about his money, having his adult sons roam free and always swearing. How did they not know this when they hired him? Ozzie did say he would quit if they did anything to his staff and Joey's status may test whether Ozzie really is a man of his word. http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/sports/b...some-wit/nSTg4/ I was wondering if this was posted, and Greg really never answered to any of this though many people on this board have stated, this is exactly what we as Sox fans were frustrated with amongst the constant losing. All but the religious part of the deal. Here's some excerpts and I would like to hear gregs excuses for this man: 1) Checking out before the season is officially over and admitting to only caring about himself only on a personal level. "Where's my boat? I can't wait to go to Madrid after we lose these last few games!" 2)For the darling that everyone thought Joey Cora was, apparently he's not the funnest of guys to work with. I have heard a few Sox players not having the greatest of time with him on personal training sessions as well. Either way, greg, do you think Ozzie walks away if Joey is fired? If not, what does that say about the loyalty of this man? 3)Sounds like what we have all said for the longest time now. This guy isn't professional, hasn't been professional, and doesn't help keep the pressure off the team. It moreso just keeps the spotlight on him, just like Ozzie loves to do. We were all sick of his kids, especially the one who seemingly doesn't believe in working or doing anything other than collecting allowance from his dad and spewing dumb things on twitter. Last, but not least, we all know how much Ozzie cares about money, moreso than he cares about the team or the job he's doing. Is that something we should want in a manager greg?

I think Robin should've left him in to face one more batter. I rather him come in than Brett f***in Myers. Only guy in that bullpen that I trust is Donnie Veal and he's a former Cub.

I call popup, but I hope I'm wrong.

WAS IT OVER WHEN THE GERMANS BOMBED PEARL HARBOR?!