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QUOTE (flippedoutpunk @ Sep 1, 2012 -> 08:38 PM) My New York family says that it looks like a giant rusty fitted cap heres the concept Concept looked much better than what came out.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 4, 2012 -> 09:19 AM) These 3 hour Raw shows are dreadful to attend. Yeah, I was there last night, and there was some boring ass moments. Divas match pretty much got no pops or heat. And it was a botch fest. The Kane and Daniel Bryan thing went on too long. And last, but not least, the love for Punk disgusts me. Seems like the guy could do no wrong in Chicago.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Sep 4, 2012 -> 10:08 AM) Playoff predictions: NFC East: NY Giants 11-5 NFC Central: Green Bay 13-3 NFC South: Atlanta 10-6 NFC West: San Francisco 10-6 NFC Wildcards: Chicago 12-4, Detroit 10-6 AFC East: New England 12-4 AFC North: Baltimore 12-4 AFC South: Houston 12-4 AFC West: Denver 10-6 AFC Wildcards: Pittsburgh 11-5, Cincinnati 9-7 NFC Championship: Chicago over Green Bay AFC Championship: Denver over Houston Super Bowl: Denver over Chicago Eh, I'd go with this: NFC East: Philadelphia Eagles NFC Central: Green Bay NFC South: Atlanta NFC West: San Francisco NFC Wildcards: Chicago , New York Giants AFC East: New England AFC North: Baltimore AFC South: Houston AFC West: San Diego AFC Wildcards: Denver, Indianapolis NFC Championship: San Francisco over Green Bay AFC Championship: New England over Houston Super Bowl: New England over San Francisco I'm rooting for a Harbaugh bowl as they're two great coaches.

I prefer it.

I'm never able to score tickets to any playoff event, but in the blackout game a few years back(last time they made the playoffs), I was able to score 6 tickets for about $50 each in the upper deck, no obstructed view.

I don't think there was a ton of outrage at the hire, but moreso at the hiring process. Honestly, it was a very awful awful process that no one can defend. KW lucked out. And I'm a huge KW fan, but just terrible.

I agree with Steve. Two people can't be wrong about the same thing.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 23, 2012 -> 05:15 PM) Its actually a pretty big continuity problem as the Narrows/El dont exist in Rises. As if the entire storyline of Begins just vanished. Well there was a lot less CGI used in the last two movies. Batman Begins was supposed to have such a dark overtone which was particularly grimy, and influenced by crime. Essentially, it was supposed to be ghetto Gotham as the crimelords didn't care for the city, nor the people in it. Wayne's father was trying to keep it alive. One of the symbols of that is the Narrows/EL and it being all tagged up. The Chicago Board of Trade was primarily used as Wayne's HQ along with Wayne's Manor(which was shot in England I believe) in Batman Begins. In the 2nd one, it's the Daley Center IIRC.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Jul 23, 2012 -> 01:14 PM) One thing I noticed about these three movies is that Gotham looks different in each movie. I don't know if that was done on purpose or what. QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 23, 2012 -> 01:16 PM) BB was filmed in England, TDK was filmed in Chicago, TDKR was in New York. Actually Batman Begins was shot primarily in both England and Chicago. They used Lower Wacker Drive alot as well the city's skyline, though they did a great job hiding the main building to make it seem like it was actually not Chicago. The Dark Knight was filmed primarily in Chicago. The Dark Knight rises was shot in Pittsburgh, New York, LA and I think a tiny bit in New Orleans. Reason being is that Chicago was charging more to use it as a backdrop and Nolan didn't like it considering he got a lot of people to follow him in droves and start using Chicago a ton more to the point where Chicago was interested in building movie studios on the west side.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 04:57 PM) I was going to say, threaten to leave, rinse repeat. I am about due to tell Comcast I am leaving and then poof, they "found" a coupon. Yep always works. QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 05:10 PM) Unfortunately i'm in the middle of a 2 year contract, so they know that's an empty threat. Once I have to start paying "full price" for the package i'm sure i'll be calling them I'm only 6 months in on my 2 year deal. As long as you're not a problem customer(never pay your bill, you're still overdue), you shouldn't have a problem. Key word to tell them is that it's not about the money. You have to keep your household happy. Don't use an angry voice either. They're on your side. And also, don't settle for the first two deals. QUOTE (farmteam @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 05:50 PM) I'm a new DirecTV customer (got it July 3rd when I moved into a new place). However, they didn't tell me about the free Sunday Ticket deal for new customers. Might have been because I live in an apartment building, so I actually ordered through this company that bundles internet and TV for apartment buildings across the country, including ours. I still get bills directly from DirecTV, though. I'm pissed, I'll pay for Sunday Ticket if I have to (cheaper than going to bars the entire season), but it'd be nice to get it for free. I'd call them and tell them someone told you it was included, but you noticed you still haven't received your confirmation on that and you just want to make sure it's added on as you would have never signed with DirecTv otherwise. They probably won't give you a hard time at all.

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Jul 20, 2012 -> 06:48 AM) I have to say, this was definitely the worse one of the 3. Bane is definitely a badass but after the movie dragged on for awhile the end was super rushed and yeah the ending was very predictable as soon as Alfred told Wayne his little dream. I'm going to respectfully disagree. I felt it was the best of the three, but people won't like it if they're expecting non-stop action. It's kind of like Casino Royale in that it pulls on your emotions and you don't expect it to do so, that much. The ending was long. Very long. And the ending was not predictable. You're basically taking guesses at how it ends. Some will be right, some will be wrong. I'd say, more people are wrong. I'll only say that much unless we get a spoiler thread going.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 18, 2012 -> 11:56 AM) I was kind of pissed at DirecTV this morning. I called back in May to cancel the Sunday Ticket package for this upcoming season (I got it free as a new customer promotion last year, but they automatically subscribe you for the following years). So I look today and they charged me for, guess what? Sunday Ticket. I called, complained, they credited my account (I had already paid the bill) and they knocked $5 bucks off my base package for the next 6 months as an apology. So....i'm ok with them now. You should've been able to get the Sunday Ticket Maxx package free. I did after this Viacom ordeal. Plus $10 off a month for the next 2 years.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 04:52 PM) At this point, we have a chance to stay UNDER the tax, yes? Nope, even without Asik. Bulls need to fill out the roster.

QUOTE (RZZZA @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 04:29 PM) Yeah, I'd rather have Hinrich than Lee. Lee is not that good. I wanted Mayo as a project player but Lee is no kind of answer for us, long term or short term. He's just gonna stand on the perimeter and wait for someone to toss him the ball just like a younger version of Bogans. Not a fan of his game. Not a Lee fan as well, and I love Mayo. With that said, Lee would fit alot more to what the Bulls needed over Kirk Hinrich. Kirk Hinrich just dribbles the ball underneath the basket, then puts up a bad shot at the FT line or passes it to someone else for a bad shot. Lee has size, can shoot the three ball and is a better defender, right now, than KH. Either way, us Bulls fans lost again.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Jul 6, 2012 -> 08:17 AM) That list by Jaws is awful. Joe Flacco at 7. Matt Stafford should probably be in the top 5. Disagree. Flacco is fine at 7. Stafford definitely is not top 5 though and I loved him coming out of college. He had one good year, not great. And that's because of Megatron.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Jun 30, 2012 -> 07:35 PM) I don't really care about the rest, just use an actual stat instead of your own random, flawed qualifier that doesn't prove anything, especially when it's not even accurate. True shooting percentage would make far more sense, but then it would prove that he wasn't a scoring god. Ben Gordon was not more efficient scoring that year than Chris Paul just because Chris took .1 more shots, especially since he scored 2 more points. Points don't magically stop counting after 20, so don't pretend that they do. He was a good scorer, but not anywhere near top of the league good. How is it a flawed qualifier? The biggest complaints about Gordon are that he didn't play defense(which 82games.com can dispell) and that he was a ballhog who just jacked up shots. I'm sorry, but FGA as well as FGM along with eFG% and TS% all prove that Gordon wasn't ballhogging. He was taking shots he could make. And if the stat fits, then yes, he was more efficient at scoring. Not saying he's a better player, but Ben definitely was great at scoring. And I've never said points don't stop counting after 20. But he didn't take nearly enough shots to average 30. I'm arguing that he was damn good at scoring for the amount of shots he took, and all the attempts, despite popular opinion, that he was a chucker is just flat out wrong. If Ben Gordon was a chucker, well goddamn, maybe I'm understanding the sport wrong.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 30, 2012 -> 09:49 AM) Everything I've read suggests the bulls fully intend to extend Gibson? They won't be able to if they plan on signing a big FA in 2014 if they match Asik, which everyone has said, they definitely will. Asik will start at 5 million, which won't be bad, but then in his 3rd year, he'll see a huge pay increase. Deng will probably be re-signed, you have that FA they want to go after (i.e. Kevin Love) and you'll be tapped out. You have to give somewhere, especially with the Bulls not wanting to go into the deep luxury tax. QUOTE (kev211 @ Jun 30, 2012 -> 12:07 PM) http://espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/...guard-ray-allen Isn't that tampering? I thought it was too. QUOTE (SexiAlexei @ Jun 30, 2012 -> 12:11 PM) I believe it's only tampering if management is doing the recruiting. It's the same thing that got the Heat together in the first place. Wade did the recruiting, but as long as Riley or other front office people weren't involved, it's all ok. But technically, isn't that still tampering because as I understood it, if a member of one organization speaks to a player of another organization, before they are a free agent, it is tampering. This is two players doing exactly that.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 01:04 PM) Hm, I might be wrong on 5th. The first two were the Tim Burton ones, those were good (first one was great). Then there was a Val Kilmer one, and a George Clooney one... yeah, you're right, there wasn't another one there before Nolan. Change what I said to be "3rd and 4th". Those were terrible. There's Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin. Then there's the cartoon animated one and apparently a 60's version as well.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 1, 2012 -> 08:43 AM) <!--quoteo(post=2587847:date=May 1, 2012 -> 08:32 AM:name=onedude)-->QUOTE (onedude @ May 1, 2012 -> 08:32 AM) <!--quotec--> Well, I'm now 100% certain they did it and went with the broken bat storyline. Not surprising, obviously. I am pumped - Hathaway seemed normal there. I'm not so sure that JGL will don the cape, but we shall see! Based off of the toys they have started selling for this movie, I think he will.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 27, 2012 -> 04:58 PM) But that would have required the Bulls take on $12 million in additional salary for the 2013/2014 season. Right when Gibson needs extended. According to KC Johnson, who is the Bulls' mouthpiece, Gibson probably wouldn't be extended since they have a 2014 FA plan, as if 2000, 2006, and 2010 weren't enough FA failures. If Asik gets extended, then Gibson is as good as gone anyway. QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Jun 27, 2012 -> 06:58 PM) Will you quit bringing up that awful stat about the 20 point average? Why in god's name would you completely ignore that many of those players scored considerably more than 20 points? It's not even accurate, Paul Pierce and Devin Harris both averaged at least 20 PPG while taking fewer shots than Gordon the last time he did it. He finished the season top 5 still. And how is it awful when people try to bring up that he's a ballhog who just jacks up shots, left and right, when it couldn't be further from the truth? Or should I no longer bring up relevant stats to a discussion. His PER that year was at an even 17.0, his eFG% was 52.1% and his TS% was 57.3. He also was good for 6.9 wins that year. Oh wait, I remember why the hate for Ben. Because many Bulls fans stupidly believed that any shot Gordon took was taking the ball out of Rose's hands and that a team full of guys just taking open jumpshots after Rose has touched the ball on the possession is a championship team, similar to LeBron's Cavs. Welp, until this year, when they realize that Rose needs serious offensive help. Then again, there are still those people out there to this day.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 29, 2012 -> 10:18 AM) If Meyers learns to stay in the post and be physical, he has immense upside. His ability to block shots alone will keep him in the NBA for quite a while. Being a 7 footer that can run and jump is a pretty hot commodity and the fact that Meyers has some back-to-the-basket game and a jumper that he might make when left open made him into a good late lottery pick. Eh, I think he'll be a next O'Bryant from Bradley. OJ Mayo is not getting the qualifying offer. Bulls will still get Hinrich over him.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 26, 2012 -> 10:38 PM) I don't, really. He got so frustrating to watch giving up point after point on defense and then heaving up shots to try to make up for it. He sometimes did, but against good teams he would be fully exploited playing defense and couldn't get a good look on offense. Except, that really didn't happen his last few years here. Or do I have to bring out the 82games stats for defense as well as the fact that Ben had the 2nd least shot attempts for someone averaging 20ppg his last year here. He was only 2nd in the league to Dwight Howard. But continue on with your bias...I think I have a good Ben debate in here with me. BTW, even if the Bulls didn't want Ben who is better than Korver and Brewer, that draft pick would've been worth it as they need to stockpile assets and get rid of deadweight.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 31, 2012 -> 05:49 PM) You know, I really don't think the capacity of the stadium is the main factor here. I think the big deal is the extra stuff outside the stadium. When I went to the 02 superbowl in NO, there was so much stuff to do outside of the Superdome it was silly. Then you add in Bourbon street? Sold. In Chicago it isn't going to be like that. Sure, there is stuff to do, bars, restaurants, etc. But it isn't as if people can go walk around wrigleyville when there is a decent possibility that 12 inches of snow will be on the ground or coming down. There isn't going to be outside concerts and things like that. I don't see it happening. How do you explain NY getting it then? How about Indy or Detroit?

You know Mr Machismo, Jay Lethal is going in there.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Apr 23, 2012 -> 08:04 PM) um... no. it takes an hour to drive from santa monica to hollywood last time i was there. traffic is so damn bad. NYC i give myself an hour to get from my apartment to anywhere I want to be. That includes walking to the train, and from the train to where i'm going. But if I'm going to certain areas it only take 15-25 minutes. From 181st to 59th takes me literally 20 minutes. 22ish to 42nd. 25 to 34th. Way, way more convenient than sitting in bloody traffic. EDIT: i don't remember so my santa monica to hollywood may be BS. but it was definitely an hour from Loyola Marymounts campus to one of those two. lol You must only hang in one burrough then. For anywhere that's not by your apartment, it takes more than 20 minutes to get there unless you live right next to the train stop and the places you go are right off the train stop. As far as Chicago, if you're talking about taking 57, that's true. But Chicago isn't setup like LA at all. Everything is central here. So if you're coming from 181st, you'll never see traffic until you get into the inner city. And once you do, traffic is bad. Worse than LA bad, and that's been proven in studies. And Santa Monica to Hollywood never takes an hour, even in rain, in which no one in LA doesn't know how to drive. Sidenote, did I mention how I hate that no one in Chicago seems to use a signal light for anything, and when you beep at them for not turning it on, they don't understand why you're beeping? And it's not just once a day. I say, 80% of drivers(this is from driving from Naperville, Orland Park, Chicago, up to Roosevelt and everywhere in between) do not use their turn signals unless they are literally getting off the ramp.