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QUOTE (Brian @ May 19, 2011 -> 04:56 PM) Kanter is a ?, isn't he. I would be more confident in Knight because we know what he is and have seen him play. Kanter hasn't played much against good competition the past few years. Throw me in the Kanter and Irving group. I think they are far and away the two best players in the draft and they happen to play the two toughest positions to fill.

Yay for Guenther retiring. New AD means Weber and Zook are on the watch as long as it's not a Guenther yes man taking over.

I've been in line with him. Not much better, not much worse.

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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 11, 2011 -> 05:03 PM) except for the CBA mess. From the franchise tag that Stern is now pushing, I think the players will win this battle. The franchise tag he's putting out there is not even a true franchise tag, it's just more of what they have now. If a guy stays with his current team, they can offer him the most dolo.

I believe, for this Era, the Heat would be dominant. The way the salary cap structure is, the fact that the next few drafts aren't going to be top tier, and the fact that they have 3 All-Stars, with 2 being top 5 players of their Era, I have reason for concern for the Bulls. I posted this on another board, the Bulls are like a baseball team. They have too many specialists, but not enough two way players or guys with potential to be two way players. Deng is the only true two way player and he's inconsistent. I think that's why Thibs likes him so much.

QUOTE (zenryan @ May 10, 2011 -> 10:31 PM) He's pushing 60. No way he ends up at a top tier program. Maybe a middle of the road team like a Minnesota type but I would lean towards retiring. Joe Pa is like 100. 60 really isn't that old.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ May 10, 2011 -> 02:36 PM) Wow, Im still shocked by this. How stupid do you have to be, I mean, Tressel you were the class of the Big Ten by far. Now, you're going to be tainted and be out of a job, and will only give UM fans something to talk about besides their own major character problems. You don't think he'll get a job soon? Heck, he'll spend a max of three years at some program that needs rebuilding, then be back at a major program in no time. He could even be at Michigan or Notre Dame in a few years. Or maybe even USC.

QUOTE (knightni @ May 10, 2011 -> 06:55 PM) That's gotta be the best option of all. Keep them in the area, but outside of the city. Within 20 years, the Bears should look at a similar option. No. They should tear down the mistake by the lake and go with a retractable roof, but I believe sports teams should always remain in their city they represent. I don't even like the Bears, but this would be a mistake. Just like it would be for the Bulls, Cubs or Sox or Hawks.

Christian works best as a face IMO. Orton is a better heel. And yes, I'm still mad they turned him into a face. Sadly, I don't think Christian is getting the title back anytime soon. In fact, I think he'll get just one title shot, then they'll do away with him.

QUOTE (Brian @ May 4, 2011 -> 07:15 AM) Sooooo, that didn't take long. I thought she was dating Miz, not Riley??

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 26, 2011 -> 06:06 PM) No HD for Sox game on UVerse. Ugh It's like that for most cable providers not named Comcast or DirecTV.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 03:55 PM) Jonny Flynn...the dude with a 44% TS...for Jameer Nelson? You're doing Felix and the T-Wolves a hell of a favor there. The guy's ORtg's never cracked 100 yet these past two years. A lot of teams are gonna be after Affalo if he doesn't re-up with Denver. The Bulls will definitely be one of them. Yeah, the Magic aren't going to be able to pull off Affalo. Plus, they still have Redick they're currently paying.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 24, 2011 -> 10:57 PM) Remember when the Magic were supposed to be a title contender? That was funny. I don't know what happened to Turkoglu. I mean, I thought he would be improved in Orlando's system, but he's stunk as bad if not worse than he did in PHX and Toronto. They never tried to make JRich a focal point, Gilbert sucks and Dwight's going to leave since they're handicapped by the cap.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 23, 2011 -> 09:01 PM) Neither team has the big-men depth the Pacers have. McRoberts, Hibbert, and Foster (hell, even Hansbrough), as challenged as they are offensively, are guys who can play good enough defense and prevent Rose from having a easy time at the basket. Outside of Garnett, the Celtics interior is quite weak on the defensive end (especially if they don't have Shaq). Bosh is not a strong defender, Joel Anthony is a joke, and Big Z doesn't really pose much of a threat on the inside either for Miami. The Heat got a nice matchup in Philadelphia, who have no guys that can play a tough inside game. If the Heat got the Indiana draw, they would probably be in a similar situation to the Bulls. Boston still has very strong schemes which is where they excel. Allen was not known as a strong defender and neither was Pierce before Thibs. The scheme is what makes them. What you did for Boston and Miami, I can very easily do for the Bulls. Bogans sucks period Rose is still a bad defender Deng is super strong Boozer sucks Noah is strong Brewer is strong Korver sucks Gibson is good In this day in age, with zone defense, it makes no sense to go up and down a player list and say they suck because schemes can hide anyone's bad defense. BTW, I suggest people look at the Hornets game and see what Chris Paul is doing. The way he directs every player and knows every spot and literally points out weaknesses to his players and points of attack are great. I won't even get started on his numbers.

Sell'em and buy the Dodgers.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 22, 2011 -> 03:28 PM) Pretty sure we didn't want to pay gordon the absurd cash he got to be a sixth man, when he thought he should be a starter. I'm not arguing that Paul isn't better on f***ing PER, but you would be fired on the spot if you were a GM and traded rose straight up for Paul, an older player with a knee injury under his belt that took him an incredibly long time to recover from. End of story. I never said I wouldn't trade Rose for Paul straightup. In fact, I even stated I wouldn't when the discussion first began unless both are the same age. The argument is who is the better player today. And it's Paul folks.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 22, 2011 -> 01:58 PM) Yes. But I don't read selectively. Apparently you do. This discussion has ben about who's the best PG in the league. Myself, J4L and few others have proven through stats and advanced stats that Chris Paul is the better player. The rest of Soxtalk, through Rose colored glasses are using the weakass excuse "I'll trust my eyes". You go trust those eyes. I'm pretty sure you guys haven't watched a Hornets game in years. And I better not hear another "Rose shoots because he has to." That's what you guys wanted when you said "Get rid of Gordon, Rose needs to be able to shoot at all times. Gordon is a chucker." Like most of you guys know what a chucker is.

For whatever reason, the Sox, except in 06 and 05, start terribly slow. It seems like in April, they simply suck in all phases of the game. It's early, yes, but at the end of the year, we're always looking back thinking how did we blow this season, and it's usually in April.

EVO > iPhone. It honestly depends on if you want and can handle customization. Both you can pick up and use rather easily. iPhone doesn't allow for much customization. The Evo, if you have time to read up a bit on it, can do many many more things. Evo is powerful as it is. If you ever decide to mod, which I took the advice of one of the members here, you'll have by far the most powerful phone you've ever used.

THIS TEAM IS NOT ALIVE!

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Apr 8, 2011 -> 08:15 PM) Uh, you're a touch late to the party... Richmond was an ass bag, didn't go to class, punched a teammate, attitude problems the whole year, and they didn't want him back. Not sure how one guy acting like that has us in shambles. Who'd he punch? And also, he deserved to start. Last, but not least, who fills that gap?

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Apr 14, 2011 -> 11:11 AM) The NCAA is ridiculous sometimes: Potential new rule regarding the NBA draft process. So what does that really mean? The deadline to pull out of the draft and retain your eligibility would now be BEFORE the NBA's deadline to even declare for the draft. So because some coaches got their panties in a bunch about roster uncertainty, players will have basically no time to have their draft status evaluated. It's not like coaches can replace someone of NBA caliber at this point in the year anyways, virtually all of the top-100 recruits have signed and you're not going to get someone joining the party this late. Instead, guys will be making life-altering decisions with less feedback from their future employers, likely leading to more poor decisions, with very little benefit to NCAA teams. Because coaches really need to be able to go after that 3-star recruit that they'll probably wish they hadn't signed in two years to "replace" their departing stud. Hopefully sanity will prevail and it will get shot down at the next stage of approval, but knowing the NCAA it'll pass because god forbid someone actually tries to get PAID for drawing thousands of fans to arenas and millions more in the television audience. /Rant I'll agree. The NCAA and NBA need to be in unison on that. Also, what's up with Jay-Z getting fined for hanging out with Kentucky players that one game, but LeBron James who actually is connected with a sports agency doesn't.

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 19, 2011 -> 03:22 PM) But if the cheap, available, tickets mean you can see more of a team, wouldn't that lead to a fanbase? I was surprised that the Bears would be an easier competitor than the Bulls. Now I can see why from these posts. I am also starting to believe that the Bears fanbase incudes a lot of "Cubs-like" fans who just enjoy the experience of attending an NFL game. The next question would be, if you had the money and the go ahead to start a team anywhere in the world, where would it be? I'm not certain if Chicago is the ultimate spot. I'd choose Los Angeles or the Tri-State area first if I had to go to a city that already had a team. If it's any city including ones that don't have a team, it depends on the sport. If it's basketball, I would put one in Louisville and profit like OKC.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 19, 2011 -> 01:40 AM) I love how you talk about Rose being able to take punishment that Paul can't yet you've determined that Paul is going to be better in the long term than Rose, that intrigues me. Anyways, yes I'm a Bulls fan and the reason I love Rose so damn much is because he makes my team about as good as any player can. I've never cared for a player more than my team, hell...Mark Buehrle might be my favorite athlete of all time but if the Sox were able to even get a minor upgrade for him at any point of his career, I'd drive him to the airport myself. Once again, you can throw all the freakin stats at me that you want, I really don't care, when I watch these two players play it's Rose be a good margin at the moment. I know it's cliche but he does what he needs to do to make his team win. He wasn't a shoot first pg his first two years in the NBA but with this team he has to be and that's why he is. I actually believe it'd really help out the Hornets a bit if Paul would shoot more instead of only taking 11 shots a game, when you're your teams best player, you have to put up more shots than that, especially when you're not working with a great supporting cast. And not to be a complete asshole but I wonder how you personally believe this team was able to win 62 games when you think Luol Deng is complete garbage, something has to give there. By the sounds of it, if it were up to you we'd have OJ Mayo and Ben Gordon running this team while Rose and Deng were somewhere else. The Bulls would not have 62 wins or be the number 1 seed overall if we had Chris Paul instead of Derrick Rose. If I thought Paul were better than Rose I'd freakin tell you, it has nothing to do with Rose being on the Bulls, he's just a better player at this point. I realize you were in the heat of the battle and you love the Bulls' PG. At the same time, you're not looking at this objectively and you even stated such in the bold statement. Just remember, the Hornets do not have anyone as good as Boozer, Noah or Deng, much less a team anywhere as good. They have Aaron Gray in their rotation which is awful. Sometimes, you can't take shots because there's three guys on you. Do I think Deng is great? No. He's not having a much better season than previous years. The thing is, in Thibs' scheme, he's showing much more importance, and that's why he gets praised much more. He had a better season in 06-07. And I'll go ahead and say, I still wouldn't pay Luol Deng an average of 14 million his last two years. And yes, Paul can last longer because he doesn't depend heavily on athleticism like Rose's game does. He's one of the most cerebral players in the league. He's excellent defensively and can do many things great. Rose as it stands, is elite because of his athleticism and strength. That tends to go away when you get older. Rose also plays with reckless abandon, taking several shots a game. Paul does not. It goes back to the Dwyane Wade argument. He eventually started getting injured a ton because of the hits he took. I still think the Bulls would be wonderful with OJ Mayo as I don't think he would've been hampered by Lionel Collins and an inept Grizzlies FO. Remember, the Bulls wanted him at the deadline, but they wanted the Bulls to give up the world for him. Yes, I wanted Mayo over Rose, but I also believe, Mayo would be a much different player if he had gone to a different team. Ever since Hollins took over for Ivaroni, he's been a different player. And I could be wrong, but I also don't have a problem admitting it. I also preferred LaMarcus Aldridge over Tyrus Thomas during their draft. Where's my prize for that? Last, but not least, about the Ben Gordon thing. You want to get on Ben for taking 15 FGA a game his last year here when he averaged 20 PPG and was the only other player than Dwight (and I think Paul IIRC) to average less FGA while scoring at least 20PPG. Remember, Ben is a SG. His whole purpose is to shoot. But then, you stick up for Derrick putting up 25 shots a game "because he has to". You can't have it both ways. QUOTE (SoxAce @ Apr 19, 2011 -> 06:29 AM) After reading through this, I apologize to nite for not getting the shoutout you deserve. (I guess it was the ol' Ben Gordon fascination that perplexed me when I forgot you are very good with talking basketball though you do have your flaws in some players' logic) You can have Rock's spot. Looks like I missed a good game btw cause of work. Glad we got the dubya. Sorry you missed the game. It was a good one. To me, the game was never in question. What's in question is how far the Bulls can go. Noah still doesn't seem right. Boozer refused to take all but one shot in the second half, despite finishing with a good stat line, and Deng didn't play so well. I can easily see the Bulls upset by Orlando if they don't get it together.