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QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jul 6, 2016 -> 10:06 AM) IMO it's clear as day. He's using these teams for leverage with Miami. I'd be stunned if he left. Then again, I said I'd be stunned if Durant left OKC. Everyone knows he is using other teams as leverage, but after he got the 2 for 40 he was looking for from Miami he was still looking so for him to get more years/money from miami the threat has to appear to be credible.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Jul 6, 2016 -> 09:37 AM) He's not downplaying it, but he's also not "applauding" it either. That line can be read very neutrally. "Then they did this, then they did that..." You guys can't, but reasonable people can. Hey Mr. Literacy, analyze the gas part please. Would love the neutral reading of that.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Jul 6, 2016 -> 09:27 AM) I recall a lot of Democrats using that same logic when arguing about the Iraq War. Prove it then. Show me the dems applauding the sarin gas to stabilize the region.

"He was reaching for gun" Know how this story ends.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 6, 2016 -> 09:18 AM) Dude will be 35 and a half this time next summer. Pretty sure big time FAs aren't going to be wooed by Wade. If only Dirk hadn't re-signed!

Were posts in dem thread. Video is disturbing to watch. I saw it trending on twitter before I knew what it was. Had trouble sleeping.

We should probably fire Hoiberg and hire Byron Scott for that lineup.

Kill me Sources on @TheVertical: So far, closest Wade has to a third-year on deal: Chicago w/ a partial guarantee. Denver, Miami offering two years.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 6, 2016 -> 12:45 AM) Since when do big time NBA players go to s***ty teams just for money? KD went to what is now for sure the best NBA team not the Kings or Nuggets to get a huge pay day. We wouldn't really know since teams aren't allowed to actually offer much variety in terms of money offers

None of those things have anything to do with that.

It's all over twitter. Pretty gruesome to post.

This Alton Sterling video. Disgusting.

Having flashbacks of that horrid Rodon outing last august

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 5, 2016 -> 06:35 PM) Is the Bulls interest in Dwayne Wade due to them thinking they can leverage Wade and Butler to land Westbrook or a real star? Or do they think he is a longer term piece? I have to presume it is for his recruiting pitching (and of course the fact that he's a solid player) but not the guy I want tying up cap space on unless we could get a real impact signing (Westbrook or some "star" equivalent). It's that they legitimately think he can help them win a championship because they are idiots.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 5, 2016 -> 05:53 PM) They cared bout Bernie til the FBI chief killed that today. ... As far as the rest, I look at the big picture. Not to pile on my favorite Sox fan, Barack, but as far as unifying ... during his years we have Ferguson, we have Baltimore, we have near ruination of a great university, Mizzou. Thank goodness this protest bulls*** hasn't even been worse in terms of violence in the biggest cities. Some people think one of these cop out of control incidents vs African American victims is going to result in the big one -- riots in the biggest cities. A lot of you don't even seem too concerned about Chicago murder numbers ... even these have taken place during Barack's years. So many people in Chicago have no reason to behave. Low low paying jobs leaving the hooligans to say, "f*** it, I'm selling drugs and arming myself." And also the big picture suggests horrific economy nationwide and like I said unparalleled mass murder situations. Not blaming Barack for everything, like you said Congress has been disgracefully uncooperative as well, but it's all in Barack's eight years. Personally I think a President needs to work on getting Congress to cooperate and make that a priority, figure some s*** out, be such a leader the other side will want to work with you (nyuk nyuk I realize that's long gone in American politics never likely to return; wait til these Congressians show a desire to "work" with Hillary; we ain't seen nothing yet in terms of uncooperation). What the hell has Barack done in the BIG PICTURE that's been good. Only thing I can think of is be a good example for family values. He's a good dad and husband while having a stressful job. I repeat: The American dream has continued to die under his watch (middle class not making any $$$) and the streets are not safe so to speak. http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/201...ish-europe-asia

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 5, 2016 -> 04:54 PM) I'm honored to have 3 rivalries, lol. We need to bring back Marty34, TheUltimateChampion and LDF. I'd add "GreenSox/Heroes and Anti-Heroes" rivalry with many. Greg vs. Las Vegas Back in the good 'ol days, Ncorgbl/Sat46 vs. Everyone at chisox.com For my money, Disappearing Balta vs. the Collective Conscience of the Remaining, More Pro Sox moderating team...because it encapsulates the fight for A CLEAR direction to be set by Sox organization in and for the future. LIP vs. Younger Generation who don't have as much respect for "traditional" journalism Greg vs. Hillary Clinton (pretty sure he's losing that one) Hickory Huskers vs. Rock (sad misunderstanding, and a good example why taking any of this online stuff TOO seriously is probably bad for your health) Thad Bosley vs. 35 Years of Sox history under Reinsdorf/Einhorn Fathom vs. the Cubs Thread took obvious turn.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 5, 2016 -> 04:08 PM) Or Kalapse vs. Idiots This is correct. I would throw out names but I've thought about it for 15 minutes and I literally can't remember any of these older poster names. It's like as soon as you stop posting you just cease to exist. WCSox used to have it out for me. Board vs. Rongey was fun.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 5, 2016 -> 04:23 PM) Me vs Hickory didnt make it? Naw, that was just absurd. Plus that's a pretty niche forum.

This is missing so many it's hard to vote for. I don't even know what balta v ss2k5 is.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 5, 2016 -> 03:32 PM) This is a joke. And I feel like they're gonna bust and it will be hysterical. I kinda do too. I kinda feel like teams in the finals will go so hard at them, and so many will be rooting against them, that they all look around waiting for someone else to take the ball.

My prediction: It will not be that bad once games start, some references (as there were in Sochi), but not the forefront of the games Brazil will pull together just enough for it to be competent and everyone that goes there will say it was not that bad. Rio, for all of its faults, is a great city that is hard not to love.

Hahn drafted Tim Anderson his first year.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Jul 5, 2016 -> 02:29 PM) I really hate that last argument. "Lots of people break the law. Let's just not charge anyone otherwise our courts will be full of cases!" I get that but when you have a law that would punish a large amount of people basically doing their job and are not trying to do anything criminal it seems like that law needs to be re-written or incentives rearranged.

It's not the cap in general it's the player salary cap. Basically every team could have offered Durant the same amount of money except for OKC. The owners thought the extra year and money would be a big advantage, but players are seeing an exploding cap and realizing that cashing in is way better. IF you take money out of the consideration, you have left best fit and winning. He chose the obvious choice for winning. I don't see why to lower the cap in general, I don't really feel like it's that important to further enrich a small amount of billionaire owners.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 5, 2016 -> 12:22 PM) It's rather funny that as he tried this version of declaring a pattern as at the same time I was just reading an article that called the media's tendency to treat things that would be minor for other politicians as huge major incidents if they involve the Clintons as "the Clinton Rules". Although I was thinking in the shower how plagiarism took down Biden's presidential campaign in 88. I'm trying to think where that would rank right now or if it would even be covered.