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QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 06:59 PM) I haven't been paying close enough attention to get the breakdown of how much Noah has been playing at PF. But I agree that it makes no sense to constantly take your DPOY away from the basket to guard the PF, who's usually a stretch 4 these days. I know Gasol can protect the rim, but Noah does so much more around the rim than Gasol could. It's largely to protect Gasol from the P&R which he is notoriously horrendous at guarding.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 07:05 PM) Yeah it was. Without looking it up, assuming he meant what it would read if the "(80 percent)" was omitted: Duke allowed 20 percent to score, Sox allowed 32 percent to score. The Sox bullpen holding only 32% of inherited runners seems like it would be an apocalyptic number. Doubt this is a three-year contract as some have guessed. I'm guessing 2/$9. Fine with the signing and even if his K-rate isn't real he has the ground ball chops that we've trended towards. Better this than Miller. It felt apocalyptic much of the year.

Can anyone confirm if Duke is a pilot?

QUOTE (TheFutureIsNear @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 06:58 PM) Watching Danks groove 86 MPH fastballs over the plate is better? Eithier would be a lot more valuable to this team than Danks next year....as long as the $ equals out or is close. I'm hoping to improve the team, not just swap deck chairs around.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 05:44 PM) It is, but it really didnt seem like they wanted to run. Griffin looked content to stay around 15-20 feet out and shoot Then I am confused why they abandoned the floor after every shot. I don't understand the Clips in game strategies if they aren't gonna run. you know the bulls aren't gonna get out in transition either.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 06:46 PM) Dan Hayes Zach Duke allowed only eight of 41 inherited runners to score (80 percent) last season. #WhiteSox allowed 32 percent. Needed to fix that. https://twitter.com/CSNHayes/status/534764157372215297 I'm confused by the way he wrote this. So did Zach Duke "allow" 20% of inherited runners to score, and the white sox 32%? Or did Duke "hold" 80% of runners and White Sox only 32%? Confusing switching of terminology there.

I get that Danks sucks, but considering where we are in rebuild, I really don't want to waste trading a player I really like and we can't replace easily for a bunch of old, bad, expensive outfielders just to....I'm not sure what this accomplishes. Oh yay, we have Ethier breaking down in LF for 2-3 seasons. Yay.

Sox trade: Alexei Ramirez Chicago Receives: LA weather for next 30 winters Pull the trigger hahn.

I was indifferent when winter was basically between 30 and 40 degrees and gray. 0-15 degrees and snowy every day is too much.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 06:03 PM) ESPN Stats & Info ‏@ESPNStatsInfo 15m15 minutes ago Clippers had 2 fast-break points in Monday's loss to Bulls, tied for their fewest in the Chris Paul era (since 2011-12) That's insane.

QUOTE (Jake @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 04:53 PM) I actually love winter. Having lived in a cold place (Illinois) and then the South, where there MIGHT be a single snow all year, I realized that I actually want the seasons to change and to have a real winter. I'm especially ready to make that trade when it means avoiding brutally hot summers. I loved winter until last year. Winters in Chicago were pretty mild through the 2000s and early 2010s, but I can't take 3+ months in the teens as highs.

If you were recalled from Rockford to Chicago for cap reasons but do not play, do you think you personally would still drive to Chicago to get out of Rockford for some respite?

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Nov 18, 2014 -> 04:29 PM) I also want to note that Noah has notched exactly 6 assists for 5 games in a row. If he gets 6 assists for 6 straight games, we might be at some sort of records here. He also looked so much more comfortable with playing C again. I realize noah at PF is better than Gasol at PF defensively, but I feel like Noah at C is so much stronger at C that it's worth it. Also, in the first five minutes, what I was allowed to see, Loved when Jimmy took Chris Paul matchup right away.

Also, really confused by Clippers. They get outrebounded every game. Makes sense giving up a lot of offensive rebounds because their guards start sprinting trying to get fast break points right away. But on the offensively, they also seem to leave the area right away and rarely contest rebounds. I get FB points, they are good at it. But why not commit fully to offense? If your defense is already terrible, try and grab more boards and create more offensive chances there.

Wish I could have seen the game last night. Saw first 5 minutes but knew I wouldn't last. TONS of assists last night, a beautiful noah line of 11/16/6, 6 assists for Taj. Dunleavy continues to play fantastic. Also, McDermott is shooting 20% from 3pt land. I am rooting for Doug, obviously liked the pick. But, stop with the handwringing about how McDermott will solve any offensive lull. Guy is learning a lot right now.

This is what happens when a party in power doesn't actually care about what's right or wrong and instead just cares about whether people think what they are doing is right and not wrong.

I have to say, Obviously I thought it was terrible what he did. But, the NFL really is just making it up as it goes along.

So, not necessarily winter, but can you all remember a more crazy group of events to affect a commute in a single morning? Plane hits house in midway, Fire at a school shuts down all northbound trains (red/brown/purple), bus fire shuts down LSD south, and the travel times were at 1.5 hrs getting through almost every highway.

I'm glad you made this thread, this was what I wondered with the Russell Martin signing.

I mean, why run the ball when you can just pass it 60 yards to an uncovered receiver.

I would take Stafford/Newton anyday.

My favorite thing is how the entire league's players hate Dwight Howard as much as me.

After the draft, I think I read every bears article written through June. I didn't even watch yesterday. 5k no shows to the game as well. Fun team.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Nov 15, 2014 -> 04:15 AM) Well then. yea yea, not as fun as I thought. The offense is not fun to watch. They have no idea how to play against zones. But seriously, this is a team of freshman and sophomores, and no real big men. The scary thing is in years like these, they can become self fulfilling prophecies. We need big men, but we might not get em if we have a disaster campaign in KAs first year.

There is no way the coach would jeopardize winning during his time to save their 2nd round pick for later in their career. Their offense is terrible. He was performing better than Greene. My point is basically there is no benefit to having him sit to anyone except their GM and I still don't buy it because why would you delay knowing what you have in your new RB?