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Oh man that was great. I think I groaned out loud reading it.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 02:34 AM) There are tons of unsubstantiated rumors on twitter about him signing with the Bulls as well. This came from Marc stein. He IS visiting there.

Ugh god I hate how everything works out for Lebron. Marion visiting Cleveland despite only min being offered.

Eh, I think there are more only because of twitter giving us so many updates and they are the few eventful things in camp.

whoa.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 06:43 PM) Is that confirmed or a guess? How long does that put him out? I presume he's out about 8 weeks? Rodgers was out 8 weeks after his. This has been confirmed. For a receiver and his build, may be 10 weeks which puts him into mid october.

Crap. Honestly, I'd call up Bennett.

At the time and in hindsight, I wish the Bulls had prioritized love trade prior to the draft. It's likely Minny would have waited anyway for best deal, but they let another stronger suitor into the trade mix and lost out. Also, prior to the draft their assets made more sense to transfer. Gibson, rights to Mirotic, #16 and #19 is easier to accomplish. Try to make it a 3 team deal to get higher draft pick for minny. But after the draft it was awkward to flip Mirotic, and frankly the team outfit had become strange to include Love with addition of Gasol. Not that you wouldn't take that upgrade, but the frontcourt became crowded with similar players. I'm excited for the Bulls team, but I wish they would have made the full court press for Love earlier. I'm guessing Cleveland will look weak for first two months, but James will be able to facilitate more than ever and save some energy for D. It will be hard for any east team to take 4 out of 7 against him. (as it was when he was on trash CLE teams).

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 03:05 PM) I wonder if irrational Bengals fans hate Dalton more than irrational Bears fans hate Cutler. But then again, Dalton's done nothing but choke for the Bengals in the playoffs. Cutler at least won a game. I have a friend who is a rational Bengals fan but hates Dalton. The Bengals are incredibly talented almost across the board. He obviously is not losing most games, but he is an average QB.

Agreed. I thought it was an awesome film. A popcorn film world we just don't get anymore.

Fooooootttttbbbbbaaaaalllllll

I was pretty disappointed with Anderson hire, but after retaining Tim fuller and hiring Fulford, recruiting is not my concern. This is a damn good young nucleus. He has earned his three year window for success.

Woo hoo. Mizzou lands Montaque Gill-Caesar. He'll of a start for Kim Anderson.

Espn saying he's out season. Maybe I'm downplaying this but that seems premature.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 07:17 PM) http://www.csnchicago.com/bulls/nike-unvei...etball-uniforms I really don't like what Nike has done for team usa uniforms both here and the world cup. Because I like their football unis so much, I"m guessing this may more be an issue with the US side.

I'm kind of upset just because trades are...fun. There wasn't even any interesting rumors, really. And it's already a slow news month.

I know I've said it before but I don't think I've ever seen "good" kyrie. I've seen him get hot from 3 and then ice cold in the same game. I've never really known how his reputation got so good to be a 2 time all-star even in the East. Obviously if Irving is your #3 best player you are in damn good shape but more just referencing how his reputation has never seemed to match for me.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 06:41 PM) That's extreme luck more than anything. They didn't tank this year, they thought they were a playoff team. They did what you're "supposed to do" they just did it poorly. They were the dumpster fire they deserved to be before they moved up again and LeBron showed up. Right but the new proposal would prevent a Cleveland situation of the last 4 years.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 04:35 PM) Cowley basically just took all of the different versions, mixed them up, and called it "news". This is how I feel. There is a hell of a lot of Cowley "spelling things out" that were never explicitly said, and he's doing this with items said across MONTHS. It was a hatchet job but unfortunately has made Cowley more relevant than ever. This was prime billing on the score all day, and frankly is the reason I no longer can listen to Boers and Bernstein.

I think Bulls are probably pissed that Rose is referencing "hearing things" but never personally experiencing it, and Cowley alluding to a lot without any actual evidence that the FO was pouting about Rose's involvement. Honestly, I'd believe him, but I've read like 4 different versions of events on Rose's role in Anthony's recruiting. All have been pretty different.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Aug 1, 2014 -> 02:59 AM) Kind of silly to leave out the Spurs. Sure, they tanked bad for Duncan and Robinson was still around for their first title team, but they've masterfully added players over the years to stay relevant. As you said, tanking is far from a magic bullet. You're far more likely to end up with something like Charlotte's picks than OKC's. Ending up a pick too late happens constantly, like when they got MKG instead of Davis. Even if you do hit, there are plenty of one-star situations that didn't work. That said, there really isn't a sure-fire approach other than signing/trading for a proven stud. You might as well if you're going to win 30 games anyways. It's not like watching the Bucks was any better. I left them out because theirs was the one example of strategic tanking that worked. But even so, they built that roster in the later rounds. I think I just want to see competent organizations rewarded more often. I've said it before, but I'm very, very pissed off that Cleveland could be managed so horrendously and fall ass backwards into a championship contending team.

Okay, and how many of the teams in the finals the past decade have tanked? It's not as good of a strategy as you believe.

When was the last time the sox did not make a deal in the regular season?

Pacers, Nuggets, Phoenix, Memphis and Portland all have good management and built those teams largely with only 1 top 5 pick and then finding gold in 8-15.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 31, 2014 -> 01:17 PM) Fixed for 2012 & 2013 This was a great post, and my thoughts exactly.