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QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 1, 2014 -> 02:25 PM) You don't explore that option by telling Carmelo he needs to take a paycut. And they still have Mirotic. You lay out the scenarios for him. He can take 15 and have a much better chance of a championship, or we'll pay him 22 and have more holes in the roster. We have no idea what Mirotic is, but a stretch 4 who had 4 rebounds in 4 games in the finals doesn't scream much more than Luis Scola ceiling to me.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jul 1, 2014 -> 02:15 PM) I personally think Taj is underrated. He never received consistent minutes with Boozer here, but when Boozer was out and Taj started, he was nearly a 20/10 guy (granted he played a ton of minutes those games). Add that output to his elite defensive abilities and if starting, he is definitely a very valuable player. If I am the Bulls, I am trying everything in my power to add Melo while keeping Taj. If you add Melo, Taj's defensive versatility can really help compensate Melo's lack of defense. Agreed, you at least explore the option. Let's all realize that the starting PF would be atrocious next year with Taj gone.

G.D. Belgians, think they can just buy all of our breweries and sell the swill back to us.

Kyrie Irving - 5 for 90 Steph Curry - 4 for 44 Steph curry is getting half as much as Kyrie. The NBA's max salary is such a bizarre phenomenon. Most of the best players in the league are getting paid less than max, and the next 10-15 are getting paaaiiiidddd

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 09:33 PM) Until they cut Boozer, trade away a piece, and then come up empty. It seems pretty clear that part of being on the same page is the bulls prioritizing Taj for Thibs. That piece is someone he can live without now, but Taj is clearly going to be a bull for better or worse.

A pitcher with bad knees...what.

I still think Brazil is going to put together a game soon. They had about 15 more quality chances vs. Chile, but they have been bad at finishing. Argentina will go far just because their route their looks really pretty.

I know this is off-topic, but I don't get how Hawks could be 20 million in red last year but Bulls 61 mill in black. Salary cap is about the same, attendance and prices about the same. I know their tv deals ain't $80million apart.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 08:17 PM) i dont trust Pau to stay on the court It would depend on deal, obviously.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 07:16 PM) Mauer is not really much of a fantasy option except BA, and he loses his catching position in fantasy next year. Rendon has potential, Jaso is a decent waiver wire catcher. If it's a keeper league, and you are out of it, it's not a horrible deal. Rendon could be a top 10 2B in a few years if he stays there. It is a keeper league, and I am out of it.

If no Melo, backup Gasol for Noah would be lovely. That would be pretty fun seeing Mirotic / Gasol on the court.

I was offered the following trade: Rendon Jaso 10th pick next year For: Mauer 12th pick (I have mauer) I have machado at 3b and bogaerts at SS in a 14 team mixed league. I love Rendon but I've bought high before. I like this trade, but I'm terrible at FF baseball, what do you guys think?

boo.

I can see why that trade did not work out.

I find Ginsburg's dissent much more compelling.

The ruling seemed to indicate they agreed that the government has an interest in regulating this, so I'm not sure that one is lifesaving and one is not is relevant.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 04:58 PM) They explicitly said in the ruling that they were ruling solely on a religious objection to contraceptives. It seems silly that they refused to provide any guidance on obviously related claims, but that's what they did. Ugh, I hate this court.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 05:54 PM) Dunleavy might be the actual real key here. He's the difference between the Bulls being able to offer Melo a crappy, below market deal and a near-Max deal. Are you sure? I feel like I've read if all contracts save rose, mcbuckets and buckets, gibson and noah are on team that is still only 15.75 million (capholds)

So, say a closely held family corp is against vaccines and refuse to cover them, could they do that? No, right? Gov't would need to pick up bill for that too. I understand when splitting down to individual policies they can argue there are less intrusive ways, but in my mind this is just regulating insurance by hitting a basic minimum coverage.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 05:26 PM) This year's games are being played at 1/4/7 pm Rio time for the first two group stage games and at 1/5 pm local time for the third group stage game and the knockout round. If 2018 follows the same schedule, with Moscow being 8 hours ahead of EDT in the summer, games will be at 5/8/11 am EDT and then 5/9 am EDT. Qatar is only one hour behind Moscow, so this is our last chance to see afternoon games for a long time (unless of course 2022 gets moved to the US). But afternoon games are the hardest times for me to see. I'd be able to wake up early to watch them. I can't stop working to watch a game for 3 hrs.

QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 05:32 PM) This may have been mentioned earlier, but I think he's worried he won't make the team and will be embarrassed. There are a bunch of PGs who are playing at a high level right now. Derrick has played 50 games in 3 years. I'm not sure he can outplay Westbrook, Lillard, Irving etc. . . Maybe Adidas will pressure him into going to try and resurrect his brand. I agree, I still think he should play. Also, I imagine Lillard's D and Irvings inability to ever play well when i watch him personally are going to hurt them. Westbrook/Wall more likely.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 05:08 PM) I want him to play, get the rust off, get his timing back, and dominate from the get go next season. Seriously, if he gets hurt, he gets hurt. It would have happened anyway. But I want him playing with top talent. It made him better.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 03:42 PM) Define letdown? We are the underdogs and were the underdogs. At this point, anything is gravy, but I believe that we will win! I really want to win. I have only been able to see the Ghana game, and will not be able to see tomorrow. I don't want this to be over without getting to even watch them play. So I will be letdown

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 05:00 PM) Completely agree with this. Broussard keeps saying that Rose has made it clear to Melo that he wants him here (in private). I really want Rose to win cause he's a humble guy and despite my complaining about how he has handled his injuries, clearly a great teammate (look at how the rest of the Bulls talk about him for pete sake...it says a lot). Yes, a lot of people think what he's saying is that Rose won't be there for the meetings and official "recruitment" but has reached out to let him know he wants him there. I mean, Rose has said he would want melo and would recruit him, and now says he isn't going to. But he HAS to get over the "I want people to see me as they did in 2011" stuff, you need to play like crap to overcome it, and what better place than Team USA? Great coaching, players playing hard, it's what made you in 2011 before you signed a 22 million dollar deal a year that you've earned maybe $5 on.

The more I think about it, the more pissed I am Rose decided to give an interview 1 day before Melo visits. 1 - he likes Melo but won't recruit him, giving the impression he doesn't want another star here 2 - Gives impression he's still not ready to play, shadowing bulls ability to win next year. I'm fine with him not recruiting, I'm not fine with him skipping USA because he's scared, but worst of all is opening your mouth at the worst time for both of these. You are silent for 6 months and suddenly talk now? Just shut up, man. you better sign for tony parker dollars your next contract.