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QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 6, 2014 -> 04:55 PM) No, but it's indicative of the general trend, just like the Occupy stuff. LOL what.

QUOTE (dasox24 @ Mar 6, 2014 -> 05:00 AM) Curious about the money involved, but I'm sure it's reasonable. Happy with this move. We badly need DT depth, and Ratliff is a solid vet. Why has money been so slow to leak for Bears players

This stuff certainly never happened 10 years and 20 years before it! America is never taking a single sensationalist case and extrapolating it across a generation!

QUOTE (WHarris1 @ Mar 6, 2014 -> 03:42 AM) Noah with 2 triple doubles in 3 games. Dude has been playing flat out ridiculous ball 6/7 games with 100+ pts. What team is this?

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 4, 2014 -> 10:21 PM) Maybe i'm wrong. I just see large state projects/grants given to Chicago-centric things - mass transit, health services, public housing, etc. Yes, there are those things downstate, but not nearly as big and not nearly as expensive to build/maintain/fund. As an example, here's an article (partisan statements included) about education spending: http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/201...g-inequity.html Those large state projects and grants are going to the vast majority of the state's millions of people. Roads, mail delivery, hospitals, etc are very expensive to build and the more spread out the people are the less bang for the buck you get. By the time you travel from Lake Michigan to Joliet you will have passed over 3/4ths of the states population. The remaining geographical area's infrastructure is not 100% supported by the remaining 1/4th. Now if you specifically talk about cash flows to cook county and take away "Chicagoland" the rest of the state may be different. Though if the rest of the state split and I was Chicago I would tax the holy hell out of commuters.

Sad to see he won't break record with bears. But it was too difficult to use a roster spot on someone who had no value outside return specialist.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 4, 2014 -> 04:35 PM) ESPN Stats & Info ‏@ESPNStatsInfo 4m The last three 55-point games in the NBA have come against the Bobcats (LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Deron Williams). That's fun: SF PF PG (though I'm not sure if Melo was really playing the 4 that game)

QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 3, 2014 -> 08:24 PM) I'd want some indication that Derrick can shoot above 40% and play 60 games, but this could easily be right. I think a Rose-less Bulls with Carmelo is a title contender. This entirely depends on who else is on the Bulls in order to get Carmelo.

Any word on his ankle sprain?

QUOTE (raBBit @ Mar 3, 2014 -> 05:53 PM) I can't imagine there is a player opposing teams hate playing more than Noah. Aside from scorers driving you nuts, Noah is going to piss off opposing teams more than anyone. He's annoying in personality, style of play and outcome. That being said, couldn't be happier than to have him on the Bulls. Pretty Garnett is still the worst person to play against even crippled.

I found this line funny: Their best player is entering unrestricted agency, and the team’s best hope for re-signing him is that perhaps he cares more about money than winning. The starting point guard very well may go to jail. http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-new-...you-in-the-end/

I couldn't tell if TD washed its hands of the intrigue over Marty's daughter or kept that story line warm on the backburner. Seems like there wouldn't be enough time to cover that in the last hour.

I like the oscars and watch every year. While it is stuffier than the Golden Globes or Grammys, the fatal flaw of those two is that their award portions are so meaningless to the cultural impact of their industry, where I think the Oscars awards are often pretty legitimate.

Sickels seems to grade more based off of experience and production rather than straight potential. His grades seem very "At the moment" not a guess on what kind of prospect they'll be at end of year.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Mar 3, 2014 -> 03:20 PM) So Tampa Bay is apparently interested in moving their franchise to the Arena League... Man that is awful. With how much better jersey design has gotten in the last 5 years you'd think they'd be sitting pretty with one of the better designs in the league...and then that. Yuck.

All the ass kissing in the world won't mean a thing if the people who are supposed to put together teams don't make it happen. Pat Riley put together the heat, John Paxson and Forman is going to need to make this happen.

I dont see how you took that impression from his comments on Anderson. And holy crap that comment section is awful.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 2, 2014 -> 10:59 PM) Fredette has the White Mamba mantle now. Crowd loved it when he came in I'm hoping he can actually contribute not just be a garbage time player.

Man it's such a gut punch to realize these things were 11 years ago

QUOTE (Jake @ Feb 27, 2014 -> 03:17 PM) Joakim Noah since Jan 2: 13.6 pts, 13.2 boards, 1.8 blocks, 1 steal, 6 assists, .492 FG% The production at position for the dollar for Joakim is among the best deals in the NBA IMO Best part about last night was offensively he didn't have it, but crashed hard and started picking apart their zone.

Noah with gorgeous passing. Golden state looks awful.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 26, 2014 -> 08:00 PM) Didn't really sound like he wanted to leave Chicago. It was either retirement or Chicago, unless someone threw an obscene number at him. I've read that Jets are really interested.

I think Manziel will be a top 15 QB. I'd probably hate the kid if he went to my high school, but on the other hand he played football the way everyone dreams they would be playing football. His pocket presence is phenomenal, and nothing cripples a QBs chances more than not being able to hang there (see Blaine Gabbert). I think for some reason people think he has Tim Tebow's arm just because he had so much success in college and was so popular.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 24, 2014 -> 07:39 PM) Every team gameplans against the defensive stars on the other side of the ball. It's not like he was any different than other top notch DE's when it comes to planning. If I am a bad team I want to draft a player that I KNOW will be an effort/leader guy on defense IMO. I'm not completely disagreeing with you. I knew the Sheldon Richardson would be a great NFL player specifically because the guy was not only disruptive, but he was making tackles 30-40 yards down the field. I honestly don't think he was ever out of the frame when a tackle was made. His motor was crazy. But I remember the Scar preview piece on rockmnation broke down how often a play went to Clowney's side, and it was crazy. Runs always went to the right. Teams were always rolling out right. I think his speed and hit power are plus plus tools. I think he tracks the ball well. I really can't see him busting or not being a starter, he just might not be a star.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 24, 2014 -> 06:53 PM) I believe in those players more than non-effort guys, even if he was packing it in for an NFL contract (which is also a red flag to me). Him being on the same team with Marcus Lattimore may have affected his psychology a little.