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QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 6, 2013 -> 08:46 PM) Could you imagine if he had a Butler type improvement? If he has a butler type improvement he'll still be pretty raw. I'm going to try and remain patient with him. He is so young, and PG is a hard position to play. But if those minutes are real indications of his ability to play within the flow of the game, I think we may have found a good 2nd PG with a long career.

Also, I was impressed by the minutes Teague gave us past few games. He is such a raw product, but I think we'll see a big improvement with another offseason under Thibs.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ May 6, 2013 -> 06:33 PM) Joffrey isn't gay if that's what you had in mind. Joffrey just likes hurting/killing people more than sex with whores. Also, Margaery and her mother are fully aware of this, hence Margaery playing perfectly into Joffrey's desires, and you'll see in the future what the Tyrells think of Joffrey. He likes killing/torturing things that can't fight back.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 6, 2013 -> 08:06 PM) Tim Tebow got released by the Jets, DID YOU HEAR ABOUT IT? I actually had not. What a pleasure to be away from ESPN during that debacle. I have an irrational feeling that the bears will walk away with 3 starters by 2014 season from this draft. First time I've felt that way since like, the Tommy Harris draft. Not sure if that was even a good draft.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ May 6, 2013 -> 08:22 PM) There are always bargains to be had in the stock market, finding them is sometimes the hard part. Right now, aluminum and natural gas are good places to look, because nobody wants anything to do with either. The idea is to buy them before they do again. Thanks for the tip. I'm just not very confident in my judgment on individual stocks at this point, though it's not like I'm playing with large sums. I probably need to mock follow some stocks I like to test some of my insights before I do. The money I'm investing in the index funds is long-term so I'm not too concerned, but was hoping I would not be adding it in during record highs constantly.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 6, 2013 -> 07:47 PM) Post draft grades mean as much as pre-season picks. They are fun to do, fill up column space, kill time, and ultimately mean absolutely nothing. yeah but it's the offseason and I wanted to talk NFL but didn't get a chance to.

I missed all the draft fun, trying to catch up. Was pleased by this meaningless rating by a site that I like:http://walterfootball.com/offseason2013chi.php

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 6, 2013 -> 06:40 PM) I like the pointless breakdown regarding matchups where the other team has by far the best 3 players on the court unless Joakim can continue to fight through the pain every game. It's the playoffs, man, no need to cut down someone enjoying the importance of these games. They still have to be played, and there is no reason not to take the bulls seriously after the last round.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 6, 2013 -> 06:31 PM) I don't think they are either...probably more worried about the Bulls than anyone else in the East. But matchups against the Bulls and Pacers could potentially beat them up physically a bit, which might make them a bit vulnerable against a physical team in the West such as Memphis. I think likely the bulls and pacers will be "tough" in that they will be 85-82 games, but I don't think the Heat are very concerned with getting to 4 wins against those teams. The heat are a great team in that they can shut you down on Defense, but also score with you. The bulls and pacers are tough always tough on d, and can keep it low scoring, but it's going to be tough to score against heats D and play stellar D 4 out of 7 games. Especially short-handed.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 6, 2013 -> 06:54 PM) I would imagine the Heat would be much more worried about the Hibbert/West low-post game and Paul George going off than anything the s***ty Knicks can do. Disagree.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 6, 2013 -> 04:28 PM) Yeah, I was thinking that this morning as I drove in to work...you know the Heat would have much rather played the Nets...Now they have to deal with a much more physical series and the (albeit remote) possibility of Rose coming back...if they win this series, they were supposed to, if they lose, it's a huge upset and their legacy gets tarnished again. I don't think the Heat are remotely worried about any competitors in east. Maybe Knicks, who could get really hot from 3pt.

Other possibility: heat have long rest in between conference finals and nba finals.

I really thought q1 reports would be a good time to invest, not so sure now.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Apr 26, 2013 -> 03:12 AM) The fact that it seems like the Bears are the only team that rated Long as top-20 caliber, you have to think something is off with the Bears here. Hope I am wrong. But now, you assume Matt Slauson starts at one guard spot and now regardless, one first-round pick of the club in the last three years will not be starting when the season starts (Carimi or Long). Reports like that day of draft are almost always bulls***. Teams aren't telling people their board.

QUOTE (dasox24 @ Apr 26, 2013 -> 03:53 AM) I respect you as a poster on here, but in this case I have to completely disagree with you. Patterson started out at the #3 WR in training camp because the guys ahead of him were both Juniors and projected 1st round picks (Hunter and Rogers). Obviously, Rogers got kicked off the team before the season started and that caused his value to drop a lot. Hunter didn't look quite the same after his ACL tear, but he still had a great chance to go in the 1st. He'll be an early 2nd round pick tomorrow. Kind of hard to hate on the guy because he "started out" at the #3 WR with those other guys on the roster. And as you said, it was his first year at Tennessee so it would be kind of hard for him to immediately be a starting WR before ever having practiced with the team. I just don't see how you pointed that out as a negative. Second, the fact that he played on a bad team shouldn't matter at all. The UT offense was awesome. The defense was historically bad. That's why the team was 5-7. All 11 starters from last year's offense will be in the NFL. And he was the most electric player on that offense. If you watched him play, you'd realize he's incredibly electric with the ball in his hands. He does amazing things. He's a bigger version of Percy Harvin. But you're right: he certainly is raw. As you pointed out, he only played 1 year of D1 football. But give him the ball in space and watch him work. He'll be fine. You would know better than me, but I was blown away by Patterson at that UT game I went to. His routes to the ball were so strange and effective, you knew he had that sixth sense great players have.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 11:27 AM) Seven of the 27 previous President's Trophy winners won the Stanley Cup. Six of them failed to win a playoff series. Let's be part of the former not the latter please. debbie downer.

I really hope the buyer is on this board.

I watched Curry and Thompson shoot the freakin lights out vs Nuggets.

Ugh, was just about to leave for the game.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 23, 2013 -> 08:06 PM) F*ck Rose? Not yet. As for the team - yes, it's one of my favoritist teams in all the land in the playoffs going into Brooklyn and winning. Game 1 was a travesty, Game 2 made me proud. It's an incredibly awkward situation to see the key to the team being a legitimate championship contender jumping up and down and super-duper excited about other injured players giving their all on the court. I don't mean that rose can screw off, but I'm tired of the only thing we talk about being either pissing all over Rose or debating his comeback. He's not coming back this year. Meanwhile, the team that is playing is giving their all to bring home some playoff wins. There was a 8 minute stretch in the 3rd yesterday where Brooklyn couldn't get a shot off. We were swarming and jumping all over any drive and pushing them to the corners and baselines and then swatting them. It was vicious D. I appreciate that effort. And I appreciate the coaching changes, and execution by the team. We may not win this series, but as long as we don't lay down, I don't have a bad word to say about any of the players actually playing on that team right now.

I don't really care about rose anymore. This team, despite all odds, has actually been entertaining this year (after Jan 1). Nazr Muhammed was giving great minutes in the f***ing playoffs. Joakim Noah, with two (basically) broken feet, is outhustling other teams big men (lopez rebounding not withstanding) all over the court. f*** rose man, team with no hope is at least giving us some fun s*** to watch. You aren't gonna win it every year. I know most here wish Bulls tanked this year, but they didn't. And they are here in the playoffs. Might as well enjoy them giving the other teams hell, and the other teams fans hell, as they scream "HOW THE HELL IS A TEAM WITH KIRK HINRICH AT THE POINT AND NAZR MUHAMMED AT CENTER BEATING US"

I'm going to throw him out there since he had a great game : Boozer crushed the glass last night. I wonder what his rebound rate was b/c with my eyes it seemed like he was getting everything (despite the fact that brooklyn was constantly allowed to push our rebounders in the back and try and knock them out of bounds). Add that to his offensive performance, and it was a hell of a night for him.

Hire Greg Walker!

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 22, 2013 -> 01:58 PM) Rolando McClain arrested. Again. Good lord.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 19, 2013 -> 02:48 PM) Why do the headlines say "explosions" regarding last night? I see no evidence of any explosions. I guess they were throwing explosive devices at cops.