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QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Dec 22, 2011 -> 08:14 PM) Vinny's not a bad coach. He was just given a very flawed roster, especially after they let go of BG. I'm not saying he's the best of the best, but I think he could be a top 15 coach which is slightly ahead of the pack. And as long as he gives his players freedom and massages their egos, he's good. People underestimate the good he did for Joakim and Derrick. Making Derrick learn from the bench when no one else, including most fans were ballsy enough to do so, and taking the criticism on the chin. He didn't know how to use a time out or call a final play. The two most noticeable things a coach can do, vinny was atrocious at.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 22, 2011 -> 12:37 AM) Every batsuit that ever existed http://cdn.screenrant.com/wp-content/uploa...infographic.jpg there's no way that's an accurate list.

O.R.they?

1 rule of business: Dress up and talk down.

QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Dec 22, 2011 -> 05:24 PM) Well, considering that most people deal with the USPS every single day, the chances of bad experiences vs. bad experiences with other carriers (FedEx, UPS, et al) is greatly increased. Oh, and the financial troubles are greatly exagerrated. http://leftlaborreporter.wordpress.com/201...orker-benefits/ "The manufactured insolvency crisis is the result of the Postal Accountability Enhancement Act (PAEA) passed in 2006, which requires that USPS pre-fund 75 years of retiree health benefits within a ten-year period beginning in 2007. PAEA’s mandate makes USPS unique. No other business or government pre-funds retiree health care over this length of time. In fact, most businesses and governments fund this benefit on a pay-as-you-go basis. As a result of the pre-funding mandate, USPS lost $20 billion between 2007 and 2010. Before the mandate, USPS was debt free; now it is $13 billion in debt all of which was taken on to meet the pre-funding mandate. Without the pre-funding payments, USPS operations would have made profits of nearly $700 million over the last four years." Yep, profit despite the economic meltdown. PEople keep posting this, but it's quite obvious that the postal service is in the decline and will eventually be insolvent. And ask UPS how that makes them feel. They quite often push local deliveries onto USPS. For all the "private companies are awesome!" ideas that are thrown around mail delivery, I think they underestimate how the USPS takes on the most expensive deliveries, rural and local. But i am excited for junk mail to die. I can't keep up with it.

What do we see in the east beside heat and bulls anyway? D'antoni is tone deaf when it comes to his players needs to stay healthy. Even though I hate him, I feel for Amare this year. He's going to get run to death.

I'm terrified. My roommate is a big, big, big scream at the tv u of I fan. If we win it will suck and if we lose it will REALLY ReALLY SUCK.

I thought that last year too. Beside OKC I don't see the dominant team like the Heat, but they have very specialized teams that can get you in a bad matchup. And I still really like memphis damn it.

The West is an incredible conference again this year, I wouldn't throw around that the winner of the heat/bulls matchup will win the championship just yet.

If you want this kid to move toward reforms you don't start by insulting his father, either.

The Keith Law hate has jumped the shark at this point. He said pretty much exactly what every poster on here was saying yesterday, but as soon as he says it he's a hater who just hates the white sox so much and he's out to get us!!!!

sad drunks are the best drunks!

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 21, 2011 -> 11:45 PM) you f***ing nerds

ho ho hooooly s***.

From the last decade's experience, banking on players to hit their averages on the white sox is an exercise in futility.

BTW wasn't wainwright injured before the season started?

five for 54? Yes. absolutely you make that contract.

...wut

I'd rather start McCown than enderle. Enderle looked bad in preseason. You owe it to the vets on this team to TRY and make it to 9-7.

I'd be nervous about it. I don't watch a lot of lakers games, and all I saw was last years playoffs. Now quite obviously that was not representative of pau's game the last 3 years. But I'm just wondering if he can get up again for more championship runs.

Hypothetical question: If the lakers asked for boozer + noah would you do it?

Doesn't Gasol's contract expire next year? That should get you more than Boozer + Korver.

That's nonsense.

I still keep dreaming about that pacers game when rose was knocked out. Noah took the offense on his shoulders it felt like, and I loved it. He's so capable of it. I want him to do it.

how has noah looked?