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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 27, 2011 -> 12:52 PM) I know why people want this. I still want the Celtics. I know why you say that as well. I'd rather face the celts b/c it would be much easier to lose. I no longer hate them, and would probably root for them to win if they beat us. That said, a victory against the heat would be way more triumphant.

god damn it

Go Bulls! This could either be one of the most excellent sports nights in chicago fandom or the most devastating. I hope we shoot the lights out tonight and end this ish.

why did i read that?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 26, 2011 -> 07:50 PM) The only thing I have seen that compares is a World Cup shootout. ugh, those are so cheap, sudden death in hockey they are at least playing the real game. I'd say walk offs in baseball for game 7's are the only thing close but that has not happened much.

Man this series is great. Please please please come to it's natural conclusion.

I loved the fighter most from last year.

If he's not still in jail then give him a second chance. He was a kid, people aren't always the same person they were at age 14.

I will. Feel great when a bunch of old people die because your candidate wasn't perfect.

not compromising your beliefs does not mean you cut off your nose to spite your face. You can either be productive, or a petulant child. But when president Palin rolls into office and starts passing archaic s***, defunds health care and education, and anything remotely progressive just because it's progressive, I don't want to see you complain one f***ing time. Because you put her there.

The dixiecrats did bolt, and while i'm damn glad they aren't a part of the democratic party, the switch from democrat to republican in the south led a dominant conservative run in american politics. IF you think the democrats didn't do enough to go forward, I hope you are comfortable with a huge roll back. The republicans are deadset on repealing medicare, and the liberals start an open revolt on the democrats? Give me a break. You guys are whiners, incredibly shortsighted, and incredibly wreckless.

it worked in november!

I've never gotten a cramp in my groin before.

Much like every year, prior to the season I think man this team is good. Then we play and I think man this team is bad.

Man we are terrible. Ruin the summer f***ing terrible.

Foster better be watched closely this game

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 22, 2011 -> 11:26 PM) My theory: the smarter a person is the easier it is to rationalize something they believe. Balta and 2k5 for example, both obviously not dummies, hardly ever agree about anything or see anything the same way. But both are totally convinced they're right and the other is totally wrong, and when they see something that goes against what they believe or challenges their assumptions they have an explanation for why that is. I'd bet that if you really scaled most of the people in here on how they felt about things from 2003 to 2011 there'd be quite a few policies they feel differently about, and it's affected by debates on this board.

Cool, lets squash it then. I apologize for prolonging Hudson or Ejack pt ii ORL-ATL tonight, who you guys got.

It's very expensive and I doubt it's efficacy is that good. I have heard good things about livemocha? Not sure it's on the same level but it does offer some more interaction from what I hear.

QUOTE (Felix @ Apr 22, 2011 -> 10:25 PM) Jesus christ, are you kidding me? My post wasn't baiting anyone to continue the stupid argument. It was an effort to get this thread back on track, as opposed to having the same pointless argument for the next 20 pages like we've had over the last few weeks. "None of the Rose crowd is going to be convinced by statistical arguments, and none of the Paul crowd gives a s*** how little the Rose crowd cares for stats. We get it, you hate them and think they mean nothing. We disagree, big f***ing deal." This is a total "waaa we are better but please lets end this waaaa" argument.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 22, 2011 -> 10:19 PM) It's different in the playoffs when you're facing elite front lines though. Boozer is only, what, 6'7"? He has decent post moves but it's not like he's much of a ballhandler or anything that'd mitigate the height disadvantage when he gets trapped under a 7 footer. I was expecting him to take over once hibbard left, he didn't. He needs to back people up more, especially hansbrough when that's who is guarding him.

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Apr 22, 2011 -> 08:52 PM) Mo Williams>Chris Paul. hey, it's not the be-all end-all. But under three minutes rose is even crazier. But i've watched enough basketball in my life to know that the last 5 min in basketball are different, and especially surviving the oughts with the bulls team we had, to have someone who is going to take that shot, take the drive and get fouled and MAKE it, is really important. But getting rose to shoot was an evolution. Who knows what kind of player he'll end up as.

why i'll take rose http://www.82games.com/1011/CSORT11.HTM That and Rose's iso success and driving ability are special to his position. And frankly are the reason why i think he's one of those rare pg's that will lead his team to the championship as the main scoring threat.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Apr 22, 2011 -> 08:17 PM) And I better not hear another "Rose shoots because he has to." That's what you guys wanted when you said "Get rid of Gordon, Rose needs to be able to shoot at all times. Gordon is a chucker." Like most of you guys know what a chucker is. Pretty sure we didn't want to pay gordon the absurd cash he got to be a sixth man, when he thought he should be a starter. I'm not arguing that Paul isn't better on f***ing PER, but you would be fired on the spot if you were a GM and traded rose straight up for Paul, an older player with a knee injury under his belt that took him an incredibly long time to recover from. End of story.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 22, 2011 -> 07:58 PM) NBA reviewing Jeff Foster hits That hit was "bad" but the Deng hit was embarrassing. He should be fined for that one. That Rose hit I somewhat come to expect.