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QUOTE (Palehosefan @ Feb 4, 2011 -> 09:54 PM) Depends if you are talking about present or future. However, either way you just can't take Carmelo over Wade. Wade shoots a much higher percentage, is a better passer, and is a much better defender. I don't see how anyone can honestly say Carmelo is a top ten NBA player anymore. As for Kobe vs. Wade, you can flip a coin. Both can score with anyone, Kobe is a good on-ball defender, and Wade is a good team defender. They both belong in the top 4 players in the league for now. I think there's a pretty clear top 5 of LeBron, Durant, Wade, Kobe, and Howard. I think you will see Rose in the top 5, but I think it's a year away, and I think he will take Kobe's place. I can honestly say that besides LeBron, Durant and Kobe there's not a player in the NBA I'd take over Rose for just this season, he's that good already.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Feb 4, 2011 -> 09:53 AM) Eh, I wouldn't put it past the voters. I'm saying imo. I have no clue what the hell the voters are going to do. Andy Pettitte was never an elite pitcher and belongs no where near the HoF imo.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 4, 2011 -> 10:27 AM) Closest examples I can think of are him trading Garcia for Floyd + Gio and trading Lee for Podsednik. Whenever he's had a key component going into the last year of his contract, he's held him rather than dealing him, other than Garcia. (Buehrle and Dye in 2007, Konerko in 2005, Ordonez in 2004, Konerko in 2010, Thome in 2009, Contreras in 2006, Loaiza going into 2004). That doesn't mean he hasn't tried to deal them, but he really hasn't done so. Ha those were the exact two I thought of off the top of my head. I'm tired as hell right now so I just wasn't sure if I was forgetting anything bigger or not. But ya, that was my line of thinking and while Garcia was certainly solid, he wasn't our best pitcher at the time like Danks is now and the Carlos Lee trade was just a whole different situation to begin with. Unless Kenny is absolutely blown away by an offer, I can't see Danks being dealt unless we're out of contention by mid July in 2012.

Has Kenny ever traded away one of our best players for prospects in an offseason? That seems 100 percent against what he does.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 3, 2011 -> 07:13 PM) If you don't win the war, you still have the money available you earmarked to him to spend and some draft picks. I'm not a huge draft pick guy because most are the picks behind where the Sox have annually selected and a lot of people have used as a reason for their poor drafts, but they are better than nothing. If the Sox are a contending team, trading Danks makes little sense unless you are getting guaranteed studs back. Non contending, trading him makes sense. I'd hate to be KW and trade Danks away for a package like Cleveland got for Sabbathia and try to sell Matt LaPorta to the fanbase. It would be better to have Danks finish out his contract. I'm completely with you on this one.

No on trading a starter and no on Pettitte being a hof, steroids or not.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 3, 2011 -> 11:48 AM) One of my favorite things about Daniel Tosh is just how big of a sports fan you can tell he is. Was actually going to say the same thing in here. He's no doubt a big sports fan.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Feb 3, 2011 -> 10:11 PM) He isnt what he used to be, and without his exception athleticism he is not a top 5 player. Wade's always got by because of his athleticism and he's still doing that. The guy is still unbelievable, I wish him nothing but the worst but he's a fantastic player still.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Feb 3, 2011 -> 10:08 PM) I hate to have to invoke the name, but Jordan didn't really shoot until a few seasons into the league because he didn't have to, he got by on pure athleticism. Obviously that's an extreme example but you can certainly get by without a consistent jump shot, especially if you're a big man to begin with. Like I said, Blake's already putting up insane numbers, if he can ever learn to become more consistent with his shot then we're talking about one of the best ever to play the 4, no doubt in my mind.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 3, 2011 -> 11:14 AM) How was Tosh.0 the other night? With our power outage the DVR obviously didn't record it. Should I bother hunting down a copy on the Interwebz? I missed the first segment but everything I saw was absolutely hilarious. For the web redemption they had that girl from a while ago(guess it was 8 yrs ago) who f***ed up the National Anthem at a Blazers game and Mo Cheeks helped her finish it, well she's pretty damn good looking now a days.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 3, 2011 -> 10:22 AM) SC actually broke down Blake's game pretty well. The interesting part was 4-14 from 6 feet or more away from the basket. To me that is exactly what keeps him out of the top 10 players at this point. He has to develop some sort of a mid-range game to be in the elite. Honestly it was the same way with Rose. It's his rookie season and he doesn't yet have a consistent jumper and he's still averaging 23 and 12 which is already elite. If and when Blake develops a consistent jumper, we're not talking about elite numbers, we're talking about being one of the best power forwards of all time. QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Feb 3, 2011 -> 10:48 AM) What a fun game to be at. Blake put on a show in the 1st half and Rose was a beast per usual. Damn are both of those guys special and dare I say it, superstars. I'd have a hard time naming many players I would take over Griffin and Rose (if health was assured) to start a franchise. Only guys in the equation are LBJ (who I'd for sure take) and potentially Durant and/or Dwight for me. LeBron and Durant are definitely 1-2 and Rose is at number 3 at this point imo. But ya, to me, they're the two most exciting players in the NBA at this point.

20 games over .500 That was a joy to watch. Bulls with an easy victory and Griffin doing his normal thing. DR1 and Blake are by far my two favorite players in the NBA to watch and they didn't disappoint tonight.

Rose and Blake are just putting on a show.

"Play some f***in Journey!"

QUOTE (Paint it Black @ Feb 2, 2011 -> 07:26 AM) Sure are a lot of people ignoring the fact that KLaw loved Beckham, and still does for that matter. He also liked Hudson and liked the Dunn signed. And I'm sure everybody in this thread just missed his quote in his latest column regarding Sale and the White Sox: If you all want someplace that will feed you the kool-aid go there. Don't be mad when a writer tells you his actually opinion instead of pandering to the stupid. This is freakin Soxtalk, it's more a negative place than a positive one, I can tell you that. Nobody wants to be fed kool-aid around here but people are going to tell you when they feel there is a bias against the team and it's obvious to most that Law has something against the Sox.

QUOTE (Paint it Black @ Feb 2, 2011 -> 10:55 AM) Yes without question. Not to be a jackass but that's quite absurd.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Feb 2, 2011 -> 12:32 AM) No, it's not worth it for some cheap drinks. The driving conditions here are brutal right now. Would've left real early and taken the metra but ya overall, just not worth it, hence why I didn't do it. Anyways, there's gotta be close to 2 feet of snow just piled up against my garage right now and I have to figure out a way to get my moms car out of the garage so she can go to work. This is no fun.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 1, 2011 -> 09:19 PM) p**** storm. Although it allowed me to go to Girl and the Goat with no issue tonight as well as drive to a few bars. Thank you blizzard. Heard there were some bars running some crazy deals tonight in the city. If only I wasn't so far f***in north I definitely would have made an effort to get down there.

Was it everyones New Years resolution to give up booze or something? This thread is a serious disappointment(says the guy who had 0 posts here before this one).

Anyone wanna get Brewers season tickets with me?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 1, 2011 -> 05:27 PM) I'd still be deeply disappointed if the Bulls were looking for a 2 guard in the draft (in the sense that I'd be disappointed if they realized they had a shot at a title right now and they didn't go for it in the trade market). Right and that's why I said at this point, things can obviously change. That being said, Klay Thompson would be the absolute perfect fit at the moment, if he comes out and if he's around for the Bulls pick which are both very possible. QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 1, 2011 -> 05:28 PM) Curry's a better shooter, but Jimmer is a much better driver and finisher. He'll go way before pick 20, IMO. Curry is also a better passer which helped him adapt to the NBA pg position quicker than it might take Jimmer to. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 1, 2011 -> 05:29 PM) There are a lot of people who doubted Adam Morrison too... The only decent comparison of these guys is Curry and Fredette, Jimmer and Redick and Jimmer and Morrison aren't good comparisons at all.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 1, 2011 -> 04:11 PM) The question you've got to answer is...who is a better fit around pick 25? Which is obviously a fair point. At this point I'd take a chance on a guy with a bit of upside that can be a legit 2 guard in the league: Klay Thompson, Malcolm Lee, LaceDarius Dunn, someone like that.

Curry has more ups and maybe a tad more lateral quickness, Jimmer is stronger and very underrated at getting to the hoop. Jimmer has a shot to be a solid NBA player, I just don't think he's a great fit for the Bulls.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Feb 1, 2011 -> 12:50 PM) Stop crying about it. They don't know how to handle the situation? You know what, I think they're handling it perfectly. They're doing what is best for the team this year with the intention of having him return to starting duties next season. Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean they don't know how to handle it. Exactly.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 1, 2011 -> 08:47 AM) I'd rather go with Humber or even Pena than Harrell. Agreed.