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f*** you Pax! You better have more moves lined up. Or are you just looking for someone to sit next to Cedric Simmons?

QUOTE (philadelphia sox fan @ Jan 21, 2009 -> 01:32 AM) Is this a serious post? As a Phillies fan, I can tell you that our MVP wasn't Hamels or Howard, it was Aaron Heilmen because without him blowing game after game after game, we don't even make it to the playoffs. I was thinking along the lines of this...

I would like to know myself.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 20, 2009 -> 01:06 PM) They really butchered that oath. Off to a great start. I smiled when NPR broke into the musical performance to say that George W. Bush was no longer President. They word should be changed to BUSHered

QUOTE (ScottPodRulez22 @ Jan 20, 2009 -> 12:57 PM) No I read somewhere a little bit ago, that obama becomes president at 12:00:00 exactly weather he has taken the oath yet or not. So right now Barack Obama is the president of the united states. then change the wiki page edit: changed as I typed this lol

Why are his kids not in school today?

QUOTE (klaus kinski @ Jan 20, 2009 -> 11:37 AM) There 's an Inauguration pretty much every 8 years-this just hyped beyond belief Cnn projects this event to be the most watched television event in history.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Jan 19, 2009 -> 04:21 PM) nice f***ing game gordon....god that guy is unbelievably frustrating... he's had as many bad games as Rose has had this year. Gordon is the LEAST of our concerns.

QUOTE (bschmaranz @ Jan 19, 2009 -> 01:09 PM) I don't hate him, I just would prefer it if most of the football players kept Christ off their acceptance speech. He also heavily fought against stem cell research, that bugs the s*** outta me. and it bugs the s*** out of some people that you are for it. Who cares? He's entitled to his beliefs as much as you are. If you want to say something against his beliefs in front of a national audience, develop some talent, get drafted by the nfl, play real well and you too may get postgame airtime to say what ever you want!

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jan 17, 2009 -> 12:23 AM) He started off the game against Florida getting toasted on every play for the most part. Then, out of frustration, he began to committ dumbf*** penalties, and was benched soon thereafter. He did come back in, opened some holes, then went back to getting burnt. Let's hope for a weak combine

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jan 17, 2009 -> 04:18 AM) Think it's about time to start looking at the Magic as a legitimate contender in the EC. They've got to be the least talked about 32-8 team I can remember. Very impressive road win against by far the best team in the west tonight. Yeah, I agree. I was not sold on them in the beginning of the season, I'm sold now. Dbaho, looks like you have something special in the works with Orlando.

QUOTE (joesaiditstrue @ Jan 17, 2009 -> 01:12 AM) Danks, Buerhle, Floyd, Colon, Contreras if bartolo looks as good in 2009 as i've seen in some of the videos of him last year, and contreras makes a full recovery, what's not to like about our rotation? The word IF http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf4ff7wT6rk

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 04:40 PM) Oh I agree. And hopefully we can land a quality one either later in the draft or through FA. But our biggest needs by far right now are on the offensive and defensive lines. I agree 100%. It all starts at the line . Hard to bash the secondary when we give the QB forever to throw. I would like to see more Oline help too.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 01:35 PM) The Hawks are drawing 22,557 a night, the Bulls 20,984. what about on a worldwide scale? Merchandise, ratings etc. Like I said, 10 years.

I take Colon,Braves Prospects and 10 Mil saved over Javy. edit: forgot to include nut sack .

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 11:59 PM) Huge win for the Bulls. This could be the start of something good. Finally healthy, win against the best team in the league and a great defensive effort against one of the top two offensive players in basketball. This is HUGE. Now let's go and get some more. what? a run at a #8 seed in the playoffs only to get swept by boston? Give me a lottery pick instead and be in a position to trade it with some of our scraps to find Rose a sidekick.

Dbaho and Steve, The points I'm making are that his moves did not look horrible at the time. It's easy to bash now. I give you guys the Tyrus-LA trade. But even that did not seem like the end of the world at the time. But yeah, show him the door for other reasons: 1.) Not having the Balls to stand up to ownership in regards to the luxury tax. 2.) Not having the balls to make a gutsy deadline deal. 3.) Letting the Deng and BG negotiations become a distraction. And Steve, read my explanation on Rose. I never gave him credit for winning the lottery. I gave him credit for drafting Rose over Beasley. Which might have been a 50/50 pick outside of Chicago circles. Also, I'm pretty sure the contracts of Ben and Hughes both end at the summer of '10. http://hoopshype.com/salaries.htm

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 09:44 AM) I dont like the pick, but Robiskie isnt exactly a slow WR, he anchored the OSU 4x100 team and should break 4.5 in testing for the NFL. I also dont see the Bears picking a DE in the first round, they have much bigger needs moving forward at DB, LB, WR, and OL. DE or OL would be a very good pick. With our scheme, the right pressure would make our DBs look that much better. DE is key. OGUN should be shown the door. LB is not a need in the 1st rd as long as Briggs and Urlacher are playing at respectable levels. Drafting a WR in the 1st round would be very risky. Our philosophy is running the ball and playing good D. I doubt we draft a wr here.

For the record, I want Pax gone. However,it really is hard to fault him for : 1.) The Ben Wallace signing ( he was a premier FA at the time and most Bull fans wanted that major FA cherry popped) No one complained about the signing during the 06-07 season. 2.) The Luol Deng re-signing . Most Bull fans were complaining about not showing Luol and Ben the money (stating ownership is too cheap) . We re-signed Luol , he sucks now and it is Pax's Fault, I don't buy that. 3.) The Tyrus Thomas -Aldridge trade. I think I am more pissed on how Tyrus has been handled than the actual trade. At face value, I would want LA, sure, no-brainer. I'm not sure to write Tyrus off as a wasted selection just yet, I just wish he could be a little more consistent. (coincidentally, it may be hard to be consistent when your minutes are not.) 4.) The Noah pick. Ok, Noah looks to be a bust. But, any serious basketball publication or fan who did a mock draft that year had Noah as a top 10 pick. Most fans who I talked to that hated the pick, hated Noah for his looks or personality, not skills. Based on our needs at the time, It came down to Hawes,Trade the pick or Noah. I only remember Slavko on the Hawes bandwagon at the time. It really was not a good draft that year. In hindsight, he should have traded the pick or drafted Hawes. 5.) Anything that involves going over the Luxury tax( Gasol etc ) I am not sure how much of a say he had in this area. I could only fault him for not being critical of ownership in this area. This series of events are what have crippled the franchise. Can things turn around in the foreseeable future? I think so. But, the play of Luol and Tyrus are key. If they played like studs every night Pax would not look so bad. Do not forget some of the good Pax has done: 1. The Ben Wallace to Cleveland trade. Wallace for Hughes is a wash. Gooden is a nice mainstay (hopefully). Joe Smith has seen better years. 2. Eddy Curry to the Knicks for 2 1st Rd picks. Noah could have easily been Oden or Durrant (lottery balls are a funny thing) . The trade in itself was very good. 3. He did draft Derrick Rose. Sure, the majority wanted Rose ( Though, I think most fans were biased because he was the home town kid. ) don't forget Beasley was a STUD coming out of college. The only reason Rose's stock rose (does that make sense? lol) was because a good showing in the tournament. Beasley was the consensus # 1 pick for the majority of the season. Heading towards the draft it was like 60/40 Rose (outside of biased Chicago) . I would have been content with either pick at the time. With the series of misfortunes I want Pax gone. It is obvious he crossed some black cats and broke a few mirrors.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 09:54 PM) Come on...it's been an issue how many times and suddenly it gets changed? Minnesota had to have had a hand in it. I did notice that they are disallowing the White Sox "home" game make up in Bal, Cubs "away" game in Milwaukee situation. That's good. 100% agree

The Hawks won't pass the Bulls in popularity for 10 years ( if this trend continues)

he was a type A, right?

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 10:15 AM) I just choose not to state it every day. ^^^^

QUOTE (Hawkfan @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 02:35 AM) The excitement around this news is a joke. I love colon as much as the next guy, but in what way does this put us over the top? I think everyone here is just happy we did something. who is excited?

QUOTE (dasox24 @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 04:48 AM) Absolutely. If the team doesn't make the playoffs, he's out. Especially since he is keeping his "boy" Babich around. I understand Lovie will be more involved running the defense, but any other good coach would have fired Babich long ago. I can't stand the amount of "loyalty" Lovie is showing to the guy just b/c he's one of his best friends. Honestly, it's so frustrating. Oh, and count me in the group that wants to see more Earl Bennett. The guy can flat out play. I saw him numerous times against SEC competition where teams geared up to stop him (b/c he was all Vandy had), and he still dominated. We're idiots for not playing him over Rashied "Hot Hands" Davis... I agree 100%. The way the Bears use some of their draft picks (especially on offense) is mind boggling! Maybe they think this is baseball?