Balta1701

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ May 25, 2011 -> 10:07 AM) I don't think it will kill 'em as bad as people think. They will still have James/Wade as the core, it will be Bosh who likely goes. They still will be deadly. There's more too it than that though...if they have to sell of Bosh and rid themselves of salary, they really get hurt because they need another team who can absorb Bosh's deal without giving them money back. On top of that...right now, they're winning thanks to role players that they brought in under rules that are likely at the top of the chopping block...the cut/sign with a winner rules (bibby) and the Mid-level exemption (they used that on Miller last year and had Haslem already signed). The problem is, the Bulls are likely to be in a worse boat. In order to extend Rose, the Bulls are going to have 2 guys signed to $15 million+ contracts and 2 more signed to $10 million+ contracts. Boozer, Deng, Noah, and Rose will require more than $50 million in cap space. Those 4 will cost as much as Lebron + Wade + Bosh.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 25, 2011 -> 10:09 AM) I was very frustrated by this. Perhaps KT is injured. He played well when needed during the regular season, and can hit the open jumper from the top of the key. Sure, he's a defensive liability, but play him with Taj and get Boozer off the floor in those given situations. I could have definitely used some Big Sexy last night. I think the biggest issue was that he hadn't played in a month, so Thibs didn't want to have him out there being completely out of rhythm. He probably hasn't been practicing with the starters much either.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 25, 2011 -> 10:15 AM) Everyone could see that Noah was gassed. Thibs screwed up with the minutes he gave his starters. I really wanted to see Rose get his usual break at the start of the 4th, and he didnd't get that either.

Very plausible, I'd say.

One Ultra-Large Crude Carrier can hold ~ 2 million barrels of oil.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 25, 2011 -> 09:11 AM) Thanks to this post, I decided to bench Quentin on my fantasy team yesterday. Well, I angered that thing. What did you think the end result would be?

QUOTE (lostfan @ May 24, 2011 -> 06:54 PM) Why was Congress all over Netanyahu's dick today? What did dude say that was different from anything he's ever said? Israel is a completely different f***ing country... seriously. Link

Different version from the NYT: Wait, it takes only 5 million barrels of oil on futures contracts to completely distort the market? Then I take back everything I ever said about speculation being a miniscule factor in price spikes.

Balta thinks Kurt Thomas should have played some last night.

Zero good basketballs today.

QUOTE (knightni @ May 25, 2011 -> 03:29 AM) Tomorrow will be a bench day, I bet. All the guys who didn't play tonight will start. Morel had an RBI single and Quentin performed in the 3 hole. The only rational response is to bench Morel and to drop Q back to 5th. Only way they'll learn.

QUOTE (chisoxt @ May 25, 2011 -> 05:35 AM) Regarding CF, I wonder how things would have worked out had Torri Hunter signed that contract with us. Worse.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 25, 2011 -> 08:24 AM) You don't say. You missed this? QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 24, 2011 -> 08:12 PM) I take it all back.

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 25, 2011 -> 12:58 AM) I'm drooling after looking at Arron Affalo's Basketball-Reference page. He's exactly what this Bulls team needs. Too bad he's an RFA. There are guys out there who are unrestricted who could work. Problem is, the Heat will get first choice.

QUOTE (bulokis @ May 25, 2011 -> 01:27 AM) Thibs got out coached. D. Rose seems to be doubting himself. He does not have that nobody can stop me attitude since game 1. Season's about over, we need to get Rose help next year coz these 3 miami lovers aint gonna go away for a long time. I don't know that Thibs got outcoached as much as he needed to outcoach the heat to have a shot. His rotation moves that worked this year just failed here, mainly because of korver's poor shooting

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 24, 2011 -> 11:34 PM) And this is why I wanted Mayo or another playmaker. Asik is a decent BACKUP C. But that's all he is. This team was too dependent on Rose all year. The Heat might well have swept this series If the Bull ha to have mayo guard Wade for 30 minutes in game 1

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ May 24, 2011 -> 11:33 PM) nah this team has too much heart. they'll fight for everything. This is going back to Miami. especially after the night drose had. Maybe heart, but no brains or skill it seems

QUOTE (lostfan @ May 24, 2011 -> 11:32 PM) WHAT THE f*** WAS THAT ROSE VS. LEBRON ISO TWICE AT THE END OF THE 4TH? REALLY THIBS? It might have worked had rose driven instead of holding the ball

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ May 24, 2011 -> 11:30 PM) I hope Miami gets swept the f*** out of the finals. Dallas won't have a shot now that the heat have figured out how to play defense and added the depth

I expect them to lose game five and have a quick end. Theyre broken now

Rose rolls the game away

Hey, the democrats just picked up a republican held congressional district in a special election almost totally decided on the republican plan to dismantle Medicare.

Seriously Miami, chanting "whoomp there it is?"

And the guy with 5 fouls will beat us.

Stupid foul boozer.