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QUOTE (Felix @ Jul 2, 2010 -> 01:13 PM) Futurama is most certainly back That damn goat...

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 2, 2010 -> 11:00 PM) There have to be plenty of posts during the Bush admin of me getting told the exact same thing by people on here anytime Clinton's name came up during those eight years. At least IMO, if a person screwed up badly enough, the statute of limitations doesn't end. Feel free to keep blaming Reagan/Bush/Clinton for the whole Afghanistan mess, for example. You just don't get to use an infinite statute of limitations for a Dem and a 3 month one for a Republican.

I still think the 3 player superplan is ludicrous.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 09:44 PM) Once again, you're back to the GWB hate. You can't help yourself. Nevermind the whole house of cards that was constructed during the Clinton years. There's plenty of "blame" for all involved... but not Mr. Teflon... "he will prevent it from ever happening again" - which is a LIE, a bald faced lie. But it sets up the strawman hate arguement he has to bring up to get ANYTHING done. LOL...let me get this straight...I say anything about the oil spill is Bush's fault and I need to let the past go. However, the economic crisis, that's Clinton's fault. If I wasn't in a hotel, I'd post the Daily Show clip 2 days ago that basically mocked Fox and Friends for that exact one. I'm going to hope someone else does it for me. Literally, the Daily Show made fun of Kap the day before he wrote it. I'm laughing a lot now.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 2, 2010 -> 09:41 AM) Are YOU going to personally deal with the doctors office when they send you a bill for 2,900$ when what you had performed appeared on your bill as: Lab Services : 1,500$ Misc. Services : 500$ Consultation : 700$ Other: 200$ Kap tells me that the way to lower health care costs is for me to be able to shop around for all of those.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Jul 2, 2010 -> 07:12 PM) it's pandering to Libertarian voters Which type?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 2, 2010 -> 09:32 PM) No way...Rose will never be the scorer Wade is...I like Rose, but Dwayne Wade he is not. And obviously I know they are different players...they obviously play different guard positions...but in the final 5 minutes of a game, I'll take Wade all day over Rose. The question in 2-3 years is going to be...how good has DR1 become at defense now that he has a coach who deserves to coach above high school, and how good does DR1 become at the 3 ball.

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Jul 2, 2010 -> 09:08 PM) PDcavsinsider: Several execs I've talked to doubt Wade to Chicago noise. Most still say follow money, most money in Miami. i don't think money is an issue for wade...he has said over and over again that he wants to win and if the heat can't bring in some help he's gone The most money for DWade is not in Miami. Maybe in salary yes, but the difference in market size is enormous.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Jul 2, 2010 -> 05:27 PM) That top of the 7th was a joke, easily one of the worst innings I've seen in MLB baseball in awhile, 9 runs on three hits for the Reds and none of the pitches the Cubs were walking guys on were really even close. 58 pitches in the inning. 6 walks.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 04:52 PM) DLEE and Lilly are rentals, but are quality players, especially Lilly for the stretch. You could deal someone like Marmol, Byrd, or Colvin if you want to bring in some good pieces. Fukudome isnt worth his salary and either is Soriano, Zambrano or Dempster. Yeah, they're decent rentals, but in neither case are they obviously the best name on the market. Cliff Lee is out there as a pitcher, Adam Dunn is out there as a DH/1b, and I don't think you're going to get draft picks back for Lee if he walks

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 04:33 PM) Ted Lilly, Mike Fontenot, possibly D. Lee In other words, not a whole lot.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 04:28 PM) that will probably result in the Cubs going into sell mode. Who do the Cubs have that they'd be willing to move and other teams would actually take?

Well, the tone kinda bounced around there didn't it?

Yeah...little admin note here... If you're going to post something like that, then post a link to one that doesn't seize control of a person's browser or do anything that would potentially get someone in trouble if they were to click on it at work. We'd rather not have to make that an official rule requiring discipline. Friendly warning for the future, ok?

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Not exactly a stunner but ESPN is running that talks have broken down between Stoudemire and the Suns.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 02:56 PM) The NBA doesn't need a cap on the maximum deal a player can get as much as it needs a cap on how much you can overpay bad, average, and even decent to pretty good players. Yup. It's not giving LBJ $25 million a year that kills your franchise. It's giving Gay $16 million. Deng $11 million. Hinrich $10 million. Carter however much he's getting.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 02:52 PM) 5 years, 80 million for Gay. "How much money would we have to pay you to make Luol Deng's contract look good?"

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 02:51 PM) Gay staying in Memphis for a max deal, per David Aldridge. And again...the NBA wonders why its in financial trouble. Anyway, if another team out there is looking for a SF (Clippers) now their options are Lebron or an Anthony or Deng trade, which isn't a bad thing for the Bulls. Paul Pierce is out there too but I don't think he's leaving Boston.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 02:12 PM) So are we meeting with Bosh today or tomorrow? KJ Johnsons article indicates that the Bulls are trying to secure something with him tomorrow. We also meet with David Lee tomorrow. It sounds like he's on the ground in Chicago leaving the airport right now.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 02:11 PM) No, they can't. Bosh is going to have to take just a little less if Lebron signs (or vice versa) Yes they can, they have to do a sign and trade to do it though. Read the post you're replying to.

QUOTE (sircaffey @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 02:05 PM) I'm not too familiar with NBA contracts, but can't the Bulls just back load Bosh's deal to make it fit within this year's cap? No, there is a yearly maximum salary. The Bulls can't go over that maximum salary in the later years. Frontloading and Backloading contracts only works when a player is not getting offered a maximum deal.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 02:02 PM) If Deng goes with Noah in a sign and trade with the Raptors, could the Bulls bring in Wade & Boozer? Unless my quick math is off (and i don't know the total cap value) I think the Bulls would still be about a million or two short of the 3rd max deal if they dumped both Deng and Noah, but moving James Johnson and Taj Gibson as well might do it. That said, I'd rather have Noah than Boozer.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 02:00 PM) The bulls can move a few different contracts they could move to be able to get 2 max deals. By "A few" you basically mean Deng or Noah. You clear either of them and you can offer 2 max deals, but if you move Noah, you've potentially left yourself a Miami level depleted roster. You can even take some money back in the process of clearing Deng.