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Dan Bernstein is talking about this right now. I'll try to keep up. He still says "Kobe Bryant to become a Bull" by tomorrow afternoon still a 90% possibility. He says Kobe is in charge of this. Deals are talked about that are put in front of Kobe and he has rejected them all... they have already agreed on deals and Kobe has turned them down. The player mentioned the most by "people who know what's going on" is Kirk Hinrich. Kirk is young, desirable, defends, and under contract for a reasonable amount. Kobe knows that Kirk dominates the ball, moreso than any other Bull (amount of time on shotclock with ball in hands, not necessarily shots). The Deng stuff is purely Bryant. The Bulls are more than willing to deal Deng but Bryant refuses to move without Deng staying in Chicago. All names are on the table. Kobe wants to be a Bull, Bulls want Kobe, Kobe wants to be a Bull entirely on his own terms. There are a lot of people who want this deal to get done, but its incredibly complicated involving a 3rd team. A deal proposed yesterday would have involved a player going to the Lakers who was then sent to the Cavaliers (Bibby to the Cavs). Paxson stayed home yesterday to work on this deal, but the game actually being played delayed negotiations. Until John Paxson says this thing is over, it is very active right now. This is from Bernstein, who has very reliable connections with the Bulls.

No thank you.

cough already being discussed in this thread

Working in sports... you'll either love it or hate it. The hours are long, but if you have little responsibility outside of that duty you will enjoy it. Those positions seem more related to game-time duty, so you wouldn't be there all day. The sports reporter position can expect to be at the Cell till 2 in the morning on most gamenights putting together copy after interviewing players postgame. (or rather, holding a recording device just close enough to get the same quotes everyone else is going to print in the morning.) Seriously, though, if you have little responsibility, this is a great foot in the door and a free ticket to 81 home games.

Hawks win. Tonight was f***ing beautiful. Kane is scoring at a faster pace than Sid the Kid, and Melrose (I know, take it for what it's worth) said that Kane is as good as Crosby if not better, and that he's going to score "110-120 points a year" for a long time. MANNNNNN, Kane is the shiiiiiit (and I was all about Kaner before we even drafted him)... Toews is great, Kane is God... and Blackhawks hockey is back! Hallelujah, holy s***, where's the Tylenol?

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Nov 1, 2007 -> 12:02 AM) Durant's going to be a very good player but I can see a lot of these type of games this season from him. Damien Wilkins (Dominique's nephew) was magical this evening... I really like that Seattle team actually, and think they will be very sick in 2008-09 and they will get the 8 seed this year.

this is getting freaking out of hand. kobe is now rejecting deals to the bulls that pax and buss have agreed on. insanity. although his rejecting them is helping us out because he wants the bulls to dominate.

QUOTE(longshot7 @ Oct 31, 2007 -> 03:19 PM) Trade either Gordon or Hinrich - but both? I trust Paxson better than me to make this trade. Now, to important things - what # does Kobe wear? used to wear 8, now 24. you know, 1 better than 23.

QUOTE(daa84 @ Oct 31, 2007 -> 03:06 PM) i didnt hear the initial report, but from the sounds of it, it didnt really sound like he thought this was 90% to go through he said those exact words multiple times.

QUOTE(JDsDirtySox @ Oct 31, 2007 -> 02:27 PM) If Captain Kirk goes, and Gordon... who plays the point? Duhon? YUCK. I want Kobe on the Bulls... but I want to keep Kirk and Deng. hahaha. you dont even hesitate when they ask for Kirk in a deal. you laugh. Can a mod change the thread title to Dan Bernstein: Kobe to Bulls 90% done?

Take it for what it's worth, but Dan Bernstein just said that he got information that said that a deal of the following is 90% to get done within the next 48-72 hours. Lakers get Ron Artest Kings get Kirk Bulls get Kobe other pieces will move, supposedly, and gordon might be out the door... but this is what he just broke with. You have to fit the other pieces where they may fall... I don't see why Ron Artest is what the Lakers would want, but he seems REALLY REALLY certain this is how its going to happen. You would assume Tyrus and picks would also go to the Lakers.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Oct 31, 2007 -> 12:09 PM) So that's a guarantee? Are you serious? Why risk it? How does that help the club to sign a guy whos out the first month who's over the hill and a risk to get suspended again?

QUOTE(Palehosefan @ Oct 31, 2007 -> 10:33 AM) Marvin is ready to breakout this year at 21 years old. He was at 13 ppg and 5 rpg last year, and should up those to closer to 17-18 ppg and 7 rpg. He was great in preseason, game has matured. Perhaps, but with the other 80 first round picks they've taken including the recently drafted Al Horford, he'll struggle to get as many looks as you are hoping for... If Horford comes on, the shots are going to go to Johnson, Smith, Horford before the disappointing Marvin Williams.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Oct 31, 2007 -> 01:06 PM) Thx man. I told her I would not have changed the way I dressed until they came up with solid, specific details as to how my attire was innapropriate. Then you kind of force their hand to take action and THEN you might have a case against them. She's not the type to rock the boat though, she'll probably just find a new job. Yeah... that's just embarassing for her to have to even go through it though.

Good for BA, he got dicked around enough... hopefully he succeeds elsewhere.

I'd be very happy to land Furcal. He answers our two most blatant questions of SS and leadoff.

QUOTE(mreye @ Oct 30, 2007 -> 10:44 AM) Why is there not a "Never" choice? I think that falls under the "Does Not Apply" answer... because you don't do it.

QUOTE(fathom @ Oct 29, 2007 -> 07:40 PM) Did I miss the memo that Favre is retiring? Holy s***, the lovefest for him tonight is pathetic. Yeah, no s***. I'd be surprised if he doesn't play the next two seasons after this one. Guy's still got a ton of gun in that arm.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Oct 30, 2007 -> 02:01 AM) Yeah -- my bad if I was overly harsh in my post as well. Apparently I took my rough day of classes out on you there a bit. but got your point across. the few hawks fans that have hung around need to stick together, lol.

That was quick. I expect the Dodgers to now be HUGE players in the A-Rod sweepstakes.

QUOTE(Vance Law @ Oct 30, 2007 -> 01:36 AM) I like Damon for us, though he's not worth $13 million. I really don't think theyd have an issue paying some of that contract. But if Crede's back is all better after surgery, we like Joe. That's a huge IF though.

i love the speculation that Tampa could be enticed to trade Carl Crawford for some of our struggling relievers... who gets paid to write this s***?

That's funny, I never even considered it a remote possibility so what exactly am I supposed to forget?

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Oct 29, 2007 -> 04:09 PM) Not really. It was an expression. It would've been all the same if I said something else like "f***ing bulls***, damnit, s***", whatever curse/swear you could think of. Again -- stop reading into something that isn't there. If you've read any of the NHL stuff I've posted here over the summer or even at the start of the season, you'd know my stance has been (and has remained) "cautious optimism", ie if everything went well, a 6-8 seed in the West wasn't out of the question, but what we'd most likely we'd be looking at is a 8-11 spot with (hopefully) improvement from the kids throughout the year. It's perfectly reasonably to hold those expectations and expect them to beat a bad hockey team at home. For anyone to read "f***ing a" as meaning it's a loss that's going to destroy a season is idiotic. Gosh damn if that ain't reading into something that isn't there... well then. my bust, and my apologies.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Oct 29, 2007 -> 04:02 PM) Detroit isn't a small market team with Illitch as the owner. He's shown with the Red Wings that he'll pay $$$ for star players, he's also shown that with a willingness to go WELL over slot with draft picks (Porcello, Miller). Obviously A-Rod is a bit of a different beast, but if Illitch sets his sights on A-Rod, there won't be a whole lot to stop the Tigers from submitting a very likeable offer. That's a great point on Illitch. I'm sure that the Tigers are tired of trotting Inge out to third as he's proven to be nothing more than a band-aid with his .688 OPS last year. Yeah, I would definitely not rule the Tigers out of the A-Rod sweepstakes.