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QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 3, 2013 -> 03:58 PM) Yeah, I paid $8 to see a movie I wanted to hate. thef*** you finding 8 dollar movie tickets?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 3, 2013 -> 02:33 PM) It was argued shortly after that post that Lebron had a ton of help defense when he was doing that and that the Heat would collapse on Rose every time he drove. I think that's fairly accurate; the Heat didn't respect anyone else's ability to score, drive, or hit from outside. lunch bbq = booze I just want everyone to stop debating this and I want the Bulls to find a legitimately scary second scoring option which they refuse to do.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 3, 2013 -> 02:05 PM) Harden would look pretty f'n good on the Bulls team No s***, Sherlock.

QUOTE (Boogua @ Jul 3, 2013 -> 01:24 PM) Nobody can shut Derrick down 1 on 1. The Heat as a team surely give him problems though. I'll agree with that. Ha. Well, LeBron can.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 3, 2013 -> 11:43 AM) The Heat won, what, 66 games this year? How many games would they win next year without LeBron? trick question. LeBron is a cyborg with a receding hairline.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 3, 2013 -> 11:32 AM) I dont have access to that information. If you can link me to a website that will provide me with minutes played and injuries, Well, no, that's your job because that's your stance and you "use evidence".

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 3, 2013 -> 11:31 AM) This ignores the fact that Deng and Noah especially have had injury issues long before Thibs took this team over, as has Kirk. but dude cigarettes

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 3, 2013 -> 11:14 AM) While the long-term contracts on the previous CBA were definitely an unfair circumvention of the rules, the penalties that await if the players retire are even more unfair. Agreed - since they were signed legally under a different set of rules.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 3, 2013 -> 11:28 AM) http://www.healio.com/hematology-oncology/...tested-approved You do know that different doctors have different opinions right? And once again you are missing the point. If just Rose was injured 1 time, you chalk it up to "s*** happens". But what about the fact that almost every Bulls starter has pretty much had injury issues the last 2 years? I guess its just all bad luck. womp womp Ha. A link to cigarettes. You are the worst on message boards. I know you do it to troll, though. Everyone, stop feeding the troll!

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 3, 2013 -> 11:21 AM) Doctor: overuse has nothing to do with ACL tears “In fact, I think if you’re tired, you’re a lot less likely to tear your ACL because you’re not going to be as explosive,” said Altchek, who has operated on players such as Josh Howard, David West and Purdue’s Robbie Hummel, and been a consultant for the NBA. badger autobot will say that this means nothing, and the only thing that matters is his hard evidence that thibs plays rose too much (which is actually quite false). That argument works for Deng, and certainly for 12/13 Noah whose demise to injury was quite predictable. It does not work with Rose. Also, the Bulls did not get worse from 10/11 to 11/12.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 3, 2013 -> 11:17 AM) No because its a circular argument. My argument: Bulls starters are getting injured at a high pace, it may be because of use in regular season, should limit regular season usage. Your argument: The Bulls didnt win because Rose was hurt. Well no s***, thats the entire point of my argument. That you go out of your way to make sure your MVP at 23 doesnt tear his ACL. The problem is that you have 2 different opinions: 1) Minutes dont matter, playing through injuries dont matter, a player getting hurt is just completely random. 2) Minutes do matter, resting players does matter, a player getting hurt could be random, but there are ways to try and prevent it, including restricting minutes of players who are coming off of injury. I actually dont care if you want to believe 1. It really doesnt matter to me. I think its illogical, but so what, you are entitled to your opinion. Well, actually your argument was that they regressed every year since they won 62 games, which completely ignored the fact that they only played 66 games the following year. Since you say you are all about evidence, show me the evidence that Bulls players get hurt any more than players from other teams. Derrick Rose played 35 mpg in 2011/2012. Did Thibs play him too much?

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 3, 2013 -> 11:04 AM) Derrick has never been a guy to get an obscene amount of minutes, so I don't know how he is the shining example of Thibs overuse. He sits out nearly a quarter per game. Also, he was seen "limping" in LA. I don't know if that's a limp at all, and a commenter says it looks like it's the other leg. Surprised it hasn't been mentioned in here, though. LOL. That could just be his thug walk.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 3, 2013 -> 10:59 AM) So you agree that in 3 years they went from 62 to 45, you just are semantically arguing that year 2 technically isnt a regression, but then you dont even talk about the fact that the "62 win team" in year 2 was bounced in the first round... Guess if you consider going from EC Finals to out in round 1 staying the same, well you sir have me. Well, I mean, this is stupid. It's not a semantic argument to point out that the winning percentages were nearly identical. Teams tend to get bounced in the first round when their best player's knee explodes. That same player missed all of the next season. To ignore a 23 year old MVP not playing is just plain asinine. I know "winning" an argument with you is something that is futile to try (ie - you EVER saying, oh damn, I didn't even think that it was a 66 game season), so I will stop.

Fun article about the long term contracts in the NHL

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 3, 2013 -> 10:50 AM) Thibs has coached 34 playoff games, the Bulls are under .500 in those games. In the regular season the Bulls have regressed every year 62 wins, 50 wins, 45 wins. It's hard to get to 62 wins when you only play 66 games. However, winning 50 games in 66 contests equates to the exact same pace of 62/82. So actually, the only year the Bulls "regressed" was when their by far best player did not play once. But hey, you only "bring evidence and logic" when you make an argument.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 3, 2013 -> 08:57 AM) I plan on writing about this soon, but EVERY team picks up s***heads. It's the NFL. Generally speaking, these guys aren't smart and they haven't always been surrounded by the best people. Hell, Marvin Harrison was considered to be one of the good guys, a quiet type, a hard worker, and like 2 months after he retired he was involved with a shooting. Who in the hell would have ever guessed that? point wite

Another day, another gun incident from the past that likely involved Aaron Hernandez. http://deadspin.com/authorities-investigat...dium=socialflow

Unfortunately, the Coyotes are staying in Phoenix instead of moving somewhere that will actually watch hockey. They will also now be known as the "Arizona Coyotes".

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 2, 2013 -> 11:35 PM) I live with 3 guys and they all watch it. I watch a lot of dumb s*** but that show is just awful. Boystown?

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 2, 2013 -> 11:34 PM) Awesome! Looking forward to it It's the 5th major sport in my opinion.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 3, 2013 -> 08:06 AM) Thibs doesnt have to say anything, he simply hasnt played rookies since he has been the head coach. The Bulls haven't exactly had electric rookies to play since he's been coach, either. They traded their 1st rounder in 2010 and did not have a 2nd rounder, got a project in Jimmy Butler with the 30th pick in 2011 (did not take a 2nd rounder), and got another incredibly raw player in Marquis Teague in 2012. So, the only "rookies" Thibs has had to work with were unsurprisingly big-time projects given draft position. Say what you will about Jimmy Butler and if he would have become this effective with ample minutes as a rookie, but I'm going to go ahead and say the process worked out pretty damn well with our only example so far!

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Jul 3, 2013 -> 12:26 AM) I really wanna see Snell take on the Ronnie Brewer role. They seem like very similar players. Snell has two arms that are the same length and thus can hit a jump shot.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 2, 2013 -> 11:40 PM) Dwight's last 21 games last year: FG% - 58.8, PPG - 20.0, RPG - 13.4, BPG - 2.9, SPG - 1.2 Lakers won 15 of those games including the last two without Kobe to go from out of the playoff picture to the 7th seed. Yeah, they got their asses kicked by SA. But what chance did they have without Kobe? Dude could've easily pulled a Rose *me not playing until 12756363%* but toughed it out as much as he could through post back surgery and a labrum tear. He's immature as f*** and not really that bright. But he's a beast. This is an accurate statement. D12 was a shell of himself most of the season and went beast mode down the stretch. I still have my reservations about a guy you don't want on the court at the end of a close game being your star, but paired with Harden that team would be a monster.

Further proof that young, athletic point guards are now a dime a dozen, Eric Bledsoe nets you JJ Reddick. Suns acquired PG Eric Bledsoe as part of a three-team trade with the Clippers and Bucks. Bledsoe and Caron Butler go to the Suns, Jared Dudley and J.J. Redick go to the Clippers and the Bucks get two second-round draft picks. Redick gets a four-year, $27 million deal with L.A. as part of a sign-and-trade. Dudley and Reddick does add some much-needed 3 point sauce to the Clippers.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Jul 2, 2013 -> 04:58 PM) Assistant TO the regional manager.