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QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 17, 2012 -> 11:27 AM) Caulfield posted it, he just didnt really make it obvious about what it entailed(go figure ) http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=84273 That's nuts. He certainly could have titled the thread differently!

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id...-team-with-melo Since the celebrated Carmelo Anthony trade 11 months ago, the New York Knicks have won 20 regular-season games and lost 21. That doesn’t sound so great, but it gets worse: The Knicks also lost four straight in the playoffs, winning none. The Knicks didn’t get Chris Paul. Many fans and observers believed getting Melo put the Knicks closer to obtaining CP3, who is known to have wanted to play in New York. (Remember the famous wedding toast.) But by maxing out Melo, the Knicks made that nearly impossible. Now CP3 is a Clipper until 2013 and probably beyond. The Nuggets are winning: They’re 26-12 since shipping out Melo, much better than the 32-25 record they posted with him last season. The Knicks are 16th in Marc Stein’s Power Rankings, and ranked 20th in the NBA according to John Hollinger; the Nuggets are 8th for Stein, 11th for Hollinger. The Knicks have a losing record and negative scoring margin this season despite having played the third-easiest schedule in the league. The Knicks are ranked 22nd in offensive efficiency, even though Melo and Tyson Chandler are posting easily the highest PERs of their respective careers. The Knicks would be seeded No. 8 in the East if the playoffs started today, and would play the top-seeded Bulls. The Knicks don’t own their first-round draft pick in 2012 or 2014, and might have to swap 2016 first-round picks with Denver. Danilo Gallinari, a rising young star the Knicks traded away along with five other players and three draft picks to get Melo, was a local favorite, and he criticized the trade last week, telling the New York Daily News, “I thought we were having a really good season [last year]. … People were having fun coming to see the games. … We had a positive record, the excitement was there.” Maybe it gets better from here. Maybe they solves the chemistry issues. Maybe Baron Davis is the savior. But facts are facts: The Carmelo Anthony Knicks aren’t very good.

QUOTE (103 mph screwball @ Jan 17, 2012 -> 10:32 AM) Nice to hear. It should be. KW does not have to move him and he is solid. Yup, you certainly can't find a 96 era+ anywhere. They are incredibly rare.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 17, 2012 -> 10:30 AM) ChiTribSports ChiTribSports Blackhawks put Carcillo on IR, recall Smith Yet they still run commercials with that cocksucker's ugly grin on them.

lol @ random pixelation making things funny.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 17, 2012 -> 08:11 AM) The end of that video was pure brilliance.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jan 16, 2012 -> 09:17 PM) It's so disheartening to see Americans just embrace warmongering so openly after what we should have learned from Iraq. It honestly embarrasses me. To expect the general populace to have a coherent, thoughtful point of view on issues in this country is pointless. Just sit back and wait for the next person to make no difference take over.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 17, 2012 -> 07:53 AM) No one is forced to run for this position. Anything the people might legitimately care about is pretty much fair game.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 17, 2012 -> 07:57 AM) who the heck cares, there's no obvious offer here that is remotely enticing without Griffin. Exactly, and I guess that's what irks me about the situation. Howard, or Howard's people, nonchalantly add the Clippers to their list, basically sizing them up to see if they'll stick with their franchise star (or after the CP3 trade, maybe secondary? hard to tell their mindset) or if they'll deal him for Dwight. It just feels dirty, it feels like Dwight is trying to take a spot that Blake has earned and is still learning. I'm sure I'm over-analyzing it, though. Blake is not Dwight, so I guess it'd be smart for the Clippers to entertain the idea. However, aside from being injured his first training camp, Blake is the first player to come through the Clippers and not become a complete and utter disappointment in forever, and trying to take his spot the moment they get a shiny new toy in CP3 just pisses me off.

I like your take, Wite. You are much less reactionary than the rest of us. I still feel Pineda will be a freak, but we'll see how this one plays out.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jan 17, 2012 -> 12:32 AM) I thought Alzatraz was pretty good. Kind of worries me it might be one of those "LOST" type shows with mystery after mystery after mystery. One thing it has going for it is there's a "House" style where each episode will seem to involve a new inmate and tracking him down. So you get the big, prevailing storyline along with little, tidy episodes that wrap up a smaller portion of the story. You won't have the 5 episodes of learning absolutely nothing for the buildup to something that winds up lame, like in Lost.

QUOTE (flippedoutpunk @ Jan 17, 2012 -> 12:10 AM) i wonder why no one said this when LeBron decided to join Miami. You must have been on a lot of drugs that summer.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Jan 17, 2012 -> 01:46 AM) Who's to say he wouldn't be on a better team than the Clippers (assuming they would can VDN for a real coach, and somehow they keep Paul and Griffin). There is no scenario that lands Dwight with the LAC that doesn't involve Blake.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Jan 16, 2012 -> 10:06 PM) but he doesnt want to go to Chicago. No reason to hate on him for that. I called him a turd because now that the Clippers are enjoying their first actual success in 20 years he all the sudden added them to his list. He's a big b**** who doesn't care about anything but going somewhere fun so he can party. Just like 99% of the rest of these idiots.

I like that this blonde's big natties are just begging to pop out of that blouse on Alcatraz.

Alcatraz. Love.

Dwight Howard has added the Clippers to his list of preferred destinations, according to Chris Sheridan. Howard had previously told the Magic that he would be willing to sign a long-term deal with the Nets, Mavericks and Lakers. Now the fast-rising Clippers are on his radar. God, he's such a turd.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jan 16, 2012 -> 03:11 AM) How 'bout now? You are King.

If they have one day turnaround, pay through bank. If not, go through direct website. If neither has the option, forget to mail check, get pissed. You should have made it multiple choice, in other words.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jan 16, 2012 -> 06:19 PM) Man, you guys watch a lot of TV. I haven't even heard of half these shows. Will more TV mean less alcohol for me? I need to stop drinking so much. Probably not. Boozing and television can be combined into greatness.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jan 16, 2012 -> 02:38 PM) Marreese Speights outscored/rebounded Boozer and Noah combined. God those two suck so many balls all at once.

Ah, so people who don't like The Big Bang Theory are now all ignorant. That's quite a blanket to lay down.

QUOTE (Felix @ Jan 16, 2012 -> 02:18 PM) You guys must not be watching anymore, otherwise there would be about 20 posts about Scalabrine being in. I was listening to the game at work.

At least Boozer has decided to step up and lead the team with his big bad 13 points and 7 boards on 5/12 shooting.

77-66 end of 3rd quarter.