Felix

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 26, 2011 -> 06:06 PM) No HD for Sox game on UVerse. Ugh HD on MLBN for non-Chicagoans

Dunn is done. Told you so.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 26, 2011 -> 04:30 AM) If I had to take a completely wild speculative guess, I would say he wants a power foward type.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Apr 25, 2011 -> 07:26 PM) Flynn obviously hasn't shown much in Minny at this point, but I think he's a guy if you put him on a better team and a better coached team, he can still become a pretty good player. Can you take over a team and trade for him? Pretty pretty please?

That was a fantastic game.

lol, CP3 gets a T for taunting Kobe after blowing past him on a layup, but Kobe gets nothing for literally jumping up and down and yelling at the refs on his way up the court two plays earlier. NBA officiating... NO goes into the half up 4 on the Lakers, despite Paul not scoring much. They shut down Kobe, holding him to 0/7 shooting and 0 points.

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 23, 2011 -> 02:32 PM) Boozer playing so soft Sky is still blue, right?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 23, 2011 -> 10:53 AM) Wins aren't important. Stats are. Fantastic analysis. That's basically exactly what we've been saying all along. Thank you for summarizing for the people who don't care to read.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 23, 2011 -> 10:34 AM) I drank for the first time in a month and a half last night, oh how I missed the... The NBA thread will do that to you.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 22, 2011 -> 10:53 PM) It will never be Rondo, and to bring his name up is insulting Admittedly I'm not the soberest (is this even a word? probably not) person in the room right now, but I'm 99.9% sure you're the only person to even mention Rondo's name in the last 10 pages of this thread.

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Apr 22, 2011 -> 10:12 PM) He practically punched Pachulia(sp?) and would of got away with it if all the drama didn't go down. QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 22, 2011 -> 10:13 PM) Howard threw the elbow at Pachulia to start the whole thing. Then Pachulia got upset and started talking, Richardson said something to him, Pachulia headbutted Richardson, who then slapped him back. It was pretty ridiculous. Just rewatched the highlights and yeah, he definitely threw a little elbow in there. My mistake, definitely missed it on the first watch.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 22, 2011 -> 09:32 PM) I love Dwight Howard off the court. ON the court, he's a POS. I just saw the highlights, but it didn't look like he was really too involved. I mean, he was pissed when he was first fouled, but everyone is when they first get fouled. When the s*** actually started to fly, it looked like he was actually keeping his cool and trying to get Richardson away. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong as I only saw the highlight and didn't see it realtime.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 22, 2011 -> 05:28 PM) "None of the Rose crowd is going to be convinced by statistical arguments, and none of the Paul crowd gives a s*** how little the Rose crowd cares for stats. We get it, you hate them and think they mean nothing. We disagree, big f***ing deal." This is a total "waaa we are better but please lets end this waaaa" argument. My apologies if it was taken that way. It was not the intent.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 22, 2011 -> 05:23 PM) Great. So don't use a post full of bait, to tell people to knock it off. It is kinda counterproductive. Jesus christ, are you kidding me? My post wasn't baiting anyone to continue the stupid argument. It was an effort to get this thread back on track, as opposed to having the same pointless argument for the next 20 pages like we've had over the last few weeks.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 22, 2011 -> 05:20 PM) Take your own advice. No one is blameless, myself and yourself included. Each side feels the need to bait the other side after every f***ing game when nothing is changing. It's a giant waste of f***ing time.

This Rose/Paul debate has gotten nowhere. Can people just shut the f*** up about it and stop baiting the others that they disagree with? It's completely pointless. None of the Rose crowd is going to be convinced by statistical arguments, and none of the Paul crowd gives a s*** how little the Rose crowd cares for stats. We get it, you hate them and think they mean nothing. We disagree, big f***ing deal.

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 10:52 PM) He really isn't better RIGHT NOW. Rose had a better year than Paul THIS SEASON. Which to me, means right now. Other people have arguments that say Paul was better. You can disagree with them if you want, and that's fine since I know I'm in the minority, but that doesn't mean a serious case couldn't be made.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 10:45 PM) Actually that's exactly what's happening, pay attention and read the post above you. Trying to prove Paul is better than Rose, which is literally retarded. There isn't one gm in the NBA who would agree. What part of that post did I say that Paul was better because of Rose's three point shooting?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 10:38 PM) When you have to go to dissecting 3 point s*** rate to prove a player is better you have already lost the battle. If you had a discussion with anyone in the NBA about who the top 3 players are, is Paul even in the conversation? Nope. Rose is. Paul is a better player right now than Rose because he's more efficient, is a better distributer and is a difference maker on defense. Not because he's a better three point shooter than Rose is. That's my opinion. Other people disagree. Big f***ing deal.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 10:27 PM) With the cast Rose has around him, he has to be taking shots and that's why he does so. He hasn't done this in years past but part of him taking his game to the next level has been him(and most likely through Thibs telling him to do so) shooting more so than he's ever done in his life. This year, Rose took 19.7 shots a game and made 8.8. Last year, he took 17.5 and made 8.6. Essentially, he made the same number of shots per game and took two extra attempts. How is that a good move? The step forward that Rose took offensively this year was at the line. He averaged 2.4 more FTA per game this year and averaged 2.5 more makes, which is a pretty significant difference over the span of a season. If he continues to be aggressive and get to the basket, there's no reason he shouldn't continue to become an even better player. Settling for 4 threes a game when you're a below average outside shooter isn't going to get it done, and that's my biggest gripe with him. On top of that, isn't the talent level around Rose this year is better than it's ever been in the past? So wouldn't it make more sense for Rose to be shooting less and getting more looks for his improved teammates? QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 10:30 PM) I think it looks foolish when one player is three years younger and the mvp of the league. Rose never disappears during the fourth quarter like Paul did last night. That's where Rose shines and it really separates the two IMO. All I've said is that Paul is a better overall player RIGHT NOW. Rose has potential to be a better player than Paul in the future, but he's not at that point yet.

QUOTE (Felix @ Apr 19, 2011 -> 05:56 PM) Portal 2. Awesome.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 10:15 PM) Blah blah blah I hate the bulls, their fans, and Rose. Go concentrate on the draft. Yep, let's take a massive s*** on my point and ignore the gist behind it, while taking a shot at the team I root for. REAL productive.

You guys act as if it's mutually exclusive. Efficient players can be closers. You don't have to chuck up 25 shots a night just to finish off a game. Once Rose realizes this and stops settling for the long contested threes, he'll take his game to a much higher level.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 09:37 PM) Had I seen someone say someone was "f***ing stupid" for disagreeing about Rose (which I didn't) I'd have said something. This isn't up for debate though unless you, or whoever else wants to participate in this unnecessary f***ery, don't feel like posting for 10 days. There's no difference between using the words "f***ing stupid" and saying the same thing in more words. If you want to flex your online mod muscles to prove a point, you're welcome to, but it doesn't change a thing.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 09:31 PM) You don't have to like what he said, but you need to knock it off right now. If people can do the same thing about others who disagree about Rose, I'm not going to feel any sorrow about doing it right back.