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Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 1h1 hour ago Mets reliever Jeurys Familia arrested for alleged domestic violence incident, according to The Record (NJ).

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Nov 1, 2016 -> 02:58 PM) I read somewhere that Wintrust proposed "Wintrust Field at Comiskey Park" for the same amount of money. So I don't think GR was the only offer It was for the same-ish amount for the naming rights, but GR fronted a pretty big package to the team for additional advertising to win the bidding. The difference being that the naming rights go to the ISTA, while the advertising package goes directly to the team.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 1, 2016 -> 01:46 PM) Yeah, that was why the triangle was so successful, because it did require lots of movement away from the ball. Ultimately, it just comes down to mathematics, I guess. How high a percentage can I shoot the 3 by creating open space for these sharpshooters and how many of those looks can I get per game? It seems to me though as if the Spurs haven't necessarily gone crazy shooting 3's and they seem to do quite well in the post season. Totally. And it reminds me a lot of what I have seen early from this Bulls team. All movement seems to have a purpose, and there is a lot of it going on at one time.

QUOTE (Ezio Auditore @ Nov 1, 2016 -> 01:38 PM) Iverson in his prime too, and definitely Kobe. Teams did it at times, but it seemed to become an NBA thing around LeBron's time.

QUOTE (Ezio Auditore @ Nov 1, 2016 -> 01:37 PM) If you watch the 90s Bulls they are the closest thing of the old teams to the way new teams play, it's like they were doing a beta version before everyone else started doing it. Even still, the conventional wisdom was shots closer to the basket were good, and three-point attempts were discouraged due to inefficiency, and long jumpers were something you should avoid doing, these days it's more about creating space with ball movement to spring guys open (the Warriors do this better than anyone except for maybe the Spurs). But you watch the teams that played them, like the Knicks, and man is it slow and plodding. They would try to feed Ewing in the post, then he'd dribble for position, it doesn't work, he kicks back out, they feed him again, they just keep doing this over and over and over... when they were actually creating shots they would pass them up because it's not what they were trying to do. Yeah, the center era was a mainstay of the NBA until one Michael Jeffrey Jordan came along.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 1, 2016 -> 01:29 PM) Ok, this is what I figured you meant, however, they still do have all the ball movement, which you mentioned. The ball movement is not quite what I would say is the "type" of basketball that was played in the Jordan era. Perhaps a bit with the triangle offense but still a lot more isolation. Have 3-pointers become such a huge part of the sport now that if you aren't chucking a ton of those that the style of play you are engaged in is already referred to as "retro" or "old school"? I didn't realize we had moved on so quickly! I see the isolation play as being what happened in between the ball movement of the 90's and the three pointers of today. The last phase was more of the LeBron era of clear it out and let your best player go 1 on 1 in the best mismatch you can create offensively. That's just how I see it.

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QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 1, 2016 -> 01:12 PM) I've not been watching a lot of NBA basketball in the last few years, but I am confused by what you mean when you say "retro-style" basketball. Can you elaborate? The game has now evolved into teams being three point shooters with everything else being secondary. The way the Bulls are set up with penetration and mid game range being the primary modes of scoring, which is much more like the 90's style of NBA basketball. The Bulls are totally set up around the guard positions, with no real outside shooting to speak of. It is a very Jordan era type team.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 1, 2016 -> 01:01 PM) Including yours. The most predictable post in Soxtalk history. Responding to your troll job? Yes, I supposed it is.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Nov 1, 2016 -> 11:22 AM) This team is a legit top 5 seed with second round potential. If everyone stays healthy, of course. Talent-wise I think they are a middle of the playoffs Eastern conference seed. What will be interesting to see is if the retro-style can still play in this version of the NBA. What I see happening is this version of the Bulls will have a lot of problems playing playoff style basketball. There is a lot of open space and free movement right now, but when the playoffs come around, that disappears. I think they will have major problems moving the basketball, and could be prime for an opening round upset, no matter how highly they seed in the playoffs. I also haven't seen that this will be a particularly good defensive team, especially come playoff time. With that said, I am impressed with the early returns on the Bulls. They move the ball well, and seem to have a plan on offense this year, which is a huge change from last year.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 1, 2016 -> 12:55 PM) This thread should be destroyed. It's old news and the complaints remain the same and are ridiculous. As do the responses.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 31, 2016 -> 07:24 PM) this ball movement is insane Yeah, I have been blown away by how smooth this group looks already. There haven't been any growing pains so far.

My kids did some form of trick or treating for six days in a row.

I can't ever recall a team non-tendering 4 players in the same off season, nor non-tending a player barely over minimum wage.

Who will be the next wave of players coming from Latin America into the US parts of the Sox farm system?

QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ Nov 1, 2016 -> 09:47 AM) They know what they are doing. From their comments it seems like they just hate the fan base and are content to rub it in our faces whenever it is convenient. Sell the team and move to Vegas. Sox can play in the AL West and move Houston to the AL Central. I have no idea how someone can believe this, and still be a fan of the team.

That came out of left field. Interesting.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 31, 2016 -> 04:15 PM) If the White Sox offered Trayce, Micah, and Frankie in a package this offseason, they would get nothing close to Todd Frazier. Which is the exact definition of selling high.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 31, 2016 -> 03:54 PM) I just find a problem with it when one side does it and are utterly silent about it otherwise.

The new ballpark logo is what what thought it is. http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/guara...lFlowFB_CHBrand

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 31, 2016 -> 03:44 PM) And the official Republican position has been to drag out the investigation as long as humanly possible to make sure it runs into the election season. You forget, I am not the one denying political motivations to what is going on.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 31, 2016 -> 03:00 PM) HA! I wouldn't figure you'd see it this way, but standard Clinton procedure for anything has been to pretend it doesn't exist, then organize mass outrage machine and victim blaming before transitioning into denial, then apology and change of heart. I will let you decide which stage we are in today as the Hill-bots are in full form today.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Oct 31, 2016 -> 02:11 PM) The funniest thing about the FBI reopening this case is that HRC's camp is yelling out "release all the information you got" under some guise of transparency. They all know the DOJ couldn't release their evidence in an ongoing criminal investigation. Honestly if this Clinton's had done this years ago, this issue would be long since dead and buried.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 31, 2016 -> 01:00 PM) considering that Thompson regressed to a .700 OPS player (as opposed to the .900 OPS player that Greensox thought he would remain back in May) and he was injured, and pretty much useless after May, I would say they sold high on him. He finished the year with a .738 OPS after the fast start. His minor league career OPS is .747. He is who his numbers showed he is.

Lynch tells everyone they aren't charging Clinton shortly before the election, even after meeting with Bill Clinton, not politics. Comey reopens the investigation, telling everyone why, politics. This is why people have no faith in our political system anymore.