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QUOTE (SoxAce @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 02:34 AM) I love Mel Kiper personally. He's been wrong on alot of occasions, but he is one of the rare ESPN analyst that is legit and knows what he's talking about. Also called D.J. Moore (our 4th or 5th round pick I believe) the best late steal of the draft. I don't know about Moore, but he said Gilbert was his steal of the entire draft.

Khabby was absolutely dominant. The defense did a phenomenal job overall. Just a great overall game.

BLACKHAWKS WIN! 4-1! ON TO THE 2ND ROUND!

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Apr 28, 2009 -> 12:44 AM) Ouzo, Pernod, Herbsaint I think, and some other anise liqueurs will louche with water as well - there's some pretty neat chemistry going on there for sure. The wormwood as hallucinogen and/or or destroyer of Victorian-Age gentlemen was always overblown to mythical proportions, but damn, between the slotted spoon and the dissolving the sugar with cold water poured from a specialty decanter, etc., it's definitely a ritualized preparation on par with something you'd expect from an opium den. My friend's father is a member of this giant absinthe loving organization and he came by last week and we enjoyed a few drinks. He explained to me the process of the louche and what exactly it does. The gist is of it is that the louche process separates the oils in the absinthe, which is where all the potent stuff is. The green fairy is non-existent, but the good stuff does have you tweak out.

3-0 on the Campbell goal here in the 2nd period. Hawks making the best of their power play opportunities. Buff is playing awesome right now.

Kane sucks.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Apr 27, 2009 -> 10:24 AM) I love the history and the wormwood lore surrounding the stuff, I love the louche (cloudiness) when water is added, but it remains a less than favorite drink for me. I can do it the traditional way with the sugar cube and cut 4- or 5-to-1 with water, but any other way and it's just too much overpowering anise flavor for me – like somebody just force-fed me a case of Good N' Plentys. A properly louched absinthe is incredible.

Don't take it farther than it has to go nite...

I don't give a flying f*** about defensive efficiency ratings. I can see how bad he is on defense with my eyes. And I don't understand why it has to go back to Rose all the time? Everyone understand pretty well that he's a horrible defensive player. But he's also a 20 year old rookie PG. Gordon has cornered the market on the ole/turn stile defense, can't work around a screen for the life of him, and probably allows more cuts to the hoop than any other player in the NBA. No one is denying that he has improved defensively. But he's gone from a horrific defender to a bad-to-average defender. If you're legitimately saying that Ben Gordon is a better defender than John Salmons (when 100% healthy), then you need bifocals. J4L, no one is denying that Gordon can score. It'd be nice if he could do it more consistently though. And number's don't back up any argument of that, because he has horrible nights and great nights, that's why they're called average. I'd have NO issues re-signing him if he was more consistent offensively and better defensively. With that said, if he wants to come back at a reasonable amount, abso-f***ing-lutely do it. If he wants a ton of money, peace the f*** out. And Jenksy Cat, a good number of teams will have a ton of money in 2010. The Pistons should be one of them.

Nite, open your f***ing eyes dude.

How could you NOT give the Bears an A considering they had zero day one picks? I love the picks of Iglesias, Moore, and Freeman, and the potential for guys like Knox, Gilbert, and Melton is great as well. BTW, a great line > great secondary EVERY day. It all begins and ends with the lines.

QUOTE (T R U @ Apr 25, 2009 -> 11:42 PM) There is a reason they have position coaches in the NFL, I am not worried about them being able to get the best out of Vontae and I absolutely love the pick. We needed secondary, we got secondary. We have to face Moss and Owens twice a year, you take the best CB in the draft when he falls to your spot at 25. It was great value, and filled a need. I dont think he is going to be that much of a project, he needs to be coached up, and he will with this teams coaching presence. Oh, and we got Sean Smith which is also very kick ass. Malcolm Jenkins was the best CB in the draft. But I love Davis fwiw.

Had some legit absinthe last night, and found out a ton of interesting info about it from my buddies dad, who is a huge enthusiast.

I have one, but if I wasn't a poor college kid, I'd have ton more. Tattoos are awesome.

I've long since been on the Boldin bandwagon. Like Murcie said above, if they'll take our 2nd and a non-core player, do it.

And someone please tell me CQ is ok?

We let Adam f***ing Eaton shut us down? He of the 11.25 ERA coming in?

I feel like the hockey thread, more so than any other sports thread on ST, features the most "I know more than you" and "You're a retard" posts. Just an observation.

4 down, 1 more to go. In about 14 hours, I'll be done with my sophomore year of college. I'll be up all night doing a 5 page paper on 2 books I haven't read.

Jeez, take the Ben Gordon blinders of once in a while nite. "I don't get why this statement keeps coming up that he's bad on defense." Maybe because he's bad on defense? I proved you wrong the last time when you said he was a great defender. I want to say pages 97-102 in the NBA thread? But most specifically this.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Apr 22, 2009 -> 11:29 PM) Heartbreaking game. I know they had an impressive comeback, but it just a bigger kick in the nuts. I will say this. In no other sport do you come away hating the opposition more than in hockey. I despise the Flames. That is really true, however, no team will ever be able to beat my disdain for the f***ing Twins. Jokinen, Iginla and Phaneuf make me want to punch infants.

Ugh. Tie series.

QUOTE (FedEx227 @ Apr 22, 2009 -> 10:17 AM) See, here's the problem. The Bulls aren't the only team that pick in this year's draft. Also they don't have a pick till 16, when Henderson and Ellington will both be gone. And no Steph Curry for me, he's a college 6'1, which will likely "magically" transform to 5'9 once he gets to Pre-Draft camps. He'll be a marginally better version of JJ Reddick at the next level. Pass. It's highly doubtful Ellington goes any time during the lottery. It's not even close to a lock that he won't be there at 16. And I realize other teams draft, thanks for the tidbit though. All I'm saying is what does Ben Gordon do or what does Ben Gordon have that those guy's don't?

Happy Birthday Boss-man!

QUOTE (JoeCredeYes @ Apr 21, 2009 -> 05:25 PM) I'd let my girlfriend cheat on me, but if, and only if it was with Carlos Quentin. Only problem is, she doesn't have a strong enough uterus to handle TCQ's load, it'd blow like a shotgun through her back. He'd have to wear a kryptonite condom, but that would kill him. Wow.