Dick Allen

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Feb 8, 2017 -> 03:06 PM) What did he say that make you think this? He mentioned all their cap space and how they would be adding a lot of talent. And 3-13 will never happen again. Ted Phillips talking football.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Feb 8, 2017 -> 02:21 PM) I try not to compare anything the Patriots do to what other teams are doing. They may have the best coach in the history of the game. Everything they do is unique to them. Obviously he's a great coach, but he was 41-55 his first 6 seasons as a HC. So there is something he either figured out coaching-wise or personnel-wise that no one else seems to grasp.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Feb 8, 2017 -> 01:58 PM) I was listening to the radio today and they were vehemently against the Bears trading for Jimmy G. I'd tend to agree. I think it'd be better if they drafted a QB instead of paying a premium for a 1 year rental (unless they tag/extend him). There is no way the Bears are meeting the Jimmy G price and he is a one year rental. That said, it really would make me wonder why a team that seems to know what it is doing better than any other team would trade a franchise QB when they are always in win now mode and have a QB that will be 40 years old. It is amazing when you look at NE's roster how many castoffs and later round picks make up their roster. If they are Bears they are probably 6-10.

What if the Bulls had signed Carmelo a couple of years ago? Would they be the Knicks now? I would imagine Rose and Noah would probably still be here, just swap out KP for Jimmy.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 8, 2017 -> 02:05 PM) To be fair, if the Heat don't open with 1 year/$10 million, Wade never leaves Miami. And if Wade grew up in Kentucky he doesn't sign with the Bulls. All the stars aligned for that one, but that is what the Bulls can do in free agency. Sign 35 year olds who grew up Bulls fans who get lowballed by their current team. Until or unless they get a Michael or Lebron or put together what Golden State put together, big time free agents aren't coming to freeze their ass off to be a 7th or 8th seed. A

I don't think Wade will leave. No other team will match what the Bulls will pay him next season. He isn't giving up more money.

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 8, 2017 -> 01:21 PM) 70s were the leanest years of the NBA though. Jordan certainly established a solid fan base, but I don't think Bulls would have seen such poor attendance after STern's changes in the 80s. Even after Michael had left and they went through the worst 3 or 4 year stretch any team had in NBA history, they led the league in total attendance. They were drawing almost full houses to watch Cornell David play basketball.

The path doesn't mean anything until the proper development occurs. If the goal is to suck to be better, the Pirates and Royals took 30 years. The Jags have been in the top 10 of the NFL draft for how long? What about the Browns? Jimmy Butler could retire in 10 years with the Bulls hovering around the .500 mark each of those seasons, and they still might be closer. One guy in the NBA can make all the difference. In the next 20 years, the Bulls may have a shot or two at one of them.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 8, 2017 -> 11:27 AM) You think they are the closest? How? We have different tv's man. Technically, the Bulls are one player away from being a legit title contender. It isn't realistic to think that player can be acquired, but it is true.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Feb 8, 2017 -> 11:24 AM) I am with you...I can not see how one can argue that any of these franchises is closer to a championship and I still think the Bulls are probably the closet by nature, albeit it is a sport where I think it is hardest to win a championship (I think the other sports are easier in some sense because it is less likely at times that the best team actually wins). In basketball, I typically think the NBA champion is truly the best team (we could argue Golden State last year due to Curry's injury...but that is a rare exception, imo). In football, there are definitely years where the best team had a bad game and didn't even make the superbowl (baseball same thing...run into a hot team and the best team can fizzle out quickly). Yes. The problem with the NBA is that there are only about 3 or 4 teams with a legit shot at the title any particular year, if that. But OTOH, there are several teams one player off if that player is Lebron or Durant. If the Bulls somehow got one of them, suddenly they are legit contenders.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 8, 2017 -> 11:21 AM) A FA coup with what $$ though? That's not the plan. The plan is marketing. That building is full every night because people are idiots. I think they have $29 million in cap space if Wade stays, over $50 million if he flees. But I agree, the top free agents aren't coming here.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Feb 8, 2017 -> 11:13 AM) I tend to agree with Jimmy here. What exactly do the Bulls have going for them other than Butler? For me to count them as a threat in the East moving forward they would have to miss the playoffs, get lucky in the lottery and then still hit on a few trades (Lopez/Gibson) or free agent signings. It's pretty amazing the Bulls don't even really have supporting guys in a core. Wade/Gibson/Lopez are decent players but they're all older and they're nothing to write home about. McDermott, Portis, Niko are all pretty much garbage and that's coming from a Niko fan. Valentine can't even get himself into the game. Grant never took the step forward that was hoped for. MCW/Cannon/Rondo are all fodder. There is absolutely nothing going for the Bulls away from Jimmy. They are no threat, and most likely will be no threat for quite a while, but to say the other teams are closer to a championship? 2 teams had worse records than the Bears in 2016. The White Sox weren't .500 and traded their 2 best players. These teams are years and years away. Maybe something happens this year that closes their gaps, but for me, if I can't see legit shot at title for any of them, I can't say one is clearly farther away than the other 2. If everything goes right for the Sox and/or Bears, then yes.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 8, 2017 -> 10:54 AM) Bears and White Sox have a path to a title. Draft, trades, free agent signings. The nature of the NBA puts the Bulls in an impossible situation. Barring like 5-6 teams getting in a plane crash, there really is no path to a title for the Bulls. They all still need players. The Bulls eventually get a Lebron or MJ or Magic, someone of that ilk, their "path" is a lot shorter. There is still a long way to go for all 3 teams.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 8, 2017 -> 10:44 AM) Bulls are clearly the furthest away from winning a championship. And that's what I care about. I don't know how you can say clearly. There isn't one of the 3 where a championship is anywhere in sight. For all we know, they may all be another 50+ years away.

Bulls attendance amazes me. Before MJ, they would routinely draw less than 10k a night. Even his first couple of years, most nights, unless they were playing LA, Boston or Philadelphia, you could easily buy tickets at the box office the night of the game. But even when they were awful afterwards, and mediocre now, and ticket prices are really a joke, they have no problem filling the place up.

If security and not letting people in was so damn important to Trump, why did he spend the 2 days after he was inaugurated at parties and not enforce this ban immediately? Or was this just like the fraudulent voting? 3 million-5 million fraudulent votes, all democrat. The only bad people get in when his ban was lifted.

Back when Obama signed 19 EOs his first 12 days in office, Trump tweeted he was on a power trip. Trump signed 18 in 12 days. Everything this guy criticizes other for, he is guilty of. You can go right down the line. From Romney's reluctance to releasing his taxes to Obama's EOs, to people being fat, to giving people advice about leaving cheating partners, to lying. He has them all beat.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Feb 8, 2017 -> 08:05 AM) Pretty random, bold claim by Mr. Allen haha that doesn't usually happen. I just think with spring training getting close, and most of the teams supposedly in on Q training in Florida, getting this done asap should be a priority now. If it were a bunch of AZ teams, as silly as it may seem, I think there would be more time. I would think the team acquiring him would want him as comfortable as can be, and getting traded can't be so comfortable.

I have no information, but I do think today is a day something happens.

The DHS says the riskier boarder is the Canadian border. Trump may have to have Canada build us another wall.

Trump has sheriffs in the White House, brags about how he is the first President to have them there. Talks about the sad situation in Chicago mentioning those sheriffs would clean it up immediately, then lies about the murder rate being the highest in 45-47 years. If that were true, aren't these sheriffs he is commending and saying would stop all the killing in Chicago, not able to stop the killing in their neck of the woods? Obviously any murder rate should be considered too high, but if you really think about it, praising these law enforcement people then talking about murder rates being sky high is contradicting yourself.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Feb 7, 2017 -> 02:05 PM) Donald Trump lies yet again about the country's crime rate. Just about everything that comes out of his mouth or anyone from his team's mouth is false. http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/07/politics/don...ate-fact-check/ Just about everything he rips other people for supposedly doing or being, he is guilty doing or being, only he takes it a lot farther. It would be a fascinating study if he were still just "firing" people from a fake boardroom, but he has scary power now, and it looks like he is surrounded by enablers.

Considering the hard caps on international spending, the way the draft works, and given the White Sox current payroll, Robertson's paycheck isn't going to cause any strain on JR's wallet or cause the team to spend less on prospects. There is absolutely no reason for a salary dump unless you just think he is going to be awful. Either get something interesting back now or wait. No pressure at all on RH to rid himself of Robertson.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 7, 2017 -> 11:48 AM) I wasn't aware that you were privy to the negotiations. What is the latest Rick and Mike have been kicking around? None of us are, but logic says he's correct. If you want to believe Robles can be had for Robertson, go ahead, but it would be an alternative fact.

He was diagnosed with epilepsy many years ago. Maybe it's worse or has led to something else. There was some story months ago that he might have CTE. The teaser for the interview mentioned paranoia, but that could be several things.