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QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 11:05 AM) It's still a pretty f***ed up society where it's okay to arm yourself and chase after an innocent teen, wind up getting into an altercation and shooting them to death and you can walk away a free man. I get that you've already decided this is true, but the evidence during the trial is that he flat out attacked Zimmerman. You can argue whether that was warranted based on being chased (I still argue no, especially given his reaction to his friend on the phone), but it's not as simple as "racist guy chases after black teen, loses a fight and is allowed to kill in self defense."

There will be no appeal based on the manslaughter jury instructions. That's 100% acceptable under Florida (and Illinois) law. People also freaked out over the judge asking Zimmerman if he was coerced into not testifying and that he was sure he did not want to testify. It might not be normal procedure, but all she was doing was trying to close the door on an appeal based on ineffective counsel ("i wanted to testify and tell my story but they convinced me not to. It was their decision not mine." IMO he walks. The prosecution had a weak case that was made worse by the witnesses. They tried to make race a thing and it didn't really stick. And they never could paint the picture that Zimmerman was a vigilante. The evidence is overwhelming that Martin was on top of Zimmerman and clearly had the upper hand in the fight. I think that should be enough for the self-defense argument. And I think the prosecution knows this since they asked for the weak third degree murder charge based on child abuse.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 10:03 AM) I still think the real trick was spacing. The Heat had zero respect for the Bulls ability to score if Rose couldn't get to the basket. That's why I liked the Hamilton signing so much, I thought having a guy who could hit a mid-range jumper was exactly the solution to what the Heat threw at them. D'Oh. If the combination of Butler, Deng, Dunleavy, and maybe Snell/Hinrich can be more effective on jump shots from mid-range and 3 than Korver, Brewer, and Bogans were, then that's a whole different series...not just for those guys, but for Rose as well because it takes away the collapse. That was the one mismatch the Heat gave to the Bulls and the Bulls could not exploit it. If the Bulls could have exploited it, then the Heat can't give it to them, and they open up the floor. This. Parker had his way with Lebron during the Finals because his teammates were not around the paint to help him. Rose had none of that in 2011.

I only got about an hour to play last night, but holy crap does Bioshock have an awesome setting. I spent the majority of that hour just walking around having fun at the fair.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 09:15 AM) yeah, you're right. Detroit is such a shining example of Democratic policies and ideas in action that it should stand as a model for the rest of the country to emulate. It's a great example of having too many people depend on a government propping them up.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 08:48 AM) Had nothing to do with the decline of domestic manufacturing and the stable, well-paying careers it provided. Why's Detroit called "motor city" anyway??? Detroit's first black major blames the '67 riots which caused massive white flight. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline_of_Detroit Crazy stat:

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 12, 2013 -> 07:02 AM) According to Twitter, I was the only person in America who didn't watch Sharknado. Yeah same here. I watched the trailer after seeing people comment on it. Wow did it look bad. Might be a good drinking game movie.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Jul 11, 2013 -> 04:13 PM) Except Thibs run his players out in the court till they bleed out. And Pops has become the most conservation coach in the game in managing player mileage. Most people wouldn't have a problem with resigning Deng to a fair contract if he's healthy and he can play for another 3-4 years at an all star level. But the fact that his wrist is still irritating him to the point he's shooting a career worst the past two years, and all the minutes he's played in the past three years will eventually add up. Deng wasn't even known as an iron man to begin with. Deng can still be valuable defensively, but he will slow down a lot sooner than later with all the workload, and he will not be a reliable offensive option with the way he's shooting the ball. What's funny is that if you look at the first 6-7 years in the league for Duncan (4 years of college) and Deng (one year), Duncan actually has more of a workload, and one year averaged 40.6 mpg, 1.4 minutes more than Deng's career high. It's like people forget Duncan is 37 and that's why the last few seasons his minutes have trailed off. Deng: Duncan:

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 11, 2013 -> 03:56 PM) One thing worth thinking about, the Bulls have a surprisingly good record out of their draft picks over the last decade, not even counting Rose. They have one notable, awful bust of a trade, and one middle-of-the-first round guy who didn't pan out to much, but they have pulled off a lot of value out of the late lottery, latter part of the first round, and the 2nd round. Eh, how do you define good? Outside of the lottery, Butler and Taj are your only good picks late. Year Lg Rd Pk Player 2013 NBA 1 20 Tony Snell 2013 NBA 2 49 Erik Murphy Year Lg Rd Pk Player 2012 NBA 1 29 Marquis Teague Year Lg Rd Pk Player 2011 NBA 1 28 Norris Cole 2011 NBA 1 30 Jimmy Butler 2011 NBA 2 43 Malcolm Lee Year Lg Rd Pk Player 2010 NBA 1 17 Kevin Seraphin Year Lg Rd Pk Player 2009 NBA 1 16 James Johnson 2009 NBA 1 26 Taj Gibson Year Lg Rd Pk Player 2008 NBA 1 1 Derrick Rose 2008 NBA 2 39 Sonny Weems Year Lg Rd Pk Player 2007 NBA 1 9 Joakim Noah 2007 NBA 2 49 Aaron Gray 2007 NBA 2 51 JamesOn Curry Year Lg Rd Pk Player 2006 NBA 1 2 LaMarcus Aldridge 2006 NBA 1 16 Rodney Carney Year Lg Rd Pk Player 2004 NBA 1 3 Ben Gordon 2004 NBA 2 31 Jackson Vroman 2004 NBA 2 38 Chris Duhon Year Lg Rd Pk Player 2003 NBA 1 7 Kirk Hinrich 2003 NBA 2 36 Mario Austin 2003 NBA 2 45 Matt Bonner 2003 NBA 2 53 Tommy Smith Year Lg Rd Pk Player 2002 NBA 1 2 Jay Williams 2002 NBA 2 30 Roger Mason 2002 NBA 2 43 Lonny Baxter Year Lg Rd Pk Player 2001 NBA 1 4 Eddy Curry 2001 NBA 2 29 Trenton Hassell 2001 NBA 2 44 Sean Lampley Year Lg Rd Pk Player 2000 NBA 1 4 Marcus Fizer 2000 NBA 1 7 Chris Mihm 2000 NBA 1 24 Dalibor Bagaric

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 11, 2013 -> 02:38 PM) My college buddy works on that lot and they have lot parties where everyone from the show is there...except Zooey. Never goes. She just seems like an annoying hipster b****. The guys do seem hilarious though, so that's cool that they're the same in real life. The guy that plays Schmidt should be nominated for an Emmy at some point. The main guy has a new movie with Jessica Biel about brewing beer. I became much more interested in that after watching the show.

I think FA's are scared to come here because they're never going to be more popular than Rose.

I might have to pick up the latest bioshock. On sale for $30.

Balta tells me there's nothing the Bulls could have possibly done the last ten years, so....I'm not sure why you're so upset Steve.

So I really don't care for Zooey Daschenel, but my wife and I just breezed through New Girl Season 1 on Netflix. Pretty hilarious show.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 11, 2013 -> 11:23 AM) Defense was caught TOTALLY off guard by the 3rd degree inclusion. I'm not sure if it will stick, but that just reeks of brilliance on the part of the prosecution. It makes me think of the bureaucracy episode of Futurama: "you are technically correct, which is the best kind of correct" They were caught off guard because it's utterly absurd. The basis is Zimmerman committed child abuse that unintentionally resulted in a death.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 11, 2013 -> 11:19 AM) That would be how the law works, but the way people think is: "Well I dont want him to go to jail for 10 years, but maybe 1 year is just." True.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 11, 2013 -> 10:59 AM) Carmelo has been reportedly b****ing all off-season about the Knicks bringing in another star to take the load off of him (lol@bargnani). But let me stop. I forgot. We're the Bulls. Third largest market in the country. Nothing ever makes sense. Can't mess with the core. #goBlackhawks! I really don't see how Carmelo would help the Bulls beat the Heat. Unless he's willing to defer to Rose and play defense, which I don't think is likely.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jul 11, 2013 -> 11:10 AM) They'll balk on 2nd degree murder but manslaughter... they might boink him there. He can still use the same self-defense argument though. If the jury buys that it doesn't matter what they charge him with.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 11, 2013 -> 11:03 AM) Im not a criminal lawyer so I cant be 100% sure, but in a civil case you can absolutely plead/try multiple alternative theories. IE Breach of Contract Unjust Enrichment Quantum Meriut I just cant believe that in criminal law you are stuck with murder 1 or 2, because that would make it extremely difficult for the prosecution. Basically if you go murder 1 and the jury thought "Well it was heat of moment" the defendant then is completely innocent? It just doesnt seem right. According to Florida Code of Criminal Procedure: RULE 3.490. DETERMINATION OF DEGREE OF OFFENSE If the indictment or information charges an offense divided into degrees, the jury may find the defendant guilty of the offense charged or any lesser degree supported by the evidence. The judge shall not instruct on any degree as to which there is no evidence. So you can go downstream but not upstream.

So the Judge is allowing the jurors to decide whether to convict Zimmerman on a lesser charge of manslaughter even though he was charged with second degree murder. She's delayed a ruling on whether they can also be allowed to convict him of third degree murder. I don't know much about Florida criminal law procedure, but this seems highly unjust to me. If the prosecutors charge you with a crime, they shouldn't have "back-ups" when they fail to prove their case.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 10, 2013 -> 03:52 PM) So much fauxtrage! OMG HES ON A FLOOR THAT HAS A PICTURE!!! OMG A CANADIAN BOY IS A FAN OF HOCKEY!! ROAR ROAR ROAR Im going to chalk this up to first world problems. If you have time to b**** about who is touching the Stanley Cup your team just won, maybe you should re-think your priorities in life. Someone is a closet Belieber.

Simmons chimes in on a potential trade for the Bulls and Lakers, which wouldn't happen in a thousand years:

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 10, 2013 -> 01:49 PM) 1) Weird, that almost makes him like every other player vs. Miami and teams with good defenses. 2) Noah was the example. 3) I really doubt that was a big factor considering his career numbers and, you know, actually watching him play. 1) Except star players who are paid like Boozer. They bring it no matter the opponent. 2) Right, and i'm saying Rose was also benched. But those were messages being sent by the coach, not "well you can't play in the 4th because you're a weakness on our team." 3) Unless i'm reading it wrong, it looks to me like his numbers are better with Watson (in 2010) and Lucas (in 2011) than with Rose (worse with Watson in 2011). And I think that makes sense given the shoot-first Rose versus pass-first Watson/Lucas.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 10, 2013 -> 01:43 PM) Some of the dumbest characters ever. It's something for me to watch on dvr Tues after work that's harmless so ill finish it. How is no one trying to find out how to get out of there? Why does that kid use a generator to power up cell phones when gas and electricity are finite resources? Why are people using cars when they know their air is limited and the smoke from the fire is trapped inside the dome? Why did a cop go crazy for absolutely no reason? All things normal people would do if a gigantic dome appeared over their community. Has anyone read the book? I hope it was a lot better than the show.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 10, 2013 -> 01:27 PM) 1) This really isn't the case. He averaged 16-10 in 2012 regular season. Postseason? 16-10. 2) Every player plays less than 48 minutes, and Noah was routinely pulled in crunchtime in 2011. 3) This is the crap I'm talking about. He really improved this year and has worked pretty well with Noah offensively, something that has gotten better every year. This criticism largely comes from year 1 where he wasn't really worked correctly into the offense. 1) Look at his averages against teams like Miami, OKC and Indiana versus Cleveland, Phoenix, Milwaukee, etc. http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/player/spli...3/carlos-boozer Against Miami especially he either has a good game or a game in which he fails to show up. I guess I expect more out of a 13 million a year player on a team playing without its MVP. 2) Yes, Rose has also been benched, but not for long periods of time like Boozer. Sorry, when you get replaced by a guy making 4 million a year less than you in crunch time, the criticism that you're overpaid for the value you bring is justified. 3) It's debatable if he's improved or if the absence of Rose helped his numbers this year. He plays terrible with Rose so I'm interested to see how it works next season.