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QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Feb 23, 2017 -> 03:00 PM) You would be getting two top 4 picks. I'd do that without thinking twice. Butler is great but this franchise isn't winning a f***ing thing with him and you aren't getting more value than two top 4 picks for him. You certainly are better off doing that then acquiring the mediocre players that you usually accompany such a deal. Again, you're trading a proven, starting All-Star. He's a top 10-12 player in the league on an insanely cheap contract for a few more seasons. It would be criminal for the Bulls to get rid of him for 2 draft picks, even if they are 1-4. There are no assurances those top picks will pan out. http://www.nba.com/history/draft/all-time-...ry-draft-picks/ (edit: sorry, this is the right link) Go look back at the top 5 picks. There are far too many busts for my liking in there. I think best case you get one guy that comes close to Butler's level and the other would be just an average NBA player....4-5 seasons from now. Not nearly enough.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Feb 23, 2017 -> 02:50 PM) If thats true than they didnt want to trade Butler because there really isnt even anything on the Celtics roster worth more than those 2. No chance in hell I trade Butler for 2 picks only. That's insane. Give up a starting All-Star in his prime for 2 POTENTIAL players. Hard, hard, pass. This was your typical Bulls FO bulls*** non-move. Stay good enough to sell tickets but not good enough to compete, keep options open for some miracle that a max FA can be signed.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 23, 2017 -> 02:02 PM) Kevin ☭ Ferrigan ?‏@NBAcouchside Follow More Payne's BPM this year is a -6.9! Morrow is a -4.8! Joffrey is a -3.1! THREE below replacement level players for your best big & other assets So maybe the tank IS on?

QUOTE (shipps @ Feb 23, 2017 -> 01:57 PM) K.C. JohnsonVerified account‏@KCJHoop 3s4 seconds ago More Confirming others: Bulls trade McDermott, Gibson and possible '18 2nd round pick to Thunder for Lauvergne, Payne and Morrow. "possible" must mean it's conditional

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 23, 2017 -> 01:48 PM) Quoting that tweet:

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 23, 2017 -> 12:44 PM) No he wouldn't. Butler would be their best player. The Pacers are going to take a return we should be taking for Jimmy. Jimmy would be the best player, but Thomas needs the ball to be effective. Someone's losing out.

Would Butler even want to go to the Celtics? He'd play second fiddle to Thomas.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 23, 2017 -> 11:58 AM) When the 76ers don't get the mavs 1st rounder this year, it turns into a 2017 and 2018 second round pick. What a bad deal. He's a restrict FA after this year. If they didn't plan to sign him to a max or near max deal, I don't think that's a terrible return. Get something for him before he walks and you get nothing.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Feb 23, 2017 -> 11:55 AM) If I were running the Bulls...I'd pull Wade and Butler in (and would have already done it) and said that our plan is to build for next year. We want to make the playoffs this year, but the main focus is building and improving our team next year. We will have cap room, etc, and at the deadline, we are going to move pieces, pieces who will help us now, but who are not part of our long-term plans and we want you to be aware of this. Basically so you can read where they stand. From there, I would then move a ton of guys for a combination of assets/cap room. I'd imply that going forward, we will work to give other young players more minutes to see who will be part of next years plans, etc., while trying to still compete but get much more athletic in the near-to-mid term. The reason I'd include Wade is to the extent he wasn't interested, I'd move him. If Jimmy was irate at the plan, I'd then potentially pivot and move him and go full blown rebuild. I would not be soliciting their insight but I do believe that if you are going to build around Jimmy, you should at least have him somewhat informed as to what the overall strategy is (maybe that is a bad idea). If the Bulls don't make a move, I will be beyond disgusted. Between Taj & Niko, you have to get something back, given they are going to walk and we clearly aren't winning a championship. I agree with all of this. I still hate the idea of parting with Butler, even for a good haul from Boston.

Ha, well I was wrong about George:

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Feb 21, 2017 -> 08:47 AM) At this point, it's more likely that Boston lands Paul George by the deadline than Butler. The Bulls and Celtics are farther apart on this than people seem to be reporting. Chicago is not intrigued at all by Boston's latest offer. Unless they have a major change of heart, or another team comes out of left field, Butler will remain a Bull for the rest of the season at least. Someone yesterday reported this will never happen. Pacers want George locked up long term as their key franchise piece.

Lol Thank God.

Ugh, PASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 18, 2017 -> 08:56 PM) So I've been told the board at OSU has determined Thad has built up enough credibility that they are gonna allow him to rebuild the program after his horrendous classes the last few years. I agree. But I'm sure many don't. He built the program up into something respectable and even dominant for a few years. I think he's earned the right to have a couple of bad seasons. The key is to not hold on to him for too long. Give him one more season to recruit and see what the future can be.

So, Kyrie Irving says that he believes the Earth is flat and Draymond Green says he isn't sure. WTF?? I knew a lot of professional athletes were dumb but... I mean... that's a new level.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 17, 2017 -> 11:49 AM) What we're seeing is unprecedented. You cannot compare the incompetency to Nixon or Carter. Sure, parts are. But if you lived through Nixon's last year it was a similarly f***ed up, what do we do now, type experience.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Feb 17, 2017 -> 11:53 AM) No, wrong. All the guys for philly kept getting hurt. If noel, Embiid and simmons don't get hurt they're already challenging cleveland for the east title. and that's with making a terrible okafor over unicorn pick. the sixers have the right philosophy. just gotta get it right. but that said, i don't trust the bulls to get it right even if they went that route so 7th seeds it is. Yep, add that one to the list of outrageous statements. By the way, how are the T'Wolves doing? Weren't they the Sixers of the West? Wiggins, LaVine, Dunn, Thibs. Primed for the future. How'd that work out?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Feb 17, 2017 -> 11:07 AM) my boss's 2yo is super into nature documentaries, we're hoping to replicate that somehow It's really difficult to "push" your kid into something or to keep them from liking something. We don't watch comic book shows/movies or things like Star Wars and yet my son knows all about them. It's osmosis via daycare. And the social pressure to like certain things starts EARLY. edit: and obviously it goes without saying, they like what they like for reasons you'll never understand. That kid probably has an attachment to animals or something and not every kid will and it has nothing to do with what his/her parents exposed them to. Something just clicked at some point.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Feb 17, 2017 -> 11:09 AM) It's pretty insane to see people who's reaction to the press conference yesterday is that Trump somehow came away from it looking good and the media looking bad. There's a sizable core of his supporters who are apparently immune to reality, and the conservative media as a whole just reinforces it. I think there are a huge number of people out there who have tuned out Washington over the years and love that he's not traditional, regardless of whether he lies or does un-Presidential things. It's "different" and that's enough to like it. I also tend to think that older people have been through previous disasters in the Presidency like Nixon and Carter and this isn't really foreign to them. Anyone 40 and younger has had a pretty "normal" presidential experience, so the abrupt change is more jarring.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 17, 2017 -> 11:34 AM) Even if he is the 6th best, how many of the players above him do you feel have legitimate shots at winning the championship? Does Westbrook make it out of the first round? Hardens rockets havent really done much in the playoffs. Are they all trade bait because people like Lebron and Curry stand in their way? It's a nonsensical position because even Lebron can't win a title without other all-star quality talent. It makes zero sense to trade one All-Star caliber player for a bunch of average NBA players and picks that may never pan out. If you have one superstar/borderline superstar, you add to the roster, you don't trade him away or let him go. See: Denver, Orlando, Minnesota, Phoenix, etc.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Feb 17, 2017 -> 11:27 AM) Dude, jason, you're my guy. BUT THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN. How many times do I have to say this? Butler is arguably the 6th best player AT HIS OWN POSITION. So that's ignoring guys like Harden, Westbrook, Curry, etc. You have to entertain offers for Butler or be content with winning 44 games and getting bounced in round 1 or 2. Lol, no.

I've got a 4.5 year old and an 8 month old. It's amazing how much you "forget" about the infant stage after so many years. I would say that the first year is rough, mostly because of the sleep routine. The hardest part is the first few months. You've basically got this thing that does nothing but eat, sleep, poop, pee and cry. You feel very little love back. Your wife will get this the worst, especially if she's breastfeeding and is forced to be the one doing a lot of the over night feedings and general care. But after those few months you start to get smiles. They start to coo at you. They start to say "da da" or smile when you enter a room or reach out for you and your heart melts. From there you'll encounter various firsts (first solid food, first handheld food, first crawl, first walk, etc) and the next thing you know 4 years have passed and they're a real little person with a unique personality. It's cliche, but they grow up FAST, so enjoy it. As a first time parent you'll be overprotective and anxious/stressed about every little thing. By kid 2 you care less about those things because you've seen how strong/resilient those little guys can be. My wife and I were one of the firsts of our group to have kids. I've repeated the same thing to each new subsequent parent: at 6 months start sleep training, i.e., the cry it out method. Every parent we know who just dealt with their kid overnight ended up spending 1-2 years without good sleep. You almost do a disservice by not allowing the baby to learn how to calm him/herself down and get back to bed. You become a major crutch and they will lean on it for a long, long time. I've seen it with some of my nieces/nephews and now some of my friends. We allowed both of our kids to cry it out starting around 6 months and it was maybe 2 nights of doing it and then they slept through the night without a problem.

Pretty crazy OKC v. GSW game going on. A blow out that's getting emotional. Don't see much love between Durant and Westbrook.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 9, 2017 -> 12:20 PM) My input, don't waste your time on Leftovers. Couldn't even finish s1. JMO If someone is going to watch it, i'd recommend a binge watch. Don't watch one per week or you'll never get "in" to it.