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QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Jul 2, 2014 -> 12:12 PM) so who did it better?lol The best part about this is Jeremy Lin is currently #7

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 2, 2014 -> 01:21 PM) I would have thought Melo was a decent bet for Houston, but not anymore. I guess his meeting with them lasted about an hour and a half. Plus, I wonder how signing guys like Asik and Lin and then dealing them (Asik) or have one foot out the door (Lin) would sit with Melo. He would have to be concerned they would have zero problem moving him in the next year or 2 if they thought they could get that flavor of the day. Well to be fair, I am pretty sure Asik and Lin are expiring contracts. Its not like they signed them and then traded them the following season. They are off the books after this season, at least im pretty sure thats the case. QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 2, 2014 -> 01:22 PM) Ah the hurricanes will blow you guys off the map eventually. And you hit on the winter, but the summers there are brutal Houston is far enough inland that its pretty unlikely a hurricane would ever blow it off the map, and if you live in Katy like I do the worst you get is heavy rain and MAYBE some roof damage. The summers can be very brutal but I tend to not mind it so much when im in a pool.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 2, 2014 -> 12:32 PM) I heard in the next 10-15 years Houston's population is supposed to pass Chicago's. As it probably should. No state tax, shorts and tshirt weather 8 months out of the year. Harsh winter here is 35 degrees, its usually around 40-50 during the winter. The beach is 45 minutes away. You've got the Astros, Rockets, Texans, and Dynamo all easily accessible and cheap to attend. Its actually pretty damn nice down here. I think Melo ends up with the Rockets or back to the Knicks for max money.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 2, 2014 -> 10:28 AM) No. sorry it sucks. it's a strip mall with 100 degree heat. I live in Houston, you're wrong. Well, not about the 100 degree heat.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 1, 2014 -> 08:49 PM) What was her name (the other main actress in SS)? Dina Meyer or something. I remember she used to appear on Beverly Hills 90210. Yes, she was hotter than Denise Richards in Starship Troopers

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jun 29, 2014 -> 09:06 PM) It is stunning. I'm no movie snob but those movies are absolute trash. I really don't understand why anyone would continue to pay to see those in theaters. Whats not to understand? A lot of people probably enjoyed Transformers 4. Im sure there were a lot of people who were iffy on it but wanted to check it out anyways. Starship Troopers is one of my all time favorite movies, im sure there are plenty of people who think that its "trash".

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 26, 2014 -> 03:43 PM) ChiTribSports ‏@ChiTribSports 1h Native American group says it will sue Cleveland Indians http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/break...story?track=rss … Good luck with that one

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 26, 2014 -> 04:12 PM) Embiid just screams bust to me. Ill second this

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 26, 2014 -> 08:26 AM) I thought I read last night its lottery protected. What I saw said if it falls between 4-19 Houston gets it

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 24, 2014 -> 03:46 PM) As s***ty as it is, there are worse scams than those that help a sick little girl. I hope her need of help is at least sincere Yeah except if those people are scuzzy enough to pull something like that, odds are they aren't using that money to help the girl out. At least not all of it.

Pretty much any nickname that joecoolman had a part in was absolutely terrible

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 24, 2014 -> 09:12 AM) WTF is wrong with some people. Taking advantage of a kids injuries like that? http://wgntv.com/2014/06/24/report-disfigu...c-story-a-hoax/ I think ive reached a point in my life where the phrase "WTF is wrong with some people" no longer means anything and its no surprise to see stuff like this nowadays. Very sad that this is the world we live in.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 24, 2014 -> 12:46 PM) Doubly so now because Brock never got revenge for being lied to about how that Extreme Rules match was supposed to end. What?

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jun 24, 2014 -> 09:52 AM) I know, it just goes with out saying that you should throw everything at LeBron if you can. Well of course, hes the best player in the league. Realistically though, I think Houston could get the room and present the best situation for him to win multiple titles. I don't think the Heat are going to be able to reconfigure everything.

Its not realistic for every team to do that, Houston however could shed Lin/Asik and be able to work in LeBron and immediately be the best team in the NBA

Oh man, If I was Houston I would throw everything I possibly could at LeBron. They would be set up better than when the Heat started and their window would be much longer. It would be the perfect fit for him if he wants to win more titles. Wade is toast, why the hell would he opt out? The Heat cant really improve that roster much than what they have. The only other thing I could see is a return to Cleveland to try and right the wrong he did 4 years ago.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jun 17, 2014 -> 02:28 PM) Especially if it's a HS player who really wants to go to college then you're risking losing that pick completely. Most teams want to make sure they are getting some talent guaranteed and will take the riskier player later, so if the hard to sign guy doesnt come then they aren't completely devoid of talent. Id rather risk taking the talented HS player there and getting him into your system that much earlier than taking a college senior much earlier than you should to save 200K so you can just offer that same high school kid the same money later in the draft. Of course, it may not all work out that way but this is just how I am looking at it.

So why don't teams just take the tough sign guys earlier so their slot is better than 100K and they don't have to worry about scraping up funds from other savings to offer more? Why not just take BMDO in round 5 and offer him $375,000+ instead of taking him in round 13 and hoping you can offer him the same amount by cutting costs earlier in the draft?

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jun 13, 2014 -> 02:29 PM) Nothing stops us from signing MDO except for the July 18th deadline. And money

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 13, 2014 -> 01:57 PM) I think it would be cool to have a pinned thread where you can just add random facts, tidbits, news about the White Sox that you don't think deserve their own thread. I even thought of a catchy name for it: "White Sox Catch-All Thread" This idea sucks, I prefer not to miss minor trades and tidbits because I didn't want to search through a mass jumbled thread. If there is anything that deems discussion, it should have its own thread.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 13, 2014 -> 05:41 AM) LeBron needs more help. He will. Carmelo is coming.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 04:41 PM) Not only is that laughable, but if you feel that way, why are you even interested in the draft discussion? I don't find it laughable. The guy was drafted third overall, we don't need to play hardball with him or deal with any bulls***. Sign your contract or go back to school, hes a prospect you act like he is a sure bet. Hes not. Im not going to lose any sleep if Carlos Rodon doesn't want to sign for what will surely be a more than a fair offer. This is pointless anyway, as people in the know are saying is he going to sign anyway.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 04:02 PM) Possible, sure. But assume that the Sox end up not signing Rodon, and we end up drafting him again at #4. We also then get our 2nd pick somewhere in teens. While that sounds like an awesome haul for 1 draft year, wouldn't you rather have had Rodon get a year a development in your system, instead of pitching another year in college? He loses a development year. It seems like you are going to have a couple awful years of prospects, just to have an amazing year, while losing all the development time in between. I don't know, it just doesn't sound like a great strategy unless you are picking late in the draft and decide that strategy for 1 year because you forecast a much deeper class the following year. I think the Red Sox have employed that strategy before. See wites post, don't think you understood what I was saying. Personally, I don't give two s***s if we sign Rodon or not. He has just as good a chance to be terrible as he does at being great.

Hmm, would it be possible to just keep taking impossible to sign guys and offering them 90% of the slot so you just keep accumulating picks in the following draft over the course of many years?

Im just glad im going to get to play GTA V finally. I traded in my XBOX a month before it came out, got the PS4 in November and never got to play it.