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Crain's gotta go first. Trade him while his value is sky high. No contender can say no to a shutdown setup man with an ERA under 1.

I'd like Peavy to get healthy, make one good start, and then get traded for something a little more worthwhile.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 28, 2013 -> 12:17 PM) The Bulls need Gortat and his MJ tattoo I would actually like to see Boozer amnestied if we do get Gortat. Gortat + Noah sounds better than Noah + Boozer.

Think the Suns would do a Gortat for Gibson deal? Gortat would be a hell of a guy off the bench. Who knows how much time Noah/Boozer will miss next year. Gortat is also an expiring contract. We have to get rid of Gibson's contract eventually if we want to pursue that second star in 2014 anyhow.

1.8 WAR in just 90 PA.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 12:13 PM) The Nets and Celtics are discussing a trade that would send Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to Brooklyn, league sources tell Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski. Wojnarowski reports the package heading to Boston would include Kris Humphries, Gerald Wallace, Tomike Shenglia and three first-round picks. Oh lord that is a bunch of expensive garbage Boston is getting.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 26, 2013 -> 04:54 PM) Let me know if it's decent. At some point soon I need a new PC although the funds to actually buy one may have been sequestered. It's alright. More customization options (wallpaper in start menu, bigger or smaller live tiles). But the new options are kind of hidden and I actually had to Google to find them. Unintuitive options by MS, what new? I'm just pissed I lost all my custom tile shortcuts. Now I gotta make 10 of them again.

Marcum's peripherals are actually pretty good this year. Real high BABIP is inflating his ERA. That ERA is gonna come down at some point in time, why not today? lol

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 26, 2013 -> 04:20 PM) I attach files from Box and dropbox to my emails in IOS all the time. Not sure where the error is coming from. If that doesnt work for you cant you send them sharefile or Box links? You're able to do that because those applications can grab your file since it knows where it is and doesn't have to scour outside of its own application directory (sandbox) to find those files. Imagine this though. You get a PDF from someone else and you're told you need to fill it out and sign it (this is one of the best things about tablets, I don't have to print it out, sign it, and then scan it). So you open it in your email application which allows you to open it in an application to sign the document. So you sign the document and save it. If the application you have doesn't give you an option to email the signed document or Dropbox it, you're sorely out of luck. Because #1, you don't know exactly where this document is in the file system and #2 you probably don't have access to this file from other applications if you're not jailbroken and have a file browser. The issue here is that Apple is depending on application developers to pass intents between applications. Those should be handled by the OS. Not individual application developers since you don't know what you end up getting.

The Windows 8.1 preview is officially available for download. Installing right now.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jun 26, 2013 -> 02:46 PM) I don't think Conor will mind. Unless, of course, if she opened up the door for Morel nine months ago... Heh, you never know.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Jun 26, 2013 -> 02:37 PM) Aldridge isn't a tier-one star, but he's definitely better than Boozer. You have to remember that Boozer's plus/minus numbers in Chicago are just horrendous. They were -8.7/100 possessions with him on the floor this year, -8.6 in 11/12 and a more respectable but still bad -3.1 in 10/11. Now admittedly part of that is the freakishness of Taj's D off the bench (Noah was a minus on D before this year too), but it makes sense when you watch the Bulls and that doesn't explain why he was a -4 offensively this year. His help defense is brutal and he frequently disappears offensively, especially against quality athletes. There are several reasons to think Aldridge would be more effective. 1) He's much more mobile defensively and has been solidly positive on that end for Portland (3.4, 7.8 and 6 points better the last 3 years). 2) He's much longer than Boozer, which means he can get his shot off against anyone. 3) He's a more dangerous mid-range shooter, which would improve the Bulls' spacing (admittedly he shoots a few too many, which is why his TS% isn't higher even though he's a good finisher). 4) Most importantly, he's young and still in his peak while Boozer is on the decline. However, it's moot because it's not happening. Portland reportly rejected #1 and #19 from Cleveland rather quickly, which doesn't bode well for the Bulls. They don't really have any reason to take on Deng or Boozer and wouldn't be offering any young pieces as interesting as #1. In theory, they might be able to do it for Noah or Butler and the Cats' pick, but neither one really makes sense. I understand that he is better than Boozer. However, I just don't think it's worth whatever Portland will end up demanding. We don't need a jump shooting big man.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 26, 2013 -> 02:29 PM) Oh, guys. I hope I'm proven wrong, but believing any sort of hype around a possible trade involving the Bulls has proven futile. The only additions you'll see are possible last man off the bench trash and of course a well-scouted 1st rounder who should contribute in a year or two. Unfortunate, but true.

Word is that the Bulls may trade #20 for Thomas Robinson. The Cavs have #19 and they may use that to trade for Robinson as well. The Bulls might have to sweeten the pot a bit. Also, the Bulls then plan to use Robinson as part of a bigger trade.

And Conor Gillaspie's wife opens up the door for Morel.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 26, 2013 -> 02:09 PM) Would not come anywhere close to giving up the Charlotte pick for Aldrige unless the Bulls were clearing a ton of cap space. Yeah. We've seen how trading future lottery picks worked out (Kyrie Irving, Damian Lillard).

QUOTE (SexiAlexei @ Jun 26, 2013 -> 02:03 PM) Yes, I think he is. This is exactly the type of move the Bulls need to make. If your options are resign Deng or trade him for Aldridge, I'd make that trade all day every day. I think the expiring in Deng would appeal to them if they truly are rebuilding, but the picks the Bulls have wouldn't really help at all. And PLEASE do not resign Deng. He's an above average player, but there's always an excuse with him. He seems to be hurt more often than healthy, and signing him to a 10+ M contract kills any shot of bringing in a difference maker in 2014. If they make the trade, it'd have to be Deng + this year's first + maybe even the Charlotte pick. Remember, the Trail Blazers turned down the #1 pick for Aldridge. They you can amnesty Boozer and use that money on a wing like Pierce or retain Bellinelli/Robinson. Sounds great, but I don't see it happening.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 26, 2013 -> 01:52 PM) The bolded makes no sense. Deng + Boozer = nearly $30 million next year, Aldridge = $13 million. Deng or Boozer straight up would match the salaries. Portland doesn't want Boozer. I honestly don't think they want Deng either given that they have a better player in Batum. So having Boozer + Aldridge on the same team makes no sense. They'd have to trade Boozer too (or amnesty).

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/2013062...orts/706259711/ Aldridge wants out of Portland and wants in on the Bulls. I don't see how we can pull it off. We'd have to trade Deng + Boozer. The thing is, why would Portland want Deng and maybe a 20 in this year's pick for Aldridge if they're rebuilding. You'd think they'd rather get a much higher pick and a good young player that isn't expiring. I really like Aldridge, but is he THAT big of an upgrade over Boozer? I don't like Boozer much, but let's be realistic here. Booz was putting up .550 TS% and plays a similar type of game to Aldridge before this year. The only reason we hated Boozer was for his defense and his playoff disappearances. The problem is that Aldridge isn't much more efficient than Boozer on offense, probably won't play much better defense, and doesn't have a great playoff resume himself. He is 4 years younger, so there's that. But I don't know if I'd empty the bank for Aldridge with Mirotic on the way. And we sure as hell shouldn't be even thinking of giving up Joakim for him.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 26, 2013 -> 01:39 PM) KC Johnson says that the Bulls have stated they are not trading Deng. Because, you know, stuff The Bulls front office is so f***ing boring and conservative. They're like the NBA version of a prude.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 26, 2013 -> 12:37 PM) Why not just use the mail app? And I am guessing user error. Because the Gmail app on iOS looks way better. You can't even attach anything outside of photos onto your emails in iOS anyways. Everything's sandboxed. There isn't a system app that handles things that aren't photos, so you just don't have the option to attach them. More like developer error if you ask me. I seriously have to think of a way to reach a file I downloaded off a email that isn't a photo. First you need to have an app that can open the file format (whether it be PDF or something else) and then you need to hope to god that the app's developer put in an option to allow you to email documents within the app. Otherwise, you'd be completely out of luck if you aren't jailbroken and don't have access to the file system. Even if you do have access to the file system, you have to find where the app stored the saved PDF and then hope your file system browser (I use iFile) allows you to email or Dropbox the file. If they don't, well too damn bad. You're not attaching any files to your emails. This is by far the biggest issue I have with iOS. Sure, security is one thing, but security shouldn't come at the cost of usability and a major use case at that. The thing is, Apple can have security and still allow users to attach other files as well. Just build a system application that handles documents like they did with the camera roll. Then all these problems go away and nobody will have to depend on an app dev or having to jailbreak just to attach a PDF to an email.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 26, 2013 -> 12:30 PM) For their mobility division - which has struggled greatly. Motorola Solutions (government contracts still making bank) seems to be the same still http://www.motorolasolutions.com/US-EN/Hom...rc=Georedirects Yeah they're two completely separate entities now and have been since late 2011. Google wouldn't know what to do with Motorola Solutions anyhow. They usually make radios for the government.

So Motorola changed their logo today. Looks like Google's going to start putting Moto to use.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Jun 25, 2013 -> 11:04 PM) Bulls are apparently interested in Thomas Robinson with speculation that it could be a large deal. http://blog.chron.com/ultimaterockets/2013...homas-robinson/ I'd assume the large deal would also have to include Carlos or Taj. Thibs gets the best out of his players and Robinson has a ton of talent. How would they get the salaries to match?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 25, 2013 -> 10:18 PM) Upon further review, the refs picked up the flag as Beckham did not interfere with Gillaspie on the pass. Reed should have tackled Beckham's dumb ass.