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QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ May 23, 2011 -> 12:09 PM) Juan is a career 74.6% base stealer, which most saber-knowing folk would say is actually a detriment to his team's success. Most oganizations have realized that stolen bases are not terribly important from the leadoff man. Also, please refresh my memory, why do we want our leadoff hitter bunting, again? It's not a detriment, just really eh. Plus, when you steal as many bases as he does, your percentage is bound to go down.

QUOTE (knightni @ May 23, 2011 -> 12:02 PM) Mature... I hope so; he's almost 30 years old. His problem is that he's just a poor base stealer and he can't bunt. That's not really a leadoff-type hitter. Good that means Ozzie will make him bunt less, or maybe not. I was surprised as hell to see Alexei with an OBP near .350 yesterday but an average in the .280s. For him, that usually means a .315 OBP, but he's really taken a lot of walks. Good for him. That's a part of his game that needed vast improvement and he's making strides.

Noah has been neutralized these past two games on the boards. Haslem has been huge for the Heat, to say the least.

QUOTE (Real @ May 22, 2011 -> 10:14 PM) oh and the bulls didnt lose because of extended rest, they didnt lose because miami is so much better, they lost because they fall apart in the late 3Q and whole 4Q defensively. Miami had 43 points in the first half. They ended up scoring 53 in the 2nd half. the bulls proved they could hang with the Heat in the first half, but they fall apart mentally in the 2nd half, and have nobody (Rose included) who can step up and make their own shots and start a run. They started off the third really well too, even had a lead. But Bibby totally screwed that momentum with a couple of 3s.

QUOTE (IamtheHBOMB @ May 22, 2011 -> 10:10 PM) Uh, how about not jumping into people on shot fakes? That would probably save about 7-8 fouls a game. I got really pissed at Rose when he decided to jump into Wade when Boozer was already there and Wade looked helpless. You pin Wade into the corner and force him to make a decision. He makes that shot maybe 20-30% of the time if he just throws it up. If he makes it, so be it. You'd rather give him that than 2 free throws.

Bulls simply got outplayed. There needs to be adjustments made on defense.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ May 22, 2011 -> 05:34 PM) Damnit, this would have been a nice sweep, and 6 game winning streak. And only 2 games under.

3 walks for Dunn. I guess that's something.

Rain rain please come. I'd rather not have to worry about the bullpen somehow blowing this lead.

QUOTE (lostfan @ May 21, 2011 -> 07:22 PM) Adam Dunn is like the Sox version of Kyle Korver... does one thing exceptionally well, but when he doesn't do that one thing, he's worthless and hurts the team. Adam Dunn does three things well: take walks, hit home runs, strike out. He's doing two of those things fairly well right now. Unfortunately, the aspect he is missing is his best and most valuable attribute.

Jose Bautista with another two homers today.

Is it just me, or is Brent Lillibridge becoming a poor man's Ben Zobrist?

QUOTE (SoxAce @ May 21, 2011 -> 07:18 AM) Fortunately, other Laker fans took him to task for this bit of idiocy, lol Jesus... It isn't really. PLAYOFFS 1. Michael Jordan* 28.59 2. George Mikan* 28.51 3. LeBron James 27.08 4. Shaquille O'Neal 26.16 5. Tim Duncan 25.74 6. Hakeem Olajuwon* 25.69 7. Tracy McGrady 24.66 8. Dirk Nowitzki 24.66 9. Charles Barkley* 24.18 10. Dwyane Wade 24.04 REGULAR SEASON http://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/per_career.html 1. Michael Jordan* 27.91 2. LeBron James 26.91 3. Shaquille O'Neal 26.59 4. David Robinson* 26.18 5. Wilt Chamberlain* 26.13 6. Dwyane Wade 25.67 7. Bob Pettit* 25.37 8. Tim Duncan 25.02 9. Neil Johnston* 24.72 10. Charles Barkley* 24.63 11. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 24.58 12. Magic Johnson* 24.11 MJ led in Playoff Win Shares 7 times (second was Russell at 5 times) The most for any player. http://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/ws_career_p.html 1. Michael Jordan* 39.76 2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 35.56 3. Magic Johnson* 32.63 4. Wilt Chamberlain* 31.46 5. Shaquille O'Neal 31.08 6. Tim Duncan 28.61 7. Bill Russell* 27.76 8. Julius Erving* 26.89 9. Jerry West* 26.75 10. Kobe Bryant 26.12 MJ led in Season Win Shares 9 times (Wilt and Kareem as well led in it 9 times) The most for any player. MJ led in Playoff Offensive Win Shares 7 times (Jerry West 6 times, Magic 4 times) The most for any player. MJ led in Offensive Win Shares 8 times (second was Kareem at 6 times) The most for any player. Kareem led in Playoff PER 7 times. (MJ 6 times, though he led in it in 1986 with a 30 PER, so really 7 times and Wilt 6 times) Kareem led in Win Shares Per 48 Minutes 9 times. (MJ 8 times and Wilt 8 times) 1. Michael Jordan* 0.2505 2. David Robinson* 0.2502 3. Wilt Chamberlain* 0.2480 4. Neil Johnston* 0.2413 5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 0.2284 6. Magic Johnson* 0.2249 7. LeBron James 0.2242 8. Tim Duncan 0.2190 9. Manu Ginobili 0.2167 10. Charles Barkley* 0.2163 MJ and Kareem both led in Win Shares per 48 Minutes in the playoffs 5 times, the most for any Player. http://www.basketball-reference.com/leader...8_career_p.html 1. Michael Jordan* 0.2553 2. George Mikan* 0.2541 3. LeBron James 0.2287 4. Magic Johnson* 0.2078 5. Dirk Nowitzki 0.2059 6. Tim Duncan 0.2037 7. Jerry West* 0.2031 8. Wilt Chamberlain* 0.1998 9. David Robinson* 0.1992 MJ has 6 rings, he won the Finals MVP EVERY time...Kobe has 2 Finals MVP's.. League MVPs MJ- 5 Kobe-1 Scoring Titles MJ- 10 Kobe- 2 Times leading league in PER MJ- 7 Times Kobe- 0 times Times being Top 3 in Win shares Per 48 MJ- 8 times Kobe- 0 times Win Shares per 48 MJ- 0.255 Kobe- 0.161 Career PER MJ- 27.9 (Ranks #1 ALL TIME) Kobe 23.6 (Ranks #17 ALL TIME) Career win shares per 48 MJ- 0.251 (Ranks #1 ALL TIME) Kobe- 0.188 (Ranks #26 ALL TIME) Kobe and Jordan will always be compared because they both are about the same height, same build, similar style game and were coached by Phil Jackson. Both are explosive, great athleticism and were big time assassins. The big difference is the overall productivity of the two. Kobe for instance, in NONE of the seasons he won titles has led his own team in win shares on the season. Now that doesn't mean he wasn't the best, but when you are comparing someone to another all time great that always led his (or their) team(s) in overall production and most of the time the league that means a lot. Gasol led the team in Win Shares and PER in the season and led the entire playoffs in Win Shares in 2010. The Gasol vs Kobe comparison is like the Nash vs Amar'e one in 2005. Amar'e outproduced Nash, but Nash was the team's better player. Same thing with Gasol and Kobe. Difference here is this doesn't help Kobe's case when dealing with MJ, simply because whenever MJ won and whenever he was on the Bulls, he led the team in PER and Win Shares in both the season and playoffs. It's hard to compare Kobe to MJ, simply because not only does MJ have better numbers, but he has more accolades and is one of the top 4 most productive players ever. Not to mention he won all his titles as the best player in the NBA with hardly any debate about it. Another thing that means a lot is the franchises they went to. Kobe went to one of the most successful franchises in not only NBA History but sports history. Lakers had already won 11 titles and had been to 24 finals before Kobe ever even came to the franchise. Jordan went to a franchise that had done absolutely jack s***. Had 0 finals appearances and of course no titles and turned that franchise into a dynasty and one of the best in sports history. The Bulls were not a winning organization until MJ came along. Kobe overall has a "chance" to be a top 5 player of all time, but he won't catch someone like MJ. His prime was not good enough. This is a Kalapse-quality post. Jordan's advanced metrics are flat out stunning. The guy averaged 20 win shares during the 90s almost every season. LeBron and Kobe have NOTHING on him. Kobe topped out at around 15 and LeBron has yet to sustain near 20 win share numbers. That opportunity is also out the window since he's got two good scorers around him as well.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 21, 2011 -> 01:47 PM) Ethier bunts and takes the bat out of Kemps hands? Is Mattingly insane? Why the hell would you ever bunt with a guy who was just on a 30 something game hitting streak?

QUOTE (BearSox @ May 21, 2011 -> 01:52 PM) Hawk needs to shut up. No way any 2b covers first on that with the defense we were in. I guarantee Paulie falls back to cover 1st on that and we get the out. Dunn's playing first.

Please draw a walk Adam.

Screw you Russ Mitchell, SCREW YOU!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 20, 2011 -> 10:16 PM) Yea. Badly. Makes absolutely no sense, but that's Ozzie for ya.

This is such a f***ing tease.

Screw Russ Mitchell.

Why the hell is it that I pick up a Sox reliever on my fantasy team and they end up sucking? I picked up Santos this week and the first game he pitches...gives up two runs, blows a save, and yeah... I also at one time owned both Thornton and Sale.

At this point, the only pitch Beckham can hit hard is a hanging off-speed pitch.

Dodgers are 3-0 in extra innings. Not liking this one.

No chance Beckham catches up with that 97 MPH pitch Jensen has.

Rios...you are so freaking fail.