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QUOTE (RZZZA @ Jul 13, 2012 -> 02:38 PM) It doesn't mean much really. A lower D rating is better, but D rating is a stat that is influenced heavily by the other players on the team so it doesn't tell you much about individual defense That is its flaw. Boozer had a 95 DRating last year... But the point is, the good defensive players usually have low DRatings, regardless of who they played with.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 13, 2012 -> 02:27 PM) Celtics got Greg Stiemsma for basically 0. His per was 13.62 last year (Asik's was 13.44) The problem with the NBA is that if the guy isnt well scouted in college, many NBA teams just wont even look at them. With Asik's lack of improvement on the offensive end, there is just no way to justify this contract. There are a handful of NCAA players each year who are 7 feet or so that arent even drafted, who can just be a body in the middle. Stiemsma actually had a lower DRating than Asik last year and Asik had a 92, which was one of the lowest in all of the NBA.

Marinez still has really crappy control. Let's see how it goes at the ML level.

QUOTE (RZZZA @ Jul 13, 2012 -> 02:24 PM) I will miss the hot sauce lol this team has no outside shooting now. Korver was the only efficient 3 point shooter on the team.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Jul 13, 2012 -> 02:23 PM) I get the notion that the Bulls feel like they have invested so much time into him, that they don't want to see him blossum somewhere else, but it just doesn't make sense to me, especially with Taj coming up for a contract. I think pretty much everyone agrees that Taj > Asik.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Jul 13, 2012 -> 02:21 PM) So they can re-sign Asik. Awesome. I was hoping to get cap relief + something back.

Ewwww So we basically traded Korver for Hinrich and like $2 million of cap relief.

I swear, the more and more I think about it, the more the Royals are becoming the Twins during their not-so-good years of the past decade, as they always seem to have some sort of an edge against us. The only difference is that they're not that good.

The thought of Bruce Chen dominating our lineup still haunts me.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 12, 2012 -> 02:03 PM) And? I called him slightly better than average. His statistics, as you just cited...actually say I'm wrong...and he's NOT better than average...he's merely average. A 3.82 FIP is not average, especially not in a homerun friendly park like U.S. Cellular Field. Danks has been an above average starter for much of his career and he posted ace-like numbers in 08 and 10.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 12, 2012 -> 01:46 PM) His WHIP says otherwise. He had a league-average WHIP along with a league-average ERA. All of our pitchers had mediocre to bad seasons last year when it came to the surface stats, a lot of that had to do with how bad our defense was. The Sox had a 3.66 FIP as a team last year, good for best in the AL. However, our team ERA was 4.10, 8th in the AL. Say what you want about DIPS theory, but over a sample size of 1500 innings, it should be fairly accurate.

Volquez would be interesting. He seems like one of those guys Coop can fix. Street's been great this year, but I don't think we really need bullpen help. Once Crain is healthy again, we'll be fine.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 12, 2012 -> 01:30 PM) Why are people acting as if this matters? Injury or not, Danks was possibly the worst pitcher in our rotation...losing him did not hurt us...it quite possibly helped us. If he did come back, would he have returned to form? And if he did, what form ar we talking about? His career numbers do not suggest #1 or #2, IMO. In either case, who knows...since he's not coming back. All we can use is the statistical data we have, and last season and this season his WHIP and ERA were on the rise. He was practically an automatic loss unless we got him out of the game early enough. The few starts he had that were quality were few and far between the really bad ones. Let's not pretend the loss of Danks is the reason we need another pitcher...even if he wasn't injured, we'd need another pitcher BECAUSE of him. Are you saying even a healthy John Danks sucks? I think it's fairly evident he wasn't healthy this year. The loss of velocity on all his pitches seemed too great, especially for a 27 year old, to be considered as a talent regression. John Danks is one of the top left handed starters in the AL, when healthy. His peripherals last year weren't bad, at least not as bad as his ERA indicated.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jul 12, 2012 -> 09:14 AM) Wait.. What.. I want that dog pile Bubba! and GOD BLESS YOU! Pessimistic SOBs...

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 11, 2012 -> 08:23 PM) It's because this is the Greg school of arguing: 1) Feign ignorance and ask a question that he knows the answer to. 2) Wait for a large argument to be placed. 3) Cherry pick one point, repeat same argument. 4) Deny stuff. That being said Greg, these forums would be less interesting without you.

QUOTE (RZZZA @ Jul 11, 2012 -> 01:43 PM) Good signing if he can stay healthy. But we have the most injury prone lineup in the NBA and this won't help. *gulp* Redd is never healthy.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 11, 2012 -> 11:03 AM) Verlander is dating Kate Upton? This world sucks I guess those 2K commercials really helped his chances.

QUOTE (RZZZA @ Jul 11, 2012 -> 12:41 PM) Jesus God almighty.... The NBA is broken, very broken.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 11, 2012 -> 11:38 AM) I'm hoping its a trade exemption and a pick. Bulls might then be able to use that exemption to ink OJ Mayo. Couple years too late on OJ. He won't end up starting here (at least not this year) and we've seen how ineffective he is when he doesn't get starter's minutes.

QUOTE (RZZZA @ Jul 11, 2012 -> 11:37 AM) Yeah but we still need a back up PG, we're going into the season with one proven PG on the roster. Teague can learn on the job.

QUOTE (RZZZA @ Jul 11, 2012 -> 11:35 AM) Why? He's an nba veteran and at least is a proven commodity. Another back up PG in case one of ours gets hurt wouldn't be so bad. 12 points/5 assists in 30 minutes on average efficiency We already have our PG in Kirk, unfortunately.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 9, 2012 -> 07:28 PM) This site went down shortly after I posted that, leaving only 1 site. I dont think Ill manage another day without internet. Are you sure it's not your browser?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 9, 2012 -> 12:07 PM) Why don't you admit you went out and bought it? Because I didn't? I was honestly thinking about flipping it for like $300 and buying something else. If this thing wasn't white, I would have.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 7, 2012 -> 12:51 PM) Motorola isn't going to upgrade two phones that are only about a year old, the Droid 3 and the Droid X2. f*** you, Motorola. The new Atrix HD looks like a pretty good phone though. None of these OEM manufacturers are loyal to their customers, they want you to buy their new device. Only Google has shown commitment to legacy devices when it comes to Android.

I got an iPad 2 as a gift. I would have preferred an Asus Transformer Prime with the keyboard dock, but after some research, I've found the iPad has some viable keyboard options as well. I want to use the iPad mainly for note taking (handwriting and typing is great IMO, beats pen and paper) and web browsing, so I would like to get a reliable keyboard case. Anybody know of a good one that matches nicely with the white iPad? Edit: I've found these: http://www.amazon.com/Luvvitt-KBWHT-Alumin...d+keyboard+case http://www.amazon.com/New-Trent-Bluetooth-...trent+ipad+case The New Trent case offers more protection, but doesn't look as sharp as the Luvvitt case. The only drawback with the first case is that it leaves the back exposed, so I'll probably have to get a back protector for it. Anybody know of a good full body protector (besides Zagg)?