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QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Apr 18, 2011 -> 09:31 AM) I doubt they'll complain about it but this is a direct quote from Daver: I wonder how the thoughts of others can be come the intellectual property of a forum database. WSI is so anal about rules that literally nobody on the internet follows today. It's like they're still in the mid 90s over there.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Apr 17, 2011 -> 09:06 PM) Alright now that is just... awful wrong. Who else can create a thread like this and make it go 12 pages?

That was a horrible finish by NY.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Apr 17, 2011 -> 05:38 PM) I read that forum a ton for Bulls news, but they are so anal there. If you don't 1,000+ posts, anything you say will be flamed. The general board is even worse.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 17, 2011 -> 05:24 PM) I'm surprised that somebody like you that is obsessed with advanced metrics would dismiss any argument that a healthy Paul is better than Rose. lol. I never said I completely trusted basketball's advanced metrics. I know what they are, I look into them, but that doesn't mean they totally sway my opinion like sabermetrics do. I think I've seen enough of Rose to realize that he has the potential to be the best player in the game. He just hasn't fulfilled that quite yet. With his work ethic, it's more than possible. There's also the thing with shooting too many 3s and bad shot selection, both easy fixes. Paul hasn't shown to be this good since 08-09. He has to show me more in order for me to crown him again (and I agree that he was probably the best player in basketball when he was fully healthy). One playoff game doesn't really tell me he's back to that form.

QUOTE (Felix @ Apr 17, 2011 -> 05:13 PM) This game is exactly why Paul is a better player than Rose right now (which is not a shot at Rose, but Paul is that good). I wonder if you watched the Bulls game yesterday. I doubt the Lakers give Paul that much room again. The Lakers had a couple of possessions where Gasol got crossed up and was defending Paul 1 on 1. It's not that hard to shake a 7 footer when you have the quickness that Paul has.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Apr 16, 2011 -> 04:32 PM) I....what? Has it been confirmed that Felix was kidding? If any of you have ever seen Felix's other posts, then yes, he was obviously kidding. Some of you are very gullible or just ignorant of the opinions of one of the best posters on this board (Felix).

Atlanta's up 17 with 5 minutes in the third. Something tells me the Bulls are gonna have a easy road to the ECF. Atlanta's been the Bulls' whipping boy this year.

The amount of Indiana fans thinking their team got screwed by officiating is staggering. They think Rose only got to the line 21 times because Stern had a fix on this game. Oh yeah, totally. It wasn't like he was literally clobbered by Jeff Foster at least 3 times.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 16, 2011 -> 02:47 PM) He wins games by himself when he has to. He's f***in absurd. On a much different note, I wanna smack Carlos Boozer upside the head sometimes. Excelling in high leverage situations, something that LeBron and Dwight Howard don't do. I think the fact that Rose had a 60% TS% on 0-9 shooting from 3s (two of them were lobs at the buzzer) speaks volumes to how good he was outside of those 3 point attempts.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 16, 2011 -> 02:47 PM) He wins games by himself when he has to. He's f***in absurd. On a much different note, I wanna smack Carlos Boozer upside the head sometimes. Oh god he was bad. He can't do much on offense and his defense is atrocious. Plus that lazy possession where Hansbrough stole the ball from him and got an and 1 because of Boozer's f***ing laziness pissed me off so much.

I don't know how you can watch this game and still think Rose isn't MVP. He was completely responsible for the 10-0 run the Bulls put on to end the game.

Pacers trying to foul Rose hard every time. Thomas and Noah won't have any of that.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 16, 2011 -> 03:18 AM) Question..., what is a normal Juan Pierre? If it's what I think it is I don't want to know what an abnormal Juan Pierre is. Normal Juan Pierre doesn't miss routine fly balls. The only thing he could pride himself on was his defense...before he started missing can of corns.

QUOTE (onedude @ Apr 16, 2011 -> 01:39 AM) I would never spend half my night arguing over adum f***ing dunn. If u r a mlb fan....then u know who adam dunn is, no reason to make a thread about something that is GUARANTEED to happen at least once a week. Can't wait for "Dunn is DONE: volume 53". GMAFB...dunno what's funnier, the thread or the fact that I read most of it. The latter. Because the former succeeded in its purpose.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Apr 16, 2011 -> 12:32 AM) Nice stat line tonight Bobby... B Jenks (L, 0-1) 0.1 4 4 4 1 1 0 26-14 8.31 lol, the Bobby I know is back in full bloom.

QUOTE (kapzk @ Apr 16, 2011 -> 12:19 AM) I m kinda new to this board but is it always like this? It isnt bad or anything to you know have debates about opinions but if it gets to a point where its the norm and where the topics are hillarious like the one we had today about Dunn then yea..... All the time.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Apr 15, 2011 -> 11:34 PM) I agree with the OP. I hated the Thome trade and the Dunn signing simply because I don't like this type of player. Saber guys love him. Guys like us that like watching players who can get creative with the baseball will often be frustrated with Dunn. But he sure is gonna hit a bunch of crowd-pleasers and he's on my favorite team, so we gotta get over it dude. Cheer for the man. Is Juan Pierre creative?

This s*** is hilarious. This shoulda been up on April Fools.

QUOTE (T R U @ Apr 15, 2011 -> 02:48 AM) Isn't there already enough stupid ass stats in baseball? Somebody's frustrated that he's falling behind.

Twins probably shouldn't have traded Ramos (especially for freakin' Matt Capps). If they were to move Mauer out of the C position, his immediate replacement would be the great .200 hitting Drew Butera.

QUOTE (TheBigHurt @ Apr 11, 2011 -> 10:31 PM) I love how guys want to counter an argument about someone looking absolutely terrible and potentially being replaced with "There's no guarantee such-and-such other person will work." No s***, that's why you TRY it. We're taking no bigger a gamble (much less of one, IMO) then leaving our star setup guy in to keep blowing games and regress as has been pointed out over and over. I say give him one last shot and if he still looks this bad... he's done. How do you know Thornton will continue to fail, given his track record as a great reliever? You do know that even the best relievers in the game go through slumps right? He's had 2 bad innings, supplemented by some terrible defense. What if Santos fails as a closer? Trying is one thing, but you guys are also implicating that failing at closing = possibly messed up mental state. So there's a risk at TRYING, apparently. Yet, you want to TRY.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Apr 11, 2011 -> 10:30 PM) That's assuming that Thornton returns to his dominance when moved back to setup. It's something I'm not inclined to believe just yet. It could very well be a physical issue with him. Last year was the first season where arm issues flamed up with him. He's almost 35, so that doesn't seem abnormal. Either way, the Sox are f***ed if Thornton's bad, closer or setup man.

There is absolutely no guarantee that Santos is going to be a good closer. This is a guy with very few high leverage innings under his belt and hasn't exactly excelled in them (5.01 FIP). You'd be taking a big gamble by placing him there. But outside of Thornton, he is probably the next best option. The thought of having two good left handed setup men does seem inviting.

QUOTE (Felix @ Apr 11, 2011 -> 10:03 PM) Chris Paul > Derrick Rose Have at it. Probably depends on the situation. In Miami? Hell yes. On this Bulls team, no way. Derrick Rose carries the entire load for the offense. He is involved in almost 60% of the points the Bulls score, one way or another. Chris Paul isn't exactly known for his scoring, especially in the past two years. If you ask him to take a higher volume of shots, his efficiency will most likely go down. On top of that, the Bulls are probably a below average shooting team if you take Rose' ability to create open perimeter shots with his ability to break down the defense, something Chris Paul is not known to do (only 16% of his points are scored inside). Rose is perfect for the Bulls' current situation, whereas Chris Paul is much better when you have better shooters around him who don't need him to create open shots for them. Hence, Miami. LeBron, as good of a ball-handler as he is for his size, is a turn-over machine. If you put Paul on that team, not only do they become much more organized, they also probably get more production from their big men with his passing. The two guys are different types of point guards. If you're talking about point guard ability alone, Paul wins in a landslide. But Rose is the better scorer (maybe not as efficient as Paul, but if Paul took 21 shots a game, I don't think his TS% will be 58%).