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QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 8, 2011 -> 01:09 PM) Ok, the quality is amazing. This is nuts. It's jizz city. I can select any of 4 audios to go with the games. TV Announcer Homer, Radio Announcer Home, TV Announcer Away, Radio Announcer away. I can single, dual, or quad box this s***. I can set my fantasy players so it tells me when one of my players is up... switch the game. AWESOME. It definitely is awesome. The quality is way better than what you get on the PC, but it's usually a whole batter behind.

QUOTE (Felix @ Apr 8, 2011 -> 03:07 PM) When you say "rips Derrick Rose," do you mean says that he's a really good player, but isn't the MVP of the league because the Bulls success is more dependent on their defense than Rose? Because I don't really understand what's so wrong about that. I agree that advanced metrics aren't perfect in basketball, but to ignore them because they don't agree with your opinion is just as stupid as old-timey baseball people ignoring Jeter's obviously deficient defense because their eyes say otherwise. Hollinger watches plenty of basketball and doesn't just stare at numbers all day. He uses the numbers to supplement his basketball interest and help give a better all-around view of a player/team. And because I can't help myself, why are all Bulls fans so damn defensive about everything related to their team? I've tend to notice this with anything related to the Bulls, not just the Rose/MVP talk, but someone said Rose wasn't MVP, big deal. Just about everyone else still thinks he is. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, why do you guys seem to always go apes*** when other people don't think the same thing as you? I think Hollinger pissed a bunch of Bulls fans off when he and a bunch of other advanced-stats people said Rose wasn't even a candidate for MVP earlier in the year. Since then, those people have been trash talking to Hollinger on Twitter and on emails to prove that he was wrong. Of course, Hollinger has a ego too and he won't admit that perhaps he was wrong for saying Rose didn't belong in the discussion, so he obviously has to defend himself, which comes in the form of little jabs at Rose's game here and there. It's one of those popular vs. unpopular opinions things. When everyone thinks something is one way, they try to persuade the few who think otherwise to the popular way of thinking. It's natural human instinct and when you have one of the larger fanbases in basketball at the base of it, it sure seems like it's a very frequent thing.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Apr 8, 2011 -> 12:45 PM) Anybody ever look at John Hollinger's Twitter feed? He basically just rips Derrick Rose on it a few times a week, and then last night he was on there saying Rose is 6th in his mind for MVP while he also bragged about not watching the game. How the hell does a guy like that have a paying job at ESPN? He's basically just an advanced metrics dude. And, while such things work really well in an individualized game like baseball, the same cannot be said for basketball. At all. Any statistical category that says Derrick Rose is the 6th most valuable player really should just be laughed at. I bet he had Dirk, LeBron, Wade, and Dwight ahead of Rose. Don't know the other guy, Kobe? BTW...this was on the NBA.com MVP race article. "Resistance is futile -- and at this point, contrarian, self-indulgent and embarrassing. When a numbers fetishist claims that Rose's performance in 2010-11 ranks no higher than sixth place on a five-slot ballot, that person is imagining some other, non-existent award. Go buy a trophy -- say, a big bronze slide-rule -- slap a name on it and hand that out. Just don't call it the MVP. " Nice jab at Hollinger.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 8, 2011 -> 12:48 AM) What the hell was Ben Zobrist doing in the second half of 2008 and in 2009? Looks as though he is back to being a pretty marginal player again.... He's still valuable because of his ability to play so many positions well. But he's definitely not the hitter he was back in 09. He still has great plate discipline, but the power's disappeared.

Unfortunately for me, I can't get this game on MLB.tv since I'm technically blacked out (Florida IP, but we're playing a Florida team), so I'm forced to watch this on myTV down here in Urbana, which looks like antenna-like quality TV channel. I might just skip out on watching this and go play basketball like I usually do instead.

Ewwwww WCIU...

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Apr 8, 2011 -> 12:36 AM) I can't say enough about how good Luol Deng has been this season. He gets overshadowed by Rose, but he's been excellent. To Luol Second best player on the team. He's been so durable this year, despite getting nicked up here and there.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 8, 2011 -> 12:34 AM) Just 1 run in 5 of their 6 games thus far, and 8 total runs. Yowsers. To be fair, they have been without Longoria, but still, that is horrendous. I've been in the camp putting the Rays in 4th or 5th place in the AL East this year as well. I thought they'd be a good bet for 3rd. They still have good pitching and a bullpen that isn't as bad as some people think it is, but that lineup is massively underachieving, Longoria or no Longoria. Manny and Damon have like 3 hits combined to this point.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 8, 2011 -> 12:19 AM) Wow, that is incredible. I think it was Wite who said they'd be boom or bust with the guys they gambled on. So far, he's been right.

Just so you guys know, the Rays have yet to lead in any game thus far. We have to keep that streak alive.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 7, 2011 -> 10:44 PM) Rondo cannot shoot AT ALL. That wide open shot he took that hit the lower edge of the backboard was just f***ing funny. I heard the announcers talking about how point guards can't stop Rose but that Rondo is one of those that can slow Rose down. LOL. When has Rondo ever stopped Rose? He can't do it. Rondo is Rose's b****. Seriously. Rose regularly dominates him. The last time Rondo put up good numbers against Rose was probably in the 09 playoffs. He was a monster that series. Rondo is heavily overrated. He is a "true" point guard, but he severely lacks any sort of consistent offensive game. The only thing he can do is drive since he's very fast, but even then, he's not a great finisher. To put the icing on the cake, he also sucks at FTs.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Apr 7, 2011 -> 09:59 PM) Boston does not scare me at all. In order of scariness for the Bulls in the playoffs: 1. Heat 2. Magic 3. Boston And Bulls get a break (even though the No. 1 in the East will be clinched tomorrow), no Dwight. Still hoping to get the No. 1 overall seed. I don't know if you can judge the Celtics on their regular season play anymore, even though this team has looked terrible since the Perkins trade. Orlando doesn't really scare me more than Boston. lol Joker-esque alright.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 7, 2011 -> 09:39 PM) Celtics were frustrated. Tried to get more physical and it didn't work. Kurt Thomas and Keith Bogans really pissed them off. Thomas should be a big factor come playoff time. He's a dirty player that'll annoy the hell out of the other team on defense. He was very effective tonight on that end tonight.

lol Delonte, you dirty dog. Tried to steal it from Watson while he was running the clock down. Bulls made a statement tonight. Boston looked like absolute crap.

What happened to Joakim?

Kurt Thomas has played some really good D.

5 minutes left and a 17 point lead. Looks like that first seed is ours.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 7, 2011 -> 08:45 PM) With our luck, and the way things usually happen for the Twins, they'll dig out some guy with a .687 OPS in AA and he'll post a .800 OPS as this guy's replacement, while playing gold glove caliber defense. Matt Tolbert? Trevor Plouffe?

Rose is putting on a clinic.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Apr 7, 2011 -> 05:31 PM) Dwight's tech wasn't rescinded so he'll miss the Bulls game on Fri. Think its a blessing in disguise for us really as he needs as much rest as he can get before the playoffs. It'll giv us a chance to c how we fare without him against the Bulls. Gives the Bulls a better shot at the first seed if they do lose to Boston today.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 7, 2011 -> 07:44 PM) My f***in god, Derrick! Holy crap that was nasty! If you cross Rondo over like that, that's saying something.

Edwin Jackson with any sort of control is scary. This was the Edwin we got in the second half of last season.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Apr 7, 2011 -> 02:53 PM) becks is suddenly brutal... He hasn't looked too comfortable the past two days.

Wow, Fuld was playing way in.

Good thing that throw was bad.