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QUOTE (lostfan @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 08:55 PM) Isn't Rose one of the more efficient players in the NBA? No. If you mean efficient as in PER, then yes, he's one of the top 15 in PER I believe. But Rose is actually very inefficient. His TS% is very average (not for a PG though) and he takes around 21 shots a game to get 25 points.

Boston's losing to Charlotte by 1 with 33 seconds remaining. This sure came out of nowhere.

This Grizzlies team is very grindy and annoying. Still staying around. This will be an interesting finish.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 08:21 PM) Yeah I know. That was just my initial reaction. And even if it were true, you know me, try him in LF and bench you know who. Sanchez's defense in RF can't be any worse than Quentin's. So there's a thought.

QUOTE (Real @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 08:51 PM) 4/20 isn't inefficient, it's terrible lol He's 4 of 17, which is slightly better. Inefficient = terrible. Same difference.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 07:55 PM) That's what people thought Cleveland would be doing without Lebron this season as well. To me, they'd be a 30 win team at best. 30 wins qualifies for fighting for the 8th seed.

QUOTE (Real @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 08:44 PM) Rose the Chucker tonight, like 4/20 with a few TO as well Still getting his assists though. Rose is the new Kobe. Inefficient, but gets his numbers.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 07:44 PM) Lol. I initially read this as Gaby Sanchez and nearly had a heart attack. Nothing to get excited about here. That's what I thought. Just how many Gabys are there in baseball? Gaby Sanchez wouldn't have much of a role on this year's team though...or any White Sox team in the next 3 years.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 07:25 PM) Wake up Bulls! They sort of heard you. Rose looks like he's bound to have a bad shooting night.

Who?

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 06:59 PM) God I hope it's not snowed out. I am driving 200 miles home from school just to watch my team on TV on opening day! I will be very pissed off if I wasted $65 in gas and 6 hours of driving for nothing! Ummm...MLB.tv? You can buy almost a whole year's worth of that with $65.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 25, 2011 -> 05:08 PM) Other than CF, I don't see any legitimate weakness on that team. They've done an amazing job in just a few years of building back to their previous dominance. I'm obviously talking about the Braves. McLouth should be due for a bounce-back year. A lot of good young talent on the Marlins and Braves though. That corner OF duo of Morrison and Stanton should be awesome in Florida.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Mar 24, 2011 -> 10:51 PM) JVG made a real interesting point on the NYK vs ORL broadcast last night. He basically said Orlando would be as bad as what Cleveland would be this season if they didn't have Howard, which considering how badly the rest of the supporting cast has played this season, I would actually agree with. I certainly don't think Rose will be the worst MVP winner of all time, he is deserving, but it shows you how much playing for a big market team and being the jewel in the media's eyes, how important that type of stuff can be I guess. I mean the reason the Bulls have improved so much this season, isn't because of an offensive improvement (they've only improved from 18th to 12th IIRC). It's because of defense, and that takes the whole team to buy into the system and become so good at it. I really doubt that... I'd think Orlando would be at least fighting for the 8 spot without Howard. That's like homer Bulls fans saying the Bulls would have 15 wins without Derrick Rose. Crazy talk...

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Mar 24, 2011 -> 09:43 PM) I'll take Westbrook as a better defender over Rose. I think the Durant argument is an interesting one also. Now that Jeff Green isn't there, James Harden is really the only other guy who can score on that team, and he's a sixth man. Rose doesn't have the quality of player of Durant on his team, but he has more scoring options alongside him as well. FWIW, here's another article arguing why Rose shouldn't be MVP; http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/201...better-choices/ Rose's defense has vastly improved this season. He's really thrived in the new system, just like everyone else.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Mar 24, 2011 -> 10:30 AM) A utility player covers multiple positions. DeAza and Danks can cover LF, RF, CF. Teahen can cover LF, RF, 1B. All three have only 3 positions they can cover, so none of these guys are really all that special when it comes to a utility role, and none are prototypical utility players. Teahen's best quality, and where he has the advantage, is with the bat. The other two have the advantages of covering a difficult position in CF. Teahen can cover 4-5 positions the way Ty Wigginton can play SS or Rob Mackowiak could play CF. His time in CF, 2B, 3B doesn't count. If we're still going to be penciling Teahen in at 3B then we might as well consider Omar a CF and Lilli a 1B. Might as well use Castro in LF. Lillibridge is better than Teahen in that he can play multiple skill positions which Teahen cannot. He's also a better pinch runner option. Deciding who the better player is between the two comes down to the needs of the team. Personally I'd rather have Lillibridge over Teahen and have that defensive versatility, but whatever. A bench of Castro, Omar, Lilli, and Milledge would be just fine with me if it's 4 men. If we have to take Teahen then I'd take 5 bench guys and leave off the extra pitcher since we're not going to be bringing a legitimate major league pitcher up as that extra bullpen guy. Give me the extra bench guy over the extra gas can please. lol @ your sig.

Way to crap the bed after an opportunity falls into your lap. Oh well, it's just spring training and he's making the roster unless he gets hurt.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Mar 24, 2011 -> 09:53 AM) This should get people talkin; http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2011/3/24/2068...ssell-westbrook Wesbrook vs. Rose isn't even all that close. Rose is beating Westbrook in Win Shares by almost 3 entire wins (11-8). They're very similar offensive players, but Rose is by far the better defender. Westbrook's assist numbers look good because of that dude named Kevin Durant. Westbrook also has a 45% eFG overall compared to Rose's 48%, meaning Westbrook is taking a lot less 3s than Rose (the similar 3 point percentages then don't really speak the truth as to who is the better 3 point shooter). If you look at how each of these guys take their shots, Rose is the better jump shooter and also finishes better on drives and inside the paint. The only thing that Westbrook is better than Rose at offensively is drawing fouls - which is not really a skill, but in the hands of the referees. I don't know how many times people have complained that Rose doesn't get enough calls - well, he has lately and I think that's going to continue as his reputation gets stronger. I really don't think there's much of a debate as to who is better between the two. Only in the ever-so-broken PER do these two look remotely close. Better stats related to win shares show that there's a much higher disparity between the two.

It woulda been nice had the Pistons beat the Heat today. A win on Friday with that would have put the Heat 4 back. At that point, you'd think there's no way they can catch the Bulls.

I like how we had a higher operating income than the Twins last year, despite the fact that they were in a brand new park and everything. BTW, the Padres made the most money last season...spending only $40 million on the on-field product helps I guess.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 07:40 PM) Honestly, I think a lot of people thought Wilson Betemit was going to be solid. Pretty sure I did as well. Of course it just so happened that last year he did hit like most of us thought he would, he just did so with Kansas City. Betemit was solid...last year...at the plate.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 06:03 PM) I'm not saying it all fair. s***, who was it on the Braves that practically speared Prior in 2003? I forget who. You keep getting hurt, you're going to get that reputation. Marcus Giles.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 05:35 PM) Remember this is a surgeon. He has no idea about normal spring training activities and normal soreness. He only sees clients when they have significant problems. I think the conversation between him and Schneider at St went something like this: AR: I hear Peavy is having problems HS: Yeah he's tender over the rotator cuff kind of like everyone else now AR: Everyone gets sore? HS: Yeah none of them really follow the off season workouts like they should but with meds it goes away. AR: Really. Huh. Well let's rest him a few weeks and see how it feels HS: It only takes a few days then he should throw to keep it strong so he can keep progressing. AR: OK let's do that. So does this mean Peavy might have a significant problem or was Romero just taking a look at the MRI results?

You gotta wonder how bad our scouting department really was back in those years...

Homefront feels so generic. The backstory is nice, but other than that...MEH.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 23, 2011 -> 12:02 PM) LOL, I'm heading to a wedding this weekend where I guess Royce is good friends with the bride & groom. Guess he will have a prior commitment with the M's but I was hoping to ask him why his promising White Sox career was derailed. (after a few drinks of course) He was traded for Roberto Alomar...so that's probably why.