MexSoxFan#1

There's gonna be alot of disappointed fans here when Melo announces he's staying in NY.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jul 3, 2014 -> 09:28 AM) Who is the ring chaser? Is that some genius dig at Lebron? I'm very confused. Welcome to the internets...

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Jul 2, 2014 -> 02:56 PM) How old are you? Jesus Christ. Yep, he mad...

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 2, 2014 -> 05:10 PM) Yeah right, it just took you that long to get your dial up working. That actually made me laugh

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jul 2, 2014 -> 01:58 PM) Oh, DAT logic. "Yeah, well others are worse so why bring up ours!" The US and Mexico are arch rivals in soccer. The Mexicans have a pretty fierce rivalry with Costa Rica as well, but this is Red Sox/ Yankees, Cubs/ Sox, Duke/UNC etc of soccer for the US. How could there not be anti-opposition sentiment? I doubt Joe Mexican living in roots for the US. I bet more often than not he actively roots against them too. Pretty much no. They do love Zusi though, if that counts for anything, lol

And that only happens in Azteca and nowhere else? You've never heard of violence in other soccer nations? Is this real life? Does the word 'hooligan' mean something to you? I guess it's cool if some Scottish thugs beat an Irish bloke's skull in because, well, he wasn't an American fan of USMNT... My point is, there are worse fanbases around the world but I never hear you guys b**** about them. Dat hypocrisy. I'm not trying to be a dick, it's just a pet peeve of mine and a reason I don't like discussing soccer year round in this thread. Too much of an anti-Mexican vibe here TBH. Anyways, both our teams are out, let's enjoy the rest of the WC.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 2, 2014 -> 11:15 AM) Listen, nobody cares go away. You mad, bro?

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 2, 2014 -> 11:21 AM) Wow, 5 places? Amazing. I swear to God PLEASE let Houston's pitch be convincing Melo it's a real city. PLEASE GOD. Now you're just trying to be a dick. Not shoveling snow > shoveling snow

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 2, 2014 -> 10:36 AM) It's a day later, still really bummed. I know it must sting but you guys had no business winning that match, being brutally honest. I was actually shocked how badly Team USA played, Howard literally saved the game from it being a blowout.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 2, 2014 -> 09:42 AM) I hate the way the Mexico team plays and the way their fans treat opposing teams. Complete and utter lack of class and that is why I will always root massively against them. Watching the Belgium game, they played with total class. I tip my cap to them and the best team won and I have zero problem if the Belgians win the whole cup. I'm not excusing the way some fans of El Tri act but you make it sound like they kidnap or physically abuse the opposing team's players or fans. Fans in South Ameica and Europe have been known to kill and physically attack each other, that very rarely happens in Mexico compared to other futbol crazed countries. Mexican fans are hardly the worst. I can tell you by experience. My wife is from Argentina, I've gotten together with her family, her brothers and uncles and their friends. Now those folks are rowdy, and they yell all kinds of obscenties to the opposing teams and nations. Let me tell you, if you guys had to play Argentina as many times as you play Mexico, you'd hate their guts too. Mexican fans ain't got nothing on those guys.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 1, 2014 -> 02:46 PM) His first year with the team, no. But then they made an exception. Chicago Bulls coach Scott Skiles, who would not allow center Ben Wallace to wear his trademark headband last season, said Monday that the team has decided to make an exception to its team rule and let Wallace wear the sweat-stopping accessory during games. The return of the headband was endorsed by Wallace's teammates, Skiles said. "We still have a no-headband rule," Skiles told reporters. "I just left it up to the guys who have been here if they wanted to make an exception for Ben. I was fine with it. They were fine with it." I had no idea the Bulls had a no headband rule, why is that?

I was gonna talk smack to the posters here who were whooping it up after Mexico got eliminated but decided to take the high road. Decided it was enough just knowing you guys got thoroughly outclassed.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 1, 2014 -> 02:10 PM) Belgium scares me more than Argentina Not me, they don't have Messi. Hell, Di Maria and Higuain are better than anyone in Belgium, IMO.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 1, 2014 -> 02:10 PM) Belgium scares me more than Argentina Dude, I would've LOVED Mexico playing Belgium instead of the Netherlands. You guys are overrating Belgium a bit here.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 1, 2014 -> 02:07 PM) Obviously we have to get by Belgium first but if we do we can absolutely beat Argentina. We certainly wouldn't be the favorite, nor should we be but they've been vulnerable every game they've played. This knockout round has shown us that yeah, it's possible that any team can beat any team but the soccer powers eventually win out. I would be shocked if any team that's never won a WC before (obvious exception being Holland), is in the Final Four. Brasil vs Colombia, gotta go with the home team, Brasil, that's one Final Four finalist. Germany vs France, they've both won WCs before, I like France. Netherlands vs Costa Rica, CR is a nice story but their journey ends there. Give me Holland. The winner between Belgium and the US will lose to Argentina which sets up a Netherlands vs Argentina to get the last of the Final Four. Like I said, the soccer powers eventually impose their quality on the rest of the field.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 1, 2014 -> 01:37 PM) I really want to f***in win today. We can beat Argentina. Lol

Great, my wife can breathe again.

All these games in the knockout round have been nail biters, great WC so far.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 1, 2014 -> 12:28 PM) If that were the case, he never had a need to become a free agent. I had read that Phil Jackson wasn't going to offer him the max, so this is just a way to leverage NY into paying him the max. According to that article, Dolan has no problem offering Melo the max but PJax does.

I know alot of you guys are hopeful about Melo joining the Bulls, I'm not. IMO, Melo cares more about money than titles. He isn't going anywhere and he'll get the max in NY. I'm not hating on him, I just don't believe he'll leave money on the table for a shot at a championship.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 1, 2014 -> 12:06 PM) Bulls apparently tried at one point to trade up for their 2nd round pick, Bairstow. Also reports that other teams tried to buy him from the Bulls with some pretty significant offers. I think he's got a chance to be one of those 2nd round picks who makes it. I think a lot of people slept on him because he was a late bloomber at a less prime time school. Guy put in a lot of work (went from 210 to 240) and seems to have an NBA body as well as some nifty moves around the basket. Also supposedly a very PHYSICAL player which goes into our style. Seems like a Thibbs type pick. Not expecting a lot of minutes from him but think he's got a chance to be a solid rotational player in time. The Spurs would make him into a contributing player on a title team

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 1, 2014 -> 11:31 AM) I don't even think it is illegal for Riley to tell Wade (who was under contract) what his current plans were and the fact that the club was working on making a push. Wade could have came and said all kinds of stuff and probably still wouldn't have been illegal. Wade acted in his own interest based upon information available to him. Presuming no contract figures were discussed / passed along, it was presumably completely legal. Not sure what is wrong with that. In this case, this would be FO and players (all under contract) coluding to opt out and take less money on prearranged deals. Much different scenario, imo, and very much illegal per the terms of the CBA. I'm no expert on the CBA but I thought you couldn't talk to another player (LeBeta) who was under contract with another team? Isn't that tampering?

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 1, 2014 -> 11:29 AM) But we are all angry about it and claim it was unfair. If the league isn't going to do anything about that, then we'd be dumbasses if we don't do it.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 1, 2014 -> 11:21 AM) Players are allowed to do what they want. Front offices are not. There is a clear distinction there. Welcome to the NBA. I have a hard time believing Riley wasn't aware of Wade colluding with LeBron and Bosh.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 1, 2014 -> 11:18 AM) Meanwhile we are all cheering on Noah to collude. The Heat did this and nothing happened to them.