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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 18, 2013 -> 10:38 AM) It should tell you something about the popularity of today's NBA when a guy who retired 10 years ago gets this much attention, just for his birthday. I can't see this happening in any other sport. Or it could tell you how much of an impact that player had in the overall popularity of the league that they do all that for his 50th birthday... Name me a player that has had MJ's impact and overall world popularity the last 25 years in the other major American sports leagues. No one is even close.

Over/under on when this contract will start to officially be labeled "a horrible albatross"...under 3 years is my bet. Good for him, though.

The NCAA is making a killing on the backs of impoverished kids who, let's face, really don't care to earn a college degree and are trying to make it to the NBA. Most will never get a degree (and most college coaches couldn't care less) nor make to the NBA. Compensate them monetarily for the boatloads of cash their bringing in. That's why I don't care for college basketball, it's a big scam taking advantage of mostly poor black kids, IMO

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 14, 2013 -> 09:38 AM) Jay Williams... Bulls got high before games in his day http://tracking.si.com/2013/02/10/jay-will.../?xid=ob_blogs# That explains a lot of things...

I'm in the overcatious on Rose camp, I get that physically, he's probably ready to go but I just don't trust Thibs on player's minutes. That's my only complaint on Thibs, awesome coach other than that. If Rose is not there mentally, let him work his way in until he's comfortable with his body, IMO. Regardless, really, what are the chances anyone is going to beat LeBron in a 7 game series this year? MAYBE the Thunder, that's it.

QUOTE (Jake @ Feb 12, 2013 -> 04:08 PM) Looking at some research, the re-injury rate for ANYONE who gets ACL repair in the span of 5 or more years post-surgery is about 5%. Odds are already good, then consider that Derrick is a world class athlete with all kinds of resources and a far more vigorous rehabilitation than your average guy. Basketball isn't as unkind to ACL's as some other sports as well. From the looks of it, it seems that his chances of re-injury are about the same that he injured it the first time -- always possible, but not likely. Thanx, good to know that...I was always under the impression that a surgically repaired knee was more prone to reinjury, glad that's not the case.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Feb 12, 2013 -> 01:48 PM) I feel bad for Knox. Best of luck to him. ................

QUOTE (Jake @ Feb 12, 2013 -> 10:33 AM) I'm not worried about Derrick. Reinjury is almost unheard of at this point. It wouldn't blow my mind if he gets nicked up in other ways here and there from being out of playing shape, though. Pardon my ignorance on this but what do you mean by that? Reinjuring the knee he wrecked last year is what has me worried. It's rare to reinjure a surgically repaired knee?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 11, 2013 -> 04:56 PM) I dont know, Detlef Schrempf had some mad handles and he was 6'10" Toni Kukoc

QUOTE (Boogua @ Feb 9, 2013 -> 06:51 PM) When people say that I think they generally refer to the early portion of the 90s. Pre-expansion. There was still running at the time and you had wing players like Jordan, Drexler, (and to an extent Barkley, who was a post player that could play on the wing). You had good PGs in Hardaway, Stockton, Price, and KJ. Then to top it off it was the golden era for centers. Are there any all time great centers today? How about power forwards? The game is pretty unbalanced for wing players. I do agree that it has become pretty entertaining because there are tons of storylines now, but I don't think people will ever stop saying that "everything NBA was better in the 90's" because it will always hold true. Using 1998 as your example isn't really fair to the 90s. Maybe watch some of the early Knicks-Bulls series, or some of the early Bulls finals. You see guys like Richard Dumas (for Phoenix) running the floor and making no-look passes or going behind his back for layups. The guy averaged 16 points as a rookie and I had never even heard of him until I re-watched some old games. Look up his highlights if you get a chance. Look, I'm only 25, so I should be biased towards today's era, but having watched a ton of old film I just can't do it. It was just a superior product. The NBA was more fundamentally sound in the 90s, it's more athletic today. I guess it depends on what you prefer.

I wanted to post this in the 12-13 NFL thread but it got closed. Just one last thought on the Ravens, they are a perfect example of why making it to the playoffs is so important, anything can happen, they beat 3 teams that most of the experts at one point or another in the season considered the best team in football. They were the underdog in every game except against the Colts. It's all about playing your best at the right time. OK, on to next season...GO BEARS!

I guess we can expect to not see SOXOBAMA for a while here, lol

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Feb 3, 2013 -> 07:12 PM) Beyonce is an attractive woman. Thank you captain obvious

Somewhere in IL, SOXOBAMA is s***ting bricks right now...

Ha, so SOXOBAMA was BSing the whole time, who the hell creates a fake internet persona to impress a bunch of people you'll never meet in real life? Damn, that's just sad, and I was actually defending this dude...FP. Kudos to the detectives here at ST, don't lie or you will get exposed! lol

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 1, 2013 -> 08:11 AM) A while back, a bunch of the 49ers players participated in one of the "It gets better" anti-LGBT-bullying videos. After their gay bashing CB came out, they were asked about that video by the USA Today, and 2 of the players in it denied ever participating or claimed they didn't know what they were doing or claimed it was just a generic anti-bullying video. F*** it. Go Ravens. Yeah, I'm sure the Ravens make it a policy to only include players who are pro LGBT...

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Feb 1, 2013 -> 08:20 AM) SoxTalk is known for its unbridled optimism in all things Chicago sports Exactimundo, you could see alot of it over at the NBA thread with the almost over the top mancrush exhibited on a certain player wearing the number 1 of a certain team of a certain city...hint; he's in my sig pic, lol

Oh you doubting Thomases! edit:This post was meant to follow J4L's...

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 31, 2013 -> 12:53 PM) Please refer to post 8011 Well, he did say the Packers wouldn't win the North the next 3 years and I took it as hating because you can hardly predict what will happen next year let alone 3 years from now...and my post was also tongue in cheek. I'm not getting on him for his 49ers homer posts, let him be, it's not every year your favorite team plays for a title. But anyways, I'm not his lawyer so whatevah

Come on guys, give SOXOBAMA a break. So he's all giddy about his team's chances at winning the SuperBowl, is that so bad? If the Bears were in the SuperBowl right now, we all would be posting stuff like he is. Don't take it so seriously, sheeeeeeesh

We have enough defense, we need offense in the draft.

QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jan 31, 2013 -> 11:54 AM) Who's hating on the Packers? Its an opinion. Packers D sucks they have no running game will lose 2 Wr's (Jennings and Driver) But their offense is so good that even a little bit of improvement from their D and they are SB favorites again next year. The Vikings have a bigger hill to climb, they have a decent D, great running back and average QB at best. If the Bears can mantain their D and improve our O, we have a better shot than the Vikes but GB should be favored to win the North again.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Jan 31, 2013 -> 11:41 AM) Why is that? Hating

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Jan 31, 2013 -> 11:37 AM) Aaron Rodgers. What separates him from Favre is not turning the ball over. Rodgers almost never throws it to the other team. He has only had one of passes brought back for a TD. It was in his first year, I think. He only averages 9 INT a year over his career. Prime Favre was a beast, killed us almost every time from the early 90s to the mid 2000s but yeah, I agree with your analysis. Rodgers just doesn't give you a chance at a pick. A really intelligent QB. It's just so unfair that you guys go from Favre to Rodgers Even Majkowski (hope I spelled that correctly) and Dickey were decent QBs before Brett. OTOH, had we drafted Rodgers, we probably would have ruined his career by now

Speaking of Favre, GoSox05, who in your opinion is/was the better QB? Prime Favre or current Rodgers?