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QUOTE (oldsox @ Dec 18, 2017 -> 08:57 PM) Who is Matt Rose? Acquired in the Quintana deal

Has a thread ever exploded this fast then ground to a halt?

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Dec 18, 2017 -> 11:02 AM) Rogue One seems even better in retrospect. They should have kept the main characters to Jin, Cassian, Chirut and K2SO, but at least it had a coherent story and consistent tone. Edwards had a clear vision and stuck to it. Oh, and the comic relief actually worked and didn't ruin the immersion. Chirrut and K2SO we're infinitely funnier than any TLJ character while still being serious and relatable. QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Dec 18, 2017 -> 11:09 AM) Everyone should re-watch the first 10 minutes of TFA and the first 10 minutes of TLJ. In TFA the First Order was ruthless and menacing. Poe made a quip that worked. Kyle Ren displayed his power by stopping the blaster shot with the f***ing force. On the other hand, TJL ruined the immersion with the dumbass exchange. It made the first order look totally inept. I knew right from that first scene that "this wasn't going to go as I expected." Building off this - I had no issue with Poe trolling Hux. Fit his character. Had issues with Hux being so easily duped.

Ok, time for crazy NBA trade scenarios: Lopez + Portis for Shump, Frye and the Nets pick. All dependent on Portis keeping up his current pace. Niko + Holliday for Deng, Kuzma and 2019 lottery protected first. Who says no to each? What about Niko + Lopez to Cavs for Shump and TT?

Looks like Porter is coming back a lot sooner than expected.

QUOTE (Tony @ Dec 17, 2017 -> 09:44 PM) He also basically blew up the entire premise of the Jedi from everything we learned in the prequels and OT, about Jedi needing years of training to use and harness their force power, which is a pretty major shift in Star Wars culture. It was touched on in Rogue One, but I also liked the theme that there is a grey area between good and bad. That is something the OT and prequels tried to be very clear about, the Rebels are good, the Empire is bad. Oh lord. Rey went from "inexplicably powerful Force user with a connection to Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke's lightsaber" to "Her parents were space meth heads and she's a Mary Sue."

QUOTE (credezcrew24 @ Dec 17, 2017 -> 08:29 PM) Anyone who is doubting that his knee hits the box needs to watch this starting at 1:35 Watch the right knee. It's pretty clear even with the crappy quality. Oh sweet Jesus. Definitely see it there.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 17, 2017 -> 09:21 PM) It should have ended about a hour earlier with Kylo and Rey in Snokes chambers. The most interesting part was Kylo basically saying f*** the jedi, f*** the sith and even for a split second you think hes got a good point and think Rey may go with him because of it. But then yeah that was just brushed aside and we needed hoth 2.0 for whatever reason. Then Reys "coming of Jedi" moment is literally lifting a bunch of rocks, as if we needed that confirmation of her powers given everything that had happened. The Rey-Kylo team up was fantastic. And I legitimately thought that Kylo Ren was going to become "Vader's heir" and bring balance to The Force - taking out any remnants of the Jedi and the Sith would have made him a fascinating character. Instead Rey is like, nah, and he gets mad. I think that pisses me off about all the people saying it's great because Rian Johnson took so many risks - did he? - Killed Luke, but OK, it was basically Yoda's death 2.0. - Snoke gets killed by Kylo, Vader killing Palpatine 2.0. - Good guys fail, which happened in Empire. - Rey's parents were insignificant. Ok, I guess that's a risk? Meanwhile all the actual risks he could have done were backtracked. - Morally gray force using Kylo Ren. - Finn's suicide run at the end. - Killing Leia in the opening. - Having Snoke be something significant. - Something other than "they have a MINI-DEATH STAR!"

Already have friends saying people aren't true Star Wars fans if they dislike The Last Jedi. I'm sure that is their feelings on the prequels.

QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Dec 16, 2017 -> 10:36 PM) Wow, now it’s coming out that NBC paid off someone who made sexual harassment claim against Chris Matthews. If you had told me to pick one person at MSNBC who would be caught in this, I'd have said Matthews in a heartbeat. This one is barely shocking.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Dec 16, 2017 -> 03:00 PM) Seriously? There wasn't a single consequence for any of their actions. Not a single character actually died on any of those movies. Not one. Ah, I was going with the OP comment.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 16, 2017 -> 03:54 PM) This is moment of impact. The box he supposedly hit his RIGHT knee on is on the left side of him in front of the stairs. I just don't buy that. Yeah I still...don't see him hitting it. Like in any clip.

Re: Last Jedi They should have just made it The Two Towers in space and have a siege on salt world. Have Finn and Rose actually sabotage a First Order craft, but not because they stumbled on Benicio del Toro. Have Luke save the day in person. Give Snoke a purpose. Don't bring back Phasma.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Dec 16, 2017 -> 08:51 AM) Ultimately, it was always better when there was mystery, when Obi-Wan was a space hermit with some powers that were intriguing, when Vader was an ominous and ruthless dog, when the Emperor was a menacing image, when the Force wasn't on full display. When they show us everything and everyone is OP, it's boring. It's why I can't get invested in Marvel movies. Although the X Men are great because there's sensible balance. Wolverine is OP. Well, actually Magneto owns Wolverine. So Magneto is OP? Well Professor X owns Magneto. And so and so on. You must have missed Civil War, Dr. Strange, Spider-Man, Ragnarok. Heroes pretty much got their asses handed to them in those films.

Niko Unleashed

We definitely won't trade Machado to them now

QUOTE (flavum @ Dec 15, 2017 -> 06:28 PM) I’m not going to complain if they get him, but I’m rooting for ‘the field’ here. Too risky. Keep the prospects. Moncada and Jimenez are going to be our superstars anyway. It's risky, but the upside is three superstars with Robert in the wings.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 15, 2017 -> 03:57 PM) Shingo II All I remember about Shingo was the awesome gong intro.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Dec 15, 2017 -> 04:48 PM) There are some legit complaints but a huge number of those are people upset about Luke dying and not being a true hero. Seriously, I wouldn't do it and I read a few but if you read the reviews from those on RT that didn't like it it mostly about Rian Johnson killing their childhood because Luke wasn't what they expected him to be. Luke kinda had to die, but it was a s***ty death. It'd be like if Captain America's likely death is straight from the comics and is a Thanos backslap.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 15, 2017 -> 02:01 PM) https://mobile.twitter.com/masnRoch/status/...703697763110912 Makes me think teams are offering MLB players Avi + Adams + Puckett Yes/No?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 15, 2017 -> 01:08 PM) He does. He doesn't care, and he knows that's a bulls*** dismissive excuse. He and the fine folks at The Daily Caller find no problem with this cause you can still (illegally) use the Harlem Shake in your videos.

I have this above Phantom and Clones. Far below the rest.

QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ Dec 14, 2017 -> 08:19 PM) I'm pretty sure Kopech was not a top 10 prospect when he was moved. Moncada was 1, Kopech was top 25 and Devers was around 50-75 range if I recall. Devers and Kopech were both in A ball prior to that offseason of the trade. MLB had Devers like #14

QUOTE (Sleepy Harold @ Dec 14, 2017 -> 06:10 PM) Bob Nightengale @BNightengale 43s The Baltimore #Orioles ready to trade Manny Machado - but fear a back channel to the Bronx. The #Whitesox offer not nearly as strong as rumored usatoday.com/story/sports/m… Wut

X-Men theme plays in Infinity War after credits scene.