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i have no idea what you just said, i was only paying attention to the Asian girl in your sig. i hope she will be back in 2011

QUOTE (joeynach @ Sep 30, 2010 -> 05:27 PM) More of a logical business choice to me. You wouldnt pay $$ to go see bad movies would you. Put a good show on, show us a quality product and Ill spend my $$ on your tickets. Put a crappy show and team out there, no saying I wont support or be a fan, but I have no reason to spend my limited entertainment $$ on you then. Thats a good fans motto, something that doesn't exist on the Northside. you do realize that it's the same team that went 26-4 in one stretch, and was 4 games ahead at one point in the season, and they are playing some of their best baseball again right now.

did anyone happen to net any tickets to the bulls heats game in January? the presale started at 10 am, and all the presale tickets were gone for that game at 1, and only a few singles tickets remains for the laker game

where is thompson? mitchell, escobar and phegley are all double A's right

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Sep 28, 2010 -> 01:20 AM) that's why i said i would rather, rather than it will be likely. would you want garcia or pena as your fifth starter, both guys who has shown poor peripherals this season, and will probably get you an ERA closer to 5.00, or a younger guy in Torres who has better chance to succeed than both of those guys going forward? Torres has been in Triple A for 3 years now, and has performed very well the last 2 seasons, i think it would be fair to at least give him a shot in the big leagues.

i would rather go with a younger guy with more potential not named Chris Sale. Carlos Torres.

yea you are right, just didn't consider the scenario where the Sox would land inside the top 15. Always feel like that they are closer to the top 10 teams in the league. I believe next years draft is much deeper than this years, a top 20 pick might be just as good as a top 15 or even a top 10 pick this year. So i would hate to lose that pick.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 20, 2010 -> 12:42 AM) Not that the White Sox will end up signing anybody anyways because of the insane amount of money already locked up for next season, but getting a top 15 pick would actually be advantageous so if a player who is a Type A free agent slips through the cracks, the Sox can sign him without giving up their first round pick. On top of that, losing the 2nd round pick would allot more money towards either that draft pick (though I'm not sure how much that would matter since the Sox don't go over slot anyways) or to allow the Sox to grab a few others who fall later in the draft. if i am not mistaken, you would only lost the first round pick right? if it's a type A, the former team of the FA will get the first round pick from the signing team and a compensation pick in the sandwich round. If it's a type B pick then the former team gets a compensation pick in the sandwich round, and will not affect the signing team. Teams do not lose a second round pick. That's how I think it works.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Sep 26, 2010 -> 06:23 PM) Tony Pena is hot garbage. come on, even though he is a big chubby guy but throws like mark buerhle and can't strike nobody out, he is very good in long relief (2 inning +) and spot starts this year. In 64.2 innings of such, he had only give up 22 ERs, good for a 3.08 ERA. Give credit to where is due.

boy these f***ers are streaky man. It's like a tale of two seasons. I remember back in April and May for a stretch of three weeks also, this teams can't string together wins or losses, it's win and lose one back and forth. Now late in the season, they just can't stop ending whatever streak they are in, win 7 lose 8 and now 4 in counting. btw, Tony Pena has been pretty reliable when the Sox needed him for long relief or spot starts, almost made people forget about the great D.J. Carrasco.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/carmelo...in-works-092410 Done deal, Melo agrees to an extension and trade to the Nets.

donnie darko yo

if you look at their shot chart from 82games.com and nba.com/hotspots, nothing suggest Carmelo is a superior outside shooter than lebron, in fact lebron has hit twice as many 3s in his career than Carmelo with a higher %, and last season, lebron hit 43.6% on his jump shots, compared to 41% for Carmelo, if you think lebron makes a living off fast break, and alleys, he actually attempts 64% jump shots, and 63% for Melo. Stats aside, lebron can always score more if he is not a pass first player, Carmelo plays in a high octane offense in Denver, and Lebron plays under Mike Brown's defensive oriented system. Keep in mind, Lebron commands double team more often than Carmelo, so he scores in more difficult situation. So i don't know how exactly is Carmelo a better offensive player.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 04:37 PM) That is simply ridiculous because if you get the ball to Noah uncovered he will score or at least take the jumper if he pops rather than goes to the basket. Rose was not great at running the pick and roll last year, I do agree Noah isn't the ideal big man to run it with but Rose also was not adept (and this was probably Noah's fault as well) at reading the defense and angles and creating easy opportunities for Noah the way premier PGs do when running the pick and roll. agreed, even though rose did have a below average offensive group around him, and he did show flashes of his court vision, he hasn't shown that he is capable of orchestrating an offense, reading defense and creating easy opportunities for his teammate, which is what a great playmaker is all about.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 04:11 PM) If we're asking was the Bulls offense bad...yes, absolutely...it was really bad. If you go by Offensive efficiency as defined by the NBA version of B-R, the Bulls were 27th out of 30 teams (points per 100 possessions). If you go simply by scoring, the Bulls were 24th of 30. That doesn't mean that Rose didn't have room for improvement on his passing...but the Bulls offense really was dreadful. One other thing worth noting in terms solely of assist percentage...a lot of the time Rose spent on the floor last year there was another PG on the floor as well. Rose assisted on about 30% of his team's baskets, Hinrich assisted on 20%. Nash, for example, assisted on 50%. maybe it had to do with their best player ranked 42nd in league in PER, and who is also the go to scorer, ranks 32 of all point guards in TS%? Offensive efficiency is a team stat, so it's not just the player around Rose.

QUOTE (J.Reedfan8 @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 04:06 PM) Who can you consider an all-star on his team? He doesn't have Durant, he doesn't have the Big Three. He doesn't have Amar'e and he didn't have Boozer till now like the other PGs do. He doesn't have Duncan, or Anthony, or Howard. He is by himself. Now.. if he digresses THIS season (since he has better talent), but you have a legitimate argument, but until then, your argument is flawed. who did nash have when amare went out? who did dwill have when boozer went down, who did paul has when West, Peja, or chandler went down? Let's not forget Rose did have BG for a year, and Salmons for half seasons, deng is a pretty good scorer in his own right with 17 ppg, though if you use your own logic, you probably point to that he is a hard teammate to work with.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 04:12 PM) Because he is the one guy that could single-handedly carry that team the past two years with lackluster talent surrounding him. His first year, he was all drive to the hole, no midrange or 3 point shot. He worked on the midrange first, and increased his scoring 4 points a game. I am willing to bet that his 3 point shot is vastly improved seeing how all that was talked about was how he worked on it all summer long. His assists per game isnt shameful at 6, and we have seen flashes of his court vision being superb, it isnt consistent but it is there. I really think that when you put some talent around him that can shoot and defend, Rose will show you the playmaker that he is. Like I said, you have your opinion, I have mine. Whatever the hell usage is, ok whatever most of what you said equates to a great scorer, not a great playmaker.

QUOTE (J.Reedfan8 @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 03:58 PM) I'm one of the few who agrees with you, but I'm also in their camp when I say.. watch the games, at least more closely. Deng is one of the worst players to get assist with with his efficiency and tendency to pass up shots and drive to the hole, only to not finish. (not strong or athletic enough, which is why I'm interested to see what Thibs does with him if he runs plays Deng is strong at like Scott Skiles did in the early years) It seems everytime Rose passed the ball to an open man, he'd miss the shot. (or try to do too much with the ball, I.E. Deng, B. Miller, Salmons and his jab step, etc..) He doesn't have Ben Gordon anymore (and I'm not a big BG fan like nitetrain) so there goes the best shooter he's played with last year. When Kirk Hinrich is your only legitimate shooter on the floor more often than not (but has a PG first mentality which means he'd more often than not pass up the shot unless he is wide open, though he isn't THAT great of a shooter) then your screwed on assist efficiency. And please don't get me started on the rebounding rate. I dont know what to say man, I just think a lot of players brick shots, or pass up shots in general, not just the bulls, it's not like Rose has the hardest teammates to pass the ball to. I tend to think the other way around. I am not sure if this has to do with the offense Vinny runs, but if Rose can set up players with good looks inside or around the basket, instead of midrange or perimeter shots, they would more likely convert them into baskets. granted, deng is not a great athlete, but he has shown he has the ability to finish around the basket with some post moves and occasional drives to the basket (he did that a lot more last season), and put backs, noah and taj are also capable or finishing around the basket as well. If Rose is really a floor general like some people claim that he is, he can orchestrate the offense and direct where the players should go, and set something up out of nothing, you see that with Nash, Paul, Rondo, kidd and Dwill, who are the true great playmakers, that's why I said, right now, Rose is not a great playmaker. That doesn't mean he won't develop into one. With new system, new teammates this season, he can probably improve in that department, but he will not match the likes of the aforementioned.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 03:52 PM) The offensive talent he had to work with was just superb as well. really, the offense around him is THAT bad which lead to him having the 3rd worst ast/usg rate in the league? you can't possibly justifying in saying Rose is a great playmaker, just can't

btw, stats can also prove my claim that Rose is not a great playmaker, not even a good one. of all the point guards last season, Rose had the 2nd highest usage rate, behind Arenas, but ranked 56 out of 67 point guards in Assist rate, so can you really justify him being a great playmaker? Also, Rose ranked 28th of all PG in terms of Rebound rate, extremely low for the most athletic point guard in the league, while Westbrook ranked 3rd, and rondo 5th, and we all know westbrook can play physical defense, play the passing lane and go for the steal and lead to easy dunks, can't say the same for Rose. Really, Rose can take some lessons from Westbrook on how to utilize his physical ability, cuz Rose, Westbrook and Rondo are really cut from the same clothes in terms of athleticism. so guys, please get of my grills on this subject. thanks B)

QUOTE (J.Reedfan8 @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 02:15 PM) So you want Rose to turn into a shooting guard? Cause at this point that is the route he is going. I take FIBA games with a huge grain of salt, but if you want to go that route, he had the most assist out of everyone in the tournament. (per 48 and a game) He has already shown better defense and court awareness than last year alone from evaluating him and oh yea.. he is still just 21 years old. Alot of times, FIBA basketball doesn't suit certain players. Rondo got cut from the team (ya.. Rondo.. not buying you "leaving") cause he doesn't fit that style of play. Don't know if you remember, but D-Will and Paul both struggled immensely in their first go at the FIBA tournament. When you have guys like Jasekevicus and Langdon who were Euro stars, but struggled in the NBA game, you always have to remember "ya.. there are FIBA games." Ball is much different, different rules, different three point line, etc.. etc.. Do I think Rose will ever see the floor like CP3, Nash, Rondo? Probably not, though he's shown flashes (remember a couple great passes to Deng, but Deng couldn't finish since he isn't strong inside) but surround him with some shooters, he can most certainly turn into D-Will (who doesn't have the greatest vision either well... not like those three or Billups) Obviously Westbrook has developed a touch faster. He has had a superstar to play with from day one, a competent coach, improved his shooting, etc. Rose though has the higher potential, already has improved his shooting, and has averaged 20/6 in his second full NBA season not to mention has done this pretty much by himself (can't say the same for Rondo, Westbrook etc..). He's got Boozer, Korver and needs one more shooter, and a defensive guy in Brewer paired with him in the backcourt. (and I like Thibs going back on running plays for Deng 2006-07 version) He'll be fine. Now give him a guy like Carmelo.. he will defer more (probably could net 10 assist) and not have all the pressure to be "the man." I was 90/10 on getting Melo for Noah 2 weeks ago. Now re-evaluating it.. I'm more like 60/40. Just something about Melo who "could not" be that great of a fit. (unlike a guy like LeBron who is more of a distributor, plays better D, and can score) I'd be shocked if he doesn't average 18-25(depending on Melo)/3-5/8-10 with a steal and a half and better shooting % from the three. Agreed but most of what you said are based on pure projection, Rose hasn't done anything to be recognized as a "great" playmaker at the moment, which is what Kyyle is suggesting Rose is. All I am saying is Rose is not a great playmaker, and lacks 3point shooting to ideally compliment Carmelo. @Kyyle, since you say you watch plenty of bulls games, I am just curious that on what ground is Rose a great playmaker, because so far, you haven't prove why he should be consider one. If we were to trade our franchise center for another piece, don't you think it ought to be a piece that fits with our team/ We are lacking outside shooting and another tough wing defender right now. We should be good on the scoring with b00zer and rose getting 20 per.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 01:08 PM) I said he gets better at what people point out are his weaknesses, I didnt specify anything. Like I said before, I will disagree with you and leave it at that. Anyone who says that Rose could learn a thing or two from Russell Westbrook doesnt need much prodding to get into a Rose/Playmaker argument I did say Rose needs to learn from westbrook in terms of utilizing his athleticism, not playmaking ability http://espn.go.com/blog/TrueHoop/post/_/id...ll-be-in-london before the tournament, sheridan has Rose as a lock for the 2012 olympics team, now westbrook makes the cut for him. If anything, westbrook did show that he knows how to play pressure defense and converting into highlight dunks on the other end, and bunny hops for the rebound against bigger guys. I am really not making crap up when i say rose needs to learn from westbrook. Ok i will also leave it like that, there is nothing wrong with being a homer and rooting for your hometown star, but sometimes you also have to see things from a perspective outside of Chicago. Your favorite player does have weaknesses, and for Rose at the momment, that is court vision and great playmaking ability, and hitting the 3 point shot.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 01:02 PM) Not sure how this makes your case, and you'll note I didn't say that CP3 had a low post scoring threat (the best scoring threats he's had around him are David West and occasionally healthy Stojakovic. Chandler showed a noticeable increase in his fg %age 2 of his 3 years in NOK with Paul, but his points/minute never really changed; he was a somewhat more efficient scorer in NOK, but he's basically a 10-12 points in 36 minutes guy his entire career. but you do realize that the number of assists paul gets from dishing to chandler is alarmingly high. granted, chandler is a little bit more athletic than noah. same case with lebron and varejao. great playmakers gets assist from dishing to those garbage scorers like chandler, varejao and noah, i just haven't seen much of that with rose granted, paul does have chandler, peja, and west, but with or without chandler or peja, paul still performs the same. and when david west went out for 30 games in 06-07, paul actually increased his assist totals to 10 per game. who did he have again? chandler and peja? that is what you called a great playmaker.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 12:55 PM) Where did I say that passing is his weakness? And if you think ESPN is objective then I have some oceanfront property in Iowa you may be interested in i am sorry for misquoting you, you said that some people think was his weakness. but if i were to get an objective opinion from either bulls fans, or espn writers on Rose's game, I would go with ESPN. After all, why would ESPN be biased against Rose? So all the people who said Rose is a not a great playmaker is biased against Rose, except those people from Chicago. great argument.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 12:36 PM) 2 points. First of all...when they had been in the league for 2 years...I think you could have made exactly this same argument about each and every one of the guys you cite. Secondly...Rondo and Nash both have had vastly better low-post scoring options and all 3 have had much better outside scoring options than what DR1 has had to contend with, particularly last year after Gordon departed. Basically, the question is...if he breaks down into the lane and the defense collapses on him, who does he send the ball of to? Noah isn't very good on the receive and finish, and there really was no one on the Bulls last year who was a legit 3 point threat. yah yah yah... here it comes the argument of rose doesn't have a good supporting cast, we will see what happens when he plays with boozer. you made your point, some of those guys weren't great playmakers after 2 years. but am I right in saying Rose isn't a great playmaker right now? why can't some people admit that? and one thing, if you say noah is not a good finisher, then what about chandler? we all saw what he can do in chicago. the guy has whopper jr. hands! he can't even grip the ball properly with one hand.