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QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 17, 2017 -> 02:36 PM) I'm curious what player under the age of thirty is like this. Andre Drummond? These guys are going extinct if they aren't already. Bigs are now asked to stretch the floor. DeAndre Jordan and Rudy Gobert. Whiteside to some extent, although he has developed a solid mid range jumper over last few years. These are very valuable players in today's league. Noel isn't at their caliber, but he certainly has the upside to grow into one. (Remember the path Whiteside took to get to where he is today) Joakim is not a good comparison to Noel. Noel is a much better finisher inside, he's averaging 18 points per 40 and shooting 61% right now, Joe never came close to those numbers. The players you're describing as extinct are in the mold of Al Jefferson, Nikola Vucevic, Brooke Lopez, Enes Kanter, Okafor etc. Players who play on the low post and can't stretch the floor, could easily be shut down by the quicker and strong players like Lebron or Draymond or the modern day team defense. These players are immobile and are huge liabilities on defense, gets exposed when other team plays small ball. Noel doesn't fit that description.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 17, 2017 -> 12:26 PM) Pump the breaks, yo. Nerlens Noel is a dinosaur in today's NBA. His kind is extinct. Embiid is awesome, but he's basically DeMarcus Cousins 2.0. Simmons would be a rookie PG this year. Challenging LeBron and Co? Not so much. J4L is right, I don't see how Noel, being the Tyson Chandler/Marcus Camby type player, is extinct in today's NBA. I hope he eventually learns to play next to Embiid, the tandem would be nasty on defense. If by DeMarcus Cousins 2.0, you meant that Embiid could be a monster scorer and rebounder like Cousins while actually being a defensive anchor, then you're right. If 2 years, if the Sixers core could stay healthy and continue to develop, they could be really, really good, maybe even best in the East. But until then, you just have to #trusttheprocess.

Oh I'm sure J4L has words to describe beyond generational talent in his dictionary.

What a game by Nikola Jokic last night against the Warriors. This kid is going to be a household name very soon (would have been if he plays for the Knicks), he's easily a better player right now than Porizingis. Only 21 years old, and there is nothing he cannot do on the offensive end.

I don't get the whole Charlotte defending her title on Raw thing, it's obvious WWE wants to protect her PPV streak, so it's becoming that anytime that title is defended on Raw, it's going to change hands. Bayley and Charlotte started feuding since Surivor Series, and Charlotte has been the champ for most of the last 18 months. We're still a whole 7 weeks from WM. Running the same Bayley and Charlotte angle week in and week out until then gets old fast. Maybe this is a move to get the belt off Charlotte and start the Bayley Sasha feud early in time for WM. Of course, if they play hot potato again with the belt at Fast Lane, then the title itself would become the most worthless thing ever, and WWE's only interest in giving Bayley the belt tonight is so she could have a homecoming next week with the belt.

I wouldnt mind getting Okafor, he is a better piece to have than Lopez, Taj, or Niko in the long term. M Okafor isn't a bad player in the right system. He needs to play with a stretch 4, but Sixers constantly played him with Noel last season made him look lost out there offensively and defensively. I think he has made some improvements this year, and in a good system he could be a better all around version of Enes Kanter.

89-74 with a wildcard birth Frazier, Abreu and Shields all regain forms from 2 years ago Q and Rodon take another step forward Tilson has a better than expected rookie season Robertson stops blowing saves Moncada gets called up in June and tear s*** up

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 8, 2017 -> 09:34 AM) Bulls fans are sheep. They are #1 in attendance. This was interesting from Chad Ford's mock draft though: 17. Chicago Bulls Jarrett Allen Texas Freshman Center The Bulls are a mess and the rumblings that there could be major changes to the front office and team this summer appear well-founded. Trying to discern what's next for them, given the team chaos, is difficult. Allen is a project, but an intriguing one. His defense is ahead of his offense right now, but over the course of the past few weeks he has been making major offensive strides as well. He seems to be coming on at the right time and could be a nice backup to Robin Lopez for the next year or two while he adds strength and experience. Yep, most of the crowd at Bulls games are the same people who showed at Wrigley year after year.

Fans need to boycott Bulls games until one or both of them are fired. Talk about being unqualified for the job and underperforming.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Feb 3, 2017 -> 06:31 AM) Current rumor is moving Joe to Smackdown to feud with Cena. Who knows if that'll happen or not, but it appears to be being discussed. Reading Seth's latest tweets, it looks like he wants to return in time for WM to face Triple H. I honestly think they should have sent Joe to SD to begin with, especially with Naka staying in NXT for a while.

I've been living under a rock and only found out about the Rollins news earlier today. I'm a bit sadden by this, I was hoping Seth would become the guy on Raw after Punk left and DB retired. My thoughts on the aftermath: - It's extremely ironic that the angle is built on Triple H losing trust on Rollins after his injury, when the time finally comes for confrontation, Seth reinjures himself right away. - I think we've seen the last of Seth Rollins as a main eventer, at least for a couple years until he proves himself again. He's already been passed by Finn, KO and Reigns as the face of Raw since his return. In ring-wise, he's also cut back the high flying moves from his arsenal since his return , no longer doing Phoenix Splash or the over the top rope dive outside the ring. The latest injury could limit his movesets even more. - Rewatched the spot that supposedly blew out Seth's knee, I've seen the Coquina Clutch many times before but that was definitely a more reckless attempt at the move. Rollins was still turning from side to side to escape and Joe pulled him down with full force before Rollins gained center of gravity. - Not sure where they go with Joe and Triple H now for the next two PPV's.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jan 30, 2017 -> 11:18 AM) Paul Zipser looks like he can play. He isn't a defensive sieve and he looks like he's got some stones for a rookie. Hit some huge shots late, including a nice drive. Looks the opposite of Niko and Doug, who tend to be defensive sieves that make a lot of "negative" plays. What the hell is the real story with Denzel Valentine. Something has to be going on that is driving him to get such little playing time? The inability to develop Portis, Valentine, Niko, and Doug are so damning. While I don't expect any of those guys to be great, they all have enough talent to be solid rotational guys, imo. We aren't seeing it at all though. I feel part of that is how jacked around some of them get (Niko being the exception...I feel he gets too long of a leash at times, but I just can't bear with how little progress we've seen). Going off on a bit of tangent here, the FO got credit for drafting well when we got great value from Butler, Taj, and to some extent Noah. But those guys were drafted over half a decade ago. Portis, Valentine, Niko, Doug, Snell, and Teague have all been disappointments, the last draftee to really exceed expectation was Jimmy. When you don't draft well, you couldn't sign free agents, and you don't capitalize via trades, it's easy to see why we're in a predicament with one star and a deteriorating core. Yep, this FO blows.

According to the same rumor that leaked Randy winning the Rumble, it will be Randy vs Bray, not Cena, at WM. Cena's dropping title at EC, which makes his record tying 16th reign only 2 weeks long. Blah. I'm guessing Joe will be revealed as the mystery last person to enter EC this week or next, confronting Cena and AJ. Also my guess for Finn not returning last night is either his recovery is behind schedule, or they already have plans for the top guys at WM and don't want to have him return early to feud with midcards. Since the Monday night Raw after WM is a big deal these days, I would expect Jericho to proclaim he's the best in the world after winning title at WM, Finn's music hits and gets a huge pop for his long awaited return, and wants back the title he never lost.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jan 29, 2017 -> 09:42 PM) For the people that said there were a lot of surprising things...what were you surprised about? I'm not asking that to be an asshole, I'm actually interested. Orton winning would have been a surprise had the rumors not leaked a few days earlier. I saw the Goldberg and Lesnar spot coming, this help them set things up for WM. The only surprise for me was Reigns entering at 30 and eliminating Taker.

After all the hype, buildup, speculations, this is the least exciting rumble matches in the last 10 years. No real highlights from this match, no surprise entrants. Braun was the only bright spot early on in this match. Way to ruin this one WWE.

This ramp up to the ring is almost as bad as the one in Levi stadium at WM31. That Taker entrance is going to take at least 5 minutes out of the match.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jan 29, 2017 -> 10:53 AM) I love that Bayley is my favorite wrestler and I almost always root for her to lose ha. Anyways lets play another game. There's 8 "mystery" spots in the rumble, lets try to guess all 8. My random guesses are: 1. Samoan Joseph 2. Angle 3. Kane 4. Dillinger 5. Crews 6. Ellsworth 7. TJ Perkins 8. Mysterio Locks 1. Finn 2. Joe 3. Dillinger 4. kane Guesses 5. Triple H 6. Sting (perhaps sets up Sting vs Taker at WM) 7. DBry (For fun, or it could be Shelton Benjamin here) 8. Perkins

For some strange reason Randy Orton is now the betting favorite to win the RR. Doesn't make sense to me storyline wise, but having someone from SD winning the Rumble really shows the show is gaining a lot of momentum.

In other news, best record or not, Warriors should not have 4 all stars, Gobert, KAT, Dame Lillard, and Conley are more deserving than Klay. Nikola Jokic could be the best second round pick since Marc Gasol or Gil Arenas, at just 21 years old. Dude is already the complete package on offense.

We have been singing the tune of emptying out this FO for a few years now, but we have not heard one single whisper that someone in the FO is in the hot seat. A better question is when would we realistically seen GarPax being replaced? Would missing the PO's this year do it, would a bottom 10 record do it? Or would they be given the leash for one more season of mediocrity before anything happens?

QUOTE (shipps @ Jan 25, 2017 -> 03:21 PM) Bleacher Report ‏@BleacherReport 20m20 minutes ago More Knicks reportedly offered Carmelo Anthony to Cavaliers in trade for Kevin Love, per @ESPNSteinLine DETAILS: http://ble.ac/2j5Rfa4 I think Rose would actually be good second unit PG for the Cavs. They have no PG depth right now, and they need someone who could do some drive and kicks in that second unit. Would cost them a lot less than Love. Edit: salary match is a problem though.

QUOTE (Sox-35th @ Jan 25, 2017 -> 03:05 PM) We couldn't trade Con te Giolito for an empty bag of peanuts. He's a sell low right now. Sometimes you just have to pull the trigger. See the Sale and Eaton trade.

A match with Shane at WM does absolutely nothing for Styles. After getting Super Cena'd then having to face Shane is a good way to slow the momentum for your hottest star. I think we have a better chance of seeing DB vs Miz than Shane vs Styles.

QUOTE (Sox-35th @ Jan 25, 2017 -> 02:53 PM) Salary dump. My favorite prank over the years was when Phillies trade Kyle Kendrick for Kobayashi the hot dog eater. If we could get similar value in return, I call that a win.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jan 24, 2017 -> 09:55 AM) I've heard that a few of mine aren't even in the FutureSox top 45. Here we go: 1. Yoan Moncada 2B 2. Lucas Giolito RHP 3. Michael Kopech RHP 4. Zack Collins C 5. Reynaldo Lopez RHP 6. Alec Hansen RHP 7. Carson Fulmer RHP 8. Luis Alexander Basabe CF 9. Dane Dunning RHP 10. Zack Burdi RHP 11. Spencer Adams RHP 12. Charlie Tilson CF 13. Jordan Stephens RHP 14. Adam Engel OF 15. Jameson Fisher OF 16. Amado Nunez IF 17. Jordan Guerrero LHP 18. Trey Michalczewski 3B 19. Luis Curbelo IF 20. Alex Call OF 21. Micker Adolfo OF 22. Bernardo Flores LHP 23. Brian Clark LHP 24. Jake Peter Utility 25. Matt Davidson 3B 26. Dylan Covey RHP 27. Ian Hamilton RHP 28. Corey Zangari 1B 29. Victor Diaz RHP 30. Blake Hickman RHP I've seen no mention of Willy Garcia anywhere. Kind of surprising. Slept on Luis Martinez.