Bananarchy

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 08:42 PM) I didn't see the Butler question. Rose has been broken for 4 years. How many more years do they get a pass on that? How many years of excuses does Paxson get that no other front office in any sport gets? I have yet to see you dispute the rest of what I laid out. 3 handpicked choices for coaches and all ended on bad terms. Hoiberg isn't off to a good start. Who outside of Butler has Paxson hit on in the past 5 years? Wanna give credit for Butler? Do you take away credit for Teague? How about Snell? What about Tyrus? James Johnson? Mirotic might not even be Hero Turkoglu which he compared to but was hyped up more. Where's the fault for the horrid training staff. People remember the spinal tap with Luol which is horrific, but they tend to forget how they misdiagnosed a break in the leg and basically called Luol out years before? These are basketball decisions that are ignored. Yes, one or two bad decisions shouldn't be held against you. Paxsons made more than just one or two. So quick to discard Hoiberg when the team he's coaching lacks any Hoiberg type players.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 10:25 PM) I have always liked Corey, but have not liked his contract, because I think the money is better spent on defensemen, but with Corey playing like a Vezina candidate and Keith being a cyborg, the Hawks are really making off well with only two D pairings on winging the rest. He has just been on fire. But seeing how Pekka Rinne is suddenly average at best, there is still that worry about how long Corey can keep it up. Whatever you do, don't eat crow.. ...he needs to play in goal

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 09:40 PM) Isn't that how you pronounce it phonetically just with the accent on the 2nd syllable since its a French name ? Yes, but I would expect a professional hockey announcer to pronounce it correctly. I'm somewhat convinced it is further complicated by the existence of Marko Dano. Over the last 12 games, Crawford is your MVP.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 09:35 PM) So if Danault and Teuvo get comfortable on the 3rd line together, then Kruger comes back and anchors the 4th line, this team suddenly looks much deeper, and the depth has always been their strongest suit with winning the Cup in June. Of course, that depends on Shaw staying successful with 19 & 81, which is not gonna happen. Shaw does a ton right, but he's just not the scoring threat you want with Toews and Hossa. I can see why they don't do it, but Teuvo was supposed to be that guy. He's just not there yet.

f*** Nashville trying to keep Blackhawk fans out. Good win.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 09:25 PM) Being outshot 13-2 in the third. Real a tale of two games. The third has been a tough watch. National broadcaster calls Danault "Dano" every time.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 09:11 PM) It's only the 2nd time he has reached 30 goals in a season, that's crazy. That is thanks to a few random injuries and a lockout. This is really the first time in a while he has been on a line with first line talent. Hammer having a monster 3rd.

Kane with his career high for goals in a season. Unreal.

The third line continues to smother Nashville. The machine is just starting.

Kane destroys Rinne. 3-1 Blackhawks

Ellis scores. 2-1 Blackhawks.

Panik scores. Poor effort by Rinne. 2-0

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 07:54 PM) That was a beautiful goal The crowd thought it was a save. Hilarious.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 07:45 PM) Anisimov says "Don't forget about me, I'm good at hockey too!" Great contributions from the second two lines.

Anisimov scores. 1-0 Hawks.

Teuvo having a monster period with nothing to show for it thusfar.

Halfway through the first, shots 7-3 Preds. Hawks are having trouble with entry into the offensive zone.

Got to get to Rinne early. He's been awful of late.

QUOTE (Tony @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 03:24 PM) I live in Austin. Of course I love guacamole.

I'm skeptical of moneyball working as well outside of baseball. The other three major team sports are significantly less individualized than the MLB. Baseball is just less centered around "fit" with other players. Chemistry isn't as big of an issue in Baseball as in the NFL, NBA, NHL.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 03:15 PM) 10 years ago also was the peak attendance of the franchise. The thing is, they drew a lot more last year than any year before Reinsdorf owned the team. My thought exactly. The White Sox don't have real "lack of fan" problems. They have "Bad baseball" problems. They have a strong enough fanbase when they're good, but that's true for most teams.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 03:25 PM) They got Bickell and Scuderi coming off the books after next season. That's 6 million right there. That's not counting Danault and Hartman who will both probably replace Kruger and Shaw.. they'll be fine. I completely forgot. I cannot wait for that day. Panarin will likely fill a lot of that, but he's definitely worth it.

QUOTE (Tony @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 03:19 PM)

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 02:58 PM) Are you Tony's personal spokesperson? Asking for a friend Tony and I have been at odds in the past, but I have come to like the guy. But no, I don't speak for Tony. I can only defend GarPax in that the league is so star centric that no one player on the Bulls fits the mold that beats LeBron, Curry, or the Spurs juggernaut en route to a championship. But trust me, I'm tired of the GarPax experiment, too. I'm not sure what we can do better here, though.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 02:27 PM) Vincent Goodwill ‏@vgoodwill 21m21 minutes ago Fred Hoiberg said Joakim Noah underwent successful shoulder surgery this morning. And Mike Dunleavy has done non-contact drills for 2 days Can Dunleavy play winger?