Bananarchy

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?

QUOTE (ozzfest @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 01:48 PM) Last I checked LeBron didn't win last year. He's actually only won twice in over twelve years in the league. So what the heck are you talking about? 5 consecutive finals appearances. Let's talk about the game plan we need to follow to match the teams that have beaten LeBron. 1) Golden State - Draft the best shooter in NBA history with the number 7 pick overall. Draft the second best shooter in the NBA to play with him. 2) San Antonio - Have Greg Popovich hire himself. Be bad at just the right time to draft a Hall of Famer. Grab one of the best defensive players in the game and put him on LeBron. Make sure a perennial All Star playing on the west coast wants to play with you. 3) Dallas - Have an all time great center and play LeBron when the Heat are still putting the team together. What's your plan? The Spurs are the true NBA dynasty. The Warriors are essentially lucky. Who are we going to hire to fix the Bulls?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 02:20 PM) It would be a lot easier if they didn't give a certain D-man a very long extension this past offseason. I still think that one is gonna bite the most. Agreed. The 7 contract is the new Bickell contract. I don't want to pay Brent Seabrook when he's almost 40. Maybe we'll get lucky and he'll age like Hossa, but Hossa's longevity is special. Between aging Hossa, post prime Keith and Seabrook, some cap magic may be necessary. The recapture penalty is just nuts. The current workaround is the Flyers' Pronger situation, but I doubt the Hawks will be able to put three players on LTIR like Pronger.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 02:05 PM) I don't even know if we'll be able to sign Panarin long-term. Depends what kind of bridge contract he wants. The problem is, if he wants Saad money, you might be right. I tend to believe they'll make room for Panarin. Not sure what it will cost, however.

The only thing Paxson and Forman are guilty of is not having LeBron James. Period. Only one team in the league gets LeBron. The Bulls didn't. That sucks.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 12:16 PM) Good for Scott, s***ty for the Hawks. The Hawks are in cap hell every offseason for the foreseeable future. As long as the Cap remains reasonably flat, the big contracts are going to be a problem. Tony said it best, at some point the bottom will drop out on this and the Hawks will become a more fringe playoff team at which point drafting and smart contracts for younger players will shape future success. In the short term, it will be interesting to see how the Hawks manage to fit Panarin into their future plans. I will say this. Having not been to the UC since the Hawks weren't on TV, the lasting impact of Toews, Kane, Rocky, McDonough et al is a lot more than Cups. That environment is electric and exciting and Chicago is the new Hockeytown USA.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 09:45 PM) No. GS is the top dog. Irresistible force and immovable object. I think a seven game series could go either way.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 08:45 PM) Umm, yes. There is definitely "a question", but the Spurs are probably better than GS when it comes down to it.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 04:16 PM) And I am totally bummed about Noah. Obviously I respect Jordan more than anything, but I think Jo is my all time favorite Bull. I appreciate what Noah was, but Noah doesn't fit anymore.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 17, 2016 -> 02:46 PM) f*** that talentless plug. QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Jan 17, 2016 -> 03:55 PM) +2 He's a player, he was voted in per the rules. He should go. And don't get me wrong, I don't like him as a player, but I completely understand a guy who makes the league minimum wanting to play (as he was voted on) for the chance to win a large sum of money for a bottom of the barrel player. He should be able to play.

Sooo many pictures to post later. Awesome game!!

I'm so ready to be at Sunday's game. Fly out tomorrow morning. It's so cold in Chicago. How did I ever handle it?

It was silly that McDonough felt he had to answer for Kane. His response was perfect. "I wouldn’t call it vindication," McDonough said. "I’m just very happy for him. I’m glad he got off to such a great start and he’s continued to do that and the focus staying on hockey. It tells you how committed he is. But no I don’t think there’s any sense of vindication at all, he’s just reached another level of his career."

QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 15, 2016 -> 08:06 PM) Bet we don't see Noah in a Bulls jersey again. Thanks for some nice memories He's not the same guy any more. He was a heck of a Bull.

best offensive force in the game

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Jan 15, 2016 -> 08:08 PM) Rough night to not get the game. Kane's putting on a show (another one, anyway). Yeah I'm a little weary of proxy servers. I have heard they work, but they aren't exactly legal

Blackouts suck. I don't get NHL network either.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 15, 2016 -> 07:33 AM) Popovich and Sager are great. I love that Pop is just a dick to everyone else with their dumb questions but makes a point to give Sager good responses Gar trusts him. And lets be honest here, he isnt going anywhere because JR is already paying 2 coaches right now, and he isnt about to be paying 3 coaches concurrently if they decided to ditch Hoiberg. Bottom line, we are stuck with Hoiberg, good or bad, for at least a few more years. Right. The Bulls organization (JR et al) should have fired GarPax before hiring another coach if JR didn't have faith in the FO. Fact is, this team likely has to get worse before it gets better.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jan 15, 2016 -> 05:51 AM) I think it depends on who you go after and if you trust Hoiberg to coach. And make no doubt about it, the Bulls trust Hoiberg. Every player not named Butler is expendable. I think the Bulls are looking to rebuild over a couple of years and hope LeBron has deteriorated enough in a few seasons to really contend.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 14, 2016 -> 09:25 PM) Goalie win tonight You aren't kidding. Seabs and Hammer looked off their games tonight and the offense went to sleep after the second, but some great individual two way efforts by Shaw and Hossa shouldn't be overlooked.