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QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 12:47 PM) Taj, Butler and picks. Better than Wiggins and scrap? No and it isn't close.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 12:45 PM) http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11247946...love-trade-push If Wiggins is really on the table there is nothing that the Bulls can offer to trump that.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jul 22, 2014 -> 12:11 PM) He's not a #5 starter. He's a former #2 starter who is probably more like a #3. Danks is a back of the rotation starter. I can't imagine any team, including the White Sox, views him as a legitimate #3 starter at this point.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 02:54 PM) Is there any doubt that 29 other teams would bid the same $6.5 million? That is an issue that would need additional tweaking and I'm not sure there is a great way to solve it but the current system really is bad for the team and the player in these situations.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 01:09 PM) How Boras would solve the Aiken type scenario. http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/scott-b...ken-mess-072114 That is actually a very reasonable proposal.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 21, 2014 -> 02:36 PM) In comparison to Lebron James, yes, he sucks. In comparison to other back-up point guards making 2 million a year, he's actually pretty good. His shooting is about the only thing that sucks in his game. He can do everything else just fine for 10-15 minutes a game against a 2nd unit. Well he also doesn't do a good job creating shots for other players and turns the ball over too much for a guy who doesn't create for himself or others.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 19, 2014 -> 04:10 PM) DJ was getting skullf***ed in the playoffs by Wall and Beal. As bad as Robinson was the year before. Kirk Hinrich was just as bad as DJ and Robinson was actually solid in the postseason the year before.

There is literally no reason for Gordon Beckham to be on this team post July 31.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 18, 2014 -> 04:32 PM) What could be really interesting is if there is a grievance filed on behalf of Nix, the Astros lose, and they lose their #1 pick next year. That would be amazing. It's also going to be really interesting to see how agents deal with the Astros going forward. They are going to have zero credibility at the table.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jul 18, 2014 -> 04:26 PM) Evan Drellich ‏@EvanDrellich 53s “We tried to engage Casey Close three times today … there was no interest” — GM Jeff Luhnow tells the Chronicle Reply 3 Retweet Favorite Lol, people tend to be less receptive to negotiation when you try to f*** them over.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 18, 2014 -> 04:18 PM) Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN 1m Team officials guesstimated this week that if Brady Aiken was a free agent, he'd get something in the range of $30m-$40m. What a system. This is true of every draft system. Imagine what guys like LeBron, Durant, Griffin, etc. would have gone for on the open market when they were draft eligible.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 18, 2014 -> 04:02 PM) The dude over at hoopshype, who apparently scouted Mirotic, thinks the no-defense claims are unfounded. He had some stat where in pure one-on-one situations Mirotic got a steal 25% of the time. That has to be good, right? That stat is almost certainly incorrect. Mirotic averaged 1.1 steals per game so unless teams never attacked him there is no way that is true.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 18, 2014 -> 01:10 PM) The numbers I saw writers guessing at were between $10 and $20 million. I am guessing that on the open market, the later is much more likely than the previous. Do you see the Sox putting $20 million down for a pitcher that could be a half of a decade away from the majors, and might have a significant injury risk? I don't. I don't see the White Sox being anywhere near the top tier of bidders. Not to mention, with the insane amount that the Yankees are spending on international free agents this year and their emphasis on improving their farm system, I'm certain they would be licking their chops at being able to add a premium talent that comes with no penalties and would drive up the price significantly.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 17, 2014 -> 03:22 PM) No doubt. Irving - worst defensive pg not named Felton Waiters - Horrible James - Top 5 defender in league Love - Bad bad bad Verajao - never healthy and sucks James's offensive numbers may decline with how much he'll need to cover on D. Umm, Varejao is a very good defensive player and terrific rebounder when healthy. The problem is he isn't healthy near enough.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 17, 2014 -> 10:31 AM) I'd be seeing what the highest bidder on Putnam is and selling. He screams one year wonder to me. The only two guys in the pen I'd be hesitant to trade are Petricka and Webb and that is mostly because I think the returns they would bring back would be less than their value to the Sox. Guerra, Belisario, and Putnam should all be on the block.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 17, 2014 -> 10:51 AM) Jimmy will get a whole lot better simply by having other offensive options around him. He wasn't ready to be a primary scorer, and probably never will be. Except he wasn't a primary scorer last year. He still had a really low usage rate and was never a major part of the offense.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Jul 17, 2014 -> 10:29 AM) Agree with that. A 19-year-old pitching admirably in AA as well as a righty who "could serve as a No. 4 starter as early as mid-2015" according to a preseason scouting report. Seems like that might be stretching Tank's value to the max. I can't imagine there is any way the Mariners make that deal but the Sox should do that in a heartbeat if it is possible.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Jul 17, 2014 -> 10:20 AM) Bowden has an article on what it would take to acquire various players. He lists three teams that would have interest in Viciedo and what it would take for each team to acquire him. Mariners - One of Ackley, Montero, Saunders, or minor leaguers Victor Sanchez or Tyler Pike Reds - RHP Jackson Stephens and 3B Tanner Rahier Royals - RHP Christian Binford http://insider.espn.go.com/blog/the-gms-office/ If the Sox could actually get Victor Sanchez for Viciedo I would love that move.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 14, 2014 -> 10:42 PM) This has been rather awful though. Well that format won't be returning next year.

Worst home run derby ever.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Jul 14, 2014 -> 09:18 PM) What a boring first round....Guess that should have been expected at that ball park. I only have it on in the background but wow has this been just awful.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 14, 2014 -> 12:39 PM) Agreed with everything above. If the Bulls could just magically swap Dunleavy for a guard, I'd feel a lot more comfortable. I don't think anyone wants Rose getting 38 mpg, but when your only backup is Kirk, who is going to miss, at minimum, 20 games, that's a scary proposition. I can't imagine the Bulls' offseason is done yet. They should send like 5 picks with Boozer to Philly to make something happen with Richardson and Wroten. Then this team would be unstoppable. Unstoppable? Jason Richardson didn't play at all last year, only played 33 games in 2012-2013 (and was pretty bad when he did play) and is 33 years old. He may be done. Wroten can't shoot at all so I don't think he is a good fit either.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 14, 2014 -> 09:52 AM) Also who downplayed McDermott in the Summer League? I don't want anyone to think I'm not excited about watching the bulls. Our spacing with certain lineups will be much improved. I'm going to watch regardless, I'm going to convince myself we can beat the top teams regardless, but this was the last FA period (next years FA sucks) with our core in their primes. It's hard to even anticipate what Rose will be. If he truly is 2011 Rose, then the game has changed. But I worry, even if the heavy post offense will destroy in the reg. season, better teams can deny that ball going to the post and it will be up to exclusively rose to make that team offense work. I'm looking at our team, I don't see how there are more defensive holes than last year. Any subtractions would at least be lateral, and Rose/Kirk defensively is much better than Augustin/Kirk. In fact I think defensively we've upgraded. Summer league should be downplayed. Playing well in summer league doesn't indicate anything as to how a player will perform during the NBA season. If a guy does play poorly its cause for concern though so it is nice to see McDermott perform well.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Jul 13, 2014 -> 10:11 PM) I'm not ready to buy it yet either, especially since that article just dismisses the 2002 Brazil team because of their group. That team was stacked and they are still the only team to go 7-0-0. We might be seeing the start of another Spain type run here with Germany. But let's revisit this talk about best team ever if they win Euros 2016. Agreed. And while their group may not have been the best Turkey actually made the semi finals that year where they lost to Brazil for the second time. But a perfect run, 18-4 goal differential while featuring Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Robert Carlos, etc. That team was just awesome.

Soccer really needs to develop concussion protocols. That German player should never have been allowed to continue on.