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So people are seriously complaining about a hitter taking a walk to load the bases with only 1 out in an inning? Dunn has been beyond awful this year but complaining about him taking a walk in that situation is absurd.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 1, 2011 -> 12:30 PM) But the Mavs have guys that actually hit a lot of open shots on a much more frequent basis. This is true, but the Mavs also shot over 40% from 3 yesterday so it isn't like they shot particularly poorly. They just had an extremely difficult time finishing inside the arc against the Heat and that problem likely persists throughout the series.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ May 31, 2011 -> 11:05 PM) And the NBA seems to back them all the way. The refs are assuring them a championship. S**t! Did people even watch the game tonight? The Mavericks shot 6 more FTs and had shot 10 more before a couple of late fouls that put the Heat to the line. The Heat were simply the better team tonight. The Heat got the benefit of the calls in the third quarter of Game 5 against the Bulls (and the officiating in that quarter was beyond ridiculous) but the Bulls still had a 12 point lead with 4 minutes to go and choked that away. Would they have been up more than 12 if it wasn't for the officiating maybe, maybe not. Did the officiating cost them game 5? Maybe, but they would have lost Game 6 anyways and there is not a chance in hell that the NBA wanted that series to end in 5 games with the ratings it was getting.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 31, 2011 -> 10:21 PM) It's unreal how the refs keep calling everything for Miami. LOL. Dallas has shot more free throws than the Heat and both teams have been called for the same amount of fouls.

QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ May 31, 2011 -> 09:46 AM) Critics 35% based on 188 reviews AUDIENCE 94% based on 45000 reviews. Screw the critics. And over 75% of the audience based on a much larger number of reviews also liked Transformers 2 which is a movie I can't fathom how anyone over the age of 12 could possibly like.

QUOTE (TitoMB @ May 29, 2011 -> 02:24 PM) It's too bad we didn't trade Beckham a few years ago, when people thought he was good A better solution would be to fire our clearly incompetent hitting coach and see if we can salvage Beckham.

Illinois is currently destroying MSU in the Big 10 title game.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 28, 2011 -> 02:28 PM) You're ridiculous. Keep blaming Thornton when our idiot coaching staff had the 2nd baseman covering when a lefty was up. This. That was an absolutely ludicrous coaching decision.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ May 28, 2011 -> 10:00 AM) Yeah, the Hangover Part II was just decent. It was worth a viewing, although it might just be better to catch it on DVD or TV. I didn't laugh out loud really at all. Same, wish I didn't pay to see that. That was really lazy film making.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 27, 2011 -> 10:06 AM) Dallas can shoot and I really see no reason to believe that Miami is going to play a drastically different style of offense against Dallas. Dallas will watch the Bulls tape and may even go into zone to further force Miami to shoot jump shots. Their perimeter defenders aren't anywhere near as good as the Bulls though.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ May 27, 2011 -> 09:34 AM) NO NO NO...and I´m not a LBJ but he is no doubt the best player in the world. It´s true that if you breathe on LBJ, it´s a foul nowadays but that´s not his fault, that´s the f***ing refs helping him out when he doesn´t need it. I never complain about the refs but some of those calls in the second half were atrocious. The reffing the last five minutes of the 3rd quarter was laughable.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ May 27, 2011 -> 12:38 AM) If you watched this game start to finish and think LeBron in the best player in the league you're out of your mind. Half the points he gets are just gift wrapped from the officials, and this amazing LeBron defense? When you cant be called for a foul it makes it pretty easy. Bosh beat us, Wade killed us... and we lost again. This series, and all of LeBron pandering to the refs and all that BS just made it obvious he's really the 3rd best player on that team. I'm not sure there has ever been a more incorrect post in the history of this board. Congrats, you should be proud.

So some thoughts while I'm sitting on the train on my way home from the game: 1. Wow that was freaking painful. 2. Lebron is by far the best player in the game and lol at the people who thought he couldn't close. 3. The Bulls were better than I expected them to be this year so overall I'm not disappointed but what a brutal way to go out. 4. I hated the Carlos Boozer signing at the time and I hare it more now. He is unbelievably bad defensively and he struggles offensively against good defensive teams. I'm thrilled we have four more year of that s***. 5. Forgot to add that anyone who still thinks that the Heat are Wade's team and not Lebron's are freaking nuts. Wade just got carried into the NBA finals by Lebron, the job Bogans and Brewer did on Wade this series was remarkable. As an aside I wish I'd love to find all my old posts ripping boozer and dreading him ending up on the Bulls. I f***ing hat everything about him as a player.

QUOTE (Nokona @ May 26, 2011 -> 11:46 PM) The NBA is the worst league in sports. Can anyone honestly say they didn't see what was coming after the T on Gibson? And yet the bulls were still up double figures in the 4th before they stopped running offense and Lebron showed why he is easily the games best player.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 26, 2011 -> 04:18 PM) "The Heat" is not comparable to three individual players who played on several different teams. It also doesn't hold for 2008, 2006 or 2004. Shaq was on the Heat when they won it in 2006.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 26, 2011 -> 04:00 PM) But it's on another level compared to the regular season. It definitely has been but that is standard for almost all NBA teams.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 26, 2011 -> 03:35 PM) None of that has much to do with how he takes plays off on defense. You mean like every other player in the history of the NBA? And LeBron has been nearly Pippenesque on defense in the postseason, I don't give a damn if he takes off a few plays defensively in the regular season.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 26, 2011 -> 03:22 PM) Worth noting that you can say the exact same thing about Dwight Howard as well. They're clearly the most physically gifted players in the game, but they get by entirely on their physical skills, not on their technique. You mean relying on physical skills like being able to make jumpers with people draped all over him, being an incredible passer for a wing and an exceptional ball handler for his size?

So my takeaway from this discussion is that there are people that think the clear cut best player in the NBA isn't working hard enough? Interesting.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 26, 2011 -> 01:33 PM) Bulls had a chance, and they have played pretty poorly outside of Game 1 and a few stretches in the other 3. That has been almost entirely because of the level of defense Miami plays. It isn't like the Bulls are getting and missing a ton of open looks, just about every offensive possession lately has been a struggle for the Bulls to get a good look at the basket.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 23, 2011 -> 10:10 AM) And I know there is a lot of haters, but I think Transformers: Dark of the Moon has the potential to be the best one yet. I love watching the trailer It sure as hell wouldn't take much to be better than Transformers 2. That was easily one of the worst movie going experiences I have ever had and I've seen a lot of bad movies. I refuse to watch another movie directed by Michael Bay after that piece of crap.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 23, 2011 -> 09:35 AM) I really just want a level playing field. That out of bounds call on Luol Deng was inexcusable. I just can't get over it. Also, on the news this morning they showed 5 baskets that LBJ scored on where he took FIVE STEPS! Five! It's just depressing... on a level playing field, the Bulls are up 2-1 at worst. Anyway, I hate being that guy, but it's f***ing true. I have no problem at all complaining about officiating but complaining about travels not called in the NBA is just ridiculous. They happen constantly, get over it. Rose travels an incredible amount just like every other star player.

QUOTE (daa84 @ May 22, 2011 -> 10:17 PM) i hope someone else just saw sosa...what a creep What the f*** happened to him?

QUOTE (ptatc @ May 17, 2011 -> 05:05 PM) Because Ozzie will not have a leadoff hitter. This is the way most mangers want their team constructed and there would be no one capable of filling this role if Pierre is not in the lineup. I'm not sure why you don't understand this from past tendencies with Ozzie's lineups. Whoever hits leadoff would be as much of a leadoff hitter as Juan Pierre has been. It would be damn near impossible to suck as much at getting on base and stealing bases as Pierre has.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ May 17, 2011 -> 02:52 PM) I never got the love for How I Met Your Mother. In the episodes I've seen, I didn't find it funny at all. With the added problem of them constantly teasing who the mom is but never revealing it and dragging it on forever, I don't know how people deal with it. The concept of the show has always been kind of annoying but I thought the first few seasons were really funny and that is why I watched. The last couple of seasons haven't been funny for the most part and I think most people are getting sick of the show and just want to find out who the mother is so it can end.