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Rios. Mostly because i don't think Kenny gets another credit for the amount of balls it took to claim a guy with his contract off waivers.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 7, 2010 -> 12:57 PM) Or acquiring Jayson Nix for nothing from the Rockies...? Ran out of options here, too many good KW moves to count. How is picking up Nix some sort of shot across KW's bow? Last time i checked picking up a former top prospect whose team gave up on him has worked out really well for us in the past. So, basically we spent nothing for a guy with a world of potential to take up the 25th spot on the bench. What a disaster.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 6, 2010 -> 09:30 AM) The question I care about is...what happens in his offense if you have both a play-making point guard and 2 guys who need to play down low (i.e. Bosh and Noah) or if you have 2 guys who are dynamic in attacking the basket (i.e. Rose/Wade or Rose/James). That's where having a big with a jumpshot comes in handy. Ideally, you leave Noah around the rim, and you have Bosh cleared out a bit. The good news about both of those guys is that they're good enough handling the ball that they can drive.

"Fun is winning, and winning is fun."

Throw him the hammer!

Bobby just hit 98!

I will never understand why a guy like Bloomquist who is so terrible at picking up pitches, refuses to take one or work a count.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ May 5, 2010 -> 10:29 PM) Spacing the floor and having a dynamic guard attack the basket doesn't make an offensive system similar. Almost all offenses do that when they have a playmaker like the ones you listed. Hell, the Cavs space the floor with Jamison, Williams, and Parker and then have LeBron attack. Is that offense similar to D'Antoni's? Also, Calipari's teams have never played that fast of pace. They play faster than the majority of college basketball teams but they don't play appreciably faster than the average college team and are well behind teams such as Carolina that really play up tempo basketball. Never said it's the same, but it's similiar. It's closer to Princeton then it is D'Antoni, but it has a lot of the same elements and pace. Ultimatley, most offensive basketball strategies do. "Memphis' coach talks Suns Is Memphis' up-tempo offense similar to what the Suns run? Tigers coach John Calipari was asked that during Sunday's media session for the NCAA championship game in San Antonio. Here's his answer: "If I had Steve Nash, we'd be playing like the Phoenix Suns. "The offense is geared to all four perimeter guys being able to start the offense, and some of it is scripted. That's why I say it's like Princeton on steroids. It's just faster. . . . We pitch, we drive, boom, we stop in a certain area - that means he's going to the basket. I know Princeton does it with a spin. We just do it different, but it's the same." http://www.azcentral.com/sports/colleges/a...406ncaaadv.html

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ May 5, 2010 -> 10:23 PM) Really? Calipari and Lebron are really close, and it sounds like they really want to work together. Calipari was a frequent sight in the Bulls locker room last year. His relationship with Rose basically granted him entrance into the locker room.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ May 5, 2010 -> 10:07 PM) How on earth is Cal's offense anything like the Suns offense? The Suns run an incredibly high number of pick and rolls and have stressed the importance of driving to then kick it out for open 3's. I haven't seen any of that be an emphasis in Cal's offense. Bottom line is I want nothing to do with Calipari unless he guarantees the Bulls LeBron. The dribble drive spaces out four members of the offense, allowing the point guard to either drive or dish out to the perimeter. It requires a dynamic guard like Rose, Wall, Evans or Steve Nash to break the defense inwards and allow the ball to be cleared out. They’re not identical strageies, but they are similar. Mostly both are about attacking the basket constantly. It’s an up-tempo style that’s eek to maximize offensive efficiently.

QUOTE (chisoxfan09 @ May 5, 2010 -> 10:17 PM) GO HAWKS!!! OT, anyone wanna venture whether we sign Lebron? I say we have a chance. If we got Calipari to coach, i'd go as high as 30%. IF the Cavs fall to Boston and Calipari is our coach i'd put it to 40%. Hell, i'm an optimist.

Teahen doubles on a 96 MPH fastball

Rios!

I’m looking forward to the start of the Dan Hudson era. I appreciate the effort that Garcia is putting out there, but I can’t generate much enthusiasm seeing a guy whose mostly smoke and mirrors try to gut through 5 innings every 5 days. It’s like he’s walking a tight wire.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 5, 2010 -> 09:51 PM) Why is it that Freddy is still pitching? He only has 83 pitches.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 5, 2010 -> 09:35 PM) Yep, his K/IP ratio this year is insane. He followed it with an 84 MPH slider too. That kind of disparity is insane for a guy his age.

I just turned on the Phillies game. Jose Contreras just threw a 97 MPH fastball. My god.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 5, 2010 -> 09:13 PM) Jesus, Gordon, despite being 1 for his last 700, is a walking machine all the sudden... Somebody ought to tell Gordon that one does not simply walk into Mordor.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ May 5, 2010 -> 09:09 PM) I'm calling bulls*** on that. Or I'm calling he is kidding, but he thinks he will be if he finishes the season in games threads. I think Heads has the best record out of anybody over the years. Or NSS. Im undefeated...

Bannister is going to make an excellent GM when he retires.... he should probably get started on that.

Great to see Mark get into the game. I still haven't given up on him yet.

Nicely done, Carlos.

I'm a huge Calipari fan. He's a bit of a slime ball but he runs a pro-style offense (Driibble drive is very similiar to the Dantoni Suns offense), is like a father to D-Rose, and has connections with all the boat load free agents.

RIOS!

I'm starting to believe that the old Andruw Jones really is back.