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So this pretty much rules out this being Taker's last match? I can't see his last match being forced into a match with Shane. Also, it would make sense to predict Shane to win this, because I also can't see this being a clean win for him.

I'm holding out hopes that this would lead to an Ambrose Reigns title feud after Mania, and Seth gets in the picture as well when he returns.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 20, 2016 -> 06:55 PM) That one's easy. No one thinks the 2007 Patriots are the best team of all time, yet they're the only 16-0 regular season in the NFL. Right, and if the Warriors end up at 71-11 or even tie 72-10 and win the championship, most would still consider 95-96 Bulls to be the GOAT. To be considered as the GOAT team definitively, they'd at least have to both break the record and win it out. I am in the camp that believes there's a champion crowned every season, but the record for most wins is the more exclusive honor. JVG basically said the similar thing last night after the Clippers game. There's no reason they shouldn't go for it if they are in position to do so at the season's end.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 20, 2016 -> 08:13 AM) 25 out of 29 is still a 70 win pace. Obviously they could do it, but it won't be easy. It will be interesting to see if they are right on the record, how important it is for them to break it in the end. Or do they just make it a priority to be in the best shape possible for the playoffs. It could be that they are so good, like those Bulls teams, where it doesn't matter if your guys are rested for the playoffs. Is anyone going to beat them 4 times? Not as long as their top guys are playing. They are a young team with a bunch of competitive players. Listening to Steph's interviews, he had his sight set on the record since the early parts of the season. And the fact that they are young and the core players are durable for the most part could mean that resting down the stretch is less important than for a team like the Spurs. The debate that could become interesting is, would 73 wins and the record of most wins of all time be more important and a more impressive feat than back to back titles? And that's not to say that they couldn't repeat if they get less rest down the stretch.

Even with their loss last night, Warriors only have to go to 25-4 to break the Bulls' record. Fairly doable if they could stay healthy.

QUOTE (ozzfest @ Feb 18, 2016 -> 09:54 PM) I'm wondering if you still stand by the below exchange? QUOTE (ozzfest @ Jan 20, 2016 -> 11:39 AM) * Front office rankings in Chicago (in terms of which teams have the best chance to win it all). Which is how a front office should be judged. 1) Blackhawks 2) Cubs 3) Bears 4) White Sox 5) Bulls Quinarvy : "Lol. Bears should be fifth and Bulls second." You'd been banned a long time ago in plenty other forums. Stop taking your frustration of the FO on other posters. If your intention is to get other's approval of your opinion (which seems to be the case), do yourself a favor and just stop. If you want to have Garpax fired, maybe start a petition or write JR a fan mail. Constant negative posts on the internet isn't going to accomplish anything.

Please no Okafor, just no. He's a volume player, empty carbs. Puts up numbers, but not gonna help you win, especially in today's NBA.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Feb 14, 2016 -> 08:37 PM) Carmelo looks so fat and lazy out there. Kevin Hart could go out there and get 20. Heck if they give me free layups like the one they just gave Wade, I could even sniff double digits.

How could anyone watch this crap? Why would anyone pay $500 a ticket to watch this live when it's not even real basketball. This is worse than the pickup games at my gym. No one is even trying.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 11, 2016 -> 02:39 PM) Wasn't all of Guerrero's power the first few months? Seemed he had ten homers early and just fell off a cliff. Right. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt because of his Cuban track record, but if he does provide more power than Avi, it isn't by a whole lot.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Feb 11, 2016 -> 02:19 PM) Is every outfielder with a flaw Viciedo or Garcia now? I would be a lot more comfortable the roster as currently constructed if Avi had the ISO power Guerrero showed off the bench last year. Players who do not have a good approach at the plate and are huge defensive liabilities, that Viciedo and Avi for us. Guerrero fits into that category. As previously mentioned, Avi is younger and still getting stronger. While Guerrero has more power at this point, he still doesn't solve our issues of OBP and outfield defense.

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 11, 2016 -> 02:22 PM) Why would Philly rely on Embiid coming back? Even if Embiid doesn't come back, they eventually need to break up Okafor and Noel. They just aren't a good fit next to each other from I what saw earlier this year.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Feb 11, 2016 -> 01:14 PM) I agree on all counts. Getting a star is the key (in short-term) and to me that is much easier to do via FA than draft (given where Bulls stand). I wonder if Bulls can swing a deal with Sixers for Nerlens. There are young players out there who might be on the block. Nerlens Noel is the guy I wanted all along. I don't think Noel is a good fit next to Okafor, and if Embiid comes back next year, they'd have a logjam of poor spacing. I wonder if Noel could be had for Niko + first rounder. Noel would be a good fit next to Gasol and Portis.

The NL version of Avi Garcia.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Feb 10, 2016 -> 03:26 PM) Everyone seems to forget that Derrick used to play through everything. Then he got hurt. He got mind-f***ed by those injuries. In one of the promos he did for Adidas after his first injury, he famously said he'll die on the court for basketball. That's D Rose in his previous life.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 9, 2016 -> 06:45 PM) The problem is none of the guys getting hurt are anything new. They have all been missing games the last few years. Even Butler. It was a nice theory all the injuries were on Thibs, but this is and has been and injury prone roster, how the people getting paid to make the roster haven't been able to see that is beyond puzzling. Rose missing a game with overall soreness with Butler out and the team reeling shows what an anti leader he is. Oh, he will be good to go on Wednesday bi put can't play at all on Monday when the team needs him. They need to do what they can do to see he is on another team as soon as possible. Injury or no injury, this team is far from "s***". I don't deny that this is an injury prone roster, but I doubt many gm's in the league would be able to do much about it with NBA's salary floor and ceiling limits. If Rose and Noah had an injury history before they signed their extension, then it's a fireable offense to sign them to their current deals. But the fact that they became injury prone after their extension makes it unfair to blame it on the GM entirely. Could Garpax have made some minor moves to improve the depth of the team in case of injuries? Sure, they could have. But could they have swung blockbuster deals to move Noah and Rose? I don't think so, no one would take a flier on those guys at that money.

QUOTE (ozzfest @ Feb 9, 2016 -> 05:12 PM) This roster is sh** even when healthy. We know you're critical of Garpax, but this team is still the second most talent roster in the East when healthy. The have have been inconsistent, they have underperformed, and all the injuries did not help.

Not that it's likely in this scenario, but have coaches who've been fired by a team end up being hired by the team again?

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 8, 2016 -> 11:00 PM) No. The Flair retirement segment was loads more memorable. Odd seeing hhh and Vince come out. The two guys who didn't want to elevate DB and kept making him wrestle Sheamus who I'm sure contributed to the head injuries. Don't think it's fair to point fingers at WWE on this. Vince and HHH could have cleared DB to return at RR, but chose not to until he's cleared by the WWE doctors, which is a move that prevents putting the company at jeopardy for future lawsuits but also looks out for the long term health of DB. As DB mentioned last night, he has been dealing with concussions ever since he started wrestling, on a relatively frequent basis. If anything wrestling for WWE probably saved his life because other promotions would have cleared him to return a long time ago.

Missed the DB segment, but don't think it's a work. Went on WWE.COM and saw that they did a bunch of videos of superstars reacting to DB's retirement, and many of them seem like heartfelt messages.

1. KAT vs The Brow will be a debate for the next 10 years. Towns is just as insanely talented, and his motor is something else. 2. Game is over in Oakland.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Feb 6, 2016 -> 03:23 PM) Bulls starting lineup: Rose Moore Snell Gibson Bairstow Lord help us. MDJ should be back. Let the countdown to end of T Snell as a starter begin.

Tyler Saladino, if he could stick around for the next 5-10 years. He has the right qualities - smart player, attention to details, works hard, has a passion for the game - if he sticks around long enough, I think he'd be a good candidate. The fact that he won't make tens of millions as a player gives him some incentive to stick around baseball as well.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Feb 1, 2016 -> 10:53 AM) To me, Plan A is sign a full-time replacement for Avisail Garcia. This means Dexter Fowler or Austin Jackson. This is the shortest path to the largest improvement on the roster. Avisail Garcia can fight LaRoche and Cabrera for playing time -- if he's still got some upside in the tank, he'll still have an opportunity to show it. Plan B is Matt Joyce/Shane Victorino/Will Venable as a strong-side platoon partner for Avi. To me, Ian Desmond is outside of this discussion. I believe Ian Desmond becomes a player we should acquire if his price falls far enough, but I don't see it as an "instead of an OF" option. Garcia has been a sub-replacement level player and projects as a replacement-level player. The need to upgrade there remains whether or not you upgrade at SS first. The SS position is weak, but not nearly AS weak as RF, so it's a lower priority and one with fewer options, and one with options that come with high variance. Also, assuming Saladino could handle SS with solid defense, which is very likely, he'd have a much higher floor than Avi.

Maybe they are confident that this training staff could keep him relatively healthy, make 25 starts, and throw 150 innings. If any team could do it, it'd be the Sox.