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Ugly start, their scrappiness and length are making us work hard for baskets. But the team outside of Rose is 15-31 from the field, so if Rose picks up his scoring in the second half, we should be fine.

RIP Taj's ankles.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 17, 2015 -> 11:33 AM) Bucks actually scare me. Then imagine playing the Mavs, Spurs, Griz or the Wizards in the first round.

He's a clown. And he isn't even the one with the hot daughter. Bulls in 5.

Can't wait for Sale or Rodon K him 3-4 times when we play them in July and August.

Hence he needs more time in the minors. Sounds like command and control issues today.

The Sox made it clear that they won't rush Rodon for the need of the big league roster. IMO Rodon can use more time to work on his command in the minors, and it's gonna take more than 3-4 starts. So I am guessing mid June at the earliest, which should increase his availability at the end of the season.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 11:52 AM) Dykstra through his first two starts: 13 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K, and 27 ground-outs versus 2 fly-outs. That's quite impressive. I was surprised he wasn't in BHAM to start the season. He was overmatched in High A last year. I was never high on him and actually didn't have faith in him this year either, but it's good to see him prove me wrong.

The thing with playing Cleveland in 2nd round is beating them will take everything the Bulls got and more. If they do beat the Cavs, you just don't know if they got enough health and focus in them to win the ECF and play well in the Finals.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 14, 2015 -> 06:36 PM) 16 consecutive years (would be 17 if not for the short '99 season) of 50 or more wins. 9 conference finals 6 nba finals 5 nba titles All this has taken place in the internet-advanced scouting-analytics-etc-era. The 90's Bulls dynasty was amazing and historic. But i'm sorry. The competition when all that expansion was happening is not even close to what the Spurs have had to deal with EVERY year of the Duncan/Pop era. They've gone up against the best of shaq/kobe/phil lakers, the seven seconds or less suns, Dirk's mavs, Kobe/Gasol lakers, Durant/Westbrook thunder (Harden was there one year). And that's just the west. They've taken down two defending champions during their run ('05 Pistons, last year's Heat). If they beat GS/Cleveland and win another title then that seals it for me: Duncan/Pop > anyone As I said, you can't deny the longevity of Spurs' success under Duncan/Pop, they are definitely a dynasty. But are they the greatest dynasty? I don't think so. In terms of dominance, 90's Bulls are still better, IMO. In the 6 playoffs under Jordan, Bulls were a combined 90-25 in the playoffs, that's a crazy 78% winning %, IN THE PLAYOFFS. They also NEVER lost a game in the first round, and faced Game 7 only twice in 24 series in that span. I know you will always debate that 2000's talent is better than 90's talent. I won't debate you on that, given that I do think the West in 2000's are superior to East in the 90's. But that difference in talent level isn't enough to overcome the Bulls' playoff record, RS record, and margin of victory at the end of the day. And given how good those Bulls teams were, who's to say that Bulls wouldn't have won 6 titles if say they had to play Kobe or Durant in the Finals? I just don't think you can say a team that has won 5 Finals in 16 years is better than a team that won 6 Finals in 8 (6) years.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 14, 2015 -> 05:13 PM) They're outscoring their opponents by 16.45 ppg during their winning streak I haven't seen a team flip a switch like this since the '01 Lakers. If the Spurs get through this conference and win another title the following statements will be true: Duncan best big man ever Pop best coach ever Spurs greatest dynasty ever Bit of a hyperbole here. It's hard to call them the greatest dynasty when their dominance is scattered over the span of 10+ years, in which we've seen better teams than them in several of those years. And over the past 4 years, the Heat has made 4 Finals, won 2, the Spurs has made 2 Finals and won 1. The 90's Bulls under Jordan are still a better dynasty. While short-lived, they were more unstoppable.

Not too long ago the Spurs were the 7th seed in the West, and now with Kawaii healthy they have been unbeatable. The Southwest division is also looking insane, the 2nd seed Spurs only lead the 6th seed Grizzlies by 1 game. And there's also the possibility that all 5 teams in that division make the playoffs. Not sure when the last time that has happened.

That's what she said

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Apr 13, 2015 -> 08:59 PM) Now that Ravelo is gone, Jake Peter is probably the best pure hitter in our system. Would like to see him Double A by mid season. DiMichele shouldn't be blocking him.

Last night's game Rose had a team best +/- with +25 and Brooks had a team worst -15. All is right with the world again.

Not too long ago I seriously thought Lebron would win 6 or 7 MVP's. As it stands now, he could very well only end up with 4. Curry, Harden, Durant, Westbrook, and Davis would really make it hard for Lebron to win another one.

Didn't watch till now. How's his "focus on facilitating" working out so far?

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Apr 8, 2015 -> 11:08 AM) Please clarify: is your penis +1, 12 posts long, or 94.50 ERA units? wite is a sabe, so we're probably measuring with FIP (fairly impressive penis) or WAR (weiner above replacement) here.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 7, 2015 -> 01:21 PM) If Rose comes back tomorrow, what are the odds he stays healthy until the playoffs? About the same odd that he will return tomorrow.

Kinda wish that they keep it a secret till Sunday after Brock kicks Reigns' ass and grab the mic to announce that I'm staying with WWE b****es. Imagine the pop he will get for that.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Mar 17, 2015 -> 07:48 PM) With this thinking, if you had started a team two years ago with the best pitcher you'd have Justin Verlander now. I'll take my chance on the guy who plays in 160 games rather than the guy who pitches in 33 at most and is a much bigger health risk. Kershaw is only 26 and has been pretty durable so far so he's the exception to the rule. If he was 30 years old, he wouldn't have been picked. That's also why Bumgardner and Kluber got votes over Felix.

Sale not being on the list is probably the same reason Troy Tulowitzki is not on the list, except one plays a lot more than the other. Then again, I think Sale is still one of the most underrated players in the league, and I think he will finally put together a Cy Young season this year and become a household name.

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ Mar 11, 2015 -> 06:27 PM) Marshall was traded for all the off the field stuff. ERRBODY likes Jay he's a swell guy... “Absolutely,” Slauson said. “I have every confidence in him—his ability, his intelligence. The guy can be the best in the league. We just have to do a better job supporting him. “We didn’t do a very good job of that last year. But, Jay can be every bit of a Tom Brady, a Peyton Manning, an Aaron Rodgers. He can be them, if not more.” Just teammates sticking out for each other. If he really thinks that, he needs to stop drinking that coolaid.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 10, 2015 -> 08:25 PM) Only one team responded? WTF do they all pay PR departments for? http://www.gq.com/blogs/the-feed/2015/03/k...=social_twitter Didn't this start with some kid writing a letter to every NFL team over Christmas? You would imagine many professionals sports teams have gotten many letter like this the past couple of months.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Mar 10, 2015 -> 06:33 PM) Or not. Evidently they get 2nd rounder no matter what, but get a conditional pick back depending on certain circumstances (i.e, how much Bradford plays). What a coup for the Rams. They get the better QB and better draft picks. WTH. . Not to mention Foles makes $1.5 mil and Bradford makes $13 mil.