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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 01:03 PM) I agree. If he agreed pending a physical, then what he did was bad. Maybe the reporters jumped the gun. OTOH, the Orioles can't complain because as they have shown time after time, a deal is not a deal until they say the physical went perfectly. Yep, if it was any other team I'd feel bad for them.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 12:59 PM) Really curious as to what happened because that's a scummy thing to do by Fowler. Orioles fans are rightfully really pissed off right now. If it was any team other than the Orioles that this happened to then maybe they would get some sympathy.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 12:52 PM) Kaplan thinks they trade Soler now. If it's for Ross...good lord Unless they are giving up a lot of other value in addition to Soler that would be an outrageously bad deal for San Diego. Soler hasn't shown he can ever stay healthy and he was horrendous defensively last year while also being a below average hitter. His bat has a lot of potential but between the terrible D and injuries I wouldn't value him particularly highly.

So apparently the Orioles did not sign Fowler.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 22, 2016 -> 11:41 AM) The Lakers have a few really nice talents. I think the real reason they only have 11 wins is because this year is all about Kobe chucking them up. Russell, Randle and Clarkson isn't a bad start. Well that and they are the worst defensive team in the NBA.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 19, 2016 -> 11:22 AM) Well, it makes it harder for Groce to plead his case they'll compete next year if it's one of the "injured starters" that won't be back. Yep and on top of that Groce is responsible for the state of the program. You can't control your players 24/7 but you are responsible for who you recruit and you can't have embarrassing stories come out like this about player behavior when your results on the court suck.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 19, 2016 -> 10:42 AM) Ha, dumpster fire continues: http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/201...r-arrested.html If true Black needs to be dismissed from the program and any remaining excuse to keep Groce after this season is gone as well. He has to be fired.

Kurt Russell cast in Guardians of the Galaxy 2.

Horrid coaching by Roy Williams tonight. I continue to be unbelievably unimpressed by all the top teams across the country this year.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 17, 2016 -> 04:16 PM) The first one makes sense. Taj? A bit nutty. Snell? WTF! Haha, Snell himself isn't even a rotation player. You aren't getting anything for him.

Benicio Del Toro cast in Star Wars VIII

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Feb 15, 2016 -> 01:19 PM) I agree, 76ers own the Lakers pick for this year. Dbaho mentioned the 2017 pick, but now I see that is really the 2018 pick (top 5 protected) and dates back to the Dwight Howard trade. Amazing how the Howard and Nash moves completely hampered the Lakers ability to draft players (especially if they end up losing the pick to the sixers). So that pick is conveyed 2 years after the Lakers trade the 76ers their pick. The pick to the 76ers is top 3 protected this year and next (so it may convey but no guarantee) and then unprotected in 2018. However, if the Lakers pick doesn't got to the 76ers in either of the next two drafts then you simply get 2 second round picks instead. So that pick could have a lot of value if the Lakers are out of the top 3 either of the next two years or almost no value.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Feb 15, 2016 -> 12:58 PM) I can't even imagine why the Bulls could consider that trade for Butler. Especially the one that the Magic turned down. That is horrific for the Bulls. Butler is a top 15 player in this league who is signed to an extremely affordable contract, long term (yes, he would get far more on the open market). Basically that initial deal is so ridiculous I can't even believe it. Now your offer isn't as ridiculous (in fact I'd do it), given the potential value of that Lakers pick (along with Dipo & Harris). Unless I'm missing something the 76ers, not the Magic, own the Lakers' pick.

So latest is George and Tiley are out and rumor right now is that Groce is probably safe for another year. f***ing ridiculous and I'm about ready to cut bait on Illinois athletics altogether. Not worth my time until the university shows they give a f***.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Feb 14, 2016 -> 11:14 PM) They tried for the last minute to make sure PG didn't get the record! I'm with you guys, that was pretty unwatchable but luckily for them nothing else was on. And shout out to tnt for missing Steph's half court shot to end the game. Yeah, Pop couldn't help himself there but that game was hideously bad. Add the NBA all star game to the pro bowl for a game I won't be bothering with again.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Feb 14, 2016 -> 11:01 PM) I figured with it being Kobe's last one that guys would be a little more hype. Jordan's last one in '03, man, that was a battle. Guys were really competing. AI, T-mac, Kobe, Kg, etc. Yeah, at minimum once the East got down I thought they would at least make some effort on defense. Most years the intensity starts off s***ty but at least picks up a little bit as the game goes on. That game was a f***ing joke. You don't have to treat it like a real game but you should be playing harder than my fatass co-workers do when we play at lunch time.

The intensity level in this game has been bad for a long time but this has been unwatchable. Usually when a team gets down big they pick up the effort a little bit to try to make a game of things but that hasn't happened at all.

QUOTE (gatnom @ Feb 13, 2016 -> 09:58 PM) Lol, what a weird ending to the Illinois game. Refs waved off the game tying shot on minimal contact and then swallowed the whistle when Hill gets tripped. It's hard to care because Illinois sucks, but classic B1G road officiating right there. If I cared at all I would be livid. If you are calling a foul at all on his game tying shot it should have been an and 1 not basket waived off and Lumpkin clearly tripped Hill with the ref looking right at him on the final play.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 12, 2016 -> 10:56 AM) 2nd best RB in Bears history No

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Feb 11, 2016 -> 01:42 PM) What benefit was there to clammor for him to stay? Jimmy has made it clear he was a believer. Rose and Thibs were always close and I don't recall Taj or Noah being happy. I don't know that Mirotic would know any better and while Doug might have been upset he was hurt so it is a moot point (and Thibs supported Doug's drafting). Pau is the one outlier who did not like Thibs (and it isn't a shock since Pau is pretty low key and largely used to being coached by Phil who was very low key in the grand scheme of things). The funny thing is Pau played better under Thibs last year than he did his last few years in LA (some of that was actually being healthy) and he hasn't played any better this year under Hoidberg than he did last year.

Also, while injuries definitely are impacting this team, the fact is even when their record was good this team was basically playing like a .500 basketball team in terms of their efficiency margins. Their best month of they year in terms of win-loss record was November and they actually got outscored by their opponents that month. They won a lot of close games (7 of their 8 wins were by 6 points or less) and only one of their losses was a game they had a chance to win so they were never as good as their record indicated. This has been a mediocre at best team from day 1 this year and now that they are having injuries they have gone from mediocre to downright bad.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 11, 2016 -> 01:31 PM) They clearly stopped last year. At least, parts of the team. Gasol never bought in to the way Thibs did things. I doubt Mirotic or McDermott did either. Guys didn't exactly clamor for him to stay. Well Mirotic has regressed this year and McDermott is still a net negative every time he steps on to the court so the coaching change seems to have done them both a lot of good.

So I know people love to talk about defense when a team is "underachieving" but its funny to me that the entire focus of the Bulls' players and coaches has been on their defense when their offense has been a far bigger issue all year. They are just a terrible offensive basketball team.

The Bulls also now have a negative point differential on the season.

5-13 in their last 18 games and 2 of those wins were against teams that barely qualify as NBA teams.