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I can't step away for a second. Am I wrong, or is that a lot for Granderson?

Thanks Hoops. Wisler?

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Sadly I can name almost everyone in that pic. That era was the height of my NBA fandom. Good to see guys like Doug West, Pooh Richardson and Felton Spencer again.

Ha ha These guys are so [expletive] good. You better cut their throats when given a chance, otherwise it's pretty much guaranteed they will come back and find a way.

Probably, and that's not worth it, IMO. My guess is we be "traders" rather than "signers".

Does this effectively mean Cano will be elsewhere?

IMO, McCown holds the ball much longer than Jay, in part because he needs greater seperation in order to complete passes. In other words, Jay has a much stronger arm and better touch on deep balls, inside shoulder throws, etc.

None of this matters if Cassel didn't play. He's better than Ponder. We would have won in regulation if Ponder had continued.

https://twitter.com/ScottLindholm/status/407506999937482753/photo/1/large Robbie Gould is 72% in his career from 40-49, and 91% from 30-39. One more first down made a huge difference. I see your point, but now we are talking about getting another 8 yards, which very likely requires two more plays from scrimmage, thus doubling the risk of a turnover, penalty. etc. I don't think it's a bad argument, I just think it isn't as obvious as some here are portraying it to be. Why does it have to take 2 more plays? If you don't get the 8 yards, then take the long kick. 47 - 39 = 8. Kyle's point seems to have been that 8 more yards significantly improves Gould's chances.

https://twitter.com/ScottLindholm/status/407506999937482753/photo/1/large Robbie Gould is 72% in his career from 40-49, and 91% from 30-39. One more first down made a huge difference. I see your point, but now we are talking about getting another 8 yards, which very likely requires two more plays from scrimmage, thus doubling the risk of a turnover, penalty. etc. I don't think it's a bad argument, I just think it isn't as obvious as some here are portraying it to be.

In a shocking turn of events, Chris Petersen said no. If I'm him, I'm waiting for the NFL. He can always go back to college, a la Saban, Spurrier, etc.

Not me. I was concerned as early as last season, and I probably said as much here. The defense is old and the safeties have sucked for years. Aside from Wooten, the younger players were unproven, inconsistent or outright bad. We can argue the kick issue back and forth all day. Yeah, a couple of more yards may have made a difference, but I'd guess not as much as everyone here seems to think. And by the way, just because "everyone" shares a similar opinion doesn't mean it's correct.

I completely understand the frustration at losing this game, but the notion that Trestman is to blame doesn't ring true to me. Gould had just barely missed a 66 yard kick a few minutes prior. He makes 47-yard kicks for breakfast. He's arguably the best kicker in history when you consider where he plays half his games. Getting him an extra 4 or 5 yards (maybe less) closer might have made a small difference statistically, but I'd bet the chances of a turnover or penalty were higher. Point is, Gould missed the kick, and that sort of [expletive] happens. Here's why I like Trestman: - the offense is measurably better statistically - the offense is a [expletive] ton better from any subjective perspective - the team appears to play as hard for him as they did Lovie I don't blame Trestman for the defensive woes. He inherited a very old group that has been without three of its four best players (Melton, Briggs and Tilman) for the majority of the season. He's playing rookies and off-the-street FA's all over the field. Bill Bellichick went through a similar deal a couple of years ago and it showed in how his defense played. Point is it happens to the best of them. You want to blame Emery? Ok, have at it. If they address the issue during offseason and the defense still sucks in 2014, I'd definitely be more likely to look towards Trestman and Tucker. In the meantime it just doesn't make sense to me to blame them.

I can see why. He's had some Pippen-like moments tonight.

Let me see if I have this right. Teague can't defend. Can't shoot. Is a poor ball handler. Snell on the other hand looks like he could make Deng immediately expendable.

He was laughing as he said it yeah. We need to bring him back.

Really? Evans isn't anything special and owed ~$32 million over the next 3 years and Rivers is a fringe player who probably should be the the D League and was one of, if not the worst, players in the league last year. You aren't going to get anything "special" back for a half-season of Lou, and the numbers have to work. Evans has scored quite a bit, had an 18-plus PER last season, and is only 24. Rivers is only 21 and in his second year, so he's worth a roll of the dice. He has enough range to be a solid 3-point threat if he develops.

Nice. I made a couple work too, but my favorite is Deng for Austin Rivers and Tyreke Evans.

Pretty much any coach would be against tanking. So bring back Vinny Del Negro or Jim Boylan Skiles- he'll play Hinrich 45 min a night and Boozer will quit the team.

I'd bet the Bulls will be too stubborn to do anything dramatic. Maybe Deng goes, but that will be it.

We need to offer a contract to The Fridge. Dude will fix this [expletive] right quick.

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

Hinrich has been fine this year His 11.7 PER begs to differ.

Depends - were his teeth falling out? Were yours?