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Somebody pinch me.
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The wrong ones apparently. And the Baseballcube has slightly different ones still. Baseball cube doesn't list Iwamura's and Fukudome's 2005 seasons for some reason. The numbers I listed are from japanesebaseball.com. I like Kosuke's bat the best out of the three you mention above. Fukudome's production over his past three healthy seasons in Japan compares well to other notable players from Japan. .330/.422/.615 Fukudome .310/.387/.561 Iwamura .326/.404/.602 Johjima .362/.428/.541 Ichiro .328/.454/.655 Godzilla .314/.389/.520 Iguchi Outside of Godzilla, I'd take Fukudome's production over everyone else listed above, and he's a much, much better defensive outfielder than Hideki. That said, I agree with your contention that Fukudome is not worth $12M per season. I don't see him getting paid close to that either. He's getting paid under $3.4M this year and he's coming off an injury. If I had to guess, I'd say a three year deal in the $20M-$24M range gets it done.
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What numbers are you using? Career .306/.393/.545 Fukudome .300/.366/.519 Iwamura Best season .351/.438/.653 Fukudome .300/.383/.583 Iwamura
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No doubt about it. I was there for the July 27-29 series and there were more Cubs fans than Reds fans then.
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I'm with Jon. I'd be fine with recording the Bears game and watching it later if the outcome of the game wasn't spoiled for me. But the chances of that happening are nil. I'll save my money and enjoy both games unspoiled from home.
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Yep. That sucks.
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I'd be all about seeing USA v Brazil in person but the 3 pm start puts it right in line with the Bears season opener. D'oh. Yeah, I know. It's a real tough call. If Kaka and Ronaldinho are playing, though, it'll make it much easier. You don't get too many chances to see great players like that. Very true. I'm fine watching the Bears game off my DVR, too. But I just know someone will spoil the score before I can get home to watch it. Heck, they'll probably provide Bears updates on the big screen at Soldier's.
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I'd be all about seeing USA v Brazil in person but the 3 pm start puts it right in line with the Bears season opener. D'oh.
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NBA Championship here we come! Joe Smith is basically Pj Brown. Bulls still need a big man Smith is an easy upgrade over Brown, and the rest of the bench-filling forwards on this past season's roster. 06-07 PER 13.95 Smith 10.98 Sweetney 10.46 Allen 09.75 Brown 09.44 Khryapa As I've written before, I expect Thomas to take a step forward this coming season. His PER was 14.80. Deng's PER during his rookie season was 14.20.
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No doubt that's a popular solution among Cavs fans; those are the two most overpay players on the Cavs roster, especially Hughes. Good luck finding a GM willing to take on either of those contracts without some added talent thrown in by Cleveland to sweeten the deal.
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http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/6990732 Holy freaking crap. Please God, let this be true. Gasol for Noc,Noah & Du?? The reporter at the Daily Herald made up that rumor.
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Deng was the deal breaker five months ago. I don't see their price dropping in the off season when teams typically get a better return on star-player trades. Really difficult for the Bulls to get the salaries to match without Brown's expiring contract as well. I think the window's closed on Gasol. They might gut the core if Kobe becomes available, but I can't see them doing so for Pau.
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Nocioni's a restricted free agent and the Bulls are on record saying they will match if he signs an offer sheet from another team. Memphis wants Nocioni huh? That's excellent. Match the offer, then trade him in a package for Gasol. Don't see it happening unless the Bulls are willing to include Deng, and he's untouchable by all accounts. Bulls don't have a large, expiring contract to offer in return either.
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Nocioni's a restricted free agent and the Bulls are on record saying they will match if he signs an offer sheet from another team.
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Understandable. That final piece often takes a little luck to get. Even if they don't land that star this off-season, I think Deng/Thomas has a chance to develop into it.
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Gotcha. My bad. It must have been someone else who wanted to replace Gordon with a less productive larger guard like Smith or Richardson. As I already mentioned, the Bulls will need to include either Nocioni or Brown in a sign and trade to make any significant deal. That can't happen sooner than July 1, and it could take some time to just work out a contract with either player, much less get them to agree to a sign and trade. So Paxson couldn't trade the pick before the draft to acquire a player like Randolf without including a player already under a significant contract like Wallace or Hinrich in the deal. No thanks. The same dilemma made it very difficult for Paxson to work out a deal on draft day. It makes very little sense to draft a player for another team in the hopes of trading him weeks down the road. There are just too many variables at work with sign and trades. Noah is a valuable trading chip. We might still see something happen. But if it doesn't, the Bulls aren't stuck with yet another wing that they had hoped another team would want to exchange for a low post player. We're talking about the same thing. I just don't see how you can criticize Paxson for not making a trade yet, or for drafting a player that's a good fit if one of those typically unlikely blockbuster deals doesn't work out.
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I'd love 23 and 10. I'd hate his ball-hogging and tantrums. Dismiss character all you'd like. Do you still think Paxson made a mistake when he dumped J.R. Smith? I said Noah was the best fit when compared against the draft alternatives you listed. There was no one left on the draft board that fits your over-6-9-back-to-the-basket requirements except Hawes, and I'm glad Paxson avoided that nonathletic, piss-poor rebounder.
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Noah has as much -- or more -- trade value as any of the players you listed. Athletic 7-footers are always at a premium, and he's easily the best fit if the Bulls end up keeping him as I expect they will. Portland gave Randolph away for a reason. I'm very happy he's not a Bull.
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Your initial reply got buried under all the live comments as the draft unfolded so I didn't see it. I agree the rankings are raw. I think the results are accurate enough to hold some value, though. And I look forward to him improving the tool. I encourage other posters to read the article to help them decide whether or not his statistical analysis and methodology is "crap".
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The Bulls can't make any significant moves without including Nocioni or PJ Brown in a sign and trade deal. Since both are free agents, that can't happen until the free agency period begins after July 1. So it's not just free agents the Bulls will be looking it. It's trades.
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It's more than a feeling. It's a statistical method that he outlines in that article and evaluates against previous drafts. You're welcome to your feelings on Noah. I'm more inclined to trust Paxson based on his track record and trust Hollinger based on his stats.
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Law? On the Bulls? No thanks. I like our undersized combo guard better. I would've been fine with Julian Wright, but I prefer Noah. Law would've made a nice 3rd guard that can score a bit and capably trigger the offense, especially if Thabo moved more towards the 3 if Nocioni was dealt for post help. He would've been an immediate upgrade over Duhon's 25 mpg, IMO. Even more so compared to Noah, who won't have that type of PT to step into. Brown + Thomas only got ~35 mpg, and I can't see Thomas not getting the majority of those minutes between him and Noah. The Bulls are looking to deal Duhon and focus on a Gordon, Hinrich, Thabo rotation. Hollinger's system that I mentioned in my previous post ranked Law at 445.2. I find myself often agreeing with Paxon's decisions. I like them even better when the stats guy's work supports them.
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John Hollinger put together a college prospect evaluator for this year's draft. It's an Insider article. It was free when it first appeared a few days ago. That's no longer than case, which is too bad for the nonsubscribers because it's a great read and an interesting tool. Anyway, here's how that system ranks Noah along with the players you mentioned: 528.6 Noah 511.3 Williams 483.1 Chandler 481.4 J. Wright
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I think you're painting the absolute worst case for Noah without watching him play a single NBA game. Paxson's track record in the draft is outstanding. Even if I were down on the Noah pick, I'd still give Paxson the benefit of the doubt for Noah's rookie season.