Rusch33

Worst team in the state gets into the tournament. How sad is that?

Barring Michigan State, the Big 10 isn't going to get one team out of the first weekend. And if everything goes according to Lunardi's bracket, Michigan State might be the first big seed to fall (in the first weekend to Davidson).

As a Cowboys fan, you have him. He's horrible in coverage, and his tackling skills have diminished a lot.

Also who knows how many we could have won if we realized Kelly can play PG. Damn lucky that Kelly didn't follow Alford to New Mexico (which almost happened IIRC).

Cross Haynesworth off the list as he's headed to Washington when free agent opens.

I bet the CBI would take you. Gotta be over .500 to go there with @ Northwestern, @ Michigan State, Ohio State, and Penn State to end the season.

Yes, they're atrocious.

Garrett Anderson over Jim Edmonds? Are you kidding me?

Interesting article on Iowa Hawkeye basketball, and how horribly they're going to possibly do financially. http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090221/SPORTS/702219924/1008

By public, do you mean the media? The same group of media that has pretty much tied steroids to professional wrestling and Major League Baseball, and virtually, no one other than them does it. I'm still trying to figure out how the NFL hasn't been "probed" yet for their use of PEDs, or is that just widely-acceptable in football?

I see that in 2011 that the CBA in MLB is finished, and needs to be renegotiated. With the "anonymous survey" steroid leaking (A-Rod's) and the probing that goes along with it, is it possible to see the players association strike in '11 over no more drug testing? Add on that Bud Selig is slamming players for failing drug tests in an anonymous survey under his watch, and I could see a retaliation from the players assoc. If you're a player, you have to be pretty scared right now if you failed that anonymous drug test. I, for one, feel that they are going too far with this, and I fear that the players might go on strike because of it. Am I out of line to seeing this happening?

All Iowa games are ugly with or without threes. (I'm a Hawkeye fan too)

Michigan can't afford to slip up at Iowa this weekend especially when Iowa will be without Tate and probably Peterson (starting PG).

Salaries have to match in the NBA. I know they do. I'm just saying.

Would have been better off trading Hughes for a 2nd round pick.

You act like they traded good players or something. The only thing of value that the bulls gave up was Gooden's expiring, and the fact that they got rid of Nocioni's contract makees up for it. Poeple are going to be dissapointing because it's not an Amare trade, but it's definitely a good trade. Plus it's very 2010 friendly Over the long term it's not, I think. This might put the Bulls into the playoffs as an 8 seed only to get crushed by Lebron or Garnett. Next year.. on the other hand... With this trade, the Bulls are basically showing Gordon the door at the end of the season with Salmons coming on. Salmons' numbers are inflated because he's played about half of the season without Martin and Garcia. Brad Miller hasn't been good since 05, and that's pushing it. He's never healthy. Add on that Hughes and Hinrich will probably be gone, and the Bulls have pretty much depleted this team depth-wise going into the 2009 season (considering there aren't very many good free agents this upcoming off-season). I think gearing up to the 2010 season is foolish. Lebron is pretty much either staying in Cleveland or going to NYC (that is if he opts out). I'm not so sure Wade is going to opt out of Miami. Same goes for Stoudemire or Dirk. Portland isn't going to let Brandon Roy go as he's a restricted FA. Okay, so what is bad about this trade? I'm not saying it makes us good this year or next year, but what bad does it do? Depletes this team's depth, and overall talent. Pretty much keeps them right at the 8 seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs or not in. Lateral move. Gooden is better than Miller. Salmons won't be better than Gordon (that is if he leaves which I think is going to happen). Simple.

You act like they traded good players or something. The only thing of value that the bulls gave up was Gooden's expiring, and the fact that they got rid of Nocioni's contract makees up for it. Poeple are going to be dissapointing because it's not an Amare trade, but it's definitely a good trade. Plus it's very 2010 friendly Over the long term it's not, I think. This might put the Bulls into the playoffs as an 8 seed only to get crushed by Lebron or Garnett. Next year.. on the other hand... With this trade, the Bulls are basically showing Gordon the door at the end of the season with Salmons coming on. Salmons' numbers are inflated because he's played about half of the season without Martin and Garcia. Brad Miller hasn't been good since 05, and that's pushing it. He's never healthy. Add on that Hughes and Hinrich will probably be gone, and the Bulls have pretty much depleted this team depth-wise going into the 2009 season (considering there aren't very many good free agents this upcoming off-season). I think gearing up to the 2010 season is foolish. Lebron is pretty much either staying in Cleveland or going to NYC (that is if he opts out). I'm not so sure Wade is going to opt out of Miami. Same goes for Stoudemire or Dirk. Portland isn't going to let Brandon Roy go as he's a restricted FA.

He plays for the 11-40 (something) Kings. If they wanted to get a good player, they should have traded for Martin.

Goodbye for Ben Gordon after the season. It also means the end of Kirk Hinrich too probably.

Is Brad Miller even back from injury yet? I bet he's real happy to be going back to Chicago after his first tour there. This is a lateral move for the Bulls at best. If you're going to trade away 3 players, get someone who can make a big difference. Not a guy who's an average center, and another guy who's stats are inflated because he plays for the crappy Kings.

Don't worry Reinsdorf and the Bulls will fudge this up.

What are the odds that A-Rod won't get the fair shake that Pettitte got when he proclaimed that he used PEDs? Pretty good, it looks like.

Must want Noah or a 1st rounder with Thomas/Gooden/Thabo.

And countered by the Sun-Times less than 10 mins ago. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/basketball/bulls/chi-16-bits-nba-all-starfeb16,0,6748210.story

So I take it you missed the part where I said I would be happy with a NIT berth next year. Or is that still too outrageous? lol I still think that's pretty big expectations for a team that only has one conference win this year. Granted, they bring him a couple good players next year though. I think Indiana will be better, but possibly not an NIT team next year. We'll see though.