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I'm not sure what makes that an entirely different issue. I have a tough time seeing Knox as a #2. If they had Andre Johnson I wouldn't worry about it. But they don't, so I have a hard time seeing Knox as a #2. You lost me. Do you have a hard time seeing Knox as a #2 on this team? A hypothetical team? In the general sense? Because he's a legit #2 WR today.

I have a really hard time seeing Knox as a #2. He put up 50+ catches and 900 yards in his 2nd year, as a 5th round pick, out of Abilene Christian....first as a starter. His numbers last year were pretty much in-line with what middle of the pack #2 WRs put up. Of course, he was the #1 target last year, so that's not good. But I think he'd be extremely effective with a guy on the other side of him who is good enough to take some of the coverage away from him and put him in 1-on-1's with #2 CBs. I guess I'd be okay with him as a 2 if they had a legit #1, but with a lower level #1 around he's really not somebody defenses have to worry much about. Well, that's an entirely different issue, which I clearly pointed out in the original post that a #1 is needed and Knox is needed to be slid down the depth chart.

I have a really hard time seeing Knox as a #2. He put up 50+ catches and 900 yards in his 2nd year, as a 5th round pick, out of Abilene Christian....first as a starter. His numbers last year were pretty much in-line with what middle of the pack #2 WRs put up. Of course, he was the #1 target last year, so that's not good. But I think he'd be extremely effective with a guy on the other side of him who is good enough to take some of the coverage away from him and put him in 1-on-1's with #2 CBs.

http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=7882 Is this where the Bears start trying to convince the fans that the WR corps that they have is good enough? Maybe, but this is a positive, if it comes true. With the current WRs on the team, Bennett as the #1 target, Knox as the #2, and Hester in the slot is the best case scenario. I still hope they sign a WR that can play inside or outside.

Milwaukee v. Cincy pitching matchup is Greinke vs. Reineke. That's pretty awesome.

That's my concern with this move. Castro won't be benched, Barney is unlikely to be benched and there's no way Aramis would be benched as well. If LeMahieu isn't starting, I don't like calling him up over lesser prospects. If they're thinking about a platoon with Barney (who has cooled off quite a bit of late) at second or just starting him full-time at second, then I'm very intrigued by this move. That's a funny statement to read, but yeah it's pretty true. If the goal is to get a prospect that's a potential utility guy some major league experience, then why not the older, better hitting, more experienced, Ryan Flaherty? If the goal is to fill the roster with another versatile IF guy that can hit off the bench, then why not Scales?

FWIW, Brad Snyder and Luis Montanez have both played CF in Iowa this year. Snyder was a regular CF as recently as 2008 in Cleveland's farm system, and has played at least a couple games in CF every year of his career. And it seems he's been the primary CF in Iowa for the last week or so.

I'd be surprise if the Bulls take either of their picks. But yeah, if they do...projectable Euro dude is the way to go.

Takes a genius to figure out Rose or Korver is getting the shot. If the situation was reversed, do you think the Bulls would have defended James/Wademthat well? Honestly? Yes. If the Heat had to have a 3, I would expect the Bulls would have put Deng on James, Brewer on Wade and had Gibson or Noah chase whoever has the ball. It wouldn't have ended with a blocked shot, but I fully believe it would have taken a desperation miracle if the shoe was on the other foot.

Takes a genius to figure out Rose or Korver is getting the shot.

Terrible. Complete and utter choke job.

And they have not lost 2 straight home games all season. So, losing game 2 at home and game 3 means that if history holds true, the Bulls will be up 3-2 going into game 6.

But he calls a great game!

Berrian and Rice are not a comparison. Berrian's only "good" season was 71 catches for 951 yards. Rice's "good" season was truly elite with 83 catches for 1300+ yards. As for 85. He's not even the best old option out there. As I said earlier, I'd be more interested in Santana Moss who's 5 years removed from his "bad" season. And has been with a shaky QB for his entire career. He put up 93 for 1100 yards with McNabb/Grossman this year. He's a year and a half younger than Ocho also.

I think he was trying to get Korver going. I wouldn't be surprised to see Korver's minutes severely depleted the rest of this series. Korver can't guard and has no purpose if he isn't knocking down shots. Same thing happened vs. Indiana and Atlanta. Bulls didn't have a problem when Thibs stopped trying to get someone to help Rose score and started getting people in there that were getting stops. Not that you are going to stop LeBron and Wade completely, but not allowing them to abuse Korver and Rose would make their shots more difficult.

Pippen vs. Magic in the 1991 finals was the best defensive series any individual has ever played.

Is he still a pretty damn good WR? I don't think so. He got outplayed by T.O. who is older and was in the offense in Cincy for the first time, as opposed to the eons Chad's been there. He wasn't very productive last year. At least not #1 WR productive. Last year was the 2nd time in the last 3 years he's underperformed what a #1 WR should do. And he's 33 now. It's not going to get better.

Not interested in Ocho Cinco. Rather have Santana Moss honestly. Really want James Jones or Mike Sims Walker.

Who has a good track record with game winning shots?

Kobe 5 years ago is probably better than LeBron now. But it's close. And yeah, LeBron is easily the best player in the league right now.

Maybe not. But the Lebron thing stands.

That's a strong statement. He's 2 inches taller and 30 pounds heavier. Speed, quickness and jumping are similar, Jordan more graceful and nimble. Ridiculously strong in his own right. LeBron is faster and quicker than Jordan ever was. And Jordan didn't come in the NBA ridiculously strong like LBJ did. Since there's no measurables on this, I'm just going to continue to disagree based on how they look relative to other players when you watch on film. I'd agree that LeBron is more physically gifted than MJ. It's not a landslide, but I'd say so. LeBron has a lot of skills- namely his ballhandling and passing- but so much of his play is based on being bigger, stronger and faster than everyone else. He gets a lot of his rebounds, steals, blocks, and easy fast break baskets just because of his physical ability. But in terms of comparing the players, there's no comparison. Jordan was a far more skilled player. And a lot has to do with killer instinct. And by killer instinct, I don't mean crying if you lose or beating your chest when you win. I mean the willingness to work harder than everyone else and not accept losing. Think about how MJ developed the unguardable turnaround fadaway in the post as his career went on. Or developing a 3 point shot. That's killer instinct. Not joining 2 other all-stars and throwing a championship party in the summer. LeBron hasn't really improved his game in the past 3 years. That's what happens when you rely on overwhelming talent all your life. The fact that he says 2 inches taller and 20 lbs heavier and they are similar gives the edge to LeBron. Runs circles around was probably a bit much, but LeBron is better athletically than Jordan was. Kobe is too. As for LeBron not improving his game, I think he's a better defender and shooter than he was 2 years ago. And when you're the best player in the league, any improvement is going to be looked at as marginal anyway.

Bulls have not lost more than 2 straight games all year. They have not lost consecutive games at home at all. They won't start either streak against a team that is not clearly better than them (those teams don't exist). So, even if the Heat take Game 2, it's still coming back to Chicago 2-2. And losing game 2 means that the Bulls won't lose Game 5 at home. And I'll take my chances in a Game 7 in Chicago if it comes down to that.

That's a strong statement. He's 2 inches taller and 30 pounds heavier. Speed, quickness and jumping are similar, Jordan more graceful and nimble. Ridiculously strong in his own right. LeBron is faster and quicker than Jordan ever was. And Jordan didn't come in the NBA ridiculously strong like LBJ did.

Athletically, Lebron runs circles around Jordan. But James doesn't have an argument until he decides his team is not going to lose and makes sure it doesn't happen consistently.