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  1. bukie
    could be, but how locked in are the non-BCS bowls to their conference/place of finish tie-ins? Oh, not at all, after the BCS bowls. "Big Ten #3" basically means "the 3rd-most interesting Big Ten team".
  2. bukie
    I think it'd be more interesting to see an Illinois/Florida game than a PSU/Florida game, if only for the Zook angle. Not that the outcome would be different.
  3. bukie
    So you're saying they are going to build a baseball field on top of the tower....pure genius! http://www.designverb.com/wp-content/images/2006/09/highesttennis07.jpg Hey, it worked for the Burj Al Arab in Dubai with a tennis court. Wow, now that is one court where I think I just let every lob go.
  4. bukie

    NFL Week 9

    bukie replied to OleMissCub's topic in Other Sports

    So, anyone have the NFC North as one of the tougher divisions in football this year? If the Bears didn't lay eggs every other Sunday, there'd be 3 good teams in that division with no pushover as the 4th. NFC East and AFC South are likely better, but the NFC North has been surprisingly good.
  5. bukie
    Well, most teams actually have a passing game that's worth paying attention to.
  6. bukie
    If we're making up trade scenarios (like RealGM seems to be), toss Wallace, Duhon, Gordon and Noah to whatever teams want them, and call it a trade.
  7. bukie
    Like Sulley said, either Hinrich or Wallace has to be included in the deal for the money to work out without the Bulls paying an exhorbitant luxury tax. Of course, I'd much prefer Wallace included, since Thomas could essentially replace Wallace's production now.
  8. bukie
    Whatever do you mean? The Cubs weren't in the playoffs this year.
  9. bukie
    Is it wrong that I am secretly hoping Noah goes to the Lakers, so I can avoid rooting for him and hate him again?
  10. bukie
    If Deng stays and Thomas isn't one of the "parts", I already like this deal for the Bulls, assuming they still have a PG at the end of the night. Would prefer Hinrich stay and Gordon go because Gordon's value is diminished with Kobe around. I expect Gordon is probably still gone, but perhaps to the Kings. I'm just implying that Gordon+Hinrich for Kobe works out better for the Bulls than Gordon+Deng for Kobe.
  11. bukie
    If Deng stays and Thomas isn't one of the "parts", I already like this deal for the Bulls, assuming they still have a PG at the end of the night.
  12. bukie
    If it makes you feel better, you did say it in a more concise manner.
  13. bukie
    I don't see how adding a 3rd team makes the amount the Bulls given up any less. They may be splitting the return between the Lakers and Suns, but they still have to give up what's deemed as "Kobe's value". It could if the 3rd team valued the Bulls offerings more highly than the Lakers do. That's different than what Soul was saying, and even then I think it's unlikely that the difference in perceived value is enough to make much of a difference in what the return is. Certainly possible that the Lakers want a "name" player to replace Kobe, and the Bulls aren't willing to part with anyone that satisfies that condition (not to mention that Bryant would veto a trade that included what he thought was too much from the Bulls). Filtering a trade through a third team would allow the Bulls to include more unknown players that would have higher perceived value to a team that isn't looking for a specific name.
  14. bukie
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  15. bukie
    http://www.ocregister.com/sports/bryant-team-lakers-1902936-chicago-trade More Bryant speculation. I found this part to be most interesting: So, Gordon, Noah, Nocioni, and a first-round pick, plus some way to balance out the moneys? Sign me up for that one.
  16. bukie
    Looking at how his rankings turned out over the last 5 years, though, it's uncanny how well they've worked out. Basically, with that metric, anyone over 500 score should be considered a solid contributor. The only misses he's had over the last 5 years are Michael Sweetney (who was a monster in college but succumbed to weight problems) and Jay Williams (unforeseen accident). It's an Insider article, otherwise I'd link it.
  17. bukie
    John Hollinger's Draft Evaluation System. 2007 Draft: Top 30 rated collegians NO. PLAYER SCHOOL SCORE CHAD FORD'S RANKING 1. Kevin Durant Texas 870.7 2 2. Greg Oden Ohio State 667.9 1 3. Mike Conley Jr. Ohio State 637.9 7 4. Thaddeus Young Georgia Tech 604.2 14 5. Brandan Wright North Carolina 601.4 8 6. Al Horford Florida 601.0 3 7. Nick Fazekas Nevada 594.3 35 8. Josh McRoberts Duke 566.7 26 9. Rodney Stuckey E. Washington 557.7 16 10. Jared Dudley Boston College 542.6 31 11. Joakim Noah Florida 528.6 9 12. Glen Davis LSU 521.0 25 13. Sean Williams Boston College 511.3 20 14. Jeff Green Georgetown 505.5 6 15. Kyle Visser Wake Forest 503.5 57 16. Herbert Hill Providence 503.0 49 17. Javaris Crittenton Georgia Tech 492.2 18 18. Wilson Chandler DePaul 483.1 30 19. Julian Wright Kansas 481.4 11 20. Daequan Cook Ohio State 470.0 27 21. D.J. Strawberry Maryland 465.5 52 22. Jason Smith Colorado State 464.9 17 23. Alando Tucker Wisconsin 464.3 41 24. Corey Brewer Florida 462.4 5 25. Al Thornton Florida State 447.8 10 26. Marcus Williams Arizona 445.8 33 27. Acie Law Texas A&M 445.2 15 28. Aaron Gray Pittsburgh 440.5 38 29. Zabian Dowdell Virginia Tech 438.2 34 30. Spencer Hawes Washington 433.9 12 So, on second thought, the Bulls should've drafted Fazekas if they were drafting for need. :)
  18. bukie
    Try to get Abreu, and see if he can play any CF. If so, platoon Pie and Murton. If not, play Pie full-time, and see if you can get anything decent for Murton.
  19. bukie
    I don't know. But he can act like a tool and is ugly. Does that count? Acts like a tool, ugly, tall....if there's another requirement for being an NBA center, I don't know it. He's really quite ugly. He's lucky Hawes is injured right now or I'd probably be harping about how nice it would be to have a legit center right now. Then again I'm not the type to harp on who I think the Bulls should've drafted in place of who they actually took. You would've preferred Hawes to Noah? There were some better prospects in the draft than Noah, but I don't think Hawes was one of them. Really, considering who was available, Noah was the best pick there. Heck, some analysts had Gray over Hawes, so the Bulls do have a Hawes-type.
  20. bukie
    If the Lakers could be talked down to that, the Bulls would be getting away with murder.
  21. bukie
    So, then how much would be too much for the Bulls to give up for Bryant? Keep in mind, the package would also have to look good to the Lakers. Something like Hinrich, Gordon, Nocioni, Brown (for salary) and Noah would probably get it done, but is that too much to give up?
  22. bukie
    Rozner of course http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=60316 I didn't know he was that high on Ramirez's defense. ;)
  23. bukie
    Maybe you missed my question from the bottom of the page a couple pages ago, but I am curious to know how far down the first reliever would be on your list. It looks a little similar to WS / team wins, but the pitchers seem higher on your list than they are on the WS list.
  24. bukie
    where is the proof and why isn't everyone convinced? I'm not trying to be antagonistic, and am honestly just curious as to the answer to this question... When was the last time what was considered a "bad" defensive team (however that is officially measured) won the World Series? 2004 Actually, in 2004 Boston was 8th in baseball in team defensive efficiency. But in 2003, Florida was 23rd.
  25. bukie
    I thought it was proven over and over again that you have to score to win. Pitching and defense alone can only really net you a tie.
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