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Al Harrington is in the Zach Randolph category for me. He's a chucker, an abortion on defense, a poor rebounder, and he's always on bad teams. Now Tyrus hasn't shown much but I'd rather just see how he plays when he gets back from injury. We do need scoring, and maybe a guy who's willing to do it selfishly, but I'd rather just hold on to Thomas and see if he shows anything. Thomas would provide a lot more help up front with Noah--and Noah can't do it alone against bigger front lines.
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I don't think the Michigan bust rate is any higher than other programs. Edwards isn't even really a bust either. I do remember a stretch where it seemed like every Michigan skill player was crappy in the NFL (thanks Terrell and A-Train!).
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Margarito was fighting with loaded gloves in all likelihood. Cotto is (or was) a legit opponent. I mean Mayweather dodged him and he did beat Mosley. I do think he fell off the Margarito fight but he's arguably better than anyone Floyd's beaten.
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Probably something out of the Tyson-Lewis-Holyfield days. Among non-HW fights, maybe something in the Duran/SRL/Hagler/Hearns era or De La Hoya/Trinidad.
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All I want for Christmas is for security tapes of the whole incident to be leaked on the internet. The diagram alone is cracking me up.
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anybody know what the ppv count was on the pacquiao-cotto fight? because people were saying that it would have had to be 1.5 mil for mayweather to consider it, and even then it would have been a longshot for mayweather to split the purse 50-50. we'll see if it happens, i hope it does. i'd love to see mayweather retire undefeated after smoking him. Pac vs. Cotto did 1.25 million buys on PPV. And Mayweather doesn't smoke anybody. He out points and doesn't get hit. Pacquiao smokes people. And yes, this fight must happen. PBF will have a huge black mark on his career if he doesn't fight Pac.
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Somebody good at photoshop.
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That's a pretty crappy photoshop job considering it's the actual cover.
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How apropos would it be if Gordon just lit us up in the 4th quarter to bring the Pistons back?
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Here's a question: Is Joakim Noah the most popular athlete in Chicago? With the Bears a huge disappointment, the Cubs/Sox split (and no huge stars on either team), and Rose not exactly being the most charismatic guy I think he might be. I know the Blackhawks are very good but it's hockey.
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I was pleasantly surprised that Tisdale didn't leave ligaments or maybe an entire ankle on the floor when he turned that shot fake into a layup.
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What kinda reception did BG get?
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I can't believe a team I'm totally ambivalent about gave up a 23 point lead at home to an under dog. These things just don't happen to any other teams other people don't care about!
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I guess my point is that Meyer wasn't really a hotter candidate coming off Utah's undefeated season than Kelly is now. He might have been so in Domer land because he was an assistant there but not in a general sense. Kelly will be mentioned with most (all?) big time coaching openings.
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Why would you hold Kelly's head coaching experience at small colleges against him when he's already a proven winner at a BCS program? I know you're comparing him to Meyer but the differences really aren't that great. Sure, he coached at smaller programs, had a less gilded assistant coaching resume, and isn't quite as dominant (yet) at Cincy as Meyer was at Utah but it's not like they're worlds apart. You're not going to find many more proven college coaches looking for a step up than Brian Kelly in 2009 or Urban Meyer in 2005. The only guys that arguably beat them out are coaches who would make lateral moves from powerhouses.
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I don't see why you would put much weight on that. It's like worrying about Walter Payton playing at a small college after he already produced at a high level in the NFL for a couple years.
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You guys are so cute.
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The Big East is much, much lower competition than the Mountain West?
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What's the record for longest shootout?
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These are professionals?
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I wonder if guys like Paterno and Bowden are just afraid they'll drop dead soon after they quit coaching. Bryant died less than a month after he retired and he was 10+ years younger than Paterno and Bowden are now. That has to get in their head a bit.
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The guy is 80 freaking years old. What if his own accord means coaching until he's 97 years old, blind and in a wheelchair? Should they let him do that because they owe it to him? Eventually, a program needs to do what is best for itself. The program wouldn't be anything with out him. Wait him out. He's been loyal to them for 30 odd years, would it kill them now to be loyal to him for another 5? There's an argument to be made that FSU would have been a national power with or without Bowden. He just happened to be the coach who was there during the period of time when Florida (the entire state) went through a population boom. Let's not forget that if Bama decides not to hold interviews after Ray Perkins left, he's at Bama and they are having these problems. I'm pretty sure that a program like Bama wouldn't put up with this mediocrity either (and, judging by their coaching history after Stallings, they haven't). I'm glad he's gone before he died on the sidelines. I wish he would have left after 1999 or 2000, when he was on top of the world. There's an argument to be made that FSU's streak of 14 consecutive top 5 finishes (13 consecutive top 4) will never be broken. Someone else might have made FSU a power but to expect someone to have that kind of run is crazy.
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Do you think Derek Jeter laughs to himself when he hears athletes getting themselves into these situations partly because they got married too soon (ARod, Tiger, Kobe, etc.)? Even MJ is making up for lost time now. Jeter should be the role model: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/193260-athlete-dating-resumes-derek-jeter
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The Bulls have a tough road trip. It is always tough. Yes Ben's scoring is going to be hard to overcome, but I am expecting more from Derrick as soon as his ankle fully heals up. I think that Ben's lack of defense is averaged out by the better defense Salmons will play. Give this team some time and I think they will be better than last year's team. Do you really think that a team's talent or lack of talent really draws free agents? I am pretty convinced that the bigger contract offer usually wins out. All the key FAs this offseason are going to get max deals, and there will be several teams offering the same amount. So yes I do believe the teams talent is a huge factor. It's the reason LeBron won't goto NY. Why would he take less money to join a team that is less equipped to win a championship than his current team? Because one team is in Cleveland and the other is in New York.
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It's kind of disturbing that we can't beat the Bucks when our 4 best players all have good games. I know the Bucks are decent and we're missing Thomas and Hinrich but still.