Sammy Sofa
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There's good TV on tonight. No excuse to watch this.
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Being smart. If the batter is charging out there with bat, you get out of the way. I don't know why the pitcher kept looking back instead of just booking for the nearest exit.
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ST - 3/11 Cubs (CY Silva) @ Padres (Garland) 2:05 CT
Sammy Sofa replied to ctcf's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Is that Bryan LeHair with the Cubs? -
ST - 3/11 Cubs (CY Silva) @ Padres (Garland) 2:05 CT
Sammy Sofa replied to ctcf's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
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Thoughts and prayers.
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Nick LaWhoosh.
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The worst part about this was Kaplan basically licking his chops over the situation on CTL tonight.
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This has to be satire. At least, I hope it is for this part alone:
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You were. Honest mistake.
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I also rememeber plenty of games when they were winning where I was wishing that Gibson was out there instead of Tyrus. Tyrus certainly had his moments, but there were plenty of games where het got time while they were winning where he was basically a non-factor.
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Yes, Mr. "OH MY GOD, THE CUBS ARE LOSING, I'M GOING TO TURN THE GAME THREAD INTO MY PERSONAL WAILING WALL."
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I think the truth lies in the middle. I have absolutely no doubt that Bradley got racist hate mail while he was here. I have a ton of doubt that it came from within the organization or that he was basically encountering racism or even people acting negatively towards him everywhere he went in Chicago.
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I'm one of the more positive people here.
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Regarding Tyrus....Bulls and Tyrus started out the season 2-2, Tyrus is hurt, Bulls go 10-15, Tyrus comes back, Bulls go 15-8, Tyrus leaves again, Bulls go 4-7 so far. Again its hard to come out and say he's the reason considering how sporatic his PT was, and hundreds of other variables at play, but it's a stat so take it for what it's worth It's far too selective a stat. Isn't when the Bulls went 15-8 also basically lining up with when Rose started playing at full strength?
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I'd say "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!" except that has been the obvious move all along. It's a PR dream.
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OK, now you're just getting creepy.
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I think what makes it stick out to people is that at full strength pre-trade the Bulls has just enough middling talent to go along with their core to make it look like they were serviceable team, when in actuality they were clinging to that by their fingernails.
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Maybe not difference makers, but they're a lot better than the guys who replaced them. Warrick might be the worst defensive forward in the NBA and Flip Murray shoots like a drunk Kirk Hinrich. They downgraded at two positions and are worse because of it. But I do still agree with you that the big difference has been health in this recent stretch. Combine that with a downgrade in talent and you'll get some ugly results. Exactly. Health has been the biggest issue. A downgrade in the talent of the team given the nature of the trades shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. I mean, really, who thought the Bulls were going to get back players of equal or greater value when they were trying to just dump salary and a malcontent? That downgrade has just been compounded by health issues, specifically losing their second most critical player indefinitely.
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Aramis Fan also kicks puppies and spits at babies.
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I highly doubt anyone was "hounding" you. What several have pointed out is that the dip from the trade has been compounded by the health of the team. It's still a huge overstatement to act like Tyrus and Salmons were difference makers. I know that I said, and still do, that the difference in the team before and after the trade would be marginal if the Bulls were fully healthy. Though given that you're apparently just going to ignore the injury/health issue, well, I guess that says a lot. Not having Noah at all and a banged up, sick Deng has had much more of an impact than losing Tyrus and Salmons.
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Well I'm sure they care to come degree. But when you have a team where over half the players will be FAs after the season, and most of them are highly unlikely to be back, what motivation is there to play team ball? I don't see a lot of selfish play offensively but defensively whose gonna call them out if they aren't trying their hardest. It's doubtful slacking off on defense is going to change how much you will make next year. It might not even be intentional, but it's probably there. Oh, and also it has to do with the fact that Noah, Thomas and even Salmons were 3 of the Bulls better defensive players. On RealGM, someone pointed out that the Bulls only gave up 100 points only 9 times in 29 games this season with Tyrus in the lineup. Since the trades, the Bulls have given up 100 points in 7 of their last 9 games, including the last 7 in a row. Yes, but ideally Salmons and Tyrus will be replaced with much better players, so phooey on this year.
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[expletive] no.
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I still think keeping Kirk was more an issue of what Rose wanted as opposed to not being able to move him. Based on the rumors it sounds like it actually would have been easier to move Kirk instead of Salmons.
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Though this season doesn't really matter. It just wasn't realistic to have it both ways. Either they hold on to the middling support talent they have and maybe they contend but end up stuck with the salaries or they move what they can to free up cash. And sure, swapping picks with the Bucks would be mildly annoying, but they also have the pick they got for Tyrus.
