Rex Buckingham

Hope it wasn't Toews driving...

Overrated how? The guy has been an amazing player. All you keep going on and on about is how he can't make last minute shots. If you're saying "overrated" in terms of how people would stack him up next to Jordan, fine...but if you're saying he's overrated in the sense that he's NOT a great player, well, that's just ridiculous. He's about the 16th best player ever according to per. I doubt most people have him that low. Thus why I feel he's overrated. And besides the Jordan comparisons, we have to hear people talk about him being the greatest Laker ever, when you could make the case for Kareem or Magic as one of, if not the, greatest player ever. (Also, Kobe wasn't even the best laker during his career. Shaq was clearly the best player in the league for those dynasty years.) Also, the post-Shaq but pre-gasol lakers struggled to even make the playoffs--in a league where making the playoffs isn't very difficult. Lebron had some bad supporting casts and still always ended up with one of the best records in the East. I do think Kobe is a great player, but I also think he gets over-rated in terms of basketball history. If you're going to compare LeBron and the Cavs to Kobe's Lakers post-Shaq and pre-Gasol it is correct to say that they both had poor supporting casts. But to criticize Kobe for not making the playoffs as frequently is simply ignoring the fact that the Western Conference had better teams in that span, and continues to have more competitive teams. 2004-05 Lakers (post-Shaq year 1): Lakers finish 34-48; Kobe plays 66 games Worst Western Conf. Playoff team is Memphis at 45-37, which would have placed them tied for 5th in the East (9th place MIN would have tied for 6th best record in East) 2nd best player: Lamar Odom 15.2/10.2/3.7 PTS/REB/AST - 64 games 3rd best player: Caron Butler 15.5/5.8/1.9 4th best player: Chucky Atkins 13.6/2.4/4.4 05-06 Lakers: Finish 45-37 (7th in W. Conf. - would have been 5 seed in East... IND/CHI 41-41 get 6/7 seeds, MIL 40-42 gets 8 seed) 2nd best player: Lamar Odom 14.8/9.2/5.5 3rd best player: Smush Parker 11.5/3.3/3.7 4th best player: Chris Mihm 10.3/6.2/1.0 - 59 games 06-07 Lakers: Finish 42-40 (7th W. Conf. - would have been 6th in EC... NJ/WSH 41-41 get 6/7 seeds, ORL 40-42 gets 8 seed) 2nd best player: Odom 15.9/9.8/4.8 - 56 games 3rd best player: Luke Walton 11.4/5.0/4.3 - 60 games 4th best player: Smush Parker 11.1/2.5/2.8 so yes, the Lakers were not great in those years, however, Kobe had a terrible supporting cast other than Lamar Odom (who is quite talented, but far from a star) and one year of Caron Butler (another talented but merely solid player) and they played in the more difficult Western Conference... Kobe is no Jordan, and in my opinion most people who truly know basketball wouldn't really say that they are on the same level. However, to use those years as your argument that he is overrated is a bit off-base

That no-call on Boozer was absolutely ridiculous... And Hubie Brown acting like it was a clean block even after seeing the replay was an even bigger joke

SPECIAL TEAMS Any time you can draft a homeless man's Aaron Hernandez, you gotta do it

the text alert I got from ESPN listed him as a TE... and now Arizona makes the Massie pick that we should have made

are you kidding me? a fullback?

After that 2nd goal they just had nothing...

I would check the Coyotes board, but they probably don't even have one. On their SB Nation Blog entitled....*snicker*...Five for Howling, they have a poll asking whether the suspension is appropriate. Here are the results: 58% - Too many games 29% - The injury question should be completely left out of the equation and until that happens its all a joke 9% - Yes, it was appropriate 1% - Too few games Wow, you know it's an embarassing decision when the fans of the team that benefits from it think it's over the top

Stevens denying that he has been contacted does not mean he hasn't had someone contact UI... but still probably a pipe dream

I like seeing the orange in Shaka's tie

Did that Hathaway guy just say that Mizzou was their last #2?

So I know everyone already assumes that Weber is done, but I heard from a guy who was a guest of Mike Thomas at the MSU game and he says that Weber has already been told that he is done after the season. Again, not a shock given the fact that the boosters have already said they'll take care of the buyout, but thought it interesting enough to pass along.

Eastern Illinois University has both Shannahan and Sean Payton (and Brad Childress would make 3 if he ever gets another job)

anybody else feel like Larivee is getting a bit too excited on plays that are merely decent to good?

That penalty needs to be taken out of the rulebook... if you can dive at everyone else's legs you should get to dive at the QB's legs too, especially if he just barely got the ball off before he got hit

C'mon Briggs, at least make it worth it

pleasepleasepleasepleaseplease

I feel sick... thank goodness the Bears don't play tomorrow, or they would surely lose and Cutler and Forte would probably both suffer career ending injuries

what a terrible job to not review that "interception". that was a heinous mistake

I think he's been too hesitant today

they have to, right? right?

LeShoure isn't the kind of guy who'll make anyone say "wow" but he catches the ball very well, runs hard and makes good cuts, and though i'm no expert on this, I would certainly call him a willing blocker.... I would have loved to have him on the Bears to back up Forte and be the guy around the goal line... not a huge guy but someone I think would find a way to get in the end zone I like Leshoure, but I wouldn't give up that much unless I thought I was getting a premiere tailback who can make a huge impact. I don't think that RB exists in this draft be it Ingram or Leshoure. true, hadn't considered what they gave up

LeShoure isn't the kind of guy who'll make anyone say "wow" but he catches the ball very well, runs hard and makes good cuts, and though i'm no expert on this, I would certainly call him a willing blocker.... I would have loved to have him on the Bears to back up Forte and be the guy around the goal line... not a huge guy but someone I think would find a way to get in the end zone

Titus Young looks a little off

get Mark Ingram off the stage and let them announce Carimi to the Bears