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Kevin Hart sent down today
soapy replied to Jake's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I'm trying to recollect who was a big Hart supporter on the site and can't really come up with any. Most people that I recall were consistently surprised that Hart showed up ranking high for BA and other publications. BUT EVERYONE HERE THOUGHT MURTON WAS A STAR!!! Oh, wait...nobody really thought that. -
Yeah, I'm not buying this one at all. He's pretty much in a perfect situation for himself. I think he'll play a little more PG next year anyway. He should be the primary ball-handler next year. Bringing in a couple more wing players along w/ getting Creek back. Hulls is better off the ball. Rivers is better off the team. But if he transfers....so be it. I'm sort of invisioning VJ and Hulls more or less splitting PG duties. Crean started giving Jones PG minutes the last few games of the season and I think he'll try to do that next season. I think Rivers is going to have a hard time seeing the court (or at least, I hope). I've heard several people complain about his attitude problem, but I don't see it. I question his ability to be a good PG because of the TOs, but I don't have a problem with his attitude.
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Yeah, there's a fair amount of chatter about that around here. UK being there would have impacted it even more. There will be an increased number of local people hanging out downtown that never would if Butler wasn't playing, but the loss in hotel revenue alone is going to be pretty huge.
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Yeah, I'm not buying this one at all. He's pretty much in a perfect situation for himself. I think he'll play a little more PG next year anyway.
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You guys (plural)? I just said Butler's leading. I think he'll end up there. I've mainly heard he's leaning Butler too, which makes me sorta sick.
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wtf
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I'm inclined to think that Watford will be able to improve a bit in both explosiveness (particularly rebounding and dunking) and getting shots blocked with the proper weight and agility training. I'm certainly not aware of what training either he or Elston did before arriving at IU, but Elston certainly looks the part of a player who has already dedicated significant time to weight training. Watford seems to have a lot of room at add muscle to his frame. Obviously that's highly subjective, but just my opinion.
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Interesting. I like Elston, but I definitely see Watford as the better player both now and in terms of potential. I think the only advantage Elston has over Watford is range. ETA: Elston is also stronger right now, but I expect Watford to bulk up.
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You don't think he has out played Shark to this point? Silva has basically had two bad innings all of spring training. He has shown that his sinker is more effective and he has shown some glimmer that he can be somewhat effective as a 4-5 starter. I was as big on Shark as anybody prior to spring training, but based on his outings so far he hasn't shown any improvement and I'm coming around to agreeing with Gooney and others that think his window of opportunity is quickly closing. Out played in what...11 innings or something? As others mentioned, those two aren't the only options anyway. Personally I'd probably give Gorzelanny the first shot, but cerainly both he and Marshall have done more than Silva to "earn" the position in actual meaningful games.
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There's nothing to forgive. It's not like he was tanking games on purpose. The guy was injured and had a horrible year, but seemingly not for a lack of effort. Maybe the more appropriate question is what it would take for one to forgive Hendry for giving him that contract?
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Yeah...I sure as hell don't see how Silva has "earned" anything.
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I have a hard time getting on him too much for 2010. 2011 and especially 2012 are where this thing will have to be made. Hell, I'm suprised he even got this close on Abraham, even if he's being over-hyped.
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Watching the tournament has made me ill. -Ben Allen (who transfered when Sampson's major class came in) is averaging almost 11 and 8 for St. Mary's (though he would have been a senior in 2009). -Jordan Crawford is putting up POTY numbers for Xavier the last couple weeks. -Terrell Holloway (former Sampson commit) is the PG for Xavier and having a strong year. -Armon Bassett averaged 17 for Ohio U this year. -Devin Ebanks was a Sampson commit and is putting up 12 and 8 for one of the nation's top team. -Eli Holman is putting up 12 and 8 for Detroit. Yeah, Allen doesn't bother me as much, but it's pretty depressing overall. You can put together a pretty solid starting five just of guys playing right now who were at IU or committed. Guh...
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I haven't seen/heard anything. Right now everyone is kind of hanging on what Moses Abraham is going to decide (allegedly between Georgetown and IU), which is sort of sad. I'm...hopeful is probably the word, for next year. They'll still be in the bottom half of the league but I'm anxious to see a full season of Creek (to a much lesser extent, Roth) along with more mature versions of Watford, Elston, Hulls and Jones. A .500 season would probably be an absolute best-case scenario, though not likely.
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He's exaggerating, of course, but I don't think he's completely off-base. The Cubs are not in the same position they were two years ago and they may have actually gotten worse this off-season. They are relying on aging position players who could decline drastically at any time (and some of whom are injury prone). They are banking on a bounce back season from Soriano, which isn't a given (though likely). Their rotation is likely a step down from last year. How much room they have payroll wise isn't entirely clear, but they certainly seem to be stretched nearly as far as they can go. Like I said, I think he's exaggerating, but I don't think the Cubs are a lock to be post-season contenders either. It will take some good fortune with injuries and a bounce back from Soriano and/or Soto.
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Nick's? yes, actually! we're starting out at Nick's, I believe.
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Really? I think the middle game figures to be the best. Heading down to your neck of the woods to watch games tomorrow, Exile. I'm far more excited than I should be.
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this doesn't really mean much as Lou changes his lineup about as often as he changes his underwear. it is probably an indicator that Theriot will be near the top of the lineup most of the season, which probably isn't good (but also something we pretty much already knew). and i agree with CCP that Lou would be much more likely to hit/run with Theriot batting rather than Fukudome.
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Millar’s chances of making Cubs improving
soapy replied to Schwarber Fan's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
3B, IMO. How long until we see the Aramis is lazy but Millar plays "the right way" article? -
Yes, it's perfectly reasonable to have to listen to people publicly mock you and say that you should "go back to the ghetto" because you're not playing well. Dammit, now I'm defending this jerk again.
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What are the odds of any team going through 3 teams to the finals? Can't be much better. Heck, in any sport. Exactly. The whole "championship or it's a disappointment" thing befuddles me in the era of 30-team leagues. Why? It may be highly unlikely for one's team to win a championship in any given year, but that doesn't mean fans shouldn't be disappointed with anything less sometimes. Are the Hawks going to win the Stanley Cup? It's unlikely. Am I going to be disappointed anyway? Yes, of course. This is a team that has those sort of expectations, IMO. Having those sort of expectations two years, or even one year ago wouldn't have made sense, but it does now.
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I was under the impression that the Bears acquired him in part because of his age and hoping that he would get better with time. Especially taken as a per-pass basis, his pre-2009 numbers were good but not "franchise" level. If I'm wrong about that, then I apologize. Well, since we're clearly not going to agree on what "franchise level" is, we should probably just move on.
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Well, instead of going back and forth with "Well, YOU only care about picks" and "YOU only care about the TDs," let's lay it all out there: 20th in yards per attempt 13th in yards 19th in completion percentage 8th in touchdowns 13th in touchdown percentage 1st in interceptions 5th in interception percentage That's the entirety of Jay Cutler's season (unless there is anything else you want to add.) We agree: That the Bears' surrounding cast was awful around him. We agree: That having an awful surrounding cast had a significant impact on his stats. We disagree: Projecting forward, and presuming the offensive cast around him improves, Cutler is likely to be good enough to justify his contract and the assets the Bears acquired to get him. Does that pretty much sum it up? You continue to ignore his superior numbers prior to 2009 and insist on pretending 2009 is the only indicator he has.
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I'm saying Cutler didn't improve our situation, and since he didn't, I'd rather just have the two first-round draft picks back. In his first freaking year, when everything on offense was a mess, and the defense continued to stink. It was one year it what is going to be a 10 year career with the team. Had they not made the trade, they would just be gambling on another completely unknown QB by now. I've already tried this line of reasoning multiple times. He threw 26 picks in 2009. Nothing he did before or is likely to do in the future matters. Don't bother.
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Again, this is where we'll have to respectfully disagree. I've seen too many Lovie Smith teams win seven to nine games with ball control. So that's your goal? 7-9 wins. Your entire argument is you want a QB to do just enough to get the same freaking results the Bears got with Cutler. And as mentioned, those teams had a far superior defense to the one the Bears currently employ.