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  1. Cubbie Swagger
    What the hell are you talking about?
  2. Cubbie Swagger
    Why does the season have to be so far away?
  3. Cubbie Swagger
    Does this issue have anything to do with the yellow part at the top of the wall? I thought that if it hits the wall below the yellow part, it's basically considered the ground. Like, if you drop a fly ball and it hits the wall, and then you catch it again before it hits the ground, that's not an out, is it? But then if the ball hits the yellow part at the top of the wall and bounces over, it's a homer. I might be making this all up.
  4. Cubbie Swagger
    Yes it was widely reported 10 days ago that he would sign there. i thought i time warped or clicked on the wrong page Both of which are more than plausible.
  5. Cubbie Swagger
    Yep.
  6. Cubbie Swagger
    That sounds like an awful idea.
  7. Cubbie Swagger
    Sweet.
  8. Cubbie Swagger
    I feel very strongly that if you play in the NBA and you can't shoot free throws, you should get exposed. Preferably, in front of lots of people. I honestly don't find it boring. And who is this Canaan guy?
  9. Cubbie Swagger
    Also, I really like that Rondo seems motivated. When he's using the chip on his shoulder to his advantage, he can be really good.
  10. Cubbie Swagger
    I would have guessed it was just some sort of portable carnival type thing that was taking advantage of the open unused space.
  11. Cubbie Swagger
    I just thought of another one that made me laugh. I was at a spring training game in Arizona, sitting in the left field bleachers. I don't remember who we were playing, but the left fielder was wearing number 98. A fan yelled, "Let's see, who are some other great 98's in major league history?!?"
  12. Cubbie Swagger
    when i was in my sr year of high school, i spent a night in jail once in the city (long story - it was about as innocuous as it could be), and i was handcuffed to my friend while he took a crap. that was both hilarious and horrifying. On some really fucked up website, that could be a porno.
  13. Cubbie Swagger
    Is it just me, or does the above picture look nothing like Tim Duncan facially? That's weird.
  14. Cubbie Swagger
    That's rather remarkable. I literally took a horsefeathers in the Circle K bathroom this morning.
  15. Cubbie Swagger
    WE GOT DWYANE FREAKING WADE
  16. Cubbie Swagger
    I feel like we aren't even talking about anything. I was responding to SpongeWorthy about Thibs. Nobody forced you to jump in if you had nothing to add. Oh sorry I thought it was my post that you quoted. Pardon my confusion.
  17. Cubbie Swagger
    That's a pretty weird analogy, but I'm neither agreeing nor disagreeing with you. It's a coach who went from one team to another under what was perceived by many as controversial circumstances and ultimately it didn't turn out to be much of a story despite getting a decent amount of attention while it went down and shortly afterwards. Why would Thibs getting fired and being hired by Minnesota be so much more scandalous or so much more of a story? The point is that it's ultimately not that big a deal, and odds are, outside of the local press for the teams and fans involved, it's not going to mean much of anything to everyone else. I feel like we aren't even talking about anything.
  18. Cubbie Swagger
    That's a pretty weird analogy, but I'm neither agreeing nor disagreeing with you.
  19. Cubbie Swagger
    Oh no... The Body Issue Curse... We're doomed.
  20. Cubbie Swagger
    Nah, him opting to sit out and missing more time than expected was actually big news when it happened. Rose has had a rep as a bust long before his time as a Bull came to an end, sadly. There's few people out there thinking the Bulls gave Rose a raw deal or treated him bad. Just to be clear, I wasn't implying that Rose was mistreated or anything. I was just making a side comment about the local vs national media aspect. It's just been my personal experience from talking to a few fans from other cities that people didn't seem to realize that there were lots of issues besides the actual injuries. If that's not true, then... oh well.
  21. Cubbie Swagger
    Okay, you're right, nationally they do know all about the injuries. Obviously I see the memes. The funniest one was a Knicks meme that had like TMac, Baron Davis, Steve Francis, Penny Hardaway, Stephon Marbury and Rose. But nationally they don't know about how the city has turned on him due to his comments, his attitude, taking plays off in the playoffs, etc. I actually know basically nothing about football.
  22. Cubbie Swagger
    I think the Thibs thing was a much bigger deal than usual. That seems more like a proximity bias than anything else. I was actually thinking the exact opposite. I reserve the right to be wrong, though. What I'm saying is I feel like the national media has a different view of the situation than we do locally. Locally, we had been hearing reports of unrest between Thibs and the front office regularly for like 2 years, and I think we have a little more insight into what actually happened. Nationally, people don't quite understand, and they pretty much see it as just, "they screwed over Thibs". And, again, none of us even know the REAL story, and I'm not sure how many around the NBA know. Another example of this is the Rose situation. People outside of Chicago don't realize that we've wanted Rose gone for a long time, and that lots of us pretty much hate him as a person. All they see is his highlight reel plays on Sportscenter, and they think he's this remarkable comeback story, hometown kid, etc.
  23. Cubbie Swagger
    But that's hardly exceptional; most team/coach relationships end pretty badly short of the guy being a beloved figure who retires on top or before he can be fired. If anything, the relationship with Vinnie is far more glaring as being unusual and potentially something that'd have to make up for, but fortunately VDN did them the favor of continuing to be terrible post-Bulls, so nobody likely really cares. I think the Thibs thing was a much bigger deal than usual.
  24. Cubbie Swagger
    Something I should add: Don't forget Thibs. The perception around the league is that we fucked that whole thing up and basically ran him out of town. And that just happened recently.
  25. Cubbie Swagger
    We need to not do what Pat Riley just did, for one. OK? The Bulls DON'T have a legitimate history of being at odds with their players. Noah's departure was probably the "worst" thing along those lines, and that was simply making a break from a player whose contract was up. Our bad rep may be overstated, I'm not sure. But this is what I do know: it's kinda silly of us, as fans, to sit here and act like we are privy to this kind of stuff. You have no idea what goes on behind closed doors or who we have pissed off in the past. I find it hard to believe that these claims are completely unfounded.
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