SouthSideRyan

Righties are hitting .373 off of Russell this season.

They said he never lost consciousness, so I doubt it'd be the 7-day concussion DL, but maybe those reports were wrong. Low-level concussions don't involve a loss of consciousness.

We're starting James Russell tonight, you call up an extra reliever for this game, then send him down after.

Wizardry.

What is that you think steroids do to a person?

http://oi54.tinypic.com/rkwhzn.jpg Oops.

How much do you guys think a Kemp, Votto, or Felix are going to sign for? They're not going to be much cheaper than Pujols.

Why spend all that money on Maddux when we can get 2 aces in Guzman and Hibbard for the same price?

Imagine how many he'd hit if he was the leader of his team.

Let's just say hypothetically the Heat, Hawks, and Pacers are ordered to forfeit their wins vs. the Bulls due to ineligble players, is this the best Bulls team of all time?

You mean worst 5 games of the postseason?

I was correcting my typo. I thought it was Sqahtee Pip'n

This will surely lead the Bulls to victory. I love it when MJ openly roots for the Bulls. Since he's an owner of another team, it might not happen tonight. But it would still be sweet to see. I'd think a true killer would lead the team he owns to victory rather than joining up with the owner of another team. Well, clearly LeBron would try and buy a piece of the Bulls from Reinsdorf. But this is MJ, so that didn't happen. :wink: Shouldn't have put it all on black Michael.

And I'm the one being obtuse?? I'm not following. Whether the player came across awesome teammates from leaving by free agency, or his GM actually being good doesn't make a difference. The whining about Lebron comes from the fact that he can't do it himself, and needs help, well so did everyone, even St. Michael. You honestly think Jordan would have sat around wasting his career with Jamario Moon and Wally Szczerbiak if that's what Krause surrounded him with? Wasting your career with Jamario Moon and Wally World is one thing and going to team up with your natural rival is something else. Would Jordan have stuck around in Chicago if he continued to play with the Brad Sellers' of the world? Maybe not. But he wasn't going to call up Isiah and Magic to team up either. And that's not something that is specific to Jordan either. There's just a level of fraternization between all the stars these days that didn't exist even 10 years ago. They play AAU ball together, text/tweet all offseason, etc. It's all buddy buddy now. So the issue isn't that Lebron left Cleveland, it's that he went to too good a team. Is there a cap for how many wins the team he went to could have? The Heat won 47 last year, is 45 few enough? I'm certain 41 would have been acceptable. Is it a level of superstar he's not allowed to play with? Would San Antonio have been allowed? Is it only the MVP that can't play with another good player or were Grant Hill and Tracy McGrady rat bastards too when they signed with the Magic? Why won't somebody formalize these rules??

This will surely lead the Bulls to victory. I love it when MJ openly roots for the Bulls. Since he's an owner of another team, it might not happen tonight. But it would still be sweet to see. I'd think a true killer would lead the team he owns to victory rather than joining up with the owner of another team.

And I'm the one being obtuse?? I'm not following. Whether the player came across awesome teammates from leaving by free agency, or his GM actually being good doesn't make a difference. The whining about Lebron comes from the fact that he can't do it himself, and needs help, well so did everyone, even St. Michael. You honestly think Jordan would have sat around wasting his career with Jamario Moon and Wally Szczerbiak if that's what Krause surrounded him with?

This will surely lead the Bulls to victory.

Depends, did Quade wake them up at 6 AM and force them to take 500 grounders apiece? (Except for Ramirez, he had bunting practice all day.)

Yes, he seems like a very good kid. I never understood why exactly he went to Kentucky. That said, seeing as the same seems to hold true for Irving, I fail to see how that's relevant, at all, in any comparison. Yeah, it makes no sense that a PG would want to go play for Calipari. He meant because he can read.

And I'm the one being obtuse??

by sidekick do you mean "guy who averaged more points, rebounds and assists per game than dwyane wade"? also i love the leap of logic here. lebron went from probably being the best player in the league last year, when his surrounding cast sucked, to not being the best player in the league this year because he has another great player on his team. It's still not his team. I know that flies in the face of every metric and stat, etc., but the reality is that the Heat are Wade's team. LeBron's choice to play there was almost universally panned by every former NBA superstar, all saying that they would never have tried to piggyback onto another star's team. So it's Wade's team because Scottie Pippen was drafted to the Bulls. Got it. And those former (and current) NBA stars are so full of [expletive]. Going down the list by ELO ranking on basketball-reference: Jordan: did nothing until Pippen arrived, never got the chance to join up with somebody else because he already had an wesome supporting cast. Chamberlain: forced his way to LA to get away from Bill Russell Jabbar: had one title (which happened to coincide with Oscar Robertson's arrival) before managing to get to a loaded Lakers team Bird: played with an all-star team until they all got old and beaten up. Magic: see Bird Hakeem: The one example I can see, though he likely only wins 1 without Drexler "joining up" with him for the 2nd title. He certainly was not one of the honks out there criticizing James for his move. Russell: See Bird Shaq: Forced his way to LA, Miami, Phoenix, Cleveland, Boston. Robertson: 1 title, with Jabbar Malone: 0 titles, despite having Stockton West: See Bird Robinson: 0 titles til they lucked into Duncan Have a meeting, but I think you get my point.

by sidekick do you mean "guy who averaged more points, rebounds and assists per game than dwyane wade"? also i love the leap of logic here. lebron went from probably being the best player in the league last year, when his surrounding cast sucked, to not being the best player in the league this year because he has another great player on his team. It's still not his team. I know that flies in the face of every metric and stat, etc., but the reality is that the Heat are Wade's team. LeBron's choice to play there was almost universally panned by every former NBA superstar, all saying that they would never have tried to piggyback onto another star's team. So it's Wade's team because Scottie Pippen was drafted to the Bulls. Got it.

not because the team is pretty bad and interest has lulled thusly? No, because game threads are a haven for reactionary psychos and teeball coaches.

And this is why game threads aren't as long anymore.