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  1. UMFan83
    If we have $25 million free and someone isn't happy in their current situation, and they have a chance to play with a potentially budding superstar (Rose) a pretty decent 3rd or 4th option (Deng) in the 3rd largest city in the country that has a pretty decent (although not great) tradition, why wouldn't they? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think NY is the only team that will have more space than us to bid for FAs, which is fine because people would probably choose to play in NY for less anyways. They will have enough to get 2 of those guys. Wade will probably stay in Miami, but if he goes anywhere Chicago has to be one of the few places he will consider. Amare might also consider Chicago if the Suns start to flounder (and they are showing signs). Also, this is the list of people that could be available in 2010: Paul Pierce LeBron James Josh Howard Dirk Nowitzki Tayshaun Prince Shane Battier Yao Ming Mike Dunleavy TJ Ford Zach Randolph Kobe Bryant Pau Gasol Dwayne Wade Richard Jefferson Michael Redd Tyson Chandler Peja Stojakovic Kevin Durant (restricted) Samuel Dalembert Jason Richardson Amare Stoudemire Tony Parker Andrei Kirilenko Caron Butler
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    Also, since people seem to be interested, this is the link that the rumor originated from: http://www.rumorpress.net/ Doesn't sound like anything is imminent, but I know Chicago desperately wants and needs to make a trade and Toronto is more than listening to offers for O'Neal. The guy that posted the rumor has an inside source and has a really really good track record for rumors (in otherwords, this isn't BigBird)
  3. UMFan83
    Apparently, Toronto isn't interested in giving up on Bargnani at the moment.
  4. UMFan83
    Yay Michigan is ranked! I have a bad feeling they won't be ranked next Monday.... @ Illinois v. Ohio State That's a tough week
  5. UMFan83
    it's more than I'd expect for Hughes, so I'd go for it. What is O'Neal's injury status? He's gonna be injured on and off for the rest of his career. There's no way around it. This isn't the Jermaine O'Neal that led Indiana for a few years. But he has managed to play in almost 30 games this year, and putting up decent numbers (14/7/2 BPG) for a team that has another low post option. It's a good move because 1. Helps us rid of our guard glut with Hughes going 2. Gets rid of a player we really don't need, and who is under contract for 4 more years (Nocioni) 3. Gives us somewhat of a post presence and interior defender. Easily makes our team playoff caliber for the next 2 years and then gives us a crapload of money available in 2010.
  6. UMFan83
    How would you guys feel about Hughes and Nocioni for Jermaine O'Neal? Apparently its being discussed according to RealGM. O'Neal is a 21.3M expiring contract after next season (before 2010)
  7. UMFan83
    If Rice played for the Twins during the peak of his career would he have gotten in?
  8. UMFan83
    It's Rickey and Rice officially
  9. UMFan83
    Good to hear Harry try to pronounce Assenmacher one more time
  10. UMFan83
    Seriously. i was going to say that this is the most exciting boring game i've ever watched. I don't know why, but for some reason all games between NFC East teams bore the hell out of me. Theres really no reason why...they are all traditional teams, they are all pretty good, and they all have great rivalries with each other. Maybe its just because they seem to be on TV every weekend.
  11. UMFan83
    I guess its smart but its kinda weird to make people buy something they don't want and won't read just to get a better spot on the waiting list. That said, I'll probably do it.
  12. UMFan83
    Michigan beating up on Iowa at halftime. Hopefully this isn't a reverse Indiana game for them...
  13. UMFan83
    It probably has something to do with being down and not having the running game to open up the rest of the field. The only drive they had where they werent down (besides the drive where they fumbled), they marched right down the field and scored.
  14. UMFan83
    LOL, in one week the Bulls lost to the two worst teams in the NBA on their home court.
  15. UMFan83
    There is nothing worse than getting a playoff bye and then losing in the first game. Trust me, my Bears have done that twice this decade.
  16. UMFan83
    Team was bound to slump at some point, especially on a roadtrip
  17. UMFan83
    It's kinda scary that the Panthers greatest strength, their running game, has been mostly taken out of the equation for the 2nd half. I bet we are going to see a bunch of mini-Hail Marys to Steve Smith's direction in the second half.
  18. UMFan83
    It's not like Arizona is a terrible team. They played in a bad division, but this team obviously has explosive playmakers on offense and they are an extremely aggressive defense. How could we honestly know how good or bad Arizona is? They won 6 of their 9 games against their pathetic division (played the 49ers both times before they turned it around) and were 3-7 against the rest of the teams, with all 3 of those wins at home (albeit against Dallas, Buffalo and Miami). Plus 5 of their 7 losses were blowouts to playoff caliber teams. There was no reason to think they could beat a solid Carolina Panthers team (not that the game is over yet).
  19. UMFan83
    Did anyone, anywhere pick the Cardinals to win this game?
  20. UMFan83
    And then in the AFC, you could see an 8-8 team hosting a conference championship against a team that went 4-12 last year and gave Miami their only win and is starting a rookie QB.
  21. UMFan83
    Looks like I spoke too soon. Don't think Arizona is going to win but they might keep it competitive for awhile.
  22. UMFan83
    I just realized the Hawks are playing in a morgue of a city tonight after the Titans loss
  23. UMFan83
    Wow what the hell was that 3rd down play?? You are on the fringe of FG range on a 3rd and long, and you try a screen pass?
  24. UMFan83
    Seriously....seeding in the NFL playoffs is weird. I would guess more often than not, a crappy team wins a bad division while a superior wild card team finishes with a better record, leaving the #1 seed playing a better team.
  25. UMFan83
    Wow is Arizona bad. They might be the worst Divisional Playoff participant ever. Like I was hoping they could at least keep it somewhat close for 2-3 quarters so I could keep my interest, but it looks like they have 0 chance of that. I'm thinking 41-10 is the final score.
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