David

doesn't he have like one career home run? A whole 7 actually. I think I remember one of them.

Remember back in the 90's when our lineups everyday were as bad as/worse than this?

That's the furthest I've ever seen Theriot hit a ball

Yes. He hit there last night.

They just want it more. They have a bigger backlash to fear if they lose. They're simply a better ballclub than the Bulls. But this miracle comeback from injury thing is a tried and true tradition with the Celtics. They use it to create drama. I congratulate them, but I also see it for what it is. This is not new in sports. wooooosh Uhh...guess I missed the sarcasm. :oops: He's just trolling you/us. You should know SSR better than to think he'd say something like, "They just want it more," and actually mean it. :)

Except for the fact that Hendry has tried to acquire him in the past.

They just want it more. They have a bigger backlash to fear if they lose. They're simply a better ballclub than the Bulls. But this miracle comeback from injury thing is a tried and true tradition with the Celtics. They use it to create drama. I congratulate them, but I also see it for what it is. This is not new in sports. wooooosh

completely ignore his 5 year struggle prior to 07-08. Soto is a fluke. You're right. Hitters never develop. What they are at 26 is the same as what they were at 21. It's understandable to expect him to drop off a little last year, but it's way too early to call him a fluke. Given his post about Hendry being to blame for not getting Pudge in the post before that, I think/hope he was being sarcastic.

Just wait till we get Peavy.

2004-2005: .683 DRB% (defensive rebound percentage) 29th in the league. 2005-2006: .721 DRB% 19th in the league 2006-2007: .719 DRB% 20th in the league 2007-2008: .709 DRB% 29th in the league Those are the Suns defensive rebounding percentages in their recent peak years. They were never outside of the top 4 in pace factor in those years. The Bulls, by comparison, had a .709% DRB% this year, for 28th in the league. They were only 9th in pace factor though so they weren't nearly as up tempo as the Phoenix teams. What's interesting is that during the best years under Skiles the Bulls would be in the top 10 in both DRB% and pace. So they really did get by on defense and hustle and not so much on talent back then. Could be that we were trying to implement a system (hence the fact that we were never really rebounding that well) but just weren't that good at it earlier in the season and improved in terms of pace later in the season, but I'm not really sure what pace factor is based on.

I love our assistants.

Not because of some lame promo but yes... i do admit it'll probably look cool on TV, though.

By the way, were the Suns SSOL teams known for blowing a lot of defensive rebounds too? I heard the theory (which made a lot of sense) that the reason we don't crash the boards that much or that well is that we're always looking to get out in transition, where we are pretty damn good at scoring in.

Say what you will about Vinny, but he has eliminated one of the most frustrating things about the Bulls over the last couple years for me about Skiles. He's allowing young players to play through their mistakes and get minutes. That's more important to me than a whole lot of things at this point in this team's development. He told Tyrus to keep shooting after that horrid night in Boston. How many coaches would've done that? Skiles/Boylan sure wouldn't have, despite the fact that it's clear that he has the basis of a good shot. He wouldn't be a good free throw shooter if he didn't. Tyrus would be nothing more than an energy player who gets random blocks and rebounds in his 15 mpg. At least he has the CHANCE to become something more now. I also like the fact that he doesn't bring in crappy players if he doesn't really have to. Skiles would bring in guys like Adrian Griffin in at key points in the game and I'd want to rip my hair out. I love the short rotations. We've also been one of the best offensive teams in the league since the trade. I don't think he's a very good coach by any stretch of the imagination, but I do think he gets piled on way too much. He's just fine for the stage that these key players are at. Just get someone in to teach Rose how to play defense over the summer.

I laughed at a lot of things in that article. One of my favorite sports reads in a while.

Simmons - Why Celtics-Bulls could be one for the ages http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090423&sportCat=nba

Going to the game tonight! 200 level row 1 thru stubhub (don't ask) Free decent 300 level seats to game 4 help ease the blow. Can't friggin wait

It might be that way. I just stuck Theriot 8th because I'm used to seeing him there.

Bradley back in the lineup... LF - Soriano CF - Fukudome 1B - Lee RF - Bradley 3B - Ramirez C - Soto 2B - Miles SS - Theriot P - Lilly I'm guessing on the 6-8 spots because I didn't hear exactly, although I know that Miles is playing.

What? Come on now. When I saw that Banedon posted this, I was pretty much speechless. :shock:

Please post anything of note (if there is any). Thanks. Too lazy to do that (unless it's something really noteworthy), but here's the link to the RealGM thread where people are giving updates. :) http://www.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=899788&sid=53673911937431e00cbdaa619dded6a4

Rose press conference going on now

Whoa, whoa. Wait. No. Rose is good, but there are some much better point guards in the league. Not to say that Rose might not one day be better, but he would have a hard time cracking the top 5 mark for NBA point guards as it is right now. quoting FAIL... I didn't say this...

Rondo could have. Tony Allen woulda done a better job too. The Celtics had one of their worst on the ball defenders on him the whole game. Gordon's performance just exposed Rivers more than anything else. A gimpy Rondo like you had in the second half? Well, he did hold Oscar Robertson, only with Jordan's ability to score to 10 points. Or Rose picked up two quick fouls and wasn't aggressive much early and didn't get aggressive again in the 4th quarter because Ben Gordon forgot how to miss.

Never thought of him as a 6'3" Lebron. Decent comparison, but Lebron is much stronger. Lebron is built like a LB. Relative to PG's though, Rose is strong as a beast. I've thought it was a good comparison too. I like it better than most comparisons I've heard.