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Steve Kerr is going to be on Mully and Hanley (WSCR) later today (~9:45). I'll post about it if I hear it.
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It's a blog run by a guy who also posts on RealGM and has scooped stories in the past. He seems to have some sort of legitimate source. I think he mentioned something about the Cleveland deal last year well before it happened, IIRC. UMFan or Flames or one of the other RealGM regulars might know better than me.
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It is, but at the same time, you can't let Joakim Noah be the deal breaker that keeps you from getting one of the best big men (probably the best P&R big man) in the game to pair up with your incredibly talented young PG. I'd play hardball and try and hang onto Noah because it would make the roster situation right now a lot easier, but if push came to shove, I'd toss him in and deal with the strange roster situation for as long as we had to. Elite players don't come available remotely often. What else can we do? Wait around and hope Chris Bosh (who is overrated IMO and has injury concerns of his own) comes in 2010, which he likely won't? Hope to get lucky in the draft and suck enough to get a big in a few years? What else can we do with Derrick Rose? Realistically? I'm not a big Boozer fan, but, OK, fine, that's an option. But you still have to actually get him to come here. And didn't he screw over Paxson's brother (or am I mistaken?) in Cleveland? I highly doubt Paxson wants anything to do with him if my memory is right on that.
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http://www.rumorpress.net
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http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/57078/20090207/bulls_and_heat_pursuing_amare_the_hardest/ There have been a few reports that have stated that the Bulls have had talks with the Suns in the last few days. The fact that Amare is on the market is also no secret. The Bulls also happen to match up with what the Suns are (apparently) looking for (cap relief, young talent) very well. Then there's also the fact that Kerr and Paxson are good friends and the Del Negro link that adds a little twist (not that any of that means all that much). All of that is causing people to run with it, IMO. As far as leaked information, there really hasn't been a lot on the Bulls' end.
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Where did you read that they were interested in Tyrus? http://basketball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/57111/20090209/suns_intrigued_by_tyrus_thomas/ I'm pretty sure KC Johnson reiterated it when he went on the radio today with Carmen and Silvy.
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It's weird how these reports about teams that were in the mix are suddenly coming out at the same time. Not saying it means anything at all, it's just funny. EDIT - My bad. It was posted on RealGM and I made the mistake of thinking it was new. Granted, the points made are still valid. The timing thing is moot, though.
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http://www.mlive.com/pistons/index.ssf/2009/02/amare_stoudemire_a_piston_rash.html
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Yep. The thing that people are worried about is that Amare will be a FA after next year and after signing him to a max deal, the Bulls won't have money left to sign the little pieces unless they go well over the lux tax, which Jerry will only do if he thinks that he's paying for a championship contender, which the Bulls will have to at least somewhat show next year. I think it's a risk we have to take when we have the chance to acquire a big man who is almost ideal to put next to Rose. Or maybe they just work an extension right after the deal goes down. I don't really care. If they're as good as I think they would be, I don't think they'd have trouble keeping him around so long as they pony up the dough (which would be idiotic not to do if they traded for him in the first place). Basically, I recognize that it's somewhat of a risk, but I think it's a risk that's so worth taking that it's a no-brainer. Especially in the east.
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Link doesn't work... try again... what's it say, though? Gotta like the reports that the Suns like Thomas... and we know they've had interest in some of our other players in the past, too.
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You get the big pieces and worry about the other crap later. This isn't just about this year and the depth right now would be a short term issue that we may (if we have to give up all those guys) or may not have to deal with.
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Was it Jerry West that basically said that in basketball, you shouldn't worry about "overpaying" if you're getting the guy you want? In basketball, the difference between being great or being bad really is about one or two players. I'm not advocating giving people up just to give them up, obviously, but I'd give up whatever it took short of Rose to get Amare. Big men who would pair so perfectly with our young PG don't come available too often. He's one of the most efficient scorers in the game and a beast on the pick and roll. The only reason his numbers are down this year (aside from the "dogging" in recent games tha that has been well documented) is the fact that they're pick and popping him a lot more with Shaq in the way.
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I think the context of that was that Kobe wouldn't accept a trade that involved Deng going to LA. The reports were that he wanted to play with him. Would I have preferred to have kept Deng around while getting Kobe for a package of Hinrich/Gordon/Noah/TT/whatever... absolutely. But if we absolutely had to I think most would've been fine with giving him up.
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where is this notion that hinrich is the reason for the team's resurgence coming from? he's the primary backup guard playing like 20-25 minutes a game. deng's much improved play as well as thomas's and noah's (to some extent) have a lot more to do with it. i only mention noah because basically having anybody but gooden guarding bigs has helped a ton, IMO.
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i'm more inclined to say we're better because gooden isn't around (and, along with that, noah and thomas are playing much better) than because hinrich is around.
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TT is really playing well lately. He seems to be everywhere.
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The NBA added an extra game? He said 40-43 wins... not a 40-43 record
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Cubs Roster Basically Set - P & C Report in 12 Days
David replied to CubsWin's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Completely agreed. Dumping DeRosa was a bad, bad idea. We really only need to Fontenot to be healthy. The right-handed half of an adequate middle infield platoon should never, ever be a problem. Exactly. -
Cubs Roster Basically Set - P & C Report in 12 Days
David replied to CubsWin's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
Miles would be getting significantly fewer PAs in such a platoon and would be decently productive facing LHP. -
Maybe they can build some momentum after stomping a couple of crappy teams on the road. Tyrus with two straight double doubles.
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Ok, so I just moved into an apartment and got (had no choice) Comcast installed the other day. We got the digital package (probably the most basic one, I'm not sure) with HBO and a few HD DVRs. Why the hell am I not getting MLB Network? It says unavailable. GDit... I guess I'll call them later today. Do any of you guys know if there's a minimum package I have to have or something? I figured it came in the regular digital package.
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CSN Names Hollandsworth Cubs Studio Analyst
David replied to cubswin2009's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I thought he was pretty good when he did work for CSN. I won't miss Plesac and his crazy shtick all that much. -
I really don't think Miles will start over Fontenot vs. RHP, which is obviously a good majority of the games.
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I was under the impression he was talking outside pitchers. I got that impression, too, I just didn't understand why. Marshall can easily take that spot for much cheaper and while we certainly get weaker in that role, it's not that big of a loss when you downgrade there. Sure, it can be, given the health situation, but going from a B+ to a C at 6th starter isn't that big of a deal in the big picture. But I did arrive late to the discussion and haven't read the previous pages, so this point might be totally irrelevant. *shrug*
