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  1. squally1313
    I know Jackson has been bad.....but I don't think he's been THAT bad....
  2. squally1313
    At least there's that.
  3. squally1313
    Bryce Harper showing early shades of Lebron, both in talent and in being a huge dick... http://deadspin.com/5809414/bryce-harper-does-another-jerkass-bryce-harper-thing
  4. squally1313
    I love when Lebron does the thing where he doesn't look directly at the person, but it's so clear he's just talking [expletive] for 20 seconds.
  5. squally1313
    Need both.
  6. squally1313
    It has to be Bosh. Of course it does. Kill me.
  7. squally1313
    Noah looks completely gassed. We need to go after Bosh and his 5 fouls.
  8. squally1313
    I'd give my next paycheck to hear a recording of what went on in that last huddle before Rose did that.
  9. squally1313
    FIX
  10. squally1313
    This is going to come down to a Thib's 5 second play, either for the tie or for the win.
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    You really think so? I know the free throw differential is bad, but outside of that last charge on Noah, I don't it's been all that bad. They just go into the lane much more than we do. It's a whole different discussion about why the NBA would be pushing for the team that 90% of the country wants to lose. I think it's little things and not so much a completely out of whack FT discrepancy. It's more than Crawford and Salvatore are pretty easily swayed by a home crowd. Yeah I guess I can understand the home crowd factor. But other than that, I don't think it's surprising that they get more free throws than us. Maybe not this many, but their personnel is going to lead to it. I thought the flagrant was absurd, I think they consistently blow continuation calls, loose ball fouls, etc. I don't think it's a fix, a la SAC/LA, but these guys suck at their jobs. I think it's more an overall problem with how the rules are interpreted, especially the continuation call, like you said. LBJ's last and-1, any of Wade's fadeaways, even Rose's first dunk....none of those should really be continuation. But yeah...it's really tough for me to buy into the fixed thing.
  12. squally1313
    You really think so? I know the free throw differential is bad, but outside of that last charge on Noah, I don't it's been all that bad. They just go into the lane much more than we do. It's a whole different discussion about why the NBA would be pushing for the team that 90% of the country wants to lose. I think it's little things and not so much a completely out of whack FT discrepancy. It's more than Crawford and Salvatore are pretty easily swayed by a home crowd. Yeah I guess I can understand the home crowd factor. But other than that, I don't think it's surprising that they get more free throws than us. Maybe not this many, but their personnel is going to lead to it.
  13. squally1313
    You really think so? I know the free throw differential is bad, but outside of that last charge on Noah, I don't it's been all that bad. They just go into the lane much more than we do. It's a whole different discussion about why the NBA would be pushing for the team that 90% of the country wants to lose.
  14. squally1313
    Commentators got it right. No need for what he did with his left arm.
  15. squally1313
    Korver's got LBJ on his back at his feet and gives the ball up to Noah, then the next possession he shoots a fadeaway 2-pointer over Lebron. I'm fine with him not playing. Watson can go 1-5, and maybe cut to the rim every now and then too.
  16. squally1313
    Injured/ineffective. Came in for 2 minutes, picked up 2 fouls, and limped into the dressing room at the end of the first/beginning of the second quarter.
  17. squally1313
    I'd go Pisani. It reminds me a lot of the backup catcher discussion. I think Smith is the better player, now and especially long term, but he's not going to reach that potential player 6 minutes a game. If there's no room for him in the top 3 lines, send him down and make him force the team to bring him back up. He'll be ready to push someone out of a top 9 spot soon enough, and we'll definitely enjoy his small cap hit when he gets there. I think it will be interesting to see how they handle Smith, Kruger, and Morin next year. Especially Morin....he was the most highly regarded prospect, but got a concussion (I believe) that put him out for a while. I'm guessing it will come down to training camp. They're the cheapest options, obviously, but you don't want to stunt their development when they can all be on the first line in AHL next year. On a slightly different subject, anyone else with me in the belief that Sharp is a tad overrated, and it wouldn't be the worst idea to trade him? I'm not saying he sucks or anything, but you look at his basic numbers and see borderline star, while his more advanced numbers tell a different story. He's not good at the dot, awful defensively, and it seemed like 1/3 of his goals were on a wide open net on the PP, thanks to a cross ice pass from Kane/Hoss. I'd see if there's any good 2-way second line centers out there, hopefully getting paid a little less.
  18. squally1313
    It's terrible in the sense that it handcuffed the rest of the team and we had to rely on fringe NHL talent on the third and fourth line. While it may not be a terrible contract on the open market, it's absolutely a terrible contract with this team. You have a Norris Trophy caliber defenseman as your #1 defender and he's paid like one (even though he didnt play like one this year), you have a fantastic (IMO) compliment to him as your #2 guy, who is now being paid like one. You have a young #3 defender who played really well last year making something like 3.75m. That's fine too. But then your 4th defender is making more than the other 3, and is skating into the defensive zone like a forward and gives you negative in terms of physical play, doesn't get in front of shots very often, and the next time a hit by him knocks the glass loose will be the first time. If he was making $3m a year, he'd be a valuable piece for what he is. At 7 million, he pretty much better cover his role and Kris Versteeg's. In what world is Hammer a better defenseman than Campbell? 51 had the highest +/- on the team.
  19. squally1313
    I don't know where this whole thought process comes from that Dallas is guaranteed their last 6 points. This a team that has won 8 games since February 1. Yeah, their schedule (vs Colorado, @ Colroado, @ Minnesota) is easy, but it's not automatic.
  20. squally1313
    Re: Castro I think the number of at-bats argument is pretty worthless. It's 100% obvious he's going to be our starting shortstop the entire season....so taking out the chance of injury, we're talking about the difference between 730 plate appearances and maybe like 680, 690. Is anyone really worried about that? Let's remember that someone his age should be in like AA right now. I think he's going to get plenty of at bats, regardless of where he hits. That being said, I still want him in the 2 spot vs 7 or 8. Why? I want his goal at the plate to be to get on base. I know it sounds simple, but I think we all agree that his biggest offensive weakness right now is patience. I don't want him in the 7 or 8 spot thinking that he's the team's last chance to make a difference before 2 automatic outs. I want him at the plate working the count, feeling the pitcher out, and trying to get on base for the heart of the order. Just hope Quade avoids the constant hit and runs or having him bunt, and I think that's the best spot for him.
  21. squally1313
    The way I look at it, we had ground that we needed to make up, and in the last 10 games or so, we made that ground up. Now it's basically a 20 game season with 9 teams going for 5 spots. Yeah, there might be some slight advantages in points or games played, but I think the Hawks are on pretty even ground with everyone right now. If you look at it that way, it's hard to be too worried. The eye test, the numbers, analysts....I think pretty much everything points to the Hawks having close to the best team out of the group, besides maybe the Kings (also, not coincidentally, on a hot streak to get back into the race). We just need to play to our ability, and we'll be fine.
  22. squally1313
    What a weird schedule the Bulls have had. The Noah injury could not have been timed any better July. Assuming there's no long term impact of the injury, in hindsight you can make an argument for him being injured when he was over July. The Bulls barely slowed down with him gone (mostly because of the schedule, but still). And honestly, his legs must have loved the time off. You always have to worry about a big guy putting too many miles on his legs, and he was at a career high in MPG before the injury. I think he's going to be in much better shape come playoff time then he was last year.
  23. squally1313
    After the last two plays, I'd say he's just fine.
  24. squally1313
    That is something I've been thinking a lot about though. It seems like 3/4 of the NBA has pretty much the exact same rotations for most of the game, no matter who they're playing. I wonder if there's a more efficient way to approach that subject. I think that's part of the reason why the Heat have been so successful, especially against weaker teams. No matter what, Lebron or Wade is almost always going to be on the floor, and when one of them goes up against a weaker second squad, they can just dominate and let the Heat pull away. Could also point to why they struggle so much with the better teams too. Most teams don't have a player with the defensive skills of Brewer on the bench to pick up their best guy when Deng is resting.
  25. squally1313
    Well now that we're stuck with the team as is, I almost want to keep the rotation the way it is now. Like you said, "Bogans will be just as productive coming off the bench." Well, honestly, that's not very productive. Do you really want him on the second team with guys like Asik, who really has no offensive skills so far, and CJ, who doesn't really do a whole lot either? I like Brewer playing with those guys. Him, Korver, and Gibson give you a lot more offense than you typically find. Come playoff time, sure, switch it up. But for the regular season, if Bogan's going to be in the rotation, I'd keep him in the starting line up.
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