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  1. Mark_R
    :cheers: I'M SO SICK OF YOU QUESTIONING THE GM. I MAY NOT AGREE WITH EVERYTHING HE DOES, BUT HE'S OUR GM DAGNABIT!
  2. Mark_R
    I can't believe you wouldn't take a bet on something you felt so strongly on. I expected your White Sox hate to get the best of you.
  3. Mark_R
    This is an excellent point. Thomas may not have the strength to stop LBJ from attacking the rim, but his great athleticism in quickness could make him a superstar stopper in the fourth quarter.
  4. Mark_R
    Then Oden comes in off the bench for a few years. Wallace is gonna be 32 I think, if Bulls have a pick where Oden is there, he has to be taken. Or you play the best center prospect since Tim Duncan (or Shaq if you don't consider Duncan as a "center") with Wallace on the floor at the same time.
  5. Mark_R
    Drats :( I do miss a healthy Harden.
  6. Mark_R
    I'd be happy if I was the Tigers. Their players get a nice three day rest. Makes contract negotiations a bit easier on the pocketbook to re-up their young guns, while irony will hopefully strike Ozzie in the head with a season ending injury to someone. Karma. Sweet karma, please deliver thee ozzie.
  7. Mark_R
    It'd be fun if ND could beat a team better than them at some point during the season to make people believe they, themselves, are good.
  8. Mark_R
    I look at it from the standpoint of trading Tyson Chandler for Ben Wallace, JR Smith, and PJ Brown. Ben's contract is actually BETTER than Tyson's, we get PJ Brown for a season and then get his capspace to lock up our guys, and JR Smith, if he ever turns it around, could be a nice asset to have.
  9. Mark_R
    I would love to see Jerry take the luxury tax like a man and get Kevin Garnett.
  10. Mark_R
    No, but some are significantly downplaying his value. He's no Tim Duncan, but he provides more overall value than say, Ilgauskas. I'd say that's highly debatable. I'm not surprised. It's a loaded question anyway considering who you used, if I disagree with you I come off as a homer. Replace Z with Kaman, Gasol, or Diaw and the point remains. Wallace is awful at the offensive end, is the contract he got worth it for someone who is such a liability for half the time on the floor? You think Chris Kaman provides more overall value than Ben Wallace? If that doesn't prove my point that you're significantly undervaluing Ben, I don't know what will. Seriously. I'm more appalled at the notion of Diaw as anything other than a systematic swing man who's a string bean.
  11. Mark_R
    Um, what big man doesn't have holes in their game? Very talented Big Men are a rarity, then trying to find one with an offensive and defensive game is almost near impossible. Big Ben is a game changer on the defensive end, and that addresses a huge need for the Bulls. Yes, he doesn't provide the post offense the Bulls are desiring, but the offseason is young and if reports are correct, Chandler will be shipped soon for that additional help. Having a guy that's never scored more than 10 ppg in a season (last year at 7.3) and has never shot better than 50% from the free throw line (last year at 41.6%) is a big time weakness. So is every other overpaid big man in this FA crop. Why spend a few million dollars less for a far inferior play?
  12. Mark_R
    No, but some are significantly downplaying his value. He's no Tim Duncan, but he provides more overall value than say, Ilgauskas. I'd say that's highly debatable. I'm not surprised. It's a loaded question anyway considering who you used, if I disagree with you I come off as a homer. Replace Z with Kaman, Gasol, or Diaw and the point remains. Wallace is awful at the offensive end, is the contract he got worth it for someone who is such a liability for half the time on the floor? He wasn't bad in Detroit, IIRC, even being offensively challenged. Yeah, he had a rough time at the free throw line, so what. Put him around good offensive players (on a related note, I'm hoping this is a precursor to a trade for Garnett, which means that Reinsdorf has grown a huge set and sucked it up to pay the luxury tax for a few years, because this team is built to win NOW) and he'll be a tremendous force where you need him to be.
  13. Mark_R
    Ben's durability over the last 5 years has been really good. His MPG has been very strong. I think Pax and Skiles have some plans to get him at least some touches close to the basket. I like the fact that he has averaged around 2 FOULS PER GAME in that time frame which means his endurance will most likely dictate when he will come out of games, unlike Chandler who still has yet to learn how to use a normal screen or not to use two forearms on the back, but he's so weak, he has no choice. Great signing.
  14. Mark_R
    Its good when players like Glendon Rusch get put on the DL.
  15. Mark_R
    Wow. So, if Pierre continues his retched season, Hendry is gonna offer him arbritration in hopes of getting a draft pick? What happens when he accepts and gets $9M/year? Jim Hendry is a moron. This buffoonery is only going to keep setting us back. This comedy of errors is a trainwreck.
  16. Mark_R
    For that money, Denver can have him.
  17. Mark_R
    A Cubs highlight reel this year will not take much time to make. Unless you include the entire fire Dusty press conference :lol:
  18. Mark_R
    it is fine to boo bad plays, but idiots that boo a player for popping out are stupid. The player made contact and hit the ball in the air.....it happens. There are too many people there to party that is it and it gives the rest of us a bad rep. We were booing the poor Dempster throw, the error by Ronny, and the awful ninth inning. Personally, I thought Dusty was an idiot for not having someone warming up after Dempster took one off him. His velocity was down for a good 10 pitches or so and I thought the chances for injury were significantly increased.
  19. Mark_R
    If a loss today means the coaching staff is gone, give me the most embarassing loss we can get.
  20. Mark_R
    Is Roethlisberger gonna be healthy to play??
  21. Mark_R
    OSU is gonna be awesome this year. But having to play in Texas is gonna suck a lot. I hope Troy and Ginny return the favor from last year.
  22. Mark_R
    It's not good, bro! He's our MANAGER! I MAY NOT AGREE WITH EVERYTHING HE DOES, BUT DAMNIT, HE'S THE MANAGER! AND WE HAVE TO SUPPORT OUR MANAGER!
  23. Mark_R
    Uribe, McCarthy, and Owens?
  24. Mark_R
    I hear if you try to rebel against your team at Wrigley (ie boo bad plays and things like that), fans swear at you, tell you that you aren't a real fan, and should go be a Sox fan. Just a rumor.
  25. Mark_R
    Well then you better hope the fans and/or players vote him in. B/c Ozzie won't. If he is on the final man ballot, I will stuff it with Mauer votes. Care to make a wager on this? Same here, I'll bet as well. Just b/c Ozzie is a prick doesn't mean he'll pass up a guy hitting close to .400 He's got a personal vendetta w/ Gardenhire. If the Twins have a rep and it's not Mauer, Ozzie won't take him. He has already said he will stack it with his guys and he doesn't care if he pisses off others. So make a wager on it then if you're so confident.
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