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Comment on Dye Hard by D.K. Wilson

D.K. Wilson — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:17:14 +0000

Great article, Angie. It’s a shame that J Dye has never received the acclaim he should. I remember that at bat when he shattered his flbula. Most baseball people thought he’d never be a consistently productive player again - but here he is.

He’s one of those players who deserves one of those ESPN comeback stories detailing his rise, injury, and comeback (not to mention how great and all-around athlete he is).

Thanks for putting this one out there.

Comment on Summer of Lovie by Pedro Muchacho

Pedro Muchacho — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:57:26 +0000

Bears mgmt did the right thing by restocking the o-line, safety and WR positions in the off-season. Time will ell whether those choices were the right ones.

Knowing we drafted the best left tackle from the SEC last year is a good start. Steltz should grab a lot of PT, regardless of whether he’s starting at SS or FS or coming off the bench.

Does Brandon Lloyd still have it? Will Earl Bennett turn into another Anquan Boldin or Marques Colston, two other pass-catching machines? His track record in the SEC indicates that is a possibility.

Comment on Panic Attack by NervousCubsFan

NervousCubsFan — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:57 +0000

Saw a great Disney Movie the other night…

“Honey, I Shrunk The Lead”

starring CC Sabathia and Prince Fielder

Comment on Favre’s Possible Return a Blessing - For the Bears by TPack

TPack — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:00:21 +0000

He is going, but not to the Bears or Vikings.

He holds no cards in this game. The Packers have decided to call his bluff and then deal with what he does. He will be told where he can’t go if he wants a release or they can trade him

Comment on Favre’s Possible Return a Blessing - For the Bears by grizz

grizz — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:34:21 +0000

He is coming to the Vikes baby!

Comment on Favre’s Possible Return a Blessing - For the Bears by Gordito Mojito

Gordito Mojito — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:34:25 +0000

Come on… The Greatest Player to hit the Northwoods of Wisconsin? We all know Nitschke was the greatest.

Comment on Bulls Moving Forward by Kolsky

Kolsky — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:14:53 +0000

Mike -
An interesting commentary, certainly, and I think you’re right about one thing - there will be some unhappy faces. I guess when I say the perceived glut of guards doesn’t exist, it’s because i don’t see Hinrich OR Gordon as NBA starters. I think Hinrich is best used as a 15-20 minute player, and Gordon is your sixth man averaging in the neighborhood of 25. That leaves plenty of minutes for Hughes if you’re bringing Rose along slowly. Gordon, Hinrich and Hughes might not be thrilled about their reduced roles, but at some point you have to realize that this is going to be your role in the NBA. Could Hinrich play more than 20 mpg for a team and succeed? Probably, but I think he and Gordon are both better-suited for smaller roles, and I don’t think it’s any secret that Hughes will be out of town as soon as Paxson can find a taker, so who really cares if he’s unhappy? Maybe I shouldn’t have said the glut of guards doesn’t exist - maybe a better way of putting it would be that I don’t see it as a problem.

Comment on Bulls Moving Forward by Mike

Mike — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:18:10 +0000

The gist of your article might be right in that NBA contract/salary cap rules make it hard to make desired changes so sometimes you just have to wait for players contracts to expire and that might be what the Bulls have to do. However you are very wrong in one area, the oft discussed guard glut does clearly exist and will be an issue if the Bulls don’t address it. All you have to do is look at the numbers to realize it won’t work. You have 96 minutes a game combined at the 2 guard spots. Your example has Sefalosha playing some minutes at SF. Even if we go to the extreme and say Sefalosha has zero minutes at guard and gets all his minutes at SF and lets say the Bulls bring Rose along slowly and he plays only 20 minutes a game (He’s likely to play a little more than that) that still leaves only 76 minutes a game for Hinrich, Gordon and Hughes combined (about 25 minutes a game each) none of those guys would be happy playing only 25 minutes a game and if two of those guys end up playing closer to 28-32 minutes per game and Rose is at about 22-25 minutes per game (a more likely scenario)that only leaves 10-15 minutes per game for either Hinrich,Gordon or Hughes. If the Bulls don’t make a move expect to see a lot of three guard rotations/small lineups and/or unhappy faces on the bench.

Comment on Bulls Moving Forward by Harley Weeswax

Harley Weeswax — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:37:34 +0000

You are being way too critical on Joakim Noah. I think that, as a rookie, he has shown himself to be an invaluable asset to the team; he hustles, plays a nasty defense and is one of the sparkplugs for the Bulls. Give him a little more seasoning and maturation, and he will be an outstanding NBA player.

Comment on Bulls Moving Forward by Abuna

Abuna — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:45:56 +0000

Agreed, Brand would be a good addition to the team.