10/29: The Importance of ZZ...

I fail to understand why Cutler is being discussed at length at this time. He won't be playing this weekend. No way, nohow. He is coming back in the future, so the season is not hinging on this one fact.

What say we talk a little Packer vs Bear? Meat and Sir had a nice little piece with Hillemeyer breaking down the game.

At some point I am sure Bull talk will take center stage and that is all fine and dandy with me too.

And it also fucks with Detroit, who is on a bye.

I'm not sure it's because it's Cutler specific, but yea. I think if Detroit has to spend extra time preparing for one of 2 scenarios, it's beneficial to the Bears. I don't see a downside.

Perfect Paxson useless basketball fact right there. Nice Hawk drop to memorialize the event. 

I just can't get behind Dunleavy type players. So one dimensional.

Is that the Big Ern that used to post over on the other board?

Smart player, good shooter. Isn't lost defensively, but isn't physical enough to handle many above average or better players.

Being able to play 3 positions and being able to be successful at 3 positions are different.

In my opinion, Dunleavy should play the 3...and guard only when necessary. I don't see him contributing as a 4. You're going to lose boards and he is going to get backed down by offensive forwards and centers...of which there are more in the East this year.

 Scott in Davenport is shockingly in the mix for the new Score Search 2013.

I am anxiously awaiting how the season unfolds. I understand the concern about a second bigtime scorer. I really feel that the combination of the pieces in place provide sufficient flexibility to create shots as needed. Can they knock them down? Time will tell. Butler, Dunleavy and Deng are the big questions. Boozer can hit it if given the chance. Deng has shown he can too (as long as it ain't a drive). We'll see. 

For those of you Keeping Score at home, the cliffs


Heat in awesome shape. Everyone lost weight. Great Camp. Nobody fat and sassy. All starts with Lebron and his #striveforgreatness.

Heat tactical changes...still spreading the floor. Get Bosh in the paint more (he gotsa want to do that first). Skolnick not expecting any big changes. 

9 guys from last year...the key guys...are all back. Beasley and or Oden aren't as important. Short minutes if anything. 

Skolnick says Beasley hanging with Wade, Allen and James. The right attitude is present. He knows this is his last chance in the NBA. 

Berns breaking down Rose, "He only speaks with his game. More on that after the break". 

See, this is where I lose these guys. We are about to get some really creepy analysis of a guy that doesn't talk much. Bird only spoke with his game too. Unless he was going to publicly rip his teammates for being soft that is. He seemed to be just fine. 

Next topic. 

Agreed. I wanted to call in and let them know that "hater," in my experience at least, is a rather innocuous term used to deflect criticism - even if it is constructive - and/or to motivate one's self in the face of said criticism. Unless the criticism is actually hate, such as racism or other forms of bigotry, calling someone a "hater" rarely means I think someone truly hates me. I'm not too far removed from the days in which my college friends and I used to casually throw this term around, and of course we meant nothing by it. I even know of a journalist friend who has the following phrase attached to each [personal] email as her signature "Haters gonna hate." Of course it's all in jest, and I wonder if this is just a catchphrase or trend that's just too far removed from Bernstein's time.