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I didn't think this was very good at all, though given the circumstances (being alone in a jungle or whatever with just a camera and yourself) I guess it was okay. And in regards to RD's post, at this point I definitely think CM Punk > Rock easily on the mic. Rock just gets cheap pops with his catch phrases and calling people names. Punk has been amazing lately, amazing. EDIT: This is coming from a huge Rock fan.

Punk has been amazing lately, this is the most compelling storyline since Nexus, but hopefully they don't drop the ball on this one like they did so badly with Nexus originally. This is the first PPV I have ever considered buying, since like 2001 lol, but at that point my parents would be buying it. For the record, I probably won't, because for 1 60+ dollars is outrageous for a 3 hour event that really I only care about probably less than an hour of content, and 2 because the WWE always finds a way to let me down. I will definitely be watching online though, hoping Ziggler wins the MITB too, we need some swerves, make this shit exciting again.

I think JV is going to struggle defensively at first positionally, mainly because of his strength, unless he puts on more muscle in the next year than I expect him to. He seems to get in quite a bit of foul trouble, but he has great length and seems to have good instincts defensively. I think his deficiencies defensively are more a result of his frame right now, and being outmuscled liked you said, rather than disinterest and lack of instincts like someone like Kanter, for example. He looks like a future guy who can protect the rim for us and man the boards. But yeah, positionally I think he might have issues early on. He seems to want to get better, and dominated inferior competition in the U19 tournament, so I have high hopes for this kid now, and if this tourney happened before the draft, no chance he falls past Cleveland, and he might even go a bit higher. But I'll wait to let BFT weigh in, he definitely is more educated on Val (I think), I have definitely been slacking since the lockout started Also, maybe it's just wishful thinking, but I think the drafting of JV might be leading to use showing Bargs the door. I agree that is a definite concern, but I see JV being the best rim protector we've had in a very long time. JV and Ed Davis as the starting bigs honestly makes me very excited, two very competent defensive players who can protect the rim, nice change of pace.

Barkley>Shaq.

D-Will if you can't trade the pick like the Wolves apparently couldn't. You take the best player available in the top 5, period.

I don't understand how you really "overpay" a player like Stamkos. If you have to overpay to keep Giroux/Van Riemsdyk then that's the cost of doing business, or you let em walk and take the picks. If you can get or have a chance to get Stamkos, you do it, simple. All this niceties bullshit is stupid, this is a competition. Numerous teams should have submitted offer sheets by now as far as I am concerned. It pisses me off Burke hasn't made an offer. Just like it pisses me off that he gave 2 firsts for Kessel based on principle, when he didn't have to.

I honestly don't see any. But to be fair, I also didn't see any way LA could get a 2nd all-star to play with Kobe and keep him in town, yet that still managed to happen. Maybe they can deal Orton, a big expiring and a couple late firsts for something lol.

Can someone email these stats, as well as the hundreds of others showing Bargs' uselessness to BC.

You act as if something better is available. Lopez was a borderline all-star big the season before last.

He owes it to himself and the organization to ask to be dealt for some shit to help the Suns rebuild/along with some of the shit contracts on the team. The team also owes it to him to give him a shot to win a title.

Wouldn't you be pissed if you got drafted by a team you never even worked out for (because you were supposed to be top 5), not to mention the organization clearly has no idea what they are doing right now.

Just gives me more time to dedicate to the NHL now. Maybe if we can get some interest here we can expand that shit since that might be the only professional sport playing 6 months from now lol. More NCAA discussion too. The NBA sounds further on a deal than the NHL was. 22 teams are losing money, and it seems like the players don't understand this. The owners don't sound like they are budging either, but it's still early. Like it or not, there will be some shape or form of a hard cap in the NBA for the next season, and contracts will be rolled back. 22 teams are going to be fine just sitting and waiting, the current system clearly isn't working in terms of parity of success, or financially for the league as a whole.

Burkie is putting in work so far and I am liking it. I've always been kind of a fan of Connolly, clearly not the player he was around 06, but I still think he is a very good stop gap until Colborne and Kadri are ready. Hopefully we can get 65 games or so out of him and that will be a success. Then, we get Cody Franson for absolute peanuts. I like what I am hearing about him and his upside if he can learn to use his body, and I don't know the situation with Lombardi and his injury but he could be a contributor if he can get on the ice too, maybe. He was a 50+ point player the last time he played a full year, so he can definitely contribute if he can move past the injury. If anyone else could give insight on the deals I'd appreciate it. Gotta admit I've been following the NBA way more than the NHL the last few years, but with the NBA missing a year gonna try and focus on the NHL as a whole beyond just the Maple Laughs.

Glad to see he is heads above the competition, as he should be.

I still think Sonny could be a great role player if he focused on being a knock down 3 point shooter, which I think he has the potential to be, or at least above average, and get back to being a good defender. He has good shooting mechanics and is athletic, so the tools are there, he just is too focused on getting as many shots up as possible. Could be a good 5th starter or bench player if he worked on carving himself out a niche.

Who the hell would want them? Nevermind giving up value for them. I love Ray, love him, but at this point he is worth no more than an assortment of shitty firsts from an elite team. Pierce is garbage in relation to his salary, and KG's contract is too big to match for a team to give up flexible contracts and value. If the C's could break up the big 3, they should, but I don't think they can, at least not where they get anything worth while.

Kyrie even though he is just a piece and not the saviour that Cavs fans are hoping for.

Team 2 would be incredibly hard to score on, but team 1 would probably know their roles better. Nash would basically be a spot up shooter which makes him the equivalent to Eddie house. Iunno, I would probably take team 1 but team 2 is being slept on here, elite defenders at every position at the 1, best rim protector of all the players and a terrific post defender in Duncan. Team 2's offense would just be a cluster[expletive], but team 1 would take a ton of jumpers. Iunno, tomato tomawto. For the record, team 2 is more talented than team 1 by far.

Amazing for Cavs.

Just make sure there's no blood!

Probably Kleiza because we committed so much money to him, but it should be Johnson for sure, especially if he improves his spot up jump shooting and is smarter with the ball.

Stern won't allow it.

I think most of the backlash for the pick is coming from racists and uneducated fans. Any relatively educated Raptors fan knows it was a good pick.

If he learns to shoot he could bea good role player.

Love the pick, solidifies the fact we are committed to a legitimate rebuild and won't be trying to fix it all by next year. Also confirms that Bargnani will be traded in the next 18 months (I hope).