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  1. rwa12
    Nope, we should wait and hope that we get the #1 pick in a draft when there is a superstar. That is much easier to do. The Lakers went on a huge run due to Shaq wanting to be there, and Bryant snatched before High School talent was en vogue. The Heat won by stealing Wade in the deepest draft ever, and then lucking into Shaq and LeBron. The Spurs lucked into Duncan in a year the Admiral was hurt. You tank in years where there is a franchise guy. You try to grab actual talent in other years. This isn't baseball, these guys don't get time to adequately develop. Developing a championship team in the NBA requires obscene luck. Developing a good team can be done with skill. If they are committed to Skiles, then they should get players that fit his system. Every pick can't be a home run, you have to add real rotation players. There aren't homeruns in this draft, smart money drafts a double. Saying that the key to the NBA is to grab a super-duper-star is to say that the way to become rich is to invent facebook. There aren't enough super stars to go around, sometimes you have to build strength. To address Patrick, I like Perry Jones a lot, if they are willing to give him the 3. That is a risk worth taking. If they try to make him a big, it is a waste of a pick.
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    There is very little star power in this draft. If you want to draft for ceiling, Drummond, Lamb, and P. Jones would be my picks. They are the biggest boom/bust prospects. Every once in awhile you need a high floor guy. This is a high floor draft. Making risk picks is great, but they need to be calculated. This is one of the rare drafts where somewhat "sure thing" contributors are available this deep. Take advantage. I understand that the NBA is a star league, but you've gotta have some minor talent to accompany. I thought Jennings was a good risk when he was taken. I really think the Pacers are the blueprint for those without superstars, and they are following the Pistons blueprint before them.
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    I think they called these "HD" t-shirts. Like above said, great concept, but ugly in reality.
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    I don't want a diamond in the rough pick with this one, we did that the last two years. In my opinion, the middle of the draft is where you stock up on your proven college guys (Hansbrough type). The franchise changers are gone by then, I think you grab the extra pieces for when you have a chance at one of those guys. I'd be surprised if Zeller is a bust, I think he will be around a 10-10 guy in the league, which is valuable. The Bucks have a habit of going "proven" in the second round, and that's why their picks have been so successful. Grab the guy you know is going to give you solid minutes, you need those too.
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    I think his longevity brings him in. In this third or fourth year on the ballot.
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    Olney doesn't say a ton in the article. It's more of a "this will be interesting" approach. He comments on how the writers treat roid users (suspected or otherwise) in regards to the HOF. He acknowledges that Braun is having an MVP season, and is curious to see if writers will vote for him for MVP, given their stance on the HOF. He said the two don't jive. At the end he states that he would vote for him if he had a vote.
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    I would argue that Ford was a good pick, who got seriously injured in game. Ford was the reason we never considered Chris Paul with the top pick, and there wasn't much of an argument about it.
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    Sullinger couldn't produce against bigger competition. I think his most favorable comp would be Blair from San Antonio. I don't think he has anything in common with Ersan. Not sure who he will be able to guard in the NBA either. I really smell bust on him. I think Zeller is a rotation guy, not a superstar, but should enjoy a career barring injury. If they play Perry Jones at the 3, he may be worth a flyer. Crazy talent, hates playing the 4. Leonard scares me, there is a lot of talent there, but lack of effort and Scott Skiles = not good.
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    I'm sure on a cash in/cash out basis they are doing fine. If I'm not mistaken, ownership can take losses on stadium depreciation, and a variety of other things, to offset cash coming in. If they turn too much profit, they pay too much in taxes. If they can take losses, they can make it so the bottom line evens out, although in a traditional sense, they are making money. To the world, he is losing money. I don't believe that it has anything to do with insolvency though.
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    I agree on Leonard, but I don't think Zeller will be a stiff. I think he's a good rotation guy in the league. I like Perry Jones if used at the 3. I have the ominous feeling that Sullinger drops, and we wind up with Tractor 2.0. Or worse, we trade our pick and a piece to move up and get him. As far as the second round, I like Machado...but could see them staying home again and grabbing one of the Marquette guys after the success with Leuer this year. Let's face it, they need any draw they can get.
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    I sincerely hope that Doug did not throw out David Manning, Ben Hendrickson and Kevin Orie's numbers.
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    Your best bet would be to try to get him in person. Sending something that has emotional value is risky, as items seem to disappear inside MLB mailrooms. Yount isn't a sure thing signer either, so it would be an awful risk. Maybe try sending him a letter first, asking for permission to send. He can probably be reached through the Brewers or the Hall of Fame.
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    I've always liked Coco Crisp.
  14. rwa12
    I would view Axford as a pretty valuable trade chip. Would think you could get a decent return for him. I don't consider him untouchable, although I wouldn't mind keeping him either. As has been said, when flamethrowing relievers lose control, it gets ugly. For the closer role, I'm always in the sell high camp.
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    I agree that the Dodgers one should be highly valuable, the better quality of the signature the better. Fading will reduce the value. JimH is right, the pre-accident Campy is the money signature. Other than that, the Koufax would probably be the most important, as he is a reluctant signer. The Braves one I'm not so sure on. The major stars were all good signers. I would expect Legends or somewhere to sell it for $1500, but I would guess the actual value to be around $500-700. I'm not that familiar, if it has signatures of players who died young, that would increase value. Even if they were lesser players.
  16. rwa12
    Regarding pitching him inside, I read before the season (may have been Olney again), that many pitchers feel the hole in Braun's swing is inside. They were afraid to exploit it with Prince behind him. The writers thought was that more would come inside on Braun now, and test the theory, as ARAM isn't the same threat. Regarding him walking, I'm not worried about it. As mentioned, Braun's approach makes him the hitter he is. I don't want drastic changes, his SLG is more important to me than his OBP, which isn't that bad in the first place.
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    If I'm going to consider his salary, I'm going to consider it in proportion to his peers. He makes $12M a year, which is by no means a CEO salary in baseball. He's payed like a veteran of his standing. Mental lapses happen, they play 162 games so that they even out. These guys aren't surgeons, if they make a mistake, lives aren't lost. Most people thought it was cute that Morgan didn't know how many outs there were last year. The guy is what he is, he's a streak hitter, and a slow starter. The knock on ARod was always that he only hit when it didn't matter, but I would happily have taken a few years of him on the Brewers.
  18. rwa12
    Because Ishikawa is "this year's version of Mark Kotsay." A guy who has no business being on a major league roster but yet still gets starts over younger, better players. I would disagree with that. Aoki would seem to be this year's Kotsay. The most oft used bench player. Ish is more like Almonte, roster filler until they like someone better. Kotsay belonged on a major league roster, he was a good pinch hitter, he just wasn't supposed to be a starting CF.
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    I've got thousands too. Hard to give them to the neighbor kids, because they haven't heard of any of the players. I've seen people make art out of them...mosaic type. Otherwise, they may work well for kindling.
  20. rwa12
    My two least favorite songs, that stick with you longer than herpes. Beverly Hills by Weezer and the B-A-N-A-N-A-S song by Gwen Stefani. Torture.
  21. rwa12
    I agree that Ellis is overpaid, and would be more of a luxury for a good team, than anything useful for a team like Milwaukee; but I have enjoyed watching him play. I had forgotten what it looked like for someone to drive to the rim AND finish.
  22. rwa12
    The argument against Clemens is that we don't know when the Roids started. He looked about done when he left Boston the first time, and had a monster resurgence. Too many unknowns.
  23. rwa12
    Good God, I'd hate to see how bad he is if he tanks. I'm waiting for the cameraman to cut to the dugout in time to see Craig Counsell running down the hallway, ripping off his suit to reveal a Brewers Uniform underneath, a la Superman. Our bench is so bad that I would actually be excited if this happened. Can't anyone get ahold of the corpse of Bill Hall's career? At least if he came back as a utility guy, we would already know what to dislike about him, and we could count on a HR on pink bat day.
  24. rwa12
    Knee problems, as well as the fact that (from personal experience) tall people and leg injuries=slowdown. I still have nightmares of him not being able to get to flyballs in the NLCS last year.
  25. rwa12
    EBay has basically become the baseball card marketplace. You probably have a better chance getting what you want for them there, than with a dealer or at a show. If they are in good condition, get the stars graded by Beckett or PSA, as good grades will increase their value fairly dramatically.
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