http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/92...diego-chargers

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/colum...sK1Tps.twitter

Miklasz is right in comparing the Cardinals and the Blues. One is a great franchise, the other is one of the sports' worst. The post-lockout "rebuild" has been a colossal failure...3 straight owners have lost their backsides, and Tom Stillman looks to be the fourth.

This franchise was kicked out of the 1983 draft because they have no owner. It hasn't gotten better since, but St. Louis does not hold underachieving teams accountable; so the beat goes on.

Charlotte Bobcats to change name to Hornets, according to report


The Charlotte Bobcats have begun the process of changing the team name to the Hornets, according to CBS Sports. The Charlotte Hornets played in North Carolina as an expansion team from 1988 until 2002 when owner George Shinn moved the franchise to New Orleans. With the New Orleans franchise rebranding to the Pelicans next season, the door is open for Charlotte to reclaim the team name.

Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/...Kb4U4PApvsf.99

Boston trades: Delvon Michaels, Blake Thomas, Nuggets 2034 first round pick
Boston receives: Bag of pinuts

San Antonio trades: Bag of pinuts
San Antonio receives: Delvon Michaels, Blake Thomas, Nuggets 2034 first round pick

Deal is official.

Restricted Free Agents

Unrestricted Free Agents

Signing players: Make an offer and it will be fed into the sim, where all FA decisions will be made. If you are attempting to re-sign your own players, the process is no different - the only thing that might change is that you may have Bird rights whereas other teams do not.

The salary cap is $66 million. If you aren't listed below as having cap space, you are only able to offer the Mid-Level Exception and/or Bi-Annual Exception. The MLE for this offseason is set at $6.70 million.

MLE Contracts: Maximum of 5 years. 8% max raise. Can be split between players.

Max Contracts
0-6 Years experience, first year: 15.60 M with 10.5% raises (6 years, Bird rights) or 8% raises, 5 years
7-9 Years experience, first year: 18.70 M with 10.5% raises (6 years, Bird rights) or 8% raises, 5 years
10+ Years experience, first year: 21.80 M with 10.5% raises (6 years, Bird rights) or 8% raises, 5 years

Bi-Annual Exception: $2.90 million, 2 years. 8% raises. Can't be used next year if used this year. Can be split between players.

Any team may offer the minimum to any player (two year deal, TO in year two).

Raises are not compounded. Just keep that in mind, as I'd rather not have to fix your offer(s) if I can avoid it. You may round up to the nearest ten thousand dollar mark.


The first round of free agency will consist solely of restricted free agents. Teams will submit their offers through PM. The following is a list of teams' money available; teams not listed only have the MLE/Bi-annual to offer (if not suffering cap penalties):

Bids will be accepted beginning now.

Lexington trades: 2033 second round pick, Timberwolves 2033 second round pick, 2034 second round pick
Lexington receives: 2033 second round pick

San Antonio trades: 2033 second round pick
San Antonio receives: 2033 second round pick, Timberwolves 2033 second round pick, 2034 second round pick

Deal is official.

Chicago trades: Ryan Miyagi, Dwayne Baker, Zev Reuter, James Broadbent, Wally Ride
Chicago receives: Kobe Danielson

Phoenix trades: Kobe Danielson
Phoenix receives: Ryan Miyagi, Dwayne Baker, Zev Reuter, James Broadbent, Wally Ride

Deal is official.

1. Stone Cold Steve Austin
2. Hulk Hogan
3. The Undertaker
4. Shawn Michaels
5. Bret Hart
6. The Rock
7. Ric Flair
8. Randy Savage
9. Kurt Angle
10. Andre the Giant
11. Bruno Sammartino
12. Chris Jericho
13. Sting

Okay now things will get interesting. Who's #14?

19 year old 6'2" PG with an impressive 6'7" wingspan and a lighting quick first step.



Scouting reports say he has impressive ballhandling skills in transition as well as the half court, does a good job of getting his teammates involved. Shot 40% from the 3 point line, was very effective in catch and shoot scenario's, and has improved his play in the pick and roll. Defensively he has nice length and may have the best lateral quickness amongst all PG's in this draft, though his frame needs to continue to fill out (about 170 lbs).

Stock has risen quite a bit this past year, seems to be a 1st round prospect. DraftExpress projects him 16th to the Celtics at this point.

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/...chroeder-7105/

I have ranked all the players in this draft class into three categories: PG, Wing, and Big. These lists may have some overlap if players have dual eligibility in different categories. Keep in mind that I'm just guessing on the euro players based on Smath's write-ups and no statistical analysis.

Here are my rankings:

PG

1. Alvin Robertson
2. Stephon Marbury
3. Sleepy Floyd
4. Baron Davis
5. Juan Carlos Navarro
6. Andrew Toney
7. Vern Fleming
8. Doron Sheffer
9. Ricky Sobers
10. Frank Johnson
11. Khalid Reeves
12. Brad Davis
13. Moochie Norris
14. Darwin Cook
15. Eddie Jordan

Wing

1. Alvin Robertson
2. Ricky Pierce
3. Sleepy Floyd
4. Juan Carlos Navarro
5. Andrew Toney
6. Jerry Stackhouse
7. Dell Curry
8. Doron Sheffer
9. Ernie Grunfeld
10. Lamond Murray
11. Jim McMillian
12. Ricky Sobers
13. Ricky Davis
14. Jay Vincent
15. Monty Williams
16. Chucky Brown
17. Austin Croshere
18. Darren Daye
19. Harold Pressley
20. Ticky Burden
21. Darwin Cook
22. LaBradford Smith
23. Michael Ansley
24. Mickey Davis
25. Tony Robertson
26. Jeff Taylor
27. Chris King
28. Ollie Mack
29. Robert Hawkins

Big

1. Shaquille O'Neal
2. Bob Lanier
3. Dan Roundfield
4. Buck Williams
5. Bill Cartwright
6. Žarko Paspalj
7. Edgar Jones
8. Jay Vincent
9. Kurt Thomas
10. Lorenzen Wright
11. Chucky Brown
12. Curtis Perry
13. Tom McMillen
14. Dickey Simpkins
15. Andrew DeClercq
16. Tom LaGarde
17. Cedric Henderson
18. Austin Croshere
19. Mike Harper
20. Sam Williams

This is another relatively weak year for wings. A couple great bigs and a few really good PGs are also up for grabs.

Noticed an article in ESPN today by ESPNChicago's Jon Greenberg. I'm sorry, but to be a Chicago writer and continue to bash Rose by calling everything regarding the "Return" a hoax is a bit out of line. I know I'm a day late on reading this article...

What are other Bulls fans thoughts on this?

What I had to say -
What a pathetic and petty article. This is shameful. The season was a success considering everything and the media should be grateful for what they got out of the Bulls. If Derrick were healthy there would be no interest in anyone other than the Knicks and Miami in the east because the Bulls would have been seen as the same team, maybe worse than the one that went to the ECF 2 years ago. The Bulls were dinged up, and the only way to play Miami was physically. Miami would have knocked Rose around had he come back and potentially damaged his confidence long-term. I'm glad he sat and will come back a beast. It wasn't a hoax; he had a severe, career-threatening injury. There are about zero people in the world capable of doing what derrick does on the court. If he loses that, then he's just another good player in the NBA. He was the MVP 2 years ago. Given the talent that is out there, which is pretty decent right now, he deserves better. If Derrick leaves Chicago at some point now, who could blame him..and I'm a born and raised Chicagoan. I can see why Lebron left and also why he won't ever go back to Cleveland. We're making the same mistake.

First Round:

1. Thunder
2. Magic
3. Nuggets (via Cyclones)
4. Knicks
5. Lakers
6. Nuggets
7. Blazers
8. Bucks
9. Pistons
10. Nuggets (via Hawks)
11. Outlaws
12. Nets
13. Magic (via Vipers)
14. Sixers (via Sonics)
15. Nuggets (via Raptors)
16. Kings
17. Heat
18. Grizzlies
19. Bucks (via Celtics)
20. Blazers (via Spurs)
21. Bulls
22. Colonels
23. Blazers (via Sixers)
24. Jazz
25. Nets (via Wolves)
26. Nuggets (via Pacers)

Second Round:

27. Thunder
28. Knicks
29. Magic (via Lakers)
30. Nuggets
31. Blazers
32. Cyclones
33. Jazz (via Bucks)
34. Pistons
35. Magic
36. Hawks
37. Outlaws
38. Nets
39. Sonics (via Vipers)
40. Magic (via Sonics)
41. Raptors
42. Kings
43. Heat
44. Grizzlies
45. Celtics
46. Spurs
47. Bulls
48. Colonels
49. sixers
50. Jazz
51. Wolves
52. Outlaws

I have seen this a few times on a play by play.

What the hell is a team rebound?

When does that happen? Does somebody have a video of that?

Does that mean that nobody on the team gets credited? I don't get it.