Fire Ryan Poles | Fire Ben Johnson

Have at it guys. I have nothing.

Happy Fourth of July to all of you. Only three weeks until the Bears start training camp. Even though the  Bears have improved a great deal with the players they added in the offseason, don’t forget that Lovie Smith is still the coach and that is a reason for concern.

Rockets fans, he’s all yours. The Bulls won’t be able to match their offer for a three year, $24.3 million offer. What you see is what you get. That is a 7’0 guy who can’t pass, shoot or hold onto the ball. I think he can run up and down the court so that’s something.

I didn’t think any other team was dumb enough to sign this guy; let alone, for $8 million on average per year. Omer, best of luck in your future endeavors. Good riddance.

Happy Monday.

When you’re wrong, you admit it. I’ve said here for the last few years that LeBron James would never win a title. Last year, I wrote an article basically laughing at this fucker for pissing himself in the Finals last year against the Mavericks. Right after the Heat lost to go down 3-2 to the Celtics, I was already preparing myself to write another article saying that LeBron will never get a title. No excuses, but I still felt like the Thunder might have been screwed by the refs in the second game. To be honest though, the Thunder did the same shit the Bulls did to fuck themselves over. That would be stupid turnovers and a ton of a missed free throws (see Game 2-3 box score). He proved us wrong. We admit when we are wrong unlike the idiots who peak their heads in here every now and then only to not show up when they are prove otherwise.

I remember being a kid and hating on Kobe Bryant and to this day, I never realized why. After Shaq left, my opinion changed on him. The guy won without him. I never saw him showing off other opponents and never saw him act like a jerk to people. Sure, he had some personal issues but who he is as a person doesn’t interest me. It’s him as a basketball player. I respect him as a basketball player. My opinion still stands on LeBron James. I am sure he is a nice person. As a basketball player, not one bit. He has his ring now. Good for him. He’s still a fucking punk bitch who will continue piss off opponents by dancing  on the sidelines.

One last note: Eddy Curry also gets a ring out of all of this as well. Although I thought he was taking a step forward with the Bulls before that issue with his heart, this still sucks. Fuck him too.

I have said many times on this site that I am not an expert; nor have I ever claimed to be one. When I watch a game and then, write about it, I just tell it like I see it. Some may agree and some may disagree. Fine with me. But when an analyst such as Jeff Van Gundy says something that I have continuously bitched about over the years, I feel like I am convinced that what I have written about, is correct for the most part.

I got home from work Saturday with absolutely nothing to do. I decided since there wasn’t anything else on TV, I watched Game 7 between the Sixers and Celtics. It was a good game and I am glad the Celtics won. During the 3rd quarter, a player on the Celtics made a turnover that the Sixers took advantage of by scoring right after. The Celtics call a timeout and after the commercial break, Van Gundy talked about how turnovers are costly and if a team has a habit of making a lot of them, they lose most of those games. Then, he summed it up by saying how teams have a tendency to beat themselves more than get beaten by their opponents because of forced turnovers. He gave an example of a play such as not taking their time bringing the ball up the court and trying to force it into the post at unnecessary times.

Needless to say, I feel much better now. I am sure the idiots who disagree will still, disagree. Fine with me. For icing on the cake, Doug Collins in the post-game interview said that turnovers as well as missed free throws in the last quarter sealed their fate.

Thanks Jeff.

I mentioned probably 20 times last season that Jerry Angelo should have given Matt Forte a blank check and let him fill in the numbers for a new contract. Now, Forte could be on the verge of leaving after this upcoming season.

As each day goes by, the price goes up even more. Phil Emery inherited a mess and even he, may not be able to get out of this. With running backs getting ridiculous money such as LeSean McCoy of the Eagles or Marshawn Lynch of the Seahawks, Forte should have been paid before any of them. I will say that other teams are dumb and give outrageous money to players of a lesser talent. Unfortunately, owners and general managers are stupid and that’s what drives demands through the roof. However, Forte was quiet about this last offseason and he tried to handle it with peace. He showed up to camp on time, played and didn’t bitch about it. I can understand why he is now frustrated.

The Chicago Bears and Jerry Angelo in particular, low-balled Matt Forte last year. He could have been signed to the money he wanted at the time last year for a much cheaper price than what he will get either by the Bears or another team now. I highly doubt the Bears would give the franchise tag to the same player in consecutive years. I don’t know if any teams has done it to the same player twice. If Forte leaves, I am not going to blame him and neither should anyone else. He’s one of the few players in the league that after that happened, still showed up to practice and play. As mentioned above, Emery is in a mess and he shouldn’t be blamed if Forte doesn’t get his new contract from the Bears. Jerry Angelo should.