Alex Sonty
Mar 01, 2011 May 16, 2012 123 374
Blogger at SBNation's blogabull.com, poli-sci professor at UIC and the City Colleges of Chicago, IPA-enthusiast
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Recent activity
Posted Chicago Bulls Offseason Questions: Omer Asik is worth the large price on Blog a Bull - 05/16/12 12:40 PM EDT
Posted Chicago Bulls Offseason Questions: 2012-13 Guaranteed Salaries, Team Options, Restricted... on Blog a Bull - 05/14/12 5:39 PM EDT
Commented The new CBA prevents teams in the luxury tax from sign n trades, I believe. on Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Shortlist of what the Bulls did badly in Game 6 on Blog a Bull - 05/11/12 1:09 AM EDT
Commented Recap is posted on Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Bulls eliminated from playoffs in Game 6 of first round on Blog a Bull - 05/10/12 11:50 PM EDT
Posted Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Shortlist of what the Bulls did badly in Game 6 on Blog a Bull - 05/10/12 11:41 PM EDT
Commented Postgame thread is posted on Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Game Six Open Thread OVERFLOW2 on Blog a Bull - 05/10/12 10:05 PM EDT
Posted Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Bulls eliminated from playoffs in Game 6 of first round on Blog a Bull - 05/10/12 10:01 PM EDT
Posted Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Luol Deng's successes under pressure on Blog a Bull - 05/10/12 2:24 PM EDT
Commented Lost to you... on Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Noah 'feeling better, hoping to play Game 6'; Gibson 'pledges... on Blog a Bull - 05/09/12 5:38 PM EDT
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Commented I think that was Herm Edwards... on Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Noah 'feeling better, hoping to play Game 6'; Gibson 'pledges... on Blog a Bull - 05/09/12 5:37 PM EDT
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Commented I sense a lot of Asik-Deng-Brewer-Korver-Watson in Game 6 on Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Noah 'feeling better, hoping to play Game 6'; Gibson 'pledges... on Blog a Bull - 05/09/12 5:14 PM EDT
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Commented A Game 7 at the United Center is heavily in the Bulls' interest... on Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Noah 'feeling better, hoping to play Game 6'; Gibson 'pledges... on Blog a Bull - 05/09/12 5:13 PM EDT
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Commented There's a difference between packing in a win and sitting players for full games facing elimination on Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Noah 'feeling better, hoping to play Game 6'; Gibson 'pledges... on Blog a Bull - 05/09/12 4:48 PM EDT
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Posted Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Noah 'feeling better, hoping to play Game 6'; Gibson 'pledges... on Blog a Bull - 05/09/12 4:13 PM EDT
Joined Liberty Ballers - 05/09/12 1:23 PM EDT
Posted Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Hamilton recalls coming back from 3-1 hole in 2003; Hitler... on Blog a Bull - 05/08/12 12:30 PM EDT
Commented To his defense... on Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: K.C. Johnson on the Bulls' puncher's chance, effect of this... on Blog a Bull - 05/08/12 8:42 AM EDT
Recommended As Alex linked, the new CBA FAQ was recently posted on Blog a Bull - 05/08/12 8:39 AM EDT
Recommended no, they wouldn't be under the cap after amnesty. There could potentially be gained 'flexibility' on Blog a Bull - 05/08/12 8:38 AM EDT
Commented Good question... on Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: K.C. Johnson on the Bulls' puncher's chance, effect of this... on Blog a Bull - 05/08/12 8:36 AM EDT
Posted Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: K.C. Johnson on the Bulls' puncher's chance, effect of this... on Blog a Bull - 05/07/12 9:22 PM EDT
Commented Hawes is very, very good... on Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Joakim Noah out Game 5 with 'severely sprained ankle' on Blog a Bull - 05/07/12 1:02 PM EDT
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Posted Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Joakim Noah out Game 5 with 'severely sprained ankle' on Blog a Bull - 05/07/12 10:56 AM EDT
Posted Olympics may prevent Deng from starting next season with the Bulls on Blog a Bull - 05/05/12 5:42 PM EDT
Commented Postgame thread is up on Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Game Three Open Thread on Blog a Bull - 05/04/12 11:23 PM EDT
Posted Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Bulls blow late 14-point lead, fall 2-1 after Game 3 on Blog a Bull - 05/04/12 11:20 PM EDT
Commented Yeah, i almost wrote about that... on Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Groundbreaking developments after Friday's shootaround going... on Blog a Bull - 05/04/12 2:35 PM EDT
Posted Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Groundbreaking developments after Friday's shootaround going... on Blog a Bull - 05/04/12 2:03 PM EDT
Posted Soooo, Every Closer Option for the Cubs to Replace Carlos Marmol Pretty Much Sucks on SB Nation Chicago - 05/04/12 12:22 PM EDT
Commented I get what you're saying, but... on Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: The trickle-down disaster of the Bulls not... on Blog a Bull - 05/02/12 1:36 PM EDT
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Posted Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: The trickle-down disaster of the Bulls not... on Blog a Bull - 05/02/12 1:00 PM EDT
Commented Pretty much every game comes down to Rip and Korver 'hitting enough shots' this postseason on Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Jrue Holiday on Rip Hamilton? Yes, please! on Blog a Bull - 05/01/12 4:22 PM EDT
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Posted Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Jrue Holiday on Rip Hamilton? Yes, please! on Blog a Bull - 05/01/12 1:00 PM EDT
Commented LeBron, Durant, or Parker... on Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Where Bulls offense is more in the hopes of Rip and Korver on Blog a Bull - 04/30/12 5:38 PM EDT
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Recommended i feel like if anything this should be the time boozer either proves why we should or should not amnesty his ass on Blog a Bull - 04/30/12 5:36 PM EDT
Posted Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Where Bulls offense is more in the hopes of Rip and Korver on Blog a Bull - 04/30/12 12:01 PM EDT
Commented Well, you should... on Derrick Rose out for season: Bulls starting lineup with C.J. Watson at point guard on Blog a Bull - 04/29/12 6:38 PM EDT
Posted Derrick Rose out for season: Bulls starting lineup with C.J. Watson at point guard on Blog a Bull - 04/29/12 5:30 PM EDT
Commented The Bulls announcement of the torn ACL is posted on Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Derrick Rose injured again with another injury in Game... on Blog a Bull - 04/28/12 6:36 PM EDT
Posted Derrick Rose out for the season with a torn ACL on Blog a Bull - 04/28/12 6:33 PM EDT
Recommended a comment on Blog a Bull - 04/28/12 5:38 PM EDT
Commented Please stop posting the fake news from NBC Miami. They messed up. on Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Derrick Rose injured again with another injury in Game... on Blog a Bull - 04/28/12 5:30 PM EDT
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Commented Recap is posted on Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Game 1 Postgame Thread -- Bulls 103, 76ers 91 on Blog a Bull - 04/28/12 5:11 PM EDT
Posted Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Derrick Rose injured again with another injury in Game... on Blog a Bull - 04/28/12 5:02 PM EDT
Commented Postgame thread is up on Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Game One Open Thread OVERFLOW2 on Blog a Bull - 04/28/12 3:48 PM EDT
Posted Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: Game 1 Postgame Thread -- Bulls 103, 76ers 91 on Blog a Bull - 04/28/12 3:43 PM EDT
Commented And by "pretty good", I mean good enough for his position. on Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: The Rip Effect on Blog a Bull - 04/28/12 3:36 AM EDT
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Commented I get what you're saying, but that misses the meta-point on Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: The Rip Effect on Blog a Bull - 04/28/12 3:27 AM EDT
Posted Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: The Rip Effect on Blog a Bull - 04/27/12 6:27 PM EDT
Commented Sixers are much more polished and not the "typical" Eastern Conference 8-seed on Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: A review of the teams' battles over two seasons on Blog a Bull - 04/27/12 3:24 PM EDT
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Posted Bulls vs. Sixers, 2012 NBA Playoffs: A review of the teams' battles over two seasons on Blog a Bull - 04/27/12 2:12 PM EDT
Posted Bulls vs. Pacers: Starters strong showing going into playoffs on Blog a Bull - 04/26/12 12:00 PM EDT
Posted Derrick Rose tops 2011-12 NBA jersey sales on Blog a Bull - 04/26/12 10:50 AM EDT
Commented My bad... on Bulls clinch Eastern Conference with Heat loss to Celtics on Blog a Bull - 04/25/12 10:03 AM EDT
Commented I don't know about a coin flip, but I can buy ATL having the best chance of the road teams.... on Bulls clinch Eastern Conference with Heat loss to Celtics on Blog a Bull - 04/25/12 9:16 AM EDT
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Posted Bulls clinch Eastern Conference with Heat loss to Celtics on Blog a Bull - 04/25/12 12:35 AM EDT
Commented NY tanking may make meta-sense... on Eastern Conference Standings: 76ers clinch playoff berth, likely to face Bulls in first round on Blog a Bull - 04/24/12 10:33 AM EDT
Commented I can. on Eastern Conference Standings: 76ers clinch playoff berth, likely to face Bulls in first round on Blog a Bull - 04/24/12 10:32 AM EDT
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Commented Given Philly's expected rotation, Philly's need to win out, and NY getting Charlotte in their final game... on Eastern Conference Standings: 76ers clinch playoff berth, likely to face Bulls in first round on Blog a Bull - 04/24/12 10:29 AM EDT
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Commented Thanks on Eastern Conference Standings: 76ers clinch playoff berth, likely to face Bulls in first round on Blog a Bull - 04/24/12 10:25 AM EDT
Posted Eastern Conference Standings: 76ers clinch playoff berth, likely to face Bulls in first round on Blog a Bull - 04/24/12 9:12 AM EDT
Posted Eastern Conference Standings: Bulls magic number jumps to three with loss to Heat on Blog a Bull - 04/20/12 4:48 PM EDT
Posted Bulls vs. Heat: Miami trapped the Bulls into nothingness on Blog a Bull - 04/20/12 8:58 AM EDT
Posted Rip Hamilton closing out the season strong on Blog a Bull - 04/19/12 10:29 AM EDT
Commented They do pretty good interviews... on Derrick Rose featured on GQ cover: Introversion of Rose highlighted in GQ May 2012 issue on Blog a Bull - 04/18/12 9:12 AM EDT
Commented No. on Derrick Rose featured on GQ cover: Introversion of Rose highlighted in GQ May 2012 issue on Blog a Bull - 04/17/12 6:02 PM EDT
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Commented That's an incorrect assessment of introversion-extraversion on Derrick Rose featured on GQ cover: Introversion of Rose highlighted in GQ May 2012 issue on Blog a Bull - 04/17/12 2:09 PM EDT
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Posted Derrick Rose featured on GQ cover: Introversion of Rose highlighted in GQ May 2012 issue on Blog a Bull - 04/17/12 12:48 PM EDT
Posted Bulls vs. Wizards (UPDATE: Derrick Rose and Luol Deng OUT): Game Preview #61 on Blog a Bull - 04/16/12 4:25 PM EDT
