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I was watching the Bulls the other night (mainly because D-Rose was finally back) and I got to thinking about a few "What If's" such as: What if Joakim Noah didn't have this foot problem? What if we kept John Salmons and played him at the small forward position he was accustomed to, instead of moving him to the shooting guard spot? What if Luol Deng actually could finish a season?
Suddenly a commercial played promoting the upcoming Chicago Cub season. Cub fans should know the one I'm talking about (if you've watched CSN at all recently). It's the one where Len Kasper calls the Walk Off Grand Slam by Alfonso Soriano.
Now as you all know (and for new readers that have yet to stumble upon this site) I am a die hard White Sox fan. But as a hopeful sports writer, I want it to be known that I'm not your typical Sox fan.
I'm not arrogant about the 2005 World Series win. I do not bring it up to the many Cub fans that walks past me on the streets of Iowa City. I do not call Cub fans derogatory names because of the gay scene around the stadium. I do think there are true baseball fans that fill up Wrigley field, not just drunken idiots that want the opportunity to "Boo" Soriano, or yell "JUICER" when Albert Pujols comes to the dish.
I like to consider myself unique.
But back to my original thoughts. After seeing this commercial the Bulls game came back on and the camera flashed to the injured Luol Deng. Luol, who is nursing a strained right calf, may be back with five games left in the season, but I'm not counting on it.
If he doesn't come back, this would mark the second straight season Luol has rode the bench through the end of the year. Not a good sign for a guy that signed a six year extension in 2008 for $71 million.
