2+2 Around the Horn: Round 1

[CollinEstes]

Ok Ok check it out had the idea to run alittle competition here like Around the Horn on ESPN. So here is the setup for the competitive banter, I will put up three questions you guys give me your take and then points will go out (1-10 per question) for the best answers. Then the top 75% of the crowd on points will move on to Round 2. Since this is the first Round everyone is welcome to grab a piece. Anyways you get the idea here we go:

Question 1:

Last night the Bucks grab Andrew Bogut with the top pick in the 2005 NBA draft. Buy or Sell Bogut becoming a top tier NBA player and the right pick for the Bucks.

Question 2:

The Atlanta Braves are gaining ground on the Divison leading Nationals. Buy or Sell the Washington Nationals winning the NL East.

Question 3:

Derrick Lee continues to tear up pitching and leads the majors hitting 387. Buy or Sell Derrick Lee winning the triple crown this year.



Alright there you go.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

Sell all three. Did I make it?

[mmbt0ne]

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Last night the Bucks grab Andrew Bogut with the top pick in the 2005 NBA draft. Buy or Sell Bogut becoming a top tier NBA player and the right pick for the Bucks.

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Buy him being the right pick, but sell him being a top tier player anytime soon. He doesn't need to be a top 3 center in the league to make a big impact though.


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The Atlanta Braves are gaining ground on the Divison leading Nationals. Buy or Sell the Washington Nationals winning the NL East.

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I'm selling that, and selling any hope they have of the wildcard.


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Derrick Lee continues to tear up pitching and leads the majors hitting 387. Buy or Sell Derrick Lee winning the triple crown this year.

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Sell

[MoreWineII]

I don't really want to compete, but it's a slow work day so I'll chime in.

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Question 1:

Last night the Bucks grab Andrew Bogut with the top pick in the 2005 NBA draft. Buy or Sell Bogut becoming a top tier NBA player and the right pick for the Bucks.

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I don't think ever justify a #1 pick. I'm just not sold on his mental or physical abilities. Not only that, but he's only been in the NBA for a day and he's already referred to himself in the third person and that's just not acceptable.

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Question 2:

The Atlanta Braves are gaining ground on the Divison leading Nationals. Buy or Sell the Washington Nationals winning the NL East.

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Sell. I just can't go against the ATL when it comes to finishing the season strong.

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Question 3:

Derrick Lee continues to tear up pitching and leads the majors hitting 387. Buy or Sell Derrick Lee winning the triple crown this year.

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Sell. Nobody's gonna win the Triple Crown again, write it down.


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[pryor15]

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Question 1:

Last night the Bucks grab Andrew Bogut with the top pick in the 2005 NBA draft. Buy or Sell Bogut becoming a top tier NBA player and the right pick for the Bucks.

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he looked soft to me and passive at times in the ncaa tourney, so i'd say he turns into a keith van horn type--good enough at his peak to merit all-star consideration, but not good enough to justify a #1 overall.

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Question 2:

The Atlanta Braves are gaining ground on the Divison leading Nationals. Buy or Sell the Washington Nationals winning the NL East.

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the Nats are living off the new team smell. they'll fade. the real question is will atl win the division again?



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Question 3:

Derrick Lee continues to tear up pitching and leads the majors hitting 387. Buy or Sell Derrick Lee winning the triple crown this year.


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he wins one of the 3, pujols wins one, and the other one i have no idea.

[tbach24]

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Last night the Bucks grab Andrew Bogut with the top pick in the 2005 NBA draft. Buy or Sell Bogut becoming a top tier NBA player and the right pick for the Bucks.

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Buy. He's not going to be as good as Shaq or many of the legendary centers, but I could see him being as good as Yao. He can hit a J so defenders will have to cover him outside, but has the athleticism to beat them to the inside. He also seems pretty strong. He was a great pick as well because you need a great big man to be a championship team.

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The Atlanta Braves are gaining ground on the Divison leading Nationals. Buy or Sell the Washington Nationals winning the NL East.

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Sell. They have a great bullpen and solid hitting, but they have a bad pitching staff. Livan, Loaiza and Patterson are good, but they send guys like Ryan Drese and Tony Armas out there. You can't send guys like those two out there and win a division. With that said, I don't think it will be the Braves who win the division. I like the Marlins, they have a great staff, great hitting, and a decent bullpen.

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Derrick Lee continues to tear up pitching and leads the majors hitting 387. Buy or Sell Derrick Lee winning the triple crown this year.

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Sell. It seems too difficult with all the great hitters in the NL this year. I think he'll come close, but fall behind in one or two of the three.

Great idea btw.

[KDawgCometh]

Question 1: buy Andrew Boghut being teh right pick for the Miluakee Bucks. They need a guy who will be solid and provide them with reliability in the middle. Sell him being a top-tier player though. He will be a good player, but I don't think he has the skills to be a perennial all-star. He will have a career very similar to rik smits, so overall its a buy as that is really not a bad career to have.

question 2: Sell teh Nationals winning teh east. The Braves have been there many times and have a very solid pitching staff. Washington plays way too many close games right now and have to rely on a stopper who is unproven. As long as the braves keep on playing well they should win the NL east.

Question 3: I sell Derek Lee winning the Triple crown. He is a very good player but no one has won teh triple crown since Carl Yazstremski in 67. There is a reason for that, it is just way too hard. Lee does play in a ballpark that is good for Home runs and rbi's, but he will have to hit over .340 to even have a shot at winning it, and I just can't see him hitting that high. He will probably end up near the home run and rbi leadership, but I don't think the batting avg title will be his. Yet again we will have another guy make a run at it and not get it. I really think Todd Helton is the only guy who may ever have a shot at winning it, or ARod if he can get his aavg back to the .350 range

[Clarkmeister]

Buy, Sell, Sell.

[AngryCola]

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Buy or Sell Bogut becoming a top tier NBA player and the right pick for the Bucks.

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These are two completely different questions, and I don't think it's right to lump them together.

[tarcards]

This is an great idea, anyway on to my answers.

#1 Buy: The bucks took the correct player with their first pick. This draft was full of good players but no one stood out as a clear out number one like past years. Bogut showed especially during this last year that he was an all around great college player. He passes the ball like a point guard, rebounded better then almost anyone in college basketball and was very formidable on the offense side of the ball aka scoring. Being a 7 foot monster and being able to do all of those thing makes you at the very least a solid center for many years barring injury. The NBA has very few centers that are worth having, SHAQ, Yao Ming, and that is about it. IF he puts up 15-10 a game he will be in the top 5 centers in the nba. But along with the 15-10 he will average 4-6 assists per game.

#2 Sell. The washing nationals are off to a great start in the NL east but both the Atlanta braves and the Florida Marlins have incountered serious injury problems in the first half of the year with most of there players comming back very shortly. Atlanta has chipper on the DL and 8 or so very young players that bobby cox is managing better then he ever has and Andrew Jones is having the best year of his career leading the majors in home runs. The Marlins have maybe the best pitching staff in the league but with beckett hurt and lighter pitching like [censored] they are still depending on Willis to carry them for the time being which he has done. Will willis collaspe in the second half. I highly doubt it and i am picking the Marlins to win the NL east.

#3 Sell. It has been since Carl Y in the 60's when the triple crown was last accomplished. Batting 390 in completely absurd, and being tied or in second in home runs and rbi's is also amazing but he is competing with albert pulous how is himself putting together quietly i might add an amazing year. Derek lee just does not have the protection in the linup to accomplish this type of feat and i highly doubt he will keep up the 390 average in teh second half.