More Marion

by brian13 on Sep 27, 2007 1:18 PM MDT Comment 4 comments

Well, this is my first post on the site so I figured I'd kill two birds and make it my first diary, too.

It could be that I am still in denial, but I for one don't think that a deal for Marion will be done. Neither do I think it should be done unless we are getting equal value for him, which is very unlikely.

Here are a couple things that I find sort of ironic about this whole thing.

Shawn says he's sick of hearing his name brought up in trade rumors, but the Suns have never followed through with any of these trades (except for maybe the Garnett trade which would make sense). But now that Marion actually wants a trade, I think he'll find out that the Suns don't actually want to trade him and more than not, the trade rumers were just talk.
If there was a reason for the Suns to be looking to trade Marion, it would be because of his huge salary. He is already the highest paid player on the team and knows that the Suns are very worried about the luxury tax. But now, he wants to bring up a contract extension (before his contract is even up) for 3 more years where he'd be paid even more money? If he really wanted to stay in Phoenix, wanted the trade rumors to stop, and if it really wasn't just about the money, wouldn't he be happy with a slightly smaller deal?

It just doesn't make sense to me, but I agree with Bill Simmons and many others that he's the 2nd most important player on the team. If we get rid of him, we are severely hurting our chances for a title. And like he said, he's a professional and likes all of his teammates so I don't think the chemistry will be hurt as bad as if we were to give him up for a lesser player. SHAWN, DON'T GO!!

I'll end with a few articles that I found interesting that you may not have seen yet.

Jack McCallum (Author of ":07 or less") tries to answer some of the questions that come with the "Marion Paradox".
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/jack_mccallum/09/27/marion/index.html

Another SI article that goes through possible trade scenarios. Other than AK47 and Odom, he adds the slight possibilities of Richard Jefferson or Ron Artest.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/marty_burns/09/26/marion/index.html

And lastly, an article from Sporting News that gives the Lakers for Odom trade a 50/50 chance.
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=277969

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Welcome to our humble abode, brian13. Nice first diary! The latest word in the media certainly makes it sound like the Suns are going to try giving it another go with Marion. Will that inspire LA or Utah (or somebody else?) to sweeten their offers a bit? Who knows. I thought that Jack McCallum's "Marion Paradox" article was a hell of a way of looking at the situation (open the article, you'll see what I mean. :) ). I am really surprised that others haven't brought up Ron Artest (*shudder*) before now. I hate the idea myself, because it seems like every where he goes, he ends up causing far more problems than he solves. But he would be able to replace most of the defense that walks out the door with the Matrix. Of course, with the salary difference, the Kings might have to gut their team to make it happen, and I doubt the Suns would want to exchange a present headache for an guaranteed future headache anyway.

by TexSUN on Sep 27, 2007 1:40 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

nice comments..

thanks for the links brian14, especially liked the McCallum article

I agree with you, the biggest thing in all of this, Marion knows Amare and Nash get less than him, a lot less, but Marion wants even more still, I know he's been probably spun around by his agent saying it's a game of pushing, and if he doesn't push, then Amare will be getting $20 million tomorrow. But, if Marion would wake up and realize the team has more than 2-3 players, and he's in effect not only being selfish, but is actually lowering the pay of other players on this team, because there will be even less left for the 4-12 players, there's no other way of really honestly looking at this, Marion's being selfish...

by jasonsuns1 on Sep 27, 2007 8:30 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Hey...I got an idea....

Lets trade him to the Knicks...after all...thats where all the overpriced individual based players go....and that will get him two things....

paid
NO WHERE NEAR THE TITLE, but refer back to number 1, since thats what its all about with him.

Good Luck Shawn....

by USMCGUNZ on Oct 4, 2007 4:53 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

yep

I think we're at that point, it'll only improve the team chemistry, give Diaw and Hill more time, and hopefully push the coach into playing 8-9 deep, not 6-7. I think part of the coaches problem of only playing 6-7 players during "when it counts" time, is that our 5-6 players are all-star level, hence making the gap between starters and the "bench players" seem even greater. I just don't think Marion is hungry for a title, if he was, he'd be talking about trying to go to a contender, not L.A.
This fact should really be screaming at us louder than it appears to be, that MARION DOESN'T CARE ABOUT WINNING A TITLE, HE APPEARS TO CARE MUCH, MUCH MORE ABOUT MONEY, AND FAME.. which is funny, because he is overpaid, and as far as fame goes, maybe L.A. and Hollywood is what he wants...

by jasonsuns1 on Oct 4, 2007 9:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs