There’s a lot of people to blame, but I don’t particularly feel Sarver deserves any more blame than anyone else. Every new owners has to go through a learning curve. He’s not a free spender, but he’s also not Donald Sterling. He’s placed some heavy bets against his fiscal principles on behalf of this team.

Sarver spent the bucks when his management asked him to. Don’t call him cheap. You can questions his decisions, but he is not a penny-pincher.

He must look at the long-term financial viability of his organization. If he doesn’t, the Suns are going to become the Kings.

A good businessman knows when to cut his losses, minimize the damage and move on. It is simply good for the long-term viability of the organization.

I cannot say that cutbacks now with an eye for the future is necessarily a bad move for this organization. Especially if there is a way to remain competitive in the short-run. There are a lot of teams in a lot of league with lower payrolls (or, comparatively speaking, lower payrolls) taking the last available playoff spot.