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Stromile Swift - headed your way

by Phoenix Stan on Mar 2, 2009 6:12 PM MST Comment 22 comments

I believe that Stromile Swift will be signed by the Suns in the next few days.

He's a nice low risk addition with good experience. I don't know much more about him beyond the obvious - he's an athletic big that can block shots and finish. The Suns have an open roster spot anyway and if they aren't going to play a young guy like Sims then Swift is a good option if he signs for the vet minimum.

His per 36 minute career average are 15 points, 8 rebounds and 2.3 blocks which are decent numbers. Here's what Hoops Hype says about him:

Outstanding athleticism... One of the best dunkers in the league... If he is on the court, alley-oops will be an offensive weapon to consider for his team... Will grab a few rebounds thanks to his huge leaping skills... Has a sometimes effective mid-range shot... Takes too many of them, though... Runs the floor well... Low basketball IQ... Has not lived up to the expectations.

Learn more about Swift from his Yahoo! Sports player page

One thing for sure...he can throw down with the best of them

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Low Basketball IQ

We could throw out an LBIQ All-Star line-up with Dragic, Tucker, Barnes, Swift and Lopez!

I’m OK if this goes down. Unless he still does that stupid hand flap thing after every dunk. Then I will grow to hate him quickly. Can anyone name a bona fide Hall of Fame type great player that felt the need to engage in some kind of “signature” hand gesture after every great play? (Free throw rituals don’t count, and neither does Vince Carter.)

by Mike Lisboa on Mar 2, 2009 6:40 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Well, our last big playoff run had a lot of this

Maybe all we need is Swift’s bird flap to get us to the WCF.

by hcblankscreen on Mar 2, 2009 8:45 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

How about these two?

Shaq staring at his left hand running back down the court every time he dunks with it and Dikembe Mutumbo’s finger wag after every block,

by turs12 on Mar 2, 2009 9:19 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

I'll give you the wag

but the Shaq hand thing is pretty infrequent. It’s not like he does it after every great play he makes.

by Mike Lisboa on Mar 2, 2009 11:40 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

only left handed plays

Blogging Suns Basketball

by Phoenix Stan on Mar 2, 2009 11:47 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

WOW

As a one time casual observer of the Vancouver Grizzlies, I have to say I’m honestly shocked Stro is still in the league. So much athleticism and so much unused potential. Its hard to believe he was the second overall pick in the 2000 draft…

Where did big Jake Tsakalidis go?

by Dynamo on Mar 2, 2009 6:58 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Another waste of space

a player with loads of talent and athleticism that makes the choice to be mediocre, probably because he knows that some GM will take a chance on them in the hopes that he’ll magically drop his poor work ethic and become a superstar overnight. This usually goes on until said player retires, at which point he laughs maniacally and counts the money he conned the aforementioned GMs out of while sitting in his gold plated hot tub. Who needs an education or hard work, dedication, etc.? Just do the bare minimum and you’ll be fine is the moral of the story I guess. What a world we live in.

"I can shoot with my left hand, I can shoot with my right hand, I'm amphibious"

by Diosnomeama on Mar 2, 2009 7:01 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Hey, we don't really want our 8th seed anymore apparently,

You guys can have it.

Your friends,
The Mavs

by JayKim41 on Mar 2, 2009 7:39 PM MST reply actions 1 recs

We'll take it at this point

At least you guys have managed to win 4 games in a row twice and 5 straight once. We haven’t won more than 3 in a row all season.

by TwinnerA on Mar 2, 2009 7:45 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

IF we win tomorrow are we only a game back,

with the mavs loosing tonight?

by STUCK IN LA on Mar 2, 2009 8:51 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

yes

by IrrationalAgent on Mar 2, 2009 10:00 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

yes, IF

Whats up doc?

by RottPhiler on Mar 2, 2009 10:08 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

FreeDarko has him listed as a bigger cancer than Marbury :)

In their “Macrophenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac” (great book, amazing illustrations) they have some stats on cancer effects in the Marbury chapter. Swift is listed as #2 on the all-time greatest nba cancers list. Marbury is #8. The list shows the impact of players who “have made their new teams worse – and, by their departure, made their old teams better” as a total decrease and increase in wins.

Proud Odensheeple

by Norsktroll on Mar 2, 2009 10:17 PM MST reply actions 0 recs

Just what we need! More cancer!

by Mike Lisboa on Mar 2, 2009 11:41 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Who is listed as #1#

by matrix7 on Mar 3, 2009 1:38 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

Cadillac Anderson

I’m reporting what they claim. His “cancer effect” is 150 games +/-, Swift’s 118 and Marbury’s 80. It’s just a stat, nothing about their real character.

Proud Odensheeple

by Norsktroll on Mar 3, 2009 11:30 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

thanks

by matrix7 on Mar 3, 2009 12:18 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs

You've got to be kidding...

Stro is hardly a cancer. I’m unable to find that almanac online to read the portion about Stro, but the guy is quiet, unassuming, and just goes out and plays the game the way he plays it. I don’t see how Stro could be number two on the biggest cancer list when the only problem he’s ever caused was with Marc Iavaroni and it was a small disagreement on the Grizzlies bench.

The guy was drafted number 2 overall in possibly the worst draft in NBA history – had he been drafted a year earlier or later he may not have even gone in the top 10. It’s just circumstances that have dogged him his entire career. The guy may not be the hardest working player in the league but he has decent statistics given the amount of playing time he garners. For being a undersized forward at 6’9", he isn’t going to start on many teams. I don’t see how a non-starting player can be the #2 cancer either.

The guy electrifies the crowd with his dunks, can block with the best of them, is an average defender and average offensive player. He’s not going to win you a championship on his own and he’s not going to lose you a championship either – he will provide rest for your better players without a significant drop off in most cases. As a replacement for Amare, he will be adequate, but he will never fill Amare’s shoes, so people can’t expect that from him.

Stephon Marbury, Latrell Sprewell, Bonzi Wells, Steve Francis, Marcus Fizer, Isaiah Rider, Darius Miles, Zach Randolph, guys like this deserve to be on this cancer list. Not Stro.

by pl4tinum on Mar 3, 2009 6:24 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs