New Suns roster...as it stands today

by Phoenix Stan on Jun 26, 2009 9:40 AM MDT in Suns News Comment 9 comments

With all this movement going on let's just recap who is (and isn't) on the Suns roster...

Centers:

1. Robin Lopez

2. Ben Wallace (sort of a center and sort of a Sun's "player")

Power Forwards:

3. Amare Stoudemire (still here...technically)

4. Louis Amundson (is not a center)

Tweener Forwards:

5. Jared Dudley

6. Earl Clark

7. Taylor Griffen

Small Forward(s):

8. Grant Hill ??? (Hill is a free agent and can't resign with the Suns until July 8...if he does)

Shooting Guards:

9. Alando Tucker

10. Sasha Pavlovic (until he's cut he's on the roster)

11. Jason Richardson

Combo Guard

12. Leandro Barbosa

Point Guards

13. Steve Nash

14. Goran Dragic

Somehow, I very much doubt that these 14 guys will be on the Suns roster come opening night

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Ideally, IMO

Centers:
Chandler (for Wallace, obviously)
Lopez
Power Forwards:
Amar’e (don’t want him to go)
Lou
Tweeners:
Dudley
Clark
Griffin
Small Forwards:
Hill
Shooting Guards:
J-Rich
Tucker
Combos:
Leandrinho
Points:
Nash
Dragic

Few things, though,
1st – Josh Heytvelt wasn’t drafted, and I think he could be a good addition with athleticism and size
2nd – Wasn’t the 46th pick supposed to be traded to the Suns (Danny Green)?
3rd – Sign a young-ish/backup point guard like C.J. Watson. Shouldn’t be too much $9million/3years?

Those 3 moves with the cutting of Sasha, would put the Suns at 16. So maybe trade Griffin/Green in the Chandler deal?

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by J-Gao on Jun 26, 2009 9:56 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

no we instead got next years 2nd round pick

cheapasses

by CCArvin on Jun 26, 2009 10:24 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

why sign another backup PG?

we’ve already got one in dragic, and if the amaré deal goes through (and curry is involved), we have another backup PG/combo guard.

by iamtrevorpaxton on Jun 26, 2009 6:33 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dragic

Does not seem quite ready to play significant productive minutes. If they really want to rest Nash well, they’ll need a true point guard they can trust. Barbosa’s not quite a PG, and Dragic is a little to risky. Dragic has upside, but isn’t anywhere close to reaching it. Barbosa played nice, but Watson makes me a bit more comfortable.

If the Amar’e deal goes through, forget what I posted. I just don’t want him to go.

"If you're a Yankee fan, or if you're not a Yankee fan - you have to admit, we're winners." - #21

"Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing." - Peyton

by J-Gao on Jun 26, 2009 8:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I trust him reasonably well

He improved a lot by the end of the season and seemed a capable backup – I think barbs, dragic, and curry if we get him could handle it all between them.

by egp the great on Jun 27, 2009 9:44 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs