Daily Link: Dear NBA fans, your life is great don't waste it
by Phoenix Stan on Jul 1, 2009 7:00 AM MDT
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Michael Jackson Fans are Committing Suicide
Please friends, whatever you do promise me that if Amare is traded you won't go this route. Life is too precious (and hilarious) to give up on
Suns
- KTAR.com - Suns exercise team option on Amundson
Stay golden Pony Boy - Hill's No. 1 on Suns' free-agent list
Hill's first but then some other interesting and surprising names come up...McDyess? Joe Smith? Channing Frye? Chris Wilcox!!! - The Official Phoenix Suns Blog " Blog Archive " Suns to Begin Search for Free Agents
From the Suns....I wonder how much of this is just smoke? I can't see the Suns signing any of these guys to anything more then a minimum contract. If they do sign a vet big man that is a strong sign that Ben Wallace will agree to a buy out..something we don't know but Kerr must - BDL story time: 'The Power Forward Who Tweeted Trades' - Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sports
Yup...that's our Amare - Amare attempts to be Shaq, forgets to be funny | Phoenix Suns Community Blog - Fanster.com - Do you bleed deep purple?
Best blog title ever (or at least this week) - Hardwood Paroxysm " Blog Archive " Podcast Paroxysm: Matt Done Pissed Off The Wolves Fans
I visited Matt Moore at HP for chime in on the podcast about all things Suns. Fun stuff (unless Matt edited out the part where I called him a flaming idiot) - Deseret News | Cummard, Nevill set for NBA Las Vegas summer leagues
Former BYU guard/forward Lee Cummard has accepted an invitation to play for the Phoenix Suns Summer League team ....look out Vegas! - KTAR.com - The similarities between Amare and the Suns
The Suns are a team in transition and one that is ready to rebuild. Steve Kerr said so on draft night -- more than once. Who is the center piece of the rebuilding process? It's 35-year-old Steve Nash, the point guard they plan to sign on for more years...yup, that's the plan - Suns have to trade Stoudemire | Voices | eastvalleytribune.com
Nice rant about needing to get rid of Amare...but why can't the online version of a newspaper include a link? Is it so hard to include a link to a source? Answer: No. - Two sources: Stoudemire has little interest in coming to the Warriors | Talking Points
I love this. Amare doesn't want to go to the Warriors b/c he feels they are giving up too much to get him. The irony abounds...
NBA Free Agency
- NBA Rumors - InsideHoops.com
Free agency rumors page...have fun - HoopsHype - NBA Rumors
another great rumor page... - SportingNews.com - The Baseline
Another list of free agents - DETNEWS | Weblogs | Pistons Blog
Two former Pistons assistants became head coaches at the beginning of last season. Both have now been fired. - Deseret News | Utah Jazz: Boozer not opting out of contract
This is a surprise...only the first of many to come - Larry Bird Building Pacers With An Eye Toward The Future - Indy Cornrows
But then I started hearing some, not a lot, but some comments on the radio and reading a few things on the web that insinuated that Larry Bird was a racist and his priority in running the team was to amass as many white players as possible, regardless of talent. And these people were serious, which ended up being funnier than any of the actual jokes I've heard. - Ariza's Value as a Role Player is Greater Than Fading Stars of Free Agency
I couldn't agree more - Leon Powe is Unemployed - TrueHoop By Henry Abbott - ESPN
What does it say when a player like Leon Powe, a great human being, who played through injury and pain for three straight years for the Boston Celtics, including in a playoff game after tearing his ACL, is rewarded by the team saying to him "we only have a short window to win, and you are not a part of our plans because you are now injured."....ouch
Other
- You Know Who Loves The Springfield Armor? Ron Chimelis, That's Who - Ridiculous Upside
The Springfield Armor are the newest D-League franchise. Is the Armor name the new hotness, or just another foul up? - All-Star Balloting: Join the Write in Sancho Lyttle Movement!
WNBA all star voting is wrought with controversy leading to a powerful write in movement! Free Sancho! btw - the Mercury play the Storm at home tonight in what should be a great and pivotal rematch. I will be on an airplane unfortunately and will miss the game :(
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Amare, Amare, Amare…..You almost have to love this guy….“I want a max contract…Just not from the Warriors…” He doesn’t get it it does he?
by RD74 on Jul 1, 2009 7:32 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Well...
I mean, Kobe pulled that same “I don’t want to be traded if they give up that much” routine, and as much as we hate the Lakers, they got a chip a couple years later. So maaaaaaybe…
Nah, never mind.
by Azreous on Jul 1, 2009 11:16 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
The Suns still have a long way to go if the goal is to get under the luxury tax
Old Article on the Luxury Tax Catastrophe
Probably would take a few more trades to get under 70 million. I feel sorry for the Washington Wizards. 75 million and only 19 wins!
Who are these guys again?
by ZonaFlash on Jul 1, 2009 11:27 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Should I be confused looking at that? I feel like it’s something out of “Office Space” and should have a TPS cover sheet attached.
I’m kind of sick of hearing about the luxury tax. It could be my ignorance, but I feel like the Suns are the only team that are complaining about it (Sarver). If you have competent management and a little luck, you put together a team that wins which draws the fans. The fans come and buy stuff and you make money. You pay the tax but the winning makes it worth it. Maybe I’m naiive.
by RD74 on Jul 1, 2009 11:35 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm confused about the Suns objectives. Mainly because they are too.
Who are these guys again?
by ZonaFlash on Jul 1, 2009 11:40 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
Pay the luxury tax and win. That’s what it’s about. If you’re in it to make money get out and do something else. I can’t stand owners that sacrifice championships for dollars. Not only do they not understand the sport or its fans, but they don’t understand business either. Winning a championship will make a lot more money than whatever you’re paying for that measly tax.
Take care of the little things, and the big things will take care of themselves.
by SunDolphin on Jul 1, 2009 11:45 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lack of Strategy will hurt the cause
Good luck attracting free agents with the Amare thing swirling around out there. Why would anyone of any substance want to come here when they dont’ know what kind of team we’ll have?
by LA Eric on Jul 1, 2009 1:26 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Good read from Bordow
Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."
by rsavaj on Jul 1, 2009 1:31 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
rudy! rudy!
so, rudy fernandez is upset with the blazers. any chance we’d be able to swing him over, give him a decent extension, and make him feel happy? not quite sure what we’d have to give up/trade/whatever, but i like rudy a lot, and i’d love to see him don a suns uniform.
by iamtrevorpaxton on Jul 1, 2009 3:24 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Only cause Portland is pursuing Hedo. But anyways I agree
Best Case Scenarior: Portland buys him out and we offer what ever the euroleague teams are which is over/under/at the MLE I believe. Which isn’t too bad…I think the highest offer out of the Euro was 4 mil? Whether or not he would come to us I don’t know.
Worst Case: He goes to Euroleague.
by Batmanthesunsfan on Jul 1, 2009 5:50 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn’t the worst case that he stays in the league and beats the hell out of us everytime we play whichever team he’s on, rubbing our draft mistake in our faces?
Take care of the little things, and the big things will take care of themselves.
by SunDolphin on Jul 1, 2009 7:29 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
That already seems to be the case though….well kinda.
by Batmanthesunsfan on Jul 1, 2009 7:41 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
1st Time Posting
But I’ve been reading this blog for a while now. Anyway, hi. I just thought it might be time for me to share a thought because I have one that might cheer everyone up. A little bit anyway. Memphis GM Chris Wallace just traded an expiring 8mill Q-Rich contract for Zach Randolph’s gnarly contract at 16, 17mill/yr. He just added Zach Randolph, the chemistry killer, to an extremely young impressionable squad that already didn’t play any defense. And this is less than 2 years after he traded Pau Gasol for Kwame. My point is: no matter how much Kerr (& Sarver) have driven us Suns fans crazy the last few years… at least our GM isn’t Chris Wallace. We have that.
by atwater on Jul 1, 2009 9:29 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
there are a lot of lousy GMs.... Chris Mullin comes to my mind these days. =D
great first post! Certainly, something about that trade doesn’t add up for the Grizzlies.
Who are these guys again?
by ZonaFlash on Jul 1, 2009 10:03 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holy crap!
Welcome btw but holy crap! What a stupid move by the Grizz…Congrats to the Clips for dumping Zebo and getting a decent player w/ an expiring contract in return
Blogging Suns Basketball
by Phoenix Stan on Jul 1, 2009 10:57 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
damn it, grizzlies.
you’re starting to make the clippers look like a semi-intelligent franchise.
stop it!
by iamtrevorpaxton on Jul 2, 2009 12:53 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey man, welcome
I agree with you and thanks for the perspective. There are a lot of teams around the league that have horrible managment, and let’s face it, ours isn’t that bad. Even when it appears Kerr messes up he still brings in good players, even if they’re not ones we need. Shaq was great here and J-Rich isn’t chopped liver. Kerr could have just as easily traded half our team for much lesser talent.
Take care of the little things, and the big things will take care of themselves.
by SunDolphin on Jul 2, 2009 11:22 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
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