ESPN Reporting Nash Re-Signs with Suns

Look like the Suns have officially decided "To Nash."

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I was beginning to get a little nervous.

Awesome news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Wil Cantrell on Jul 20, 2009 11:12 AM MDT reply actions

Woot woot!!!!

The Suns are well and truly on their way back to ludicrous speed basketball.

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by Turambar on Jul 20, 2009 11:31 AM MDT reply actions

Stoked!!!

Guaranteed 9th seed in West!

by crab dribble cocktail on Jul 20, 2009 12:32 PM MDT reply actions

This suns roster doesn’t look like playoff material on appearance but it could play out differently. Though Kerr has acknowledged that the Suns are in a transitional stage.

It was interesting to read the Suns are one of the more profitable teams in the league even though they paid luxury tax last season. I see this extension more as a business move than a basketball one. Keep the fan favorite in order to keep the tickets selling.

by wayno on Jul 20, 2009 5:54 PM MDT up reply actions

TROLL ALART!

did a warriors fan just insult us for missing the playoffs? Pot meet Kettle…..

by dontTradeAaronNelson! on Jul 21, 2009 12:25 AM MDT up reply actions

In all honesty

Us, you guys, the thunder and maybe the clippers if baron decides to show up will all be fighting for the last spot.

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by dubzfan on Jul 21, 2009 1:58 AM MDT up reply actions

in all honesty...

i have to respectfully disagree.

if baron davis is healthy, i think the clips have a shot at making the last seed. i think the suns have the potential to be somewhere in the 5-7 range. i think the warriors miiight have a shot at the last seed. but, i foresee curry struggling mightily in the NBA until he figures out how to handle bigger, tougher defenders. randolph will be good this coming year (or so you can only hope). the thunder won’t make the playoffs this year. i think they’re aiming for 2010-2011, anyway.

who do you envision in spots 1-7?

by Trevor Paxton on Jul 21, 2009 2:07 AM MDT up reply actions

Nash is an amazing offensive player. He just can’t defend NBA players. It’s so frustrating. I’m going to start calling him Catch 22.

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by jj24 on Jul 20, 2009 7:36 PM MDT reply actions

I respectfully disagree

I think it’s a solid playoff team – a fact that’s probably helped by the fact that Utah, Houston and maybe New Orleans are going to be taking a step back. Full season of Gentry and of course contingent on Nash-Amare staying healthy – and they could probably do as well as the 5th seed. I do agree that there is a certain business element to it, but he can certainly help “raise” (for lack of a better term) the young players on the squad.

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by Scott Howard on Jul 20, 2009 9:15 PM MDT reply actions

I meant that as a reply to wayno

http://seasonsofdiscontent.com/

by Scott Howard on Jul 20, 2009 9:17 PM MDT up reply actions

On one hand the Suns would like to keep Nash because of his popularity as it would help their gate takings.

On the other the Suns are in Kerr’s own words “in transition”.

The Suns are also well over luxury tax even after Big Ben’s buyout and if they waive Pavlovic.

It doesn’t seem to make much sense. If they’re a team in transition. Why are they spending? Especially when they’ve got an owner who has made so many moves in the past based on financial reasons?

All the contending teams have loaded up and I doubt the remaining ones would want to eat into their 2010 cap space just for J-Rich.

Could Nash be dealt? Is this extension about giving the Suns leverage in trade talks they did not have previously have?

by wayno on Jul 21, 2009 4:19 AM MDT reply actions