They don´t want to realize that it’s time to rebuild. While all teams are doing the duties, the Suns don´t do anything.

I’m surprised to see that the Suns want to sign Hill instead Ariza, who is a much younger player, with experience in a winning team, that can do the same things that Hill and is cheap.

Nor do understand the decision of Ariza going to a loser team (the Rockets are a loser team at this moment). That means that very well could have signed with the Suns if we had made an offer.

Nash’s decision to wait to see how to rebuild the team doesn´t seem acceptable to me because is conditioning every decision and we don´t know if finally stays or goes.

The decision not to choose Jrue Holyday in the draft is another mistake; it´s always easier to sign a SF or PF than a point guard.

I also read that people talk about to sign a 2010 top free agent (Bosh, Nowitzki), but Bosh is no better than Stat and Nowitzki have 32 years and his best time has passed. If we have to sign a 2010 top free agent has to be Wade, Lebron, a player who makes a difference.

Etc, etc, etc, etc

i dream of signing bosh and wade. only way possible for that is if we ride out this season as is and let amare opt out, nash go, and trade rich for exp contracts(first round pick would be nice but kerr wont be able to swing that – look at shaq trade)

 this assertion is very questionable

I’m sorry but that’s what this team has become. We are just like Golden State somewhere between mediocore toa little bit better than average. Personally I think they should blow this team up. Suns aren’t getting anywhwere with Nash or Stoudemire. This is gonna be painful. It’s gonna take them a good five years to get there. The Suns can only get better through trades or the draft. Even though Phoenix is a great city with great fans its not the number one destination for big free agents. They’re going to be up s*** creek if they think they can keep this team together and just add the final missing piece next year, cause he isn’t coming.

The only impact players the Suns have signed through free agency are their first Tom Chambers and Steve Nash. Traditionally the Suns best players have come through the draft or trades. This isn’t going to change.

I’m having trouble understanding the strategy for rebuilding (if that’s what the Suns are really doing). Are the Suns committing to a rebuild or are they still on some sort of misguided championship chase? My confusion is on two issues: the choice of vets for the Suns 2009-2010 squad and the handling of Amare.

Suns management, especially Steve Kerr, seem obsessed with having Steve Nash retire as a Sun and seem determined to retain Grant Hill. While the loyalty to the player is commendable, it seems like the plan of action for the future is unclear. Statistically, Nash’s performance is an improvement though his minutes played has actually gone up as the Suns struggle to build a bench to support him. Undoubtedly he has led the team as a veteran and can still contribute so an extension and increased salary make sense (at least on paper though a $13M+ payday seems steep given the low prices of other guards such as Jason Kidd). Alternatively, while few can say that Hill’s performance this year was poor, he did play below his career averages (such points per game, rebounding and most importantly minutes played) despite playing in all 82 games. Nash is 35 and Hill is 37. I completely appreciate the need to have vets to anchor the squad, but to me this seems like a bad deal both for the team hoping to start a new foundation and the player if hoping to end a great career with a championship ring.

The league seems filled with many premium free agents and while the Suns financial issues (and lack of premium draft picks to offer for next year) may preclude making a big move, it does seem like the obsessions with having Nash retire as a Sun and the anxiety of structuring a team around Amare, who, while prone to injury, does seem to perform better when he is considered to be the star, have really hampered this team. This is a point that had been followed up on here. Amare needs to be given an extension (the statistics warrant it) but he needs to grow up and it needs to be made clear there is no passing the buck during the re-build – it is Amare’s team, no excuses for lack of defense or insolent attitudes. Frankly he deserves the payday, not necessarily because of his performance on the court but for his coolness off the court in the utterly reckless handling of his status by the Suns management.The real question is whether there is anyone who can handle his ego and balance it out to achieve success on the court. The current coaching staff and front office seem too laid back or incompetent to really know for sure.

A trade with Nash needs to involve a first round draft pick and needs to keep clearing free agent space for next summer. It needs to be made clear to Amare that things are going to change and when he enters into his prime, the team will be ready to contend. Kerr needs to negotiate a deal that can really even things out from the Curry debacle on Draft Day.