Phoenix Suns Daily Links and Poll: Should He' Stay Or Should He' Go Now?

He’s not worth a max contract and he’s too old to rebuild around, so trade him now while he has some value.

But I really want option 5: “Wait and see if he can continue at this level again.”

It’s really a shame there isn’t more time before the deadline. It’s also a shame he disappeared for so long this year, because then this wouldn’t even be a topic of discussion.

When he says “I feel like the confidence in me is not quite there with them for them to want to shop me around so much” don’t you get the sense that he doesn’t quite understand he controls his own destiny here? If he maintained the same focus and work ethic that the stars he wants to be compared to have, there never would have been any trade talk and he’d have his max deal.

I think the answer is more complex than your four choices, Mr. Pollack. Don’t trade Stoudemire, because although he’s not worth $20 million, there is no way to know what will be receioved in exchange for him, and even if the players aren’t garbage, who knows whether they will integrate into the chemistry. I personally don’t want to take risks.

Heidi Klum

+1. I didn’t know she sings, but yes, she’s a birdbrain, and there are more tasteful-looking women out there.

Instead of trading Amare we should sign him to the max as long as he agrees to take steroids and a masking agent so he can get bigger and be better on the boards and at post defense.

I think that we shouldn’t trade Amare for anything less than equal value or close to it. If he walks, he walks. Sure we are out a player but I would rather have the 8 mil that we have to spend on some FA than have to take on contracts that aren’t worth it. If he walks then we hit the FA until we find a decent PF or Center (CAMBY!!!) then wait it out until JRich’s expriring contract becomes enticing enough for a low level team to pull the trigger and give us picks and youth.

I personally dont want to see Tyrus Thomas, Hinrich, Yi, Martin, Thompson, Magette or most any other player teams are willing to give us for Amare. (I would do Iggy/Brand or Iggy/Daly) Its just not worth it especially if they aren’t giving up picks (which none of them are). It might (MIGHT) work out if we could trade Amare and LB to Miami for O’Neal and some other expiring. But only because it take both Amare’s 17.6 mil and Leandro’s 7. 3 mil off the books for FA signing this summer.

Other than that, I say keep him and let him walk. Odds are, he wont and we will be set for next year’s trade deadline when we have both Rich and STATS expiring contract to trade for picks, youth, talent, and whatever else we want.

I think we all Know that Amar’e has to be traded for the best deal possible. I like him, but its time to say goodbye. He’s just not worth all the cash that he thinks he is.

 I’m glad that he’s playing well again because it will get his trade value back up. There are a lot of teams that are interested in Amar’e and we have to understand that Kerr won’t trade him in less he thinks it will make us better. We will get good value back for Amar’e. Have a little faith. Don’t expect anything until the deadline though. I’m guaranteed that Kerr has already heard some offers that he likes, but has put them on hold until the deadline to see if anybody else can give a better offer.

I have a friend who knows a guy with insides sources to the team. (By the way, you don’t have to believe this, but who cares; rumors are fun(if it is). Philly, Houston and Miami are the most likely destinations for Amare as of right now(anything can change by the deadline). Washington and Detroit have recently called about Amar’e. Chicago has pulled out of the Amar’e sweepstakes. SA has been pushing hard for Amar’e. GS is still interested, but Amar’e likely won’t want to go there. New Jersey is still interested as well. New York is not interested. There have been a few rumors about that Orlando and New Orleans have expressed interest in Amar’e. NOT TRUE. They were likely started by some dreamy sports writer. We know they are rumors because the deals included Gortat and Reddick for Amar’e and Peja for Amar’e straight up. Lol, yea right; we might as well just let him walk.

As for the 3 teams interested above. Any discussion with Miami includes Beasley and Oneal as the main pieces. J-Rich and Q-Rich have been discussed in as part of a possible deal as well. I’m not sure whats going on with Houston, but they can give us a good deal. As for Philly; they really want to unload salary. According to them; anybody who is wiling to take Sam can have Iggy. Discussions with Philly involve Iggy, Sam and Speights as well who from what I here doesn’t like the current Coach in Philly.

Well, there you go. Something to throw out there. Rumor or not; enjoy it.

Haven’t seen a deal yet that really brings significant value back. As Seth says, there’s risk either way it goes down. But we have a proven 20/10 (ok, 20/9) All Star that’s still in his prime. I say better to add missing pieces around him and try to contend now.

IF however, we are going to trade him, it can’t be to a team in the West. If you think Amar’e was motivated on this recent road trip, imagine his mindset when he gets to come back and play against us 4-5 times a year.

Alright so what do you guys prefer?

Amar’e and J-Rich\Barbosa to the 76ers for Iggy and Sam OR Amar’e and J-Rich\Barbosa to the Heat for Beasley and Oneal? Iggy or Beasley? My personal pick is Iggy.

a Project Runway AND a Clash reference all in one post? Well done sir, well done.

I like an Iguodala/Dalembert trade, but I’ll bet one of the teams—the Suns or the 76ers—doesn’t like it very much, because if they both liked it, what’s holding them up?

By the way, if I may digress: I keep thinking that Channing Frye resembles President Obama, for better or worse.

The Celtics want to trade Ray Allen because he’s too expensive, and I have an idea that probably wouldn’t happen because the Suns probably won’t pay more money (for Ray Allen) even in the short term (I mean, he’ll be a free agent and they can let him go). What if the Iguodala/Dalembert trade became a three-way trade with the Celtics. They would get Jason Richardson from the Suns and Dalembert from the 76ers, giving them a cheaper shooting guard and a backup for the ailing Kevin Garnett. In exchange, the Suns get Ray Allen from the Celtics and Iguodala from the 76ers. The 76ers get Amare Stoudemire for Iguodala and Dalembert, cutting their payroll and also proving that their front office people is as full of idiots as it was when it traded Charles Barkley to the Suns.

1.) If he goes there will be trouble,

2.) if he stays there will be double.

I think it’s important to note, that if he does leave the Suns, that I think his chances of getting a max contract somewhere else are pretty good, like 75% or better. I think if he hadn’t had those injuries, his chances would even be higher. I agree with Kerr that maybe 2-3 players in the league are worth max contracts…maybe up to 5.
Kobe (sadly)
Lebron
Tim Duncan
Garnett..
D. Howard..