RAJA GOING TO BE WAIVED!!!

by vdub on Mar 20, 2010 10:21 PM MDT

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I know we don't have any room in the backcourt right now, but he'd be a nice piece if any of our three point guards go out. I'm not saying he's a 1 but it would be nice for the rotation

and trust me, i love the grant hill at the one lineup just as much as the next guy, but idont know if we can afford to be playing grant hill 40 minutes in back to back games, despite his awesome/healthy routines

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i dont know what his injury status is, but i think he would be a nice addition if only to lift team spirits even higher for the stretch run. i doubt he’d play at all, but he’d be a good practice player and situational player if we needed to get a stop on a certain possession. shouldn’t cost too much since there’s only a couple of weeks left in the season, right?

Banzai!

by Suns' Sensei on Mar 20, 2010 10:45 PM MDT reply actions

Not saying we should or shouldn't

BUUUT isnt there a deadline for when you have to be waived?

Sports are ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.

by Wichita SunSteeler on Mar 20, 2010 10:58 PM MDT reply actions

yes, in order to be eligible to play for another team in the playoffs

so theres no reason to sign him unless its strictly to sit on the bench the entire time.

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by Alex Laugan on Mar 20, 2010 11:18 PM MDT up reply actions

So, he can’t play anyway due to injury. Just sign him to sit on the bench. It will make Nash happy. Sign him for 1-2 years and he can play next season when we will have room at the SG spot. Although, he wouldn’t be the same Raja he use to be he could still be a nice back-up SG.

by Beavis 25 on Mar 21, 2010 12:36 PM MDT up reply actions

i would love to have Raja NEXT season

but not this year. For one, he can’t play in the postseason. For another,we are already playing a rehabbing LB, and going 10 deep. What minutes would he get? He would only hurt the team’s chemistry right now, I think. Only a few of these guys even played with the Raja we all loved (before Porter/trade).

But next season? Sure, sign him up. Nash and Hill would love to have him, as would Amare. And the rest of the guys would get to know him and love him too, with an offseason of ramp up. He’d be a real glue guy. Of course, between him and Nash and Hill the team would have to start endorsing walkers and canes.

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by Alex Laugan on Mar 20, 2010 11:29 PM MDT reply actions

+1

Sure, if he doesn’t hate the Suns for trading him (I don’t know). You’re right about this season. There’s no room for Barbosa, much less another shooting guard.

by 8472species on Mar 20, 2010 11:34 PM MDT up reply actions

He didn’t like Porter. I think he wanted out because of him. Now Porter is gone and Gentry( who he liked) is in. He can’t play this season anyway due to injury. Sign him for 1-2 years at a cheap cost just to make Steve Nash happy.

by Beavis 25 on Mar 21, 2010 12:34 PM MDT up reply actions

+2

by Fritzy on Mar 20, 2010 11:59 PM MDT up reply actions

I agree completely. There is absolutely no room for him. But if no one else is going to pick him up, we could bring him in to get guys focused and help at practice. He would be a great help for Dudley and Clark working on their D, similar to what Lindsey Hunter did for Stuckey. I dont think you would even have to bring him on as a player, just invite him to come down and rehab/practice with us, if he’s into it that is

by jjle on Mar 21, 2010 6:19 AM MDT reply actions

i would love having him around the team

Hell, just having him in the Phoenix area would be great for Nash so they could hang out with their families and bond again.

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by Alex Laugan on Mar 21, 2010 7:48 AM MDT up reply actions

YES, sign him just to make Steve Nash happy. He can’t play because of injury anyway. Sign him for 1-2 years for about a 1m. Well, it depends on how much money he wants, but he knows he can’t play this season anyway. I think he would love to come back to the Suns now that Terry Porter is gone.

by Beavis 25 on Mar 21, 2010 12:33 PM MDT reply actions

If he ever came into the court again, the fans wouldn’t care that he was diminished; they’d probably give him a standing ovation,

by 8472species on Mar 21, 2010 2:12 PM MDT up reply actions

He may not be the Raja we used to know, but with our Medical Staff he would still make a nice backup SG for next season.

by Beavis 25 on Mar 21, 2010 3:32 PM MDT up reply actions

Do you guys play the Lakers again before the playoffs?

Maybe sign him for one last Kobe body slam.. you know… for shits and gigs

Free Mike Rice!

by In Walks Rudy on Mar 21, 2010 6:45 PM MDT up reply actions

LOL

Banzai!

by Suns' Sensei on Mar 21, 2010 7:14 PM MDT up reply actions

I thought he was out for the season.

by 8472species on Mar 22, 2010 12:04 AM MDT up reply actions

Vet minimum and only after his medical review checks out

by magenta on Mar 21, 2010 10:03 PM MDT reply actions

He's injured anyways...

I say wait till the off season and see how it plays out. If we trade J-Rich or Barbs for sure bring him. He wouldn’t want much at this point in his career.

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by TheRza82 on Mar 22, 2010 12:24 AM MDT reply actions

Raja can only recover in time to play in the last 4 games of the season

Or are we banking on him as a defensive stopper in the play-offs?

by magenta on Mar 22, 2010 9:04 AM MDT reply actions

BRING HIM HOME!

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 Mar 22, 2010 3:00 PM MDT reply actions

Let him get waived

and please for the love of god do not bring him back. I am tired of fans wanting to bring back these ex suns players. They are being waived for a reason…

by Gorilla Game on Mar 22, 2010 8:15 PM MDT reply actions