Fernandez or McGrady: Who Is A Better Option For The Suns?

but I threw up in my mouth a little bit, at the thought:

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/lakers-trying-to-move-sasha-vujacic-save-money.php?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

stacked on the wings…I don’t see either of these happening

is if he can be our backup 4. But I don’t know. Is he better than Hakim Warrick at this point?

… of decent-to-good players

Starters: Nash-JRich-Hill-Turk-Lopez
2nd unit: Dragic-JChill-Dudley-Warrick-Frye

All those guys deserve PT.

And we have Clark and our sort-of-promising rookie(s) that we can hopefully develop. Signing more half-decent veterans would just push some deserving players out of our rotation, screw up the chemistry… and our young won’t even get to play in garbage time.

The Lakers took a shot at Artest and made it work. I bet many people here didn’t want Artest when he was available. Good teams make players work period. Macgrady is a bargain and low risk and a playmaker. I understand the reasoning not wanting him but your practically getting him handed to you, there’s a difference.

If the intend to move Warrick and JRich for a PF.
C – RoLo
PF – David West??
SF – Hedo Turkoglu
SG – Tracy McGrady
PG – Steve Nash
Bench
Goran Dragic
Josh Childress
Jared Dudley
Gani Lawal
Channing Frye
Scottie Reynolds

we need more power in the lineup. power wins championships. along with defense. and rebounding, and grit. and “intangibles”. and winning the “coaches battle”. and sasha vujacic, apprently (BLEGHHHHHH throwup in mouth)

I don’t understand. Why do we keep hearing all these rumors about adding this guy or that guy? Were already stacked. Our rotation is 10 deep and every guy can play 20-25mpg. There is no more room!

If we needed a SG, I’d say get Rudy for that price. Fact is, I don’t think we do. I’d rather we signed Dowdell as a back up PG and played Dragic more at the 2, as well as those wings which we have a glut of.

T-Mac, just no.

just how awesome a job could Aaron Nelson do on T-Mac? Or is he beyond repair?

You have officially jumped the shark in the “should we get this guy?” posts.

The reality is that TMac is a really REALLY cheap JRich. I mean, if we signed him for a 2 year team option in the 2nd we would have a great SG backup to fill in where Rich’s absence would be if we traded him for, say, Josh Smith in the middle of the season. I am not sold on TMac’s ability to play well yet but if he is even HALF the player he used to be that is enough to satisfy the needs of the position. The issue would be how do we work out position issues until then? Where would everyone play!?

 I guess its good to have these problems instead of the reverse where we don’t have enough talent and are constantly picking up second strings from the dregs like Mike D used to do.

I was just looking at our possible lineups…imagine this!

Nash – PG
Rich – SG
Dudley – SF
Hedo – PF
Frye – C

HA!!!! How bad would it be to have your WORST shooter on the floor be Jared Dudley!! I mean seriously. This lineup is easily the best shooting one in the league.

McGrady is injury prone and comes with baggage…He would put quite a damper on the great chemistry we have attained with our two vets in Grant and Steve, and how they have mentored the young guys to be “team first” type of players.

I wouldn’t mind Rudy Fernandez, but I wouldn’t want to give up a first round pick to do so. I think he could fit well in our system though if we could attain him for a reasonable price (2nd round pick).

Neither of these players plays good defense.

Like others have said, we’re deep at SG/SF. So unless we’re planning on moving someone…which I think would destroy the chemistry we have, this just doesn’t make any sense. The only position we should be looking at is either PF or C. And unless the person’s name ends in Gasol or Garnett, I don’t think it’s worth giving up anything. And yeah that includes Josh Smith too. We just don’t have to right now.

Assuming it’s true that Fernandez wants to go back to Spain, it’s unwise to get a player who wants to be elsewhere.

Rudy would be a better option, by far. His game stagnated in Nate’s system, which is like being stuck behind a senior citizen on the freeway, and ended up in a situation not unlike Hedo’s in Toronto. His skills would be very useful in Alvin’s system and he would most likely rejuvinate his career.

However, the only logical way to make room for him would be to move Dudley. Even though it makes more sense on paper, I still say no way. With the countless games that were turned in our favor through Dudley’s hustle and 3 bombs, I doubt that Rudy would be an improvement.

T-mac for sure, he can make plays for other players and can hit big threes; the guy has had a while to work off the after effects of the surgery and I’d be more than willing to sign him as long as he drops his ego.

Why should we do that? We have a good plan – why abandon it?

But the only way we want EITHER of these guys is if we are trading JRich, which probably ain’t happening right now. Maybe at midseason.

I would sign McGrady because I really think the training staff and having veteran leadership, plus a player’s coach in place would dispel any negativity McGrady could bring to the team. He could be another player who can distribute the ball to lighten Nash’s load. I think the guy is a little full of himself but what superstar (in this case, former) isn’t? I really don’t think he is much of a head case and people put him out to be. Never once when Tracy was trying to advance the Rockets in the playoffs did I think: “Wow, this guy is a total team distraction and he isn’t playing to his fullest ability.”

With that being said, we just have no room on our team to give him any valuable minutes which I think would make him a a little cranky. I mean, this guy 2 years ago was playing at a SUPERSTAR level, no if, ands, or buts about it. If we had the space, sure but I would really like to give Tracy the chance to prove himself somewhere. Perhaps Golden State could be a golden opportunity for him. The same goes for Rudy, I would hate to pick him up to just see him ride the pine or take minutes away from Childress who may have a short adjustment period getting used to NBA basketball.

However, If we are floating Dudley around for a veteran big man then I would be fine picking up either one of these guys, I just think the more cap space the better especially with the new CBA around the corner.

Dragic for cp3!!!!

The Suns could have got Bayless and Rudy for 1/2 of what Childress is making and not been bogged down with a long term contract.

Both Bayless and Rudy fit perfectly in Suns system. Plus J-Bay is a Phoenix kid. Oh well, too late now.

Funny how big a difference a year makes. 1 year ago the Blazers were turning away offers left and right for Rudy. Now all they can get is a late first rounder at best.

Please let me borrow your time machine so I can invest in a few web sites and real estate ventures.