"I told him, feel free to give any suggestions and we'll sit down and talk and discuss personnel and we'll discuss playing time and all that right there," Gentry said. "Ultimately, I'm going to play whoever I think's going to win games for us."
As for the busy summer the Suns had prior to his arrival, Blanks said "They look like solid moves to me, and as Lon said, if the thing works out, thank God that he and I are here, and if it doesn't, I don't know what these guys were thinking about." (Everyone laughed here.)
Gentry made it clear who was really responsible for the moves, "It was all Robert. I wasn't me. He's not here to defend himself. So it was all Robert."
From the Blanks press conference
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One thing that can't be taken away from Sarver...
The man has balls. Big brass ones.
I think Sarver is like Michael from Godfather II, and Blanks is like Michael from Godfather I. And Lon Babby is Hyman Roth.
Oh shit, Sarver is gonna have Uncle Lon killed!
"I make my case against a stack full of comics. Here comes the line.... I'm loaded with rocket fuel!!"
- Mike Watt, The Minutemen
I wouldn’t say that. Sarver always wanted Turkoglu I guess because he always admired his game. He tried to get him in 04, but couldn’t, so he went to plan B and got Q-Rich.
Don't trade Dudley!
He made some very significant moves without a GM to provide insulation from criticism in case things don’t pan out. A pretty ballsy thing for an owner to do.
"I make my case against a stack full of comics. Here comes the line.... I'm loaded with rocket fuel!!"
- Mike Watt, The Minutemen
by RMason on Aug 25, 2010 6:49 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions
yep
remember, the first summer Kerr took over, he made Kerr do the Thomas trade (or at least told Kerr to lower payroll and that’s the best Kerr could do).
Seems like this time he took care of his own negative-press moves (letting Amare leave) without saddling a new front office with a black mark before the team plays a single game.
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hilarious
actually, I see Lon Babby as the guy played by James Caan, the consigliere.
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actually, the consigliere was Robert Duvall
James Caan just gets to kick alot of ass…
dammit
thats what I meant. I even watched his latest movie this weekend, and liked it.
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Blanks sure seems like an aw-shucks guy huh?
loves the summer moves, doesn’t see any need to make changes… we’ll see how big his cajones are when the trading deadline comes up. Till then, he’s got a pretty free ride.
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Sarver!
Gotta say, though, after reading about Memphis, I feel pretty lucky that Sarver owns this team. This off-season could have been very, very bad, and it wasn’t. Of course, no one knows what will happen, but at least we aren’t Memphis fans.
Auntie Em: Hate you, hate Kansas, taking the dog.
Dorothy
"at least we aren't Memphis fans"
there are none.
"I don't lift weights because they are heavy, and I don't run because it makes me tired." - Charles Barkley
TURRIBLE!
idea
Thunder to Seattle
Bobcats to Utah
Jazz to New Orleans
Hornets to Charlotte
Grizzlies to Vancouver
Memphis starts their own team called the Express. (because of FedEx in Memphis.)
"I don't lift weights because they are heavy, and I don't run because it makes me tired." - Charles Barkley
TURRIBLE!
by Jaxis on Aug 25, 2010 10:29 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
This is fun
I’d move the Lakers to Minneapolis (Take that, Kobe). the Timberwolves to Seattle, the Clippers to San Diego and give LA an expansion team called the Kardashians.
I’d leave the Grizzlies where they are but rename them the Elvises, if only for the possibilities involving sequinned uniforms.
by suns68 on Aug 26, 2010 7:34 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
So is this Ground Hog Day II?
Assume everyone is aware that with the exception of Bobcats to Utah, those cities were where all of the other teams originated.
This is some funny stuff
Sports are ninety percent mental and the other half is physical.
by Wichita SunSteeler on Aug 26, 2010 2:21 PM MDT reply actions
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