From all of us here at Bright Side of the Sun, have a happy Labor Day everybody. Make sure to spend plenty of time with your family and eat a lot of food.
Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine Going online now: Suns move quickly after Steve Nash trade and strike four-year deal with Goran Dragic worth $34 million, sources tell ESPN
-Marc Stein@Chris_Broussard Suns having dinner with Eric Gordon right now. Phx is considering offering him max deal (4 years, $58 million), sources say
-Chris BroussardListen, you might end up on a team where the five man is going to be fat and slow. You've got this five man who is running the floor for you.
Gortat convincing Nash to return next seasonMay 9, 1996 "Although I was hoping to be the first to mention it, nonetheless I want to start a groundswell movement to pick up Steve Nash with the 14th pick in the upcoming NBA draft. Although an underclassman may have more potential as an athlete, I'm all for picking up a player with a little more maturity. Nash is 6'3", plays point guard, and can score in bunches. Although I don't want people to think he's Randy Brown, he should be able to fill that void created by Brown's departure. And the prospect of educating a young player for three years and then watch him demand huge dollars (and/or possibly leave for same) before they reach their prime sickens me. Nash (or any good available senior) would certainly be the best choice in my opinion...
-- Dr. Dave, a Kings' fan back then http://groups.google.com/group/alt.sports.basketball.nba.sac-kings/browse_thread/thread/9b8e8f49b3e15f2f/39672164310b6881?hl=en&q=steve+nash#39672164310b6881Paul Coro: "What's your favorite place to go in the city?" Markieff Morris: "That gym downstairs (US Airways Center practice court)."
Markieff sayin all the right stuff"If we were to agree to their deal, it would be the worst collective bargaining agreement in sports history," Evans told HOOPSWORLD. "We would be a laughing stock. What they proposed to us says nothing about a partnership. We want nothing more than to grow the game and reward these great fans that have shown support for us and the NBA, but their proposal doesn't reflect that partnership at all. They proposed rollbacks, salary freezes and things that don't promote any player growth or security. It was such a terrible system."
The NBA Lockout is one-sided, says NBPA's Mo Evans