Comments on: Phoenix’s future beginning to inspire hope

By: cbass

cbass — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:36:53 +0000

if we dont get curry its a stupid trade anyone feel me

By: xman

xman — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:20:52 +0000

Nelson is in love with Curry. Deal could be off or Nellie is blowing smoke.

http://www.ibabuzz.com/warriors/

By: BoonWatt

BoonWatt — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:41:16 +0000

I don’t understand what is possibly to gain from keeping Amare Stoudemire. He will give you about 21-25 points per, but what else does he do? It’s bad enough that his defense and rebounding are subpar, given his astronimical talent level, but those attributes have gotten WORSE over the last few seasons. He had a career high of 9.6 rpg in 06-07; last year those numbers dropped to 8.1.
In 07-08 he averaged 2.1 blocks per; last season that number was halved: 1.1. Even when he is blocking shots, he focuses all of his defensive effort on just that and constantly leaves a man open for a dunk or commits a dumb foul.
Amare has the most fitting nickname in pro sports: STAT – as in the only thing the man’s concerned with.

By: Jouf

Jouf — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:01:28 +0000

I love how everyone bashes Kerr and Robert Sarver gets away with everything. Remember, Sarver is the owner and the one that signs the checks. It is no secret that he was heavily invested in banks and real estate and that he has taken a HUGE hit due to the economic meltdown. Kerr is in an extremely tough position and the Suns are still reeling from the disaster that D’Antoni left behind (AKA we have no 1st rd. pick next year in what is supposed to be a very good draft). There is no way that penny-pinching Sarver will grant Amare a max contract. So we might as well get what we can for him now.

By: cbass

cbass — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:17:23 +0000

ya but the suns can be contender probally this yr with amare and the team we have.earl clack is gonna make us so much better

By: abz

abz — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:39:29 +0000

Well, I have to agree with N8lol. If Amare to GSW deal will go thought, PHX will have a young core with no real leader. Look at Portland. They waiting for Oden to heal and lead them. Without him, even with Roy, they are very fun to watch team, but that’s all.
I think Kerr is doing very lousy job for Phoenix in the past few years and it’s time for the owners to recognize that and give him some less important role in the organization…
Phoenix should bring an all star cliber for Amare. Think about Bosh, Nowitzki. Both teams can earn from such a deal.
On the other hand – you can leave Amare and give him max extension and deal Nash back to D’Antoni for Robinson and Jordan Hill for instance.
Anyway – Please Kerr, please – don’t send us back to the 30 win seasons…

By: xman

xman — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:27:45 +0000

Word from the Bay is that Curry totally caught the Warriors off guard by being there and that Nelson is in love with him. He indeed could be the deal breaker if Kerr insists on him.

By: DaWall

DaWall — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:19:01 +0000

It’s funny how bad a job Kerr has done… Getting rid of Stat would just be the final piece of the puzzle to making him the greatest Suns villain of all time. Lets be honest, to be a “Championship caliber team” you generally have to have the best player on the court… (Kobe, Duncan, Wade, Jordan) With rare exception does the team without the best player on the court win a championship… The team we had and currently have may not be championship caliber but if you think that team mentioned in the article is, you are kidding yourself. By bringing Gentry back, Kerr pretty much said we are more interested in putting a fun product on the court than winning championships. And as a lifelong Suns fan I have no problem with that… The truth is by losing Shaq, drafting Green and Clark, and keeping a “healthy” Stat the Suns should return to a 50 win team. The biggest problem last season were style and athleticism issues. See how this season goes and if all goes bad, become a big player in next summer free agent bonanza… Stat and Nash’s contracts will expire leaving the door open for more complete (defensive) players to build the franchise around or to complement Stat and Nash if there is a resurgence. Plus they’ll come into a team with Dragic, Clark, Green, and Griffin that much more experienced with the system and as NBA players…

By: Justin B.

Justin B. — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:52:56 +0000

The only Vet the Suns had were REALLY old Vets … Nash, Hill, and Shaq. None of those three had a realistic chance of being around for longer than the next year or two anyway.

By: N8lol

N8lol — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:21:07 +0000

Eh…im not so sure. I think you and I are on the same page so I dont need to tell you about why I dont like Amare leaving.

But I dont see any of these guys as being All-Star potential. Maybe, if its true they let Nash walk, we can land a great free agent. If so, then I am definitely willing to watch this thing out but I hate the idea of letting Nash (of all people) go. The trade for Beans and Curry sounds to me like us basically saying “get out of here Nash, we arent interested anymore.” I like clearing space for a 2010 agent, and getting rid of Rich’s big contract (which is a must for me) but losing all of our vets? Doesn’t sound like run and gun, sounds like crash and burn.