Sorry to create yet another Phoenix thread but this differs from the "What next?" type of stuff already out there. As a bit of an aside, take a minute and imagine being a Suns fan: You had one of the most exciting/dangerous/dynamic teams in modern NBA history and all the tease that comes along with having a perennial powerhouse only to lose to the Spurs every year in the playoffs. THEN, during the course of an undoubtedly frustrating dismantling (or firesale) phase you have to watch the team that owned you in the playoffs, the team that drove you to the brink of insanity (trading FOR Shaq), you have to stomach watching that team get drastically better and make a play that keeps them in the upper echelon of the NBA all the while you enter your rebuilding phase. I can't think of bigger NBA ownage.
Seattle getting their team shipped out ranks up there, and Memphis as a whole ranks up there. But you're right - Phoenix may have it the worst at this point. Too bad it couldn't have happened to Utah or Dallas instead.
i dont think the shaq move hurts the suns that much, he isnt what he used to be, and i would say shaq will miss at least 20 games, but as long as he shows up in the playoffs it will work out for the cavs
Thanks to the economy, it's the off-season of the 'haves' and 'have-nots'. You're either miserable or can't wait to see what your team can pillage depending on which group your team is in.
It's time for that team to blow it all up. Trade Nash while he's still worth something and build around Amare. I wonder if they could get Rondo + filler for Nash?
He is a bad GM, but he didn't kill the franchise. It is the owner. Selling draft picks after draft picks. (Turned out to be Rondo, Rudy Fernandez, and more) Not able to afford freaking Joe Johnson.
Lol that is kind of a funny thread but my bro is a suns fan and he told me tht he will still support them iono why tho
The killer about JJ is the year before he was unrestricted, the Suns could have signed him for 5yrs/$50MM but Sarver stuck to his guns at 5yrs/$45MM. The next summer, JJ's value was double that. Very bad sign about the future.
I don't know if I would go that far but he definitely put them in a precarious position. He's a 35 year old guard that can look like an MVP IF he plays HIS way...or he could look like just a borderline all-star if forced into a different style. So, you build a team around this old guy but what if it doesn't work out? What happens when he's gone? What player can step in and run THAT offense? IMO it's silly to build a team that works only with a specific player, a specific coach, and a specific system...especially when they all emphasis one side of the ball.
