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  1. Phrazbit

    Royce O’Neale - 4 year $44m ext

    He is. He has been a good backup point guard for a while, but I'd be really surprised if he started. I hope we don't run out the same starting 5 from last year though. IMO, they need someone who can defend at a high level out there, even if they can't shoot. O'Neale, Okogie or Dunn. Beal or...
  2. Phrazbit

    Royce O’Neale - 4 year $44m ext

    I think you forgot Morris, but regardless, the depth is frightening. We need at least 2, probably 3 guys (Dunn, Lee, O'Neale, Bol, Okogie) to step up and prove they can be a meaningful rotation player. I do hope that we don't run out Beal, Booker and Allen together as starters, defensively it's...
  3. Phrazbit

    Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

    Fun story, a lot of these rules were put in place because of Jerry Colangelo. He was an expert in finding the grey areas in salary structure, specifically with signing Danny Manning. He signed Manning to a 1 year, dirt cheap deal, with the promise that he'd sign him to a big one after. Sadly...
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    Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

    It's weird contract stuff in the CBA. Getting into technical stuff I only somewhat understand... if you keep resigning with the same over the cap team on min deals, that team can offer you marginal pay raises every year you stick around, while if you left that team for a new franchise at a min...
  5. Phrazbit

    Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

    Agreed. Maybe, if we were not over the 2nd apron, Roddy and Little would have decent value as contract swaps, but since we cannot combine contracts in a trade, they're essentially worthless to us. We have to make a decision on Roddy's 25/26 option before this coming season starts and I expect...
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    Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

    I don't think he's worth anything, I doubt a single team in the league views him as a rotation player. Cap fodder, nothing more.
  7. Phrazbit

    2024-2025 Around the NBA Thread

    That would be a bummer. I really want him to end up in LA, he'd be a horrendous fit there.
  8. Phrazbit

    Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

    Fair, bigger players do bully him in the post, he's more of a help defender. But I think his biggest faults are his inability to keep guys in front of him or rotate on the outside and his really sloppy ball handling whenever he gets the urge to dribble. His only plus outside of the post is that...
  9. Phrazbit

    Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

    IMO, the opposite is true. He cannot stay in front of anyone on the outside and very frequently gets lost on defense. His best ability is rim protection, put him near the rim. On offense you reeeally don't want him to go on dribbling adventures, things get ugly when he tries to get slick.
  10. Phrazbit

    2024-2025 Around the NBA Thread

    I think the Grizzlies are going to be a lot better next year, health permitting. I also think the Rockets are kind of listless, but that is probably because I think Jalen Green is a chucker who can't shoot, closer to being Kelly Oubre than a star. I also would toss the Lakers into the...
  11. Phrazbit

    2024-2025 Around the NBA Thread

    OKC has consistently given up less points when Giddy is on the bench. His defensive rating is worse than his offensive rating. He can rebound and he can pass, he pretty much sucks at everything else. It's going to be hilarious when Chicago signs him to a 100+ million dollar extension only to...
  12. Phrazbit

    2024-2025 Around the NBA Thread

    He's also deep in his own head. Golden State fans cheered him and tried to bring him up no matter how bad he was playing, I suspect Dallas fans will not be so loving when Klay goes 3-13... Luka probably won't either.
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    2024-2025 Around the NBA Thread

    Yep, just dropped 90 million on a dude who was starting and averaged 10-4. From that wacky perspective, 27 million for Jalen Smith seems like a bargain! They're also trying to give away Zach Lavine and can't find any takers, which will make for a fun locker room situation if he returns next...
  14. Phrazbit

    Suns sign center, Mason Plumlee to a one year deal

    After thinking beyond the fact that he's seems to play okay against us... the more I think about this signing, the less I like it. He is a vet, he will want minutes, he's never been an above average player... he's now 34. Seriously... while he isn't terrible, what does do well? I'd rather...
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    2024-2025 Around the NBA Thread

    Clipper sign Kevin Porter Jr. Gross. They're gradually becoming a franchise I really despise.
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    Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

    I think Gordon was toxic. Whined openly about shots back in the first half of the season while he was shooting the 3rd most on the team, he seemed to mope a lot, low effort, barely seemed to care on defense, total no show in the playoffs. I also have gone from thinking he is extremely injury...
  17. Phrazbit

    Suns sign center, Mason Plumlee to a one year deal

    Hmmmmm... really hope we don't get doinked yet another pick for tampering with a sub par center.
  18. Phrazbit

    Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

    We reeeeeally need a rotation worthy guard or 2. The lack of depth there is rather frightening.
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    Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

    Plumlee is better at defending the rim than Eubanks, that is for certain. Clear focus on improving the defense with all these moves.
  20. Phrazbit

    Suns sign center, Mason Plumlee to a one year deal

    Lol
  21. Phrazbit

    Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

    Wooooow, that is a curve ball. I'd have pegged his top priority would be either ring chasing or staying somewhat near his home in Cali. I've always expected him to jump into coaching when he retires and now he gets to play for one of the greatest.
  22. Phrazbit

    Suns open Summer League in Las Vegas, July 13th, 2024

    It's just the nature of the summer league, if it's not him it will probably be someone else. It's typically ugly basketball, guys who clearly have only just met, suuuuper whistle happy refs, and a boat load of guards with tunnel vision. But... there isn't much else going on that time of year...
  23. Phrazbit

    2024-2025 Around the NBA Thread

    I guess that means they are not going for Paul George?
  24. Phrazbit

    2024-2025 Around the NBA Thread

    Harden stays with the Clips on a 2 years, 35 million deal. The Clips being unwilling to sign George to a max extension, while still giving money to Harden makes me think that they're probably going to blow it up within a year or 2.
  25. Phrazbit

    Suns open Summer League in Las Vegas, July 13th, 2024

    Prediction: This guy ends up being a classic "summer league" guard. He will be the dude who we all get annoyed with as he tries to ball hog his way into the league, freezing out all the draft picks that we're interested in seeing.

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