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  1. elindholm

    Welcome Keita Bates-Diop

    By the way, Bates-Diop set a career best last season not only for three-point shooting, but also for free-throw shooting, which is more likely to suggest an improved stroke rather than just a small-sample-size outlier.
  2. elindholm

    Welcome Keita Bates-Diop

    Looks like a terrific addition given the Suns' circumstances.
  3. elindholm

    2023 Phoenix Suns Offseason

    I loved him on The Newlywed Game.
  4. elindholm

    2023 Phoenix Suns Offseason

    That and his ball handling. He is routinely intimidated when trying to dribble against a double-team.
  5. elindholm

    2023 Phoenix Suns Offseason

    Yeah, the unfortunate reality is that Booker is still a below-avearge three-point shooter for the level of player he wants to be considered as.
  6. elindholm

    2023 Phoenix Suns Offseason

    Derrick Rose, maybe? Seems like the Suns are targeting reclamation projects.
  7. elindholm

    Watching the Twins succeed from afar.....

    Ayton has plenty of problems, but he's a much better player than Cam Johnson. I mean come on. Johnson is a good three-point shooter but is not above average in any other part of his game.
  8. elindholm

    2023 Phoenix Suns Offseason

    No, he could be imagining a sign-and-trade for Ayton.
  9. elindholm

    KD and Beal Trade Recap

    Congratulations! I hope your daughter's marriage brings joy for more than the 2-3 years the Suns will get out of Durant.
  10. elindholm

    Suns Salary Situation 2023 offseason

    I don't know how this apron business works, but minimum cap holds are a thing in general. From Larry Coon's cbafaq.com, #41: "There are lots of things that are included in team salary besides active contracts.... Note especially that there is a roster charge when a team has fewer than 12...
  11. elindholm

    Should Ayton be Traded?

    I bet he's DeFlayton.
  12. elindholm

    Chris Paul appreciation thread

    Eh, it's not just that. Barkley brought an electricity to the Suns that they've never had before or since, including during the Nash/Stoudemire years. They fell short in the playoffs, but they were the league's marquee team during the Jordan baseball years. Barkley is the most charismatic...
  13. elindholm

    Chris Paul appreciation thread

    Here are the Suns players in the Ring of Honor, in chronological order of when their tenures with the Suns ended: Connie Hawkins Dick Van Arsdale Alvan Adams Walter Davis Paul Westphal (also coach) Tom Chambers Charles Barkley Kevin Johnson Dan Majerle Steve Nash It's hard to see Paul up there...
  14. elindholm

    You Good? (with how Suns are operating)

    I hate it when that happens.
  15. elindholm

    KD and Beal Trade Recap

    It's frustrating that this myth persists. Expiring contracts bring value-negative contracts in return. That's what Beal is. He's the sixth-highest paid player in the league, has made the All-NBA third team once, and has struggled to stay healthy. He is the definition of a value-negative...
  16. elindholm

    KD and Beal Trade Recap

    Durant and Ayton are signed through 25-26. Booker and Beal have one year more than that (player option for Beal). If the Suns don't win a title in the next two seasons, they sure as hell aren't winning one in 25-26, because Durant will be a fossil. So 25-26 is most likely a lost cause. In...
  17. elindholm

    KD and Beal Trade Recap

    Thank goodness they kept their 2029 second-rounder.
  18. elindholm

    Durant to Suns

    In the league, right now? He's not.
  19. elindholm

    You Good? (with how Suns are operating)

    It's a strategy. It's like trying to get an airplane to take off. You build up speed on the ground, and once you get going pretty fast, you see if the plane can get into the air. The Suns' ground speed wasn't getting there, so Ishbia basically came in and said Eff It, what can we do to get...
  20. elindholm

    Welcome to the Suns Toumani Camara

    He shoots well enough to keep defenses honest. It's not like he's going to be asked to create. The question is whether he'll be able to hold his own defensively. It stands to reason that a four-year college player who is unspectacular across the board is going to be in the lower echelon of...
  21. elindholm

    Draft Talk: Anyone else want Gradey Dick?

    "I told Dick, 'If I blue you before the draft...'" -- Tobias Fünke
  22. elindholm

    2023 Phoenix Suns Offseason

    Of all the assets that the Suns gave up, the second-rounders concern me almost not at all. Yes, once in a while you'll find a good player in the second round, but you're nearly as likely to find one who wasn't drafted at all. Just think of the Suns having the 61st pick in each draft.
  23. elindholm

    Draft Talk: Anyone else want Gradey Dick?

    No flaming red Dick for me, thanks.
  24. elindholm

    2023 Phoenix Suns Offseason

    Whichever he is, you can bet this board will complain about it.
  25. elindholm

    Should Ayton be Traded?

    That team was awful. Yes, his name was Draymond Green.

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