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  1. Raze

    Preseason: Timberwolves @ Suns 10-8-19

    Agreed. He never looked comfortable on either end of the floor. The rebounds were gifts. Odd timing on block attempts, awkward defensive positioning and footwork, and totally useless on O. And I'm one who really liked getting him. Yes, Frank Kaminsky can score, but once again he was...
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    Thank you Michael Jordan

    When looking at the contract size, we absolutely should have had ZERO interest in Russell at $29M. We also should have had ZERO interest in Rozier at $19M... or $15M... We got the better deal with Rubio at $17M. While I absolutely am at a loss for words at Jones's handling of assets, I'm...
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    The 2019-2020 Around the NBA thread

    In the last three years including playoffs they are: 6-12 without Klay (.333) 29-24 without Steph (.547) 24-10 without Green (.706) 35-13 without KD (.729) *I unofficially tallied them, they could be off. They are a far worse team without Klay, which everyone in the world seems to ignore...
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    The 2019-2020 Around the NBA thread

    You could easily argue that the compilation of Steph/Klay/Green>Durant. However, there's just absolutely no way that you could argue that Steph or any other of those individuals is better than Durant. Even to the GS team. If you separated the 4 to 4 cruddy teams like NY, PHX, Memphis, and...
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    Predict the 2019-2020 record

    "...Going from 19 wins to 35 would be a huge success..." Unless we stay at 35 wins for 3 straight years. We OBVIOUSLY are a better team. But are we at a place where we'll continue to trend upward over the course of the next 3 seasons? I sure hope so.
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    The 2019-2020 Around the NBA thread

    Interesting discussion on Green and Co. So what do you guys think was the order of importance for all 4 on last year's team? To be even more specific, what do you guys think the share percentage breakdown is? My order of importance goes: 1. Kevin Durant 2. Klay Thompson 3. Steph Curry 4...
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    Jevon Carter

    Carter was the prototypical 3D PG prospect coming out of college. While he didn't shoot well from 3's last year in limited time, he absolutely showed it in college. There is less potential with him than Melton, but far more production. He should be a great fit next to Book as a future back up...
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    Welcome Aron Baynes

    ... like the Celtics.
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    Welcome Cam Johnson

    This and then some. It's a small sample size but when Book had an 11 game stretch with Elfrid Payton (similar skill set to Rubio), Book averaged: 28 PPG 3.9 APG 4.3 RPG And averaged 39% from 3. 6 of those games he scored 30+ (I'm not positive on those numbers as I ran them pretty fast)...
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    Welcome Cam Johnson

    I agree with much of your post. My small point of contention with the bold is that the label of a reach isn't determined years down the road. It's determined soon after a draft occurs. A "reach" has been traditionally used to say he went much higher than mocks and the perceived Big Boards of...
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    Welcome Cam Johnson

    Excited? No. But was it a reasonable signing? Consider: Every off season players sign record breaking contracts. This one was no exception. Even after all the money was thrown around Rubio signed for the 21st highest average salary amongst PGs (*over the life of each contract. #17 if...
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    Best Duo Under 25?

    Oh, this is going to make me vomit... Kobe was one of the greatest two way players of all time. 15 times he made an All NBA team. 12 times he made an All D team. Shaq was arguably the most dominant force in the paint of all time and made an All NBA team 14 times and D 3 times. They are...
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    Build your All Time Suns team

    $5 Nash PG $2 Horny SG $2 EJ SF $5 Barkley PF $1 West C In this era my 1-3 would be lights out shooters. Barkley would utterly dominate the boards and I'd have solid D in the post with West. My overall D would suck out loud but we'd score 150 a night.
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    Suns sign Cheick Diallo

    BTW, Cheick's stats in the per 36 minutes category (fair to look at as he only got 10 minutes a game): Rebounding: #16 OVL at 13.3. (KAT was #15. Ayton was #20) DRB: #8 (ahead of Gobert) Steals: #82 (sounds bad, but when you consider it's the entire NBA... My unofficial count is that he was...
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    Suns sign Cheick Diallo

    One of the things I was really hoping for this off season was to land a PF that was a Dirty Worker. Someone who doesn't seem to care about stats and is willing to clean up all the messes left by Ayton etc. A guy who adds blocks, boards, steals, slaps in the head, elbows in the neck, and all...
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    Suns sign Cheick Diallo

    I actually like Cheick more than Kaminsky or Bender or possibly Baynes. He plays like a hungry player. He's all hustle and high energy. He knows his role down in the post on both O and D and stays with it. He has surprising touch around the rim and a nice baseline jumper. He's always in...
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    Grade the Suns off season roster moves for 2019-20

    It worked. Thanks.
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    Grade the Suns off season roster moves for 2019-20

    Crud. I completely forgot to factor in the Monty hire. Gotta give them a full letter increase for that one considering he was such a hot commodity and we actually got him. Mods. Is there a way to fix my vote on the poll from a D to a C?
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    Welcome Jalen Lecque?

    I really like that comp after watching him play in the SL. The limited film we had on the kid never showed the defensive part. He's far more tenacious on D then I would have imagined. Hopefully, like Fox, he works on his shot enough to not be an issue. Do you think if there was a redraft...
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    Grade the Suns off season roster moves for 2019-20

    Absolutely. Like the Knicks. They suck. On the other hand, I think the Pacers did very well. Gave up very little to land perfect fitting assets. But even then, to your point, I don't believe in the concept of "giving something to get rid of something else" (aka negative value). I'm far...
  21. Raze

    Grade the Suns off season roster moves for 2019-20

    Again, all these "losses" are opinions, but then so are the "gains". Almost every pundit agrees that Cam could have been had near the early 20's. That's why they are all screaming that it was a reach. Now, we certainly don't know if we could have traded back (as we needed a partner), but we...
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    Grade the Suns off season roster moves for 2019-20

    I'm going with a D, although it's a homer D because if I was being objective, I'd probably go with an F. By my count they've lost value on 9 assets that were moved or obtained (in order of value lost): 1. TJ 2. #11 3. JJ (I know, I know, you guys disagree with me. But I still see this as...
  23. Raze

    Spurs @ Suns SL Game Thread 7/10/19

    You're right. I totally forgot about him. In my mind it was a foregone conclusion that he makes the team so I kinda blanked him out. He continues to be a man among boys in the paint.
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    Summer of 2020 Suns Cap Situation

    I know it's not sexy, but I'm thinking Derrick Favors would be nice. We need someone to compliment Ayton. Someone who's a hard nose defender and can bruise people in the post. Someone who protects the rim and sends messages to guys who get in the lane. Someone who can do all the dirty work...
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    Spurs @ Suns SL Game Thread 7/10/19

    When you scout for the NFL you look for that twitch to set them apart from other players. Jalen has the twitch in spades. You see it in everything he does. And unlike Okobo, he really digs in on D. He also was clutch today from the free throw line (If I was a mean person I'd wish Steve Smith...

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