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  1. Raindog

    2024 NBA Draft talk: Suns own pick 22

    McCullar would be a terrible pick. He's redundant with about four other guys currently on the roster (five, if Gordon somehow returns). Also, his athleticism is suspect and he's an old rookie... which is obviously the attraction for James Jones. So yeah, it would be a highly questionable pick...
  2. Raindog

    Can we blame Vogel?

    I think that ended when Monty got the Detroit job. There's usually a clause for such when coaches get fired and then rehired.
  3. Raindog

    Can we blame Vogel?

    All the signs do seem to be pointing in this direction... sigh. The Suns are seriously going to lose fan interest over this rinse and repeat approach next year. And worse, Ishbia is going to draw a lot of derision and hostility from the media and fans when it likely fails even worse next season.
  4. Raindog

    "It's like Looney Tunes around here" - A Suns source reveals how chaotic the organization is under new owner Mat Ishbia

    The problem is that James Jones seems diametrically opposed to doing anything like that. And worse, based on what we saw in the end of year presser, he seems to have convinced Ishbia that it's pointless to try and find and develop younger players. That's why we've been in a hole with investing...
  5. Raindog

    Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

    DISCLAIMER - Even after the Suns announce something, Flex will still continue being a dork.
  6. Raindog

    "It's like Looney Tunes around here" - A Suns source reveals how chaotic the organization is under new owner Mat Ishbia

    Indeed. It's beginning to look like they really aren't going to change anything except a couple assistant coaches and a few back of the bench players... and probably throw away a couple more draft picks in doing the latter. Who is seriously going to want to watch next season as they stumble...
  7. Raindog

    "It's like Looney Tunes around here" - A Suns source reveals how chaotic the organization is under new owner Mat Ishbia

    Yeah, that's the problem. Too many of the guys who end up in roles like NBA head coach (or GM, like James Jones) are glib/smooth talkers but are utterly incompetent at their jobs. Heck, that's probably true for most of the rest of the world, too... now that I think about it.
  8. Raindog

    "It's like Looney Tunes around here" - A Suns source reveals how chaotic the organization is under new owner Mat Ishbia

    Just wait until they announce that Vogel is coming back... with new assistants, apparently. That's the latest rumor. As if the assistant coaching was really the big problem. Uggh.
  9. Raindog

    Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

    Walt Frazier?
  10. Raindog

    Suns updates and discussion for the 2023-24 season

    Hindsight is 20/20. I didn't believe Ayton would end up being such a bummer.
  11. Raindog

    Suns updates and discussion for the 2023-24 season

    He would improve the ballhandling situation, but not age, injury risk, or cohesiveness, per se. I guess the Suns would be testing the theory that if a Big Three doesn't work, maybe a Big Four will?
  12. Raindog

    2023-24 Around the NBA Thread

    Yeah, Lakers coaching vacancy plus no Lue availability equals it not being a good off season for the Suns to try and find a new head coach, unfortunately.
  13. Raindog

    Suns updates and discussion for the 2023-24 season

    Well, he is definitely those two things, as well. But he's also a fast talking salesman, as they say. He might also do well in say, the mortgage business. Hopefully, Ishbia will realize his talents are being wasted as a basketball executive and find room for him in his other business instead.
  14. Raindog

    Suns updates and discussion for the 2023-24 season

    I can see why Ishbia probably likes James Jones. JJ is a master BS-er.
  15. Raindog

    Suns updates and discussion for the 2023-24 season

    Yeah, that whole idea has stupid written all over it. We're going to end up dumping further picks and chances to get younger for whatever washed up available wing reminds James Jones most of his awesome self during his playing days.
  16. Raindog

    "It's like Looney Tunes around here" - A Suns source reveals how chaotic the organization is under new owner Mat Ishbia

    Don't you know? Durant's best years are still ahead of him, according to JJ. He probably won't even hit his prime until 38 or 39. Then we can sign a 45 year old Lebron and never have to worry about the draft again. It's James Jones' dream scenario - he can sleep in every NBA draft day.
  17. Raindog

    2024 NBA Draft talk: Suns own pick 22

    Yeah, Edey is the guy I want if he's there. Good depth behind Nurkic, who I'm skeptical will have a second consecutive injury free year. And Edey is definitely a guy you can plug in against the big body centers who typically give us fits. Otherwise, I would be okay with any decent PG prospect...
  18. Raindog

    Suns updates and discussion for the 2023-24 season

    This all totally fits with my perception that Jones is perpetually deluded that he can do no wrong and everything he does is beyond critique. Unfortunately, that seems to be Ishbia's take, as well. I guess we're in for a rocky ride in the upcoming years.
  19. Raindog

    Suns updates and discussion for the 2023-24 season

    They also made comments to the effect that the 49 win regular season was "great" and the fans weren't appreciative enough of that. It's enough to make your eyes roll right out of your head.
  20. Raindog

    Suns updates and discussion for the 2023-24 season

    https://arizonasports.com/story/3547082/bickley-mat-ishbia-must-decide-either-suns-coach-roster/
  21. Raindog

    Suns updates and discussion for the 2023-24 season

    I don't entirely mind running it back with mostly the same core. But the coach and the personnel manager (Jones, allegedly) need to go. If Ishbia is foolish enough to bring back the same core with the same coach who clearly did not work with that core AND continues to have a ******* like Jones...
  22. Raindog

    Suns updates and discussion for the 2023-24 season

    From the summaries I've seen, this sounds like the consensus. It doesn't appear Ishbia is getting it. They still may (or may not) replace Vogel, but other than that, it sounds like next season will essentially be a repeat of this one.
  23. Raindog

    Suns updates and discussion for the 2023-24 season

    I guess no one was expecting anything different.
  24. Raindog

    Suns updates and discussion for the 2023-24 season

    Even if he had Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson, and John Stockton, Vogel would still be a nitwit... so there's that.
  25. Raindog

    "It's like Looney Tunes around here" - A Suns source reveals how chaotic the organization is under new owner Mat Ishbia

    True. My point was James Jones is an idiot who blows off the draft... and will probably continue to do so, even now when we desperately need what picks we do have to count.

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