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  1. George O'Brien

    Team USA - Shawn and Amare

    Also, Amare's issues now are not a threat of re-injuring but condititoning. He admitted that it is hard to push when working out on his own or beating up guys with no chance against even a subpar Amare. (Amare was clearly not up to speed in Las Vegas and still averaged 20.7 ppg on 57.1%...
  2. George O'Brien

    Keith Van Horn

    First, Banks deal is for five years and not four; but also finding a serious backup for Nash was a huge deal for the Suns. But yes, it is necessary to evaluate a player based on what he costs, but also his role in the rotation. What would TT's role in the rotation have been? I got a lot of...
  3. George O'Brien

    Keith Van Horn

    When discussing the TT decision, I get the feeling that people are missing some the issues related to the luxury tax as it relates to length of contract. When comparing the two deals, the big problem is year four. 2005-06 3.64 2006-07 4.00 2007-08 4.37 ----------------...
  4. George O'Brien

    Suns looking to trade KT for Gooden or Wilcox?

    I read the rumor pages every day. I know the ESPN Insider mentioned the problems created by the fact that Fortson sued JC for defamation of character and ended up having to drop the case. When it came up, there was a lot of discussion on this board about getting Ridnour, Collison, etc. as the...
  5. George O'Brien

    Gambo and Ash - Barbosa closer than Diaw to a contract extension.

    I don't know enough about Diaw's agent to know how hard he's going to push. If his demands are such that the Suns don't gain anything over waiting and matching next summer, then that's what will happen.
  6. George O'Brien

    It's Official: Marks Is A Sun

    I suspect the Suns will be more aggressive on defense than the past two years, so I think there will be a number of games where the inside positions will need more than Amare, KT, and Boris. My preference is to play Marion strictly at SF, which would mean that Jones or Marks COULD get some...
  7. George O'Brien

    Magloire traded to the Blazers

    I was thinking the same thing. BTW, Skinner had some success with the Bucks a few years ago.
  8. George O'Brien

    Depth

    I agree. None the less, adding Banks is going to push Leandro to work on his defense or risk losing his minutes to him. Also, playing against Banks in practice will be a good way to learn to play against someone who can drive to basket.
  9. George O'Brien

    Keith Van Horn

    From the reviews I've read, Marks is another outside shooting big man who's not a particularly good defender or rebounder. On the Heat and Spurs, that meant zero minutes. On the Suns, that means filling in for TT who played a similar role. No one is suggesting Marks is as good at TT. Between...
  10. George O'Brien

    Player changes so far.

    The issue with the 27 wasn't for this year, it was for the second and third years on the contract. If I read it correctly, these guys have one year deals. Next year the Suns are likely to add a couple of draft picks who can play. It makes no sense to tie up future roster slots and money with...
  11. George O'Brien

    It's Official: Marks Is A Sun

    Generally D'Antoni likes to rest his starters between the quarters and have the starters (or finishers) on the floor the last few minutes. That being said, Marks is has at least a shot at that 5 to 6 minutes before and after quarter break depending mostly on how well Jones does.
  12. George O'Brien

    Gambo and Ash - Barbosa closer than Diaw to a contract extension.

    Nene has not set the market value of a player, because there is no evidence that anyone ofther than the Nuggets were involved. Wilcox and Gooden are much more interesting and the lack of suitors is going to become a real issue in a month or so. As an aside, I really wish people would include...
  13. George O'Brien

    Keith Van Horn

    It has been a few years since TT was in the playoffs, so this "every year" thing is a bit overblown. Don't get me wrong, I was all for signing TT, it's just that I was opposed to a big contract because of his history of under achieving during the regular season. If TT had proven to be a top...
  14. George O'Brien

    Keith Van Horn

    That's a tough one, since I'm not a fan of either. The most obvious difference between KVH and TT is that athleticism. KVH doesn't have any. With TT, the problem is that he has vastly more talent, but only shows it some of the time. It is hard to justify locking in on a guy simply because he...
  15. George O'Brien

    Suns looking to trade KT for Gooden or Wilcox?

    Rumor is that Wilcox is beginning to negotiate in earnest with the Sonics now that he faces an uncertain future an RFA zombie next season if he wants playout his option year. The Sonics ARE interested in Marion, but every proposal dies when it turns out that Fortson is included.
  16. George O'Brien

    Knicks Offer Jeffries 30 Million

    A few days ago someone asked about David Lee and I said I didn't think he was available. If they get Jeffries that might change. David Lee New York Knicks Position: F Height: 6-9 Weight: 249 College : Florida Player file | Team stats 2005-06 Statistics PPG 5.1 RPG 4.5...
  17. George O'Brien

    Depth

    I can't think of any team that can with the championship without two key starters. It is prohibitively expensive to carry enough depth to handle a disaster. That being said, the Suns are deeper than any Suns team since the early 90's.
  18. George O'Brien

    Keith Van Horn

    This is all pretty dumb. Maybe Burke is worthless. He certainly did not make the transition to the NBA smoothly, but then neither did Oberto who was a much bigger deal in Europe. I've suggested that the big problem is that no one learns NBA defensive rules in Europe, so virtuatlly every Euro...
  19. George O'Brien

    Player changes so far.

    One of the problems with following lines of "reasoning" on this board is that I can't keep track of what positions people take on the various issues being discussed. 1. What was the Suns main priority? Was it PG or anothe big? If you answer PG, they made the right choice. If you answered...
  20. George O'Brien

    It's Official: Marks Is A Sun

    I read the same thing. Of course, I'm always worried about a guy with a weight problem becoming the next O Miller. :bang: Back to Marks, the video suggests that Marks has pretty good form on his shot. It doesn't say why he didn't play more.
  21. George O'Brien

    Video of Diaw in the 2002 French Dunk Contest.

    I'm not sure Boris is super quick, but he's shown he CAN make thunder dunks. Unfortunately, he retains the Euro influence where that just isn't done... Having Amare back and adding Banks may provide Boris with an example of guys who take dunking seriously. :raccoon:
  22. George O'Brien

    Suns looking at Devean George?

    Come on, Lampe would be lucky 13th. :p
  23. George O'Brien

    It's Official: Marks Is A Sun

    I'm not convinced this precludes signing Lampe, but probably means the Suns won't sign another veteran big like Pollard or Wright.
  24. George O'Brien

    Not Expecting Another Signing For A While

    You may be right, although the issue of the foot injury remains one we can't really evaluate until camp. The odd part about Jones is that he was a PF in college who was converted to SF by the Pacers and back to PF by the Suns. I see his future as being an inside guy even though he's a bit...
  25. George O'Brien

    Gambo and Ash - Barbosa closer than Diaw to a contract extension.

    As I said, agents and GM's talk all the time. The issue is whether the a deal is "close" (the whole point of the discussion) and I would not expect a mega deal happening without some face time. In any case, this is not like a free agency deal. They have until late October to get an extension...

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