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  1. George O'Brien

    Team USA - Shawn and Amare

    Amare on the 15 Man Squad _ I've been hearing rumors that Arenas, Jamison, and Battier are out. Is there a more up to date list?
  2. George O'Brien

    Team USA - Shawn and Amare

    Having D'Antoni as an assistant coach takes some of the worries from this whole process. It's not like having Larry Brown messing with guys heads and bodies. BTW, I think it is great that coach K is focused on defense. That's a huge part of what Amare has to develop.
  3. George O'Brien

    Amaré: Fans Must Be Patient

    We will never know what would have happened if Amare's other knee had not acted up last March. Ring? In any case, I've read nothing that warrents doom and gloom. JC is right, this team can get to the playoffs without Amare because they did it. As long as he can keep working, I expect he will...
  4. George O'Brien

    Why Can't The Suns Find A Big Man?

    Just an aside, have the Suns confirmed on Marks? Everyone treats it as a done deal and I can't remember an official announcment.
  5. George O'Brien

    Chad Ford not a fan of the summer Suns

    The Warriors have a lot of young bigs. Just not that one.
  6. George O'Brien

    Was Banks the Best Free Agent PG Prospect?

    Unless the reviews I read of Bank's game are all wet, it sounds to me that he's more different than similar to Marbury. 1. Defense - Marbury was an indifferent defender with Phoenix and I've seen little to change that view since he went to NY. Banks is considered very good on the ball...
  7. George O'Brien

    Why Can't The Suns Find A Big Man?

    Actually everyone had the same strategy and the fact that it didn't work until the Suns had lost three starters suggests it might not be THAT effective. Realistically, it is very hard to stop a team from shooting from the outside and penitrating at the same time. It's even harder when one of...
  8. George O'Brien

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

    Some of Shaq's problems are the rules, but some of it is his conditioning. It's not JC's fault that Shaq can't run. If anything, I'd like to see the rules tightened on initiating contact by guys like Shaq. Physically backing a guy down in the lane the way he does is nothing less than a slow...
  9. George O'Brien

    Why Can't The Suns Find A Big Man?

    If I read their plan, it was that they would offer TT a deal beginning at $3.5 million and use the rest for a PG. The TE is nice, but has a short time for use and would not work for many guys. It looks like they tried to do deals with the difference between the $3.5 and the MLE for Lindsay...
  10. George O'Brien

    Dallas Gets Anthony Johnson

    Now I really am worried. :sarcasm:
  11. George O'Brien

    Why Can't The Suns Find A Big Man?

    It should be clear the Suns really did try to get a PG without spending their entire MLE. The Salmons deal was using their TE, which would have left them money for a big. But TT was gone and then the Salmons deal fell through. If they had used their entire MLE on TT, then they'd be without a...
  12. George O'Brien

    Marion: "My knee has been bothering me a bit. I'm going to check it out."

    I'm surprised not one mentioned: I thought Amare was just there to work out. :confused:
  13. George O'Brien

    Salmons caught by Sacramento

    It would have to be a sign and trade. If the Sixers wanted Wells, then something could be put together.
  14. George O'Brien

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

    I'm not sure exactly how good Oden is going to be, but there have been only a tiny number of big men coming out with this kind of hype. You don't pass on a Duncan, Olajuwon, Shaq, Kareem, Moses Malone, etc. type player if you want to continue as GM. BTW, everyone remembers that the Blazers...
  15. George O'Brien

    Salmons Saga

    It would be interesting to know what actually happened. Salmons may be head case, but this situation is more bizzare than any of late I can think of.
  16. George O'Brien

    Chad Ford not a fan of the summer Suns

    The basic truth about the Suns this year is that they are focused on winning NOW. None of the draft prospects were likely to help. I'm not wildly enthusiastic about loading up on vet minimum guys, but championship contenders usually prefer guys who won't make mistakes under pressure. I won't...
  17. George O'Brien

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

    It is a bit premature to put Boris in LeBron's category. LeBron is absolutely huge - he weighed 240 when drafted and is a lot bigger now. The result is a guy who has Amare size and eyes in the back of his head. However, I think Boris is going to be very very good. His growth this past season...
  18. George O'Brien

    Boris Diaw progess playing for France this summer

    It is odd, because the only guy I know who was like that was Magic Johnson. Magic was huge. http://www.nba.com/history/players/johnsonm_bio.html lists him at 6'9" 255 but that was later in his caree. Boris is not as large, but he tried to pattern his game when growing up on Magic as a big pass...
  19. George O'Brien

    Why Can't The Suns Find A Big Man?

    If they stay healthy, the Suns are fine during the regular season. Even if they lose one guy, they'll survive. Marion hates playing PF, but the team won 62 games with him at PF. I'm not convinced the Suns can win the championship losing more than one guy. The way the playoffs are officiated...
  20. George O'Brien

    Why Can't The Suns Find A Big Man?

    I'm not that impressed with what I know of Sean Marks and have no reason to think Burke will get any minutes. So it looks like the Suns are going to play small quite a bit this season unless they make another move. Amare and KT both weigh about 250, but Diaw is probably no heavier than 225 to...
  21. George O'Brien

    Was Banks the Best Free Agent PG Prospect?

    If they had traded Josh Howard, we'd have been dancing in the streets and it's 116 here. :D Josh Powel is a summer league guy who has not done much during the regular season. He'd be worth a look if he gets waived. I'm not sure Anthony Johnson is going to make much difference except that...
  22. George O'Brien

    Boris Diaw progess playing for France this summer

    You would think that guys like Parker and Pietrus would remember how to play Euro ball. However, my impression is that the French league tends to involve more one on one type play than places like Italy or Spain. I certainly agree that Boris would not be nearly as valuable at SF
  23. George O'Brien

    Was Banks the Best Free Agent PG Prospect?

    Finley plays for the Spurs. Johnson is more of a point guard than Terry or Harris, who are more short shooting guards than PG's. IMHO, the Suns are deeper than almost any other team in the NBA. If the Mavs "seem" deeper, it is because Cuban can afford to tie up a huge payroll with bench...
  24. George O'Brien

    Marcus Banks Has Officially Signed w/the Suns!!!!!!

    Danny Ainge?
  25. George O'Brien

    Boris Diaw progess playing for France this summer

    Last year the French team really struggled in their early games but finally got it together and Boris finished just behind Dirk as Euro MVP. It was clear to everyone that he made the transition from NBA to Euro basketball much more smoothly than the other NBA guys on the French team including...

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