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  1. George O'Brien

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

    It's funny how a bad situation can really impact a guy's reputation. Banks didn't get along with Doc Rivers in Boston on a team with lots of chemistry issues. He went to the Wolves who loved him and played very well. BTW, I'm not really sure why Doc Rivers is so highly regarded as a coach. He...
  2. George O'Brien

    Sean Marks?

    What do you call it, quarterspheres? Eastern/Southern...
  3. George O'Brien

    Sean Marks?

    I was looking at Sean Marks' profile on Hoopshype. He was on the New Zealand national team. So there's the answer, the Suns wanted to be sure they had guys from every hemisphere on the team. ;)
  4. George O'Brien

    Was Banks the Best Free Agent PG Prospect?

    It is not easy to get a young player to buy into being a backup, even if the backup is the reining MVP. Part of the reason the Mavs couldn't get Mike James was that there was no guarantee he would start. I get the impression that Claxton was mostly interested in a starting position after losing...
  5. George O'Brien

    Team USA - Shawn and Amare

    Amare's chest beating got on people's nerves, but there was little doubt that his message came across loud and clear. He not only beat people, but made them look bad and they couldn't do anything about it. Of course winning 62 games didn't hurt his ego either.
  6. George O'Brien

    OT: Josh Boone out until January

    The hard part is that agents would routinely claim a team was interested in order to increase the buzz. I never saw Amstron nor Simmons mentioned by the local papers. I'm skeptical that Armstong was on their wish list. He has a lot of quesiton marks about his game including very limited...
  7. George O'Brien

    OT: Josh Boone out until January

    It was a well kept secret. It is widely believed that Thabo Sefolosha was on the top of their list and that they would have taken Ronnie Brewer if he had been available. I'm not convinced they were as high on Rodney Carney as the other two, but his name came up in news reports.
  8. George O'Brien

    Was Banks the Best Free Agent PG Prospect?

    Marcus Banks was not the most highly paid PG this summer, but he could very well be the best prospect. All five guys have been mostly backups during their careers. All were important contributors (Hunter the least and his pay reflects that), but only Make James had a better year statistically...
  9. George O'Brien

    salmons or banks?/Toronto's Trade for Salmons Hitting Snag?

    I stand corrected. I know that when they still had their MLE, that the length of the contract was the primary hangup. Still, there is little doubt that Bell was their first priority.
  10. George O'Brien

    salmons or banks?/Toronto's Trade for Salmons Hitting Snag?

    However, they could have offered a five year deal and only offered two.
  11. George O'Brien

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

    I tend to agree with Eric when he said he got tired of reading so many posts by people who are obsessed with future luxury tax issues rather than getting a championship. IMHO there is no real chance that trading KT or Marion this summer will improve the team's chances of winning the title. We...
  12. George O'Brien

    salmons or banks?/Toronto's Trade for Salmons Hitting Snag?

    From what I can tell, the problem was not the per year amount (although they offered what they could) but the length of Hunter's contract. That hasn't changed. The Suns simply didn't want to make that kind of committment.
  13. George O'Brien

    OT: Josh Boone out until January

    Gee, you think? :p
  14. George O'Brien

    Agents of Banks, Salmons and Diaw may reveal a lot...

    I'm not sure if there is an easy list of who is represented by whom, but it would explain things if we knew. I'm told that some of the odd drafting behavior is at least in part due to teams avoiding certain agents and it is much much worse when dealing with free agents. The sad part is that a...
  15. George O'Brien

    Team USA - Shawn and Amare

    International play is not really useful for a guy who needs to be working on his conditioning. I'm sure Amare is using his time in Vegas to practice with real players rather than guys like Skita. BTW, Brazil, France, and USA are in different pools, so they won't meet until the second round at...
  16. George O'Brien

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

    The Suns face paying luxury tax 2007-08, but KT's contract comes up in 2008and Marion in 2009. As a general rule, cap dumps involve taking back expiring contracts on guys you don't really want. This means that projected savings is not as much as it looks if you assume some mythic team with...
  17. George O'Brien

    salmons or banks?/Toronto's Trade for Salmons Hitting Snag?

    Point guards are supposed to noted for the decision making, but with Salmons... :doi:
  18. George O'Brien

    suns scrimmages

    At least he'll be a "young" 31 since he hasn't had a lot of wear and tear. :D
  19. George O'Brien

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

    I honestly feel teams tend to get paniced into signing extentions based on wild worst case scenerios. What is the worst that can if they wait and match his RFA contract offer? $15 million a year for five years. How many teams can afford to offer that kind of money and is Boris the kind of guy...
  20. George O'Brien

    How Will Banks Fit In?

    Like most Suns fans, I don't see most teams play other than when they play the Suns. However, during the playoff push I saw Banks play about three times and he looked very good. That's why I jumped on his bandwaggon so early when it was mentioned the Suns were talking to him. I hadn't seen...
  21. George O'Brien

    Spurs break out the Metamucil

    Sarver gets banged for his alledged 'cheapness', but the Nesto deal was an obvious cap dump for a team that risked losing their starting center. Elson and Butler are both backup guys.
  22. George O'Brien

    suns scrimmages

    I have to figure the Suns are seeing something in Marks we're not. From what I can tell, he had only one "big" game last season when he went 8 of 9 against the Raptors and grabbed 5 rebounds in 25 minutes. He had another nice game against the Knicks where he shot 4 of 6 and grabbed 6 rebounds in...
  23. George O'Brien

    Old Gambo Rumor

    I'm not really sure the "Nash is worn out and that's why we lost" theory is all that overwhelming. The problem is that deep in the playoffs, the opposition is a lot better. So whether Nash plays 38 minutes or 32, there is no room for a bad 10 to 16 minutes due to a star being on the bench. I...
  24. George O'Brien

    Speculation on final big man

    I'm being conservative. I've heard as high as $23 or even $24 million for Banks.
  25. George O'Brien

    How Will Banks Fit In?

    It is great that Banks is a big fan of Steve Nash, but it is doubtful his play will in any way resemble Nash. However, I think he is going to be more than a place holder when Nash is on the bench. One key to Banks game that is overlooked in the discussions about him being a PG is that he is...
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