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    Suns invites for training camp starting Tuesday

    I like this pickup. Played well in the Olympics. Local product. Could make the roster, even though undersized for a center.
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    James Harden interested in joining the Suns next summer

    Reportedly they were offered Bradley Beal for Harden and rejected it. Of course next summer it will be a different story, but any trade will almost certainly cost the Suns a high draft pick or two and then some. It may still be worth it if the Suns are convinced OKC would match otherwise, but...
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    Channing Frye Out Indefinitely

    Really unfortunate for Frye, but hopefully he will recover and resume his NBA career at some point. As for the Suns, it makes things difficult on a number of levels. If O'Neal misses a bunch of games, the Suns currently have no other option at center. I wonder if they will sign another...
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    James Harden interested in joining the Suns next summer

    Harden clearly wants a max deal. Whether or not OKC will give it to him, now or next summer by matching, remains to be seen. But should he become a RFA, what are the chances the Suns will be able to sign him to an offer sheet? Dallas, Houston and Orlando will have enough cap room too. What...
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    2012 Suns voluntary workouts

    I doubt that playing out of position was a bigger factor than: I think his low IQ and maturity level has contributed more to his lack of success in this league than anything else. Of course he was also surrounded by a bunch of other dumb players which didn't help matters. With the Suns...
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    Suns to focus on player development within

    Yes, I do. :) And btw, there are no facts I don't like. None of this affects me personally, so "like" or "not like" doesn't apply. But what I don't like is when people proclaim one thing as a fact while ignoring other contributing factors.
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    Observations on the Suns payroll

    I didn't mean he would get more money or even the same money in Brazil, only that he may prefer to play in Brazil close to his family if none of the NBA offers are particularly attractive.
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    Suns add Solomon Jones to training camp roster

    Because there is just no other news, Solomon Jones gets his own thread. http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/PaulCoro/172228 Jones (6-10, 245) apparently has already been participating in the Suns voluntary workouts.
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    2012 Suns voluntary workouts

    New Beasley interview posted online: http://www.nba.com/suns/video/2012/09/17/beasley120917wmv-2218172
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    Observations on the Suns payroll

    I'm guessing Barbosa is probably being a bit picky and not willing to settle for minimum and/or bad team. I think he is probably considering playing in Brazil if he can't get a better offer in NBA.
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    2012 Suns voluntary workouts

    Yes, he is there now. Good for him. And yes, it's voluntary. But for a player trying hard to shed a certain label and prove that he can be a good teammate and not a problem maker, It would have served him better to be the first guy on the court and the last guy to leave. Were those pick-up...
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    2012 Suns voluntary workouts

    According to last Coro report, Scola has arrived and joined voluntary workouts. No word on Brown, but Coro reports that Gortat, Beasley and O'Neal are the only Suns players not to have come through Phoenix this month. Beasley will supposedly arrive late this week. O'Neal is nowhere to be...
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    Observations on the Suns payroll

    I don't think the Suns are offering Barbs anything more than the minimum. I am not even convinced they are interested. The roster is set. Barbosa is probably more interested in coming back than the Suns in having him back.
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    2012 Suns voluntary workouts

    This quote bothers me a little: What difference does it make where Beasley and Johnson were drafted? The fact that both have failed to live up to where they were drafted is exactly why the Suns were able to acquire them relatively cheaply. By the same logic, they could have also signed...
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    2012 Suns voluntary workouts

    I didn't single him out, I put him in the list of players who haven't showed up yet along with Brown and O'Neal. We know why Gortat, Scola and Frye aren't participating yet so they are listed separately. I don't know what Coro means by "soon" since training camp begins soon as well.
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    2012 Suns voluntary workouts

    I thought it would be interesting to monitor who shows up for the annual pre-training camp voluntary workouts and when. So far more than half the team showed up the first week with Scola due to arrive this weekend and Gortat and Frye understandably absent. Beasley is supposedly due to arrive...
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    Revolution (NBC)

    You can now watch the entire pilot online. I was not impressed. Typical network TV fanfare with a predictable plot and stereotypical characters. I don't see anything that would distinguish this show from countless others that came and went since Lost. This is actually more like Walking...
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    Suns to focus on player development within

    Also let's not forget how much the Suns defense improved when Porter replaced D'Antoni. Oh, wait... Btw, Amare also didn't learn how to play defense under Frank Johnson (Amare's first NBA head coach), Terry Porter, Alvin Gentry or Mike Woodson. Some players just don't have what it takes.
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    Breaking Bad (AMC)

    That sure seemed like a lot of money for a three-months worth of cooking.
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    The Cabin in the Woods

    I didn't know anything about this movie going in other than that it was a highly rated (on RT) horror flick, which is usually enough to get me to watch it. Didn't even know it was a Whedon film, but seeing Amy Acker and that guy from Dollhouse was a hint, and then about 10 minutes in it was...
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    Suns to focus on player development within

    Gordon was arguably the best FA (after Williams) and the Suns had the cap space so they went after him. It was not so much about PR than it was the management attempting to rebuild in one summer with whatever FA's happened to be available. If there was no chance that NO would let him go then I...
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    Suns to focus on player development within

    Obviously all those moves aren't just for PR as every team makes changes when they realize something is not working or has run its course. This is true for all personnel changes including adding and replacing coaches. But the Suns have had mentors and big man coaches before, so they are merely...
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    From a top-5 pick to perennial all-star

    Yes, that sums it up really well.
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    From a top-5 pick to perennial all-star

    No one here argued that you should build through free agency, so I am not sure why you keep making that comparison. Very few teams could pull off what Miami did, so obviously it is not a reliable approach. First off, you need to be a highly desirable location. But it also should be noted that...
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    From a top-5 pick to perennial all-star

    Yes, later in the draft is where scouts make their money. Spurs scouts have been excellent at picking up talent with late picks. But the lottery, especially the top-5, is different. This is why I focus on that. Generally you can almost predict the order of the first five players, not every...

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