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    Who will lead the Suns in scoring (2013/14)

    Who will be the Suns' leading scorer this coming season? (Must play at least 50% of games to qualify). Also try to predict his scoring average. Last year's poll results: 1. Michael Beasley 2. Goran Dragic 3. Marcin Gortat Actual results: 1. Goran Dragic (14.7) 2. Luis Scola (12.8)...
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    Who will be traded next?

    The correct answer was Sebastian Telfair. The top two vote getters who received combined 22 of 28 votes in this poll are still on the team. On the other hand, six players are not: Beasley - waived Dudley - traded Johnson - left as FA O'Neal - left as FA Scola - traded Telfair - traded
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    League to video every game with a single system

    You know, I've often imagined a system like that could and should exist. The computer vision technology was already there, it was just a matter of applying it in this area. Combine this with some data mining tools and you'll change the way teams scout players, prepare for games, prevent...
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    Suns sign Dionte Christmas

    Those are both fair points, but I think they are minor. Having 16 or 17 players going into training camp is fairly common, especially with a few players still recovering from injuries. And getting better prospects to come to training camp may be difficult for a team like the Suns at this...
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    Present depth chart

    Whether or not Frye plays next season he will still be on the Suns roster, unless they waive him or trade him. Thus, the Suns will need to cut someone regardless (they actually have to cut two players since Lee is still on the roster, but he will most likely be the first victim).
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    Suns sign Dionte Christmas

    This is a no-risk signing. There's a good chance he may not even make the opening day roster. According to the article, Boston gave him a similar contract last off-season only to cut him before season started. If anything, it will push some of the other guards on the roster fighting for spots...
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    Better Call Saul (AMC)

    I hope so. That looked awful. I predict this show won't last long. A spinoff around Mike's character would have been much better, imo.
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    Suns sign Dionte Christmas

    Suns signed Dionte Christmas to a multi-year, make-good contract with a small guarantee on first year. After a strong summer league with the Suns, he will now battle for a roster spot in training camp. The Suns roster now stands at 17...
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    2013/14 Greatest impact: Newcomers

    But most of the players in that list were already established all-star level players when they were acquired. Bledsoe doesn't fit the bill. His acquisition is more similar to KJ's or JJ's, but those two were lottery-picked players acquired in their rookie seasons, whereas Bledsoe is a...
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    Upstream Color

    Excellent film. Definitely requires your full, undivided attention. Don't pay too much attention to the plot summary though, as it doesn't really even begin to describe what this is about. From the director of Primer, for those of you that might remember that little indie film from about 10...
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    2013/14 Greatest impact: Newcomers

    It's really amazing the Suns have been unable to acquire a single all-star level player in half a decade. Looking further back, the only player acquired after 2004 to make the all-star team as a Sun was Shaq, and he was already well-past his prime. No one else even came close. Jason...
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    2013/14 Most Improved: Returning Players

    Compared to previous seasons. The Suns very own Most Improved Player, essentially.
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    2013/14 Greatest impact: Newcomers

    Which of the Suns newcomers will have the biggest positive impact on the team during the upcoming season? Past poll winners: 2007: 1. DJ Strawberry 2008: 1. Robin Lopez, 2. Matt Barnes 2009: 1. Earl Clark, 2. Channing Frye 2010: 1. Hakim Warrick, 2. Josh Childress 2011: 1. Shannon Brown &...
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    2013/14 Most Improved: Returning Players

    Which of the Suns returning players from last season will show the most improvement this upcoming season? Past poll winners: 2007: 1. Sean Marks, 2. Boris Diaw, 3. Marcus Banks 2008: no poll 2009: 1. Goran Dragic, 2. Jarded Dudley 2010: 1. Robin Lopez, 2. Goran Dragic 2011: 1. Marcin Gortat, 2...
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    Offseason Grades: Phoenix Suns (SI)

    Sports Illustrated article (September 5, 2013): http://nba.si.com/2013/09/05/nba-phoenix-suns-offseason-grade/ Excerpt:
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    Beasley to be released by end of week.

    I am not sure that their responsibilities were this clearly defined or divided. I doubt a decision to sign a player would be made unless both Babby and Blanks signed off on it, so I would think that Babby had the power to prevent that deal from happening if he chose to exercise it. And as far...
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    The Roster as it Stands.

    Don't think we should automatically assume that either Kravtsov or Smith will make the roster. Cutting Beasley clears up one spot, however. With Lee a likely cut as well (I suppose they are waiting to see if his contract can be useful in a trade), that would leave the Suns at 15 players...
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    Beasley to be released by end of week.

    Yes, especially since Babby was the one who signed Beasley to an $18M contract just 14 months ago. Mistakes were made, but the Suns are at least trying to make amends. Time will tell how successful this summer's moves will turn out to be.
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    Beasley to be released by end of week.

    It can't be a very significant increase since they only saved $2M by releasing him, but it's better than nothing. It's a sad waste of talent on Beasley's part, but he won't be the first one nor the last one to do so. There has to be some sort of minimum intelligence level required to be...
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    Beasley arrested for possession of marijuana

    It does seem like they just prepared the article so they can roll it out as soon as the news breaks, which has not happened yet.
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    Beasley arrested for possession of marijuana

    Too bad the Suns couldn't do the same. However, if he was indeed waived, there will be teams offering him minimum deals. With zero pressure on him and zero expectations, he may actually put up fantasy-worthy numbers still.
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    Honest question.....who would pay to watch these guys??

    I think the answer is, not many people. The Suns will struggle selling tickets this season for obvious reasons. The fans will have to wait until next season to get something significant to get excited about if the Suns draft someone with superstar potential (the "if" in that sentence is...
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    Caron Butler vows to mentor Beasley

    Beasley is owed $6M this coming season, which is guaranteed. If the Suns cut him, he will sign somewhere for the minimum and the Suns will still be paying him most of that salary. I don't think the Suns want to pay someone to play for another team (same reason I think the Suns picked up...
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    Archie Goodwin...best pick in the draft?

    That's a lot of games then. He's going to have to bring his A-game virtually every night. Well, except when the Suns play OKC or the Lakers. I do look forward to seeing him play though, probably more so than any other new addition except for Bledsoe.
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    Suns tease the new uniforms

    I never post with the intention to piss anyone off. I simply wanted to say that maybe Len is not in as bad a shape as some have thought, by exaggerating in the same way some have exaggerated his condition. But hey, if that's how you want to interpret it, by all means. But there are obviously...

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