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  1. Griffin

    So, how good is this team going to be?

    And yet, the Rockets went 20-20 with Martin and 14-12 without him. So how much impact did he really have? The Suns leading scorer this season won't have much trouble duplicating Martin's 17ppg last year. So it again boils down to Dragic's ability to maintain his performance from second half...
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    So, how good is this team going to be?

    I'll say anywhere between 20 and 45 wins :) Seriously, this is impossible to predict. Most of these players never played with each other. This is a brand new team assembled in a matter of two months. They lack superstars, or even all-stars, and lack solid veteran leadership. I won't be...
  3. Griffin

    Suns Sign Jermaine O'neal

    O'Neal interview: http://www.nba.com/suns/video/2012/08/15/ONealPhotoShootwmv-2186957
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    Suns Sign Jermaine O'neal

    They do have a bit of a head start in that department as both were part of Suns second unit in 2011 for 28 games before Dragic was traded.
  5. Griffin

    A recent history of Suns franchise players

    I think that there are several different definitions of a "franchise player" floated around here. Personally, I didn't focus on what the player achieved with the club over the years, because that would only allow us to apply the franchise tag retroactively. Instead, my criteria would be...
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    A recent history of Suns franchise players

    Yes, he should be on there. For whatever reason I was thinking back to the 1993/94 season when he was already gone. But I wrote 1992, so he should make the list.
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    A recent history of Suns franchise players

    There are hall-of-famers on that list, so I would argue the Suns definitely had some great players in the last 20 years. Lack of talent is not why they didn't win a title. For most teams, championships come few and far between and often require luck. The best a team can do is acquire players...
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    A recent history of Suns franchise players

    There's been some discussion about franchise players in another thread. If you define a franchise player as a key player, likely elite or all-star level, that a team plans to build around and is for all practical purposes deemed untradeable, then it is clear the Suns no longer have a franchise...
  9. Griffin

    Who else is excited for the new Suns era?

    It's just for new Suns, or "next" Suns, as the caption reads. I would imagine any full-team promotional material would feature Dudley, Gortat and Frye prominently.
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    2012/13 Greatest impact: Newcomers

    Which explains your lack of objectivity in the matter. What you really mean is all my posts about your boy Dragic are negative, which in itself is not true either. I am simply trying to consider all possibilities, however likely or unlikely. I've never even said that I expect him to...
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    2012/13 Greatest impact: Newcomers

    You must be a die-hard Dragic fan for you to be unable to even entertain the possibility that he may not quite sustain his brief successful run as a starter in Houston. I try to be more objective and consider all possibilities, and that's a distinct possibility. But I do think he is more...
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    2012/13 Most Improved: Returning Players

    I agree. I guess Brown still has some room for improvement as well, but almost everyone else on this team might see their numbers go down without Nash. This is the year we find out whether Morris can outperform the likes of Robin Lopez and Earl Clark and solidify his position as the Suns best...
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    2012/13 Greatest impact: Newcomers

    I waited for the Suns to sign the last guy before posting this poll, but it didn't seem like it was going to happen anytime soon. So of course as soon as I post it, they sign O'Neal. Now I guess he falls under the "other" option, although quite frankly "other" seemed a much stronger choice...
  14. Griffin

    Suns Sign Jermaine O'neal

    Well, now at least we know who does the scouting for the Suns.
  15. Griffin

    Dwight Howard is a Laker

    Assuming Lakers re-sign Howard to a max contract while keeping Kobe, Gasol, Nash, Blake and Jordan Hill, the Lakers will owe over $34M in luxury tax in 2013/14 just for those six players. This is from RealGM. Add to that another seven players to fill out the roster and they could be paying...
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    Dwight Howard is a Laker

    This is never going to change. Not as long as there are superstars like Howard who proclaim that they will only re-sign with the Lakers or some other big market team. Teams like the Lakers could never clear enough cap room to sign players like Howard, but they don't have to. They don't have...
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    Dwight Howard is a Laker

    Isn't that pretty much how all trades with the Lakers end up looking?
  18. Griffin

    2012/13 Greatest impact: Newcomers

    Which of the Suns' newcomers will have the biggest (positive) impact on the team during the 2012/13 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...
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    2012/13 Most Improved: Returning Players

    Which of our returning players from last year will show the most improvement this coming season? Options are limited this year as only six players are likely returning. Past poll winners: 2007: 1. Sean Marks, 2. Boris Diaw, 3. Marcus Banks 2008: (no poll) 2009: 1. Goran Dragic, 2...
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    Cloud Atlas

    I think this is his first book to be adapted into a movie. I haven't read it, but I've read Ghostwritten (his first novel) a while back and thought that would not make a good movie or at least it would be very difficult to turn it into a movie. Several seemingly unrelated story lines that...
  21. Griffin

    The Newsroom (HBO)

    Really liking it so far.
  22. Griffin

    Revolution (NBC)

    Abrams is one of the executive producers, but this was actually created by the guy who did Supernatural. I don't know how much Abrams had to do with developing this show, but I'm guessing not much more than with Alcatraz, which was pretty awful. But Supernatural is a pretty decent show in...
  23. Griffin

    Who else is excited for the new Suns era?

    Yes he did, 4.7 to be exact. And Dragic does have an edge on him in that department. He managed to keep his turnovers down to a mere 3.5/game :) I am not sure what +/- numbers show in this case since they so greatly depend on who else is on the floor at the same time. But, since you asked, I...
  24. Griffin

    James Harden interested in joining the Suns next summer

    If Harden is so committed to the Thunder and the Thunder want to keep him, why haven't they agreed on an extension yet? I'll wait until Harden actually accepts that forthcoming Thunder way-below-the-market offer of half the money that Durant and Westbrook are already making in order to stay...
  25. Griffin

    2012 Free Agency news

    I don't know. We have not heard anything in the media about the Suns pursuing or looking at anyone else. It's gone very quiet since Tucker. I would think that if the Suns already had someone specific in mind, they would have signed him by now.

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