Amare to Chicago deal "close to finalizing?"

[Stewie Griffin]

From Paul Coro

"The Suns are close to finalizing a trade with Chicago that will send Amare and Jason Richardson to Chicago for Brad Miller, John Salmon, Kirk Hinrich, & Tyrus Thomas."

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/sun...100129spt-suns-amare-stoudemire-benching.html

 

[TheKid_1]

Where do you see this? That article does not mention any such trade.

Ahhh...Never-mind, it's in the comments section from Paul.

 

[Sunburn]

Something please just hurry up and happen. I don't even care if there's no draft picks included. Just get something done. Ok I kinda care.

 

[TheKid_1]

For those of you who are Cap geniuses, what does this potentially do for us cap wise for this off-season?

 

[Griffin]

I don't think this is genuine. Perhaps someone with a fake profile posted this? It says the profile is marked private. Coro's profile in the comment he posted earlier is not private, and there's no pic.

 

[devilalum]

If the Suns trade 2 for 4 who gets released?

 

[TheKid_1]

I think Griffin is right on this one...

 

[AsUdUdE]

I think this is about the best deal we could have hoped for...

I REALLY hope we get their 1st round pick at least this year though...

 

[devilalum]

Yeah, its bogus but its consistent with the buzz.

http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=15090

Anybody else notice how even when a deal leaks out the final trade is always a little different than what's originally reported?

 

[Divide Et Impera]

This would be a damned good deal. Still would like to find a way to get a pick, but I wouldn't cry over it....

 

[AsUdUdE]

yeah... this is complete BS...

No legs to it, some Troll posted a fake account...

LAME.. I knew this was a little too good to be true...

 

[Hat]

Yep, this is BS, it's too good to be true. I checked it on RealGm and it works trade wise, but Suns will be way over the cap and we all know the banker won't allow it

 

[devilalum]

Yep, this is BS, it's too good to be true. I checked it on RealGm and it works trade wise, but Suns will be way over the cap and we all know the banker won't allow it

Doesn't Miller expire at the end of the year? Wouldn't the cap hit only be half of the difference since the trade would be in Feb?

 

[Divide Et Impera]

Sub Jerome James for Hinrich and it works and REDUCES our cap AND it's a good deal for us with a protected pick....


Remove Salmons altogether and add a loosely protected #1 and it's a good deal....

Both of these scenarios leave CHI with way too much in the backcourt though....

 

[slinslin]

This would be horrible...

We have no need for Hinrich and his contract is longer than JRich..

 

[AsUdUdE]

This would be horrible...

We have no need for Hinrich and his contract is longer than JRich..

here is the thing... Amare is walking this year, and its not like we will have cap space when he does. so he will walk for nothing...

getting a low 1st round pick would be decent at this point.. ANYTHING for STAT at this point would be a good deal..

And the chance to land TT and Salmons while getting rid of JRich and mare would be as close to a dream scerenio for the suns as they could hope for...

lets not forgot, the Suns F.O. is look at by the league as the joke of the NBA, no one is going to give them a legit deal, especially now..

Thats why when I first read this I was estatic, but obviously it WAS too good to be true.... damn...

 

[Stewie Griffin]

My fault, I thought since he posted another comment regarding the article it was a legit posting.

 

[Lefty]

Gambo said two days ago that the Bulls were not interested in Amare.

 

[lou_skywalker]

well "Coro" mentioned it on the comments part as a reply to a viewer just search for "Chicago" on the website you will see it. I'm pretty sure that user is fake.

 

[Chaplin]

Did anyone actually watch the Chicago game a week ago? Tyrus Thomas is AWFUL. The stupidest player in the NBA. And that's being nice.

 

[TheHopToad]

well "Coro" mentioned it on the comments part as a reply to a viewer just search for "Chicago" on the website you will see it. I'm pretty sure that user is fake.

It's fake.

Compare the real PaulCoro comment to the first post under the afticle. No photo, has links to his profile and blog.

Troll PaulCoro has a photo, and no links. Somebody just used his name.

 

[devilalum]

Did anyone actually watch the Chicago game a week ago? Tyrus Thomas is AWFUL. The stupidest player in the NBA. And that's being nice.

I guess intelligence is important at some level but I never thought Marion was the smartest player either.

 

[Chaplin]

I guess intelligence is important at some level but I never thought Marion was the smartest player either.

Marion is Einstein compared to Thomas.

 

[devilalum]

Marion is Einstein compared to Thomas.

I'll take your word for it but it seems like the Suns have always been high on Thomas for some reason. EJ was really talking up his "athleticism" the last time they played and I remember a lot of noise about the Suns wanting to draft him.

 

[PDXChris]

Did anyone actually watch the Chicago game a week ago? Tyrus Thomas is AWFUL. The stupidest player in the NBA. And that's being nice.

I guess that is the Suns problem, they only use one game to evaluate talent because he has been a difference maker for the Bulls this year. They are 15-7 with him and 8-15 without him this year. That is a big difference and and his nearly 1.5 steals a game and nearly 2 blocks a game are a big reason IMHO. I will keep him for what it is worth. But then again, why would the Suns want a player who could play defense anyways.