this is from jed over on the phxsuns.net board
The younger Colangelo had some interesting things to say on Bickley's show this morning. Here are some paraphrased highlights:
Nash was our top choice. Evidently, we liked some of the star talent out there (Kobe, T-Mac) but were reluctant to break up what he sees as a talented core with high character to take a chance on doing the star thing right away. In other words, they wanted to give these guys a chance to pull it off.
Along those lines, he also feels that the Nash and Q signings make both our team and locker room stronger. We like the work ethic they bring and the leadership both guys offer.
He said we were at or near the top of the race for T-Mac. A couple of factors got in the way of us making the move. First, we would have had to give up a lot of talent. Second, T-Mac wanted a 3-year extension for upwards of $106 million. Between his knee and back, we evidently balked at that.
He's happy we have guys in the Olympics. He's evidently not impressed with players bagging out for minor reasons.
Evidently, no one expects Amare to have to carry the load at the five until we address that need. He said we may play some small lineups, but that will not be the norm. He didn't say it directly, but inferred that the whole running Amare at the five long-term was never part of the plan.
The five is the major issue we will be addressing soon. We're looking at FA and at trade options -- though we aren't going to make the need force us into a bad move. He said we could have done something on this summer, but were not willing to spend silly amounts on the guys out there. He claimed people would be calling for his head if he went out and "pulled a Luc Longley" by signing Okur, Foyle or even Dice for the money they are commanding.
Reports of his summer awesome-ness are getting almost as annoying as Hardaway's claims that he was "finally healthy."
