If it's all about 2010, you don't need to dump your asset when its price is at its lowest. At peak, Amare is worth a top 5-10 player in a trade. And, no real impact player would choose Suns in 2010 anyway, the way this franchise is run currently.
I disagree. Porter and Nash are the obstacles towards being a real contender in my assessment.
Hypothetically, we could get Sloan to coach the CURRENT roster in place of Porter. If he could convince Nash to play like Stockton did, the front court of Shaq/Amare is better than Malone in his prime while the role players Hill, JRich, LB are all better than any third best player Sloan had, whether it's Russell, Hornecek, or Marshall. Which ever the coach, Nash playing the way and the minutes he did under DA will prevent us from being a contender by itself. It's just oxymoron to think we could keep DA's offensive efficiency with a better defense. It's mutually exclusive!
Porter is just not a good coach. He must go. Then, it'd be easier for anyone new to make it potentially a contender if we were to trade Nash and thus force the team into another game plan completely. Say, Nash for Salmons and Udrih.