sly fly said:
Here we go. Stats to back up Marion. Every time he's judged, it's the same 20/10 argument.
DID U GUYS WATCH ANY GAMES LAST YEAR? Am I crazy? Didn't this team suck? If Marion is the God of the 20/10... why didn't it lead to more wins? Like I've said before, some of you guys are infatuated with his rebounding numbers. Sure, his quick jumps get him more tips... but so what? They still lost.
I never really understood how the 20/10 stat is something that people try and downplay. It is straight amazing for a SF to do. Whether or not it is exceptionally important (which I think it is, because of the manner it happens) doesn't take away from how impressive it is.
Now about loosing games last year, let me just kill this one right here.
1) Marion is one of the reason we won 29 games. Not one of the reasons we lost 53.
2) We lost so many games because of Amare's injury and a certain trade mid January.
3) The team again had no depth, and Marion was forced to play 40+ minutes.
4) Marion was also forced to play PF often in games. He is an undersized SF for god sakes.
Now, since we lost so many games, the Suns should be open to trading Marion. However, they shouldn't be pushing to move him. If a good deal comes up, he isn't untouchable obviously, but we don't need to throw him out the door.
Lastly, you talked about how good Marion's 20/10 did for the suns last year. Please remind me, how good did Dampier's best season ever help the Warriors? Oh wait, I forgot, they sucked too.