Dragic back to europe after contract is over????

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Whos overreacting? Easy to say something stupid like that after we realize it was a missunderstanding.

Honestly, i dont see how it could be a missunderstanding. He said what he said, there is really no other way to take it. I wouldnt be surprised if he went back..

You. Also, there is a difference between 'will' and 'might'. Learn the difference before calling Dragic a loser.
 

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It is interesting to note that Steve Nash's stats during his first five seasons (two with the Suns and three with Dallas) were:

POINTS........ASSISTS........MINUTES
...3.3..............2.1................10.5...
...9.1..............3.4................21.9...
...7.9..............5.5................31.7...
...8.6..............4.9................27.4...
.15.6..............7.3................34.1...

It wasn't until Steve's 9th season (back with the Suns) that he hit double digits in assists with 11.5. His ninth season!

In Dragic's first two seasons his stats were:
...4.5..............2.0................13.2
...7.9..............3.0................18.0

So in his second season, Goran averaged 1.2 points less and 0.4 assists less than Steve's second season in 3.9 less minutes.

But still some fans expect Goran to put up numbers like it took Steve nine seasons to accomplish. I don't understand it.

Dragic has shown the potential to be an outstanding Point Guard. Let's enjoy the ride.

There are also a lot of terrible players who put up those same stats.
 

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People really need to stop bringing up Nash as some sort of representative case. His circumstances are unique in the history of the league, and they figure to stay that way for the foreseeable future.
 

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People really need to stop bringing up Nash as some sort of representative case. His circumstances are unique in the history of the league, and they figure to stay that way for the foreseeable future.

I agree. .
 
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We went through a period when every slow white PG was considered as "another" Nash, which was absured. Steve's amazing vision and ability to pass in traffic but also outside shoot has been all but impossible to replace. Sadly, his inability to defend even moderately quick opponents has been a huge problem ever since he joined the team. It is a frustrating contrast.

It is interesting to note the Mavs had a good defense in the 2002-03 season when opponents shot only 43.9% (34.0% for three) and the Mavs had a 6.8 ppg scoring advantage over opponents. His weakness was offset by having Shanw Bradley (a 7'6" shot blocker behind him) as well as LaFrentz and Dirk. By contrast, with the Suns there were only weak side shot blockers while here.

IMHO, the Suns Front Office has never really accepted the need to have guys with the skills to offset the weaknesses of Nash and Amare. Lopez might turn out to be the shot blocker they need, but that only adds to mismatch Hedo may present. But in the next few years, there is hope that Dragic will evolve into a top offensive PG, so the current defensive problems will not be so obvious.
 
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