Arizona's Finest said:
I am open minded on Sarver and think he is one fo the 15 best owners in the NBA. But he ain't in the top 5 either. Keep a draft pick once and awhile and quickly sign up obvious talent like JJ and Diaw and I'll put you ahead of other guys who spend whatever money it takes to win.
Anti-Sarver rhetoric!!? Chap - you crack me up. Sarver's addition has been a good one for our team so far thats undeniable. But i think many people are used to the Colangelo way of doing things like over spending when necesarry and not acting like an a$$. I'm looking at this strictly from a owner perspective meaning i don't penalize JC for trying to get a guy like Gugliotta after losing McDyess or giving Danny Manning money. Sarver got lucky when his people recommended Nash and Diaw and JC was always tring to win its just his gambles rarely paid off (Barkley being the exception)
Everyone points to how successful the Suns have been since Sarver took over but i attribute that exponentially more to the head coach. His system needed Nash. His system valued players like Diaw. His system makes players want to come here. Sarver is just signing the checks and has done it fairly well. I like Sarver and am happy to have him but hes not as great as some of you make him to be. And the longer Diaw is not locked up the further my opinion begins to fall....
Let's look at it this way:
1) People on this board think Sarver is cheap. Not everyone, but a good amount of people. You don't believe that?
2) Do I think the Colangelo's were bad? Of course not. I point to how successful the Suns have been since Sarver has taken over to counter the anti-Sarver rhetoric that has been said on this board, NOT as an arguing point in some Sarver vs. Colangelo war. I've never done that and never will. I think BC and Jerry have made mistakes, but I also believe that there were more successes than failures. I'm most definitely not anti-Sarver (at least not yet), but I'm also not anti-Colangelo either. I just think letting the past be the past is the way to go instead of lingering on the mistakes (or the successes). I'm just shaking my head trying to figure out why you are turning this into a pro-Sarver, anti-Colangelo debate, when it isn't.
3) Nobody on this board has ever said that Sarver is infallible. He most definitely is a buffoon, but I really could care less. The only thing that affects is the image of the organization, and honestly, I love the fact that our owner is such a fan. Some people don't like it, some people do. I don't see it as a big deal though.
