Game Thread: Suns @ Bulls

[Mainstreet]

The Suns are down 74-49 in the third quarter. Derek Rose is not playing but this does not seem to bother the Suns. Essentially the Bulls are playing with the Suns. No defense by the Suns to be seen.

 

[Mulli]

Da Bulls!!!

 

[Mainstreet]

Nash is playing well. Sadly practice for the Bulls must be harder than playing the Suns. Boozer is really doing a job on the Suns with 28 points.

 

[Mainstreet]

Nash with 25 points and 8 assists going to waste with 2:40 still left in the third quarter.

 

[jagu]

This team is DEFINITELY headed in the right direction.

 

[jagu]

As you can see below my username, last season I gave Channing Frye props for actually playing well. I can't say the same now. Dude is lost.

 

[Mainstreet]

Suns trail 96-68 at the end of 3 quarters. The Suns are playing pathetic less Nash and Gortat.

 

[PDXChris]

I will trade you guys CJ Watson for Grant Hill straight up. Interested? Watson can be your PG down the stretch once Nash is traded and Hill can still play defense and spell Deng so he does not get worn out. Watson is a FA as the end of the year BTW.

 

[mjb21aztd]

wow is this going to be a long year for the suns..... nice game by Redd uh 2 pts woot good player we got

 

[Griffin]

The Bulls are playing on second night of a back-to-back without their MVP, and the Suns are still down only by 28 going into the fourth quarter.

Nash with 25 points on 13 shot attempts. No one else on this team who can create his own shot. Gortat spoon-fed for 14. Just about everyone else can't make a shot.

 

[Mainstreet]

I will trade you guys CJ Watson for Grant Hill straight up. Interested? Watson can be your PG down the stretch once Nash is traded and Hill can still play defense and spell Deng so he does not get worn out. Watson is a FA as the end of the year BTW.

Watson is too good. He would mess up the Suns in the lotto.

 

[Mainstreet]

Markieff playing like a rookie tonight.

 

[PDXChris]

I thought Shannon Brown was a dunker?

 

[Mainstreet]

I thought Shannon Brown was a dunker?

Only with doughnuts.

 

[PDXChris]

If is makes you feel any better, this is the most points scored by a visiting team in Chicago so far this year. The previous was 74 by Atlanta.

 

[Mainstreet]

If is makes you feel any better, this is the most points scored by a visiting team in Chicago so far this year. The previous was 74 by Atlanta.

It doesn't. The whole game has been garbage time.

 

[JustWinBaby]

You know Gortat has been very good and is putting up really good numbers but he is just not exciting to watch. It probably is more about the team sucking than him but this team just seems to be going through the motions including Nash and Gortat. It's paint by the numbers basketball. They both are playing great but there just is no emotion, from anyone.

Even though Amare often was missing in action on the boards and defense, LB was generally out of control and Shawn was from another planet, they made Suns Basketball fun to watch.

Hopefully we get some new players like them this off season to make this team fun to watch again. If not, I expect Mr Sarver is going to have a very hard time selling this product.

 

[Mainstreet]

Bulls win 118-97.

 

[Forrestham]

I dont even get upset when we lose now. 3 months of dreadful basketball and we get a great pick. Is there any incentive to win. It is the perfect season to suck

 

[Cheesebeef]

**** Sarver for trying to snow what he must believe are idiotic fans by keeping Nash around. Every game this pathetic excuse for a team wins this year will be an unbelievable pyrrhic victory that only serves to hurt our future. The era's over... you blew it numerous times when we were close. Get whatever the hell you can for Nash, completely bottom out as the worst team in the league and start the damn rebuild already.

 

[Cheesebeef]

i've got to believe if the Magic got Steve Nash, they'd be a legit contender. I mean, they're 9-3 right now and that's with Jameer Nelson just playing like the most pathetic starting PG in the league.

do they have any expirings, plus a first rounder we can take off their hands?

 

[elindholm]

do they have any expirings, plus a first rounder we can take off their hands?

No. Every single player on their roster making more than chump change is signed through at least next season. It's actually kind of amazing.

http://hoopshype.com/salaries/orlando.htm

 

[Griffin]

do they have any expirings

No one other than Howard who has a player option (Ryan Anderson will also be an RFA). And because they are in the LT territory, they'd have to return players that combine for at least 75% of Nash's salary, which comes out to roughly $9M. That's the main problem with all these potential Nash trades. The numbers simply don't add up.

 

[Mainstreet]

I haven't looked at the salaries but if there is a perfect fit for Nash (expiring contract) it is back in Dallas playing along Jason Kidd where there is a need for a scoring PG. If Lamar Odom is an expiring contract (I believe a team option), Rodrigue Beaubois and a first round pick might do it. I'm sure Cuban could get it done if there is a desire.

 

[slinslin]

A three way between the Lakers, Rockets and Suns would make sense..

in principle
Nash, Scola to the Lakers
Gasol to the Rockets
Thabeet, Morris, Flynn, New York pick to Phoenix