I stand corrected as I did say I was going from memory. Maybe it was for off the bench players scoring per minutes played? I am not one for remembering statistics. No reason for you to be an ***** about it. I think Jimmer has value for this team we will agree to disagree if you think he does not.
I am both from St. Loius area until I was 10 and then South Texas. Back then you didn't get many games on Tv except playoffs. Paul Westphal became my favorite player after the '76 series against Boston and the Suns my favorite team in the West. Hated the Celtics\ Lakers who dominated in the 80's. Took lots of abuse from Spurs fans in the 80s being a Suns fan.
Ha! Westphal was my favorite player back then too.
I was such a Westphal fan that it took me at least a hundred years to forgive Lionel Hollins for the cheap shots he directed Paul's way.
Steve
Please refresh my memory. I don't recall that.
I would pay to see Goodwin, Len and Bledsoe develop. The experiment of Eric and Goran playing together. A group of young, hungry Players to start their careers and restart the hopes for this franchise.
But I'd have no intention wasting my money to see Brown or Gortat playing for a better contract, producing useless wins or just getting older. Hey, even though it may be scary: I would rather give Michael Beasley (aka the untradeable) another chance than those two guys.
His senior year, I enjoyed wathching Jimmer as much as anyone. I was deployed to Baghdad at the time and it was not as if anyone had alot going on that was particularly enjoyable. I remember sitting down in the dining facility with a group of people who worked in my building for midnight chow. We sat near a TV to watch whatever basketball game happened to be on. I don't think anyone who sat down to watch the game was a BYU fan, but it was the only thing on and we watched it. At the end of the meal, everyone got up from the table as a Jimmer fan. He was amazing, hitting absurdly long 3-pointers, floaters in the lane and stealing the ball. He seemed compeltely unstoppable and carried BYU to victory almost single handedly. We walked out of there wondering if he would be the #1 pick and made an effort to watch BYU for the rest of the season.
But . . . . since then Jimmer has not done squat. There are probably some diehard BYU fans who will pay to see Jimmer if he comes to the Suns. But it is not enough to make much of difference in ticket sales if the team does not start winning.
As much fun as Jimmer was to watch in college, he hasn't shown that he can make it as a pro player. I'd be willing to trade Shannon Brown for Jimmer, since I think they both belong on the bench but I would not give up an actual NBA quality player for someone who can't contribute against NBA quality defenses.
A show of hands of the people that would trade Kendall Marshall for Jimmer. I'd do it, just for the sake of novelty.
A show of hands of the people that would trade Kendall Marshall for Jimmer. I'd do it, just for the sake of novelty.
A show of hands of the people that would trade Kendall Marshall for Jimmer. I'd do it, just for the sake of novelty.
A show of hands of the people that would trade Kendall Marshall for Jimmer. I'd do it, just for the sake of novelty.
Even though Marshall had a few games last season in which he showed he is destined to lead the league in assists, I'd rather have Fredette. Both have been busts, but Fredette will fill more of a need if he ever gets it together. Marshall's ceiling with the Suns is to be a rarely used backup; there's just too much talent in front of him on the roster.
elindholm said:Even though Marshall had a few games last season in which he showed he is destined to lead the league in assists, I'd rather have Fredette.
I believe it was a subtle joke directed at Slin. I am also pretty sure Steve recognized that and laughed at Eric's joke.
Correct on all counts.
Steve
So, my +/- has just gone up?