Kerr To Talk With Barry In SA Today

[SirStefan32]

You guys sound very very desperate right now. Youre holding out hope for a 36 yr old F who's never played a lick of defense. Or do you guys really not give a damn about (acquiring someone) playing defense ?

Desperation.......its all or nothing for the Suns i guess. If this experiement fails, its gonna be a very very long time before youre in contention for another title run. This is not smart.........not very smart management at all. Givin all your draft picks away, bringin in all these new guys that disrupt chemistry........guys over 30. Desperation.

 

[green machine]

You guys sound very very desperate right now. Youre holding out hope for a 36 yr old F who's never played a lick of defense. Or do you guys really not give a damn about (acquiring someone) playing defense ?

Desperation.......its all or nothing for the Suns i guess. If this experiement fails, its gonna be a very very long time before youre in contention for another title run. This is not smart.........not very smart management at all. Givin all your draft picks away, bringin in all these new guys that disrupt chemistry........guys over 30. Desperation.

I have no problem with them making any moves that help them for the here and now. Is it desperate? Sure. But this team should be desperate for a title.

 

[arwillan]

You guys sound very very desperate right now. Youre holding out hope for a 36 yr old F who's never played a lick of defense. Or do you guys really not give a damn about (acquiring someone) playing defense ?

Desperation.......its all or nothing for the Suns i guess. If this experiement fails, its gonna be a very very long time before youre in contention for another title run. This is not smart.........not very smart management at all. Givin all your draft picks away, bringin in all these new guys that disrupt chemistry........guys over 30. Desperation.

Barry's a guard, not a forward genius.

 

[Trophytown]

Barry's a guard, not a forward genius.

Does it matter ? Can he play any defense ? Does he play defense......... ?

 

[Trophytown]

Ban........banned for what exactly ? Cause im not pimpin what you'd like to hear ? Im definitely not trollin if thats what youre insenuating. Im just tellin it like it is........you dont wanna hear it, dont read the post.

Bottom line is youve added two players (Shaq and Linton), one which causes you to change your philosophy somewhat on offense, who's got a recent history of battling injuries, missing significant amount of games, and you wanna add another who's had recent bouts with injuries and youre tryin to incorporate all of this in the span of less than 30 games ?

Good luck with that project man. If this doesnt work Hades will break loose from its chains and within a couple seasons you'll likely be lookin up at other contenders --Warriors, Hornets, Jazz, Blazers, Nuggets and Lakers.

 

[green machine]

Ban........banned for what exactly ? Cause im not pimpin what you'd like to hear ? Im definitely not trollin if thats what youre insenuating. Im just tellin it like it is........you dont wanna hear it, dont read the post.

Bottom line is youve added two players (Shaq and Linton), one which causes you to change your philosophy somewhat on offense, who's got a recent history of battling injuries, missing significant amount of games, and you wanna add another who's had recent bouts with injuries and youre tryin to incorporate all of this in the span of less than 30 games ?

Good luck with that project man. If this doesnt work Hades will break loose from its chains and within a couple seasons you'll likely be lookin up at other contenders --Warriors, Hornets, Jazz, Blazers, Nuggets and Lakers.

Damn right this is a last ditch effort for the Suns. I mean, their window isn't that big and this might be the best chance to squeeze a title out of this roster before it all needs to be blown up. If the Suns didn't go for it like they are then I'd be pissed, but as it stands I'm a big fan of the recent moves.

EDIT: And I see no reason to have you banned, personally.

 

[SirStefan32]

Ban........banned for what exactly ? Cause im not pimpin what you'd like to hear ? Im definitely not trollin if thats what youre insenuating. Im just tellin it like it is........you dont wanna hear it, dont read the post.

Bottom line is youve added two players (Shaq and Linton), one which causes you to change your philosophy somewhat on offense, who's got a recent history of battling injuries, missing significant amount of games, and you wanna add another who's had recent bouts with injuries and youre tryin to incorporate all of this in the span of less than 30 games ?

Good luck with that project man. If this doesnt work Hades will break loose from its chains and within a couple seasons you'll likely be lookin up at other contenders --Warriors, Hornets, Jazz, Blazers, Nuggets and Lakers.

I am just kiddin. Youre overreactin. Lot of trollin goin on here recently.

Besides, I didn't add two players. Suns did. Youre insenuating that "I" or "we" did.

 

[passenger]

First raja gets his ankle rocked by shaqs foot, then almost gets his head caved in from a shaq elbow. He might have Shaqaphobia by now.

exactly,that elbow hit looked pretty bad

 

[passenger]

Kerr flies to SA today to talk with Barry in person.

http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/PaulCoro/18007

i hope he can convince,they say warriors,boston and houston are in the race too,and spurs obviously

 

[passenger]

yup pretty much

well,3 pointers will be so critical,given that bell's percentage is going down dramatically every year

 

[Arizona's Finest]

Good luck with that project man. If this doesnt work Hades will break loose from its chains and within a couple seasons you'll likely be lookin up at other contenders --Warriors, Hornets, Jazz, Blazers, Nuggets and Lakers.

I think your faiing to give credit to Suns management. Say what you want about their decision making over the years but they make moves, unlike teams like Philly, Milwaukee, the Clippers and on and on. Even JC and BC were wont to stand pat.

I would rather roll the dice and deal with the possibility of crapping out.

And you are also vastly discountin our ability to revamp on the fly as we go forward. We have an first team F/C who is 26 and locked in. We have one more run after this year and the we can (hopefully) flip Shaq's big contract and bring in a big time player. Just like the Lakers everyone wants to play for the Suns. Hopefuly we get a hit on this upcoming lottery and get an impact player to help the current core.

It's not very bleak for our current situation either. I think we have the personnel to beat you once roles are set in April. Obviously as a Laker fan you are conditioned to think differently. Well the great thing about sports is things change and momentum swings.

So while your sitting high now your not as far as far from the floor you think you are.

 

[arwillan]

Just like the Lakers everyone wants to play for the Suns. Hopefuly we get a hit on this upcoming lottery and get an impact player to help the current core.

how many players do you think will be dying to play for the suns once nash is gone?

 

[YouJustGotSUNSD]

Update!

From AZ Central:

Barry: Options are Suns, Spurs

Phoenix GM Kerr makes pitch to vet

Paul Coro
The Arizona Republic
Feb. 26, 2008 10:23 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Suns General Manager Steve Kerr got to shake hands Tuesday with the NBA's most coveted free agent, Brent Barry, but there was no handshake agreement that Barry would join the Suns.

Between scouting games at Kansas State on Monday night and Vanderbilt on Tuesday night, Kerr dropped in on the San Antonio home of a wavering Barry to make a two-hour pitch to him and his wife, Erin, on the day that Barry's decision was expected.

Barry only whittled his candidate list to San Antonio and Phoenix, leaving them to wait for an answer Wednesday.

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Each team is offering a veteran's minimum contract that includes the 2008-09 season, but the Spurs are believed to be sweetening the pot with a third year, on top of the emotional pull of teammates he has played with since 2004.

Barry also had been considering Boston, Houston and Dallas. He cleared waivers Tuesday morning.

"I've spoken with Brent," Kerr said. "I met with him and his wife, and we're awaiting his decision. He's very seriously considering it."

The Suns are seeking to add Barry, 36, to help with playmaking and perimeter shooting. Barry cleared waivers Tuesday morning after being traded last week from San Antonio to Seattle, which released him Friday. If Barry signs with San Antonio, he can't re-join the team until 30 days after the trade (March 21).

"There have been so many changes over the past few days, it's very difficult," Barry told the San Antonio Express-News on Tuesday morning. "Just because I've cleared (waivers), I don't have a timetable that today is the day I have to decide."

Barry, a 6-foot-7 swingman, is recovering from a calf strain that would keep him out of action at least a week.

Should Barry pick San Antonio, the Suns could turn their attention to Philadelphia guard Gordan Giricek. He was traded to the 76ers when Utah landed Kyle Korver in late December.

Giricek, a 30-year-old, 6-foot-6 shooter, has played twice this month and could be bought out by Saturday, which would make him playoff eligible if it happens by Saturday.

Giricek would not fill the playmaker role that Barry can and has shot 36.7 percent from 3-point range for his career, compared to Barry's 40.7 percent.

And then there were two...

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Even JC and BC were wont to stand pat.

this is just wrong. the colangeli were wheeler/dealers. for years.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

guys, this is the montana-cardinals syndrome. we think we're in the running when in reality we're just being used as a smokescreen for barry returning to the spurs but not getting caught by the league for pulling a stack.

 

[mojorizen7]

how many players do you think will be dying to play for the suns once nash is gone?

Chris Paul?

 

[TheHopToad]

how many players do you think will be dying to play for the suns once nash is gone?

Hopefully LeBron, cause that is the year he is a free agent and we will have a boatload of money to spend. He'll be fed up with Cleveland by then and will be needing a change.

 

[elindholm]

guys, this is the montana-cardinals syndrome. we think we're in the running when in reality we're just being used as a smokescreen for barry returning to the spurs but not getting caught by the league for pulling a stack.

Correct.

Although, it is kind of interesting that Barry talks about "so many changes over the past few days." It makes it sound like he was going to go to Houston until the Yao news broke, and now is scrambling to figure out what his second choice is.

 

[some_user86]

Phoenix isn't a smokescreen. Barry managed to get a three year deal out of the Spurs. WTF? They were trading him every year, and now he's got them begging to come back to him. Makes me think he's actually really pissed at Pop and Co. for continuously trying to trade him every year.

I say there is a good chance he lands in Phoenix. Kerr has an intimate understanding of what it is like to be in Barry's position. He was the same offensive-minded, three point guy who couldn't pick up Spurs defense and got traded for it (eventually came back). I say he's using that to pull on Barry.

 

[arwillan]

Hopefully LeBron, cause that is the year he is a free agent and we will have a boatload of money to spend. He'll be fed up with Cleveland by then and will be needing a change.

i follow cleveland probably even closer to the suns, and i can say for absolute certain that there is no way he will be here. why?


1)he was drafted by the cavs and has been there since
2) they will pay him the same, if not more, than the amount we will
3) he is incredibly close with boobie gibson, who is also going nowhere anytime soon
4) his fan base in cleveland is huge. he is essentially the heart and soul of that city as far as sports go
5) lebron is the best player in the nba, IMO. yes, in my opinion. i would hate to start that debate here (between kobe and lebron), so let's avoid it. The cavaliers are not stupid enough to let him walk away from their team. no way in heck does that happen. Take the lakers for example: they killed the public's view of their team, their chances, their front office, and their players by keeping a seemingly unhappy kobe there because he is too good to simply let go.
6) if he does go anywhere, it will be New Jersey (or should i say Brooklyn). He won't want to be a part of a team that is not a serious contender right away, and the suns won't be. Barbosa/amare isn't exactly a promising team in the era of slow-it-down,play tough defense basketball. why would he want to be a part of that? his chances are much better elsewhere. if the east stays how it is, then he would probably rather stay there so he can walk into the finals every year
7) there is no sign he is discontent in cleveland. the guy is putting up 30/8/7 night in and night out. He loves his coach, his team mates, and his front office. he asked for some guard help a few years back. what did the do? draft boobie gibson (who has panned out to be a nearly perfect combo guard for him because of shooting and some playmaking ability). He asks for more help this year and what do they do? trade essentially garbage away in an 11-player deal to bring in 2 3-point shooters, a second playmaker, a defensive big they've been looking for to pair with Z, and a veteran big who can play D and knock down shots on top of it. what more could he ask for out there?


trust me, lebron will never be a sun.