New Owner - Mat Ishbia

[Sparky16]

why on Earth would that need to be mentioned in a Phoenix Suns thread.

and when a Rep is back in the WH he will donate to them.... thats how it works

 

[Muggz]

FWIW Arizona has more boats per capita than any other US State.

boats

 

[mjb21aztd]

Lol wish I had his income

Sounds like a promising gm sure better than 1 the Cards will pick lol ugh on cards

Wishing he knows how trade and make good draft picks fa signings

Only time will tell

420 bong rip to new gm hope long carrer in az

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

Being an ex player, albeit college...I think it's safe to assume this guy really wants to win. Must have had a pretty deep investor pool to make this happen, also.

 

[Superbone]

*corrected thread title misspelled first name*

If he ever gets a T from his owner's seat, he can use it to fix his name!

 

[Superbone]

FWIW Arizona has more boats per capita than any other US State.

At least Michigan and Arizona have one thing in common, lakes.

 

[GatorAZ]

Apparently he’s Jewish, just like Amare.

I’d hope this sale will be completed before the trade deadline.

 

[mjb21aztd]

At least Michigan and Arizona have one thing in common, lakes.

Canyon lake is fun lol even if u get a bit of keim drinker types there

 

[Mainstreet]

On the surface, this sounds like great news.

I'm really excited.

Let's get that championship!

 

[Mainstreet]

And here I was frying chicken thighs when this news broke.lol

Keep frying chicken.

 

[AZ Native]

FWIW Arizona has more boats per capita than any other US State.

We are 42nd.

Which U.S. State Has The Most Recreational Boats & Yachts per Capita?

www.siyachts.com

 

[Yuma]

FWIW Arizona has more boats per capita than any other US State.

Also, AZ is one of the states with the most measurable shoreline! (Hint: we have a really long river that runs down the length of the state.)

 

[Yuma]

At least Michigan and Arizona have one thing in common, lakes.

Isn't there one named Kari here?

 

[Yuma]

Also, AZ is one of the states with the most measurable shoreline! (Hint: we have a really long river that runs down the length of the state.)

NM, my teacher lied to me...

 

[nashman]

Lol wish I had his income

Sounds like a promising gm sure better than 1 the Cards will pick lol ugh on cards

Wishing he knows how trade and make good draft picks fa signings

Only time will tell

420 bong rip to new gm hope long carrer in az

What? OWNER not a GM are you high lol

 

[mjb21aztd]

What? OWNER not a GM are you high lol

Oh my bad owner lol Hope he is successful

 

[mjb21aztd]

What? OWNER not a GM are you high lol

Yea honestly few bong hits already deal with cards fan stress.. lol

 

[Proximo]

So apparently Ishiba is buying just over 50% of the team including all of Sarvers share, so a lot of the previous minority owners still remain. This is good news to me, because the brothers shelling out 2 billion instead of 4 billion means they have a lot more personal wealth left over and are that much more likely to spend money on the team.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

Because the political leanings of an owner matter to many of their fans - if you have a literal techno-fascist (Thiel) mentioned as an option, a guy like Ishbia is a major relief.

You're not forced to comment on the post, and if you want to keep to basketball, you do you!

To be fair, by similar logic the fact that he has recently supported reps could easily be used against him if people decide to do so. At some point you just have to accept someone's political affiliations and leanings. The most important thing in the end is do they have deep pockets and do they care about winning. Outside of racist/sexist comments or actions people will eventually let the other stuff go.

 

[AZ Native]

Isn't there one named Kari here?

Oh, I thought her last name started with an F. My bad.

 

[AZ Native]

FWIW Arizona has more boats per capita than any other US State.

I think that was true in the 60's. Since then it has been misinformation by local Realtors.

 

[Dr. Jones]

You know we’ve got perception issues in this country when I see he’s worth $6B and I’m disappointed he’s not Bezos rich and then I find out he’d be the 8th richest owner in the nba. Lol.

I like he’s young. I like he played under Izzo. I like he played for Michigan state when it experienced unparalleled success. Was worried he was a “born on third base” guy taking over his fathers business, but it looks like he took a successful business and made it an absolute mega success. That’s some good chops there. Hopefully he’s the guy and he just makes the suns his baby and we become champions.

This. I thought he may not be rich enough. Now I'm a bit happier.

I like that he will be uber competitive.

 

[Hoop Head]

He played for Michigan State under Tom Izzo, which is cool. J-Rich commenting is interesting. You have to wonder if any of his former teammates from Michigan will join the Suns in some capacity. Of note, he's played alongside a number of former NBA players. Jason Richardson, Mateen Cleaves, Charlie Bell, Morris Peterson, Zack Randolph, Paul Davis, Maurice Ager, and Alan Anderson. Mo Pete, J-Rich, and Z-Bo all had good long careers while the rest just had cups of coffee in the league, essentially.

 

[AZ Native]

Took over his Daddy's business? Yeah, he was the 12th team member when he went to work there in 2003. He became the CEO in 2013. Now they have 7000 team members. He hates to lose and wants to win at any cost. No, he is not Sarver. Go SUNS!

 

[overseascardfan]

He'll be cool with me when he buys us a title.