Sarver said....

[elindholm]

The description sounds like Pietrus to me. He's made it clear he wants out.

 

[Steel Sun]

Sarver! Now you're just toying with us!


That's a virtual name-drop for Artest, a former NBA Defensive Player of the Year.

edit: Then again, 11 years in more than just "a few."

true. The "few years" kinda threw me off

 

[YouJustGotSUNSD]

Am i the only one who would rather have Pietrus then Artest?

Same type of defender, more athletic, no need to worry about upsetting lockerroom or offensive chemistry, and he would cost less then Artest in trades and money.

I agree 100%, and am not sure how kerr has convinced sarver that a 40 game rental of artest would be worth it for the freakin ATL pick

 

[WuRaider]

Artest is LOONEY Tunes. Remember what he said about Raja last year? "I want to fight Raja Bell" after Raja decked Brad Miller. If its just for the TE, thats awesome but don't include the ATL pick for a mystery box you're only going get mileage out for a few months.

 

[WuRaider]

The description sounds like Pietrus to me. He's made it clear he wants out.

Really? Defense and Pietrus? Reeeeaaally?

 

[joshstmarie]

Am i the only one who would rather have Pietrus then Artest?

Same type of defender, more athletic, no need to worry about upsetting lockerroom or offensive chemistry, and he would cost less then Artest in trades and money.

ill hop on the P train with you. I think the suns can win a championship NOW..i d hate to ad a ticking time bomb only to have it explode in our laps. pietrus would be a great fit IMO.

 

[BeeBeard]

The description sounds like Pietrus to me. He's made it clear he wants out.

Pietrus would be a nice pickup too. He'd be a nice backup for Hill.

It all depends on what's on the table right now for the Suns. If it's the pick, then it's gotta be Artest. If something less, then it's a deal for the very-unhappy-to-be-a-Warrior Pietrus.

 

[YouJustGotSUNSD]

Pietrus is a lesser but more athletic version of bruce bowen, with more slashing and less dirty tricks

 

[BeeBeard]

Pietrus is a lesser but more athletic version of bruce bowen, with more slashing and less dirty tricks

This is also why he's a defensive downgrade over Bowen and Artest.

 

[elindholm]

Really? Defense and Pietrus? Reeeeaaally?

I haven't watched him play much, but he certainly has that reputation.

 

[joshstmarie]

Really? Defense and Pietrus? Reeeeaaally?

yea, remember him checking LB like 3 times the last game we played the Ws...

id have no worries about michael fitting in with the suns like i would with artest.

 

[hafey]

pietrus's defense is much overrated by people on this board.

 

[BeeBeard]

Not to mention that as a European player, Pietrus probably has some good fundamentals and a great work ethic.

On the other hand, Artest can lay out the average Pistons fan in just one punch. So that's something...

 

[Nash2Amare]

Pietrus is solid on D...he blocked the **** outta LB a few times

 

[dodie53]

Count me among those who think trading the Atlanta pick is dumb even if it is between 15-20. There will be no way to add anything to this squad (no way Sarver allows the use of the MLE with his current payroll) until the summer of 2010 and even if Bob does come out of pocket only vets will be available. Every team needs fresh blood from the draft here and there even if it is just role players.

just sign someone from the D league

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

just sign someone from the D league

I meant actual NBA role players, not Sean Marks or Pat Burke.

 

[az1965]

I just read on IGN that the guy who broke the Suns getting Shaq trade has just said the Suns are looking at using the Atl pick and the TE to pick up Ron Artest...

http://boards.ign.com/basketball/b5109/159318388/p2/?32

I never liked Artest but I will be jumping with joy if it happens all the way to my home from work... that is 25 miles...







No I won't, I'll jump few times in my cube

 

[YouJustGotSUNSD]

This is also why he's a defensive downgrade over Bowen and Artest.

But he's also still "defensive"

Those two are some of the best man defenders in the league, of course im not saying pietrus is equal or better.

 

[Roca Dolla]

Suns eye another trade

Paul Coro
The Arizona Republic
Feb. 20, 2008 05:29 PM
The Suns are in trade talks this evening with a few teams, trying to acquire a wing player in a deal for a second-round pick before Thursday's trade deadline.

Phoenix could know by the end of the night whether they can work out a deal for a player like the Los Angeles Clippers' Quinton Ross, Denver's Yakhouba Diawara or Seattle's Mickael Gelabale. Golden State's Mickael Pietrus is also an outside possibility but he would come at a costlier price tag with a salary this season of about $3.5 million, which would be prorated for the season's remainder but would also add to the Suns' luxury tax hit.

Phoenix is seeking a wing player who is a versatile, strong defender and Ross fits that bill at a great price. Ross' salary is slightly more than $800,000 but offers defense, rebounding and ability to play in transition in a 6-foot-6, 193-pound frame. He has been a part-time starter over the past four seasons for the Clippers.

Diawara, a 25-year-old Frenchman, makes less than $700,000 and also has started some over the past two seasons for Denver, bringing strength in a 6-foot-7, 225-pound frame.

Gelabale, 6-feet-7 and 215 pounds, was a player Phoenix has liked since before he entered the league but has spent recent time in the D-League after playing in 70 games as a Seattle rookie in 2006-07. The athletic 24-year-old, who is also French, has a salary of about $800,000 this season.


http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/0220sunsrumors.html

 

[wilkinshui]

would it be diawrawa or something in denver?

 

[mojorizen7]

Not to mention that as a European player, Pietrus probably has some good fundamentals and a great work ethic.

On the other hand, Artest can lay out the average Pistons fan in just one punch. So that's something...

Nice.

 

[az1965]

Paul Coro
The Arizona Republic
Feb. 20, 2008 05:29 PM
The Suns are in trade talks this evening with a few teams, trying to acquire a wing player in a deal for a second-round pick before Thursday's trade deadline.

Phoenix could know by the end of the night whether they can work out a deal for a player like the Los Angeles Clippers' Quinton Ross, Denver's Yakhouba Diawara or Seattle's Mickael Gelabale. Golden State's Mickael Pietrus is also an outside possibility but he would come at a costlier price tag with a salary this season of about $3.5 million, which would be prorated for the season's remainder but would also add to the Suns' luxury tax hit.

Phoenix is seeking a wing player who is a versatile, strong defender and Ross fits that bill at a great price. Ross' salary is slightly more than $800,000 but offers defense, rebounding and ability to play in transition in a 6-foot-6, 193-pound frame. He has been a part-time starter over the past four seasons for the Clippers.

Diawara, a 25-year-old Frenchman, makes less than $700,000 and also has started some over the past two seasons for Denver, bringing strength in a 6-foot-7, 225-pound frame.

Gelabale, 6-feet-7 and 215 pounds, was a player Phoenix has liked since before he entered the league but has spent recent time in the D-League after playing in 70 games as a Seattle rookie in 2006-07. The athletic 24-year-old, who is also French, has a salary of about $800,000 this season.


http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/0220sunsrumors.html

So much for the Artest excitement that lasted just 5 min...

 

[BeeBeard]

Not to mention that Boris Diaw is also French, like Pietrus. I bet Diaw and Pietrus would get along really well.

 

[mjb21aztd]

darn I hate not seeing Mike Miller, or Artest on that list I bet its going to be pietrus now though which isn't bad he can play some defense and score

 

[fordronken]

I like Ross a lot-- but he really cannot shoot.