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man...this team could be LEGENDARILY bad. They'll probably end up winning 19 games...and get bucked out of the lotto and end up with the 4th pick knowing our luck.
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Yeah... the 3 most proven guys on the team are Gortat, who is very likely to get traded, Dragic and Bledsoe, who has never been an every day starter. Everyone else is either very inexperienced or just plain lousy.
If Gortat gets moved before the New Year we might win like 15 games.
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I want a talented young player and at least a pick for Gortat. Get it done McDonough.
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Oriaki is already playing overseas and likely won't be with the team until next offseason.
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Garrett will be playing with OKC. He announced it today on twitter.
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Heh, I wonder whether the Suns could have traded Marshall to them instead. A garbage expiring contract and a pick?
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Man, the Suns are going to have even worse spacing after this trade for Butler.
There's gonna be a lot of bricks this season from downtown. Can't wait!
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There's gonna be a lot of bricks this season from downtown. Can't wait!
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In a recent article I read, Oriahki was listed among those expected to be at training camp. It could have been erroneous, of course.
Ishmael Smith might be a better fit for the running game than Garrett... McD said that he is one of the fastest guards in the league. Of course, he also said that Smith likes to drive to the hoop but his 1.3 FTA/40 suggests otherwise. He must be a pretty tough little dude (6'0 and 175 lbs) though, because he has averaged 4.7 reb/40 - in 1200 total minutes. (In comparison, last year Dragic had 3.6, Dudley 4.5 and Wes Johnson 5.1)
I am thrilled with the team McD is putting together - even the scrubs he's picking up can all run the floor. The bigs are big, strong guys and athletic enough to defend and rebound. So they can't shoot worth a dam - more incentive to run the floor and get dunks. They'll have to develop rudimentary half court games to stick long term but meanwhile we'll have a team that can race up and down the floor for 48 minutes. Other teams are going to hate playing us - we may not win too many games but we are going to inflict lots of losses, many occurring the next day or two.
Ishmael Smith might be a better fit for the running game than Garrett... McD said that he is one of the fastest guards in the league. Of course, he also said that Smith likes to drive to the hoop but his 1.3 FTA/40 suggests otherwise. He must be a pretty tough little dude (6'0 and 175 lbs) though, because he has averaged 4.7 reb/40 - in 1200 total minutes. (In comparison, last year Dragic had 3.6, Dudley 4.5 and Wes Johnson 5.1)
I am thrilled with the team McD is putting together - even the scrubs he's picking up can all run the floor. The bigs are big, strong guys and athletic enough to defend and rebound. So they can't shoot worth a dam - more incentive to run the floor and get dunks. They'll have to develop rudimentary half court games to stick long term but meanwhile we'll have a team that can race up and down the floor for 48 minutes. Other teams are going to hate playing us - we may not win too many games but we are going to inflict lots of losses, many occurring the next day or two.
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Funny, the two guys in that play are now on the Suns (Ish and Bledsoe)
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Thanks for posting the video sunsfan... it does answer my question about Smith. And he's got balls, too - dunking on a 6'1 defender! (Bledsoe, as Suns_fan pointed out) Every day I'm liking this team more and more. Oooooo, four fast guards and three of them are points so every combination is in play. And if we have to go tall, Green (6'8) can play SG - he's athletic so I suppose he's fairly fast. If we want to be extra physical we could pair PJ with Bledsoe.
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I want a talented young player and at least a pick for Gortat. Get it done McDonough.
The Suns will be bad next season but finally there will be hope for the future.
OK. Make a list of NBA players that fit the bill.
Don't think we should automatically assume that either Kravtsov or Smith will make the roster. Cutting Beasley clears up one spot, however.
With Lee a likely cut as well (I suppose they are waiting to see if his contract can be useful in a trade), that would leave the Suns at 15 players, counting both Kravtsov and Smith.
With Lee a likely cut as well (I suppose they are waiting to see if his contract can be useful in a trade), that would leave the Suns at 15 players, counting both Kravtsov and Smith.
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And Channing has been cleared by all his doctors:
http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2...by-numerous-doctors-now-its-up-to-the-phoenix
http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2...by-numerous-doctors-now-its-up-to-the-phoenix
Now he's just waiting on the Suns to clear him.
I just watched the Eurobasket game Slovenia (G. Dragic) versus Spain.
Goran Dragic made Marc Gasol look very old every now an then. To me, he's looking even faster than last two seasos, but always in control. Very good court vision, nice, long passes. Sometimes he seems to be a bit too passive, but overall, it was a very good perfomance.
There have been 3 or 4 posessions where he just scored at will and Spain is known for their elite defense (international level, not NBA wise of course).
By the way, Ricky Rubio was almost invisible. Flashy, when nobody stood near him or the basket, but no factor in the game. Gasol (M.) was great on the offensive and defensive end as well but seemed to lack some stamina.
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Goran Dragic made Marc Gasol look very old every now an then. To me, he's looking even faster than last two seasos, but always in control. Very good court vision, nice, long passes. Sometimes he seems to be a bit too passive, but overall, it was a very good perfomance.
There have been 3 or 4 posessions where he just scored at will and Spain is known for their elite defense (international level, not NBA wise of course).
By the way, Ricky Rubio was almost invisible. Flashy, when nobody stood near him or the basket, but no factor in the game. Gasol (M.) was great on the offensive and defensive end as well but seemed to lack some stamina.
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I just watched the Eurobasket game Slovenia (G. Dragic) versus Spain.
Goran Dragic made Marc Gasol look very old every now an then. To me, he's looking even faster than last two seasos, but always in control. Very good court vision, nice, long passes. Sometimes he seems to be a bit too passive, but overall, it was a very good perfomance.
There have been 3 or 4 posessions where he just scored at will and Spain is known for their elite defense (international level, not NBA wise of course).
By the way, Ricky Rubio was almost invisible. Flashy, when nobody stood near him or the basket, but no factor in the game. Gasol (M.) was great on the offensive and defensive end as well but seemed to lack some stamina.
Greetings from Germany
Thanks for the report. Nice to hear about Dragic.
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