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SDC wrote:i did say that if the suns became extremely bad next season, in some perverse way he gets to keep his job.

I'll make two predictions right now. The Suns will not be extremely bad next season and McDonough will not get fired. I know I'm going out on a limb here.

All kinds of stuff going on in the Warriors' camp. Sounds like a perfect Lindsey Hunter environment: http://www.warriorsworld.net/2014/05/07/gods-devils-and-dysfunction-the-truth-about-mark-jackson/ Here's an excerpt: Jackson, in conjunction with Lindsey Hunter and Pete Myers, worked to create false...

carey wrote:Glad Hibbert had a decent game.

Where the fuck was this Gortat the last year he played for us? Damn. Dude is taking it to the rim with authority all of a sudden.

Gortat's monster slam in the first quarter was a thing of beauty. He got to the rim from way out.

TheOriginalOriginal wrote:Yes, the whole youre making a mistake thing was fun.

Ya, that one was a real boondoggle, I tell ya'.

TheOriginalOriginal wrote:SDCs posts bring me joy. He's definitely got his own ideas, but they make me laugh.

Yep, he's out on his own little island. He keeps things interesting, I'll give him that.

Mori Chu wrote:As far as I can tell, sdc's only main gripe about McD is that he didn't trade for Pau. Which is one move or lack of move out of a whole year on the job. Doesn't sound too bad to me.

Apparently, sdc likes Gasol so much that he wants McD fired since he didn't pick him up at the deadline.

Although I think that McDonough did a very good job this last off-season, this one is even bigger for him and the Suns. Maybe, maybe not. This may be the summer to stand pat. If Minnesota doesn't want to move Kevin Love, then he won't be moved, and right now they don't appear inclined to move. Do y...

Ring_Wanted wrote:Again, I ask: why it is only Gasol the one discussed here?

Because it's sdc who has an infatuation with him.

INFORMER wrote:SDC, McDonough isn't going anywhere.

You don't try to talk sense to a lunatic.

Although I think that McDonough did a very good job this last off-season, this one is even bigger for him and the Suns. Maybe, maybe not. This may be the summer to stand pat. If Minnesota doesn't want to move Kevin Love, then he won't be moved, and right now they don't appear inclined to move. Do y...

Mori Chu wrote:"Mama, there goes that team!"

Hey, did you email Sose? Any response?

JeffreyLee wrote:Doc came to mind for me as well.

Actually, Doc is third. Kings' coach Mike Malone was hired before Doc (and after Hornacek).

How else should he react?

Top 16 teams make the playoffs. Huh? Sarcasm? Nope. Swingman said that changes were needed, to make awards fairer I presume. Since I believe winning is what determines in a huge part who gets what, and making the playoffs is an obvious milestone in that regard, my point is that getting the best 16 ...

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Superbone wrote:Did you know?

Jeff Hornacek is now the longest tenured coach in the Pacific division.

Doc Rivers?

Nope. Hornacek hired in May. Rivers in June.

Ring_Wanted wrote:I often see the 'mortgage the future' argument. I find it a gross hyperbole if what we are talking about is Indiana's pick at most.

That's what we don't know, Ring. That's a mighty big "if". How do you have any clue that's all it took?

Did you know?

Jeff Hornacek is now the longest tenured coach in the Pacific division.

That's it, if making the playoffs could have been considered a goal worth of actively pursuing and investing something in the process (maybe as little as second round picks, seeing the moves that actually went down). That's the question, isn't it? Is it more important to squeak into the playoffs or...

It's hard not to make a case for McD with Bledsoe, Plumlee, Green, and even hiring Hornacek. I get the feeling that those in and around the league wanted to see the suns make a move at the deadline to make a push for the playoffs. That may have hurt McDonough as well. I think in our case and situat...

TheOriginalOriginal wrote:McD got hosed, really nothing else to add here.

Yep.