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Re: Suns 2022 Off-Season Thread
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2022 10:51 am
by ShelC
What could they have been expecting?
Re: Suns 2022 Off-Season Thread
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2022 11:18 am
by Shabazz
Anyone who thinks Dario is some sort of panacea need to remind themselves about how maddeningly inconsistent he was in 20-21, to the point where he was out of the rotation a few times.
If James Jones is disappointed it's because he was counting on Dario's return as his big move of the offseason, considering he did jack otherwise.
Re: Suns 2022 Off-Season Thread
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2022 11:43 am
by Split T
I don’t remember that at all, are you thinking 19-20? He was in and out with injuries in 20-21, but he was pretty consistently good when he played that year.
Re: Suns 2022 Off-Season Thread
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2022 12:00 pm
by Shabazz
Re: Suns 2022 Off-Season Thread
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2022 12:04 pm
by Split T
Ya, April wasn’t good, May seems fine. He wasn’t out of the rotation though. I don’t think anyone thinks he’s some sort of savior…he was a 7th/8th man. He was perfectly good as a 7th/8th man all year when he was on the court. Do I think he returns to that? Not counting on it, but I hope so.
Re: Suns 2022 Off-Season Thread
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2022 12:14 pm
by Split T
Please reopen these discussions
Re: Suns 2022 Off-Season Thread
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2022 12:54 pm
by JeremyG
Split T wrote: ↑Mon Sep 12, 2022 9:07 am
Is Gambo just reading between the lines on that JJ interview? That’s my guess
No, this was last week on the radio, before the JJ interview was published.
Re: Suns 2022 Off-Season Thread
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2022 1:34 pm
by Superbone
US Open, anyone?
Re: Suns 2022 Off-Season Thread
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2022 1:40 pm
by Shabazz
Re: Suns 2022 Off-Season Thread
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2022 1:40 pm
by JeremyG
JeremyG wrote: ↑Mon Sep 12, 2022 12:54 pm
Split T wrote: ↑Mon Sep 12, 2022 9:07 am
Is Gambo just reading between the lines on that JJ interview? That’s my guess
No, this was last week on the radio, before the JJ interview was published.
Here's the exact quote:
"The reports I'm getting on Dario, in the international competition right now, by the way, are not good. He does not look good, looks slow, and really struggling overcoming that injury." (4 min. mark:
https://omny.fm/shows/burns-gambo/burns ... -bogdanovi)
So it wasn't necessarily from the Suns' perspective.
Re: Suns 2022 Off-Season Thread
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2022 1:46 pm
by Drewsprocket
Split T wrote: ↑Mon Sep 12, 2022 12:04 pm
Ya, April wasn’t good, May seems fine. He wasn’t out of the rotation though. I don’t think anyone thinks he’s some sort of savior…he was a 7th/8th man. He was perfectly good as a 7th/8th man all year when he was on the court. Do I think he returns to that? Not counting on it, but I hope so.
Sounds like he fell out of shape (quarantine) then got the ankle injury ramping back up. Ruined his season. Consistency has always been his problem. It’s not so much that he’s streaky but the grind in the NBA is ridiculous and you’ve got to maintain flow with your team as a bench player and keep body ready. He seems like someone who has to really take care of himself like a Nash or CP3 to sustain a full NBA season.
"I came from the COVID and I couldn't really lift the weights or ride the bike," Saric said. "We were doing some sprints, we were playing and I stepped wrong. I didn't step on somebody's foot. It just kind of happened. Really, really weird situation. Nobody was around me and we were running and I just stepped wrong. That's it."
https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ ... 743252002/
Re: Suns 2022 Off-Season Thread
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2022 1:53 pm
by Split T
Maybe we were working on a Crowder for Barnes deal and that’s what Crowder caught wind of
Re: Suns 2022 Off-Season Thread
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 7:04 am
by Split T
Just starting, so I haven’t heard yet, but it seems like a lot of suns talk.
Re: Suns 2022 Off-Season Thread
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 8:39 am
by wpmiller42
In my opinion, a Crowder/Barnes trade would seem to make a lot of sense for both teams.
Re: Suns 2022 Off-Season Thread
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 9:52 am
by The Bobster
The Suns should just go out and win the title this year just to spite Sarver since he couldn't celebrate with them.
That'd show him.
Re: Suns 2022 Off-Season Thread
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 9:53 am
by Superbone
The Bobster wrote: ↑Tue Sep 13, 2022 9:52 am
The Suns should just go out and win the title this year just to spite Sarver since he couldn't celebrate with them.
That'd show him.
I like your thinking!
Re: Suns 2022 Off-Season Thread
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 9:55 am
by Split T
Yes please!
Re: Suns 2022 Off-Season Thread
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 10:03 am
by Split T
Split T wrote: ↑Tue Sep 13, 2022 7:04 am
Just starting, so I haven’t heard yet, but it seems like a lot of suns talk.
Just listened, here’s a rundown if you aren’t able to listen:
1.Rehash the collapse to Dallas
2. Compare us to Utah(they don’t think we’re the same.
3. Still think we are at least a regular season wins machine(have us like 3-5 in the west)
4. Still have a shot at a title without a move, but they called it a 2011 Mavs shot
5. Discussed what we’d need to win and whether or not we could find that from within our roster
6. Both think the suns need to make a move. Roster isn’t necessarily maximized, but our style of play is.
7. Lowe said we can’t expect to win if we’re losing the 3-point battle, ft battle, and possession battle.
8. Mentioned Ayton as the best chance of the internal development we need.
9. Briefly mentioned Mikal/CamJ/Saric here
10. Spent a lot of time discussing trade candidates(Lowe had 25)
11. The ones he liked(Kuzma, John Collins, Harrison Barnes, Jerami Grant, SGA)
12. Most would require the other team faltering during the season to even make the player available.
13. He expects we’ll make a trade at some point.
Re: Suns 2022 Off-Season Thread
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 10:09 am
by JeremyG
The Bobster wrote: ↑Tue Sep 13, 2022 9:52 am
The Suns should just go out and win the title this year just to spite Sarver since he couldn't celebrate with them.
That'd show him.
Who would Silver hand the trophy to in that situation?
Re: Suns 2022 Off-Season Thread
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 10:13 am
by The Bobster
JeremyG wrote: ↑Tue Sep 13, 2022 10:09 am
The Bobster wrote: ↑Tue Sep 13, 2022 9:52 am
The Suns should just go out and win the title this year just to spite Sarver since he couldn't celebrate with them.
That'd show him.
Who would Silver hand the trophy to in that situation?
Whoever the Alternate Governor is, I would assume.