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Re: Suns News: The Offseason (2016)
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 11:05 am
by Aztec Sunsfan
Regular season games???
No doubt I'll be there. Cardozo is from Puebla, so probably he will also atend.
And welcome Bajanguy, as a member myself of the international fandom around here, I can tell you this board is really tolerant and knowledgeable. I have learned a lot around here.
Re: Suns News: The Offseason (2016)
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 11:08 am
by carey
My biggest take away is that Riley
fucked us out of LMA.
Re: Suns News: The Offseason (2016)
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 11:10 am
by ShelC
How?
Re: Suns News: The Offseason (2016)
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 11:13 am
by O_Gardino
Woj believes that LMA was ours the day before he signed with the Spurs. Then Riley showed up and gave LMA a talk about sacrifice and winning and being part of something bigger than yourself. LMA decided to go to the spurs, and actually called McD first to tell him he had a change of heart.
Re: Suns News: The Offseason (2016)
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 11:21 am
by bajanguy008
Superbone wrote:Another emerges from the shadows. Welcome bajanguy! What happened to the first 7 bajanguys?
That's just my play on Agent 007 . I wore #8 at high school and on the junior nat'l team so that's where the username comes from lol
Re: Suns News: The Offseason (2016)
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 11:21 am
by bajanguy008
O_Gardino wrote:Woj believes that LMA was ours the day before he signed with the Spurs. Then Riley showed up and gave LMA a talk about sacrifice and winning and being part of something bigger than yourself. LMA decided to go to the spurs, and actually called McD first to tell him he had a change of heart.
Didn't know this , interesting.....
Re: Suns News: The Offseason (2016)
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 11:42 am
by Indy
I am very happy that happened, in hindsight. Having LMA would have probably meant barely making the playoffs with a horrible roster, and then convincing management that we just needed to add some pieces to that to compete, instead of a real rebuild.
Re: Suns News: The Offseason (2016)
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 11:52 am
by ShelC
I wonder if that backfired on RIles as well? Maybe he was trying to convince LMA to take less money to play with Wade, Bosh and Dragic and make the sacrifice? Or he'd work a trade with Bosh but still ask LMA to take a backseat? Either way, LMA probably figured he can get his money and sacrifice and win a title in SA.
Re: Suns News: The Offseason (2016)
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 11:53 am
by Indy
It was the best move LMA could have made. Really.
Re: RE: Re: Suns News: The Offseason (2016)
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 12:05 pm
by carey
ShelC wrote:I wonder if that backfired on RIles as well? Maybe he was trying to convince LMA to take less money to play with Wade, Bosh and Dragic and make the sacrifice? Or he'd work a trade with Bosh but still ask LMA to take a backseat? Either way, LMA probably figured he can get his money and sacrifice and win a title in SA.
Woj made a comment that he was setting LMA up for down the line. Not necessarily last year.
Re: Suns News: The Offseason (2016)
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 12:28 pm
by bajanguy008
As far as LMA and his move to the Spurs , I am seeing the Pau to SA chatter starting up again and I think he's probably gonna go there
Re: Suns News: The Offseason (2016)
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 12:33 pm
by O_Gardino
Do they have anyone we want in exchange for Chandler?
Re: Suns News: The Offseason (2016)
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 2:17 pm
by Superbone
Other things I learned from the interview. McDonough is good friends with Bill Parcells and got good advice from him. Also, he was pretty close to getting Brad Stevens to be our new head coach instead of Hornacek. Stevens decided to stay at his college but then changed his mind a couple months later to become the Celtics head coach.
Re: Suns News: The Offseason (2016)
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 4:06 pm
by n4th4n
Superbone wrote:Other things I learned from the interview. McDonough is good friends with Bill Parcells and got good advice from him. Also, he was pretty close to getting Brad Stevens to be our new head coach instead of Hornacek. Stevens decided to stay at his college but then changed his mind a couple months later to become the Celtics head coach.
Shame. Having Stevens would have been an absolute game-changer. His ability to get the most out of players would be incredible for a young roster like ours.
Re: Suns News: The Offseason (2016)
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 4:25 pm
by Superbone
Re: Suns News: The Offseason (2016)
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 4:35 pm
by Mori Chu
I like Woj's tweet bombs and articles (usually), but I can't take him on podcasts. Don't like his voice or his hosting demeanor.
Re: Suns News: The Offseason (2016)
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 4:51 pm
by In2ition
I'm sure it's nothing, because he's been working with the guys all summer and prior, but where is Len? Is he doing his basketball camp? I would have expected him to be there with the guys in So Cal.
Re: Suns News: The Offseason (2016)
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 5:04 pm
by Indy
In2ition wrote:I'm sure it's nothing, because he's been working with the guys all summer and prior, but where is Len? Is he doing his basketball camp? I would have expected him to be there with the guys in So Cal.
He is hosting a camp but I think it is next week. Maybe some prep work for it.
Re: Suns News: The Offseason (2016)
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 5:11 pm
by Shabazz
Why aren't they dribbling basketballs and studying playbooks while doing this so-called "spinning???"
Re: Suns News: The Offseason (2016)
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 5:49 pm
by Cap
Dribbling basketballs on grass probably doesn't help. As for studying play books, from this angle you can't tell that they're not, so just choose to believe they are.