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Agreed.Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 3:44 pmI'm not counting out Bagley yet. I want to see him go to an organization with a real culture or at least an identity.
Why do you think that would be an issue?Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 3:20 amI don't think it would be smart to have Bagley and Ayton at the same time.
I think so. They’re both centers. They should have given it a shot, though.Split T wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 5:11 pmIt’s strange...did they think he’d get in Wood’s way?
You are in the Houston area so you probably know the Rockets better than most of us here. I get the sense though that some of this has to do with money. I feel like with Fertita's fortunes waning more than other multi-billionaires due to the pandemic that they were very fiscally cautious and a first round pick is a delayed financial commitment compared to Allen who will be getting paid in the next year or two. Similar angle with Oladipo who comes off the books this year. I think they probably want to turn him into a draft pick too if they could...?
I don't know about their relationship, but I'm sure you know they played together in high school. I'm just unsure that they'd be a good influence on each others development. Total speculation on my part.INFORMER wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 4:57 pmWhy do you think that would be an issue?Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 3:20 amI don't think it would be smart to have Bagley and Ayton at the same time.
Spacing would be an issue.Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 6:31 pmI don't know about their relationship, but I'm sure you know they played together in high school. I'm just unsure that they'd be a good influence on each others development. Total speculation on my part.INFORMER wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 4:57 pmWhy do you think that would be an issue?Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 3:20 amI don't think it would be smart to have Bagley and Ayton at the same time.
Agreed. Really, the biggest addition we could add at this point would be an aggressive, focused DA like we saw last night.Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:49 pmIn the past we'd have long discussions about guys like Bagley and Gordon because the roster was such a mangled collection of assets who didn't really play well together.
Now the Suns have a nearly perfect roster with clearly defined roles, so it's essentially pointless to really consider any mid-season trade for a significant young player.
I don't see any obvious way they can get better via trade this week. Everything would involve a pretty significant risk of disturbing the form and chemistry of the roster they have now. The ball movement has been good for most of the season, but it's been incredible these last two games. I don't see how that gets worse without enduring injuries.
But we already have that for at least 10 games a season!ShelC wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 4:16 amAgreed. Really, the biggest addition we could add at this point would be an aggressive, focused DA like we saw last night.Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:49 pmIn the past we'd have long discussions about guys like Bagley and Gordon because the roster was such a mangled collection of assets who didn't really play well together.
Now the Suns have a nearly perfect roster with clearly defined roles, so it's essentially pointless to really consider any mid-season trade for a significant young player.
I don't see any obvious way they can get better via trade this week. Everything would involve a pretty significant risk of disturbing the form and chemistry of the roster they have now. The ball movement has been good for most of the season, but it's been incredible these last two games. I don't see how that gets worse without enduring injuries.
Besides Aldridge in a buyout situation, who else is available that scratches that itch?Indy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:53 amBut we already have that for at least 10 games a season!ShelC wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 4:16 amAgreed. Really, the biggest addition we could add at this point would be an aggressive, focused DA like we saw last night.Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:49 pmIn the past we'd have long discussions about guys like Bagley and Gordon because the roster was such a mangled collection of assets who didn't really play well together.
Now the Suns have a nearly perfect roster with clearly defined roles, so it's essentially pointless to really consider any mid-season trade for a significant young player.
I don't see any obvious way they can get better via trade this week. Everything would involve a pretty significant risk of disturbing the form and chemistry of the roster they have now. The ball movement has been good for most of the season, but it's been incredible these last two games. I don't see how that gets worse without enduring injuries.
I still think we need a big.
I am not sure. I am just thinking in the West you have to go through AD, Jokic, Nurkic (and to a lesser extent Kanter at least on the boards), Zubac, not to mention Gobert. It would be nice to have more than Ayton to throw at them. I just don't see our bigs being able to defend them very well on offense or keep them off the boards.jonh wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:47 amBesides Aldridge in a buyout situation, who else is available that scratches that itch?Indy wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 8:53 amBut we already have that for at least 10 games a season!ShelC wrote: ↑Wed Mar 24, 2021 4:16 amAgreed. Really, the biggest addition we could add at this point would be an aggressive, focused DA like we saw last night.Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Tue Mar 23, 2021 10:49 pmIn the past we'd have long discussions about guys like Bagley and Gordon because the roster was such a mangled collection of assets who didn't really play well together.
Now the Suns have a nearly perfect roster with clearly defined roles, so it's essentially pointless to really consider any mid-season trade for a significant young player.
I don't see any obvious way they can get better via trade this week. Everything would involve a pretty significant risk of disturbing the form and chemistry of the roster they have now. The ball movement has been good for most of the season, but it's been incredible these last two games. I don't see how that gets worse without enduring injuries.
I still think we need a big.
I think the stats are a bit misleading in this case. I don't think this year has 8 of the 10 best or most efficient offenses in NBA history. You'd have to factor in defense, pace, and other things. Maybe in a shallow numeric sense their efficiency rating is high, but as the tweet author says, one of the teams isn't even in the playoffs.