Suns News: Week 26 4/8-4/9

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Suns News: Week 26 4/8-4/9

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The final week of the season contains one lonely game. Please post all exit interviews and the like in this thread after tomorrow. Then next week we will start up the off-season thread.

Last Week's Games

Monday, April 1st vs. Cleveland WIN 122-113
Wednesday, April 3rd vs. Utah LOSS 118-97
Friday, April 5th vs. New Orleans WIN 133-126
Sunday, April 7th @ Houston LOSS 149-113

This Week's Games

Tuesday, April 9th @ Dallas

Suns Stories

Center of the Sun: Perpetually shorthanded Suns finish the week 2-2 - https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2019 ... ek-2-2-nba

Locked On Suns Monday: A wild Jeff Bower has appeared - https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2019 ... r-appeared

Earl Watson knew of Suns firing weeks early, likely explaining Eric Bledsoe’s salon and 40-point losses (This is fucking stupid.) https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2019 ... int-losses

Igor Kokoskov sounds comfortable with his future with the Suns - https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ ... 402638002/

Focus remains on young players as Suns are routed by Rockets in record shooting performance - https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ ... 397015002/

Suns owner Robert Sarver reportedly considering Jeff Bower to pair with James Jones should work - https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ ... 392034002/
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Thanks for all the links and info as usual, carey. You the real MVP.

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Why is Earl Watson still talking about the Suns? Shouldn't he be looking for a job somewhere?
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The Bobster wrote:Why is Earl Watson still talking about the Suns? Shouldn't he be looking for a job somewhere?
I mean... that's probably why.
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I have a really hard time believing McD or Sarver told him he was fired, but he would coaching the first 3 games. That is just ludicrous. Has anyone from the org backed that up yet?

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Indy wrote:I have a really hard time believing McD or Sarver told him he was fired, but he would coaching the first 3 games. That is just ludicrous. Has anyone from the org backed that up yet?
From Espo who isn't with the Suns anymore but...

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A Sarver vs. Rich Paul feud. Yay. I can't tell who to root against more.

Either way, Suns fans lose as usual.

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Well we can probably remove any rich Paul clients off any future wish lists while Sarver owns the team...that’s not a good position to be in

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Hopefully the Watson/Bledsoe/Klutch/McD nonsense was rock bottom. Can't say for sure tho.

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Split T wrote:
Mon Apr 08, 2019 5:31 pm
Well we can probably remove any rich Paul clients off any future wish lists while Sarver owns the team...that’s not a good position to be in
I’m okay with that. Fuck that guy.

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Suns always overachieving when it comes to finding new depths to hit rock bottom so keep those seatbelts buckled. This ride ain’t over
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specialsauce wrote:
Mon Apr 08, 2019 8:34 pm
Split T wrote:
Mon Apr 08, 2019 5:31 pm
Well we can probably remove any rich Paul clients off any future wish lists while Sarver owns the team...that’s not a good position to be in
I’m okay with that. f*** that guy.
What if Zion or Ja hire klutch sports?

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Split T wrote:
Mon Apr 08, 2019 8:49 pm
specialsauce wrote:
Mon Apr 08, 2019 8:34 pm
Split T wrote:
Mon Apr 08, 2019 5:31 pm
Well we can probably remove any rich Paul clients off any future wish lists while Sarver owns the team...that’s not a good position to be in
I’m okay with that. f*** that guy.
What if Zion or Ja hire klutch sports?
Doesn’t matter when they’re a rookie. We’ll have four years to deal with it. If we win, it will be a non-issue.

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Is T.J. Warren being held out of games on purpose so he can’t reach his bonus?

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gosuns wrote:
Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:14 pm
Is T.J. Warren being held out of games on purpose so he can’t reach his bonus?
No.
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I suspect TJ Warren has played his last game as a Suns. This offseason I suspect both Jackson and Warren will be dealt. Hopefully not for another wing.

And please, for the love of all that's good and holy, I don't want Rozier. He's basically just Tyler Johnson 2.0.

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Wormwood wrote:I suspect TJ Warren has played his last game as a Suns. This offseason I suspect both Jackson and Warren will be dealt. Hopefully not for another wing.
Jackson has little value at $7M owed next year. Unless he is bundled for salary purposes I don't think he is moved. With Tyler being owed $19M and Warren $12M we have enough salary to get anyone from $7M-$38M in salaries.
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carey wrote:
Mon Apr 08, 2019 4:56 pm
Indy wrote:I have a really hard time believing McD or Sarver told him he was fired, but he would coaching the first 3 games. That is just ludicrous. Has anyone from the org backed that up yet?
From Espo who isn't with the Suns anymore but...

By "fire" Rich Paul did he mean that he would fire Watson if he continued to use Klutch to represent him? If so, is that legal?

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Superbone wrote:
Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:41 pm
gosuns wrote:
Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:14 pm
Is T.J. Warren being held out of games on purpose so he can’t reach his bonus?
No.
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It’s all a weird situation. Watson deserves to be fired because his team sucked and then still regressed...If it makes him feel better to think he was fired for not getting rid of rich Paul, I don’t care what he tells himself

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