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Indy wrote:Love the format Carey--simple yet informative.

Mori Chu wrote:

Indy wrote:Love the format Carey--simple yet informative.

Word. Carey does a great job posting news and links. Thanks, buddy.

Shabazz wrote:When has Carey ever posted any links?

Thomas is happy in his new situation after the Suns committed to him when Sacramento never made a serious attempt to retain him as its starting point guard.

Thomas, however, wouldn’t be the player he is if he accepted he’s destined to be a career-long reserve.

“It’s tough because I value myself as a starter, and in this organization they value me as a starter,” Thomas said. “But I’ve got to do what’s best for this team and what’s best as of right now is to come off the bench and be the sixth man and play my game when I do get in.

“But at the same time, who wants to be a sixth man? Everyone wants to start. That’s my ultimate goal. But when it’s about winning and you do whatever it takes to win, individual success will take care of itself.”

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Thomas said he’s focused on Phoenix, but Sacramento topics persist.

“It was tough because people always say, ‘You always talk about the Kings,’” Thomas said. “I don’t. People always ask me questions about the Kings and I just answer the question about it. At the end of the day, I wish them the best, and I’ve got to be focused ... and try to get to the playoffs.”

“It was tough because people always say, ‘You always talk about the Kings,’” Thomas said. “I don’t. People always ask me questions about the Kings and I just answer the question about it. At the end of the day, I wish them the best, and I’ve got to be focused ... and try to get to the playoffs.”

Mori Chu wrote:I don't have a problem with those quotes. I especially liked this quote:

“It was tough because people always say, ‘You always talk about the Kings,’” Thomas said. “I don’t. People always ask me questions about the Kings and I just answer the question about it. At the end of the day, I wish them the best, and I’ve got to be focused ... and try to get to the playoffs.”

Not a lot of players will just say something like "I wish them (the Kings) the best, and now I'm focused on the Suns and getting to the playoffs." That helps a lot toward moving on. No need to talk trash or feed the media frenzy for drama.

SwingMan wrote:

Mori Chu wrote:I don't have a problem with those quotes. I especially liked this quote:

“It was tough because people always say, ‘You always talk about the Kings,’” Thomas said. “I don’t. People always ask me questions about the Kings and I just answer the question about it. At the end of the day, I wish them the best, and I’ve got to be focused ... and try to get to the playoffs.”

Not a lot of players will just say something like "I wish them (the Kings) the best, and now I'm focused on the Suns and getting to the playoffs." That helps a lot toward moving on. No need to talk trash or feed the media frenzy for drama.

I took it that the local sheet was trying to bait Thomas - nothing more.....

But at the same time, who wants to be a sixth man? Everyone wants to start.

Cap wrote:Manu Ginobili doesn't mind being a sixth man. Neither did Kevin McHale and a lot of other great players.

"We want our guys to be around us as much as possible," he said. " So they continue to learn and do our thing."

"It is not where we would send them to Bakersfield for prolonged periods. We'll use that as 'Hey, go down there for a couple games, get some minutes and playing time, and we'll get you back here."