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Mori Chu wrote:These next two games are going to be brutal.

OE32 wrote:https://mobile.twitter.com/paulcoro/status/696765517952987136 Methinks McD has a boner.

SDC wrote:trade keef? fine.

trade tucker? ok.

but unless you can find takers for bledsoe, knight, and chandler's contract, this rebuilding operation will be half baked.

and if you signal to the three (bledsoe, knight, chandler) that you are in rebuilding mode, they'll be the next group of players to want out next season.

OE32 wrote:https://mobile.twitter.com/paulcoro/status/696765517952987136 Methinks McD has a boner.

Nodack wrote:I feel the NBA trade avalanche coming...

“We’ve gotten better every day as a group and as a team,” Watson told Doug and Wolf on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM Tuesday morning. “Individually, I think Markieff Morris has been an amazing leader for our team.”

Watson cited a play in Monday night’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder where Mirza Teletovic lost handle of the ball and as it bounced away down the court, Morris sprinted after it and dove on the floor in an effort to save it.

“To me, that was changing of our culture, that was the changing moment, defining moment where you said everyone’s bought in, everyone’s sacrificing their bodies, sacrificing their pride,” Watson said. “And Markieff had a really interesting statement about a day ago. He spoke to the team, and what he said resonated.

ShelC wrote:This is so ass backwards it's ridiculous. The inmates are running the ayslum and any short term success will only lead to long term misery.

I'm just holding out hope Watson is smokescreening and driving up Kieff's value so we can trade his bum ass.

10 Things I Like and Don't Like

1. The transparency of Markieff Morris

It was jarring to watch Morris jostle for post position and dunk hard over Jonas Valanciunas in Earl Watson's first game as the Suns' head coach. Where in the hell was that all season? Morris has cooled since dropping a season-high 30 on the Drakes, but his motor magically shifted into high gear once Phoenix canned Jeff Hornacek.

Morris should be embarrassed at the transparency of his switch-flipping. It's an insult to Hornacek, his teammates and Phoenix fans. Hornacek isn't blameless here. He couldn't mend the team's relationship with Morris, and he clashed with both twins at times. Guess what? We all get paid money to work for bosses we might not like during phases of our careers. Real pros put in their best effort regardless, because they take pride in their job and care about their co-workers.

I'd still take a chance on Morris; I'm a believer in his game, provided he can find a better balance between ball-stopping and play-making. But the past year has been discouraging.

In2ition wrote:Why would the Suns be interested in Shabazz, when they already have a 2 with a higher upside on the roster? This would seem like Reggie Bullock 2.0.