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by Gladiator
Wed Jun 18, 2025 3:35 pm
Forum: Suns/NBA
Topic: The Kevin Durant Problem
Replies: 859
Views: 76124

Re: The Kevin Durant Problem

Or the Ben Simmons school of preseason uncontested three pointers in the gym?
by Gladiator
Mon Jun 16, 2025 3:47 pm
Forum: Suns/NBA
Topic: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Replies: 558
Views: 20005

Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News

Maybe Beal will still be on the Suns next season. https://x.com/TheDunkCentral/status/1934637127385706990 I’m glad we’ve seem to come to our senses on Beal. Waiving and stretching him was an awful idea. Let him play, see if he builds up some value and he could actually turn into an asset next year a ...
by Gladiator
Sun Jun 15, 2025 3:40 pm
Forum: Suns/NBA
Topic: 2025 NBA Offseason News
Replies: 156
Views: 7094

Re: 2025 NBA Offseason News

JJJ’s rebounding is not good. But if you can put some good rebounders around him, he more than makes up for it in other ways for mine.
by Gladiator
Mon Jun 09, 2025 11:43 pm
Forum: Suns/NBA
Topic: The Kevin Durant Problem
Replies: 859
Views: 76124

Re: The Kevin Durant Problem

I want Sochan in any package from SA for sure, big fan of that kid. I like Sochan too but if we assume Dunn is a big part of our plans and we aren’t getting a shooting center, there would be a big query in outside shooting in many of our line ups (especially given Booker’s 3 point shooting isn’t his ...
by Gladiator
Thu Jun 05, 2025 9:05 pm
Forum: Suns/NBA
Topic: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Replies: 558
Views: 20005

Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News

If they get under the 2nd apron they'll be able to use the midlevel exception, use trade exceptions, and prevent their future first round pick from being moved to the end of the first round. I would agree that he'll probably have some trade value next year as an expiring contract, and then they'd ...
by Gladiator
Thu Jun 05, 2025 4:03 pm
Forum: Suns/NBA
Topic: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Replies: 558
Views: 20005

Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News

I may be petty (and certainly in the minority) but I would make Beal stay and play off the bench to at least do something to earn his money. I am not a fan of eating his money by waiving or stretching and think the chances of a deal emerging to trade him that isn’t putrid increases the closer he g ...
by Gladiator
Wed Jun 04, 2025 2:31 pm
Forum: Suns/NBA
Topic: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Replies: 558
Views: 20005

Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News

Are we willing to give Mikal $40/year on an extension? He's dipped a lot since leaving Phx IMO, or maybe he's just been exposed a bit being asked to take on more offensive responsibility. Either way, that's a lot of money for a 3rd/4th option. And while we'd be getting KAT and Mikal, it would hurt ...
by Gladiator
Wed Jun 04, 2025 2:25 pm
Forum: Suns/NBA
Topic: Suns Hire Jordan Ott as new Head Coach
Replies: 134
Views: 3143

Re: Suns Hire Jordan Ott as new Head Coach

https://gophnx.com/phoenix-hires-jordan-ott-suns-head-coach-4-year-deal/ Gerald Gourmet weighs in with some Ishbia tid bits saying some stuff that made me laugh. According to another source, Ishbia emailed the Suns basketball operations team internally on Wednesday, taking accountability for not ...
by Gladiator
Thu May 22, 2025 8:15 pm
Forum: Suns/NBA
Topic: 2025 NBA Playoffs
Replies: 493
Views: 17762

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

OKC winning this series 4-1. All of Twolves flaws being shown up, particularly lack of offence outside Edwards. Randle unreliable as a #2 option, McDaniels and Gobert defense first players and Father Time has hobbled Conley a bit. If Shai just plays Ant to a draw (let alone beats him) the Thunder’s w ...
by Gladiator
Wed May 21, 2025 8:20 pm
Forum: Suns/NBA
Topic: 2025 NBA Playoffs
Replies: 493
Views: 17762

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

Knicks were bad down the stretch in overtime - poor D and overly reliant on Brunson. Great win by the Pacers.
by Gladiator
Tue May 20, 2025 10:51 pm
Forum: Suns/NBA
Topic: 2025 NBA Playoffs
Replies: 493
Views: 17762

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

OKC looked a bit too good for the Twolves in game 1. I think Minnesota needs to steal game 2 to have any chance in the series.
by Gladiator
Mon May 12, 2025 3:53 pm
Forum: Suns/NBA
Topic: 2025 NBA Draft
Replies: 105
Views: 12738

Re: 2025 NBA Draft

From Hollinger’s draft prospects preview in the Athletic, painting it as a bad draft to be picking in the late first and early second round: Thus, the 2025 NBA Draft looks like a completely normal one at the top half of the first round, then has the bottom fall out once we get into the second. Get u ...
by Gladiator
Thu May 08, 2025 4:11 pm
Forum: Suns/NBA
Topic: The Phoenix Suns promote Brian Gregory to General Manager
Replies: 183
Views: 5156

Re: The Phoenix Suns promote Brian Gregory to General Manager

Took some time to belatedly listen to his media conference and wow, that was a train wreck. I’ve worked in a bit in communications and you can usually tell when someone knows their stuff and when someone is just throwing out buzz words and cliches. Our guy was all jargon and buzz words - alignment, ...
by Gladiator
Thu May 01, 2025 12:05 am
Forum: Suns/NBA
Topic: 2025 NBA Offseason News
Replies: 156
Views: 7094

Re: 2025 NBA Offseason News

What about make the dunk contest like the high jump - keep raising the hoop and see who can jam it through the highest however they like?
by Gladiator
Mon Apr 28, 2025 7:22 pm
Forum: Suns/NBA
Topic: 2025 NBA Playoffs
Replies: 493
Views: 17762

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

‘just’ 55 points in the end - 4th biggest margin in playoff history apparently
by Gladiator
Mon Apr 28, 2025 5:42 pm
Forum: Suns/NBA
Topic: 2025 NBA Playoffs
Replies: 493
Views: 17762

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

Amazing score at half time of the Cavs-Heat game 4. Cavs not messing about 😳

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by Gladiator
Mon Apr 28, 2025 1:17 am
Forum: Suns/NBA
Topic: 2025 NBA Playoffs
Replies: 493
Views: 17762

Re: 2025 NBA Playoffs

Bucks need a replacement star scoring guard. For the right price, we consider letting them have Bradley Beal.
by Gladiator
Tue Apr 15, 2025 3:07 pm
Forum: Suns/NBA
Topic: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Replies: 558
Views: 20005

Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News

Ishbia isn’t even the worst of the Suns two most recent owners so as others have said it is at best a highly exaggerated take.
If nothing else, Ishbia has done a lot of good stuff investing in facilities, G League team etc.which take him out of the ‘worst ever owner’ conversation.
by Gladiator
Tue Apr 15, 2025 5:17 am
Forum: Suns/NBA
Topic: 2025 Suns Offeason News
Replies: 558
Views: 20005

Re: 2025 Suns Offeason News

Superbone wrote:
Mon Apr 14, 2025 11:16 pm
That is an amazing stat - and feels right from what I saw.
by Gladiator
Sat Apr 12, 2025 6:30 am
Forum: Suns/NBA
Topic: Suns News: Weeks 24 & 25 (3/31 - 4/13)
Replies: 63
Views: 7499

Re: Suns News: Week 24 (3/31 - 4/6)

Mori Chu wrote:
Sat Apr 05, 2025 7:17 pm
A nice eulogy for the 2020s Phoenix Suns.

https://defector.com/here-lie-the-phoen ... a4617ea640
Depressing, mainly because it’s accurate.