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I think Parker was really only interested in playing with this French buddy, Batum. He was seeking 1st playing time, but Charlotte made more sense anyway : clearer cut to his San Antonio history, better playoffs odds + Batum. Sooo.... if the Rockets release Carmelo Anthony, should we pick him up fo...

Sooo.... if the Rockets release Carmelo Anthony, should we pick him up for the vet min? Or, how about bringing back Alan Williams for the vet min? Either way, our PF situation cannot get much worse. Alec Peters would be an improvement. So would Dolph Schayes.

Net +/- per 48 so far. There are some interesting things, but don't put any stock in the ones where the guy has played 4 games or less. 2 Daniels, Troy SG 9.0 1 Bridges, Mikal SF 4.5 3 Holmes, Richaun PF -3.7 9 Ayton, Deandre C -7.1 6 Booker, Devin SG -7.3 8 Anderson, Ryan PF -9.5 6 Okobo, Elie PG -...

Weird thought... but why not make our starting line-up our best 5 guys?

That's Okobo, Booker, Bridges, Warren, and Ayton. Lots of shooting, spacing, scoring. Only 1 player really out of position (Warren). Our other PFs are kind of awful, and aren't giving us anything anyway.

More grist for the mill: After six games, among players with significant minutes, Josh Jackson has a woeful -0.3 PER with 3.8 TOs per game. He is shooting .377 from the field and .364 from the free-thrown line. Right now, based on PER and minutes played (EWA and VA), Josh Jackson has done more to h...

I keep saying it... get Tyus Jones. He addresses: * 3 point shooting * High assist to T/O ratio * Low, low turnovers. * Top flight defender at PG. Leading the T-wolves in net +/- per 48 plus minus (again) this season. Because his offensive stats (like PER) aren't gaudy, and has a low usage rate surr...

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Thu Oct 25, 2018 12:03 am

Drewsprocket wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 24, 2018 9:08 pm

Just waive Canaan already and burn a first rounder for Beverley. This can’t go on. He can’t pass the ball into the post without a turnover.

Beware, Beverly is not looking good, to put it kindly.

Tyus Jones for a protected future first. Make it happen.

What would people say to bringing Channing Frye back via a trade? He does the stuff Anderson does, but better. He's also stuck on the bench in CLE.

https://twitter.com/impatburke/status/1051716948608700416 Translation: Crawford was better than most players on the worst team in the league last season. Exactly. "Better than a lot of players we got rid of." False. No one on the Suns last year had an overall real plus minus worse than Ja...

https://twitter.com/impatburke/status/1051716948608700416 His defense was worse than all 237* players who saw minutes with the Suns last year. * I don't know how exactly many players we had play minutes for us, but given Crawford had the worst defensive RPM in the league last year it's a guarantee ...

I am really unenthusiastic about Crawford. He is literally the worst defensive player in the NBA. His defensive RPM was the lowest of the 521 NBA players tracked by ESPN last year. Ouch. Oh, he also doesn't pass the ball, and his TS% is meh as well. Statistically, our existing PGs are about as good ...

1. Jackson has been terrible. Terrible last year. Terrible in the summer league. Terrible in the preseason. Shooting 33% overall, 16.7% from three point range. His plus minus numbers aren't good either. I didn't much like him coming out of college, and he came with something of a knucklehead reputat...

Superbone wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 21, 2018 10:51 am

Suns interested in Tyus Jones?

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/2 ... Tyus-Jones

LOVE Tyrus Jones. Super underrated. If you can get him for the Milwaukee pick, you have to do it. Absolutely have to.

We are not going to playoffs this year, Beverly or no. Look for ways to shed useless salary, give minutes to Melton and Okobo to see if they're potential starters. They were ranked 12 and 16 by Pelton's analytic software.

Dinwiddie is a top level passer, poor shooter, and average defender.

In other news, I thought this was a good article. We could see a significant defensive bump this year. https://twitter.com/DaveKingNBA/status/1038591000111808512 With Booker, Anderson, and Ayton? No. Just... please lay off the hard stuff. As an aside, if Dinwiddie's available, you have to take a lo...

Pelton gives the Suns a D+ for their offseason. Phoenix Suns: D+ Few teams added more to the roster than the Suns, who ended up with a pair of lottery picks -- including No. 1 overall selection Deandre Ayton -- and made a splash in free agency by signing Ariza. Remember, though, that these grades ar...

SDC wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 04, 2018 9:47 am

can you believe a starting 5 of dragic bledsoe (later gerald green) pj tucker frye and miles plumlee won 48 games in the west?

Hornacek was a solid coach who was screwed by a bad front office.

And Pelton gives us a C- (C minus)

Warren is toast. He's gone for another PG.