Re: Suns News: Week 8 12/3-12/9
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 4:50 pm
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Get a time machine and go back four years, or forward until Sarver is gone.AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Fri Dec 07, 2018 2:45 pmWhat I would give for a 35 win team...Drewsprocket wrote: ↑Fri Dec 07, 2018 2:36 pmCan we just skip to The part where we have a new mediocre point guard who makes us a 35 win team?
I get we need help at point guard, but I would have preferred filling our 2-way spot by acquiring Yuta Watanabe from Memphis, Chris Boucher from Toronto, or Johnathan Motley from the Clippers.
Vice president of basketball operations and co-interim general manager James Jones, though, says that’s not the case.
“Yeah, we have to worry about what happens in the draft but our primary focus is on this team currently and what we can do,” he told 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station’s Burns & Gambo on Wednesday. “We have a bunch of young players in this draft. We’ve been deep in the draft, we’ve drafted a lot of players over the years and our focus has shifted more to development of these players and looking at NBA players that we possibly can add to this team.”
http://arizonasports.com/story/1761282/ ... nba-draft/“We shifted focus,” Jones said. “I think in the past our primary focus — a great amount of our time was spent turning over every stone as it relates to players and college players, but college players don’t win NBA games. NBA players do, so that’s where our focus is now.”
I wish that had been their focus 3 years ago before they drafted Bender and Chriss. I'm not advocating for tanking, but this upcoming draft class has some really promising talent at the top. We should try and be as competitive as we can be, and develop the players we have now. If the right deal comes along, great, but let's not settle for making a move that gets us to being a mediocre team who is a first-round exit in the playoffs.INFORMER wrote: ↑Sat Dec 08, 2018 2:04 pmVice president of basketball operations and co-interim general manager James Jones, though, says that’s not the case.
“Yeah, we have to worry about what happens in the draft but our primary focus is on this team currently and what we can do,” he told 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station’s Burns & Gambo on Wednesday. “We have a bunch of young players in this draft. We’ve been deep in the draft, we’ve drafted a lot of players over the years and our focus has shifted more to development of these players and looking at NBA players that we possibly can add to this team.”http://arizonasports.com/story/1761282/ ... nba-draft/“We shifted focus,” Jones said. “I think in the past our primary focus — a great amount of our time was spent turning over every stone as it relates to players and college players, but college players don’t win NBA games. NBA players do, so that’s where our focus is now.”
And Sarver holds the city hostage for $70 million to increase the value of his franchise. Great.The latest dysfunction comes at a tenuous time. Our city council will vote next Wednesday on a deal that would renovate the Suns’ arena, and the numbers look reasonable: $150 million in public funding and $80 million contributed by the team. That’s a fair price to keep the Suns in Phoenix until 2037.
It’s not a fair price for the Sarver Suns. Seriously, before the city allocates one penny for the Suns, he should have to demonstrate that it’s possible for the franchise under his stewardship to be anything other than an embarrassment to the city. Or sell it.Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Sun Dec 09, 2018 1:08 amAnd Sarver holds the city hostage for $70 million to increase the value of his franchise. Great.The latest dysfunction comes at a tenuous time. Our city council will vote next Wednesday on a deal that would renovate the Suns’ arena, and the numbers look reasonable: $150 million in public funding and $80 million contributed by the team. That’s a fair price to keep the Suns in Phoenix until 2037.
I don't see it as a bad thing. Having a pro franchise adds value to the city and if you go all libertarian (so to speak) and you don't want to pay, you can't call foul if the owner sells and the new guy moves the franchise wherever he wants.Marty [Mori Chu] wrote: ↑Sun Dec 09, 2018 1:37 amWhy should the fans have to pay a penny to renovate the team's arena?
It‘s difficult to say what type of deal we would look for or who would even be interested in a deal with us. I presume we would want a premier PG or PF who isn’t expiring. Also our trade partner would have to go into a rebuilding process. In the West all teams are competing for a playoff spot, so it would have to be a team from eastern conference. If I had to guess I think we are after either Wall, Russel or Porzingis.wpmiller42 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 08, 2018 2:25 pmI wish that had been their focus 3 years ago before they drafted Bender and Chriss. I'm not advocating for tanking, but this upcoming draft class has some really promising talent at the top. We should try and be as competitive as we can be, and develop the players we have now. If the right deal comes along, great, but let's not settle for making a move that gets us to being a mediocre team who is a first-round exit in the playoffs.INFORMER wrote: ↑Sat Dec 08, 2018 2:04 pmVice president of basketball operations and co-interim general manager James Jones, though, says that’s not the case.
“Yeah, we have to worry about what happens in the draft but our primary focus is on this team currently and what we can do,” he told 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station’s Burns & Gambo on Wednesday. “We have a bunch of young players in this draft. We’ve been deep in the draft, we’ve drafted a lot of players over the years and our focus has shifted more to development of these players and looking at NBA players that we possibly can add to this team.”http://arizonasports.com/story/1761282/ ... nba-draft/“We shifted focus,” Jones said. “I think in the past our primary focus — a great amount of our time was spent turning over every stone as it relates to players and college players, but college players don’t win NBA games. NBA players do, so that’s where our focus is now.”
So what are we saying here? Looking to move the pick? Less time scouting? I don't quite get it.INFORMER wrote: ↑Sat Dec 08, 2018 2:04 pmVice president of basketball operations and co-interim general manager James Jones, though, says that’s not the case.
“Yeah, we have to worry about what happens in the draft but our primary focus is on this team currently and what we can do,” he told 98.7 FM Arizona’s Sports Station’s Burns & Gambo on Wednesday. “We have a bunch of young players in this draft. We’ve been deep in the draft, we’ve drafted a lot of players over the years and our focus has shifted more to development of these players and looking at NBA players that we possibly can add to this team.”http://arizonasports.com/story/1761282/ ... nba-draft/“We shifted focus,” Jones said. “I think in the past our primary focus — a great amount of our time was spent turning over every stone as it relates to players and college players, but college players don’t win NBA games. NBA players do, so that’s where our focus is now.”