A full brain would be nice, wouldn't it?gosuns wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 12:11 pmCan we get a GM with a full brain please.Superbone wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 12:00 pmI guarantee you McD didn't get his job based on his communication skills (right side of the brain). It was obviously due to his left, analytical side.gosuns wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 11:56 amI don’t know what the right thing to do is, but I’m not an NBA GM and payed millions to do it correctly. Hasn’t he learned how to deal with these things? On what base did he get his job then?Xylus wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 11:50 amI’m not sure exactly how this played out, but the order of operations probably should have been:
1) Tell Ulis he’s done here
2) Call Booker immediately after to break the news
You wouldn’t want to tell Booker first because Booker tells Ulis and Ulis ends up hearing it through the grapevine, which is terrible people management.
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"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
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Bordow just reported Devin upset because of lack of communication...
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"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
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"Be Legendary."
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Sorry, missed it completely.Superbone wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 12:17 pmYeah, I know. I posted it in this very thread.
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It is now almost certainly a fact.
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Hoping James Jones can/will help on the communication front. As an ex-player he should have first hand knowledge on the best way to deal with these situations.
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I don't get why we were so eager to get rid of Ulis. He played pretty well for us. I thought he was the kind of "Socks Perry" backup PG you can keep on your team for a long time at low money because they aren't quite good enough to attract FA attention around the league, but they're secretly pretty darn good as a backup PG and really make the most of those minutes. And he played really well with some of our guys like Booker and Williams. Wish we'd kept Ulis on the team. I know we just drafted Okobo, but I don't have any particular reason to think Okobo will be strictly better than Ulis.
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I was thinking the same thing. Jones is going to have to handle that side of things if McD isn't capable of it.
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Ulis has been one of the worst rotation guys in the NBA over his first two years... Surely he can improve, but he's not done anything on the court to warrant a roster spot
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Agreed Marty. I understand the size concerns, but Ulis at least could've been a great practice player and you know a guy like him probably has an extremely high bball IQ. I think he suffered a sophomore slump, mainly due to ankle surgery last summer that limited his summer workouts. Then he was pressed into starting action because of our roster, which pretty much set him up to fail.
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Your beginning to the sentence “if he ever did” implied that you had doubt that he ever did, that’s allSplit T wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 12:01 pmNot sure where you got I thought you were lying, all I said is he didn't have it as a liked post when I checked
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HAHAHAHAHAHA where are the Ryan McDonough supporters at?bajanguy008 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 10:12 amOh boy, I hope Devin ain't gonna go the Diva route and be tripping out
https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1013469290845089794
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I once did a test to determine which side of my brain was predominant. It was inconclusive. So i only have two half brains myself.Superbone wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 12:12 pmA full brain would be nice, wouldn't it?gosuns wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 12:11 pmCan we get a GM with a full brain please.Superbone wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 12:00 pmI guarantee you McD didn't get his job based on his communication skills (right side of the brain). It was obviously due to his left, analytical side.gosuns wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 11:56 amI don’t know what the right thing to do is, but I’m not an NBA GM and payed millions to do it correctly. Hasn’t he learned how to deal with these things? On what base did he get his job then?Xylus wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 11:50 am
I’m not sure exactly how this played out, but the order of operations probably should have been:
1) Tell Ulis he’s done here
2) Call Booker immediately after to break the news
You wouldn’t want to tell Booker first because Booker tells Ulis and Ulis ends up hearing it through the grapevine, which is terrible people management.
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Well my apologies, I didn't mean to imply that. It shows up on my Twitter that he likes the post again, not sure why it didn't beforespecialsauce wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 12:33 pmYour beginning to the sentence “if he ever did” implied that you had doubt that he ever did, that’s allSplit T wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 12:01 pmNot sure where you got I thought you were lying, all I said is he didn't have it as a liked post when I checked
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UglyTruth wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 12:34 pmHAHAHAHAHAHA where are the Ryan McDonough supporters at?bajanguy008 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 10:12 amOh boy, I hope Devin ain't gonna go the Diva route and be tripping out
https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1013469290845089794
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He improved towards the end of the season both the last two years he played with us. At least i perceived it this way.ShelC wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 12:33 pmAgreed Marty. I understand the size concerns, but Ulis at least could've been a great practice player and you know a guy like him probably has an extremely high bball IQ. I think he suffered a sophomore slump, mainly due to ankle surgery last summer that limited his summer workouts. Then he was pressed into starting action because of our roster, which pretty much set him up to fail.
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According to Max and Dave of the 7SOL podcast, Devin tweeted "24 hours in a day" yesterday at some point and then deleted it. That has to be about McDonough saying "I just ran out of time dealing with free agency' or something similar, right?
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Sounds like you're even keeled to me!gosuns wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 12:35 pmI once did a test to determine which side of my brain was predominant. It was inconclusive. So i only have two half brains myself.Superbone wrote: ↑Sun Jul 01, 2018 12:12 pmA full brain would be nice, wouldn't it?
"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
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I saw that tweet. Some people thought it was related to the Suns trading for Lillard because Lillard postet a watch in one of his tweets. So no Lillard to Suns...