Around the League: Offseason

[ShelC]

It's not tampering but it sure feels like it. Maybe we can get some recently retired Suns players to recruit for us? Channing Frye? Barbosa? PAT BURKE???

[rhylek]

He can be better than the next number 1 pick, he can be the next Pat Burke !!

[ShelC]

[Cap]

Sarver selling.

There is a possibility. I'm hoping that during negotiations, Sarver got a better offer to his asking price and is in secret negotiations with a much richer potential owner. But, that seems like wishful thinking.

Let's be careful what we wish for. I would have been leary of a Utah native buying the Suns. I guess there's no fear of two teams in Utah though.

True. I don't think he would have move the Suns to Utah, but you would worry that a Jazz fan would try to ruin the Suns.

No one is going to spend nearly 2 billion dollars to ruin 1 rival of your favorite team that hasn’t even been relevant for a decade.

You sound just like the unimaginative stick-in-the-mud execs when I pitched them my screenplay for Celtic Pride 2. They totally blew it, it would have been a blockbuster.

[Indy]

It will be really interesting to see a Suns reunion in NY with Nash, Mike and Amare.

[ShelC]

Nash and Amar'e can suit up whenever KD and Kyrie decide to take one of their 25 nights off.

[O_Gardino]

You called it.

[In2ition]

There is a possibility. I'm hoping that during negotiations, Sarver got a better offer to his asking price and is in secret negotiations with a much richer potential owner. But, that seems like wishful thinking.

Let's be careful what we wish for. I would have been leary of a Utah native buying the Suns. I guess there's no fear of two teams in Utah though.

True. I don't think he would have move the Suns to Utah, but you would worry that a Jazz fan would try to ruin the Suns.

No one is going to spend nearly 2 billion dollars to ruin 1 rival of your favorite team that hasn’t even been relevant for a decade.

You sound just like the unimaginative stick-in-the-mud execs when I pitched them my screenplay for Celtic Pride 2. They totally blew it, it would have been a blockbuster.

LOL, I wish I could have seen it.

[Mori Chu]

Wowwwwww, Mike D and Amare assisting under Steve Nash? Is the world upside-down?

[Superbone]

There is a possibility. I'm hoping that during negotiations, Sarver got a better offer to his asking price and is in secret negotiations with a much richer potential owner. But, that seems like wishful thinking.

Let's be careful what we wish for. I would have been leary of a Utah native buying the Suns. I guess there's no fear of two teams in Utah though.

True. I don't think he would have move the Suns to Utah, but you would worry that a Jazz fan would try to ruin the Suns.

No one is going to spend nearly 2 billion dollars to ruin 1 rival of your favorite team that hasn’t even been relevant for a decade.

You sound just like the unimaginative stick-in-the-mud execs when I pitched them my screenplay for Celtic Pride 2. They totally blew it, it would have been a blockbuster.

[ShelC]

Getting Udoka in BK is a big add for them.

[In2ition]

Getting Udoka in BK is a big add for them.

Is he a good coach? I haven't heard one way or the other.

[ShelC]

He's been regarded as one of the top assistants for the past few years.

[In2ition]

He's been regarded as one of the top assistants for the past few years.

Thanks. Good to know.

[Mori Chu]

Ime end up being a head coach someday.

[ShelC]

[BlaCkAdDa]

Wow MikeD as an assistant under Steve Nash.. you couldnt' make this stuff up... well they now my East Coast team...

[Flagrant Fowl]

Wowwwwww, Mike D and Amare assisting under Steve Nash? Is the world upside-down?

If you really think about it, wasn't Nash the de-facto coach during the 7SoL era? I highly doubt D'Antoni pulled rank on him for anything related to the gameplan at that time.

[ShelC]

I would think a 60-65 game season would be do-able with an MLK start. Also saw someone in The Athletic propose a staggered start/schedule since non-bubble teams haven't played since March while teams like the Lakers, Heat, Celtics, Nuggets, etc played just this month. Interesting concept if it could work, otherwise I think you'll see a lot of guys who had deep playoff runs (LeBron, Kawhi, PG) looking for manage minutes/games in a condensed season.

[Indy]

I think they could develop a "division series" approach where teams play in the same area for a week and knock out 3-4 games. Like the Suns could go to LA and get in 4 games (all of the away games for LAC and LAL), and go up to the Bay and play GSW and SAC for those 4 games.

Or make it more heavily weighted in the division and play everyone in your division 5 times (total of 20 games) and spread out the remaining games equally for all other teams (East and West). That gives you a 70 game season playing every team outside your division twice.