Suns News: Week 22 3/23-3/29

[carey]

We somehow went 3-0 last week! Our grueling schedule continues with 2 more playoff teams coming to Phoenix this week along with the Boogies on Wednesday. Can we make the playoffs? Dunno.

Last Week's Games

Thursday, March 19th vs. New Orleans WIN! 74-72
Saturday, March 21st @ Houston WIN! 117-102
Sunday, March 22nd vs. Dallas WIN! 98-92

This Week's Games

Wednesday, March 25th vs. Sacramento 10:00PM EST
Friday, March 27th vs. Portland 10:00PM EST
Sunday, March 29th vs. OKC 9:00PM EST

Suns Stories

Suns players think there is enough time to make the playoffs: LINK
Warren, Goodwin thrown into heat of playoff race: LINK
Bucks miss Goodwin pretty badly: LINK
Suns lock down Dallas in impressive back-to-back wins: LINK

[Indy]

Bucks miss Goodwin pretty badly: LINK

Had to do when they never had him.

[LazarusLong]

an excerpt from the "Goodwin"/Knight article...

STAT to Phoenix?

"Stoudemire said he considered signing with Phoenix after his buyout from New York but he at least did not pick the enemy.

" "Extremely high," Stoudemire said of the Suns' chances, "but I wanted to compete for a championship this year. That's one reason why I didn't choose the Spurs because I knew it would be a letdown for all my Phoenix Suns fans. I couldn't do it. It was a tough decision, but I wanted to win this year." "

[carey]

Sorry guys.

[Cap]

Thank you, Amar'e.

[The Bobster]

Well, he ain't gettin' one in Dallas either.

[SDC]

an excerpt from the "Goodwin"/Knight article...

STAT to Phoenix?

"Stoudemire said he considered signing with Phoenix after his buyout from New York but he at least did not pick the enemy.

" "Extremely high," Stoudemire said of the Suns' chances, "but I wanted to compete for a championship this year. That's one reason why I didn't choose the Spurs because I knew it would be a letdown for all my Phoenix Suns fans. I couldn't do it. It was a tough decision, but I wanted to win this year." "

i like his attitude. the spurs are the enemy.

[OE32]

Would anyone else be interested in Amare as a free agent next summer? If he's still looking for a championship, honestly, I don't know where he'd sign.

[jkalldaway]

Could have had him this season - the choice wasn't necessarily his.

[Dan H]

Green is pretty much gonzo at this point, isn't he? All the DNPs keep mounting up.

[OE32]

What a terrific fall from grace for Gerald. Wonder what he needs to do to get back to where he was last season.

[OE32]

What does everyone think about bringing Brandon off the bench? http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2015/ ... he-6th-man

While it makes sense from a basketball standpoint, last thing I want to do is piss him off just as we're entering negotiations. Borderline All-Star to borderline starter? Ouch!

Also, a quick examination of a playoff chances. Let's say we (miraculously) go 11-2 from here to finish the season. I can't imagine that would be enough to overtake OKC. Dallas would need to finish 5-8. Can't see it happening. http://www.nba.com/standings/team_recor ... f:nba:gnav

Too bad. Once again, just out of the playoffs.

[Shabazz]

Zach Lowe's weekly column is all about the Suns and the Brandon Knight trade:

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/no-li ... he-future/

[OE32]

Zach Lowe's weekly column is all about the Suns and the Brandon Knight trade:

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/no-li ... he-future/

Great read. Thanks for that.

[carey]

Zach Lowe's weekly column is all about the Suns and the Brandon Knight trade:

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/no-li ... he-future/

Good read, we've covered most of this here ourselves actually but good to see it written up so well.

[Shabazz]

Interesting (from Lowe):

The Suns might have been able to snag Luol Deng in that same trade, but they never asked about him, according to sources familiar with the talks.

[OE32]

IMO, the worst part of the deal was sending Thomas out for almost nothing. The article was right to point out that we made a huge bet on Brandon Knight. We'll find out soon enough if that was in error.

[Mori Chu]

Yeah, sending out that Laker pick for 30 games of Brandon Knight was one thing, but now it looks like we sent out the Laker pick for ~16 games of Knight, which is even worse. And now we'll be forced to give him a big contract so that we don't look stupid for acquiring him.

[OE32]

Yeah, sending out that Laker pick for 30 games of Brandon Knight was one thing, but now it looks like we sent out the Laker pick for ~16 games of Knight, which is even worse. And now we'll be forced to give him a big contract so that we don't look stupid for acquiring him.

[JCSunsfan]

What a terrific fall from grace for Gerald. Wonder what he needs to do to get back to where he was last season.

I think they just decided that he is not in the long range plan and started giving the minutes to others. While his play hasn't been stellar, I don't think its primarily about his play.