No!!! That might be the tipping point. The last wafer thin mint for Mr. Creosote.dragickingdom wrote:Speaking of depressing, Wormwood would fit in just great right now.
Suns fans 2016 Suns Report Cards
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Synchronicity and all that jazz, man.
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
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"Cool is getting us blown out!"
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Lucky us.Ring_Wanted wrote:We are getting #2, Philly #1, LAL #3, BOS #4. 76rs take Ingram. Simmons ours.
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FTFY.INFORMER wrote:Lucky us.Ring_Wanted wrote:We are getting #2, Philly #1, LAL #3, BOS #4. 76rs take Ingram. Simmons ours.![]()
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I know you are not a fan, but if we had #1, who would you take?INFORMER wrote:Lucky us.Ring_Wanted wrote:We are getting #2, Philly #1, LAL #3, BOS #4. 76rs take Ingram. Simmons ours.
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It would have to be Ingram. They are the consensus 1 & 2 and then a big drop off.Indy wrote:I know you are not a fan, but if we had #1, who would you take?INFORMER wrote:Lucky us.Ring_Wanted wrote:We are getting #2, Philly #1, LAL #3, BOS #4. 76rs take Ingram. Simmons ours.
From what I know, I'm still taking Simmons. PF is our biggest need.
Synchronicity and all that jazz, man.
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
-Shaheen Holloway
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
-Shaheen Holloway
Re: Suns fans 2016 Suns Report Cards
This seems to be the minority opinion, but I agree. Passing and athleticism are also two of our biggest weaknesses. If Simmons played point forward, I think it would mitigate the fact that Bledsoe's not really a point.Superbone wrote:It would have to be Ingram. They are the consensus 1 & 2 and then a big drop off.Indy wrote:I know you are not a fan, but if we had #1, who would you take?INFORMER wrote:Lucky us.Ring_Wanted wrote:We are getting #2, Philly #1, LAL #3, BOS #4. 76rs take Ingram. Simmons ours.
From what I know, I'm still taking Simmons. PF is our biggest need.
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I'm not ruling Simmons out, but if I was given the #1 pick today, and had to make a decision by the end of the day, here would be my ranking of options:Indy wrote:I know you are not a fan, but if we had #1, who would you take?INFORMER wrote:Lucky us.Ring_Wanted wrote:We are getting #2, Philly #1, LAL #3, BOS #4. 76rs take Ingram. Simmons ours.
1. Trade it
2. Draft Simmons
3. Draft Ingram
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That's no easy trick to trade the number one pick and get good value out of it. What kind of trades would you entertain?
Synchronicity and all that jazz, man.
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
-Shaheen Holloway
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
-Shaheen Holloway
Re: Suns fans 2016 Suns Report Cards
What is good value? I think it is easy to overvalue the pick just because it is the first pick. There's superficial, inherent allure to having the first pick, but the first pick is only as good as the prospects that are available and difference in prospects after that first pick is made.
Would you give up a king's ransom for Michael Olowakandi? Kenyon Martin? Andrea Bargnani? Anthony Bennett?
Would you give up a king's ransom for Michael Olowakandi? Kenyon Martin? Andrea Bargnani? Anthony Bennett?
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Trading it would be a massive mistake this year. Particularly if you don't have a target in mind.INFORMER wrote:I'm not ruling Simmons out, but if I was given the #1 pick today, and had to make a decision by the end of the day, here would be my ranking of options:Indy wrote:I know you are not a fan, but if we had #1, who would you take?INFORMER wrote:Lucky us.Ring_Wanted wrote:We are getting #2, Philly #1, LAL #3, BOS #4. 76rs take Ingram. Simmons ours.
1. Trade it
2. Draft Simmons
3. Draft Ingram
“Kobe had said (after the play) I wasn’t hugged enough as a child,” Bell recalled. “My mom kind of found him after the instance and we had beat them and offered him a hug in the bowels of the Phoenix arena. She really feels a part of that story.”
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Do you say that because you think Simmons is a guaranteed amazing player like KD, AD, Curry, LBJ, etc?Sunsfan4life wrote:Trading it would be a massive mistake this year. Particularly if you don't have a target in mind.INFORMER wrote:I'm not ruling Simmons out, but if I was given the #1 pick today, and had to make a decision by the end of the day, here would be my ranking of options:Indy wrote:I know you are not a fan, but if we had #1, who would you take?INFORMER wrote:Lucky us.Ring_Wanted wrote:We are getting #2, Philly #1, LAL #3, BOS #4. 76rs take Ingram. Simmons ours.
1. Trade it
2. Draft Simmons
3. Draft Ingram
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As a matter of history, when we trade away first round picks, we usually end up regretting it.
“Are you crazy?! You think I’m going to go for seven years and try to get there? You enjoy the 2030 draft picks that we have holding? I want to try to see the game today.” — Ish 3/13/25
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Plus, we've never had the number one in our 40+ year history. No way I'm trading it.Cap wrote:As a matter of history, when we trade away first round picks, we usually end up regretting it.
Synchronicity and all that jazz, man.
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
-Shaheen Holloway
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
-Shaheen Holloway
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So you're saying there's a good chance that both Simmons and Ingram will be a bust?INFORMER wrote:What is good value? I think it is easy to overvalue the pick just because it is the first pick. There's superficial, inherent allure to having the first pick, but the first pick is only as good as the prospects that are available and difference in prospects after that first pick is made.
Would you give up a king's ransom for Michael Olowakandi? Kenyon Martin? Andrea Bargnani? Anthony Bennett?
Synchronicity and all that jazz, man.
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
-Shaheen Holloway
"Cool is getting us blown out!"
-Shaheen Holloway
Re: Suns fans 2016 Suns Report Cards
I think both Ingram and Simmons will be good players. I keep going back and forth between the two. I would be happy with either of them.
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Agreed. Both are 3/4 combo forwards, or at least project to be, Ingram will need to add 25 lbs before I'd play him at the 4, but the 3/4 is our weakest position. I think both compliment our backcourt nicely by taking pressure off Bledsoe having to create offense for everyone. I know a lot of people here are down on Bled, but I think a Bled/Booker backcourt can work, especially with another creator at the 3 or 4. Simmons can be that player and I think Ingram will one day too. That's why I love Denzel Valentine, he'd be perfect at the 3 for us. I'd be very excited about a Bled/Booker/Valentine/Simmons/Len core.JCSunsfan wrote:I think both Ingram and Simmons will be good players. I keep going back and forth between the two. I would be happy with either of them.
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No, I don't think they'll be busts, I just don't think they'll be as good as the perceived value of the #1 pick.Superbone wrote:So you're saying there's a good chance that both Simmons and Ingram will be a bust?INFORMER wrote:What is good value? I think it is easy to overvalue the pick just because it is the first pick. There's superficial, inherent allure to having the first pick, but the first pick is only as good as the prospects that are available and difference in prospects after that first pick is made.
Would you give up a king's ransom for Michael Olowakandi? Kenyon Martin? Andrea Bargnani? Anthony Bennett?
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Why would you make a trade without a target in mind?Sunsfan4life wrote:Trading it would be a massive mistake this year. Particularly if you don't have a target in mind.INFORMER wrote:I'm not ruling Simmons out, but if I was given the #1 pick today, and had to make a decision by the end of the day, here would be my ranking of options:Indy wrote:I know you are not a fan, but if we had #1, who would you take?INFORMER wrote:Lucky us.Ring_Wanted wrote:We are getting #2, Philly #1, LAL #3, BOS #4. 76rs take Ingram. Simmons ours.
1. Trade it
2. Draft Simmons
3. Draft Ingram
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I think people hear #1 pick and think Lebron, Shaq, Duncan and AD. They don't think of Oden, Kandi, Kwame Brown, KMart and Bennett.INFORMER wrote:No, I don't think they'll be busts, I just don't think they'll be as good as the perceived value of the #1 pick.Superbone wrote:So you're saying there's a good chance that both Simmons and Ingram will be a bust?INFORMER wrote:What is good value? I think it is easy to overvalue the pick just because it is the first pick. There's superficial, inherent allure to having the first pick, but the first pick is only as good as the prospects that are available and difference in prospects after that first pick is made.
Would you give up a king's ransom for Michael Olowakandi? Kenyon Martin? Andrea Bargnani? Anthony Bennett?
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I think Simmons/Ingram are somewhere in the Wiggins, Irving, Wall, Brand grouping of #1 picks.