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Re: Suns News: The Offseason
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:38 pm
by Superbone
I don't know where to put this so putting it here. Who knew C.J. Cron was such a Suns' fan?
https://sports.yahoo.com/c-j-cron-homer ... ml?src=rss
C.J. Cron homered twice to win Phoenix Suns season tickets
Angels first baseman C.J. Cron had gone 11 days since his last homer, so his teammate Mike Trout made him a deal: hit two homers in last night’s game against the the Athletics, and Trout would buy him Arizona Cardinals season tickets. Cron, who lives in Phoenix during the offseason, asked for Phoenix Suns tickets instead. Trout said it was a deal.
In his first at bat of the game Cron took Athletics’ starter Chris Smith deep. Then, in the eighth inning, Cron did it again, this time off of Michael Brady. Looks like Trout has to pay up now. From the L.A. Times:
“I’ll try to get them on the floor or something,” Cron said. “I think I just won a couple thousand bucks there. And I’ll be going to all the games. Pretty cool.”
Trout missed his second straight game with a stiff neck. At least he’s still helping the team via inspiration and/or bribery. That’s MVP stuff right there.
Re: Suns News: The Offseason
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:38 pm
by In2ition
O_Gardino wrote:I would honestly give Deron Williams a look. We don't need a PG, until Bled gets injured. But we could use someone with William's experience playing at an all-star level. Monte Ellis available too, I believe.
Did you watch Deron play in the Finals?
Re: Suns News: The Offseason
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:39 pm
by In2ition
Superbone wrote:I don't know where to put this so putting it here. Who knew C.J. Cron was such a Suns' fan?
https://sports.yahoo.com/c-j-cron-homer ... ml?src=rss
C.J. Cron homered twice to win Phoenix Suns season tickets
Angels first baseman C.J. Cron had gone 11 days since his last homer, so his teammate Mike Trout made him a deal: hit two homers in last night’s game against the the Athletics, and Trout would buy him Arizona Cardinals season tickets. Cron, who lives in Phoenix during the offseason, asked for Phoenix Suns tickets instead. Trout said it was a deal.
In his first at bat of the game Cron took Athletics’ starter Chris Smith deep. Then, in the eighth inning, Cron did it again, this time off of Michael Brady. Looks like Trout has to pay up now. From the L.A. Times:
“I’ll try to get them on the floor or something,” Cron said. “I think I just won a couple thousand bucks there. And I’ll be going to all the games. Pretty cool.”
Trout missed his second straight game with a stiff neck. At least he’s still helping the team via inspiration and/or bribery. That’s MVP stuff right there.
Who is C.J. Cron?
Re: Suns News: The Offseason
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:47 pm
by O_Gardino
In2ition wrote:O_Gardino wrote:I would honestly give Deron Williams a look. We don't need a PG, until Bled gets injured. But we could use someone with William's experience playing at an all-star level. Monte Ellis available too, I believe.
Did you watch Deron play in the Finals?
Are you really that worried about our 4rth string pg failing us in the finals this year?
Re: Suns News: The Offseason
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:48 pm
by In2ition
O_Gardino wrote:In2ition wrote:O_Gardino wrote:I would honestly give Deron Williams a look. We don't need a PG, until Bled gets injured. But we could use someone with William's experience playing at an all-star level. Monte Ellis available too, I believe.
Did you watch Deron play in the Finals?
Are you really that worried about our 4rth string pg failing us in the finals this year?
Haha, no.
Re: Suns News: The Offseason
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:55 pm
by Superbone
In2ition wrote:
Who is C.J. Cron?
He's not a shooting guard. He's a baseball player.
Re: Suns News: The Offseason
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:59 pm
by In2ition
Superbone wrote:In2ition wrote:
Who is C.J. Cron?
He's not a shooting guard. He's a baseball player.
Gosh, I just don't follow baseball. Only know what I hear on the radio, but usually change the channel when they start talking about baseball.
Re: Suns News: The Offseason
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:01 pm
by Mori Chu
I liked Gerald Green a lot when he was here. But if I remember correctly, didn't he play best with Dragic? I don't know if he'd be a good fit in our current offense with no pass-first PG to work with. But I would absolutely rather have a Gerald Green than a Millsap or somebody like that.
Re: Suns News: The Offseason
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:34 pm
by Cap
Superbone wrote:In2ition wrote:
Who is C.J. Cron?
He's not a shooting guard. He's a baseball player.
I thought he was a Tron character.
Re: Suns News: The Offseason
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:48 pm
by Superbone
In2ition wrote:Superbone wrote:In2ition wrote:
Who is C.J. Cron?
He's not a shooting guard. He's a baseball player.
Gosh, I just don't follow baseball. Only know what I hear on the radio, but usually change the channel when they start talking about baseball.
Man, I am basketball 24/7 except when I am at work. Then it's baseball.
Re: Suns News: The Offseason
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:53 pm
by In2ition
Superbone wrote:In2ition wrote:Superbone wrote:In2ition wrote:
Who is C.J. Cron?
He's not a shooting guard. He's a baseball player.
Gosh, I just don't follow baseball. Only know what I hear on the radio, but usually change the channel when they start talking about baseball.
Man, I am basketball 24/7 except when I am at work. Then it's baseball.
I feel like I'm at work 24/7.
Re: Suns News: The Offseason
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:53 pm
by Superbone
Cap wrote:Superbone wrote:In2ition wrote:
Who is C.J. Cron?
He's not a shooting guard. He's a baseball player.
I thought he was a Tron character.
That's a common misconception. He's exclusively in the parallel Cron universe.
Re: Suns News: The Offseason
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:54 pm
by Superbone
In2ition wrote:Superbone wrote:In2ition wrote:Superbone wrote:In2ition wrote:
Who is C.J. Cron?
He's not a shooting guard. He's a baseball player.
Gosh, I just don't follow baseball. Only know what I hear on the radio, but usually change the channel when they start talking about baseball.
Man, I am basketball 24/7 except when I am at work. Then it's baseball.
I feel like I'm at work 24/7.
No good, man! Balance in all things.
Re: Suns News: The Offseason
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:56 pm
by Superbone
The Suns are leaning toward younger players to replace Davon Reed:
http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/n ... 617035001/
Re: Suns News: The Offseason
Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 11:25 pm
by Ring_Wanted
Just sign good old Barbosa and let's go.
Re: Suns News: The Offseason
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 3:59 pm
by ShelC
D Book Highlights:
https://twitter.com/SLAMonline/status/903388855189073920
Re: Suns News: The Offseason
Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 5:16 pm
by Superbone
From Julius Erving to Devin Booker, retired Steve Albert recalls top NBA moments:
http://www.nba.com/article/2017/08/31/j ... ue?src=rss
Re: Suns News: The Offseason
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 9:45 am
by In2ition
Maybe I'm a little sensitive to this stuff, but what's up with all the Booker hate this summer?
https://fansided.com/2017/09/01/premium ... a-players/
Re: Suns News: The Offseason
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 9:50 am
by TOO
Fans: Booker is incredible
Stats: Eh, he's got a ways to go
Seems about right to me.
Re: Suns News: The Offseason
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2017 10:15 am
by The Bobster
The article you link to sums it up pretty well - "He’s also a bad defender, essentially a league-average 3-point shooter and a fairly inefficient volume scorer"
Until he becomes a more efficient scorer and adds other things to his game (average defense would be a nice start), he won't be a great player.