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Re: Suns News: Week 2 12/28-1/3
Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:26 pm
by Wally_West
Here you guys go. Lol *sigh*
Re: Suns News: Week 2 12/28-1/3
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:33 am
by ShelC
Meant to post this yesterday, a throwback to those early 2000s "malaise" teams that won 50 games and lost in the 1st round every year. Just a few weeks later we'd get the Kidd/french fry incident that would effectively end the Kidd era. These were the teams I watched growing up tho, knowing we were good but not good enough to make any real noise against the likes of the Lakers, Kings, Blazers, Spurs. Delk and Rodney Rogers were two of the better FA signings we made IMO, just not enough to make the difference we needed.
Re: Suns News: Week 2 12/28-1/3
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 8:23 am
by Charlie Smithy!
Wally_West wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:26 pm
Here you guys go. Lol *sigh*
...is the other astronaut getting Dad-dicked?
Re: Suns News: Week 2 12/28-1/3
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 8:29 am
by jonh
ShelC wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:33 am
Meant to post this yesterday, a throwback to those early 2000s "malaise" teams that won 50 games and lost in the 1st round every year. Just a few weeks later we'd get the Kidd/french fry incident that would effectively end the Kidd era. These were the teams I watched growing up tho, knowing we were good but not good enough to make any real noise against the likes of the Lakers, Kings, Blazers, Spurs. Delk and Rodney Rogers were two of the better FA signings we made IMO, just not enough to make the difference we needed.
A few of those pixels looked a little like Rodney Rogers, Cliff Robinson, and Tom Gugliotta. Reminded me of going to Suns.com to watch highlights after games and trying to determine what players I was actually looking at.
Re: Suns News: Week 2 12/28-1/3
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 9:22 am
by carey
Re: Suns News: Week 2 12/28-1/3
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 9:55 am
by bajanguy008
Kool to pop in here and see that throwback clip in that gear because last night I was actually peeping at SGA and Fultz game in Orlando and who pops up during a timeout as the Magic Community Ambassador
One Bo Outlaw
He was only here couple seasons but I smiled when seeing him
Re: Suns News: Week 2 12/28-1/3
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 10:30 am
by Mori Chu
ShelC wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 6:33 am
Meant to post this yesterday, a throwback to those early 2000s "malaise" teams that won 50 games and lost in the 1st round every year. Just a few weeks later we'd get the Kidd/french fry incident that would effectively end the Kidd era. These were the teams I watched growing up tho, knowing we were good but not good enough to make any real noise against the likes of the Lakers, Kings, Blazers, Spurs. Delk and Rodney Rogers were two of the better FA signings we made IMO, just not enough to make the difference we needed.
I actually liked those teams a lot. I know we didn't come close to the title, but it felt like we always worked hard and had a lot of guys I liked cheering for. Kidd, Cliffy, Rex Chapman, Rodney Rogers, McDyess, Googs, ... depending on whether you choose the early or late part of that era, you start to get some Shawn Marion in there. We bottomed out in around 02-03 but I enjoyed the team during most of that whole stretch.
Re: Suns News: Week 2 12/28-1/3
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 11:40 am
by In2ition
Those Kidd teams would have been much better if McDyess didn't bail for Denver and Penny would have been healthy. I think they would have stood a chance at becoming something.
Re: Suns News: Week 2 12/28-1/3
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 3:04 pm
by INFORMER
Indy wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:23 pm
INFORMER wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 10:21 pm
INFORMER wrote: ↑Mon Nov 23, 2020 6:44 pm
Indy wrote: ↑Sun Nov 22, 2020 4:00 pm
I think you need to at least make the playoffs or acquire a top 5 player before you can call yourself a contender.
He could be calling his shot. When the Suns got Nash, they went from lottery to best record in the West. Maybe something like that happens here. The Suns could be a contender if these three guys show up:
1. Dominayton
2. OKCCP3
3. Scrimmage Bridges
So far none of these things has happened (Bridges is close though) and the Suns are tied for the best record in the league.
That is crazy. (and I would say we are getting scrimmage bridges)
I think Scrimmage Bridges showed more scoring ability. Bridges has shown some off the bounce expansion of his game, but he primarily (and finally) living up to the "3" in "3&D."
Re: Suns News: Week 2 12/28-1/3
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 3:07 pm
by INFORMER
In2ition wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 11:40 am
Those Kidd teams would have been much better if McDyess didn't bail for Denver and Penny would have been healthy. I think they would have stood a chance at becoming something.
The L*c L*ngley signing didn't help either.
Re: Suns News: Week 2 12/28-1/3
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 3:08 pm
by carey
Back court 2000.
Re: Suns News: Week 2 12/28-1/3
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 3:10 pm
by In2ition
INFORMER wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 3:07 pm
In2ition wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 11:40 am
Those Kidd teams would have been much better if McDyess didn't bail for Denver and Penny would have been healthy. I think they would have stood a chance at becoming something.
The L*c L*ngley signing didn't help either.
Oh...you had to remind me of that guy...
Re: Suns News: Week 2 12/28-1/3
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 3:37 pm
by ShelC
Losing McDyess set us back and we never recovered. We ended up with Cliff, Googs and Longley and some other journeymen along the way. But we couldn't match up with the bigger, stronger, more athletic frontcourts at the time. Our guys tried and played hard and those teams usually overachieved, plus you knew the FO/ownership was always trying to get better.
Re: Suns News: Week 2 12/28-1/3
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 4:16 pm
by In2ition
Yeah, at least we had a FO/ownership that was always trying to get better.
Re: Suns News: Week 2 12/28-1/3
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 4:50 pm
by Superbone
In2ition wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 11:40 am
Those Kidd teams would have been much better if McDyess didn't bail for Denver and Penny would have been healthy. I think they would have stood a chance at becoming something.
The whole McDyess thing really sucked!
Re: Suns News: Week 2 12/28-1/3
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 4:51 pm
by In2ition
Superbone wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 4:50 pm
In2ition wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 11:40 am
Those Kidd teams would have been much better if McDyess didn't bail for Denver and Penny would have been healthy. I think they would have stood a chance at becoming something.
The whole McDyess thing really sucked!
It really was a kick to the gut.
Re: Suns News: Week 2 12/28-1/3
Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2021 11:45 pm
by BlaCkAdDa
isn't that where the Rich Paul hate started? Or was there someone else that coaxed him out?
Re: Suns News: Week 2 12/28-1/3
Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2021 9:10 am
by In2ition
BlaCkAdDa wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 11:45 pm
isn't that where the Rich Paul hate started? Or was there someone else that coaxed him out?
With McDyess? No, Rich Paul was a nobody at that time probably in HS.
Re: Suns News: Week 2 12/28-1/3
Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2021 10:16 am
by Nodack
Googs was great... and then he got injured.
Re: Suns News: Week 2 12/28-1/3
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2021 10:29 pm
by INFORMER
ShelC wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 3:37 pm
Losing McDyess set us back and we never recovered.
So true.
