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INFORMER wrote:

carey wrote: Yes. That is what happens when you don't have a James, Harden, Curry, Davis or Paul.

That's a silly statement to make. No one before last season counted Steph Curry as a player that instantly makes your franchise a contender. He is a great player, for sure, but he plays on a great, great team. It's a similarly shaky claim to make about Harden. He disappears every other game in the playoffs, and in the pivotal game 6 against LAC, he was on the bench the entire 4th quarter. Again, great player, but he's not getting you to the promise land by himself. And Chris Paul has never even been to a Conference Final.

Really, it's Durant, Anthony Davis, and LeBron. That's it.

SDC wrote:real gm thinks this works. still want to move bledsoe?
http://basketball.realgm.com/tradecheck ... de/6595704

Superbone wrote:I haven't even heard Gerald Green's name mentioned. He must be a third tier FA.

carey wrote:

INFORMER wrote:

carey wrote: Yes. That is what happens when you don't have a James, Harden, Curry, Davis or Paul.

That's a silly statement to make. No one before last season counted Steph Curry as a player that instantly makes your franchise a contender. He is a great player, for sure, but he plays on a great, great team. It's a similarly shaky claim to make about Harden. He disappears every other game in the playoffs, and in the pivotal game 6 against LAC, he was on the bench the entire 4th quarter. Again, great player, but he's not getting you to the promise land by himself. And Chris Paul has never even been to a Conference Final.

Really, it's Durant, Anthony Davis, and LeBron. That's it.

No, that's a silly statement.

INFORMER wrote:

carey wrote:

INFORMER wrote:

carey wrote: Yes. That is what happens when you don't have a James, Harden, Curry, Davis or Paul.

That's a silly statement to make. No one before last season counted Steph Curry as a player that instantly makes your franchise a contender. He is a great player, for sure, but he plays on a great, great team. It's a similarly shaky claim to make about Harden. He disappears every other game in the playoffs, and in the pivotal game 6 against LAC, he was on the bench the entire 4th quarter. Again, great player, but he's not getting you to the promise land by himself. And Chris Paul has never even been to a Conference Final.

Really, it's Durant, Anthony Davis, and LeBron. That's it.

No, that's a silly statement.

I stand corrected. Thanks.

Superbone wrote:I haven't even heard Gerald Green's name mentioned. He must be a third tier FA.

TheOriginalOriginal wrote:

Superbone wrote:I haven't even heard Gerald Green's name mentioned. He must be a third tier FA.

I saw him linked to the Clips, nothing else though,

Superbone wrote:I haven't even heard Gerald Green's name mentioned. He must be a third tier FA.

INFORMER wrote:

iLLmatic wrote:I'm gonna guess you aren't a fan of LMA if he signs here either?

I think LMA is an express ship to mediocrity. He's a nice player, but he isn't taking a team anywhere significant. The team the Suns are putting together isn't any better than the one that has been assembled in Portland. If everything pans out the way the Suns want in terms of acquisitions, they will have built a perennial 2nd round exit at best.

INFORMER wrote:

iLLmatic wrote:I'm gonna guess you aren't a fan of LMA if he signs here either?

I think LMA is an express ship to mediocrity. He's a nice player, but he isn't taking a team anywhere significant. The team the Suns are putting together isn't any better than the one that has been assembled in Portland. If everything pans out the way the Suns want in terms of acquisitions, they will have built a perennial 2nd round exit at best.

dragickingdom wrote:They are clearing out space for Rondo!