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SwingMan wrote:
What's your take on Tucker, anyways?

Xylus wrote:Can someone give me a scouting report on Monroe? I'll admit, I've never seen the guy play. Don't get around to watching many Pistons games.

TheOriginalOriginal wrote:

Xylus wrote:Can someone give me a scouting report on Monroe? I'll admit, I've never seen the guy play. Don't get around to watching many Pistons games.

Traditional big man, good rebounder/post player/passer. Underwheling defender, but not as bad as peoplesay he is there.

Xylus wrote:

TheOriginalOriginal wrote:

Xylus wrote:Can someone give me a scouting report on Monroe? I'll admit, I've never seen the guy play. Don't get around to watching many Pistons games.

Traditional big man, good rebounder/post player/passer. Underwheling defender, but not as bad as peoplesay he is there.

So his offense exists down low primarily. Any range to his shot?

In2ition wrote:Honestly, I'd rather just wait for a good trade, the draft, or free agency next year. Next year's draft is going to have about three guys with higher upside and skills on the block. It's probably going to be loaded at the PF and C positions.

Plus, I still have high hopes for Alex Len.

Wally_West wrote: Sorry but LANCE BLANKS> McDoubt everyday of the week!

carey wrote:

SwingMan wrote:
What's your take on Tucker, anyways?

Quality role player, frustrating offensively, doesn't fully understand the limits of his game, tenacious defender, leader of men, often the heart of this team, a guy I don't want to be on the wrong side of a beef with, and also not worth more than $5Mil a year in the current salary climate.

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Sunsfan4life wrote:

In2ition wrote:Why is Scream'n A Smith such an @$$hat?

What'd he do this time?

He's claiming very arrogantly that Phoenix and Houston aren't marquee cities to lure marquee players. Even though the last big free agent to go to NY was Amare, only because the Suns couldn't guarantee him for anything past 3 years. If I'm right, didn't Howard pick to go to Houston?

Phoenix has been a destination city for NBA free agents since the beginning of free agency.

delusional-- not after colangelo left phoenix.

I don't think it's delusional. They brought back Dragic for less money than he reportedly was offered by Houston. Eric Gordon was a big restricted free agent at the time, and they signed him, even though it was matched. Hill signed with the Suns when he could have gone elsewhere. The Suns just haven't had cap space to be in the running for anyone decent. It's not a surprise to me that the Suns were at least in the running for LeBron.

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Ring_Wanted wrote:Oh, and please just don't go after Deng. Pau still makes sense for this roster but spending on those two means not more cap space and it's far from a given that they can live up to the length of their contracts, unless it is two years.

SF and a (two way) big man are our most glaring weaknesses but Deng-Pau won't elevate the team more than to make us a lock for the playoffs, at best. I want to make that progress but this just doesn't feel like a sustainable way to achieve it. If that's the best they can fo in free agency I'd explore trading for players under contract on capped out/rebuilding teams. And if they absolutely must use the cap space on a FA, just overpay for a younger RFA who at least have the best years of his career ahead of him.

I don't think Deng or Gasol are good fits on this roster at this time, especially for what they'll be asking ($s and length of contract)

gasol would have been a good fit, assuming the suns kept everybody together. now that frye's gone, a key player in the suns surprise run last season, pau doesnt make sense anymore. idiot mcdo is too slow to sign pau to a one year deal. it might have convinced frye to stay with the suns if the suns were trying to get better.

Seriously? You are calling McDonough an idiot? I may be the only one here that feels this way, but your hate for McDonough is just silly and unfounded. You are only just guessing that the Lakers only wanted the Pacers pick for Pau, yet you love him like he was... your lover. You haven't come up with a single plan that I remember that was better, even with the gift of hindsight, than what McDonough has done.

Are you kidding me?! I think most of us feel that way.

Flagrant Fowl wrote:Even if you don't like McDonough he's light years ahead of anything we've had since Bryan Colangelo, and he wasn't even that great of a GM. Sadly, all that it takes to be better than his predecessors is have a long term plan that doesn't involve cronyism.

SDC wrote:

In2ition wrote: I don't think it's delusional. They brought back Dragic for less money than he reportedly was offered by Houston. Eric Gordon was a big restricted free agent at the time, and they signed him, even though it was matched. Hill signed with the Suns when he could have gone elsewhere. The Suns just haven't had cap space to be in the running for anyone decent. It's not a surprise to me that the Suns were at least in the running for LeBron.

it is delusional, even more so now that the boy is in charge.

carey wrote:Informer does not think McDonough is an idiot. He may be more in wait & see mode than the rest of us, but he's never said a bad word about him.

In2ition wrote:

carey wrote:Informer does not think McDonough is an idiot. He may be more in wait & see mode than the rest of us, but he's never said a bad word about him.

I miss INF. I wish he would make a return.

carey wrote:

In2ition wrote:

carey wrote:Informer does not think McDonough is an idiot. He may be more in wait & see mode than the rest of us, but he's never said a bad word about him.

I miss INF. I wish he would make a return.

Yes, I'm sorry for whatever role I played in that.