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Dude stays posting the most random nonsensical twitter post as long as it's saying something positive about Miami
Plus Beal had a fucking no trade clause and could veto anywhere he went
No, they needed to break up the undersized back court that barely played defense
CJ was approaching 30
Their mistake was not going all in like Toronto for a year
| Did the Suns do their job? |
| The Phoenix Suns finally added Eric Gordon to their roster. It came 11 years after he tried to escape from New Orleans, signed an offer sheet with Phoenix, begged the Hornets (now the Pelicans) not to match and then saw NOLA bring him back anyway. This is obviously a very different version of Gordon, who is entering his 16th season and scoring more sparsely than he used to, although he’s still a danger to knock down shots against any defender. It was a successful move by Suns GM James Jones and possibly Isiah Thomas (a discussion for another time). It was also a bit of a surprise, considering Gordon was thought to have plenty of suitors with more money to spend than what the Suns could scrounge together. These are the Suns’ additions in free agency so far (a reminder that players can’t officially sign deals until tomorrow):
Former Suns executive and current NBA analyst Amin Elhassan described the additions to me on SiriusXM NBA Radio as “July 18 signings on July 1.” There’s some merit to that description. Aside from Gordon, these are mostly guys you’d get after all of the meat has been picked off the free-agency bone. But they’re also quality role players for the most part. Maybe they’re just not big names compared to various other role players. The Suns needed to get guys on the cheap after their investment into the super team of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal. This was always going to be the likely strategy for filling out this roster. As we normally find out with big three machinations or super teams, the cost-effective role players have to figure out how to do the little things at a championship level. Otherwise, it all unravels. Phoenix may have made a bunch of July 18 additions on July 1, but if it gets the Suns to games in June, that’s all that matters. |
Woj speaks for the front offices
Even Nurk is laughing
is this a joke?
I don’t think you can build around two point guards who are undersized and CJ would choke in the playoffs.
I think they did all they could together.
I think some teams are just stuck in NBA purgatory and can’t get past it. Blazers were there.
They must have felt they couldn't help him develop as much as he needed to.
He could easily be a reliable double double if he reaches his max potential.
Orlando isn't going to get any big free agent stars. We need to learn how to do what San Antonio and Miami do as far as player development.
Damn right they fucked up. As a Nuggets fan, I was “giddy” cuz I knew they would no longer be a threat. Kind of like when OKC didn’t pay Harden. Just dumb GM moves.
You don't say!
There's nothing we can do about it though.
I don't like it either but I'm still gonna watch it.
Very curious about how this develops
Crazy Bill Simmons called this a long time ago if I'm not mistaken
No problem just hope it's not all on ESPN...
Also players can't be load managing early in the season now with 65 game limit for awards and All NBA spots...
Adam silver has been saying this since he became a commissioner that he wanted In season tournament to shorten the regular season.
I hope it's not boring and that it's successful...We'll see.
Any soccer fans here???
They do this in soccer, right? I'd love to get the perspective of someone who knows what it is like having a mid-season tournament and a postseason, how that compares to the NBA experience and how it would impact their rooting.
They do this in soccer, right? I'd love to get the perspective of someone who knows what it is like having a mid-season tournament and a postseason, how that compares to the NBA experience and how it would impact their rooting.
They lost both of their "heart" guys this offseason
yeah, i don't what boston doing.
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