Comments on: Day in the Life of a GM: Philosophy Towards the Job http://blogs.suns.com/2010/01/4092/ The Official Phoenix Suns Blog Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:29:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: jeff http://blogs.suns.com/2010/01/4092/comment-page-1/#comment-1223 jeff Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:46:22 +0000 http://blogs.suns.com/?p=4092#comment-1223 Already mentioned oklahoma state's james anderson,the shooting guard who reminds me of eddie jones both offensively and defensively. Now i have to mention mississipi's terrico white,a 6-5 211 combo guard that if you watch him play a few games he'll resemble dwayne wade athletically and with his isolation skills. Right now draft express has him ranked as the 21rst pick in the 2011 draft which means he should be available for us next year. If he does choose to come out in the 2010 draft can this suns organization really afford to not deal for the next dwayne wade? If you don't believe what i'm saying about this young college guard is true, you'd be doing yourself and david griffin a huge favor in sending some suns scouts to watch him play for ole miss, he's going to develop into a nba superstar down the road so why not for the suns? Already mentioned oklahoma state’s james anderson,the shooting guard who reminds me of eddie jones both offensively and defensively. Now i have to mention mississipi’s terrico white,a 6-5 211 combo guard that if you watch him play a few games he’ll resemble dwayne wade athletically and with his isolation skills. Right now draft express has him ranked as the 21rst pick in the 2011 draft which means he should be available for us next year. If he does choose to come out in the 2010 draft can this suns organization really afford to not deal for the next dwayne wade? If you don’t believe what i’m saying about this young college guard is true, you’d be doing yourself and david griffin a huge favor in sending some suns scouts to watch him play for ole miss, he’s going to develop into a nba superstar down the road so why not for the suns?

]]> By: Sarah http://blogs.suns.com/2010/01/4092/comment-page-1/#comment-1210 Sarah Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:55:38 +0000 http://blogs.suns.com/?p=4092#comment-1210 I agree with Chris about the shaq experiement. Dumbest move ever. Shaq has very limited skills, and he proved that to us. Hill and Nash might not be getting any younger but they just get better and better every year. The reality is they will be gone soon and we need someone to take their place. Dragic could potentially step into Nash's shoes in a few years....if we don't trade him and everyone else. Build a team not a business! I agree with Chris about the shaq experiement. Dumbest move ever. Shaq has very limited skills, and he proved that to us. Hill and Nash might not be getting any younger but they just get better and better every year. The reality is they will be gone soon and we need someone to take their place. Dragic could potentially step into Nash’s shoes in a few years….if we don’t trade him and everyone else. Build a team not a business!

]]> By: chris http://blogs.suns.com/2010/01/4092/comment-page-1/#comment-1192 chris Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:42:35 +0000 http://blogs.suns.com/?p=4092#comment-1192 i just want to say that with the shaq experiment you have dismantled a team that was a few games away from winning it all now we have a team that is built to get to the playoffs and nothing more steve nash is not getting any younger grant hill isnt either we need to add more players that can help us get to where we have to go we all know where we want to go tell sarver that if he wants to win a championship he needs to spend a lil more money we are not moving forward as a team we are not growing as a team we are actually taking steps back we need to get a player that can run with us one thing i feel is good though you guys brought back the run n gun suns and thats the way to go we can win it all with this we just need a few more pieces like a deeper bench a back up center thats not slow use our picks instead of selling them for cash i just want to say that with the shaq experiment
you have dismantled a team that was a few games away
from winning it all
now we have a team that is built to get to the playoffs
and nothing more steve nash is not getting any younger
grant hill isnt either
we need to add more players that can
help us get to where we have to go
we all know where we want to go
tell sarver that if he wants to win a championship he
needs to spend a lil more money
we are not moving forward as a team
we are not growing as a team we are actually taking steps back we need to get a player that can run with us
one thing i feel is good though you guys brought back
the run n gun suns and thats the way to go
we can win it all with this we just need a few more pieces like a deeper bench a back up center thats not slow
use our picks instead of selling them for cash

]]> By: jeff http://blogs.suns.com/2010/01/4092/comment-page-1/#comment-1187 jeff Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:50:01 +0000 http://blogs.suns.com/?p=4092#comment-1187 joe alexander would be a great free agent aquisition for us at the end of this season, he could cause mismatches in our favor if we played him out of position as a 6-8 backup shooting guard. joe alexander would be a great free agent aquisition for us at the end of this season, he could cause mismatches in our favor if we played him out of position as a 6-8 backup shooting guard.

]]> By: Marco B http://blogs.suns.com/2010/01/4092/comment-page-1/#comment-1184 Marco B Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:08:59 +0000 http://blogs.suns.com/?p=4092#comment-1184 Well its nice to see that Steve Kerr is a laid back guy but is it enough to get the Suns over these difficult times? Yeah he has 5 or 6 rings but that was because of Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Tim Duncan... He had nothing to do with those championships. Another question is how did he even get his job? The answer is politics and unfortunately that is a big reasons why the Suns are no longer title contenders. From the release of Shawn Marion to the addition of Shaq, just a lot of poor moves... thanks Steve Well its nice to see that Steve Kerr is a laid back guy but is it enough to get the Suns over these difficult times? Yeah he has 5 or 6 rings but that was because of Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Tim Duncan… He had nothing to do with those championships. Another question is how did he even get his job? The answer is politics and unfortunately that is a big reasons why the Suns are no longer title contenders. From the release of Shawn Marion to the addition of Shaq, just a lot of poor moves… thanks Steve

]]> By: Chris Bushby http://blogs.suns.com/2010/01/4092/comment-page-1/#comment-1180 Chris Bushby Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:15:42 +0000 http://blogs.suns.com/?p=4092#comment-1180 Mr. Kerr, so glad you shared the one photo of you driving to the basket! Just kidding, you know you played with the world's best. Thanks for sharing your perspective; I really enjoy it! Mr. Kerr, so glad you shared the one photo of you driving to the basket!

Just kidding, you know you played with the world’s best. Thanks for sharing your perspective; I really enjoy it!

]]> By: jeff http://blogs.suns.com/2010/01/4092/comment-page-1/#comment-1170 jeff Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:38:46 +0000 http://blogs.suns.com/?p=4092#comment-1170 Suns fans are always talking about trades (myself included) but i have confidence that our bench can grow in the next couple of seasons and that will be integral to this team's success in the future. The way i see it,we're just two solid pieces away from being a real threat to the lakers in the west. We need a strong perimeter defender at shooting guard and one more big body that's a very physical enforcer coming off the bench,someone with an "old school" demeanor reminiscent of charles oakley or a horace grant. I don't really think we need to trade anyone currently on the team this season because that would erase any team chemistry we've been building to this point, and this team needs at least a couple more seasons to improve on that. Our best chance for this team to reach it's full potential is to add those final two pieces in the upcoming draft by aquiring a late first to early second round pick that will complement our bench. The other piece should be added through free-agency. I see this suns team (especially it's younger players)just going through similiar struggles as the young bulls teams that were frustrated by isiah's pistons in the playoffs before they matured and put it all together. This team has similiar potential to grow their chemistry and become a title contender, we just have to add to the current roster and let them grow together over a couple more seasons. Please keep an eye on oklahoma state's james anderson at shooting guard,he's reminiscent of eddie jones as a perimeter defender and could be the 2010 draft's version of sam young. Right now he's a late first rounder and we could probably aquire him with little difficulty on draft day which could be the answer to our needing a strong perimeter defender with a pure and consistent shooting stroke,he's also very athletic. In free-agency maybe we should consider a sheldon williams of the celtics or a johan petro of the nuggets. I'd also like to see if we can lure joe alexander from the bucks and maybe use his size and athleticism as a backup to richardson and maybe even some time at small-forward if we choose to make clark amare's backup. Suns fans are always talking about trades (myself included) but i have confidence that our bench can grow in the next couple of seasons and that will be integral to this team’s success in the future. The way i see it,we’re just two solid pieces away from being a real threat to the lakers in the west. We need a strong perimeter defender at shooting guard and one more big body that’s a very physical enforcer coming off the bench,someone with an “old school” demeanor reminiscent of charles oakley or a horace grant. I don’t really think we need to trade anyone currently on the team this season because that would erase any team chemistry we’ve been building to this point, and this team needs at least a couple more seasons to improve on that. Our best chance for this team to reach it’s full potential is to add those final two pieces in the upcoming draft by aquiring a late first to early second round pick that will complement our bench. The other piece should be added through free-agency. I see this suns team (especially it’s younger players)just going through similiar struggles as the young bulls teams that were frustrated by isiah’s pistons in the playoffs before they matured and put it all together. This team has similiar potential to grow their chemistry and become a title contender, we just have to add to the current roster and let them grow together over a couple more seasons. Please keep an eye on oklahoma state’s james anderson at shooting guard,he’s reminiscent of eddie jones as a perimeter defender and could be the 2010 draft’s version of sam young. Right now he’s a late first rounder and we could probably aquire him with little difficulty on draft day which could be the answer to our needing a strong perimeter defender with a pure and consistent shooting stroke,he’s also very athletic. In free-agency maybe we should consider a sheldon williams of the celtics or a johan petro of the nuggets. I’d also like to see if we can lure joe alexander from the bucks and maybe use his size and athleticism as a backup to richardson and maybe even some time at small-forward if we choose to make clark amare’s backup.

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