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Small Concern For How Phoenix Suns’ Goran Dragic Fits With Hedo Turkoglu
Goran Dragic is the future of the Suns at PG. But if I have one concern, it's the arrival of Hedo Turkoglu and his impact on Goran's aggressiveness.
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Suns Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Just when it seemed the Suns were willing to grin-and-bear the loss of Amar'e Stoudemire for nothing in return and accept Hakim Warrick as their starting power forward, they decided to make chicken salad out of Stoudemire's departure and restocked the team with some more talent on the wings.
A sign-and-trade deal with the Knicks for Stoudemire brought a $16.5 million trade exception that not only covered Warrick (in a sign-and-trade deal with Chicago) but allowed the Suns to bring in Toronto's Hedo Turkoglu (in exchange for Leandro Barbosa) and bring former Atlanta Hawk Josh Childress back from Europe to add some defense and athleticism to a team that will have to find a way to fill the huge hole Stoudemire leaves behind.
Instead of a quiet summer mourning the loss of...
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Vote for No. 23 as “The Best Man”
Jason’s Richardson’s influence isn’t limited to just the hardwood. Just ask the grateful residents of Saginaw, Mich.
J-Rich has been busy this offseason with a multitude of community projects aimed at giving back to his hometown. Between a food drive for needy Saginaw families, a golf classic benefitting the United Way and his motivational Man-Up forums, [...]
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Phoenix Suns Dunk Team Visits Las Vegas
Early Friday morning, four members of our dunk team and the Suns VP of Game Entertainment, Kip Helt, met at the US Airways Arena with quite the weekend ahead of us. We were on our way to Vegas, with one goal in mind, to show USA Basketball, the NBA and the basketball fans of Las [...]
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Fernandez or McGrady: Who Is A Better Option For The Suns?
Rudy would cost asset(s) and is risky given his attitude, while McGrady would be a huge risk/reward that Houston politely ran out of town. Which is preferable?
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A stupid Chris Paul offer
Ryan Schwan over at Hornets 247 asked members of the TrueHoop Network to come up with our best offer for New Orleans star point guard Chris Paul.
Robert Sarver did say at the Lon Babby press...
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Nine Trade Demands the NBA Survived
by Bethlehem ShoalsFiled under: 76ers, Bucks, Celtics, Grizzlies, Hornets, Knicks, Lakers, Rockets, Suns, NBA Rumors, NBA Transactions
Indignity! Slaughter! Fall of Rome! Faces of Death! If you thought LeBron James destroyed the NBA by over-dramatizing his free agency, get ready for the real glimpse into Hades: Chris Paul, franchise point guard, possibly wanting a trade two years before his deal is up. Yes, we know. Paul met with the Hornets brass and came out saying that he was staying put. Maybe that's because he didn't feel like paying the hefty fine that comes with publicly announcing your intention to force the trade. Or maybe dude just had a mighty change of heart. Regardless, the fact remains that Chris Paul gets to decide what happens in this situation.
Wait, how is this possible? Isn't he under contract? Doesn't he make millions, and thus would be an unforgivable ingrate if he walks out now? He wouldn't dare sit out, would he? No, because there's all types of precedent for this.
Chris Paul is not the first player to consider forcing a trade. It's like he's being punished for being one of the best to do it -- and one from a small market who has bonded so much with his adopted city. Again, though, what little memory we have. Paul's situation will not destroy the NBA. It's the way business has always been done. And last I checked, the NBA was only mildly demolished by each of these brazen, and illegal, transactions.
If this is a question of sabotaging the public trust by using phantom leverage and turning heel, well, they should outlaw the mini-max deal that Paul (like James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, and Deron Williams) signed. Otherwise, there's always the possibility that a player can leave after three seasons of the deal like James, and the implication that -- gasp -- he might decide sooner that things just aren't working out.
There's a contract there, sure, but trading disgruntled stars is part of the rhythm of the league. Major upheavals, no doubt, but all were eventually absorbed and assimilated by the larger organic organism. Like dumping tons of oil into the ocean. It's not supposed to happen but eventually, we'll all get over it.
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Suns Still Searching For Back-up Big Man
A list of possible options for the back-up big man the Suns are still looking for.
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Suns Disappointments: Whose Been The Biggest Bust Over the Past 15 Years?
The Phoenix Suns Have Had Plenty of Busts Throughout the Past 15 Years. Come to BSOTS and Let us Know Who You Think Busted.
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Being Lon Babby For A Day – A Critical Evaluation Of The Suns’ Roster
How would Lon Babby look at the Suns roster, with a critical eye to its strengths, weaknesses and movable parts.