Talk about a mad-dash month of NBA free agency. It’s easy to forget about our economic woes when teams have wheeled and dealed as if the 2009-2010 season was next week instead of three months away.
The Suns, of course, have exempted themselves, which should put to rest the idea this team has any chance of competing in the Western Conference.
Consider:
Los Angeles won the championship, lost unknown-turned-playoff-stud Trevor Ariza and promptly replaced him with Ron Artest, which means he and Kobe could be the two best defensive wings in the league.
Lamar Odom’s free agency is a big deal, but today, count them as moving up one-half step.
Dallas stuck it to the Suns’ flashbacking fans when they acquired Shawn Marion on Thursday after they retained Jason Kidd. Add in the likely arrival of Orlando big man Marcin Gortat and it’s a lineup with Kidd, Josh Howard, Marion and Dirk Nowitzki. Yikes.
Call them significantly improved.
San Antonio jumped back into the fray by signing Richard Jefferson, Antonio McDyess and first-round pick Dejuan Blair. Plus they are the Spurs, where most acquisitions go to prosper at exactly the right time(s).
Call them improved.
Houston has big issues with Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady coming back from injuries. Yao may not play next season and McGrady might miss at least half the schedule. Then again, look what the Rockets did without those two in the playoffs.
Portland, Denver and New Orleans were already better than the Suns and haven’t changed (yet).
As for Planet Orange, the Suns traded Shaq (which had to be done) and avoided the luxury tax. That may work well in the business world, but that’s exactly what fans want to escape.
With or without Amare and Grant Hill, Phoenix has fewer and fewer spots to fall in another loaded conference.
Sarver sell the Suns!! or maybe that is what he is trying to do?? The worst deal Colangelo did was not missing out on Kareem but selling the team to Sarver.
I will make my judgement on Kerr/Sarver after next years free agency. We’ve known from day 1 that the roster was going to be overhauled. This is it.
Dejuan Blair was a second round pick by the Spurs, not first. They did not even have a first round pick in this year’s draft.
Sarver and Kerr are trying to distroy the SUNS and move them to there home in San Diego. I have said this for a couple of years and where is preseason now? San Diego… They worried more about the bottom line like a bank instead of improving this team. Key players are in limbo, wondering what’s next instead of focusing all their energy on the SUNS up coming season. Colangelo please, please, please buy the team back…
until Steve Kerr and Sarver are gone, the suns will be be destined to loss after loss after loss after loss after loss after loss.
Looks , like Denver, Spurs, Dallas, New Orleans, Seattle,, Lakers, Utah, are all significantly better than us. Maybe even Houston. . That leaves us #9 OUT again. If we are in no position to be in the playoffs in Feb , Stat and Nash will be gone.
Our ownership stinks. We need an owner who considers this team a toy not a business