bwgood77 wrote:jcsunsfan wrote:Kieff ripped the fans.
Kieff texted that his future was not in Phoenix
Kieff told the Philly reporter that he was not coming back.
Not going to sugar-coat this and blame it all on his brother.
I will say that it is just words. He showed up, and he is now saying the right things. If he plays well, I don't really care. He will never be a favorite of mine. I just want whats best for the Suns.
I guess I just don't think any of these things are a big deal. At all. I can understand his thoughts about the fans not being very loud and not being happy about his brother being traded.
Again, he's not my favorite player, but people sometimes seem to talk like these guys are not allowed to have emotions. I think he has passion and is loyal, which are the primary reasons for the three things you listed above. And when I say loyal, in case some one might misunderstand, loyal to his brother. It's too bad that we traded for his bro in the first place, because this whole situation could be avoided, and I think he'd be extremely loyal to the team. I'm not sure whether he is or not at this point, but I'm not going to assume he is lying or even assume he is telling the truth.
bwgood77 wrote:Frankly, I think for the most part, Markieff has acted pretty professionally most of the time, and the only time it started to get a little bad was stuff that Marcus initiated, like the Hornacek thing or the fight, or even ripping the fans. After Marcus ripped the fans, Markieff more eloquently said what was on his mind, how it's nice to have louder fans, etc.
Marcus did most of the bad tweets. Markieff did say "That's a foul game, lol" which didn't seem like a big deal to me, and basically something like "I don't think my future is in Phoenix" but it just doesn't seem to me like it's nearly as big of a deal as some people make it out to be.
Is he a likable player? That's certainly debatable, as he is a hothead at times and does get the Ts.
He's certainly not my favorite player, but those who think we would be just as good with PJ and Telly playing all the minutes at the 4 are kidding themselves.
I just can't believe how mad some people seem to be about him being on the team. I seriously only come close to getting that worked up if my team loses a crucial game (usually football since individual games are more crucial) but tourney games in college or Suns playoff games....or must win games down the stretch.
I'm happy that he's "back with the team" and looking forward to play for the Suns (I'm still sceptical and still think he'll be moved eventually) but I feel like you're taking too much blame away from the behaviour he exhibited over the offseason. He's allowed to have emotions and make it known, he's human after all but the rest of his behaviour has been completely unprofessional. From not returning multiple calls from team mates, coaching staff (until the last couple of weeks) and management to publicly stating and his future isn't in Phoenix (and getting fined), it's unprofessional, no question about that.
I'm glad to know he's going to be focused on the upcoming season and we're, without a doubt, a significantly more dangerous team with Kieff (and without his brother) but his offseason for sure would've left a sour taste in the fans mouth and I don't blame them.
