Suns Offseason Thread V: I Am My Brother's Kieffer

gaspar · Post #1721 » by **gaspar** » Fri Oct 9, 2015 1:05 pm

Ish Smith turned down free-agent offers from the Sixers, Kings and Suns

jcsunsfan · Post #1722 » by **jcsunsfan** » Fri Oct 9, 2015 4:42 pm

gaspar wrote:Ish Smith turned down free-agent offers from the Sixers, Kings and Suns

wonder why Ish would turn down and offer from the Suns. He would not have been a long shot to make this roster, as he is with the Wiz. Oh, well.

RunDogGun · Post #1723 » by **RunDogGun** » Fri Oct 9, 2015 6:05 pm

lilfishi22 wrote:Hate to be that guy but we do need Kieff to perform for us to be an above average team (playoffs?). So to say, who cares or we shouldn't rely him, it's all good rhetoric but a not insignificant chunk of our success this season will be tied to his performance. Unless Leuer solidifies his GOAT status.

What I meant by "who cares" is it seems fairly clear we aren't going to trade him just to trade him. So to me that would mean we are getting something equivalent in return, or someone we already have steps up to replace him. I wouldn't care if either of the two of those things happen, for I'm not a player fan, but a team fan.

NTB · Post #1724 » by **NTB** » Fri Oct 9, 2015 6:37 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/EBled2/status/652551485654306816[/tweet]

Han Solo · Post #1725 » by **Han Solo** » Fri Oct 9, 2015 7:14 pm

Marcus is better than I thought he'd be. He's craftier than I realized.

MathiasPW · Post #1726 » by **MathiasPW** » Fri Oct 9, 2015 7:23 pm

Han Solo wrote:Marcus is better than I thought he'd be. He's craftier than I realized.

Agreed. That means Stanley Johnson is dispensable.

let's trade for him!

NTB · Post #1727 » by **NTB** » Fri Oct 9, 2015 7:48 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Suns/status/652566977676902401[/tweet]

Lol

JohnWall2 · Post #1728 » by **JohnWall2** » Fri Oct 9, 2015 7:49 pm

MathiasPW wrote:
Han Solo wrote:Marcus is better than I thought he'd be. He's craftier than I realized.

Agreed. That means Stanley Johnson is dispensable.

let's trade for him!

Yes, but no way can we include any picks, Goodwin, Warren or Booker for him. We need to keep the future hall of famers here.

Post #1729 » by **lilfishi22** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 1:31 am

Is that our boy playing against okc?

ImNotMcDiSwear · Post #1730 » by **ImNotMcDiSwear** » Sun Oct 11, 2015 6:35 pm

OT: I currently have the top post at /r/nba. Check it out:

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/3ocff6/marketing_idea_this_seems_so_obvious/

Would love to see purple and orange nets all throughout the valley.

MathiasPW · Post #1731 » by **MathiasPW** » Sun Oct 11, 2015 7:53 pm

cosmofizzo wrote:OT: I currently have the top post at /r/nba. Check it out:

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/3ocff6/marketing_idea_this_seems_so_obvious/

Would love to see purple and orange nets all throughout the valley.

Good job, and nice idea, too

ImNotMcDiSwear · Post #1732 » by **ImNotMcDiSwear** » Sun Oct 11, 2015 7:57 pm

MathiasPW wrote:
cosmofizzo wrote:OT: I currently have the top post at /r/nba. Check it out:

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/3ocff6/marketing_idea_this_seems_so_obvious/

Would love to see purple and orange nets all throughout the valley.

Good job, and nice idea, too

Thanks homie

denial · Post #1733 » by **denial** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 1:39 am

I'm sure its been said already but I was just reading the old goran dragic thread (because I finally saw this "notifications" thingy

) and it occurred to me: Maybe the FO dealt with Kieff the way they did (ignoring his "demand") because they learned from the Dragic situation. I know it's water under the bridge and I'm not trying to seem salty. But I do (and always did) think that the FO should have handled Dragic EXACTLY the way they handled Kieff. Don't be petty and just do what's best for the basketball team to win more.

EDIT: Which, if this is the case, I think bodes very well for us. Whether or not I agree with everything McDonough has done. If he can prove that the team's performance comes above his ego, and he is willing to learn and adapt, then I will support him.

Post #1734 » by **bwgood77** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 1:49 am

cosmofizzo wrote:OT: I currently have the top post at /r/nba. Check it out:

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/3ocff6/marketing_idea_this_seems_so_obvious/

Would love to see purple and orange nets all throughout the valley.

That's a great post and idea. If someone with the Nets with authority sees that, I think they would do it.

Stix · Post #1735 » by **Stix** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:54 am

denial wrote:I'm sure its been said already but I was just reading the old goran dragic thread (because I finally saw this "notifications" thingy ) and it occurred to me: Maybe the FO dealt with Kieff the way they did (ignoring his "demand") because they learned from the Dragic situation. I know it's water under the bridge and I'm not trying to seem salty. But I do (and always did) think that the FO should have handled Dragic EXACTLY the way they handled Kieff. Don't be petty and just do what's best for the basketball team to win more.

EDIT: Which, if this is the case, I think bodes very well for us. Whether or not I agree with everything McDonough has done. If he can prove that the team's performance comes above his ego, and he is willing to learn and adapt, then I will support him.

Apples and Oranges... these are two entirely different situations. Dragic was going to be an UFA, and Kieff is inked for the next 4 years. It was clear that Dragic was going to leave for either Miami or LakerLand so it was smart of the FO to at least get a pick for him while they could. Kieff on the other hand is stuck in his contract and has no leverage whatsoever to whether he gets traded or not. I'm sure if there was a reasonable offer on the table the FO would have taken it, but not even a sniff of a rumor indicates there was one. As soon as one comes across McD's desk, Kieff will be good as gone. Kieff has to start acting like a professional for this to happen, and we got our first glimpse of that on media day.

Stix · Post #1736 » by **Stix** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:57 am

bwgood77 wrote:
cosmofizzo wrote:OT: I currently have the top post at /r/nba. Check it out:

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/3ocff6/marketing_idea_this_seems_so_obvious/

Would love to see purple and orange nets all throughout the valley.

That's a great post and idea. If someone with the Nets with authority sees that, I think they would do it.

Those things would get jacked so fast... not even worth the time putting them up. Unfortunately this is the world we live in.

NTB · Post #1737 » by **NTB** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 5:20 am

http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2015/10/10/brandon-knight-runs-clean-game-phoenix-suns-point/73743826/?hootPostID=e2ba08ca9b851ad625f1516beeaa796a

Guys you should read this about Knight, there is a reason why he shoots 3 too much and not drives.

ImNotMcDiSwear · Post #1738 » by **ImNotMcDiSwear** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 11:44 am

Zero Tolerance wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:
cosmofizzo wrote:OT: I currently have the top post at /r/nba. Check it out:

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/3ocff6/marketing_idea_this_seems_so_obvious/

Would love to see purple and orange nets all throughout the valley.

That's a great post and idea. If someone with the Nets with authority sees that, I think they would do it.

Those things would get jacked so fast... not even worth the time putting them up. Unfortunately this is the world we live in.

I must have gotten about 100 versions of this comment to that post. But the idea was to hire a person to continually install nets all around the city - like a net patrol. So yeah, some nets would go down after a week or two, but nets are cheap. Gas is cheap, labor is cheap, the operation would be cheap.

I also heard, "People in the ghetto don't buy tickets, so this wouldn't make money." :roll:

Overall, about 3500 upvotes. Not bad.

TeamTragic · Post #1739 » by **TeamTragic** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 12:56 am

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/239493/Unnamed-West-Team-Internally-Discussing-Signing-Larry-Sanders

Unnamed West Team Internally Discussing Signing Larry Sanders

Oct 12, 2015 8:00 PM

A Western Conference team has had internal talks about signing Larry Sanders, according to a source.

Sanders and the Milwaukee Bucks agreed upon a buyout last season in which he took significantly less money to walk away from the game.

Sanders signed a four-year, $44 million extension in 2013 with the Bucks.

Any chance we are taking a flyer on Sanders?

Post #1740 » by **bwgood77** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 12:59 am

GoranTragic wrote:http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/239493/Unnamed-West-Team-Internally-Discussing-Signing-Larry-Sanders

Unnamed West Team Internally Discussing Signing Larry Sanders

Oct 12, 2015 8:00 PM

A Western Conference team has had internal talks about signing Larry Sanders, according to a source.

Sanders and the Milwaukee Bucks agreed upon a buyout last season in which he took significantly less money to walk away from the game.

Sanders signed a four-year, $44 million extension in 2013 with the Bucks.

Any chance we are taking a flyer on Sanders?

No, probably Dallas. He's the last thing we need. We actually for the first time in forever have two rim protectors and the last thing we need is another headcase. Zero chance we'd do it.