WeekapaugGroove wrote:bwgood77 wrote:WeekapaugGroove wrote:Do national writers just automatically question and sometimes bash suns moves simply because it's the suns making them? Yeah for sure. But honestly until the suns prove then wrong I can't blame them. The bottom line is the suns have been bad and made bad moves for a while now.
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A lot of these moves that many of us eventually come around on question at first too because they feel like head scratchers....national people obviously have no incentive to come around if they see something as a head scratcher.
I liked the recent trade from the minute it happened. The Bridges trade was kind of a head scratcher but I loved Bridges so ultimately I was happy about it...can understand both viewpoints. The Ariza signing was a head scratcher too, especially after the Bridges trade, but the good thing is I like Ariza and I think having a big one year expiring deal was smart.
I have heard some national guys on podcasts though say they loved that the Suns added Bridges and they thought the Ariza signing was great. I mean ultimately they are better two way players...actually already better shooters and better defenders than Jackson or Warren. Not are they only better at one or the other but probably better at both things. Bridges remains to be seen but he already comes in with more experience than Jackson, being a 4 year guy, but of course without the NBA level..but Jackson wasn't a plus defender by any stretch as a rookie.
With the Bridges deal I think the only real backlash was because that announcement had just been made that 1 and done might go away in 2021 so when Phily got that pick it was still fresh on their minds. Well now it looks like it won't happen that year so I would guess some of that reaction would be different.
The Anderson/Knight deal reaction was kind of a timing thing. Hell if that deal goes down in a busy time like 7/1 it barely gets mentioned and is viewed for what it is a minor deal where two teams moved things they no longer wanted. But since it was last week in the deadest time of the year people had 'takes' on it. Honestly I've seen a mix of takes on that one including some national guys who LOVE Melton.
In general there are some haters like Amin Elhassen who will bash ANY move the Suns make but I guess you also have a guy like Kevin O'Connor who is camping on the Suns are going to get good quickly so he has a vested interest in liking their moves.
But again I think the random writer has some legitimate reason to question the decision making of this franchise.
Yes; Bobbie people killed the Warriors leading up to their run. Rightfully so. People also forget they had one of the most blatant tank jobs of this decade the year they drafted Barnes; that pick was protected and they did everything imaginable to keep it.
I would probably very rarely trade an unprotected pick, and usually only for a star level player, but Bridges was one of my favorite players in the draft, and I think he projects as a starter. Ultimately he's the perfect 3 next to Booker. But of course there are the questions of are other wings. If he becomes the starting 3 next to Booker and does what he is projected to do and become a high quality starter like I expect he can, then it's a fine trade. But we still may have traded away a future #1 pick in a draft with a star in it too...there is obviously just that risk with trading away unprotected picks, which is probably why I wouldn't do it that easily.
But of course there is the problem that we have 3 other wings that would probably like to start who are probably all more likely to start than him. Which is fine right now since he is a rookie just coming in but if we traded it away just for a bench player who doesn't get many minutes than it seems like kind of a waste. Then I don't think Jackson or Warren particularly have much trade value so I don't think I'd trade them.
Having a deep rotation is good though, because you are likely to have injuries, etc, and we have a lot of guys on rookie contracts so it's not costly.
Amin Elhassan isn't worth paying attention to. It is nice that Kevin O'Connor seems to write a bit about the Suns, kind of feels like he is a fan. Almost same with Sam Vecenie.
