Goran Dragic Appreciation Thread

In Len We Trust · Post #21 » by **In Len We Trust** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 2:22 am

Who? Goran Tragic?

Revived · Post #22 » by **Revived** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 2:30 am

Ulquiorra wrote:
SF88 wrote:
Ulquiorra wrote:I don't really care about him leaving, and I really liked the guy. There's no heart-warming feelings and cuddles in the NBA, it's all about the business. He gained from the SUNS as much as the SUNS gained from him.

May I ask why bother posting in this thread then? I thought thread title was pretty clear....

So it's okay for you to bash everything about the Suns in every other thread but it's not cool for me to express an opinion in a civil matter? I didn't even say anything bad about him, I really did like the guy because he's from Europe like me and thought he appreciated being here.

No I'm not blaming you for bashing him, feel free. But why do it in a thread dedicated to his appreciation?

Have you checked out the trade thread? That's where the bashing is going on. I'm not even top 5 basher there anymore, I need to regain my standing

Kyler Murray · Post #23 » by **Kyler Murray** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 2:44 am

SF88 wrote:
Ulquiorra wrote:
SF88 wrote:May I ask why bother posting in this thread then? I thought thread title was pretty clear....

So it's okay for you to bash everything about the Suns in every other thread but it's not cool for me to express an opinion in a civil matter? I didn't even say anything bad about him, I really did like the guy because he's from Europe like me and thought he appreciated being here.

No I'm not blaming you for bashing him, feel free. But why do it in a thread dedicated to his appreciation?

Have you checked out the trade thread? That's where the bashing is going on. I'm not even top 5 basher there anymore, I need to regain my standing

Fair point, Thing is, I do appreciate what he did for the Suns, but his actions these last days left me with a bitter taste. No one is above the team. But I won't bash him, there's not a single soul that will care about his well-being after he stops playing, so might as well make as much money as he can now. BTW you're still top-5 in my book, but the top spot officially belongs to BH, his post was fkin gold. :lol:

JTrain · Post #24 » by **JTrain** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 6:22 pm

Haha, we refuse to trade him and then end up repairing the situation and he retires here.

MilotheSlayer · Post #25 » by **MilotheSlayer** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 11:03 pm

Thank you Dragic, IT, and Plumlee. Good luck to all including Ennis.
I'll hopefully only remember Dragic for the year he had last season and how exciting it was to watch. Disappointed how it went down but I'm okay with moving on.
IT is a tough one. I loved his heart that he showed every night. The passion he played with even though it was never the ideal situation for him. Hopefully he finds a home in Bos.
Plumlee, good ole Plumdog. I'm gonna miss having someone to always blame for bad quarter finishes. Although it never was your fault. Liked the hair and hopefully he continues finding his way in the league.
I expect to hear big things from both Ennis and Zoran. Both will get minutes and show they are NBA players.

RunDogGun · Post #26 » by **RunDogGun** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 11:48 pm

Dragic was my favorite player on the Suns. Too bad he played this summer and started the season like a scrub. At times, he was amazing. Then he turned into an arseclown, and screwed us right before the deadline. I'll care about him as much as I did when my last favorite Sun was traded to LAL, which was not at all. Good riddance!

Calvin Klein · Post #27 » by **Calvin Klein** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 12:06 am

Hopefully he'll be good in Miami and they make a run. I hate Wade, but the rest are ok with me.

RaisingArizona · Post #28 » by **RaisingArizona** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 12:10 am

Was my favorite player on this team but I can't root for the guy anymore. He f'd us in the end. I'm just glad he's not in LA.

In Len We Trust · Post #29 » by **In Len We Trust** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 12:14 am

Thank God I don't have to see Dragic in a Laker uniform. I'll probably get over this because of that fact only.

Post #30 » by **GameTime_3** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 12:44 am

I come in peace!

Looking up Dragic I see he scores but how is his passing? Is he a shot first PG or a mix? Do his teammates like him?

bigfoot · Post #31 » by **bigfoot** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 1:24 am

GameTime_3 wrote:I come in peace!

Looking up Dragic I see he scores but how is his passing? Is he a shot first PG or a mix? Do his teammates like him?

He and Bosh should be killer in the pick-n-roll and pick-n-pop. Doesn't put up shots that make you pull your hair out. Tough, few injuries. Doesn't get calls that he should with the amount of contact he draws (maybe that will change). Tricky ... Manu-lite. In a slow pace system he'll get you 6-7 assists per game.

SunsRback4Good · Post #32 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 1:25 am

In Len We Trust wrote:Who? Goran Tragic?

How fast we forget how Dragic was liked and now people will despise him more then they did with Nash. It's not Dragic's fault we put a dozen of pgs around him and made him a guard. He's not Nash he doesn;t need to be loyal till he reaches 37 years old. Its his life and he knew that Suns didnt care about him and would of lowballed him in a bad contract considering they already gave IT&Bledsoe most of the money. I will still root for Miami and Dragic and hope they do well. No hard feelings from this fan.

bigfoot · Post #33 » by **bigfoot** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 1:28 am

Will never forget that quarter against the Spurs. Would have liked to see him retire as a Sun. Too bad he badmouthed the Suns in the press. Can't ever forget/forgive that.

SunsRback4Good · Post #34 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 1:33 am

Yeah because he's the first player to ever bad mouth a franchise.

JTrain · Post #35 » by **JTrain** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 1:56 am

ginobiliflops wrote:He f'd us in the end.

Calamity_Cometh · Post #36 » by **Calamity_Cometh** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 1:57 am

I'll miss the guy. Obviously I don't know him but he seems like a bit of an introvert - which I am as well - so I can understand if he just held it in until it was too much. Clearly the divorce wasn't best case scenario, but he was very entertaining when he was on and I hold no ill will against him.

bigfoot · Post #37 » by **bigfoot** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 2:09 am

SunsReadyToRoll wrote:Yeah because he's the first player to ever bad mouth a franchise.

Never have recalled an active Suns player bashing their team. Oh yeah. Robert Horry. Gone in a flash.

b-ball forever · Post #38 » by **b-ball forever** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 2:27 am

I always thought that Dragic would be best fit playing next to a star swingman like LBJ or Wade, so I expect him to do well on the Heat if they manage to stay healthy.

The first time Dragic got traded I liked that he was gone given how horrible he was playing prior to the trade, but this time he will be missed. His 2nd stint with us was significantly better than his first, best of luck to him going forward.

RaisingArizona · Post #39 » by **RaisingArizona** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:51 am

JTrain wrote:
ginobiliflops wrote:He f'd us in the end.

If he didn't badmouth the FO and give us only 3 teams he'd go to, we could have gotten more than 2 1st round picks--ones that are years away. At least Nash left us with a parting gift

Post #40 » by **rsavaj** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 5:56 am

At the end of the day, one of my very favorite players to put on purple and orange, despite how ugly it got in the last 48 hours.

Who knows...maybe he'll be back for a 3rd round before he retires.