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2022-23 Season Discussion and Speculation 5 - The KD era begins

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What do you think our chances are of winning the West and the Championship if we win the West?

20-30% we win west, 70-80% someone else in field does
6
10%
30-40% we win west, 60-70% someone else in field does
12
19%
40-50% we win west, 50-60% someone else in field does
7
11%
Greater than 50% we win west, less than 50% someone else in field does
5
8%
IF we win west, 50/50 chance we win vs east team
17
27%
IF we win west, greater than 50% chance we win vs east team
8
13%
IF we win west, less than 50% chance we win vs east team
7
11%
 
Total votes: 62

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Post#301 » by lilfishi22 » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:54 am

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Nando88 wrote:Do the Twins get rings from us still if we win it all this year?


Yes, pretty sure they do. Be kind of bittersweet for them.

Mikal certainly deserves it. He basically played the equivalent of a regular NBA players' 6 seasons in 4.5 seasons
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Post#302 » by TeamTragic » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:54 am

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Post#303 » by Jdiddy701 » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:54 am

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Saberestar wrote:
Acquiring Kevin Durant raises the Suns' ceiling to levels not even matched in the year they made the NBA Finals. The West is wide open, but much less so now pairing KD with Devin Booker and Chris Paul. Phoenix is the best in the West.

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We need to see our moves tomorrow, but the West is pretty wide open.

Agreed, something tells me the Suns are not done. Might happen during buyout market but feel we’ll have a few more new guys.


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Post#304 » by lilfishi22 » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:55 am

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I can't find the quote, but I could have sworn Mat said yesterday to the fans "I know what you want, and I want it too."
This guy isn't even a suns fan, its just his new toy. He has zero attachment to anything, that's what this feels like. DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHO NEGALE NIGHT IS BRO?


Do you EFFIN know who Paul Shirley is? Do you know what Lou Admundson did for this team? Negele Knight...lol.

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Post#305 » by Crives » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:55 am

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Post#306 » by TeamTragic » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:56 am

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Post#307 » by bwgood77 » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:58 am

Saberestar wrote:This trade is crazy and I hate to lose Mikal...BUT the team is incredibly exciting now!

Player for player is basically Mikal and Cam Johnson for KD and Warren.

Crowder wasn't playing and he will be replaced by a buyout player. Not sure who will be available, but some decent veteran for sure.

What we lost are picks. 4 FRPs and a swap. Yeah, it's a huge package of picks but in the future we can get some picks via trade too. For now we don't need it.

IMO we are favorites to win it all this season. The roster looks amazing. LET'S GO!!


If we make the playoffs. We were terrible before Cam and CP3 came back. Now we have awhile without KD and still some players out and Book taking rest games.

A few days ago I read something about KD not coming back until a while after the all star break.

Today of course it says he should be ready soon after. I hope it's not too long.
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Post#308 » by lilfishi22 » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:58 am

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Post#309 » by Qwigglez » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:58 am

Would you guys be willing to eat the contract of Cody Martin to get Jalen McDaniels for Dario Saric? What other deals could we possibly make?
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Post#311 » by thamadkant » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:59 am

It's going to be unbearable for Flex and his fans... we all know he has Booker's brother as his leak but now Flex will grift harder than ever before and act like a proper insider.
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Post#313 » by matt131 » Thu Feb 9, 2023 8:00 am

Qwigglez wrote:Would you guys be willing to eat the contract of Cody Martin to get Jalen McDaniels for Dario Saric? What other deals could we possibly make?


I can't think right now in general, but there's gotta be a team out there looking for expirings that has some 3 and D guys for us.

Lol could you imagine Vanderbilt in our starting lineup haha
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Post#315 » by bwgood77 » Thu Feb 9, 2023 8:01 am

lilfishi22 wrote:
Blonde wrote:Considering Jones has botched at least every other draft pick anyway I’m not too concerned with giving up 4. Unprotected in 2029 is scary but I wouldn’t let it be a deal breaker. Could a better GM have made a better deal than this? Probably but we’ll never know. This team might break every offensive metric of all time, and KD isn’t a slouch on defense either.

Even the 2025 pick is scary to me....That's when CP3 is done and KD will be 36? Like there's real questions as to what this team will look like then.


I also expect to have a better scouting department and hopefully not both all our picks. Yes, the 25 pick is even pretty scary. Heck, this year's still could be. We already watched Book re-aggravate his groin after coming back and CP3 has had multiple injuries and KD is only healthy about half the time the last 3 years after he sat out a year.

Hopefully everyone is healthy after the all star break and we have a killer record after that.
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Post#316 » by NE1Care » Thu Feb 9, 2023 8:01 am

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matt131 wrote:
I can't find the quote, but I could have sworn Mat said yesterday to the fans "I know what you want, and I want it too."
This guy isn't even a suns fan, its just his new toy. He has zero attachment to anything, that's what this feels like. DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHO NEGALE NIGHT IS BRO?


Do you EFFIN know who Paul Shirley is? Do you know what Lou Admundson did for this team? Negele Knight...lol.


I loved Paul Shirley's blog. Does anyone else remember reading it?
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Post#317 » by Jdiddy701 » Thu Feb 9, 2023 8:01 am

thamadkant wrote:It's going to be unbearable for Flex and his fans... we all know he has Booker's brother as his leak but now Flex will grift harder than ever before and act like a proper insider.

Well, that’s technically an insider. Give the man his props.


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Post#318 » by Mulhollanddrive » Thu Feb 9, 2023 8:01 am

Just fooling around here but:

Saric, Okogie, 3 x 2nd rounders for Thybulle, Korkmaz
Buyout Westbrook

Paul, Booker, Thybulle, Durant, Ayton
Westbrook, Lee, Craig, Warren, Biyombo
Payne, Shamet, Korkmaz, Wainwright, Landale
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Post#319 » by MrMiyagi » Thu Feb 9, 2023 8:02 am

Mulhollanddrive wrote:Just fooling around here but:

Saric, Okogie, 3 x 2nd rounders for Thybulle, Korkmaz
Buyout Westbrook

Paul, Booker, Thybulle, Durant, Ayton
Westbrook, Lee, Craig, Warren, Biyombo
Payne, Shamet, Korkmaz, Wainwright, Landale

Why?
SHAZAM!

Suns traded Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Jae Crowder and 4 1st round picks and a swap so some Vegas Bookies would like us.
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Post#320 » by TeamTragic » Thu Feb 9, 2023 8:02 am

Jdiddy701 wrote:
thamadkant wrote:It's going to be unbearable for Flex and his fans... we all know he has Booker's brother as his leak but now Flex will grift harder than ever before and act like a proper insider.

Well, that’s technically an insider. Give the man his props.


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Seriously. Dude was right.

Give him his flowers!

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