GoranTragic wrote:Mulhollanddrive wrote:“I think when you’re with an organization like the Celtics or the Suns that have great history and tradition, it’s not really acceptable or certainly not desirable to bottom out. You don’t want to bottom out and hope for luck in the lottery."
Ryan McDonough 2015.
That stupid asinine comment came from Sarver. Zero doubt in my mind. I'm sure he somehow figured if he said tanking was alright then he would sell less tickets. The guy is a **** moron.
he's right though. I don't think tankers go to games.Also, you cannot admit to blatantly tanking without alienating many fans, and even possibly risk being fined and having to forfeit a spot in the lottery. Still, McD's statement by itself isn't well put forward though.
letsgosuns wrote:I am just going to say I never once believed in that 2013-14 team that won 48 games ever. I always thought it was a fools gold and a 100% fluke. I saw through it from day one. That team won a bunch of games that year because Goran Dragic played completely out of his mind and he has never come close to that level prior to or since that season. And a big mistake that McDonough deserves to be called out on was his refusal to trade the Washington pick (turned out to be Tyler Ennis) for Pau Gasol. Imagine how much different the past three seasons would have ended had the Suns traded for Gasol. Oh well. At least they have Booker. That is the only saving grace for this franchise. Without him, they legitimately are no better than the rest of the bottom feeders of the league.
Thoughts on the current Celtics team??
Do you know what the actual offer was though?? Do you believe the Lakers would be willing to help the Suns especially after they just got the worse end of the deal with the Nash trade. Even if you're right and the Suns managed to trade for Gasol, it is likely that we would be a fringe playoff team. There would still be a lot of whinging in these parts about being a "mediocre treadmill team" who 'wasted' asset(s) (the Washington pick, possibly the 2015 pick, and possibly cap-space) to get to this level. And yet, there is still a significant amount of complaining here even when we are horrendously bad and in position to get a good pick, as was the case in 2013. It's the zero sum game that's played by a lot of fans (not just here), if you're not a contender then you go the Hinkie route.
The sad part is that you are right. Dragic had an MVP season and Sarver couldn't think straight. Therefore if we end up losing a shot at the first pick because we don't realize that we need a top three pick then I guess McD is working for Ainge.
Can someone else offer an explanation for why we won tonight?
I can give you several.
-The Rockets are broken, have poor chemistry, and poor coaching
-The Rockets played a close game the night before
-Tyson Chandler, PJ Tucker, Mirza played better than usual
-Harden is one of the few players who seems to play worse than his average against the Suns
-Archie actually played instead of Jenkins and Budinger
-Ronnie Price in the game means better ball movement. Knight deactivated = addition by substraction
saintEscaton wrote: bottom out. You don’t want to bottom out and hope for luck in the lottery."
Ryan McDonough 2015.
That stupid asinine comment came from Sarver. Zero doubt in my mind. I'm sure he somehow figured if he said tanking was alright then he would sell less tickets. The guy is a **** moron.
No that was McDumbarse on the record
He was trying to hype up the Chandler and Knight signings at the beginning of the season. But that aside do you really believe McD is adverse to bottoming out? Look at the 13-14 roster.
