jcsunsfan wrote:JDLAW wrote:jcsunsfan wrote:Looks like Tucker is gone.
I am getting the sense that the Suns have learned that someone is going to offer Bledsoe a max or near max contract (Dallas?) and they really were hoping to scare such teams away with the "we will match all offers" comments. They are now floating s&t ideas to see if they stir up some other options.
I am a bit concerned about such wholesale changes for next year. Losing Frye, Bledsoe, and Tucker would have great impact on chemistry, but we have not actually built our team yet. If Houston wants to move Harden in order to go after Carmelo and LeBron, then Bledsoe might be a good option. I don't know. Its getting a bit scary.
I have faith in McD, but somethings things get out of your control.
Come down off the ledge. From a practical standpoint, Dallas does not have the cap space to make a max offer for Bledsoe. Frye is likely to return on a smaller - longer contract-yeah I know GSW likes him but they are very limited in what they can offer him and when you take into account what he would have to pay in Cal state tax, he loses substantial amount from a financial standpoint. They are not really any closer to a championship then we are. His home is here and has been since childhood. The Suns have sent signals that they want him back and I think they step up to the plate and resign him.
Tucker I am less confident in. Someone will pay him - is it more than we want to? But he is restricted and well liked.
I think we are going to lose Tucker, and that's OK. With TJ, Green, Marcus, and even Archie able to play the 3, we work on developing younger guys. It would be nice to get something in return in and s&t, but who knows.
Frye, that's interesting. Markieff should start over him this year. Would he be willing to take less for a longer deal--don't know. But it also seems that the Suns are at least looking at other options for a stretch 4, including Anderson.
Bledsoe. Something is up. Sarver's hesitation in the radio interview and the drafting of a pg and the shopping around for a pg have me intrigued. It might be a good thing. There might be some sort of sign and trade option. Who knows. Its a lot of changes though. And normally you don't want to change that much, but we are still in a rebuilding process, and you have to be willing to change until you get your roster core set.
Not on a ledge. Just trying to figure out what is going on.
I am okay losing Tucker if somebody offers him the MLE. That is a lot of money for PJ Tucker. And from past history, teams that pay a guy the MLE - it doesn't work out -- if I remember a report - very well. Teams over pay
PJ Tucker brings heart, defense and hustle but Suns cannot overpay for that. And if some team offers 5 years, 27-28m - the full MLE - you have to wish PJ the best and move on.
