Why we will trade Steve Nash.....
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:57 pm
yeah, thats right , I said it... get your crying over with. Call me an idiot, but lets look closer at our situation.
We will not contend this yr. Management decided that for us this off season. Had we signed Stat, we would have at least a glimmer of hope to return and compete honestly.
It looks like the very best addition we can make to this roster may be David West. He does not put us above Portland, LA, OKC may be a few others.... we would still be mired in mediocrity. Besides... there is no easy way to obtain him. I do not see a deal for West and really have not seen any deal for anyone that has made any sense. Just a lot of band aid wish listing.
For all those clamoring to trade JRich... go find the deal. Most teams were able to adjust their rosters and budgets, relieving them of financial desperation...ie true reasons for desiring an expiring deal. To trade him means absorbing more contractual obligations, which limits our abilities in the future, and goes against the grain of our ownership. (see Amare discussions) Can you say Elton Brand or Emeka Okafor ? Jeez... I'd have to think twice times 3 about getting either of those guys. Besides, losing JRich means Duds starts and thus increases his worth in a contract yr. So it could backfire and cost us more dough, possibly losing JDuds and JRich.
Trade Hedu ??? .... gawd... if I see another mention of that... well, lets just say, IMO, he still is one of the 5 most un-tradable players. He hasnt done anything to relieve him of that title from last yr. Hedu is likely more valuable to us than anyone else right now... which is a kind way to say we are stuck with him, might as well hope for the best.
Ok... now think about this CBA... ownership is planning on cutting salaries drastically... players will not agree. If there will be any basketball next yr, there will be a compromise hammered out. Right now is not the time for owners to add lengthy deals UNLESS it actually puts your organization into the play off and contention picture. Practically the whole league did everything they could to trim down their rosters. Only a few teams have multiple players inked long term. And mostly, they are the contenders.
Is there one player, realistically available, puts us up a notch? I do not think so. We brushed up against 'contention' last yr... but the better team prevailed. They are still good, if not better, and we took a step backwards. We are not a top tier team anymore. Nobody fears us. They lick their rebounding chops now as we roll in. Turmoil on the horizon ? May be... but with the improved West, as is, I see us as a .500 ball club at best. So does Vegas.
The window has shut folks... it closed a couple yrs ago, yet we managed to keep it a crack open with a little playoff run last yr. Sweeping San Ant WAS our championship. Had Portland been half way healthy, they would have bounced us on our tails and these discussions would be so different now.
A new core is developing. Think about it... who is left from our true days of contention ? There are more coaches than players from those glory days gone by.
Our current group of youngsters is our core. We acquired Childress, Warrick, re-upped Frye... have Dragic and Lopez for another yr then it's extension time. Dudley is up for a raise... have 3 rookies in tow, and 1 more stashed in europe. One under achiever who has been put on notice. The youth movement is on. Embrace it. We have some very seasoned likable young players needing to step up and lead.
Our real opportunity to improve is to add some more solid young players to this mix, retain the ones already here, and develop the ones with potential.... and of course, play the crap out of them. While all the time keeping a watchful eye on the budget, which has finally been wrangled in. Our success depends upon them any way you look at it.
Nash has already began his subtle campaign to get out of town. He has yet to speak positively about this squad/ownership decisions unless it is a caveat to his honest negative opinions on what has transpired around him. I do not blame him at all. He might as well play his next 2 yrs on a team that is not rebuilding, and then decide where he could finish his career. Hill is in the same boat. perhaps a little further down stream.
Nash will put people in arenas as he is one of the most enjoyable players to watch. But he needs a better defensive unit around him... an interior defender for his matador ways. Meanwhile we have continually dismantled his support staff and required him to adapt and train new ones. It hasn't been fair folks... on how close we were, then how our inept management reacted with the rosters.
Certainly not fair to a player who bawls when he once again loses his chance at a title. The clock is ticking, and he hears it loud and clear.
Frankly, dealing Nash is the logical step to better ourselves for the near future... which should coincide with Kobe's retirement. To ask our whirling dervish to stay, just as a sideshow at the turnstiles is short sited and almost cruel. We could be a better unit with a better defensive PG AND whatever else we can garner with his departure. It might take a couple yrs, but that is reality.
The backroom mumblings will begin as it becomes obvious that this team, as constructed, is more of a novelty act to showcase our little MVP wizard than a proven contending team. Its time folks. Let him take his wand elsewhere. We have all been under his spell for a while. Lucky us.
BTW, I have tried to remove emotion from this synopsis. Even so, I can see more sadness in keeping Nash here, anklechained to mediocre frustration, than turning him lose.
Thanks for dropping by.
We will not contend this yr. Management decided that for us this off season. Had we signed Stat, we would have at least a glimmer of hope to return and compete honestly.
It looks like the very best addition we can make to this roster may be David West. He does not put us above Portland, LA, OKC may be a few others.... we would still be mired in mediocrity. Besides... there is no easy way to obtain him. I do not see a deal for West and really have not seen any deal for anyone that has made any sense. Just a lot of band aid wish listing.
For all those clamoring to trade JRich... go find the deal. Most teams were able to adjust their rosters and budgets, relieving them of financial desperation...ie true reasons for desiring an expiring deal. To trade him means absorbing more contractual obligations, which limits our abilities in the future, and goes against the grain of our ownership. (see Amare discussions) Can you say Elton Brand or Emeka Okafor ? Jeez... I'd have to think twice times 3 about getting either of those guys. Besides, losing JRich means Duds starts and thus increases his worth in a contract yr. So it could backfire and cost us more dough, possibly losing JDuds and JRich.
Trade Hedu ??? .... gawd... if I see another mention of that... well, lets just say, IMO, he still is one of the 5 most un-tradable players. He hasnt done anything to relieve him of that title from last yr. Hedu is likely more valuable to us than anyone else right now... which is a kind way to say we are stuck with him, might as well hope for the best.
Ok... now think about this CBA... ownership is planning on cutting salaries drastically... players will not agree. If there will be any basketball next yr, there will be a compromise hammered out. Right now is not the time for owners to add lengthy deals UNLESS it actually puts your organization into the play off and contention picture. Practically the whole league did everything they could to trim down their rosters. Only a few teams have multiple players inked long term. And mostly, they are the contenders.
Is there one player, realistically available, puts us up a notch? I do not think so. We brushed up against 'contention' last yr... but the better team prevailed. They are still good, if not better, and we took a step backwards. We are not a top tier team anymore. Nobody fears us. They lick their rebounding chops now as we roll in. Turmoil on the horizon ? May be... but with the improved West, as is, I see us as a .500 ball club at best. So does Vegas.
The window has shut folks... it closed a couple yrs ago, yet we managed to keep it a crack open with a little playoff run last yr. Sweeping San Ant WAS our championship. Had Portland been half way healthy, they would have bounced us on our tails and these discussions would be so different now.
A new core is developing. Think about it... who is left from our true days of contention ? There are more coaches than players from those glory days gone by.
Our current group of youngsters is our core. We acquired Childress, Warrick, re-upped Frye... have Dragic and Lopez for another yr then it's extension time. Dudley is up for a raise... have 3 rookies in tow, and 1 more stashed in europe. One under achiever who has been put on notice. The youth movement is on. Embrace it. We have some very seasoned likable young players needing to step up and lead.
Our real opportunity to improve is to add some more solid young players to this mix, retain the ones already here, and develop the ones with potential.... and of course, play the crap out of them. While all the time keeping a watchful eye on the budget, which has finally been wrangled in. Our success depends upon them any way you look at it.
Nash has already began his subtle campaign to get out of town. He has yet to speak positively about this squad/ownership decisions unless it is a caveat to his honest negative opinions on what has transpired around him. I do not blame him at all. He might as well play his next 2 yrs on a team that is not rebuilding, and then decide where he could finish his career. Hill is in the same boat. perhaps a little further down stream.
Nash will put people in arenas as he is one of the most enjoyable players to watch. But he needs a better defensive unit around him... an interior defender for his matador ways. Meanwhile we have continually dismantled his support staff and required him to adapt and train new ones. It hasn't been fair folks... on how close we were, then how our inept management reacted with the rosters.
Certainly not fair to a player who bawls when he once again loses his chance at a title. The clock is ticking, and he hears it loud and clear.
Frankly, dealing Nash is the logical step to better ourselves for the near future... which should coincide with Kobe's retirement. To ask our whirling dervish to stay, just as a sideshow at the turnstiles is short sited and almost cruel. We could be a better unit with a better defensive PG AND whatever else we can garner with his departure. It might take a couple yrs, but that is reality.
The backroom mumblings will begin as it becomes obvious that this team, as constructed, is more of a novelty act to showcase our little MVP wizard than a proven contending team. Its time folks. Let him take his wand elsewhere. We have all been under his spell for a while. Lucky us.
BTW, I have tried to remove emotion from this synopsis. Even so, I can see more sadness in keeping Nash here, anklechained to mediocre frustration, than turning him lose.
Thanks for dropping by.
