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I noticed a bunch of posts from you guys that shows that you're not really excited about Jason. I'm not trying to force an opinion on you, but J-Rich is a GREAT addition to your team. It's not like you guys would have gotten a D-Wade or Kobe for Diaw and Bell, so I don't see why you guys would be a little upset about getting J-Rich. He's like the best you guys could ever get for the two.

The thing that most people don't realize about him, is his heart and passion for the game. His determination elevates his teammates and pushes everyone to play their best; it's his intangibles that is what makes him loved so much.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FLYIfbiSt4

Do you ever think that Raja Bell or Boris Diaw would ever receive some type of tribute like the one above? Jason pours his heart out on the court, and on top of that he's also a 20ppg player. In the 05-06 season, he was told by his doctor that he would have to receive knee surgery because of his troubling leg. He decided not to get the surgery, because he didn't want to sit out games due to rehabbing his leg. He was so focused on getting the Warriors to the playoffs, that he didn't want to miss any games, he wanted to give full effort in an attempt to earn Golden State a playoff berth.

Instead of surgery, he took a risk on his leg and took pain relieving injections every day, in order to lessen the pain on his bad knee and ankle so he can play. He put his career on the line for the sake of the Warriors' franchise. He never gave up. Even with a hurt leg, he was putting up 40+ point games; and he was doing all that while his teammates were sitting out of games due to "injuries".

He carried the franchise on his back when the Warriors were the laughingstock of the league. He was Warriors fans only source of pride when they were losing. Even though they lost games, we were always happy with Jason because we knew he did his best.

He's in a great position with the Suns right now. He has great teammates, and they will be able to take pressure off of each other. He gets to play alongside one of the best point guards in the game who will always be able to set him up. Also, J-Rich has never played with a great big man like Amare Stoudemire before; this will help him very well since he can play on the perimeter more often and can still run plays inside with Amare. It'll make for a great inside-out offense. J-Rich is also one of the best rebounding guards in the league, he plays like a big man when it comes to loose balls in the paint.

You guys got a 20ppg player that plays with a ton of heart, determination and passion. That kind of emotion gets contagious. J-Rich showed that will in 06-07... The Warriors were 7 games below .500, and there was only 21 games left in the season. To make things worse, those 21 games were the toughest remaining schedule in the league. The odds of the Warriors making the playoffs were incredibly low. J-Rich lit a fire inside himself and scored at will during those last games, helping to lead the Warriors to a 16-5 record to end the season, finally making it into the playoffs.

So yah, sorry for the corny long post. But have fun with him, you won't regret the trade.

We have nothing against J-Rich, but Raja was OUR J-Rich. Personality wise, heart wise...he was the emotional core of this team, and he defined the team in the 05/06 playoffs.

I'm glad to know that J-Rich is held in such high regard, and I'm excited to have him as a Sun.

I am too. Thanks for the writeup.

But Raja could DEFINITELY get his tribute as a warrior for this team. That's not even a question.

Dude, I don't know about anyone else, but im SUPER DUPER POOPER EXCITED FOR THIS GUY. I predicted something like this would happen, and after BBALL practice, I got home and was watching NBA TV, turned it on and BAM, first news was about this. I was literally **** my pants..

You may feel you regret this trade right now, but wait and see what you have man. Diaw is exactly what you need at the PF spot, and I've been saying this for a while. You will miss J-Rich's scoring, but I think LB has plans to play Morrison at the 2, or maybe Felton..

it was a long post but it was nice. JRich might bring back the excitement to this team. I just think we need to 'run" again especially with JRich.

I always liked J-Rich. Dude plays with heart and will always be a true warrior, his athleticism also makes him a real fun guy to watch.
He's awesome on offense, but the problem with him on our team is that we already sucked donkeyballs on defense, now we gave up 2 of the best defenders left on our team to get him, and he hasn't ever been impressive on D...

Hopefully now that he won't be the number 1 option anymore he'll be able to put in more effort on the defensive end, if he does then it's a good trade.

One good thing is that this should force¨Porter to make us run like hell every single game and drop the slowball crap for good... then again, this is Porter, u never know what he's got up his sleave.

Yeah, sorry for the long post, lol. It was rushed, I was just typing whatever came to mind.

And my bad about what I said about Raja. I didn't mean to belittle him or disrespect him in any way with my comment. He was an important player for you guys, especially in the playoffs where he'd guard Kobe when the Suns always owned the Lakers in the postseason.

What I meant is that J-Rich was a guy that showed a lot of heart no matter what. He had to put up with a lot of pressure for a long time for the Golden State Warriors (although things were really bright once he paired up with Baron). I'm just happy he's on the Suns now. He'll add a lot of fire to your team, even though he's somewhat of a quiet scorer.

He still has his flaws though. Needs work on ballhandling and defense. Not really much of a clutch shooter, but he'll put your team in a good position to win the game so you don't have to go clutch that much anyways.

sd1306 wrote:Dude, I don't know about anyone else, but im SUPER DUPER POOPER EXCITED FOR THIS GUY. I predicted something like this would happen, and after BBALL practice, I got home and was watching NBA TV, turned it on and BAM, first news was about this. I was literally **** my pants..

You may feel you regret this trade right now, but wait and see what you have man. Diaw is exactly what you need at the PF spot, and I've been saying this for a while. You will miss J-Rich's scoring, but I think LB has plans to play Morrison at the 2, or maybe Felton..

Haha. Too bad i'm a Warriors fan and not a Bobcats fan.

Rockets fan here, and I'm also a semi-Phx fan...I like this trade a lot and think it'll do wonders for your team. J-Rich can light it up and when he's hot...easily drop 30-40 points on the other team. This type of fire power will open up more opportunities for Stoudamire/Nash than you can imagine. Sorry to say but Raja belll doesn't have that kind of offensive respect which allows teams to double down on nash/stoud. You guys also wont lose the offense when nash sits down either, enabling him to sit out longer and prolong his career a little bit longer.

Also, Diaw isn't a defensive "scare" to other teams by any means. I think Phx messed up trading Kurt Thomas...but I understand the cap and business decision in that one. Phx gave up a lot in this trade, but got back enough to make me say this was a good trade. Good luck in the season!!

I don't think any of us were trying to basj JRich in this trade. It is just dealing with the emotions of losing our HEART......Raja Bell

Eww Stop It wrote:I noticed a bunch of posts from you guys that shows that you're not really excited about Jason. I'm not trying to force an opinion on you, but J-Rich is a GREAT addition to your team. It's not like you guys would have gotten a D-Wade or Kobe for Diaw and Bell, so I don't see why you guys would be a little upset about getting J-Rich. He's like the best you guys could ever get for the two.

But we don't want to get guys for those two. At least some of us.

So yah, sorry for the corny long post. But have fun with him, you won't regret the trade.

I hope you're right. Thanks for making the post.