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Re: OT: Jermaine O'Neal&Sun's GM have cussing match
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:22 pm
by Rhettmatic
Berger had the story wrong. It wasn't Hunter, it was Suns GM Lance Blanks who JO was yelling at. He's corrected it now:
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/ken-b ... -new-coachAs the Suns have come unraveled with their third consecutive non-winning season and a coaching change, the frustration has spilled over into the locker room.
Veteran Jermaine O'Neal and general manager Lance Blanks were involved in a heated, expletive-filled argument after interim coach Lindsey Hunter's first practice Monday, league sources confirmed to CBSSports.com. One person familiar with the tirade called it a "clearing of the air," but there are many issues remaining for the Suns to clear up before Hunter makes his coaching debut Wednesday night in Sacramento.
Among them, sources said, is O'Neal's concern about what his role will be under the new coach. Though O'Neal and Hunter never had any personal issues before, sources said O'Neal's concern may have stemmed from his sense of loyalty to Alvin Gentry, who was removed last week in what the team described as a mutual parting of the ways. Hunter is known to have been Blanks' choice to succeed Gentry.
Another player said to be upset with Gentry's removal is point guard Goran Dragic, a league source said.
Yahoo Sports reported that O'Neal's confrontation with Blanks, in the coach's office, was so loud that players could hear it from the locker room.
Re: OT: Jermaine O'Neal&Sun's GM have cussing match
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:24 pm
by dagger
There is a Titanic like dysfunction around that franchise now.
When Gentry was fired, management first passed over Elston Turner, his lead assistant, for the interim job. Sarver's go-fer had refused Turner permission last summer to go be lead assistant in Minnesota. Within hours of the decision to choose Lindsay Hunter as the interim, Thunder Dan Majerle quit as an assistant. Many of the players had advocated for Majerle to get the interim job. Majerle had said he would stay if Turner got the job. Turner hasn't been attending practises since he got screwed over.
To quote the immortal Tracy McGrady, The Ship is Sinking!
Re: OT: Jermaine O'Neal&Sun's GM have cussing match
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:29 pm
by HEDOBALL
Bring.
Him.
Home.
Re: OT: Jermaine O'Neal&Sun's GM have cussing match
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:46 pm
by zong
So sad that the most useful/well-known people in that organization are now the medical team.
Re: OT: Jermaine O'Neal&Sun's GM have cussing match
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:48 pm
by YogiStewart
Pchu wrote:Can't forget about the 'Zards. Re: Worst franchise.
Sadly the Raptors are not that far ahead...
there are tiers when it comes to assessing the best and worst teams in the NBA.
I would not place the Raptors on the same tier as the Wiz, Kings, Bobcats, Hornets or the last few years of the Suns.
such a big gap between those tiers.
Re: OT: Jermaine O'Neal&Sun's GM have cussing match
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:15 pm
by WallabyPie
mirrornick wrote:JO must have been upset when Gentry got fired. Hopefully the Raptors get JO. He was balling earlier in the season when he played 20+ minutes. Now the GM wants Gortat to play 40+ minutes for tanking purposes.
Have you seen him play lately? His hot streak is over. Dude can't move. In January he's shooting below 30% from the floor...
Re: OT: Jermaine O'Neal&Sun's GM have cussing match
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:21 pm
by Homer Jay
WallabyPie wrote:mirrornick wrote:JO must have been upset when Gentry got fired. Hopefully the Raptors get JO. He was balling earlier in the season when he played 20+ minutes. Now the GM wants Gortat to play 40+ minutes for tanking purposes.
Have you seen him play lately? His hot streak is over. Dude can't move. In January he's shooting below 30% from the floor...
If we are trading Gray for him, we probably would want him in a similar role. Less than 10MPG. Minimal game impact. Tell him he as an assistant coach's chair warm for him for next year, so he's not worried about playing for one more contract. He might be great to unleash on Ed, Amir, and JV.
Re: OT: Jermaine O'Neal&Sun's GM have cussing match
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:22 pm
by mirrornick
WallabyPie wrote:mirrornick wrote:JO must have been upset when Gentry got fired. Hopefully the Raptors get JO. He was balling earlier in the season when he played 20+ minutes. Now the GM wants Gortat to play 40+ minutes for tanking purposes.
Have you seen him play lately? His hot streak is over. Dude can't move. In January he's shooting below 30% from the floor...
I watched almost every game. He can still play, but he is not getting any playing time.
Re: OT: Jermaine O'Neal&Sun's GM have cussing match
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:24 pm
by beanbag
Chaos Engine wrote:O'Neal would f### him up no doubt. Jermaine doesn't take any crap.
How did you ever come to that conclusion detective?
Re: OT: Jermaine O'Neal&Sun's GM have cussing match
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:26 pm
by mirrornick
beanbag wrote:Chaos Engine wrote:O'Neal would f### him up no doubt. Jermaine doesn't take any crap.
How did you ever come to that conclusion detective?
The fact that JO is naturally an angry guy, and he's been in at least 10 scraps over his entire nba career.
Re: OT: Jermaine O'Neal&Sun's GM have cussing match
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:30 pm
by WallabyPie
mirrornick wrote:WallabyPie wrote:mirrornick wrote:JO must have been upset when Gentry got fired. Hopefully the Raptors get JO. He was balling earlier in the season when he played 20+ minutes. Now the GM wants Gortat to play 40+ minutes for tanking purposes.
Have you seen him play lately? His hot streak is over. Dude can't move. In January he's shooting below 30% from the floor...
I watched almost every game. He can still play, but he is not getting any playing time.
As a Suns fan I've seen every game and he's horrible. He was very good earlier in the season, but right now he is just bad. No rebounding, no scoring, average defense. He's not getting playing time because he's not producing on the court, not the other way around.
Re: OT: Jermaine O'Neal&Sun's GM have cussing match
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:31 pm
by Olufsen
HEDOBALL wrote:Bring.
Him.
Home.
Re: OT: Jermaine O'Neal&Sun's GM have cussing match
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:35 pm
by mirrornick
WallabyPie wrote:As a Suns fan I've seen every game and he's horrible. He was very good earlier in the season, but right now he is just bad. No rebounding, no scoring, average defense. He's not getting playing time because he's not producing on the court, not the other way around.
I'll give you that. JO did struggle for a little while, and that's to be expected. I also think JO has been upset in the past two weeks, which is why you didn't see good results on the court.
I expect JO to either get waived or traded. It would be good for both parties. I don't want to see JO play 10 MPG just because Gortat needs his minutes.
JO would fit well in Miami as their Center.( I still don't like the new addition in Anderson )
Re: OT: Jermaine O'Neal&Sun's GM have cussing match
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 10:49 pm
by Sn0wman
fredericklove wrote:JO and Ed pairing = Father and Son duo.
mother of god...
Edit: If this happens, Mirrornick would probably fap himself to death
Re: OT: Jermaine O'Neal&Sun's GM have cussing match
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:00 pm
by Chaos Engine
Sn0wman wrote:fredericklove wrote:JO and Ed pairing = Father and Son duo.
mother of god...
Edit: If this happens, Mirrornick would probably fap himself to death
He'd give up porn forever.
Re: OT: Jermaine O'Neal&Sun's GM have cussing match
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:00 pm
by HeirCanada10
Duke3D wrote:JV and Ross for Jermaine!
Get 'er done BC...
That's a good one, but in all honestly if this incident went just as bad as there saying then a fair reasonable swap would be O'Neal for Aaron Gray. Keep in mind that O'Neal is getting paid $1.35M or the league minimum this year while JV and Ross combine for close to $6M.
Re: OT: Jermaine O'Neal&Sun's GM have cussing match
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:48 pm
by SoulClap
JO seems to have anger management issues. It'is unexpected because he comes across as soft spoken in his interviews. It's the same thing with Bill Walker.
Re: OT: Jermaine O'Neal&Sun's GM have cussing match
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:13 am
by mirrornick
Chaos Engine wrote:Sn0wman wrote:fredericklove wrote:JO and Ed pairing = Father and Son duo.
mother of god...
Edit: If this happens, Mirrornick would probably fap himself to death
He'd give up porn forever.
Re: OT: Jermaine O'Neal&Sun's GM have cussing match
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:30 am
by mirrornick
SoulClap wrote:JO seems to have anger management issues. It'is unexpected because he comes across as soft spoken in his interviews. It's the same thing with Bill Walker.
JO had a very very rough childhood, which is why he has anger issues.
Here is footage about JO's life.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJSDCUHNr_8[/youtube]
Re: OT: Jermaine O'Neal&Sun's GM have cussing match
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:52 am
by underdog33
JO + TO = Playoffs