Suns Plan Aggressive Pursuit For LeBron James

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 5:31 pm

The Phoenix Suns are planning an aggressive pursuit of LeBron James when free agency begins on Tuesday.

The Suns have the ability to offer two full max contract slots, plus a roster with talented young players.

James has privately expressed a desire to play with Carmelo Anthony, which the Suns can offer without gutting a roster or asking the players to accept a reduction in pay.

Via Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports

Post #2 » by **Jeff Van Gully** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 5:33 pm

bwaaaahahahaahahahaha

Cancun Van Exel · Post #3 » by **Cancun Van Exel** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 6:38 pm

Lebron, Bledsoe, Gerald Green. Would be some DECENT athletes playing together

Post #4 » by **pja123** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 6:45 pm

PG-Bledsoe
SG-Dragic
SF-Anthony
PF-James
C-Morris/Len

Not bad at all.

YouTube · Post #5 » by **Kerrsed** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 6:47 pm

Dragic/Bledsoe/Lebron/Melo/Plumlee

With a bench of Ennis/Goodwin/Green/Warren/MorrisX2/Len and maybe Frye?

Better than what the Heat put out this year!

spree2kawhi · Post #6 » by **spree2kawhi** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 6:50 pm

that's a crazy roster...

Captain Tsubasa · Post #7 » by **Captain Tsubasa** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 6:57 pm

not bad at all. but I think LeBron has made up his mind already and he is gonna stay in Miami. But the current Suns team with LeBron and Melo would be some cheeeese!

kenwood3333 · Post #8 » by **kenwood3333** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 7:02 pm

will be a very entertaining team to watch

BallerTalk · Post #9 » by **BallerTalk** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 7:13 pm

Kerrsed wrote:Dragic/Bledsoe/Lebron/Melo/Plumlee

With a bench of Ennis/Goodwin/Green/Warren/MorrisX2/Len and maybe Frye?

Better than what the Heat put out this year!

...but may only put them in the middle of the pack in the West.

YouTube · Post #10 » by **Kerrsed** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 7:17 pm

BallerTalk wrote:
Kerrsed wrote:Dragic/Bledsoe/Lebron/Melo/Plumlee

With a bench of Ennis/Goodwin/Green/Warren/MorrisX2/Len and maybe Frye?

Better than what the Heat put out this year!

...but may only put them in the middle of the pack in the West.

Just the middle?

The Suns were a 48 win team last season without Lebron/Melo and with Bledsoe missing half the season. We missed the playoffs by 1 game (5 games out of 4th place). I think it would be safe to say that Lebron/Melo could/would add at least 10 wins on top of that.

StaticRoar · Post #11 » by **StaticRoar** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 7:32 pm

Lebron and mini-Lebron playing together :nod:

BallerTalk · Post #12 » by **BallerTalk** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 7:49 pm

Kerrsed wrote:
BallerTalk wrote:
Kerrsed wrote:Dragic/Bledsoe/Lebron/Melo/Plumlee

With a bench of Ennis/Goodwin/Green/Warren/MorrisX2/Len and maybe Frye?

Better than what the Heat put out this year!

...but may only put them in the middle of the pack in the West.

Just the middle?

The Suns were a 48 win team last season without Lebron/Melo and with Bledsoe missing half the season. We missed the playoffs by 1 game (5 games out of 4th place). I think it would be safe to say that Lebron/Melo could/would add at least 10 wins on top of that.

Even if you were right, 58 wins still only gets them third in the West, a mere one game ahead of the 57 win Clippers.

This is what you also have to factor: Anytime a team adds significant talent like that there will be an adjustment period. They will take time to gel. At a minimum that will take half a season, very likely a little longer.
Then you have to compete with 7 other '50 win' teams in the West that already have the jump on you by having been together longer. It's not unreasonable to expect all 8 playoff teams in the West to be just as good, if not better, next season.

Even with that impressive roster, my guess is they would end up close to or slightly ahead of 5 & 6 (Golden State and Portland) but still a little behind the top 4 (S.A., OKC, Houston, and L.A.Clippers).
In other words, the middle of the pack. In the West, that's nothing to sneeze at.

12footrim · Post #13 » by **12footrim** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 7:55 pm

Ron Mexico wrote:bwaaaahahahaahahahaha

I laughed too, but then you read that they could pay him and Carmelo and just what they could still put around them with young players and future first round picks and if you just ingnored the fact it's the Suns and it very well could be one of the best actual situations you could go to.

malgus · Post #14 » by **malgus** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 7:58 pm

StaticRoar wrote:This is what you also have to factor: Anytime a team adds significant talent like that there will be an adjustment period.

True that's what Lebron found out the first time when he joined the heat with bosh and wade and they couldn't get it done.

The west is so crazy even a team like this would not find it so easy to walk to the finals like Miami did last year. Heat's biggest competitor were the Pacers who crashed and burned so hard they would not have made the playoffs in the West. As long as Hinkie is in charge in Philly they will keep drafting injured players in order to tank for the highest possible pick so they are looking to give away wins. And many other teams just aren't very good.

Out west you have Oklahoma, Clippers, Spurs, Houston who are legit teams. Much less Portland, and Golden State, Dallas. Sacramento has some legit talent and the conference is so tough they can't even coast by on talent alone. Put them in the East and they are a top 5 playoff team.

If you want the best competition you go West. If you want to play mostly D-league callups every night you go East.

mjw9191 · Post #15 » by **mjw9191** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:16 pm

BallerTalk wrote:
Kerrsed wrote:
BallerTalk wrote:
...but may only put them in the middle of the pack in the West.

Just the middle?

The Suns were a 48 win team last season without Lebron/Melo and with Bledsoe missing half the season. We missed the playoffs by 1 game (5 games out of 4th place). I think it would be safe to say that Lebron/Melo could/would add at least 10 wins on top of that.

Even if you were right, 58 wins still only gets them third in the West, a mere one game ahead of the 57 win Clippers.

This is what you also have to factor: Anytime a team adds significant talent like that there will be an adjustment period. They will take time to gel. At a minimum that will take half a season, very likely a little longer.
Then you have to compete with 7 other '50 win' teams in the West that already have the jump on you by having been together longer. It's not unreasonable to expect all 8 playoff teams in the West to be just as good, if not better, next season.

Even with that impressive roster, my guess is they would end up close to or slightly ahead of 5 & 6 (Golden State and Portland) but still a little behind the top 4 (S.A., OKC, Houston, and L.A.Clippers).
In other words, the middle of the pack. In the West, that's nothing to sneeze at.

Hahaha yeah, a team with LeBron, Melo, and two border-line allstars would be a 4-6 seed... smgdfh...

BallerTalk · Post #16 » by **BallerTalk** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 9:03 pm

mjw9191 wrote:
BallerTalk wrote:
Kerrsed wrote:
Just the middle?

The Suns were a 48 win team last season without Lebron/Melo and with Bledsoe missing half the season. We missed the playoffs by 1 game (5 games out of 4th place). I think it would be safe to say that Lebron/Melo could/would add at least 10 wins on top of that.

Even if you were right, 58 wins still only gets them third in the West, a mere one game ahead of the 57 win Clippers.

This is what you also have to factor: Anytime a team adds significant talent like that there will be an adjustment period. They will take time to gel. At a minimum that will take half a season, very likely a little longer.
Then you have to compete with 7 other '50 win' teams in the West that already have the jump on you by having been together longer. It's not unreasonable to expect all 8 playoff teams in the West to be just as good, if not better, next season.

Even with that impressive roster, my guess is they would end up close to or slightly ahead of 5 & 6 (Golden State and Portland) but still a little behind the top 4 (S.A., OKC, Houston, and L.A.Clippers).
In other words, the middle of the pack. In the West, that's nothing to sneeze at.

Hahaha yeah, a team with LeBron, Melo, and two border-line allstars would be a 4-6 seed... smgdfh...

Is that it?
Nothing to counter my reasoning? Nothing to add to the conversation?

smh indeed.

hou_fanman · Post #17 » by **hou_fanman** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 9:05 pm

Kerrsed wrote:Dragic/Bledsoe/Lebron/Melo/Plumlee

With a bench of Ennis/Goodwin/Green/Warren/MorrisX2/Len and maybe Frye?

Better than what the Heat put out this year!

I am not sure why the Suns are going to have 13 players in rotation.....

kacey ring · Post #18 » by **kacey ring** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 9:26 pm

hou_fanman wrote:
Kerrsed wrote:Dragic/Bledsoe/Lebron/Melo/Plumlee

With a bench of Ennis/Goodwin/Green/Warren/MorrisX2/Len and maybe Frye?

Better than what the Heat put out this year!

I am not sure why the Suns are going to have 13 players in rotation.....

Well, why not? The rules allow for teams to dress and play 13 players.

TheBallDoLie · Post #19 » by **TheBallDoLie** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 9:50 pm

kacey ring wrote:
hou_fanman wrote:
Kerrsed wrote:Dragic/Bledsoe/Lebron/Melo/Plumlee

With a bench of Ennis/Goodwin/Green/Warren/MorrisX2/Len and maybe Frye?

Better than what the Heat put out this year!

I am not sure why the Suns are going to have 13 players in rotation.....

Well, why not? The rules allow for teams to dress and play 13 players.

Well most coaches use 9-10 players in their actual rotation. Yes they will dress more but usually only 9-10 play. 5 starters and a back up for each.

Golden Angel · Post #20 » by **Golden Angel** » Sun Jun 29, 2014 10:17 pm

They still wouldn't beat the spurs.