Suns draft workouts include....Allan Houston?!

Post #1 » by **rsavaj** » Thu Jun 5, 2008 5:46 pm

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/ar ... e0605.html

PHX: Where Have-Beens Banding Together Happens

pidi · Post #2 » by **pidi** » Thu Jun 5, 2008 6:28 pm

maybe allen is the one we

Post #3 » by **rsavaj** » Thu Jun 5, 2008 6:36 pm

Man if he signs for the vet min I'm fine, but if we pull another Pike....

Sun Scorched · Post #4 » by **Sun Scorched** » Thu Jun 5, 2008 9:15 pm

rsavaj wrote:Man if he signs for the vet min I'm fine, but if we pull another Pike....

I gotta believe that Houston is better than Pike... on so many levels. Houston was plagued with injuries... Pike is just Pike. No excuse there.

We all know we need vet. min players with the way our team is structured salary-wise... might as well be Houston.

How surprised were we with Hill this past season?

Just saying...

Post #5 » by **rsavaj** » Thu Jun 5, 2008 9:19 pm

Sun Scorched wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I gotta believe that Houston is better than Pike... on so many levels. Houston was plagued with injuries... Pike is just Pike. No excuse there.

We all know we need vet. min players with the way our team is structured salary-wise... might as well be Houston.

How surprised were we with Hill this past season?

Just saying...

Oh I absolutely agree, I just hope we don't sign him to a TWO YEAR DEAL like we did with Pike.

Sun Scorched · Post #6 » by **Sun Scorched** » Thu Jun 5, 2008 9:38 pm

rsavaj wrote:Oh I absolutely agree, I just hope we don't sign him to a TWO YEAR DEAL like we did with Pike.

Maybe something like a two year deal with the second being a team option. How old is he?

Post #7 » by **rsavaj** » Thu Jun 5, 2008 10:11 pm

38 i think

myron · Post #8 » by **myron** » Thu Jun 5, 2008 10:39 pm

Or we could, like, get a rookie in our squad for the same price!

yeah!

Cash · Post #9 » by **Cash** » Thu Jun 5, 2008 10:42 pm

C'mon, no one else is excited for the Houston-Hill Detroit reunion? Maybe we can sign Joe Dumars, too.

Black_Apollo2.0 · Post #10 » by **Black_Apollo2.0** » Thu Jun 5, 2008 10:58 pm

This is a bad idea :nonono:

Miami tried this same little experiment either last year or the year before last with Penny Hardaway. From what I remember, all he did was keep the seats warm and dominate during garbage time :roll:

If they are going to use the vet min., it would be nice if they could find a vet that could be productive....on the court....during meaningful playing time :nod:

-SDU- · Post #11 » by **-SDU-** » Thu Jun 5, 2008 11:11 pm

Black_Apollo2.0 wrote:This is a bad idea
Miami tried this same little experiment either last year or the year before last with Penny Hardaway. From what I remember, all he did was keep the seats warm and dominate during garbage time
If they are going to use the vet min., it would be nice if they could find a vet that could be productive....on the court....during meaningful playing time

IIRC penny actually started some games last year

anyways, i personally would be all for signing houston, we need vets on the roster, we wont have pike, he can sit on the bench and play pikes role for all im concerned. hes a good vet that can contribute by teaching our young guys

ClosAZ · Post #12 » by **ClosAZ** » Thu Jun 5, 2008 11:27 pm

Now that I think about it Kerr and Sarver were probably interviewing Hornacek to try and pry him out of retirement for the vet min.

Come on, they're not fixing their cheap image by doing this. I can live with one vet min guy like Grant Hill but please get some younger guys on the team. These dudes all end up breaking down at some point in the season anyways.....

BringinDaRuckus · Post #13 » by **BringinDaRuckus** » Thu Jun 5, 2008 11:36 pm

Let's go after Mourning as well! He says he still wants to play!

chrice · Post #14 » by **chrice** » Fri Jun 6, 2008 12:01 am

Didn't you guys know that we're switching offenses to the 4-1 Cherry Picking Pentagon?

eastsidecrossover · Post #15 » by **eastsidecrossover** » Fri Jun 6, 2008 12:05 am

I think the guy is done. If they bring him in, I will pull out my hair. We need some YOUTH on this team. We are really old, and need to look to the future too.

Sun Scorched · Post #16 » by **Sun Scorched** » Fri Jun 6, 2008 12:56 am

Just how young does a team have to be to win a championship? I know Houston is old, but I don't think we need to be as concerned with age as most other teams in the league.

We have the best training staff in professional sports. Tell me O'Neal didn't look better. Grant Hill? Nash pretty much has back paralysis and he's still one of the best in the game.

I don't think anyone on here is saying.. "Houston? Ya, lock up the championship, it's ours."

But let's just say:

Houston >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Piatkowski
And call this conversation over.

PHXfan85 · Post #17 » by **PHXfan85** » Fri Jun 6, 2008 12:57 am

Cash wrote:C'mon, no one else is excited for the Houston-Hill Detroit reunion? Maybe we can sign Joe Dumars, too.

What about Isiah Thomas? I don't think he's doing much nowadays. That would be such a solid unit of champions. Maybe we can get a bulk discount.

ClosAZ · Post #18 » by **ClosAZ** » Fri Jun 6, 2008 2:57 am

and Yourrrrrrrrr Phoenix Dinasaurs!!!!

mkot · Post #19 » by **mkot** » Fri Jun 6, 2008 5:19 am

Please tell me when we're going to quit putting our hope in washed out retreads and actually get back to the business of team building.. When will we learn this lesson?

"With the experience that Allan can bring to the table, without needing to waste time trying to develop him, we feel he can help us win a championship this year. A mid-round draft pick won't be able to do that. This also gives us more financial flexibility down the road."

Your 2008 1st round draft pick - Allan Houston

albasuna · Post #20 » by **albasuna** » Fri Jun 6, 2008 9:57 pm

whats so bad about bringing in allan houston? the only thing thats bad for us is that people will rag on us for being washed up has beens.. but that really doesn't matter if we still win games does it?