Your 2008-2009 Phoenix Suns

[chaos07phx]

1. DRAFT DAY TRADES

Diaw to Toronto for TJ Ford and 17th

Barbosa and Alando to Portland for Outlaw, Webster, 13th

2. DRAFT PICK SELECTIONS

13th Rush
15th Chalmers
17th Donte' Greene


3. FREE AGENT ACQUISITIONS

Resign Skinner

Nash/Ford/Chalmers
Bell/Webster/Greene
Hill/Rush
Amare/Outlaw
Shaq/Skinner

[Togo]

I know I will get flamed for this....

Blow up the team.

Amare for Josh Smith and Al Horford.
Barbosa and Tucker for Webster and #13
Diaw, #13, #15 for TJ Ford and Bargnani

Nash/TJ Ford
Bell/Webster
Smith/Hill
Horford/Bargnani
Shaq/Skinner or Kwame Brown (I prefer Brown)

We have a good mix of youth and experience. Our defense improves drastically, and we fill all of our needs. We lose a 26/10 guy, that will no doubt help the Hawks. But we will be deeper and overall more talented.

Flame away.

[nanoclarkology]

Blow up the team.

Uhh . . . ... I fail to see the reasoning.

[nba_addict]

1. Ideal TRADES

Diaw and Tucker for Rinour and Wilcox.
Barbosa for Maggette

2. Ideal FREE AGENT ACQUISITIONS

Alonzo Mourning - Vet Minimum
Gordan Giricek - Vet Minimum


2008-2009 PHX SUNS roster.

PG - Nash / Rinour / Drajic
SG - Bell / Giricek / Strawberry
SF - Maggette / Hill / Giricek
PF - Amare / Wilcox
C - O'Neal / Lopez / Mourning

[TASTIC]

I'd like to see them split the MLE on Pietrus and Duhon/Lue

[nba_addict]

1. Ideal TRADES

Barbosa for Chalmers, Cook and Haslem

2. Ideal FREE AGENT ACQUISITIONS

Alonzo Mourning - Vet Minimum
Gordan Giricek - Vet Minimum

2008-2009 PHX SUNS roster.

PG - Nash / Chalmers / Drajic
SG - Bell / Cook / Strawberry
SF - Hill / Diaw / Giricek
PF - Amare / Haslem / Diaw
C - O'Neal / Lopez / Mourning

[TASTIC]

Interesting...you're a multiple 'ideal' guy

So which one is it?

[nba_addict]

Haha. Just posting random scenarios.

[phxsunsfan1991]

1.)Ideal FREE AGENT ACQUISITIONS
Chris Duhon
James Posey

08/09 Phoenix Suns
Nash/Duhon/Drajic
Bell/Barbosa/Strawberry
Posey/Hill/Tucker
Amare/Diaw
Shaq/Lopez

[TASTIC]

^THAT.....would be excellent...

Both defensive minded, both vets, little or no egos, and both can hit the 3

[nba_addict]

Retooling Idea v1:

Trade: Barbosa and Diaw for Wilcox, Watson and Wilkins
Signings: James Jones for half of MLE (or Barnes)

2008-2009 Suns Line-up

PG - Nash / Watson / Drajic
SG - Bell / Wilkins / Strawberry
SF - Hill / Jones / Tucker
PF - Stoudamire / Wilcox
C - Shaq / Lopez / Stoudamire

[nba_addict]

Retooling Idea v2

Trades:
Diaw for Brandan Wright (and 7 million cap space savings)
Barbosa for Tinsley and B. Rush

Signings:
MLE for James Posey

2008-2009 Suns Line-up

PG - Nash / Tinsley / Drajic
SG - Bell / Rush / Strawberry
SF - Posey / Hill / Tucker
PF - Amare / Wright
C - Shaq / Lopez

[TASTIC]

I think we need to keep in perspective things like

A) The other team
B) Why do they do the trade?

[rsavaj]

I think we need to keep in perspective things like

A) The other team
B) Why do they do the trade?

Psh, TASTIC, stop spreading your "perspective" of being "fair" and "equal". That's not how a true RealGMer works .

[nba_addict]

nba_addict's Ultimate Suns Retooling Dream:

Barbosa for S. Jackson - GS will most likely take the path of rebuilding. Barbosa and Ellis backcourt is intruiging under Nellie's system. Suns improve defensively and bring-in a player with killer instinct. Jax expires in 2010.

Diaw for Humpries and Anthony Parker. Humps give us what Brian Skinner does. Though undersized his hustle, defense and rebounding is a big plus for this team. Humps contract expires in 2010. Anthony Parker is an expiring and good as gone next season because of huge offer to play overseas. Saves us half of Diaw's contract by 2009 and upgrade over what he had in Giricek. Not to mention AP is also an underrated defender. Another option is Humpries, Kapono and 2009 lottery protected 1st.

Skinner and Darius Miles for vet min. Insurance guys for injuries.

Nash / Drajic / Strawberry
Bell / Parker / Strawberry
Jackson / Hill / Tucker / Miles
Stoudamire / Humpries / Skinner
Shaq / Lopez / Skinner

Team Strengths and Win-Win Points:
- Four reliable 3pt snipers in Nash, Bell, Parker and Jackson who are more than capable of shooting at least 40% from the 3pt line.
- Gives the Suns an option to cut down Bell, Nash, Hill and Shaq's playing time. AP and Jacks can help on playmaking whenever Drajic and Straw handles the point.
- Suns second unit is a Anthony Parker/Grant Hill show.
- Shaq, Nash, Bell, Jackson and Humps all expires in 2010.
- Miles will kick Horry and Bowen's balls for every cheap shots they will do in the playoff.
- GS gets a player with good character for thier rebuilding. TOR gets their coveted prospect player.
- Sarver saves money.
- As for the Suns fan. See below.

[Gorilla Warfare]

nba_addict's Ultimate Suns Retooling Dream:

Barbosa for S. Jackson - GS will most likely take the path of rebuilding. Barbosa and Ellis backcourt is intruiging under Nellie's system. Suns improve defensively and bring-in a player with killer instinct. Jax expires in 2010.

Diaw for Humpries and Anthony Parker. Humps give us what Brian Skinner does. Though undersized his hustle, defense and rebounding is a big plus for this team. Humps contract expires in 2010. Anthony Parker is an expiring and good as gone next season because of huge offer to play overseas. Saves us half of Diaw's contract by 2009 and upgrade over what he had in Giricek. Not to mention AP is also an underrated defender. Another option is Humpries, Kapono and 2009 lottery protected 1st.

Skinner and Darius Miles for vet min. Insurance guys for injuries.

Nash / Drajic / Strawberry
Bell / Parker / Strawberry
Jackson / Hill / Tucker / Miles
Stoudamire / Humpries / Skinner
Shaq / Lopez / Skinner

Team Strengths and Win-Win Points:
- Four reliable 3pt snipers in Nash, Bell, Parker and Jackson who are more than capable of shooting at least 40% from the 3pt line.
- Gives the Suns an option to cut down Bell, Nash, Hill and Shaq's playing time. AP and Jacks can help on playmaking whenever Drajic and Straw handles the point.
- Suns second unit is a Anthony Parker/Grant Hill show.
- Shaq, Nash, Bell, Jackson and Humps all expires in 2010.
- Miles will kick Horry and Bowen's balls for every cheap shots they will do in the playoff.
- GS gets a player with good character for thier rebuilding. TOR gets their coveted prospect player.
- Sarver saves money.
- As for the Suns fan. See below.

I would very much enjoy all this to happen, I could see a banner and rings with that lineup.

[Miklo]

Yeah, that's a work of art. I prefer AP over Kapono for now although a first rounder is enticing since we actually recognize the NBA Draft now.