Nash to Raptors rumor surfaces

Gorilla Warfare · Post #1 » by **Gorilla Warfare** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:40 pm

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archi ... s_surface/

Suns would trade Nash, Leandro Barbosa, and Robin Lopez for Jose Calderon, Andrea Bargnani, Anthony Parker, Jason Kapono, and maybe even Jamario Moon as cap filler.

What are your thoughts on this? I don't know what to think of this. This would be a HUGE shake up in our lineup.

BigSkyBlazerFan · Post #2 » by **BigSkyBlazerFan** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:24 pm

I hope it’s just a rumor my mom who’s a huge Nash and Suns fan would be depressed and I wouldn’t know how to tell her.
But reading the article I don’t take my Phoenix news from a guy in Chicago to often so this is probably just a rumor.

nashill · Post #3 » by **nashill** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:00 am

kerr is not as stupid as this. suns is in a win now situation and then trade the franchise player to bunch of role players...?????

BurningHeart · Post #4 » by **BurningHeart** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:05 am

Sam Smith? Uhh...

Gorilla Warfare · Post #5 » by **Gorilla Warfare** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:21 am

I don't find any truth in it either, I just thought I would post it because it made the wiretaps. But if that was to happen that would be HUUUUGE...not in a good way, at least not this season.

WTFsunsFTW · Post #6 » by **WTFsunsFTW** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:25 am

This was a Sam Smith fabrication, picked up by AZCentral a few days ago, picked up by EVT yesterday, and now on RealGM's ticker.

Anyone know an assassin we can hire out to "take care" of Sam Smith and his journalistic abuse of rumor pushing?

I promise it won't happen.

farazq94 · Post #7 » by **farazq94** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 12:37 am

I think this would be a really good trade for the suns because Terry Porter wants to run a Half_court system and steve nash is a fast break player. Jose Calderon is Half-Court point guard and can set up people for good shots like kapono getting open looks because teams like to double team SHAQ and AMARE Stoudemire

toucansma · Post #8 » by **toucansma** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:12 am

farazq94 wrote:I think this would be a really good trade for the suns because Terry Porter wants to run a Half_court system and steve nash is a fast break player. Jose Calderon is Half-Court point guard and can set up people for good shots like kapono getting open looks because teams like to double team SHAQ and AMARE Stoudemire

Haha is this Steve Kerr? Did he register an account? Haha j/k

If this happens, the fans will riot.

Trading the centerpiece of this franchise over the last 5 years would be crazy.

farazq94 · Post #9 » by **farazq94** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:15 am

But u for got something, Steve Nash was the franchise player but they are trying to make Amare Stoudemire the new frnchise player because Steve Nash is getting older and will have to retire in around 3 years and Stoudemire has way more years to play than nash

Post #10 » by **Miklo** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:27 am

I could see this trade if our record was 0-35 and Nash was averaging less than 5 assists/game, thereby showing that he was unable to run an offense at his age.

We are 22-13 and Nash is as good of a floor captain as ever, AND Barbosa is hot and a huge boost off the bench. Rarely have I seen a 22-13 team make such a ridiculous, huge trade.

farazq94 · Post #11 » by **farazq94** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:37 am

Yeah thats also true
depends on Steve Kerr

Vernon Maxwell · Post #12 » by **Vernon Maxwell** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:59 am

BurningHeart wrote:Sam Smith? Uhh...

wrote an excellent book on MJ

mkot · Post #13 » by **mkot** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:10 am

Sam Smith again :roll:

http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/PaulCoro/43563

There's been a surprising amount of buzz about bulls.com writer Sam Smith's column mentioning a Steve Nash trade to Toronto. Anyone who has read Smith regularly over the years at the Chicago Tribune knows that this was Smith playing GM, a job he does as well as any writer. There aren't actual talks going on between Phoenix and Toronto. Smith always has been great at getting fans, and executives, thinking about possible deals by throwing out his suggestions and framing them as good for both teams. But that doesn't mean the Suns are going to trade Nash. Not at all. If anything, they are considering extending his contract.

blackjays · Post #14 » by **blackjays** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:44 am

The Suns won't trade Nash, they'll let him walk at the end of next season or they'll sign him for the rest of his career. But they won't trade him.

farazq94 · Post #15 » by **farazq94** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:49 am

blackjays wrote:The Suns won't trade Nash, they'll let him walk at the end of next season or they'll sign him for the rest of his career. But they won't trade him.

But it's Steve Nash's decision where he wants to go when he is a free agent.
1. Stay in Phoenix
2. Go to Canada and Play for the Raptors
3. Go to the Knicks and play with Mike D'antoni again.

Spicy P · Post #16 » by **Spicy P** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:05 am

This rumour is stupid. Raptors would never do this trade. That's 60% of their starting lineup and their 6th man for an aging Nash, Not to mention Bargnani has been averaging about 23+ points in his last 9 games.

eastsidecrossover · Post #17 » by **eastsidecrossover** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:22 am

Sam smith is full of Sh**. This guys does not know his ars from his face. Every BS rumor he makes up is false and has no weight to it whatsoever. If you believe this, your a moron.

themoneySHOT · Post #18 » by **themoneySHOT** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:52 am

no way that trade is happening... bargnani is killing it showing promise that ultimately made him that #1 pick, future all-star centre.. a gasol with much better range

mkot · Post #19 » by **mkot** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:07 am

eastsidecrossover wrote:Sam smith is full of Sh**.

And his validation of the source is "an email from Stephen in Phoenix"

Go7enKs · Post #20 » by **Go7enKs** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:27 am

farazq94 wrote:But u for got something, Steve Nash was the franchise player but they are trying to make Amare Stoudemire the new frnchise player because Steve Nash is getting older and will have to retire in around 3 years and Stoudemire has way more years to play than nash

They can try as hard as they want but Amare Stoudemire as of now is in NO WAY a franchise player. Not even close. Stoudemire in a mediocre team without Nash or Shaq would see his numbers drop considerably. Right now he's not a franchise player, no matter how hard the Suns try to make him one.