Alll Amare Talk Here: Thread 7

[LEIF]

Riley will add a 2nd First Round Pick to get the deal done or recruit a 3rd team by the deadline.

[DirtyDez]

Plz Philly help us!

[sunsfolife]

this feels so anticlimatic.

[Miklo]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ys-stoudemiretalks021710&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

By Marc J. Spears and Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports
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With the Cleveland Cavaliers no longer an option for Amar’e Stoudemire(notes), the Phoenix Suns are prepared to keep their All-Star forward through Thursday’s trade deadline, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

Unless a trade materializes before Thursday afternoon, Stoudemire very well could spend the rest of the season in Phoenix.

“I think it’s 50-50 at best with Cleveland out of it,” said Stoudemire’s agent, Happy Walters.

The Suns weren’t enamored with the Cavs’ offer for Stoudemire – Zydrunas Ilgauskas(notes), J.J. Hickson(notes), Danny Green(notes) and a first-round pick – which spurred Cleveland to instead acquire Antawn Jamison(notes) from the Washington Wizards for a much smaller package.

The Miami Heat have continued to express interest in Stoudemire, and have offered Udonis Haslem(notes), Quentin Richardson(notes), Daequan Cook(notes) and a first-round pick. The Heat so far are unwilling to include Michael Beasley(notes) in any deal, league sources said. While the Suns don’t want Beasley for themselves, they think they can move him to another team for other assets.

League executives think the Heat are hesitant to improve their offer because they know they have a good chance of signing Stoudemire as a free agent this summer.

One league source with knowledge of the talks was skeptical the Suns will make any trade.

“No deal will happen,” a Suns source said. “Miami is a lo

ng shot, at best.”

My take: Suns together with Happy are finally putting their PR spin on this, I think that's all about negotiating tactics.

[Tim_Hardawayy]

I am guessing no trade will go through. But if Miami sticks to their guns and refuses to trade Beasley, would you guys do the Q/Haslem/Cook deal if we added both our 1st rounders?

[Kerrsed]

I am guessing no trade will go through. But if Miami sticks to their guns and refuses to trade Beasley, would you guys do the Q/Haslem/Cook deal if we added both our 1st rounders?

Nope!

[MrCheckOne2]

Nice. Amare usually says all the right things despite whats going on backstage. Kerr and Sarver could learn something from him.

Really? This is the first right thing he's said publicly in a while. What about last off-season when he was talking up other teams like they could get him for cheap. Or when he killed proposed trades by bluffing about opting in.

He needs a PR agent, been saying that for a while now.

Plus I remember Shaq praisin Kerr for being one of the most honest people with him when it came to bball as a business. I think if Kerr is really that honest, and Amare expresses there isnt much going on (which idk if he has), then it's safe to say he'll stay a Sun (which is awesome )

[Jimmy76]

I am guessing no trade will go through. But if Miami sticks to their guns and refuses to trade Beasley, would you guys do the Q/Haslem/Cook deal if we added both our 1st rounders?

if nothing else is on the table sure

[ruiner]

While the Suns don’t want Beasley for themselves, they think they can move him to another team for other assets.

I don't get our FO if this is true.

[DirtyDez]

Riley will add a 2nd First Round Pick to get the deal done or recruit a 3rd team by the deadline.

I wish we could deal with MIA straight up but i wouldn't mind Philly helping out.

[Wormwood74]

After almost 650 posts on Stoudemire being traded, I thought the Bard should weigh in.

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5

SIgnifying nothing indeed. Tales told by idiots? Check. Sound and fury? We have plenty.

[rsavaj]

Worst-case scenario is Amare walks for nothing. I'd rather extend him then maybe in a year or two, work on trading him.

If he doesn't get traded tomorrow we really have to extend him. I understand the fears of giving him 4 years(new CBA coming up, knee might be an issue), but we can't afford to lose him for nothing. Try to extend him and then trade him if you need to.

[DirtyDez]

I am guessing no trade will go through. But if Miami sticks to their guns and refuses to trade Beasley, would you guys do the Q/Haslem/Cook deal if we added both our 1st rounders?

Yep. If Beasley isn't in the deal we'd need the 2 picks plus Haslem who could filll in at PF.

[happyben]

Unless Miami puts Beasley on the table I doubt any deal will happen as no team is going to take a couple of scrubs in order to send Phoenix a player of reasonable value.

[OrangeNation]

No point of keeping Amare if they're not intend to resign him...No matter how crappy the offer is, we better take it before it's too late and lose him for nothing.

[GameTime_3]

After what Beasley did today, I cant see Miami offering him. Haslem/Q/Chalmers/Cook/1st and 2nd round For Amare

[Jimmy76]

No point of keeping Amare if they're not intend to resign him...No matter how crappy the offer is, we better take it before it's too late and lose him for nothing.

id rather do our best next season than trade amare for a late 1st or get raped up the ass

[Jimmy76]

After what Beasley did today, I cant see Miami offering him. Haslem/Q/Chalmers/Cook/1st and 2nd round For Amare

amare with 17/12 at the half

[lilfishi22]

I think our FO would be content with 2 1sts. But they are probably demanding Beas.

[OrangeNation]

No point of keeping Amare if they're not intend to resign him...No matter how crappy the offer is, we better take it before it's too late and lose him for nothing.

id rather do our best next season than trade amare for a late 1st or get raped up the ass

Translation: I'd rather gave away Amare than selling him low. It's very disrespecting..