New Suns blog and news site

JohnVancouver · Post #1 » by **JohnVancouver** » Fri Mar 2, 2012 6:13 pm

Kerrsed, Los Soles and I have started a site called From-Ashes where we can write and post stuff - also allows for some content that would not be suitable here ... No, not that.

We welcome you all if you want to check it out, and suggestions for stories or improvements are encouraged.

I'd also like to feature some quotes from the board when someone gets a good one off - I figure I will just ask individually when that occurs.

address is

from-ashes.com

MathiasPW · Post #2 » by **MathiasPW** » Fri Mar 2, 2012 6:19 pm

some good stuff there...the Denver vs Suns article is very interesting. Good job.

Frank Lee · Post #3 » by **Frank Lee** » Sat Mar 3, 2012 12:51 am

Nice work you guys.... good luck.

And congrats Kerrsed... you finally made MOD status :eyebrows:

PS.... 'Ironed a kitten' ? that one hurt me. Thank gawd I wasnt drinkin milk. :lol:

DRK · Post #4 » by **DRK** » Sat Mar 3, 2012 1:29 am

I love it guys. Wonderful website.

I'll be visiting it alot that's for sure!

JohnVancouver · Post #5 » by **JohnVancouver** » Sat Mar 3, 2012 2:43 am

Thaks guys -

FRank - I had been saving ironed a kitten for just the right moment, and there it was

Post #6 » by **Miklo** » Sun Mar 4, 2012 5:50 am

This is great guys, keep it up for sure! Good to have all 3 of your perspectives too.

Post #7 » by **lilfishi22** » Mon Mar 5, 2012 12:49 am

Great stuff. A trio of my favorite posters coming together to create a Suns blog; can't see anything wrong with that formula. If only I had more time to read all the columns.

Keep it up guys!

Wannabe MEP · Post #8 » by **Wannabe MEP** » Tue Mar 6, 2012 5:22 am

MathiasPW wrote:some good stuff there...the Denver vs Suns article is very interesting. Good job.

thanks, yo!

Miklo wrote:This is great guys, keep it up for sure! Good to have all 3 of your perspectives too.

I know, right? Except I don't know about Kerrsed's perspective :wink:

YouTube · Post #9 » by **Kerrsed** » Wed Mar 7, 2012 2:23 am

Los Soles wrote:
Miklo wrote:This is great guys, keep it up for sure! Good to have all 3 of your perspectives too.

I know, right? Except I don't know about Kerrsed's perspective

Har-d-har-har! :wink:

I am LOVING Johnny V's latest article! :droop:

JohnVancouver · Post #10 » by **JohnVancouver** » Wed Mar 7, 2012 6:51 am

Give the people what they want, my motto.

Post #11 » by **TASTIC** » Thu Mar 8, 2012 4:51 am

Nice work chaps - some interesting reading and ahem 'viewing'

That avatar/pic Grumpy Old Fan has is EXACTLY what a mate of mine emails me whenever I send him a rant about what the Suns are doing wrong! crazy

YouTube · Post #12 » by **Kerrsed** » Thu Mar 8, 2012 5:57 am

TASTIC wrote:That avatar/pic Grumpy Old Fan has is EXACTLY what a mate of mine emails me whenever I send him a rant about what the Suns are doing wrong! crazy

You must see that picture on a daily basis then! :lol:

Wannabe MEP · Post #13 » by **Wannabe MEP** » Fri Mar 9, 2012 4:48 pm

You really all need to keep up with JVC's Clip Joint. He finds the most hilarious/ridiculous sh*t.

RunDogGun · Post #14 » by **RunDogGun** » Fri Mar 9, 2012 6:59 pm

Love the site guys, and thanks for the quote love. :lol:

Now all we need is a picture from Kerrsed with me actually following through with my plan.

Great stuff there, and it is also neat to put a face with the words, you mean to tell me that Kerrsed doesn't look like Tom Cruise from Risky Business? :lol:

I would love to help out any way that I can, but not sure any of my ideas for how to raise the Suns from ashes are worthy of your site.

Flying Colors · Post #15 » by **Flying Colors** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 2:55 am

I don't suppose you guys could use a illustrator on the staff

JohnVancouver · Post #16 » by **JohnVancouver** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 4:22 pm

BizzyPHX wrote:I don't suppose you guys could use a illustrator on the staff

The only guy with any graphics skill is Kerrsed and we work him like a rented mule, so - yeah.

Wannabe MEP · Post #17 » by **Wannabe MEP** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 4:25 am

RunDogGun wrote:I would love to help out any way that I can, but not sure any of my ideas for how to raise the Suns from ashes are worthy of your site.

I think the core group is gonna stay at 3, just because the whole thing is clunky enough as is. (Although we may hire out more artist-mules.) It's just that it's already incredibly difficult to make democratic decisions via email--we're not a dictatorship. (Hey wait...Kerrsed and JVC...are we a dictatorship?? Email me your thoughts on that one. If we are, who's the dictator? And does he have absolute power? Can he behead people? Like, could he behead Sebastian Telfair?) See what I mean? Clunky.

The origins of the site: John and I are both "writers" (much looser sense of the word in my case), and we both independently thought of combining forces for this blog. We brought in Kerrsed because of how ridiculously unique and creative he is. In the process, we realize we left out a lot of brilliant basketball minds/writers/thinkers/sh*t-talkers from this board. I wouldn't know how to begin to filter y'all, which is why it's probably gonna stay at 3 as the official core group (at least for now).

Now, I definitely want to find a way to bring in some contributions. Multiple ways to do this. One idea: something like a weekly guest column. My idea is to have people pitch ideas on a thread on here, and then we'll pick from those. The winner writes/photoshops/video-edits/whatever and we slap it on the site.

Sound good?

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Cutter · Post #18 » by **Cutter** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 4:40 am

I think it would be nice if the blog (and this board) had a contributor who is knowledgable of the CBA and salary cap.

So much of what happens in signing or trading for new talent is dictated by the newly signed CBA or Suns position with respect to the salary cap.

I'm not sure who on the board is knowledgable enough to fulfill this role, but I' sure someone will surface.

just a thought.