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2021 Playoff and Offseason Speculation - the playoffs. PLAYOFFS????

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Will we extend Bridges or will Sarver not pay 4 players big money for 1 or 2 years?

Yes, we extend him or at least match any offer as he is part of core
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Post#4361 » by handsome salary » Mon Jun 21, 2021 12:46 am

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Barkley6 wrote:
Going to be interesting to see who the networks use as their hype machines to draw interest into these series. Obviously, it's a little easier in the East with Giannis, and Trae/Embiid.

I don't think Paul George is all that marketable, and with Kawhi and Chris Paul out indefinitely, it's going to be interesting to see if they start jumping on the Book bandwagon.

They'll market Giannis vs Embiid/Young and PG vs Booker as long as Kawhi and CP3 are out


Going to be interesting this offseason - if the Suns do make it to the Finals - well even if they do not - how many veterans (Blake, Carmelo, etc) - will find them a more attractive option on the veterans minimum


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Post#4362 » by dremill24 » Mon Jun 21, 2021 2:28 am

I mean I'd take Griffin over Saric at this point lol
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Post#4363 » by handsome salary » Mon Jun 21, 2021 2:40 am

dremill24 wrote:I mean I'd take Griffin over Saric at this point lol


WHY???

Griffin is dbag. His team is out. Enjoy who the Suns still got playing. I am. You want to pick Luca over Ayton as well?
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Post#4364 » by dremill24 » Mon Jun 21, 2021 2:43 am

Hit a nerve i guess. Never mind lol
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Post#4365 » by MrMiyagi » Mon Jun 21, 2021 2:45 am

dremill24 wrote:I mean I'd take Griffin over Saric at this point lol

Same team, but hopefully Stix develops and we won't need either.
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Post#4366 » by bwgood77 » Mon Jun 21, 2021 3:14 am

handsome salary wrote:
BobbieL wrote:
starbosa10 wrote:They'll market Giannis vs Embiid/Young and PG vs Booker as long as Kawhi and CP3 are out


Going to be interesting this offseason - if the Suns do make it to the Finals - well even if they do not - how many veterans (Blake, Carmelo, etc) - will find them a more attractive option on the veterans minimum


**** GRIFFIN. He's an **** and deserves to live live in NBA limbo.


Not gonna happen. Him and CP3 not the best of buddies.
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Post#4367 » by suns12345 » Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:42 am

bwgood77 wrote:
handsome salary wrote:
BobbieL wrote:
Going to be interesting this offseason - if the Suns do make it to the Finals - well even if they do not - how many veterans (Blake, Carmelo, etc) - will find them a more attractive option on the veterans minimum


**** GRIFFIN. He's an **** and deserves to live live in NBA limbo.


Not gonna happen. Him and CP3 not the best of buddies.


probably throw DBook on that list too lol
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Post#4368 » by BobbieL » Mon Jun 21, 2021 1:54 pm

handsome salary wrote:
BobbieL wrote:
starbosa10 wrote:They'll market Giannis vs Embiid/Young and PG vs Booker as long as Kawhi and CP3 are out


Going to be interesting this offseason - if the Suns do make it to the Finals - well even if they do not - how many veterans (Blake, Carmelo, etc) - will find them a more attractive option on the veterans minimum


**** GRIFFIN. He's an **** and deserves to live live in NBA limbo.


I wasn't advocating either player - those were the first two older veterans that popped into my head. My bigger point was will Phoenix become a destination for veterans when in the past, they would look at Cleveland, Miami, GSW, the Nets this year - to play for the minimum.
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Post#4369 » by NapoleonII » Mon Jun 21, 2021 2:01 pm

I'd give Taylor Griffin another contract here before Blake.
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Post#4370 » by King4Day » Mon Jun 21, 2021 2:23 pm

I kinda feel bad for Simmons today. He's getting roasted on sports talk radio (as you'd expect).
I think he has a mental issue he's going through and it's going to be tough to get past.

If they don't get a great offer for him, I wonder if they would trade him for Westbrook.
Neither can shoot but at least Westbrook is oozing confidence.

Washington is a franchise that has to take chances, so that'd be a good one.
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Post#4371 » by NapoleonII » Mon Jun 21, 2021 2:29 pm

I've never seen a situation like Simmons.

He's gotta lose a lot of weight, IMO, and just shoot whatever feels natural to him. Look at someone like Lonzo, who's become a pretty serviceable 3 point shooter with that awful form or Rondo who played really similar as a PG.

It's mental, definitely, but he's gotta own up to his lack of craft and training. No way is he a gym rat. He hasn't added one thing to his game since he was 20 years old.
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Post#4372 » by oddity » Mon Jun 21, 2021 3:38 pm

Fellas, it's about time. Booker needs a better nickname. I don't have the answers, but "Cook Book" just isn't cutting it.
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Post#4373 » by Bogyo » Mon Jun 21, 2021 4:17 pm

oddity wrote:Fellas, it's about time. Booker needs a better nickname. I don't have the answers, but "Cook Book" just isn't cutting it.


I think "Finals MVP" has a nice ring to it. 8-)
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Post#4374 » by King4Day » Mon Jun 21, 2021 4:24 pm

Something we haven't really discussed yet is, when will Book be up for an extension?
He has 3 years left after this one. I know guys like Beal have gotten maybe 2 year extensions.
I think we have to wait one more year, but I can't imagine he'd take it yet as he'll want a 5 year supermax probably.
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Post#4375 » by NapoleonII » Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:18 pm

oddity wrote:Fellas, it's about time. Booker needs a better nickname. I don't have the answers, but "Cook Book" just isn't cutting it.


ESPN has been calling him min-Mamba and the new Kobe.

This will never happen because of Kobe's death, but I wonder if Vanessa would allow Book to be called Black Mamba. A new one, as something to be taken up by worthy 2 guards.

That would be kinda of **** awesome.
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Post#4376 » by oddity » Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:21 pm

NapoleonII wrote:
oddity wrote:Fellas, it's about time. Booker needs a better nickname. I don't have the answers, but "Cook Book" just isn't cutting it.


ESPN has been calling him min-Mamba and the new Kobe.

This will never happen because of Kobe's death, but I wonder if Vanessa would allow Book to be called Black Mamba. A new one, as something to be taken up by worthy 2 guards.

That would be kinda of **** awesome.

That is some Captain America **** right there.
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Post#4377 » by Flying Colors » Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:27 pm

Didn’t even realize that the draft lottery is tomorrow, feels good to not have to be worried about such trifling matters this year
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Post#4378 » by BobbieL » Mon Jun 21, 2021 5:35 pm

NapoleonII wrote:
oddity wrote:Fellas, it's about time. Booker needs a better nickname. I don't have the answers, but "Cook Book" just isn't cutting it.


ESPN has been calling him min-Mamba and the new Kobe.

This will never happen because of Kobe's death, but I wonder if Vanessa would allow Book to be called Black Mamba. A new one, as something to be taken up by worthy 2 guards.

That would be kinda of **** awesome.


I kind of think he just needs to be called Book

I hope he becomes a 5x World Champ like Kobe but just let him be D-Book
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Post#4379 » by King4Day » Mon Jun 21, 2021 7:25 pm

Team USA is loaded. Surprised Harden is playing

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Post#4380 » by King4Day » Mon Jun 21, 2021 7:30 pm

I'd only be OK with this is we win it all. Just don't overplay him over there.

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