OT: aLSTON TO oRLANDO

Orange_Blooded · Post #1 » by **Orange_Blooded** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:32 pm

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

Looks to alston is going to O town in exchange for not too much (IMO)..

I think this is great for Us Suns Fans since we are chasing Houston (and others) and in my opinion Alston has transitioned to be a very effective NBA point guard.

With no Tmac or Alston I like our odds at catching them with Gentry at the helm.

Post #2 » by **TASTIC** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:40 pm

yikes...a thread on Rafer Alston...who knew?

Orange_Blooded · Post #3 » by **Orange_Blooded** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:57 pm

I think its gonna be a big loss for houston, he's stepped up the last two seasons and was a big part of their winning streak last year.. I really dont see houston in the top 8 seeds now (tmac has something to do with that but he's been hurt for a while now) Dont really understand them dealing him.

Just think its good news for Phx.

Post #4 » by **lilfishi22** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:15 pm

It's a big loss for Houston, but with so many injuries and T-Mac being out for the season, it makes sense for them to shed long term guaranteed contracts. Cook has a player option next season while Rafer is guaranteed a salary next season.

This is a steal for Magic since Cook wasn't getting much burn and they were desperate for a PG. They should really have waited and held on to Bogans, instead of trading for Lue.

WTFsunsFTW · Post #5 » by **WTFsunsFTW** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:55 pm

I dont know how Houston is going to replace his 37% FG, 5 assists and 12.8 PER....

Phx4Life08 · Post #6 » by **Phx4Life08** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:00 am

Manu's out for three weeks according the the wires so that helps our playoff run as well.

Post #7 » by **lilfishi22** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:18 am

Don't want to jinx anything, but every other team seems to be getting killed in trades or their important players are battling 'the i-word".

Hopefully we stay healthy.

Orange_Blooded · Post #8 » by **Orange_Blooded** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:59 am

WTFsunsFTW wrote:I dont know how Houston is going to replace his 37% FG, 5 assists and 12.8 PER....

That sounds sarcastic, but he is a very solid point guard and a good leader. He was a very important part of the rockets lineup. I think He will be a huge loss. Even without tmac they have a solid team with alston, yao, battier, artest, scola ect.

Without Tmac and Alston they have nobody over 5 asst a game, makes our road that much easier.

WTFsunsFTW · Post #9 » by **WTFsunsFTW** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:43 am

You can't say "solid" or "good" in a rebuttal to 37%

37% folks. I think we have 4 players on our team with crappier PER. Lopez, Dragic, Tucker and Dudley.

TXSun · Post #10 » by **TXSun** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 5:26 pm

great steal by Orlando. What will happen to Lue & Johnson now that they have a new starting PG. Guess Orlando weren't too convinced with Lue.

Orange_Blooded · Post #11 » by **Orange_Blooded** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:02 am

I gotta admit Brooks looked much better last night than I'd ever seen him, Maybe I underestimated him. I never thought he'd be much more than a decent back up in the NBA, He looked very good last night though.