(38-9) Still in 1st Place
(38-9) Still in 1st Place
hi Winnow
Last edited by Cartalas on February 2, 2007, 4:34 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Grats on the win over the Spurs and the 13 game winning streak.
Suns are tied for second longest win streak at 5 atm (24-3 after that ugly start to the season). Spurs are in a slump losing 3 in a row.
Send Dallas to the East so we can have a real Championship! Suns are 14-1 vs the East with the one loss in OT. I'm sure Dallas has a similar sick record vs the East.
Atlanta's lost 8 in a row and are one of the bottom four teams in the league. The Suns get their draft pick this year if it's not one of the top three picks. Come on #4!
Suns are tied for second longest win streak at 5 atm (24-3 after that ugly start to the season). Spurs are in a slump losing 3 in a row.
Send Dallas to the East so we can have a real Championship! Suns are 14-1 vs the East with the one loss in OT. I'm sure Dallas has a similar sick record vs the East.
Atlanta's lost 8 in a row and are one of the bottom four teams in the league. The Suns get their draft pick this year if it's not one of the top three picks. Come on #4!
Deep draft gives Suns options in 1st round
With up to 3 picks, trade may be likely
Paul Coro
The Arizona Republic
Dec. 27, 2006 12:00 AM
The Suns no longer are alone in the lead for first-round picks in the 2007 NBA draft.
The Allen Iverson trade sent two to Philadelphia to give the Sixers three first-round picks, just as the Suns could have. But the Suns might be able to do more with their picks, including possible trade packages, because they don't need them as badly as Philadelphia.
The Suns will have two picks in the latter half of the first round with their own slot and Cleveland's pick (one they got from Boston for trading this year's 21st pick - Rajon Rondo). Phoenix also will get Atlanta's pick if it does not fall in the top three. That means it won't get in the Greg Oden sweepstakes, but the depth of the frontcourt-heavy draft still could send a power forward such as Florida's Joakim Noah and Al Horford or China's Yi Jianlian out of the top three.
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And the pool could grow much deeper depending on the intentions of other underclassmen.
"Most everybody assumes it's one of the deepest drafts in awhile," Suns Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin said. "Even in the later picks, you could do well. I suspect our own pick will be more valuable than ever before."
It is still hard to imagine the Suns holding on to three first-round picks, particularly after they traded out of the first round in the past three drafts. But rookies do offer some balance in terms of age and payroll. For the 2008-09 season, the Suns will still have six core players (Shawn Marion, Amaré Stoudemire, Steve Nash, Boris Diaw, Leandro Barbosa and Raja Bell) under contract for about $64 million. At least seven other players have to be under contract.
"When you look at our salary structure, young players and rookie-level contracts are important," Griffin said.
Winnow wrote:Grats on the win over the Spurs and the 13 game winning streak.
Suns are tied for second longest win streak at 5 atm (24-3 after that ugly start to the season). Spurs are in a slump losing 3 in a row.
Send Dallas to the East so we can have a real Championship! Suns are 14-1 vs the East with the one loss in OT. I'm sure Dallas has a similar sick record vs the East.
Atlanta's lost 8 in a row and are one of the bottom four teams in the league. The Suns get their draft pick this year if it's not one of the top three picks. Come on #4!
Deep draft gives Suns options in 1st round
With up to 3 picks, trade may be likely
Paul Coro
The Arizona Republic
Dec. 27, 2006 12:00 AM
The Suns no longer are alone in the lead for first-round picks in the 2007 NBA draft.
The Allen Iverson trade sent two to Philadelphia to give the Sixers three first-round picks, just as the Suns could have. But the Suns might be able to do more with their picks, including possible trade packages, because they don't need them as badly as Philadelphia.
The Suns will have two picks in the latter half of the first round with their own slot and Cleveland's pick (one they got from Boston for trading this year's 21st pick - Rajon Rondo). Phoenix also will get Atlanta's pick if it does not fall in the top three. That means it won't get in the Greg Oden sweepstakes, but the depth of the frontcourt-heavy draft still could send a power forward such as Florida's Joakim Noah and Al Horford or China's Yi Jianlian out of the top three.
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And the pool could grow much deeper depending on the intentions of other underclassmen.
"Most everybody assumes it's one of the deepest drafts in awhile," Suns Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin said. "Even in the later picks, you could do well. I suspect our own pick will be more valuable than ever before."
It is still hard to imagine the Suns holding on to three first-round picks, particularly after they traded out of the first round in the past three drafts. But rookies do offer some balance in terms of age and payroll. For the 2008-09 season, the Suns will still have six core players (Shawn Marion, Amaré Stoudemire, Steve Nash, Boris Diaw, Leandro Barbosa and Raja Bell) under contract for about $64 million. At least seven other players have to be under contract.
"When you look at our salary structure, young players and rookie-level contracts are important," Griffin said.
Suns have done a remarkable job in building that team for now and the future.
*bump*
Dallas 85 Chicago 96
Dallas 35-9
Phoenix 34-8
D'Antoni was going to coach the West All-Stars anyway, but it's nice to see him get the honor due to the Suns having the best record instead of coaching it because Avery was ineligible due to coaching it last year.
Chicago is going to be the best team in the East for several years. If not this year, definitely next year and beyond.
Dallas 85 Chicago 96
Dallas 35-9
Phoenix 34-8
D'Antoni was going to coach the West All-Stars anyway, but it's nice to see him get the honor due to the Suns having the best record instead of coaching it because Avery was ineligible due to coaching it last year.
Chicago is going to be the best team in the East for several years. If not this year, definitely next year and beyond.
You Bastard!!Winnow wrote:*bump*
Dallas 85 Chicago 96
Dallas 35-9
Phoenix 34-8
D'Antoni was going to coach the West All-Stars anyway, but it's nice to see him get the honor due to the Suns having the best record instead of coaching it because Avery was ineligible due to coaching it last year.
Chicago is going to be the best team in the East for several years. If not this year, definitely next year and beyond.
Your gonna die a horrable deathWinnow wrote:Another good thing about D'Antoni being the All Star coach is that he can play Nash, Marion and Amare sparingly and keep Dirk out there for 40 minutes running up and down the court. Nash can keep throwing alley oop passes to Dirk hoping for an ankle sprain!
