Suns Offseason Thread (Now Collecting Unwanted Vets, Youth and Return of the Dragon)

[Seuss]

I think a phone call from Kobe Bryant helped change Steve's mind. He said he would be willing to play for Miami if LeBron reached out to him, so I think he was looking for a team that really wanted him and the Lakers are the most ideal location for him. He's 38 years old for christsake, let the guy chase the damn ring. And our Suns are going to be in the lottery next year regardless of where Nash went, so I think it's a bit overboard to start bad mouthing Nash before he has even put another jersey on.

[Hyperion]

No it's not. Any other team but the Lakers. He could have played for Denver, Dallas, or even Indiana. All of those situations would have put him on a team that would be in position to compete. The Lakers move is a big ole eff you to the fans and that money matters more.

[chilltown]

Again, if he wanted to go to the Lakers, I wouldn't have helped him go. I would have been like fine, lets help you go wherever you want to go but there. If you want to go to the Lakers go ahead. Sign for their MLE and prove how bad you want to live as close as possible to your kids.

[Seuss]

I'm not sure. . . . now if Nash signed with the Spurs, I would feel a bit more outrage toward his decision. But for some reason I don't see the Lakers choice as such an intentional slap to Phoenix. And quite honestly, I'd rather see him on the Lakers, than that cocky Heat team. But that's just me.

[Luke]

I'm not going to pretend to know what it's like to go through this exact situation, seeing as I'm an entitled Lakers fan and the closest thing to this that we've had to endure was the Shaq trade, but shouldn't you guys be happy? Y'all just signed Beasely and Dragic, and have a chance at either Gordon or Mayo. A Suns team featuring Dragic/Gordon/Bease is easily better than anything that could happen had Steve stayed on the roster.

But I get that we're the Lakers, and you guys hate us, so it must be shitty to see Nash in purple and gold. But there is a definite silver lining in this for Phoenix. This move was great for both franchises.

[Dissonance]

I'm not mad at him at all. Just more indifferent, numb and shocked by him wanting to go to there. Esp after his comments. He could have been upfront about it though.


It was time for Nash to move on, no doubt about that. Suns wanted assets, not salary, and LA upped their offer. Personally, would've tried for 3/4 first rd picks.

[Hyperion]

Well then, end of the first round picks are fantastic assets. I can't believe more teams aren't investing their futures into them!

[Shynequasiog22]

Originally Posted by Dissonance

I'm not mad at him at all. Just more indifferent, numb and shocked by him wanting to go to there. Esp after his comments. He could have been upfront about it though.


It was time for Nash to move on, no doubt about that. Suns wanted assets, not salary, and LA upped their offer. Personally, would've tried for 3/4 first rd picks.

I think it was less about him not being upfront about it as maybe speaking to Kobe and other factors changing his mind. I don't think he was planning on the Lakers until the past few days. I'm not a Suns or Lakers fan, but I wish Nash all the best. He seems like a real stand up guy and he deserves to decide his new home. And apparently the Suns management agrees. Rather then hating him for this move I would think Suns fans would appreciate him giving his best years to them and not trying to force his way out when the team started on the downturn.

[l0st1]

Originally Posted by chilltown

Again, if he wanted to go to the Lakers, I wouldn't have helped him go. I would have been like fine, lets help you go wherever you want to go but there. If you want to go to the Lakers go ahead. Sign for their MLE and prove how bad you want to live as close as possible to your kids.

I like this idea. But also don't like the idea of getting nothing from him. I don't they he did it intentionally as a slap in the face but I do think it was bad form to ask us to help him get paid and go to our biggest rival. But whatever. I'm loving our new direction. Here's hoping we get Gordon easily and hell still go after Mayo. He said he wants to play pg. He can be our backup pg and sg

[rocketeer]

Originally Posted by Dissonance

No shit. But I don't think he's getting that from anyone. They might come close enough.

lol. you really said "fail" from my comment? i said good luck and it looks like he signed with you guys for less than he wanted. good for dragic(and maybe the suns).

[Dissonance]

You said, good luck with that snarky like and implying he won't come here at less than 10M or at all.

[rocketeer]

Originally Posted by Dissonance

You said, good luck with that snarky like and implying he won't come here at less than 10M or at all.

if you say so. i did think he'd wait a little longer to drop his price tag so far, but i guess after talking to a couple of teams he realized it wasn't happening. with the deal it appears he agreed to, i don't really care where he went(would have been fine with him staying on the rockets or leaving).

and why did you guys draft kendall marshall again?

[Dissonance]

BPA. He was on high their board (8th). For some reason.

Regardless, they weren't gonna throw him out there. It'll take him 3-4 yrs to develop. Probably never. Shouldn't stop them from getting a starting PG or even very least collect talent.

[Hyperion]

Basically, my interpretation of this whole scenario is:

"Nash, we're not going to resign you. We're going to rebuild for the future. Yes, we know you're the best PG available and probably have 3 years left in the tank, but then what? We'll have all of our current players over 30. So with that said, we're going to sign another PG instead of you. We'll do our best to trade you to where you want to go."

"I want to stay with my family."

"Lakers it is."

[Madstrike]

Originally Posted by Hyperion

Basically, my interpretation of this whole scenario is:

"Nash, we're not going to resign you. We're going to rebuild for the future. Yes, we know you're the best PG available and probably have 3 years left in the tank, but then what? We'll have all of our current players over 30. So with that said, we're going to sign another PG instead of you. We'll do our best to trade you to where you want to go."

"I want to stay with my family and still possibly have a shot at a title."

"Lakers it is."

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