Would you really put diesel fuel in a race car? That’s what happened to the Suns who traded the fastest forward in the game, one known as The Matrix, for the biggest (and possibly the slowest) center in the NBA.
There are potentially at least two different points of view to look at the trade, both I think come down to the three men in charge: Robert Sarver, Steve Kerr, and Mike D’Antoni.
Sarver and Kerr believe the Suns’ style of play won’t take them to the championship and are desperate to fix it in order to give the Suns a chance to win it all within a year or two, or the time Steve Nash will play in Phoenix.
When the GM and the Owner believe there’s something wrong in the team’s style of play it means the coach is more or less done. Don’t be surprised if, unless the Suns win the championship this year, Mike D’Antoni will be coaching somewhere else next season.
Mike has always preferred a system that didn’t include a classic big static center, now he’s got exactly that.
"If it works, I'm a genius," Kerr said. "If it doesn't, I'm a moron, I guess."
Mike D’Antoni has realized the Suns won’t be able to compete with the best teams in the League (5-9 vs the Western Conference playoffs teams so far this season), especially in the playoffs, simply by running full court. So bring on Shaq and his post presence on both end of the court. The other four Suns can run at will anyway. Shaq could create a lot of difficulties for Duncan, Bynum and co. and could create a very interesting match up for Stoudemire. How many teams have a mobile 7-footer to guard STAT at power forward?
I think Marion wll be missed a lot, especially on defense, since he was by far the best defender on the team and the only player capable of effectively guarding anyone from a shooting guard to a power forward.
Shaq could also bring stability and leadership to the locker room and could help Amaré become a real dominant center in a couple of years, one on which to build the future of the franchise.
That could well be the case and would have a lot more to do with the intangibles Shaq can bring to the Suns than with his real on court contribution. I guess that’s why Shaq got such a huge ovation last night when was introduced at the US Airways Center.
I am planning to order a Shaq # 32 replica jersey any day now.
The trade sounds a lot like a panic-driven move, and Steve Kerr has declared last night the Suns are planning to add another player to their roster over the next couple of weeks. I don’t know who could be leaving (Diaw maybe? Draft picks?) nor coming. Maybe another surprise?
Go Suns ! Go Shaq !
There are potentially at least two different points of view to look at the trade, both I think come down to the three men in charge: Robert Sarver, Steve Kerr, and Mike D’Antoni.
Sarver and Kerr believe the Suns’ style of play won’t take them to the championship and are desperate to fix it in order to give the Suns a chance to win it all within a year or two, or the time Steve Nash will play in Phoenix.
When the GM and the Owner believe there’s something wrong in the team’s style of play it means the coach is more or less done. Don’t be surprised if, unless the Suns win the championship this year, Mike D’Antoni will be coaching somewhere else next season.
Mike has always preferred a system that didn’t include a classic big static center, now he’s got exactly that.
"If it works, I'm a genius," Kerr said. "If it doesn't, I'm a moron, I guess."
Mike D’Antoni has realized the Suns won’t be able to compete with the best teams in the League (5-9 vs the Western Conference playoffs teams so far this season), especially in the playoffs, simply by running full court. So bring on Shaq and his post presence on both end of the court. The other four Suns can run at will anyway. Shaq could create a lot of difficulties for Duncan, Bynum and co. and could create a very interesting match up for Stoudemire. How many teams have a mobile 7-footer to guard STAT at power forward?
I think Marion wll be missed a lot, especially on defense, since he was by far the best defender on the team and the only player capable of effectively guarding anyone from a shooting guard to a power forward.
Shaq could also bring stability and leadership to the locker room and could help Amaré become a real dominant center in a couple of years, one on which to build the future of the franchise.
That could well be the case and would have a lot more to do with the intangibles Shaq can bring to the Suns than with his real on court contribution. I guess that’s why Shaq got such a huge ovation last night when was introduced at the US Airways Center.
I am planning to order a Shaq # 32 replica jersey any day now.
The trade sounds a lot like a panic-driven move, and Steve Kerr has declared last night the Suns are planning to add another player to their roster over the next couple of weeks. I don’t know who could be leaving (Diaw maybe? Draft picks?) nor coming. Maybe another surprise?
Go Suns ! Go Shaq !
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