Fire Geoff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Yup, I'm still interested in what Petrie has in mind. People definately need to chillout a bit. We still have an able starter in Kevin Martin (I'm excited at the prospect of him getting the starting nod). We have some nice young guys signed up. I would like to see what Salmons can provide... seems like he did a great job replacing AI. Futhermore, since most of the people here who are criticizing Petrie have stated on numerous occassions that we are far from contending even with Bonzi on the roster, I fail to see how this really hurts us in the long term. Let's just see what happens.
I'm all for speculation, but some of you guys are putting the cart way before the horse, here, and getting bent out of shape along the way.
Do you honestly think that this is it? That we'll go at next season with like 7 guards, a couple semi-big men, and Ron Artest?
Give the man some breathing room, and let him do his thing. Save yourselves the embarassment of eating crow on one of your many, many conclusions you've drawn without any basis in reality or fact.
There's just no point crying over this. Bonzi wanted too much, so Geoff nabbe d his next choice while he could get him. I'm sure it was all laid out beforehand. Let's see what the strategy is here and try to enjoy the ride.
I'm going to wander back off to the obscure ends of TDOS for awhile until something sparks my interest again.
Do you honestly think that this is it? That we'll go at next season with like 7 guards, a couple semi-big men, and Ron Artest?
Give the man some breathing room, and let him do his thing. Save yourselves the embarassment of eating crow on one of your many, many conclusions you've drawn without any basis in reality or fact.
There's just no point crying over this. Bonzi wanted too much, so Geoff nabbe d his next choice while he could get him. I'm sure it was all laid out beforehand. Let's see what the strategy is here and try to enjoy the ride.
I'm going to wander back off to the obscure ends of TDOS for awhile until something sparks my interest again.
That Kevin Martin is our starter at SG and Mike Bibby is our starter at PG and that the depth behind them is questionable right now.
Obviously, Bonzi wanted more than the team was willing to pay. I also can't believe that there was a sign-and-trade deal available that would improve the team.
If the choice was between losing Bonzi for nothing or taking on someone else's mediocre players and their contracts, I'd rather lose him for nothing.
Obviously, Bonzi wanted more than the team was willing to pay. I also can't believe that there was a sign-and-trade deal available that would improve the team.
If the choice was between losing Bonzi for nothing or taking on someone else's mediocre players and their contracts, I'd rather lose him for nothing.
well...i sorta do... 
wasn't exactly inspired last year when our haul over the summer was bonzi, reef, and hart, knowing full well that interior defense was a priority.
wasn't exactly inspired last year when our haul over the summer was bonzi, reef, and hart, knowing full well that interior defense was a priority.
Except he was. And we were terrible until we salvaged the season by dumping Stojakovic's dead weight.
And the year before, I remember how everybody on the board (pre-crash) was talking about acquiring Ostertag, and how that couldn't be it.
Except it was.
If anything, Petrie's track record shows that he may, in fact, be done.
Which will make me a sad panda.
are you guys counting the summer leaguers as part of the moves?
because i remember myself saying "there's no way they keep all of the philly trio this summer!" last summer.
because i remember myself saying "there's no way they keep all of the philly trio this summer!" last summer.
So was I, but that was then with longer contracts. We have a different roster situation now, a coach with a different mind-set, team is going in a different-style-direction, and there's 2-3 months left in the off-season
well...i sorta do...
wasn't exactly inspired last year when our haul over the summer was bonzi, reef, and hart, knowing full well that interior defense was a priority.
wasn't exactly inspired last year when our haul over the summer was bonzi, reef, and hart, knowing full well that interior defense was a priority.
And that was, in fact, what I was looking for.
It was kind of amusing, in a bittersweet sort of way, to see how many people were projecting us to win the Pacific last season; how many people actually thought that we'd be not only better, but much better, than we were the season before. I think that uolj, slugking and Venom were the only ones that were close in their predictions.
It was kind of amusing, in a bittersweet sort of way, to see how many people were projecting us to win the Pacific last season; how many people actually thought that we'd be not only better, but much better, than we were the season before. I think that uolj, slugking and Venom were the only ones that were close in their predictions.
Off with his head!! Seriously, its truly pitiful how every season we talk about rebounding/shotblocking and never do anything about it. Then there's all the defense talk when we always just acquire offensive guys without looking defensive bigs. We still haven't been able to move these pieces from Philly...and what do know, we've committed ourselves to yet another of their unwanted players for 5 mil a season. Good Lord! Why can't we ever address our weakness?
Immediatley discount the Mavs from any discussion here. Mark Cuban is willing to spend well over the luxury tax and has made that abundently clear. The Maloofs are not and I don't blame them. Now if we were one role player away with an elite team, I'd hope they would relent, but I digress. Petrie is under the contraints of not making the Kings a luxury tax paying team. If the Maloofs would spend like Cuban, we might have Bonzi and Salmons.
What have the Suns done to get better? The signed Marcus Banks (after their first choice Salmons fell through) and Eric Piatowski. They also sold both of their first round draft choices for cash. While Banks is a solid signing, how pissed would fans here be if we sold our picks and if you're excited about old man Piat you are in the vast minority.
So to compare our off season to the Suns:
We add Salmons and Douby, while they add Banks and Piatowski.
Yes, we'll lose Bonzi, but we may sign and trade him or make other moves.
Meanwhile, to avoid the tax, the Suns are talking about trading Barbosa (in fact the Banks signing was a sign he's gone) and are considering trading Marion as well, since they still have to sign Amare and Diaw to big deals.
What have the Suns done to get better? The signed Marcus Banks (after their first choice Salmons fell through) and Eric Piatowski. They also sold both of their first round draft choices for cash. While Banks is a solid signing, how pissed would fans here be if we sold our picks and if you're excited about old man Piat you are in the vast minority.
So to compare our off season to the Suns:
We add Salmons and Douby, while they add Banks and Piatowski.
Yes, we'll lose Bonzi, but we may sign and trade him or make other moves.
Meanwhile, to avoid the tax, the Suns are talking about trading Barbosa (in fact the Banks signing was a sign he's gone) and are considering trading Marion as well, since they still have to sign Amare and Diaw to big deals.