Sean Marks headed to Phoenix

[SpursTEX41]

Sean Marks headed to Phoenix
Wire Reports
Thursday, July 20, 2006



Since losing Tim Thomas to the Clippers the Suns have been actively looking for a big body and it appears that they are about to sign Sean Marks, a 6-foot-10 sharpshooter who last played for the Spurs.

This according to reports from Phoenix, including an article set to appear in Thursday morning's Arizona Republic newspaper.

The Suns, who are still evaluating Amare Stoudemire's comeback, want to make sure they have enough big bodies on the team when the season opens next season.

Developing...

[MajorMike]

Good for him. Nice guy. Going nowhere, but nice guy. Go pick you up a paycheck, boy.

[furry_spurry]

The Spurs have been searching for a center since Nesterovic was traded to Toronto and Mohammed signed with Detroit. Joel Przybilla re-signed with Portland, and Alonzo Mourning turned down an offer from the Spurs to return to Miami.

Negotiations with Lithuanian Robertas Javtokas, one of the team's former draft picks, broke down last week. Sean Marks, who spent three seasons with the Spurs, has been in contract discussions with Phoenix.
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/stories/MYSA072006.1C.BKNspurs.butler.149b37d.html

Where are all the people moaning because he might choose to go to Phoenix of all teams! The traitor- :lol

[CubanMustGo]

Most Spurs fans realize that players like Marks go anywhere they are fortunate enough to draw a paycheck.

[strangeweather]

Good luck, Kiwi.

[angel_luv]

Ahhh I will miss the Kiwi. :(

Best wishes Sean! :)

[mcornelio]

so whos gonna pass out the towels now?

[angel_luv]

so whos gonna pass out the towels now?

I will! :)

[Bartzini]

a 6-foot-10 sharpshooter who last played for the Spurs.



:blah :lol :shootme

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

The Church's congregation is in mourning today.

[pache100]

Good luck in Phoenix, Sean! Lots of nice people out there, you'll do fine.

[missmyzte]

Wow, that's surprising. Good luck Kiwi!

[DFW Spurs]

Marks signed to ride the pine in PHX. He won't see much playing time there. Heck, I'll draw a six figure check to be a cheerleader too. Where do I sign up?

:eyebrows + :bling + :bling = :cheer

[genghisrex]

Shit, now Manu will demand a trade to Phoenix.

[Kori Ellis]

Shit, now Manu will demand a trade to Phoenix.

And Duncan too. :)

[Bartzini]

Marks signed to ride the pine in PHX. He won't see much playing time there. Heck I'll draw a six figure check to be a cheerleader too. Where do I sign up?



Exactly. What a life, getting paid so much money to basically go to spurs games and get front row seats.



ill take it!

[genghisrex]

And Duncan too. :)
This is like Monty Williams all over again. :depressed

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

http://www.nba.com/media/spurs/wp0405_marks_800.jpg

Although you never played much, we all will still miss you. Good Luck to Sean Marks!

[cheguevara]

really? shit, now playing alongside Nash, the Kiwi will have crazy numbers and has a chance at his first allstar game!!!!

[DFW Spurs]

Marks: Would you like a fresh towel Mr. Nash.
Nash: Thanks towel boy, man, uhh dude.

Nash to Marion: Wow, that new towel boy is pretty old and tall.
Marion: Yeah, I though he was the towel boy for the Spurs last year. He must be good if we went out and signed him.

:blah

[cheguevara]

Marks signed to ride the pine in PHX. He won't see much playing time there. Heck, I'll draw a six figure check to be a cheerleader too. Where do I sign up?

:eyebrows + :bling + :bling = :cheer


mmm I don't think so. D'antoni is not Pop. If he likes what he sees from Kiwi at practice he WILL PLAY HIM. and who knows, Kiwi got some shooting skills

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

I'm glad for this signing. I was worried that Phoenix was falling short of the NBA's mandated number of white boys sitting on the bench.

[furry_spurry]

The old gang is breaking up. :( Then, there was one.

[angel_luv]

http://www.nba.com/media/spurs/wp0405_marks_800.jpg

Although you never played much, we all will still miss you. Good Luck to Sean Marks!


Hey, do you have all the 2004 calendar pics, by any chance?

[angel_luv]

The old gang is breaking up. :( Then, there was one.


I know! It makes me sad.

[NASpurs]

I liked when he did color for us. Gotta love the accent. He wasn't bad either.

[SpursTEX41]

This was a good move for one reason only:

If they would have kept Bonner and Marks. the rest of the team would become distracted. trying to figure out who to make fun of. therefore loosing games and missing the playoffs.
Great move.

[spur219]

Damn traitor

[angel_luv]

I liked when he did color for us. Gotta love the accent. He wasn't bad either.


I still have the game he commented on. I watched it the other day.

[furry_spurry]

Gonna' miss this face...
http://www.nba.com/media/finals2005/marksfearfro_062105.jpg

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Hey, do you have all the 2004 calendar pics, by any chance?
No, sorry.

[angel_luv]

No, sorry.


No problem. :)

[50 cent]

Our human victory cigar is gone. I'm glad that he is not taking up a roster spot anymore when we could bring in some young talent to develop.

[ALVAREZ6]

I like Sean Marks, I like his game and his dunks.



I'm glad he got traded though, it looks like he will play more in Phoenix than he did with the Spurs.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

The only highlight I remember from him is when he did an alley-oop with Nick Van Exel in New York.

[Beer is Good]

Marks signed to ride the pine in PHX. He won't see much playing time there. Heck, I'll draw a six figure check to be a cheerleader too. Where do I sign up?

:eyebrows + :bling + :bling = :cheer

Let's be fair. The guy wasn't just a cheerleader. He busted his ass in practice and during training camp to make our big guns better. So, not just a cheerleader - a cheerleader/punching bag combo. :lol

[Budkin]

I went to a game in April 2005 when we played the Grizzlies. We were blowing them out and in garbage time someone threw Marks an alley-oop that he threw down hard with two hands. Good stuff. Also, remember after the final buzzer of the 2005 championship when he held up Manu while he was pumping his fist. I'll always remember that one. Good luck Kiwi!

[SenorSpur]

Because he was fairly productive during short stints during the season, I really thought Pop would have "bit the bullet" and used Marks in spot duty to guard Dirk during the WCSF. I thought his length and quickness would have been useful to the team in short situations. Plus he could "shoot the rock so you wouldn't necessarily lose out on offense. Maybe I'm dreaming.

[50 cent]

Plus he could "shoot the rock so you wouldn't necessarily lose out on offense. Maybe I'm dreaming.
That would have been a nightmare, not a dream.

:lmao

[phyzik]

can you imagine Sean Marks dropping a dagger on the Spurs in next years playoffs? lol, that would freaking hurt.

[MoSpur]

I liked Marks a lot. He did more offensively than Rasho. He had more dunks than Rasho. He attempted more shots than Rasho. Okay, maybe I am over doing it, but everytime he entered the game he was not afraid to put it up or throw it down. He was very agrresive on offense so that should do him well in Phoenix since all they do is play offense.

[NBAFAN001]

Once upon a time on the Atlanta Hawks bench there was a player named Boris Diaw. On a similar story, once upon a time the Chicago Bulls waived a player named Tim Thomas. Could Mark become the next "nobody" to shine under the Sun's system?

[spurster]

Kiwi = Championships

We are doomed!

[DaSpurs#1]

Gonna' miss this face...
http://www.nba.com/media/finals2005/marksfearfro_062105.jpg
:lol :lol :lol "Fear This Fro"

see yas later Kiwi

[sa_butta]

I liked him, he actually had an outside shot. I wish him well as a Sun. So much for the All-whitey team.

[spurschick]

Good Luck to the Kiwi!

[SuperMan]

Kiwi is going to go and sabotage the Phoenix Suns... all part of CIA Pop's plan. or Kiwi just being someone who had to replace Paul Shirley on the injured reserve.
:)

[judaspriestess]

Sean Marks is a hustler. I hope he gets the minutes he deserves. Good luck to him in Phoenix.

[GINNNNNNNNNNNNOBILI]

It was always funny, when the spurs were up by 20 and he'd come in and throw down some sick alley oop, that nobody knew he had in him.

[CubanMustGo]

I liked Marks a lot. He did more offensively than Rasho. He had more dunks than Rasho. He attempted more shots than Rasho. Okay, maybe I am over doing it, but everytime he entered the game he was not afraid to put it up or throw it down. He was very agrresive on offense so that should do him well in Phoenix since all they do is play offense.

He was very aggresive on offense because he only got to play in garbage time and then usually only a couple of minutes. No aggression = no shot ops :lol

That said, I think he's got a shot to contribute in Phoenix. I find it amuzing, though, that the original story said they were looking for insurance in case Amare can't come back. If Sean is insurance, he's like a $10K accidental death policy with LOTS of exclusions.

[Spurologist]

Marks is a decent shooter. I love how when he goes to phoenix, he's automatically a "sharpshooter." The suns definately need more of them. Marks is an all out kind of player though

Adios, Aure voir and Goodbye, Marks. You should have seen time in the playoffs. The suns think the kiwi still has some juice left. I agree only b/c his game suits the suns

[T Park]

Adios.

Phoenix will really love him when he gets hurt putting on his jersey.

[RogerIsEatingASandwich]

Good luck to the Kiwi. :)

[MannyIsGod]

The Kiwi fucking rules. Glad he's got a contract to keep playing in the NBA. He'll get some sick passes from Nash at some point this season, book it.

[Das Texan]

Good luck Kiwi. I know I'll miss him. Great guy in all ways.


He will do well out in Phoenix. If he gets any regular playing time, he can be a real contributor over there.

Book it. Really a good signing for them.

[mavsfan1000]

Damn I don't know how the mavs are going to stop Phoenix now? They are a monster with Marks in the middle.

[ChumpDumper]

Marks is going to be at the arc.

[mattyc]

Good luck to the anzac.

[Kori Ellis]

It's official.

PHOENIX (AP) -- The Phoenix Suns on Thursday signed free agent Sean Marks to a one-year deal, beefing up the team's frontcourt depth with a veteran player.

Marks, 30, a New Zealand native, spent the last two years with the San Antonio Spurs, where he averaged 3.2 points and 1.7 rebounds in 25 games last season. The Suns will be Marks' fifth NBA team, having previously played for Toronto, Miami and Seattle.

A forward-center with seven years in the league, Marks joins a lineup already flush with international players, including Canadian Steve Nash, Frenchman Boris Diaw, Brazilian Leandro Barbosa, Irishman Pat Burke and Raja Bell, a native of the Virgin Islands.

Terms of the deal were not announced.

[spurschick]

PHOENIX (AP) -- The Phoenix Suns on Thursday signed free agent Sean Marks to a one-year deal, beefing up the team's frontcourt depth with a veteran player.

Really? I mean, I love the kiwi, but...

[violentkitten]

gerard king never got this kind of sendoff

[furry_spurry]

gerard king never got this kind of sendoff
:lol

[Das Texan]

good luck in phoenix kiwi.

[TDMVPDPOY]

im suprise his thread has gone to 3 pages, there is no excuse for it, IBTL!!!

australia>nz :D

[NZ Spurs]

NZ > AUSTRALIA

Just ask the Boomers.

[NBA Junkie]

Sean Marks, a 6-foot-10 sharpshooter who last played for the Spurs.

:lmao

over exaggeration if I've ever seen one.

[T Park]

D'Antoni will love it when Marks comes up lame stretching in the locker room and is out for a month.

[Duncan21]

:cry :(

[angel_luv]

Noooooo! Not goodbye to the Kiwi! :(

What are the Spurs doing to my Wonder Bread team? :depressed

Best of luck Sean. Phoenix is lucky to have you. :)

[NZHayden]

ahh fuck

[NZHayden]

what am i gonna do for an avatar now

[spurschick]

what am i gonna do for an avatar now

Why can't you keep it? A Suns game won't go by without us yelling "FREE THE KIWI!"

[spurschick]

Oh, and to refute the vicious rumor that Sean was pissed off at the Spurs:

Excerpt from interview on Suns.com

Suns.com: What is it about the organization the impressed that you?

Marks: I just think they’re style of play on the court, how they get up and down. And the personnel they’ve got here, not only the players. Everyone from the coaching staff all the way down, I’ve heard good things. From my old (Spurs) team, too. “Pop” (Spurs Head Coach Greg Popovich) was telling me how great it was here. I left on good terms there and he said I’m going to have a good time here.

[zero signal]

Oh, and to refute the vicious rumor that Sean was pissed off at the Spurs:

Excerpt from interview on Suns.com

Suns.com: What is it about the organization the impressed that you?

Marks: I just think they’re style of play on the court, how they get up and down. And the personnel they’ve got here, not only the players. Everyone from the coaching staff all the way down, I’ve heard good things. From my old (Spurs) team, too. “Pop” (Spurs Head Coach Greg Popovich) was telling me how great it was here. I left on good terms there and he said I’m going to have a good time here.

See, that sounds a lot more like Kiwi than a run-on sentence from an anonymous Suns board.

[Corey8]

I'm telling you guys Sean Mark is PISSED.... he thought for sure he was gonna be a Spurs 4 life but they traded him and he wishes nothing but loses for the Spurs next year the guy is a jerk...

[zero signal]

I'm telling you guys Sean Mark is PISSED.... he thought for sure he was gonna be a Spurs 4 life but they traded him and he wishes nothing but loses for the Spurs next year the guy is a jerk...
Yes, I'm sure this "jerk" was "PISSED" to be "traded" :lol

[ducks]

he was not traded
he also will get playing time unlike in sa

[Corey8]

He said he moved his family to SA because he expected to remain a Spur he never expected to be in a change scenery...

he also thinks he won't get much playing time in PHX to feel his contributions...

[ducks]

why not post a link
it is not like you been here a long time or atleast posting a long time
it would give you a little more creditablity

[spurschick]

he also thinks he won't get much playing time in PHX to feel his contributions...

Because he got so much PT here? :lol And, as Ducks said, Kiwi wasn't traded. He was a free agent. If he was dead set on staying here, he could've retired and gotten a job with player ops or something.

[NZHayden]

i believe he left on good terms

[ducks]

if you heard it on the radio post the sation and about what time it was

[ducks]

duncan publically said he liked his game last year
I doubt he left on bad terms but it would not be the end of the world if he did
he is not going to go to the suns and put 30 points on the board against the spurs

[Kori Ellis]

Corey said that this "report" was in the East Valley Tribune.

Here's the Suns section of that paper.
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sec=62

There's nothing about Marks being upset that I see.

[spurschick]

Suns vs. Lakers on Halloween? That oughta be fun. Seems the league is starting off the season with the team rivalries from the playoffs.

[Das Texan]

I'm telling you guys Sean Mark is PISSED.... he thought for sure he was gonna be a Spurs 4 life but they traded him and he wishes nothing but loses for the Spurs next year the guy is a jerk...



you are a fucking idiot. provide a link for your 'rumors'

[T Park]

He was a free agent and willingly signed with the Suns.

If hes pissed about that,
well, then Sean isn't very bright.

[waly.mg]

It's official.

PHOENIX (AP) -- The Phoenix Suns on Thursday signed free agent Sean Marks to a one-year deal, beefing up the team's frontcourt depth with a veteran player.

Marks, 30, a New Zealand native, spent the last two years with the San Antonio Spurs, where he averaged 3.2 points and 1.7 rebounds in 25 games last season. The Suns will be Marks' fifth NBA team, having previously played for Toronto, Miami and Seattle.

A forward-center with seven years in the league, Marks joins a lineup already flush with international players, including Canadian Steve Nash, Frenchman Boris Diaw, Brazilian Leandro Barbosa, Irishman Pat Burke and Raja Bell, a native of the Virgin Islands.
Terms of the deal were not announced.

Were not the Virgin Islans natives americans, or Only TD, because he is a superstar

[KiwiCoach]

I just talked with Sean's Mum, who confirmed he had a great time in SA, got on well with all the players, coaches and admin staff, and would have been very happy to return. However, the Phoenix offer came at the right time, and there's a chance he could get some PT there. He certainly is NOT pissed off with the Spurs - that is a crazy suggestion.