SUNS lookin at Kandiman

[TDMVPDPOY]

What you guys think of this move??

[Bruno]

Suns only weakness is the lack of a solid post defender against players like Duncan and Yao.
Kandiman is a very solid post defender : he will be a great fit with Suns.

Suns are easily the best team in the nba : versatile, talented everywhere, deep... They are the favourite to win it all next year.

[Axl Van Dam]

Kandiman SUCKS!!!!!!!!

[George Gervin's Afro]

I'm surprised there is still any interest in him by anyone. I remember not to long ago that some Spurs fans were upset with signing rasho instead of the Kandiman..

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Kandiman->Europe

[ducks]

amare not healthy?

[ChumpDumper]

If we had the roster space, I would actually think about taking him for the minimum. But only if he could keep those boils off his face.

[Drachen]

I hope they sign him... He can be the Suns' Keith Van Horn
I remember during the Dallas series I was just begging the refs not to call KVH's 6th foul (even though there were chances to do so) just so he could stay in the game and suck.

[THE SIXTH MAN]

What you guys think of this move??

I think they're just looking for someone with a pulse to warm the bench, because that guy just plain sucks.

[THE SIXTH MAN]

Other than that the suns have made some solid acquisitions. Marcus Banks and Jumaine Jones should fill in nicely.

[JMarkJohns]

Not ta mention that Austrahlian Gunnah, Sean Mahks... CRIKEY! He's a beaut!

OK, not really, but at least he can run the court, something Kandi never could do.

[NBA Junkie]

Kandi's lifetime 43% FG shooting should definitely bolster the Suns weak interior offense.

His inability to run the break and the lack of a perimeter shot guarantees a slew of DNP-CD's if he's lucky to make the roster. And, that's a very big if.

[nkdlunch]

Kandi is as soft as a chinese fortune cookie. And Amare might play like Cwebb. YEah, Suns are CLEARLY best team in the NBA

[Bob Lanier]

12 PPG. Minimum.

[Supergirl]

I would love this move because IMO it would guarantee the Suns aren't going anywhere. If they feel the need for this signing, it doesn't speak highly of how they feel about the players they have now. Marks was a better signing than Kandi would be, and Marks probably won't play much. A tire swing in the middle of the court would be more useful than Kandi.

[jacobdrj]

Who can take a rainbow,
Wrap it in a sigh?
Soak it in some tears and make a grown man cry...
The Kandiman? The Kandiman can…

The candyman can't 'cause he sucks out all the love
and makes the world taste like gloom…

[MajorMike]

To be honest... he has ALWAYS defended TiMVP well. I can't recall him ever doing anything else noteworthy but he has been tuff for Timmy... when he was in there.

[shaggy17]

Why would signing mean the Suns are out of luck or not satisfied with their team??? He is a 7 footer with 6 fouls to give who could give the team some insurance size if they play someone like the Spurs/Rockets/Mavs etc etc. He will cost only the vets min so it is a low risk move. They wont rely on him for anything more then just grabbing a rebound here and their and using up his 6 fouls assuming he even plays that much. From what Amare has been saying, he said that he is slowly getting that athleticism back as well as getting healthier. Hes been busting his ass all summer but everyone is acting like hes going to be a scrub this year. Amare has until late April to get as much of his game that he can get back. He is also 23 not 31 so the youth improves his chances of being a consistent effective player by that time if it comes to that. Amare is huge to the Suns but not nearly as huge as Nash is. but I expect to see Nash taking it a little bit easier for the 82 game season this year now that he has Banks/Barbosa and even Diaw to help him out at the pg spot. The suns dont need Amare to score 30-40 points every night to win because they have enough scorers and depth to balance it all out. It is going to take much more then 5 games to beat the Suns in a series like we did in 04-05. I expect the suns to be a serious threat in the western conference. They do have the team to get past/go the full 7 games against the Spurs and the Mavs in a series.

[Xylus]

Most Ridiculous Item of the Day:

I would love this move because IMO it would guarantee the Suns aren't going anywhere. If they feel the need for this signing, it doesn't speak highly of how they feel about the players they have now. Marks was a better signing than Kandi would be, and Marks probably won't play much. A tire swing in the middle of the court would be more useful than Kandi.

Kandi is paying his own way to practice with the Suns, so I don't think the organization "feels the need" to sign him. They don't seem desperate, or even willing, to sign him at all. And if I recall right, the Suns passed on him a few weeks back because he failed the physical.

The Suns have Pat Burke on the payroll (who's even worse than Sean Marks), our very own victory cigar, but that doesn't mean we don't value the other players on our team...that's ridiculous to even suggest. If Olowokandi was signed, I doubt it would be for very much. I also doubt he'd get that much playing time in D'Antoni's relatively small rotations, unless he showed vast improvement--which is possible, this is Phoenix Run and Gun we're talking about.

I think Olowokandi would be a nice addition to this already deep team, especially if either Kurt Thomas or Amare go down. That would leave the Suns a little thin in the center position, where Kandi would make a nice backup.

However, I've heard that the guy has almost no heart and very little motivation to win big, so he might not be a good locker room presence. And the Suns are already 10 players deep legitimately, so D'Antoni might not play him at all. I'm pretty indifferent on this issue.

[Bruno]

You can roll your eyes as much as you want, truth is that Suns have the best roster in the nba today and given that their coach is quite good : they are the best team in the nba.

You can laugh at Olowakandi, truth is that even if he has no heart, he is a solid defender and rebounder. He has always done a great job on Duncan. He will be usefull against Spurs like Hunter two years ago (and even more).

Now look at their roster :
Nash / Banks
Bell / Barbosa
Marion / James Jones
Diaw / Jumaine Jones
Stoudamire / Thomas / Olowakandi

To me, it's clearly the best roster in nba.

[Xylus]

Now look at their roster :
Nash / Banks
Bell / Barbosa
Marion / James Jones
Diaw / Jumaine Jones
Stoudamire / Thomas / Olowakandi

To me, it's clearly the best roster in nba.

Now if they can only stay healthy...

[nkdlunch]

You can roll your eyes as much as you want, truth is that Suns have the best roster in the nba today and given that their coach is quite good : they are the best team in the nba.

You can laugh at Olowakandi, truth is that even if he has no heart, he is a solid defender and rebounder. He has always done a great job on Duncan. He will be usefull against Spurs like Hunter two years ago (and even more).

Now look at their roster :
Nash / Banks
Bell / Barbosa
Marion / James Jones
Diaw / Jumaine Jones
Stoudamire / Thomas / Olowakandi

To me, it's clearly the best roster in nba.

they may look good on paper. But I would not say CLEARLY they are the best.

How can you call a team CLEARLY the best if their best player, Amare is a question mark at this point????

and they are not gonna beat the Mavs or Spurs in a 7 game series. book it

[Xylus]

they may look good on paper. But I would not say CLEARLY they are the best.

How can you call a team CLEARLY the best if their best player, Amare is a question mark at this point????

and they are not gonna beat the Mavs or Spurs in a 7 game series. book it

I disagree with the claim that Amare Stoudemire is better than the 2-time MVP.

[Bruno]

they may look good on paper. But I would not say CLEARLY they are the best.

We are in september, it's "on paper" time.
I say they are CLEARLY better because they have the better team "on paper and it's not even close and they don't come from nowhere. (2 WCF, coach of the year...)

How can you call a team CLEARLY the best if their best player, Amare is a question mark at this point????

As Xylus said, cough ... Nash ... cough.
Concerning Amare : when the question mark is health based, I don't take the worst case scenario.
Even if microfacture is one of the worst injury, Stoudamire is quite young, signs are quite good and playoffs will be 18 months after his surgery : I strongly hope and think that he will be close to 100% for the playoffs.

and they are not gonna beat the Mavs or Spurs in a 7 game series. book it

As a Spurs fan, I will damn happy if I'm wrong and if Spurs beat Suns.

[nkdlunch]

We are in september, it's "on paper" time.
I say they are CLEARLY better because they have the better team "on paper and it's not even close and they don't come from nowhere. (2 WCF, coach of the year...)

ahhh. ok then. "on paper" they MIGHT be, but I still thin "on paper" Dallas is better.

As Xylus said, cough ... Nash ... cough.

Being MVP does not make you the best player in the league. Is Nash better than Lebron? Dirk? Duncan? nope.

If Suns want to go all the way their team has to revolve around Stoudamire, he has to become their best player, by best player I mean their unstoppable player. Nash is not that(see playoff series vs. Spurs/Dallas).

Concerning Amare : when the question mark is health based, I don't take the worst case scenario.
Even if microfacture is one of the worst injury, Stoudamire is quite young, signs are quite good and playoffs will be 18 months after his surgery : I strongly hope and think that he will be close to 100% for the playoffs.

so if u don't take the worst case scenario. Why are you taking the best case scenario? Let's just take the middle road, which puts Amare as great/allstar but not THE PLAYER the Suns need to win it all.

As a Spurs fan, I will damn happy if I'm wrong and if Spurs beat Suns.

you are wrong. if anyone is gonna beat the Spurs, it will be Dallas again