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If the Suns give up Amare for KG, I'd completely disagree. And if the Suns don't give up Amare, I'm not sure that they'll end up getting KG.
IF that means Noc or Scola(makes more sense), but the Spurs had hard enough a time beating the Suns this year. But with the upgrade of KG playing with Amare on the post Duncan isn't good enough to off set 2 big man all stars
If the Suns give up Amare for KG, I'd completely disagree. And if the Suns don't give up Amare, I'm not sure that they'll end up getting KG.
Amare isn't being TOUCHED
but Marion is gone with some else like a Barbosa or Bell
Suns won't get KG. It's rumored that they're now trying to use their multiple draft picks to land a star player....my guess is that it would precede someone leaving the Suns, be it Amare or Marion.
If the Spurs get a lab clone of Bill Russell in his prime, the Suns can't compete w/o a defensive upgrade
If that means Kobe or KG(makes more sense), but the Suns had hard enough a time beating the Spurs this year. But with the upgrade of Russell playing with Duncan on the post Amare isn't good enough to off set 2 big man all stars
You are likelier to learn not to panic over ridiculous BS, than the Suns are to get KG without trading Amare.
What he said.
Sure McHale is an idiot, but Garnett is his final card to play. A Marion trade makes zero sense as their contracts expire at the same time. If you're just planning on rebuilding from scratch after the big money player leaves, it makes more sense to keep the box office draw in the meantime.
and@ saying Scola is the "major move" needed to counter KG to the Suns.
I think that we'd be better off by keeping Marion than Amare. Marion is really the perfect fit for our system, and while he might not be the most humble guy, he makes alot of hustle plays and really helps us on the board. Marion is why we made the WCF in 2006 after Amare went down. Plus, we need him for his perimeter defense. If we get rid of him, that means Nash will have to guard Parker... and we all know how that turns out.
Plus, Amare has really been wearing thin on me. If you read the book seven seconds or less, you can really tell that he's egotistical and lazy, and Raja, D'Antoni, and Nash have all been calling him out throughout the year for his selfish play and not playing as a team. He plays ty defense, doesn't rebound as well as he should, and always takes himself out of games by getting into fould trouble. And you can bet your ass there's no way Garnett gets off the bench in game five.
Some people seem to think that the Suns can just add a player and have to lose anything to get KG. The Suns might get KG but will have to lose alot to get him and that might hurt them more than it could help them. Of course I could be wrong but I just don't see the Suns getting KG....unless they really give up too much.
IMHO, the Suns would be better off getting a more defensive-minded, serviceable big man like the Spurs have done with Elson, Ely, and such. This way they get someone half-ay decent and not be giving up a big core of their team.
based on what you say Amare is a goner. The feelings probably run both ways
Just how well would KG fit into the Suns offense? I just can't see him being able to keep up with the way the group they have now runs up and down the court. I think KG has too many NBA miles on his body to put out that type of effort. And if they can only get 10mpg or so out of him, what would they want with him to begin with?
i agree, you could even tell in the all-star game that he was trying to get the MVP. I don't think he passed the ball once
KG is one of the best athletes in the NBA. And this season he averaged 34 points with 15.5 rebounds per game. I'd say he can keep up and then some.
He averaged 22.4 points and 14.8 rebounds this season.
He's talking about his splits against the Suns.
Yeah, I should've made that more clear. KG is probably the most versatile player in the NBA right now, he can do well in really any system.
The size of these contracts are so big i don't see it happening. KG and his agent are doing some posturing but the Wolves are not going to hand him to the Suns and let them keep Amare, not happening.
In the words of Ron White, "Next time you have a thought, let it go."
To me, he's just like Amare w/ no back to the basket game... Unless he's playing against skinny assed fours. He may be some talented, multi-dimensional type guy, but trading Amare to get him, won't make the Suns any better. It's not like KG guards Tim most of the game and vice versa. He's too lightweight to guard Tim. I'm sorry, but IMO, KG is nothing but a stat stuffer.
Amare has a back to the basket game?! First I've heard of it. And KG is worlds ahead of Amare in defense and rebounding.
And Garnett is practically the same size as Duncan. I think that Timmy has like a whopping five pounds on him.
Duncan is much stronger than KG he can back him down with ease and score on him. KG gives Duncan problems as well when he is offense mainly because he shoots fadeaway jumpers so much that are hard to contest but when Duncan is in that low block KG is not strong enough to check him.
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