I agree. I think Bynum is extremely talented and he has the support around him in talented players and coaches. Houston banked on 2 injury-prone players and it hasn't panned out quite that well. However, at least they're probably in the playoffs and I'm stuck rooting for a Suns team that will just break my heart anyway.
The Lakers have always been a top Franchise because they look short and long term. Houston and Phoenix failed to look long term. Houston with hitting the panic button and trading Gay. Phoenix with being overconfident and selling multiple picks. Just thankful that the Lakers have owners with basketball knowledge like the Buss family.
Whoa, whoa. The previous Suns' regime (aka Colangelos) always looked long and short term, but it's Sarver that came in and blew it all up, leading to the departure of Bryan to the Raptors and the selling of numerous draft picks that turned into good players (Rondo, Rodriguez, Fernandez, Deng etc). The Suns are the 4th winningest franchise in the NBA by percentage (behind SA, LA, and Boston), so they've been consistently successful since 1968. However, you have every right to rip on Sarver, but don't forget that you should be lucky that the Lakers have owners with enough money (like the Buss family) and a large market franchise with celebrity fans overpaying for Staples Center seats and bandwagon fans across the country who will s out $80+ for a #8 and then #24 Kobe jersey. Also, fleecing stupid teams like Memphis of Pau Gasol is very advantageous for you.
What I will agree with you on is: Houston - no surprise because Les Alexander is not a smart businessman and lucked into some family money. Suns - current regime cares about the bottom line and not winning. But I was a fan when they felt trading away Marbury and getting only 20+ wins was a great move to grab free agents in the summer of 2004 or when they blew the team up in 1988 and traded two fan favorites (Larry Nance and Mike Sanders) to get Kevin Johnson and the draft picks that turned into Tim Perry and Dan Majerle. Unfortunately, such risks seem few and far between. I just don't like the implication that my Suns have always been a near-sighted team.
I was talking about now. Never did I say about the past. Their only crime is being ringless. You just named off 4. I think that more than proves my point.
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