Joe Johnson wants out of Phoenix

[exstatic]

If the Suns don't match, I think that Tim and Manu should get out during warmups on our first visit to PHO and do the chicken dance.

[BillsCarnage]

Once again the desire for money may be clouding a player's judgement.
It doesn't take a genius to see that with Joe Johnson the team has one of the best 4 starters in the league.
The Suns are a top contender for the championship and why that wouldn't be worth staying is beyond me. Is that not the ultimate goal of an NBA player?

Unfortunately when they're young, it's usually not their primary goal. Making the $$ is all they usually care about. It's not until they've made all the money playing for crappy teams that they come to realize they want the ring more. JJax is a prime example of this. It's the reality of the game and agents.

[ObiwanGinobili]

According to sources close to the situation, Johnson is also unhappy with what he perceives as his standing as a "fourth wheel"

isn't the phrase sopossed to be 5th wheel??

[ObiwanGinobili]

Also---

certain trades, sigings, etc. have made it seem as tho there may be actually improvement possibilities in the East.
Could there be an evening of the confrences on the horizon? Say in 2 or 3 seasons??

[ChumpDumper]

They seem to be getting fairly even now -- the top four teams in each conference seem pretty compe ive -- granted there is a pretty steep dropoff after that. Finals series shouldn't be the yawners they were before Detroit won in any case.

[boutons]

The 03 ECF, where DET lost NJN, was not in any way a yawner.

[ChumpDumper]

I meant final Finals.