I'm just bored and picking a bone about Parker ever scoring 45 in a game. I do agree taking another obstacle away from guarding him cannot be good for the Suns.
LOL, hey i am begging the Suns to do this. If Shaq even gets on the court and stays there he will NOT make them better. Watch he'll come out and have a few good games early, everyone will panic around here, then Shaq will either get hurt or go back to being mediocre and everyone will relax again.
Even if its a big fat dude who clogs up Tony's primary scoring spot?
Ah i see
Well i'll say this, if there is one team Tony can drop 45 on it is the Suns, especially if they are packing Marions Bags.
You have to be able to move to do that, Shaq only moves when it involves french fries these days.
If the Suns are banking on Shaq being a stopper in middle on D, they are in worse trouble than i thought.
Word from ESPN is that Shaq is on his way for a physical in the morning. If he passes, i fear this trade is a done deal. EGADS!!
I think it would make it more interesting in a matchup between the Suns and Spurs. The two things that would make the difference are:
1) How healthy or productive would Shaq be in the playoffs
2) How healthy or productive would Parker be in the playoffs
A healthy TP tears Bell up and possibly picks up fouls on Shaq and drives D'Antoni to abandoning Shaq all together for his preferred run and gun. A healthy and aggressive Shaq could pose problems for TD and TP/Manu on lane penetration. At this point I'd give the higher probablity to Parker being productive over Shaq.
Yeah, I wanna hear what Sun Fan has to say about this.
Let me ask you as a Suns fan, what do you think the Suns are thinking here?? How is losing Marion for a out of shape, out of prime and always injured Shaq make any sense at all.
It is almost as if the Suns just don't want to go into the playoffs with the exact same type of team they had last year so they are making a move just to make a move. Not showing much faith in they're guys here if you ask me.
It's reasonable, with their lack of a post presence. With Al Jefferson and Bynum eating them up. And Spurs always winning out over them.
Too bad it doesn't seem guaranteed it will help them.
Pretty exciting stuff though
How has getting to the playoffs the last 3 or so years worked out for them?
So making a move that makes them less athletic and worse defensively gives them a better shot in the postseason.
I feel two completely different emotions right now...
1. On the one hand, trading Shawn Marion changes the complexion of this team. We are no longer a running team, we no longer are an elite 3-point shooting team (we still have great shooters, but not many of them), we lose quite a bit of athleticism and defensive variety.
2. On the other hand, Amare and Shaq... Nash and Shaq... Nash, Amare, and Shaq... extremely intriguing!
As far as I see it, this is a huge risk with potentially big rewards or potentially a big mistake.
now THIS would make for an entertaining day tomorrow if it happened!
D'Antoni will burst a blood vessel yelling for faster play with Shaq's ass on the court.
WHAT THE if this is really happening. This season is getting crazy?? I bet Mavs make a desperation move next.
http://www.arizonasportsfans.com/vb/...=106285&page=8Yeah, I wanna hear what Sun Fan has to say about this.
Seems spilt
I've posted in the other threads that i don't like it. This reeks of the Hot Rod deal from way back when.
The Suns are going to sacrifice regular season games for PO basketball and will use the rest of the season to develop a half-court game. How will Amare and Shaq co-exist in the paint??
Way more questions than answers. IF it works, great. But if not, it will go down as one of the worst trades in recent memory.
when the is the trade deadline!?
I fear tomorrow I will wake up and Kobe will be going to Dallas.
For Devin George.
On a personal level - I do not think this is a smart move. I think management(Steve Kerr) etc. is so concerned with getting Amare out of the Center spot and to utilize him at his more natural power forward position. For all the little things that Marion does (including most of our rebounding) I think it will be missed and create a whole new set of problems. On one of the sports talk shows today, the host was talking about how the Suns should try to get Marcus Camby or JR Smith from the Nuggets since they are over the Luxury Tax and have been somewhat underachieving. I know they did try to get ahold of Stomile Swift from Mephis but the Suns just have nothing to offer.Yeah, I wanna hear what Sun Fan has to say about this.
But wasnt it obvious that Marion was gone after this season anyway? If so, I dont see it as as much of a loss.
Classic Knee-Jerk Move.
DAntoni and Co were getting scared of the Lakers.
whatever happens, don't worry about phoenix. We got their numbers. Sorry phoenix fans, but you have to accept that as a fact.
Wow. The Suns will have absolutely no perimeter defense if this happens. We'll pass rings around them until Shaq dies right on the court.
If true, it shows how novice Kerr really is. Amare has been playing center for 3yrs. He's not going to magically jump back to PF like nothing ever happened.
Exactly, they have nothing to offer. Who would they offer to Denver for Camby or Smith - Diaw??? Yeah right. Marion?? The point for Denver would be to get under the cap.
Hey, at least they'll dump Banks' contract.
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