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Kerr and the rest of Suns management should be less preoccupied about the Spurs roster moves and more concerned with their "sinking ship" of a franchise.
General Manager Steve Kerr amped up the Phoenix Suns' feud with the San Antonio Spurs a bit last week when Brent Barry (you would have thought he was an MVP candidate the way teams were chasing him when he was bought out by Seattle) said he'd re-sign with the Spurs.
Kerr suggested on a Phoenix radio station it seemed to smell of an illegal, prearranged deal with Seattle GM Sam Presti, a former Spurs executive. "I think maybe there was something behind the scenes there," Kerr told KTAR-AM 620. "If I'm Seattle, I'm not going to let Barry go, I'm going to let Donyell Marshall go. Brent's a guy who is much more productive. Donyell Marshall doesn't have much more left in the tank. Sam Presti used to be in San Antonio as an assistant. Who knows? I don't have any proof."
Last season, while a broadcaster and a Suns minority owner, Kerr questioned Amare Stoudemire's suspension while Tim Duncan was not penalized for leaving the bench earlier in the game. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich was furious at Kerr, a former Spur, and told him privately that Kerr had too many hats on — broadcasting and ownership.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/rumors/p...?urn=nba,69610
Kerr and the rest of Suns management should be less preoccupied about the Spurs roster moves and more concerned with their "sinking ship" of a franchise.
SUns sucks!
Steve Kerr is kinda dumb. As a broadcaster he was pretty annoying, his comments weren't all that bright at times even then.
It's the smell of . . . victory.
That smell is from their record since they got Shaq.
boo hoo
We gave the loser a ring, what more does he want from us?
actually SA gave him 2 rings, he should be thanking Pop regularly.
Spurs and Barry did and said all the right things
Before Kerr makes any claim about our moves, he should look at the Laker's trade for Gasol. Ever since they acquired Shaq, Kerr's clock has been ticking. We'll see if he or D'Antoni will survive the off season after this year.
Rather since Kerr brought in an overpriced near has been Shaq. Is Steve trying to take heat off himself? I wonder if he has sent out his resume yet? My su ions are he will be looking for a new job next year.
He's just pissed off because he got shaq for marion plus he wasn't able to take advantage of the loop hole in the rules.
yea, Kwame Brown for Gasol has got to be the most shady deal I've seen in a while..lol
Can somebody explain to him that there was no fight when Duncan left the bench ?
He knows that but he is looking for an excuse. Just like those (not all) Suns fans who try to use that to justify the stupidity of their players.
"no fight when Duncan left the bench"
fight or just jawing and posturing, does the rule make the distinction?
If I'm Presti, at this point in the season; lottery bound. Do I waive the player that is more likely to put a couple of "W's" on the board?
Probably - keeping the better player is what makes no sense in this case.
The rule says that you cannot leave the bench during an altercation between two players. The problem is that the NBA does not say what, in their eyes, is an altercation. By definition, it can be anything from two people yelling at each other to an actual fight. When Elson was fouled and nothing was called, he yelled at the ref and Duncan yelled at the ref with a foot on the court but Elson never got in Amare's face so I am guessing that is why the NBA didn't punish Duncan.
but, but, but the Suns got Grant Hill - he was supposed to take them to the Promised Land (please ignore losing Kurt Thomas who was then gift-wrapped to San Antonio).
LOL. The Supersonics are loving this. The Suns may miss the play-offs, and look like they're about to implode. The Sonics might get a decent 1st round pick this year from the Suns, and the unprotected 2010 pick might be pretty darn good.
NBA Rule Book Section VII - Fines
c. During an altercation, all players not
participating in the game must remain in
the immediate vicinity of their bench.
Violators will be suspended, without pay,
for a minimum of one game and fined
up to $35,000
The rule book says 'altercation.'
Merriam-Webster says:
altercation: a noisy heated angry dispute; also : noisy controversy
Now if you look at this, I don't think anyone can say, without a doubt, that there was an altercation going on.
Presti is a genius..He'll have massive picks and capspace tou build around Durant. He'll eb able to add another superstar + major talent.
Who's Steve Kerr ?
For all we know, Duncan was just going to check on his teammate and make sure he wasn't hurt...the contact was incidental and the players weren't even near each other when Duncan stepped onto the court...to equate it to the Horry incident is ludicrous.
Misdirection. Nothing more.
Anyways, if the Suns wanted Barry that badly they could've claimed him off waivers.
Fvck it.
it's called "gamesmanship."
I like the fact that the Spurs are not playing the victim this season.
the front office is making things happen without giving up much at all.
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