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  1. Raindog

    Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

    Agree 100% about Jones. He got way too much credit for success with a team that was mostly built by McDonough. Not that McDonough was any great shakes either because he did as much foolish stuff as good, but he did largely put the pieces in place that fueled the team's brief renaissance. The...
  2. Raindog

    Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

    Arguably, Ishbia could be somewhat excused for being clueless about it. James Jones on the other hand...
  3. Raindog

    Nurkic goes to Charlotte - per Shams

    No doubt... and the common thread between how both situations were mishandled is curious.
  4. Raindog

    Doncic - Anthony Davis Trade

    That's my bet. I think there will be a limited period where it looks like the Lakers won the deal. But once Doncic starts hitting a similar perpetual injury wall as Davis (likely mostly due to his "White Zion" proclivity), that perception will largely dissipate. I think that after all is said...
  5. Raindog

    Sun Devils in NFL Hall of Fame

    A bit surprised that Allen got in before Woodson. I think some of the legal problems for Suggs might have worked against him.
  6. Raindog

    Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

    I prefer Ishbia spend some of his extravagant wealth on smart front office people and let them do their jobs. He obviously has the funds to do that, if he so chooses. That means no James Jones (and no Isiah Thomas, of course).
  7. Raindog

    Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

    As long as Jones isn't involved in the retooling, I'm fine with that.
  8. Raindog

    Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

    According to this report, James Jones is allegedly not currently on the hot seat. Quote: "From the Suns’ perspective, they believe in the thought process behind many of Jones’ moves, even though some of the more significant ones clearly haven’t panned out." Which should tell you all you need to...
  9. Raindog

    Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

    Indeed. The only good thing to come out of this abomination is that James Jones gets fired. Then he can take his smug "don't question how smart I am" routine to Atlanta or Washington or something.
  10. Raindog

    OT: The trade deadline watch thread. 02/06/25

    If James Jones continues to be making the decisions, I fully expect the Suns to immediately turn around after that KD trade and send whatever draft capital they have accumulated, plus Kuminga and Dunn, to the Clippers for Kawhi Leonard. The following day, the Suns will announce that Kawhi is...
  11. Raindog

    New Owner - Mat Ishbia

    The difference between "casual fans" and diehards. As long as the team is borderline playoff level and has some recognizable "stars," casual fans are usually engaged. They typically go to games as a social activity and winning or losing is a pretty secondary consideration. Obviously, all the...
  12. Raindog

    2024-2025 Around the NBA Thread

    James Jones' ears just perked up.
  13. Raindog

    Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

    What are they going to say - "We expect to be terrible in 2031 so this is probably a lottery pick"? Either way, it's ridiculous to project whether they will be good, mediocre, or terrible six whole years from now. That's a lifetime in pro sports, especially these days.
  14. Raindog

    ASU Football 2024 - Regular Season

    Another reminder why ESPN isn't fit to even spit on... https://247sports.com/college/arizona-state/longformarticle/college-football-rankings-espn-releases-final-fpi-top-25-after-ohio-state-wins-championship-244509471/#2586579
  15. Raindog

    Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

    Don't give them any ideas.
  16. Raindog

    Where will Jimmy Butler end up? 2025 edition - (The Answer is Golden State)

    That's the interesting thing about how Ishbia seems to be operating here. Either he realizes that he has currently painted himself and the Suns into a corner and needs to do something (anything) to get out of it... or it's just as equally likely he's now resorting to painting the floor under his...
  17. Raindog

    RIP: David Lynch (1946-2025)

    One of the handful of truly great artists among American filmmakers... and one of my all-time personal favorite filmmakers. I had heard he was recently in poor health but didn't realize it was so dire. RIP to a true visionary.
  18. Raindog

    RIP: Bob Uecker (1934-2025)

    Bob was one of the all time great baseball figures. Genuinely funny man, and a pretty good baseball analyst on top of that. And not a bad actor for an ex-jock either! RIP... he finally made it to the front row.
  19. Raindog

    Arizona State Basketball 2024-25

    Hurley manages to brings in a new hyped group of players nearly every year (two five star guys this year, just for example). That's pretty much what ends up saving his job after yet another flop season. Unfortunately, the big names he recruits always ultimately seem to underachieve, turn into...
  20. Raindog

    Arizona State Basketball 2024-25

    Yup, this is starting to look an awful lot like a typical Bobby Hurley ASU team. Great start in out of conference, getting our hopes up for a good season... followed by complete collapse once the conference schedule starts. Every freaking year. On the plus side, I'm sure he'll have another...
  21. Raindog

    CFP semifinals

    Seriously, Ewers is the worst playoff team QB I've ever seen. Sarkisian probably going to catch hell for not playing Manning.
  22. Raindog

    Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

    The only thing I can speculate about Booker is that playing in the Olympics during the off-season wore him down and he's been out of gas this year. Since he's not a pure outside shooter, a lot of his game is built around dribble driving and you need a high reserve of energy for that. Missing...
  23. Raindog

    Bradley Beal 'Preciation Thread

    It's been pretty clear to me for a long time that Jones (as he has openly admitted) hates the draft, wants nothing to do with the draft, and ergo is very likely the responsible party for engineering our void of draft picks for the next six years. I would further submit that unless he's replaced...
  24. Raindog

    2024-2025 Transfer Portal Thread (ASU-Related)

    The whole issue stems from the court cases that have upheld the rights of players to transfer as much as they see fit, within the limits of universities' allowance of such. Once college sports became full on "pay for play," trying to maintain regulations that keep players from fairly...
  25. Raindog

    College Football Playoff Quarterfinals

    As a Michigan native and fan (co-favorite along with ASU), I absolutely LOATHE Ohio Stank. Even though I don't really care for any of the other semifinalists, I'll readily take any of them over tOSU. And beyond my own personal disdain, Ohio's "we'll pay anything to get a champion" approach is...
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