ESPN says Amare is staying..

[Phill11]

Headline just says: Suns Holding Onto Stoudemire

Anyone with the Insider care to sum it up?

So, that gives us the following guys under contract, or we just drafted them:
Nash/Dragic
Richardson/Barbosa/Pavlovic
Clark/Dudley/Tucker
Amare/Amundson/Wallace/Griffin
Lopez

Assuming we cut Wallace and Pav, that'll leave us with 11 players. This is assuming we keep Griffin and Tucker. My gut feeling is that neither are on the roster.

Right now this roster is just filled with holes and questions. I believe that keeping Amare only amplifies these holes and questions as well.

-Is Amare playing PF or C?
-Who then is playing alongside Amare in the frontcourt?
-Are we then trading Amare at the deadline or during the season?

Kerr's got his hands full now that he's keeping Amare...

 

[devilalum]

They're just quoting this article.

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/sports/articles/2009/07/09/20090709spt-suns.html

 

[jagu]

Lopez starting C? LMAO.

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

They should be able to get something for Wallace if Sarver opens up his wallet.

 

[Go Devils]

They should be able to get something for Wallace if Sarver opens up his wallet.

I want Chandler, or else you going to see a front line of Hill @ SF Amare @ C and Clark @ PF. I would rather see Chandler @ C with a rotaion of Clark & Frye along with sissy Lopez as backups. I would also like to see Richardson get shipped out somewhere

 

[devilalum]

Having Amare, Hill, Chandler and Clark would give the Suns a lot of flexibility to create match up problems for other teams. The problem is it still doesn't make the Suns a top 5 team in the west.

And no way they get Frye and Chandler.

 

[jagu]

Having Amare, Hill, Chandler and Clark would give the Suns a lot of flexibility to create match up problems for other teams. The problem is it still doesn't make the Suns a top 5 team in the west.

And no way they get Frye and Chandler.

Matchup problems? The biggest matchup problem in the league is Nash's opposing guard.

 

[devilalum]

Matchup problems? The biggest matchup problem in the league is Nash's opposing guard.

Yeah but the Suns don't seem to be willing to do anything about that so I've moved on. Nash won't be as big a liability if the Suns can put a descent big behind him.

Nash was only half the problem last year. The Big ***************** made matters so much worse defensively.

 

[Covert Rain]

Nash won't be as big a liability if the Suns can put a descent big behind him.

How so? Having a good defensive big won't stop Nash's man from driving around him. Won't stop our bigs from having to rotate to Nash's man. Won't stop the team into massive rotations to cover the open shooter.

 

[MaoTosiFanClub]

Assuming Frye is in, they need to flip Wallace for three point shooting and perimeter defense.

Getting this team interior defense is a pipe dream with Lopez, Amare, and Frye in the fold.

 

[joshstmarie]

im kind of getting tired of people riding our draft picks balls so much only to come down on them hard when they arent meeting expectations halfway through the season. I see so many suns fans make their stupid little lineups with clark starting or getting heavy minutes... gentry said the dude isnt even going to hardly get PT. Its nice to finally have a draft pick with some potential i agree but lets not crown him the next lamar odom or even a guy thats going to get more than 10 minutes a night.

 

[Phill11]

I think a lot of people think that the roster I posted was lineups and all. I just posted who we have under contract by position.... it just shows the holes we have.

Edit: After today we now have:

Nash/Dragic
Richardson/Barbosa/Pavlovic
Hill/Clark/Dudley/Tucker
Amare/Frye/Amundson/Wallace/Griffin
Lopez

 

[joshstmarie]

I think a lot of people think that the roster I posted was lineups and all. I just posted who we have under contract by position.... it just shows the holes we have.

Edit: After today we now have:

Nash/Dragic
Richardson/Barbosa/Pavlovic
Hill/Clark/Dudley/Tucker
Amare/Frye/Amundson/Wallace/Griffin
Lopez

clark wont get minutes over dudley.

 

[nashman]

I guess people forget about Dragic and how he played fairly well late last season, he can and will get better too. Dragic hustles on defense and spells Nash, if the starters can build big leads and the bench can actually come in and hold them somewhat this team can be better than many expect!

 

[dodie53]

cmon suns,
get a decent center

 

[sunsallday]

Marcus Camby?

 

[SunsTzu]

Assuming Frye is in, they need to flip Wallace for three point shooting and perimeter defense.

Getting this team interior defense is a pipe dream with Lopez, Amare, and Frye in the fold.

Still have Pavlovic too. Not sure if the Clippers would be intrested since they were able to unload Randolph but I'd do something like Camby + Novak for Pavlovic + Lopez.

 

[krazyasiankid]

clark wont get minutes over dudley.

All the more reason the Suns shouldn't have resigned Hill...

 

[krazyasiankid]

cmon suns,
get a decent center

Like Shaq?

 

[Mainstreet]

All the more reason the Suns shouldn't have resigned Hill...

Dudley has not shown he is more than a backup. Clark hasn't even showed that he is backup.

 

[YouJustGotSUNSD]

Now that the Warriors owner has stated he is looking to sell the team, I hope Kerr has the competence to at least consider a Wallace expiring contract for Biedrins.

And he would get GM of the year if he landed a Wallace/Pavlovic/Richardson for Ellis/Biedrins/Azibuike


Nash/Dragic
Barbosa/Ellis
Hill/Dudley/Clark
Amare/Amundson/Clark
Biedrins/Frye/Lopez

 

[Yuma]

I think a lot of people think that the roster I posted was lineups and all. I just posted who we have under contract by position.... it just shows the holes we have.

Edit: After today we now have:

Nash/Dragic
Richardson/Barbosa/Pavlovic
Hill/Clark/Dudley/Tucker
Amare/Frye/Amundson/Wallace/Griffin
Lopez

I count 15 players. The Suns have repeatedly said they are going to field the league minimum players. I believe that's 13. So when you buy out Pavlovic and Wallace, you have the team we will field for the season. There have been big hints that Griffin will be the 13th player. Also, a couple articles, based on Suns puffery about how this guy is better than expected. This is it. This IS our team.

 

[carey]

Yuma speaks the truth. Barring of course someone calls up and offers the poopoo platter for JRich before training camp.

 

[Yuma]

Yuma speaks the truth. Barring of course someone calls up and offers the poopoo platter for JRich before training camp.

That was freakin funny! The poopoo platter!

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

Now that the Warriors owner has stated he is looking to sell the team, I hope Kerr has the competence to at least consider a Wallace expiring contract for Biedrins.

And he would get GM of the year if he landed a Wallace/Pavlovic/Richardson for Ellis/Biedrins/Azibuike


Nash/Dragic
Barbosa/Ellis
Hill/Dudley/Clark
Amare/Amundson/Clark
Biedrins/Frye/Lopez

I am sorry, but this is about as unrealistic trade as you will ever see...First off, Monta is a future all star who should and would start over Barbosa...

Second, why would the Warriors trade three of their best young players for a slow, horrible shooting washed up Center who does not fit the system, a player they traded away for a rookie who seems to have lost a step and has recent law troubles, and a scrub? Hell, Wallace and Pavs many not even be on the team at start of the season anyway.

Thrid, why would a team wanting to sell leave their roster looking like this?

Curry/Law/Watson
J-Rich/Morrow
S-jax/Maggette
Randolph/Wright
Turiaf/Wallace