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221715.90 in reply to 221715.89
Date: 9/16/2012 5:37:23 PM
Koopasaurus
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That is a very fair assessment. He was a bust in Miami, Pat Riley found out he could not play defense so traded him to the Timberwolves after 2 seasons. He did really well with the Wolves in his first season until he got injured and missed a whole bunch of games. From then on Adelman put him on the bench for good, again cos he lacked that defensive intensity.

He found a good situation in Phoenix, he is the biggest star they have. Potential starting lineup of
Dragic / Telfair / Marshall
Dudely / Shanno Brown
Beasley / Wesley Johnson
Scola / Frye
Gortat / Jermaine Oneal / Morris

Now he can go out there and score to his hearts content. And more importantly Beasely chose this situation, he did not get drafted or traded into a team. Its a win-win for both parties involves. Suns get a potential 25ppg scorer for 6mil per year for 3 years. Beasley gets a chance to be a star again, even if its for a mediocre team. Mediocre for now.

Go Suns!

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221715.91 in reply to 221715.89
Date: 9/16/2012 6:06:08 PM
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Ummm, I think he seems more determined and mature now. In fact, he stated he would see himself as an all-star this year, but even I dont see that...
And with dragic leading the offense, I reckon the sky is the roof for him, he pretty much has limitless potential and will only get better as his minutes increase and now with Marshall playing behind him, I can imagine the second unit having Frye, Morris, Brown and Wes Johnson who Marshall will find in their favourite spots. :)

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221715.92 in reply to 221715.90
Date: 9/16/2012 8:35:48 PM
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Jermaine Oneal now there is a name I haven't seen in a while.

Hasn't been the same since the Pacer days, those knees must be in all kinds of trouble.

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221715.93 in reply to 221715.92
Date: 9/17/2012 1:09:46 AM
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Apparently Kobe told him to get the same treatment he got on his knees. And when Jared Dudley had a workout with O'Neal and said he's fine, so let's hope he succeeds :)

From: Matt1986

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221715.94 in reply to 221715.91
Date: 9/17/2012 1:57:23 AM
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Dragic / Telfair / Marshall
Dudely / Shanno Brown
Beasley / Wesley Johnson
Scola / Frye
Gortat / Jermaine Oneal / Morris


I'm sorry, but that's not a championship calibre team...

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221715.95 in reply to 221715.94
Date: 9/17/2012 3:40:13 AM
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+1

Manager of the Bahamas National Team!
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221715.96 in reply to 221715.94
Date: 9/17/2012 4:07:12 AM
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Okkkay, Maybe not a championship team, but a playoff team at the least...

From: Trikster

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221715.97 in reply to 221715.96
Date: 9/17/2012 5:09:03 AM
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Nope, not even playoffs

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221715.98 in reply to 221715.97
Date: 9/17/2012 5:55:29 AM
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I'm with trickster here - there's no depth on this squad at all - there inside game should be improved but I feel like they would be better suited with Beasley playing the 4 and setting up the high pick & roll with drgic a la Nash & amare.

Interesting collection of pieces but much like Houston I'm really struggling to see how they are going to come together as a team. I think they should be fun to watch though.

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221715.99 in reply to 221715.98
Date: 9/17/2012 6:22:47 AM
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Dragic / Telfair / Marshall
Dudely / Shanno Brown
Beasley / Wesley Johnson
Scola / Frye
Gortat / Jermaine Oneal / Morris


completely agree about the none existent depth, but look at the starters, where are their points coming from? I can't see Dragic/Dudely/Beasley/Scola/Gortat giving you the 70+ points night in and night out to be legit.

Dragic : Solid point guard, would flourish on a good team where he can distribute first and worry about scoring 2nd ... which ain't the suns
Dudely : OVERATED
Beasley : Completely unpredictable from one game to the next
Scola : Solid and dependable generally
Gortat : Hot and cold but mostly serviceable

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221715.100 in reply to 221715.99
Date: 9/17/2012 6:33:33 AM
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Their high possession rate means they will get a lot of looks. They will need to get 10-12 from each gortat & drgic, 13-16 from Dudley & Scola & 20+ from Beasley (he could easily do this if he gets 25 shots a night just might not be efficient)

The real worry for me is D- only gortat & Scola are solid defenders in my book. Frye & O'neal couldn't guard Yi's chair, Beasly is subpar along with telfair & I'm not sure about the rest but they certainly don't carry a reputation as being elite defenders

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