After years of unsuccessful seasons, are the Phoenix Suns finished?
My answer? No way.
The Suns still have their core group of Amare Stoudemire, Steve Nash, and Shaquille O'Neal. Sure, Nash and O'Neal are declining, but they still have a few more solid seasons in them. Stoudemire will soon become a top-five player in the league, and Barbosa and Diaw are still young.
Phoenix also believes they have added two great players—an energetic big man in Robin Lopez and a point guard who could succeed Nash without causing Suns fans too much pain, Goran Dragic.
A lot of people are going to call me a stupid Suns fan who can't face reality, but this team is going nowhere. Do I believe they will win an NBA championship with this group? No. But they will continue to play at a high level, and compete in the Western conference. The real reason for optimism, though, is the summer of 2010.
Shaq, Nash, and Stoudemire will all have their contracts off the books by then. I think it's extremely probable that the Suns will be able to resign Stoudemire and add another quality player. Look at all the names that will be out there—Kobe, LeBron, Wade, Bosh, Yao, etc.
This may be the greatest free-agency class ever. With those huge contracts off the books, I'm positive Phoenix will be able to grab at least one of those guys. I can't wait until then.
This was my first article, so tell me what you think. And if you think it sucks, screw you.
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about 1 month ago
I'm a huge Suns fan man and I completely agree. If we manage to sign someone like LeBron in 2010 we will be doing very well: LeBron, Amare, Barbosa, Diaw, Barnes, Dragic, RoLo. That is a pretty solid core if you ask me.
about 1 month ago
Something to consider when speaking of the 2010 free-agency class is that basketball is becoming a world market. Both James and Bryant have shown interest in exploring overseas opportunities. In our America-centric view of things, you may think this a remote possibility. But with an ailing dollar and overseas leagues that are gaining in popularity and wealth, Kobe may very well be speaking more Italian than English in two years.
from about 1 month ago
That's true, it's definetly a possiblity, but I think those guys are just trying to get everyone in a frenzy. They might go, though.
about 1 month ago
I missssssssssssssssss Nash! lol my God what a talent! another brilliant move when Cuban traded Nash ..and Fin ...and Devin...and..who's next? lol seems like he gets rid of some of the most talented players on his roster and keeps around ones that dont really do much.. nash goes on to win 2 mvps' fin gets his ring.. etc
Anyway, even though Im a mavs fan I always pull for the Suns..unless we're playing eachother lol
hahah
about 1 month ago
Does anybody know what happened to my other 5 comments? I didn't delete them, and I never got to read them.
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