Steal for the Suns!
Tue Jan 06, 2004 9:00 am
The Knicks just acquired Starbury and Penny Hardaway from Phoenix for Antonio McDyess, Howard Eisley, Charlie Ward, the rights to Milos Vujanic, two first-round draft picks, and cash.
This is an absolute steal for Phoenix. Oh sure, they give up Marbury, but they weren't winning with him anyway. And look at the Suns' long-term prospects. They have TWO huge expiring contracts at the end of this year (McDyess and Gugliotta) plus they get another chunk of cap space by exercising the buyout on Ward's contract-- which they will presumably do shortly. They have the rights to the best pg in Europe, plus they can now develop Barbosa at pg with Eisley as an experienced backup. Next year they can build around Stoudamire, Zarko and Barbosa-- all of whom cost almost nothing-- plus Marion plus whatever free agents they want to pick up. Plus two first round picks. This is how to rebuild a team!!
You can bet your bottom dollar that Barbosa will now develop much faster than Marcus Banks, because Barbosa will get the minutes. And if Phoenix can pry Vujanic away from Skipper Bologna they will have an outstanding backcourt combination.
The Knicks, meanwhile, get better in the short run and may knock the Celtics out of the playoffs, but they have no cap space, no draft picks, no promising young players and a potentially large luxury tax bill-- and even with Marbury, they are probably not good enough to get past the Nets.
Why can't thomas do what Phoenix did? When is he going to get sick of mediocrity and start a serious rebuilding process?
HANG THOMAS
This is an absolute steal for Phoenix. Oh sure, they give up Marbury, but they weren't winning with him anyway. And look at the Suns' long-term prospects. They have TWO huge expiring contracts at the end of this year (McDyess and Gugliotta) plus they get another chunk of cap space by exercising the buyout on Ward's contract-- which they will presumably do shortly. They have the rights to the best pg in Europe, plus they can now develop Barbosa at pg with Eisley as an experienced backup. Next year they can build around Stoudamire, Zarko and Barbosa-- all of whom cost almost nothing-- plus Marion plus whatever free agents they want to pick up. Plus two first round picks. This is how to rebuild a team!!
You can bet your bottom dollar that Barbosa will now develop much faster than Marcus Banks, because Barbosa will get the minutes. And if Phoenix can pry Vujanic away from Skipper Bologna they will have an outstanding backcourt combination.
The Knicks, meanwhile, get better in the short run and may knock the Celtics out of the playoffs, but they have no cap space, no draft picks, no promising young players and a potentially large luxury tax bill-- and even with Marbury, they are probably not good enough to get past the Nets.
Why can't thomas do what Phoenix did? When is he going to get sick of mediocrity and start a serious rebuilding process?
HANG THOMAS
Tue Jan 06, 2004 9:05 am
this is already posted man 
......look at the post right below this one
......look at the post right below this one