2015 Offseason Thread

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Fun game so far

[OkayC]

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I think derozan is an allstar, but not a star like curry or harden etc. I think he could be a number 1 perimeter option, if hes on a team like memphis or indy(or what indy used to be anyway)with a dominant post player or more than one post player, and other solid role players. But i will say derozan aint leading toronto to a ring anytime soon, but i think he could be in a pg or rudy gay type role when gay was in memphis .

[iLLosophy]

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DeRozen - a more athletic Rip Hamilton? Is that a fair assessment?

[King_B_Mack]

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DeRozen - a more athletic Rip Hamilton? Is that a fair assessment?

I don't think he does near as much off the ball as Rip did.

[iLLosophy]

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I don't think he does near as much off the ball as Rip did.

Yeah and "more athletic" isn't really fair, rip was pretty athletic and could run for days.

[AC]

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Derozan's favorite off ball move is "stand there with my hands up until Lowry sees me."

He's freakishly athletic though, saying he's more athletic than Rip is no jab at him.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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This guy...

This is going to get ugly. Real ugly. Markieff Morris, as I reported last week, wants out. He is demanding the Suns trade him now, vowing to never play another game for the Phoenix organization.
He feels disrespected, says the Suns management never called him or his brother after the trade of Marcus Morris to Detroit. He is unhappy the Suns were willing to trade him to Portland for LaMarcus Aldridge, unhappy that they wanted to replace him. He believes he took a below-market deal in order to play with his brother long-term.
And now he is prepared to do whatever it takes to force Phoenix to deal him. He likes Houston because of James Harden and Toronto because of Kyle Lowry, but he honestly doesn’t care where he gets dealt as long as he is not wearing a Suns uniform.
He is going to tell the Suns he can’t play for them, has too much hatred and animosity built up and that they won’t want him around.
Markieff is not calling back teammates and plans to be very standoffish when he reports to camp. He does not plan on arriving until he absolutely has to, so no pickup games with the boys before camp starts. He is expected to make a circus of media day.
He has told those close to him he can never be happy in Phoenix. That he won’t say a word to any of the Suns’ upper management and will have one word answers for Coach Hornacek. He will keep things short and simple.
If the Suns think he is going to bust his butt for them they are sadly mistaken. He has a four-year contract, so he is no longer motivated by the need for a deal. He does not want to show Phoenix any love. He wants them to know he is not motivated.
This is personal to Markieff; he felt the trade of Marcus was a slap in the face to him and his brother. And he feels that the Suns should have known this was coming, that he wouldn’t be happy playing without his brother.
The Suns as of now have no intention of accommodating the demands of Markieff and may very well call his bluff. He is their starting power forward and is under contract, and so they expect him to perform.
But how long can the Suns go with an unhappy player, one who plans to cause problems? Could the Suns end up suspending Markieff? Will they eventually trade him? Will Markieff finally learn to think for himself instead of having his brother do it for him?
How this will play out will be fascinating drama. A spoiled, troubled millionaire athlete, who is not even that good of a player, making demands and promising to wreck the Suns’ season before it even starts. A player who demands a phone call from management but couldn’t call the Suns himself after he was arrested for felony aggravated assault.
Someone put the team on high alert.

http://arizonasports.com/2015/08/12/markieff-morris-situation-is-going-to-get-real-ugly-for-phoenix-suns/

[AC]

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If he ends up in Toronto or not will be very telling about Masai Ujiri, methinks.

Ross+picks is the most I'd give for him. I'm fine with 2Pat.

[King_B_Mack]

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If ever a player deserved to be blackballed out of the league...


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[ProfessaPackMan]

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Dude's acting like a clown all because he can't play with his brother. Usually, I can tolerate the "malcontents" or the athletes with "issues" but I don't know who's giving him advice on how to handle this situation. And he's making a big mistake by listening to that advice if he thinks acting like a little bitch is going to work.

And the sad thing about the last point is...that it may actually work, unfortunately. Personally, I'd dump him on the first team that calls, not even caring about where he wants to go.

[iLLosophy]

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They didn't get drafted by the same team and played what - 2 years away from each other?

Millennials man I swear...

[b1baller]

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The Cavs will come back strong next season. No doubt about that. They should have won the NBA finals. But injuries......

[Boltman]

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The Cavs will come back strong next season. No doubt about that. They should have won the NBA finals. But injuries......

So early?

Revisiting injury reasons again so soon?

[b1baller]

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So early?

Revisiting injury reasons again so soon?

We all know why they lost. Kevin Love-----Kyrie Irving wasn't there.

I rest my case.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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October can't come soon enough.