Knight-Bledsoe backcourt

[Arizona_Sting]

This is going to be fun.

Knight works better as a combo guard than Goran and he's played like an All-Star the last two years. His #'s are insane. He's shooting 41 percent from 3 this year too.


What's the nickname for them now? Bye bye, Slash Bros.

 

[The Derski]

So we trade Goran's and Thomas? Wtf

 

[Davis_Mike]

I think a Bled/Knight duo can be better than the Bled/Dragic duo.

Basically the Suns cleaned house of their unwanted parts & got back an even piece in Knight & +2 in net 1st round draft picks.

Now they need to find a bigman & a backup PG off the street. Ish Smith anyone?

 

[ChrisperJ10]

Bladeknight

 

[ChrisperJ10]

Gotta change my avi...

 

[johnson]

I have to see how this all works out. Half the time I like the idea of Knight/Bledsoe over Bled/Dragic/IT, but half the time I hate it. Things definitely just got interesting...

 

[The Derski]

I hope we keep Branden Wright. He stays within his game and is consistent. I want him to be our backup C.

 

[Arizona_Sting]

Thomas Robinson and Ish Smith would be a good pickups for depth. We need a backup PG and PF and T-Rob is part of team "FOE" with the Morris Twins plus Ish played under Hornacek last year. Could be great for the chemistry if we brought those two on board.

 

[Arizona_Sting]

We also just signed Earl Barron to a 10 day contract. Still have 2 roster spots open.

 

[johnson]

Nothing like shoving it in Dragic's face after the trade deadline by going out and promptly losing to the Timberwolves.

 

[Orange602]

That loss to Minnesota was more of the same. Team can't win close games. Let's see if Knight can help against the Bulls.

 

[Arizona_Sting]

Knight to Wright x2

 

[Arizona_Sting]

Love seeing Archie get early minutes.

 

[The Derski]

This team was more fun to watch with Thomas and Dragic. I have no motivation for watching the Suns anymore...

 

[Arizona_Sting]

Ehh, Thomas was fun to watch but he is such a huge liability defensively. He would never be a starter for a true contender and his contract is too much to pay a reserve. Especially when we have someone like Archie (with huge upside) to take some of his minutes.

I like what we did given the circumstances. We were thrown a curve ball at the last minute by Dragic's demand and somehow ended up with Brandon Knight and 3 first rounders. Not too many GM's could've done that. Plus we save tons of money and have cleared up cap space for this summer. I like it.

 

[johnson]

After the last two games, I'm just about checked out on the Suns.

This team does not have that go-to guy in clutch situations that other teams do. When the game is on the line, I've seen every one of these guys choke, toss up a brick, get burned, etc...too many times. But Brandon Knight seems (potentially) tailor-made for this role...yet there he is sitting on the bench with the game on the line in Chicago when they needed a clutch basket.

Post-trade deadline is starting right where we all figured it would: OKC winning, Suns losing, and echos of "next year" in our heads.

 

[The Derski]

Curious to see Thomas tonight. He got ejected in his first game as a Celtic.

 

[The Derski]

Game is on fsaz plus

 

[SpartyNash13]

After the last two games, I'm just about checked out on the Suns.

This team does not have that go-to guy in clutch situations that other teams do. When the game is on the line, I've seen every one of these guys choke, toss up a brick, get burned, etc...too many times. But Brandon Knight seems (potentially) tailor-made for this role...yet there he is sitting on the bench with the game on the line in Chicago when they needed a clutch basket.

Post-trade deadline is starting right where we all figured it would: OKC winning, Suns losing, and echos of "next year" in our heads.

Same, I have basically given up on this season as well. Just as you said, looking to the future as usual. I still like what we did at the deadline, but hopefully by this time next year we are making a strong playoff push with some good big men to complement Knight and Bledsoe.

 

[Orange602]

It seems like the Suns just restarted the rebuilding process this season. It sucks, but now they have a core of players that will all enter their primes at the same time.