Suns Front Office Blunders

I liberally borrowed a lot of this from Bill Simmons.

The idiocy of the front office (2004-2008) is staggering to you devoted fans.

HOW NOT TO BE A GM 101:

2004 - The Suns traded away the #7 overall pick (Luol Deng) to avoid a luxury tax hit for future considerations being the #21 pick in 2006 plus cash of 4.7 mill. cheapness

2004 - The Suns then signed Q Richardson for a 48 million dollar deal roughly twice the cost of Luol Deng. overspending

2005 - The Suns trade Q-Rich & #21 Pick (NATE WASHINGTON) to New York for Kurt Thomas to avoid luxury tax hits. cheapness

2005 - They refuse to match Atlanta's offer for a 24 year old Joe Johnson RESTRICTED FA allstar.  They get Diaw and picks. cheapness

2005 - They sell the #27 pick to Portland for cash. (Sergio Rodriguez). cheapness

2006 - They trade the #21 pick to Boston (Rajon Rondo) and Brian Grant for Cleveland's 2007 pick. cheapness

2006 - They sign FA Marcus Banks to a 5 yr 25 million dollar deal to back-up Nash. frivoulous overspending

2006 - They sign back-up Boris Diaw to a very generous extension a full 2 years before he was a free agent to be. frivoulous overspending

2006- They sign back-up Barbosa to a 7 year overly generous extension. somewhat overspending

2007 - Bad Luck makes the one Atlanta pick invalid at #3.

2007 - They sold the #24 (RUDY FERNANDEZ) pick to Portland for 3 million in cash.  He is projected to be a top 5 rookie in 2008.  Playing in Europe, he would not have caused a luxury tax hit. Indefensable Cheapness

2007 - They trade Kurt Thomas & 2 first round picks to seattle to avoid tax hits. cheapness

2008- They trade popular Marion to Miami for 3 years of 20 million per of Shaq. overspending

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I DON'T LIKE THE SUNS, BUT I WAS STAGGGERED AT HOW BAD THE MOVES WERE WHEN YOU STEP BACK. 

 I FEEL BAD FOR THE FANS WHO PAY GOOD MONEY.

Scrooge-like cheapness, followed by questionable overspending, and insanity drive trade after trade....

Wasnt that a magnificent article. It just makes me sick to see what couldv'e been.

Lets see what happens next year. Well atleast we know one thing for certain, the season tickets are alot more expensive next year and forget the parking break for paying early.

Red devil...

I was stunned when I read all the moves.

If the Suns had done absolutely nothing, they might be a group of 20-somethings winning 70 games a year from 2006-2010.  The talent/resources they squandered is staggering considering they could have added it to a 50-60 win core of Nash/STAT/ Marion.

My Spurs tend to be a bit cheap also because they are a tiny market with limited revenues.  But, they don't just sell off picks to save cash...they draft euro-players and stash them overseas to avoid luxury tax payments.  When/If the picks develop then they replace higher paid old guys with the young guys.  I am not sure why the Suns don't at least try this method if cash is so tight.

But then again, if they are so cash-poor, some of the Suns contracts (Diaw, Barbosa, Banks, and ONeil) don't make any sense even for wealthy teams.

But with a nice downtown arena, high ticket prices/sellouts, and 5 million local fans PLUS a big national following....I don't see why the Suns have no money....

I read that Bill Simmions article as well, and it truly was eye opening.  I grew up watching KJ and Thunder Dan, saw Barkley get us close.  Loved the Suns then.  Then they drafted my favorite college player, Steve Nash, only to trade him away.  I also watched them get rid of other favorites like Finley, and bring in busts like Marbury.  When the Suns brought back Nash in his prime and the the 7 seconds or less philosophy I once again found a place for the Suns in my heart. 

This article was almost like finding out my girlfriend had been cheating on me.  All the signs were there that something fishy was going on, and if I hadn't been blinded by wishful thinking I may have caught it in the moment.  Bill Simmons was like the good friend who sat me down and gave it to me straight.  I'm going to find it real hard to keep paying good money to see a cheating girlfriend, likewise for the Suns.  If you see me at a game next year don't be suprised if I'm wearing the other teams jersey (hopefully with Nash written on the back of it).

I liberally borrowed a lot of this from Bill Simmons.

The idiocy of the front office (2004-2008) is staggering to you devoted fans.

HOW NOT TO BE A GM 101:

2004 - The Suns traded away the #7 overall pick (Luol Deng) to avoid a luxury tax hit for future considerations being the #21 pick in 2006 plus cash of 4.7 mill. cheapness

2004 - The Suns then signed Q Richardson for a 48 million dollar deal roughly twice the cost of Luol Deng. overspending

2005 - The Suns trade Q-Rich & #21 Pick (NATE WASHINGTON) to New York for Kurt Thomas to avoid luxury tax hits. cheapness

2005 - They refuse to match Atlanta's offer for a 24 year old Joe Johnson RESTRICTED FA allstar.  They get Diaw and picks. cheapness

2005 - They sell the #27 pick to Portland for cash. (Sergio Rodriguez). cheapness

2006 - They trade the #21 pick to Boston (Rajon Rondo) and Brian Grant for Cleveland's 2007 pick. cheapness

2006 - They sign FA Marcus Banks to a 5 yr 25 million dollar deal to back-up Nash. frivoulous overspending

A guy that works with me printed up this article after the Spurs took out the Suns. I read the first couple lines then threw it in the trash. I as a Suns fan already knew what kind of horrible moves Sarver and D'Antoni have made since Brain Colangelo left and all it did was bring up bad memories. The guy that works with me is a Spurs fan, so i was kind of insulted....