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Sucks to lose Bertuzzi, however glad Dylan Larkin is staying in Detroit. 

On 2/25/2023 at 2:54 PM, TrueYankee26 said:

Crazy half court buzzer beater!

 

 

That half court buzzer beater may have just saved not only Bobby Hurley, but the Devils chances for a chance they get into the tourney

On 2/24/2023 at 8:24 PM, WestCoastBias said:

 

Well the Phoenix metro is the 10th largest in country with almost 5 million people, they can handle another arena. And I doubt ASU is hosting a lot of other events at their venues besides their own athletics anyway. Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum is 60 years old. Phoenix Rising's stadium is a bunch of temporary bleachers. Cardinals and D-Backs stadiums hold a totally different scale of an event, same with the race track. The only competition would be the Suns arena and their old arena in Glendale. The Glendale arena will be third on the pecking order since its on the outskirts of town and if I'm holding an event I'd rather do it in the brand new arena closer to Tempe and Scottsdale then the older one in downtown. 

Veterans Memorial Colosseum is strictly used for the Maricopa County and Arizona State Fair. The pnly time I have ever seen the arena in use is when some two bit hack plays at the fair. The Desert Diamond Arena is about to be sold off(rumor) to the Tohono O'odham Nation which is one of the tribes here that own soon to be 4 Desert Diamond Casino and resorts. They also get the first call for whatever concert or event goes at the arena. Besides the fact that Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport is about to file an injucntion to block the Arena from even being built. Sure we have plenty of venues, but when you think of most of them are old and decrepit or the fact west Phoenix also has the Desert Sky Pavilion that most acts would rather go to

7 hours ago, GDAWG said:

I am most curious to find out what happens if Tempe votes no the Coyotes.  

They announce a 10 year deal to the Mullett Arena

Pitchers and Catchers report today for some of the teams, so good excuse to get the thread going.

8 minutes ago, oldschoolvikings said:

 

They don't need an alternate helmet to go with the blank throwbacks.

 

I'd bet a decent amount of money it's going to be a white alt helmet for their ugly all-white jersey/pants/socks combo.

If that’s the case, I wouldn’t mind white with a blue Lion, I know they’re unveiling new uniforms and I honestly don’t mind what they had, but I want to see more traditional uniforms 

If the Lions go alternate helmets, better be just the classic Bubbles or just the silver blank helmets 

32 minutes ago, oldschoolvikings said:

 
What does this have to do with the Boston sports scene?

I didn’t think of the Boston scene, but I was thinking how arrogant the field was, took the sod in New England 3 years for it to be slippery

Pistons get James Wiseman, holy cow. They gave up Bey to the Hawks, but just imagine Cunningham, Ivey, Wiseman and Bogdanovic in the next few years. I’m excited for how this team might compete in the next few years.

1 hour ago, DG_ThenNowForever said:

Andre Drummond

Seth Curry
Ben Simmons

Mikal Bridges

Cam Johnson 

Jae Crowder

7 first round picks

2 second round picks

1 first round pick swap   

 

That's what the Nets got for Harden, KD and Kyrie.

 

I think the Jazz may have done better moving just Rudy Gobert.

You can add 5 second round picks. The Bucks just acquired Jae Crowder from the Nets. They can have that cancer.

8 minutes ago, Digby said:

Okay, guess I was wrong. Brooklyn is the new clearinghouse for solid role players, just as Bruce Ratner intended. Good of them to get some actual draft capital back this time, even though it's funny that their own picks will be great (but in Houston) and they're cutting their losses with these instead. 

 

Nice to see the new Suns owner guy displaying ambition here -- it's a title-quality roster but possibly with a really short window. CP3 already looks kind of washed and now their rotation's thinner, and while I'm not ready to bet against Durant, have to wonder when/if the age and injuries will finally start catching up to him. Or if his usual churlishness will be a good culture add to a locker room already with a few combustible personalities. But, those are worst-case scenarios. Can Booker be a guy who does his thing on a team that actually wins something worth a damn? 

 

Anyway, still can't believe that the team with I think the longest win streak in the league this year, that still had a very good shot at one or two series of home-court in the playoffs... just blew it all up in the middle of everything.

They have a few players on this team that can be good role players. But I’ve heard they may not be done dealing today. I heard they might be trading Saric in a 3 team deal for John Collins in Atlanta. But nothing is ever certain 

As a Suns fan, this has me pumped up. You can tell the energy of Ishbia was there to pull the trigger. With Durant joining Booker, CP3 and Ayton, there’s a great chance at the Suns winning the Championship this year

2 hours ago, GDAWG said:

 

Like I said a few posts back, love his energy. I have a great feeling about him

Listening to the press conference for Mat Ishbia the new owner of the Suns. This guy has this energy about him. He could be an inspirational speaker the way he talks. Let’s hope this energy can bring a title to Phoenix. This city really needs it. After 55 years and 3 Finals appearances. The fans are hungry for one

I feel like it’s more of a generational conversation. Fans born in the 70s and 80s grew up with MJ and watching how amazing he was. I grew up in that generation and remember how electric he played. It just hit different. While LeBron is also an amazing player. He just didn’t have in my opinion what Jordan had. Like old school said he would’ve cut your throat to win a game. 
 

I do think that both are both are built from the same cloth and in 20 years he’s going to be a very rich man like Jordan and own a franchise. And honestly both are always going to be 1a and 1B in every conversation until the next generational player comes along and blows us away and has that 1c

3 minutes ago, DG_ThenNowForever said:

Lakers shouldn't trade their picks for that haul. Gross.

Imo that’s just an awful trade all around and the only team winning are the Sixers

8 hours ago, GDAWG said:

Robert Sarver is officially gone:

 

 

With $1.5 Billion Dollars to go with it. Good riddance to him. Always a cheap womanizing racist who wasn’t part of the Suns culture 

Flint Firebirds are honoring the Generals tonight with a Flint Generals alumni game before the Firebirds start. I know there’s already a Generals in the OHL. But damn being a Flint native and remembering going to the Flint Generals games when I would visit. I have some nostalgia 

I read somewhere that the Albany Empire and Jacksonville Sharks want to stay in the NAL. Same with the Barnstormers and Rattlers staying in the IFL. Unless the new AFL want a team in Phoenix, they would have to start a new team in the area. Maybe in the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale? 

21 minutes ago, oldschoolvikings said:

It would be really interesting if you could go back in time about three months, say this exact thing to any Lions fan, and step back and watch their heads explode. 

As a Lions fan I was ready to be done with them for another year like always. But then the way they melded together made me feel like they were a different team. So yes my head would explode

1 hour ago, heavybass said:

I don't think Brady to Lions is going to happen...

I know what will happen this offseason.

Rodgers to the Jets for 2 1sts... i mean they hired Hackett as their new OC and the Jets owner has said he would pay any price.

 

No Lions fan want Brady here. Goff is the man for this team. Plus I really want Rodgers to go to the Jets and fail to the point of retirement. Nothing against the Jets, but can’t stand Rodgers

2 minutes ago, Sec19Row53 said:

As you're complaining in the 2023 offseason thread, I think you've missed a point somewhere 

Fair point. I meant we haven’t ended the season. Yes I was a bit misleading

1 hour ago, oldschoolvikings said:

 

Not nearly as entertaining as the video of that average Eagle fan who ate horse dung after the Superbowl win.

 

Not even at the off season and we’re already getting the asinine where Brady should go. Mike Florio is a joke