http://arizonasports.com/category/suns-articles/20110624/Knicks-draft-Suns%27-guy-with-an-eye-towards-Steve-Nash/

There WAS a lot of buzz redraft that the Suns really liked Shumpert. I think this is just idle radio chat but it’s not totally outrageous.

The Honorable Cock Jowles: Drafting based on athletic ability rather than statistics of previous play is a poor choice.

Shumpert has strong RSB numbers…

The Honorable Cock Jowles: YOU KNOW HOW MANY PLAYERS CAN BE “DEFENSIVE SPECIALISTS” IN THE NBA? WHY NOT JUST THROW MARDY COLLINS AND JARED JEFFRIES IN THE STARTING LINEUP?

Come on… Those guys are not even good defenders and they are not just zeroes offensively but negatives. Shumpert has a chance to be a legitimately special defender and maybe can at least not be a negative offensively. Just because you wanted another player, doesn’t mean you have to be irrationally critical of the player they did take.

adrenaline98:
They took Brooks as a replacement to Allen/Pierce? Man I hope they can buy a few picks. Dolan should just shell out 9 mil and buy Chicago’s and 2 early second rounders. We need bodies and potential.

What’s the point??? There are around 10 nba caliber guys in this draft… All of them went in either the lottery or Indiana’s lucky strike of Kawhi (whom they turned into George Hill, great deal), the rest of guys in this draft class are pure scrubs, why give other teams money on some random roster filler when we can sign some guys on a minimun deal a get a better production…

And obviously I’m not thinking about the upside a late first rounder could have, but Norris Cole & Cory Joseph aren’t gonna get us closer to a ring than Ronnie Price or Mike Bibby; and get real Cory Joseph ain’t gonna be Rajon Rondo ever, the talent is just not there…

The Honorable Cock Jowles: If you’re wondering, I’m listening to “I Can’t Make You Love Me” by Bonnie Raitt and thinking of Jim Dolan. That’s how forlorn I am.

LOL

The Honorable Cock Jowles: Are you saying that all players have equal probability of being a bust? This is about likelihood, not certainty. I might have a dollar in my pocket, or I might have an Authentic-and-Verified Golden Ticket to Willy Wonka’s Seemingly-Long-Idle Chocolate Factory Full of Treats and Candies in it. You don’t know for sure, but I can sure tell you which one is more likely.

I’m sorry but Faried looks more like Malik Rose than Dennis Rodman. I think you’re taking this too hard. It’s not like they took a Selby. Like I said, they filled a need. Faried is really a short 4. If they didn’t have Stat, maybe they take a Faried. I like Faried too for the Knicks, but none of these guys are guaranteed, and certainly, none of them are off by as much as Willy Wonka and your dollar.