"We are not trading Marcin Gortat. Period. End of sentence," Babby said Wednesday morning. "We are...

"We are not trading Marcin Gortat. Period. End of sentence," Babby said Wednesday morning. "We are not trading Steve Nash. Period. Exclamation point."

Phoenix Suns President of Basketball Operations Lon Babby this morning to Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic.

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good

we don’t want him

by golfballer333 on Jun 22, 2011 2:21 PM PDT reply actions

They're holding out for Chris Paul. THEY'RE STEALING CHRIS PAUL!

by raoulduke on Jun 22, 2011 2:40 PM PDT reply actions 5 recs

i detect sarcasm

i like it here, there, everywhere.

by Name's Ash on Jun 22, 2011 2:48 PM PDT reply actions

It's funny when people say punctuations like that, ellipsis

"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'

by sammymohawk on Jun 22, 2011 2:50 PM PDT reply actions

It's doubly funny that in trying to be emphatic, he committed a grammatical error.!

What was he thinking. Question mark, exclamation point, question mark, exclamation point.

Doers & Makers > Movers & Shakers

by Adam Randall on Jun 22, 2011 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions

I wonder why a bad team won't trade away thier aging superstar with en expiring contract. question mark

FIRE BUCHANAN!!

by thomasikehara on Jun 22, 2011 2:54 PM PDT reply actions

are you asking us if you wonder question mark

"If I had a dime for every basket I made today, you'd still suck!" - from the book 'John Dies @ the End'

by sammymohawk on Jun 22, 2011 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions

my statement should have been a question

pretend the “I wonder” bit was not in it

FIRE BUCHANAN!!

by thomasikehara on Jun 22, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Most Blazer fans' start their periods

wait…

I’ll just let the rest of that sentence write itself…

by Hipster Olympic Team! on Jun 22, 2011 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions

I crave something salty,

like corned beef and nash.

by damonrayhymer on Jun 22, 2011 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions

there's an ointment for that

by Eric Loftin on Jun 22, 2011 10:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Is it doctor recommended?

Have test patients shown a propensity toward going to the second round, vs. placebo?

by damonrayhymer on Jun 23, 2011 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions

cuz they'll get better future draft picks that way

by hoodieNation on Jun 22, 2011 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Since when does an exclamation point ever follow a period. question mark.

LET'S PLAY SOME DAMN DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!

by Batum Shakalaka on Jun 22, 2011 2:56 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs

I agree.!

Disclaimer: everything I know about basketball I learned on Blazersedge.

by pualo on Jun 22, 2011 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions

Happens all the time.!

by BlazerDavid on Jun 22, 2011 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions

Rec'd. exclamation point.

"Every day was a good day at UCLA." -Coach John Wooden

by OswegoBruin on Jun 22, 2011 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Obviously a smokescreen.

by BlazerDavid on Jun 22, 2011 2:56 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs

Exactly what I was thinking.

This is the kind of stuff they say just before guys ARE traded.

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Jun 22, 2011 3:27 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh no

What if it’s Oden, Miller and Batum for Nash and Gortat?…

actually that might not be a bad deal…but it still doesn’t solve Portland’s PG issues

by Eric Loftin on Jun 22, 2011 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions

I could see it both ways. Gortat playing 82 games >>>>> Oden on the bench in a suit. BUT if Oden can come back somewhat healthy Oden >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Gortat. But that is the big if in the whole thing.

My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.

by OCBlazerFan1 on Jun 22, 2011 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Honestly I would make this trade.

Though hopefully I would include Rudy instead of Batum. Nash still has a few years, and Gortat is an excellent rebounder. We could then worry about shoring up our bench and finding an appropriate starting SG.

"Every day was a good day at UCLA." -Coach John Wooden

by OswegoBruin on Jun 22, 2011 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions

You can't believe period. what these guys say comma, till it's really done. end of sentence.

by oregonslee on Jun 22, 2011 2:58 PM PDT reply actions

lol dot dot dot

no surprises here comma but they don apostrophe t mention Aaron Brooks at all period

by Eric Loftin on Jun 22, 2011 3:13 PM PDT reply actions

what apostrophe s the difference between

a quote dot endquote and a quote period endquote question mark

by BlazerDavid on Jun 22, 2011 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions

shorter typing time

by Eric Loftin on Jun 22, 2011 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions

I'm sure he'll say whatever he thinks he needs to raise the value of Nash

The Suns aren’t going anywhere fast the way they are built, and they would be foolish to not cash in on what Steve Nash could potentially net them.

Can I buy you a fish sandwich?

by silkybrown on Jun 22, 2011 3:13 PM PDT reply actions

You're likely right.

Though, there is certain value in terms of fan attendance to let him finish out his career in PHX, and the Suns aren’t shy about being money-centric.

"Every day was a good day at UCLA." -Coach John Wooden

by OswegoBruin on Jun 22, 2011 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions

I think this is the case

Since they let Amare go, Nash is the only one left to sell tickets. They’re so far away from being a contender, with front office and coaching issues still in play, they might as well just ride Nash into the sunset, and look to rebuild through the draft with the new CBA in place.

by superfly05 on Jun 22, 2011 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions