in fact they are below mediocre

a mediocre team? are you sure he’s not talking about his own team?They just lost shaq and they were a 9th seed above .500. Suns have a future? i think not, all of their guys are around 30 years old.

And I think that the Warriors are probably the team he referred to as haveing a future. But who knows what Amare is thinking. He definatly should realize that he could be the missing link for this team that could push them to regular playoff appearances. I especially liked how he helped the W’s by saying he doesn’t want to come to the bay if the W’s have to give up too much to get him.

I also read on another blog that he was seen recently in San Francisco walking with a couple hotties. but I don’t know the truth to it.

Go W’s!!! I feel the turn around (long term) coming.

Most all-stars would think a mediocre team will be a good team with them on it.

shouldn’t Amare look at himself as a difference maker?!?!

So why not make a contract for the 95 Mill with Amare, give him the right to demand a trade after year 2? That way we can get something back for him? and we get him for two years to prove we can make it to the big dance? This year and next year to make sure we have all the pieces:

Then if he don’t like it here, we trade him to a list of teams he approves for an equal value?
Will that work?

Honestly, do you really think everyone views the Warriors with the same optimism our fan base does? Everyone else sees a franchise that has been relevant one time in 15 years. Sure we have some young players, but what have we proved other than the fact that our ownership and management sucks and can’t put good teams out on the floor. Also keep in mind to get Amare we’d be giving up some of that talent. Can you really blame him if he doesn’t think the Warriors have much of a future?

I hate to tell y’all this, but not everyone has Randolph penciled in as a future All-star. All most people know about Ellis is he can’t drive a moped. They remember Stephen Jackson for prior incidents, not what he does on the Warriors. They don’t care about Maggette, considering how long he’s been stuck on irrelevant, losing teams (Clippers + Warriors). What can we REALLY say that will convince someone not in Warriors fan’s optimistic (and possibly, but hopefully not delusional) world to believe in our future? Not a whole lot…

then we should be in hi favor. warriors are a potential playoff team

So he said he doesn’t want to be traded to the Warriors(a rebuilding team) in an interview and if he wanted to do that he would just stay in pheonix? GOOD. I never really wanted him to come to the Warriors anyways. All he’s good at is scoring down low. 20ppg. Lets be real for a second. How many 20 ppg people we got on our team. Ellis, Jackson, Maggette, Randolph(no doubt), and Morrow(in the near future). We definatley got the scoring part down, that isn’t the problem. We need a pf who can defend, and some one who can rebound the ball like a beast. Milsap is perfect. I’m tired of watching our team get massacred by either a C or a PF from EVERY TEAM. Almost all of are games are close. But, if we could put pressure on that one C or PF that seems to always rape us, then that might just be all the edge we need. Amar’e can’t be the one doing the dirty work. So yeah, screw Amar’e. He’s never going to win a championship.
p.s. Randolph got some good D just need to work on foul trouble

but after all this, I hope we mop the floor with the Suns this season. The whole thing just adds juice to the matchup. Should be fun to watch.

Of course, if a deal for Amare goes through, I’ll forget everything I ever said about the guy not rebounding, playing defense, or giving a crap about being a team player. For a game or two, anyway.

After his second on-court workout since his February eye surgery, Stoudemire talked publicly for the first time since the Suns nearly traded him to Golden State.

Stoudemire clarified or reasserted points that he is healthy, wants to stay in Phoenix, does not want to play for Golden State and wants a maximum-level contract extension. Stoudemire is eligible for an extension before the season starts and can opt out of his current contract’s final season (2010-11) next summer if his deal is not extended.

“I’ll sign an extension with a team that has a future. The ball is in midcourt right now. It’s on both sides. We have to come to an (agreement) here and figure out what’s best for both of us. If I had to re-sign with a mediocre team, it would be here. Because I’m here. I’ve been here my whole career. And I would love to bring the Suns back to where we once were. That’s my ultimate goal, a la Paul Pierce. He did it with Boston. He stuck around. Boston took care of him. They made the right decision to bring in Garnett and a few other players and they won a championship. Hopefully, we can do the same here.”

“It’s all about winning,” Stoudemire said. “Why go to Golden State and try to rebuild there when I can stay here and rebuild here? The situation didn’t make total sense to me. I think the Suns are trying to make the best decision for them so I’ve got to deal with it.”
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Who’s going to argue with him? Even when healthy, this team probably doesn’t win any more than 38 games. 1 playoff team in 15 or so odd seasons is example enough of the lack of competence this front office has. It’s had a proven track record of blunders left and right in FA, the draft, and letting their very best players walk. Why would a perennial all-star uproot his comfortable surroundings, pack up his bags, leave home and be a part of what really is mediocre?

With the cap set to drop to $53 and eventually $50 million in 2 years, how much more likely is Cohan, Rowell, and this brilliant front office willing to dish out a max extension starting at $20+M or so to a player that’s repeatedly stated he doesn’t want to come here?

Just as Barry said, most W’s fans overvalue what we have here in GSW, which is why I could not believe the ridiculously high number of people opposed to even the Beans, Belly, and Wright for Amar’e trade. When something seems to good to be true, it usually is. Although Phoenix was interested in trading Amar’e here and the feeling was mutual, there was no real indication we were an organization STAT wanted to play for. Just as we’ve all thought before…even with capspace in the summer of 2010, why would a superstar want to come to Oakland?

With the signings/extensions we’ve made in the past few years coupled with the financial instability, it certainly looks like we’re going to be stuck with the Monta / Maggs /Jackson/ Biedrins quartet possibly well until 2013. Congratulations to all those who wanted to watch Belinelli and Brandan Wright grow.

I can’t tell you enough how much I want Ellison to buy this team.

Bosh is younger, rebounds better, passes better, more efficient, no history of being injury prone, a seems to be a better professional and not as conceited as amare is. How about Biedrins Belinelli Wright for Bosh instead of Amare?

he does