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Yao out for next season, Suns fans have hope

Wichita SunSteeler — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:53:19 -0000

Rockets center Yao Ming’s left foot injury could be severe enough to be season ending or even career-threatening depending on the success of potential treatments chosen, Rockets team physician Tom Clanton said Monday.

"At this point, the injury has the potential for him missing this next season and could be career threatening," Clanton said. "One of the things we are trying to get is a consensus opinion on that, to make certain there is no option we are overlooking that would provide an earlier return or would be an option for treatment that he would prefer rather than doing additional surgery."

(Source: The Houston Chronicles)

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Now what this means for the rockets and more importantly the suns.

For the rockets they lose what was not only their only go-to scorer but a terriffic passer, and in the long run any medical coverage they are offering over there to their players is going to soon become more expensive than their pay role. If you take Yao out of that line up you have a core of players that include Ron Artest (Maybe now that this news has came out hes probably doubting coming back), McGrady (Maybe, or more likely 20 games), Luis Scola, Aaron Brooks, Battier, Carl Landry, Kyle Lowry (yikes), and no true center. That isnt a team that will yield 53 wins. That isnt a playoff team. Plus here's this, the Sun's are.

The Suns are a if we can keep Amar'e and get a mobile big like chandler or maybe Gortat in free agency after a buy out of Wallace and Pavlovic. That's it, the run and gun is going to win some games just because of how explosive it makes our offense. Do you remember how well the pick and roll works with Nash and Amar'e imagine another season of that with a bench that can come in and play. I don't care what anyone says I saw something special in the bench past LB and Grant Hill for once, what with Lou playing his heart out every night and dudleys versatility. Speaking of which Grant Hill said during a interview at Nash's soccer charity game that he wouldn't mind coming back. This Suns team can be a second round team, there are arguably three teams head and shoulders better than the Suns on paper. The Lakers (Who are going to lose one player who was important to them winning the title either way you shake it), the Sp*rs (who I still hate), and perhaps Denver.

We can beat any other team in the western conference in a playoff series, with some additions the phoenix suns are relevant again. It may be due to poor circumstances but I now have hope for the suns again. Please tell me what you guys think.

Old TNT commercial more than just comedy, the truth.

Wichita SunSteeler — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:34:33 -0000

Old TNT commercial more than just comedy, the truth.

Amare continues to tease trades and piss off fans

Wichita SunSteeler — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:27:44 -0000

Before I start I would like to say that I'm probably the biggest supporter of stat and that I would like nothing more than to have him stay in phoenix and reach the potential I know he can reach in the run and gun system.

Today Amar'e has posted two twitter updates announcing trades to the Lakers & then the Warriors. Also today, I have began to realize that no matter how talented this guy is he will never be a dominant scorer or max contract guy his continuous self promoting on his twitter page and the fake trade announcements are getting to me.

He's just as talented as D-Wade Lebron and Carmelo. However he's never gonna be included in that upper-echelon of young players if he doesn't figure out right now that the things he says and does is going to be read and examined and scrutinized by millions of people he needs to be a role model and do things the right way. He has to begin to be a man so that he can be "the man".

He was young when he came in the league but 6 years later I still have yet to see any maturation. There arguably isnt another guy playing on the frontcourt in the NBA with as much raw talent, athleticism and skill as Amar'e yet he doesn't always come to play it's the same case again with guys like him and stephon marbury. Amar'e has shown commitment to rehabbing and working on the intangibles to his game but somehow he just doesn't get it.

We can only hope that he could atleast pretend to mature like KB24. I'm probably not telling you anything you didn't know but I guess I remained ignorant to it because I wanted Amar'e to suceed because he was always my favorite sun along with nash from the 7SOL days.

as a additional side note follow me on twitter at :http://twitter.com/DatBoiShaad

- Depressed Suns Fan

Shaq faces biggest challenge of career

Wichita SunSteeler — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:58:43 -0000

Shaq faces biggest challenge of career

VERY good article on espn by Scoop Jackson.