Cornelius Turner: February 2009 Archives

What in the world is Steve Kerr doing to the Suns? Trading Amare? Come on man. I don't care how high maintenance he is; you don't trade a 26 year old power forward. First of all, Amare should be frustrated. The Suns have basically decided to run there offense through Shaq....the 36 year old Shaq that can no longer dominate on a consistent basis. As someone who has proven that he can dominate; why is he deferring to a no longer great big man who up until a month ago wasn't playing in back to back nights? Kerr is now reportedly open to trading Shaq. So you traded Marion for Shaq to win a championship and are now open to trading Shaq? I won't even talk about getting rid of a coach, no matter your opinion on his defensive concepts, who won more than 55 games a year while he was here. There is no clear plan it seems for Mr. Kerr.

Back to Amare; how do you trade this guy? It makes no sense. They talk about his lack of defense but have they taken a look at their point guard and his issues with playing defense? Yet somehow those are overlooked and he isn't held to the same standards. The Suns will make a mistake and trade Amare for some guy who they say has potential and some salary cap space. And then they will spend years trying to replace his talent. The Suns have for years complained about not having a great big man and have one now. It looks like Steve Kerr is willing to roll the dice and get rid of Amare. Trading Amare will mean a long term sun set in Phoenix.

Did you witness the destruction? Lebron displayed to all willing to take a look at his genius that he can do the unthinkable, the unimaginable, when he makes a decision to do so. He played possumabout whether he would try to match Kobe's awesome feat then went out and not only matched but out performed Kobe in Madison Square Garden. A 50 point performance that was accompanied by a triple double is a ridiculous statement of how good this guy is. Which is why he doesn't need New York as much as New York needs him. Being in a big market such as New York is not as important as performance's such as the one he put on Wednesday night. This statement will shock some but Michael Jordan didn't play in LA or New York. I know, I know, shocking statement considering he is the most popular athlete ever behind Ali. When Mike got to Chicago, that franchise was nothing and had very little history. What made Mike a legend was not the city he played in but the performances he put on in the city he played in and abroad. Mike dominated, won championships, won dunk contests, won MVP's, Defensive Player of the Year awards, and made memorable game winning shot after game winning shot in big games and against big rivals (see Detroit Piston battles). So Bron, don't believe the hype. Contrary to what people are trying to tell you, you don't need New York. What you need to do is to keep performing and drawing your greatness in the memories of all of us who are witnesses to your greatness.