Phoenix Suns Have Struggled Since Colangelo's Have Left

Kerr made a splash with one of his first moves, and this is arguably the single worst trade in the history of the NBA.  Kerr traded Kurt Thomas, the only low post defender the Suns had, who had just given Tim Duncan fits in the playoffs, to Seattle. 

What did the Suns get you ask?  Wait a second; they also included two future first round picks in the deal.  WOW!  They must have pulled off a blockbuster! 

Well, Mr. Kerr is pretty shrewd, and he was able to get a second round pick out of Seattle.

Let’s recap this one.  Kurt Thomas, first round picks in ’08 and ’10 to Seattle for a second round pick. 

What makes this trade worse is that Seattle traded Thomas to the Spurs for a first round pick in the middle of the season and Thomas was instrumental in sending the Suns home in the first round this past year. 

The Sonics received three first round picks, and Kurt Thomas for half the season for a second round pick.  This was obviously a money saving move by the Suns, but how much did it end up costing them?

In February of 2008 Kerr pulled off the blockbuster move by acquiring Shaq for Shawn Marion and dumping the Marcus Banks contract on the Heat. 

Kerr said if the Shaq move didn’t work out that he’d be out of a job and he would be labeled a moron.  Well he is right on one of the counts.

Kerr ran off Mike D’Antoni at the end of the season and the Suns run appears to be over, and that bright future looks really cloudy now. 

Kerr says the Suns need to become better on defense and focus more time on the defensive end.  This is a great idea in theory, but I have a question.

There is only one defensive player in the mix, and that is Raja Bell.  Nash can’t stay in front of the quicker point guards, Shaq will get pick and rolled to death, Amare still makes silly decisions, and Doris is afraid he’ll break a nail. 

At least with the run-and-gun style, Suns fans knew what they were getting: an up and down team that was as exciting as any. 

Now with Terry Porter and Kerr at the helms, who knows what will happen, but I sure miss the glory days of...two years ago.

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