From: rambis@iastate.edu (Paul L Pearson)
Subject: Re: Suns anti-woof
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 02:43:50 GMT

In <38969@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> cs161feu@sdcc10.ucsd.edu (Anthony Minkoff) writes:

>dwarner@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (David J.) writes:
>>In article <38352@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> aminkoff@sdcc13.ucsd.edu (Tony Minkoff) writes:
>>
>>>BTW, for those of you keeping score at home, the Suns are now
>>>looking at 16 players:
>>>
>>>PG-- Kevin Johnson, Negele Knight, Frank Johnson
>>>SG-- Dan Majerle, Danny Ainge, Brian Davis
>>>SF-- Charles Barkley, Cedric Ceballos, Richard Dumas
>>>PF-- Tom Chambers, Jerrod Mustaf, Kurt Rambis, Ed Nealy
>>>C--  Mark West, Oliver Miller, Tim Kempton
>>
>>My predictions on who will stick:
>>
>>Frontcourt: Barkley, Ceballos, Chambers, Mustaf, West, Miller, Dumas
>>Backcourt: KJ, Knight, Majerle, Ainge, Davis
>>                                       ^^^^^
>Those would be the twelve I would pick, certainly.  However there is
>a problem:  Rambis, Nealy, and Kempton have guaranteed contracts,
>totalling a combined $2.3 million for the year, and almost no trade
>value.

>(I doubt we can trade Rambis, Nealy, or Kempton.)
>Cutting Rambis (a $1M salary) or Nealy (an $800K salary) would
>create an exception large enough ($500K or $400K) to accomodate kim.

>If Colangelo is correct about not eating any contracts, and Westphal
>is correct about playing Chambers at center, then, barring any
>unlikely trades, the Phoenix lineup looks like this:

>PG-- Kevin Johnson, Negele Knight
>SG-- Dan Majerle, Danny Ainge
>SF-- Charles Barkley, Cedric Ceballos
>PF-- Jerrod Mustaf, Kurt Rambis, Ed Nealy
>C--  Tom Chambers, Mark West, Tim Kempton.

>Disgusting, IMHO.  I'd much rather see Davis, Dumas, and Miller on
>the team than Rambis, Nealy or Kempton.

>The PF trio of Mustaf, Rambis, and Nealy is pathetic.

> Think they could use a local crowd
>favorite (Rambis)?  How about it, Elgin?  He's yours for cash!  :-)

>Tony

Alright, I'm biased, just because I've been a Kurt Rambis fan for so
many years.  True, Rambis is no longer physically able to last a 
complete season, but the p.t. he got last year should have him well
rested for this season.  Kurt can't score-he's proved it year in and 
year out.  With Barkley, Johnson, Majerle, et al who needs 20 ppg from
the PF?  I guess they didn't need it two years ago when Kurt came over
to the Suns and they began to win.  True, Kurt can't play defense as 
well as he used to, but average defense and rebounding and hustle
from K.R. is better than no defense or rebounding from Tom Chambers.

And what about Ed Nealy?  Mr. Pathetic III learned how to hit three 
pointers last year if you didn't notice.  He also plays the game 
with some fire and work ethic, unlike Chambers.

Personally, I think the Suns made the major screw-up when they traded
anyone but Chambers.  They could have gotten a good payback for him, 
and gotten rid of his non-existent defense, his sporadic offense, and
his attitude.  If you want comedy, watch Chambers play center this year.
The Suns fans who think so highly of him might sing a different kind of
story when he goes up against the big boys in the West and allows them
25 ppg/10 rpg.  Watch for it-his only salvation may be Barkley kicking
him in the butt to work on D.

If Elgin wants to bite on your cash offer for Kurt, I guess I'll no
longer be a Suns fan.  I lost my loyalty to Charlotte and the Lakers
when Kurt left them.  I was hoping that Kurt would get the 'one for the
thumb' he deserves this year with the Barkley trade, but with Chambers 
at center-or anywhere on the team for that matter-look for the Suns to 
bite it in the second round...again.

Paul "I'm an unstable intermediate with a long half-life at 37oC"
Pearson-president, Kurt Rambis Fan Club, Ames, IA Chapter (unofficial)
"Lookin' good, dude" -K.R.