Fred Katz
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Yeah. Well, if you if you asked me, what is the biggest problem with the Phoenix Suns right now? And you said I had to answer in one word, which you didn't do that. And you didn't say that.
Yeah. Well, if you if you asked me, what is the biggest problem with the Phoenix Suns right now? And you said I had to answer in one word, which you didn't do that. And you didn't say that.
But you will. My answer would be organization. And it's not just about organization on the offensive end. It's not just about organization on the defensive end. It's up and down the entire franchise. I mean, look at how they handled the Jimmy Butler and the Bradley Beal situation, right? They were trying to find a third team for Bradley Beal.
But you will. My answer would be organization. And it's not just about organization on the offensive end. It's not just about organization on the defensive end. It's up and down the entire franchise. I mean, look at how they handled the Jimmy Butler and the Bradley Beal situation, right? They were trying to find a third team for Bradley Beal.
But you will. My answer would be organization. And it's not just about organization on the offensive end. It's not just about organization on the defensive end. It's up and down the entire franchise. I mean, look at how they handled the Jimmy Butler and the Bradley Beal situation, right? They were trying to find a third team for Bradley Beal.
The whole time I'm reporting, they haven't asked Bradley Beal for their list. So is the plan to try to negotiate a trade and then be like, oh, Brad, would you go here? And then find out, oh, no, he won't. He won't go here. So we just wasted everybody's time, including our own. That seems to me like very basic information the front office should be privy to and was not for whatever reason.
The whole time I'm reporting, they haven't asked Bradley Beal for their list. So is the plan to try to negotiate a trade and then be like, oh, Brad, would you go here? And then find out, oh, no, he won't. He won't go here. So we just wasted everybody's time, including our own. That seems to me like very basic information the front office should be privy to and was not for whatever reason.
The whole time I'm reporting, they haven't asked Bradley Beal for their list. So is the plan to try to negotiate a trade and then be like, oh, Brad, would you go here? And then find out, oh, no, he won't. He won't go here. So we just wasted everybody's time, including our own. That seems to me like very basic information the front office should be privy to and was not for whatever reason.
Then at the very last second in the chase for Jimmy Butler, they start shopping Kevin Durant around. That was impulsive. That was lack of organization, lack of a plan. That was, OK, well, now let's see if we can do it with Durant. On top of that, they negotiated a trade with Golden State that at the very least got very far down the line until KD said, I don't want to do that.
Then at the very last second in the chase for Jimmy Butler, they start shopping Kevin Durant around. That was impulsive. That was lack of organization, lack of a plan. That was, OK, well, now let's see if we can do it with Durant. On top of that, they negotiated a trade with Golden State that at the very least got very far down the line until KD said, I don't want to do that.
Then at the very last second in the chase for Jimmy Butler, they start shopping Kevin Durant around. That was impulsive. That was lack of organization, lack of a plan. That was, OK, well, now let's see if we can do it with Durant. On top of that, they negotiated a trade with Golden State that at the very least got very far down the line until KD said, I don't want to do that.
But why did you waste, again, your time and everybody else's time negotiating something that KD eventually didn't want to do when you could have just gotten this information from him at the very start? The lines of communication are ā something is off. The lines of communication there are off. There is a lack of organization going on up and down the franchise right now.
But why did you waste, again, your time and everybody else's time negotiating something that KD eventually didn't want to do when you could have just gotten this information from him at the very start? The lines of communication are ā something is off. The lines of communication there are off. There is a lack of organization going on up and down the franchise right now.
But why did you waste, again, your time and everybody else's time negotiating something that KD eventually didn't want to do when you could have just gotten this information from him at the very start? The lines of communication are ā something is off. The lines of communication there are off. There is a lack of organization going on up and down the franchise right now.
And it shows on the court, but it shows in how they act as well. It shows in how they acted in the Nick Richards and the Yusuf Nurkic trades. They did those trades backwards. Yeah. They did the Nick Richards trade where they traded away three second round picks for Nick Richards weeks before the deadline where they didn't necessarily have to do that.
And it shows on the court, but it shows in how they act as well. It shows in how they acted in the Nick Richards and the Yusuf Nurkic trades. They did those trades backwards. Yeah. They did the Nick Richards trade where they traded away three second round picks for Nick Richards weeks before the deadline where they didn't necessarily have to do that.
And it shows on the court, but it shows in how they act as well. It shows in how they acted in the Nick Richards and the Yusuf Nurkic trades. They did those trades backwards. Yeah. They did the Nick Richards trade where they traded away three second round picks for Nick Richards weeks before the deadline where they didn't necessarily have to do that.
Then they did the trade where they traded their own 2031 unprotected pick to Utah for three worse ones, which everybody assumed meant they had another deal lined up, but they didn't. Right. Lack of organization. Then they used one of those first round picks to get off of Nurkic, send him to Charlotte, the same place they got Nick Richards from, and just take back expiring salary.
Then they did the trade where they traded their own 2031 unprotected pick to Utah for three worse ones, which everybody assumed meant they had another deal lined up, but they didn't. Right. Lack of organization. Then they used one of those first round picks to get off of Nurkic, send him to Charlotte, the same place they got Nick Richards from, and just take back expiring salary.
Then they did the trade where they traded their own 2031 unprotected pick to Utah for three worse ones, which everybody assumed meant they had another deal lined up, but they didn't. Right. Lack of organization. Then they used one of those first round picks to get off of Nurkic, send him to Charlotte, the same place they got Nick Richards from, and just take back expiring salary.