Optimistic about the Phoenix Suns? Mat Ishbia and James Jones are, but why?
Burns & Gambo react to the optimism of Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia and general manager James Jones following their Wednesday press conference.
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19 Comments
The house was burning it is now Smoldering pile of nothing. They need a PG and Coach, and some Youth this is now an old team and it is hurting the long run for the future of this franchise.
Awful press conference, “phoenix suns is doing excellent “. – No we just got embarrassed
I’m sick of having a team that every year one person gets injured and the whole team is done… I want a team that if 3 people get injured… we still can win…
The owner is stuck with this team and he knows it. I don't think he is delusional, but at times he did sound naive and crazy.
They think the fans are dumb like everything is fine and there’s nothing to see here which couldn’t be further from the truth. They are coming off being swept and embarrassed and they want us to believe everything is ok.
Mat with one T says it all
I'll have what Matt is smoking
I TOTALLY Disagree!! This team won't go far next year if they keep Frank Vogel…He is The Head Of The SNAKE!!
They didn't say the roster was all good. He said they will modify and adjust. We hopefully will do better next year.
They’ll fire Vogel because there isn’t a lot they can do besides ride it out with the roster they have. Can’t get any help because of second apron and they can’t tear it down because they don’t own their draft picks.
Nothing to see here press release.
Wow what a load of copium
Wow…would not trade his team for the Nuggets or the Celtics? Really? They underperformed all year including the playoffs.
WTF… This owner is delusional. He flushed a shit ton of money down the drain and all he got was a huge turd. Touting the win loss record is so out of touch. Many of those wins were sloppy and unwatchable. Been a Suns fan my whole life and this douchbag walks in and shows his ass to the world while destroying the fun core that had chemistry because he is the kind of guy that thinks the pricetag is what makes a thing good.
Eh, it was PR talk. What they say now vs what they do in June could be different because other than having two months to let tempers cool and objectively think about what can be done given what they've already given up, any options to make big changes would be more apparent in the offseason once you know what the rest of the league is like. Miami is getting dogwalked to Cancun as I'm typing this. Lakers are out. Pels are out. Either the Mavs or Clippers will be out soon. The Bucks may be out soon as well.
One thing I agree on that Mat said "I am the worst owner I'll ever be right now. We need continuity because everything was brand new." Sarver's administration didn't just end with Sarver. There were lots of people that Ishbia yeeted, rightfully so, because they were Sarver enablers and part of the problem, like that Rowley jerk. Even if the Suns don't win with this Big 3, you want to establish a culture of continuity and winning so that when the contracts come up in 2026, or you break up the game next summer, you can replace those outgoing starters with other quality starters thanks to your newly freed salary cap.
They are optimistic for the same reason chefs don’t stand outside their restaurants proclaiming that the food they make is awful.
Game 6?! We didn’t make it to Game 5 😂
They're not, there's just nothing they can do about it.
I’m sorry I ain’t a 1 year nba basketball team owner, I cannot relate to what Mat Ishbia is going through.