Phoenix Suns may get Terrence Jones

[The Great Wall]

The Suns may add yet another former UK player to the team! Marc Stein is reporting that the Rockets want to trade for the disgruntled Markeiff Morris, and suggests that they would likely have to include Terrence Jones in the deal. This would be awesome, Bled, Knight, Booker, Archie and TJ all on the same NBA team!

Source:
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...s-trade-interest-markieff-morris-phoenix-suns

 

[TIE543]

At what point should they change their name to the Phoenix Wildcats?

 

[StubbornPenny]

I'm good with it. The Rockets have quickly turned into a dumpster fire, firing a good coach, Harden categorically refusing to play defense, and Dwight Howard poisoning the locker room. Let TJ get out of there and join UK West!

 

[CUT-NETS]

Honestly, I wonder if there are any statistics out there on fan following and merchandise sales going up since adding so many former UK players. I myself have purchased a Suns shirt in the past 6 months. You add T Jones and you might get even more fans from the BBN.

 

[BlueWorldOrder74]

How about an exhibition game between the Phoenix Wildcats and the University of Kentucky Wildcats; home and home 2 game combo next season. This would be huge next year with what we have coming in.

Before you guys go nuts, it's a joke; although it would be amazing to watch, and probably a recruiting tsunami!

 

[BlueWorldOrder74]

Honestly, I wonder if there are any statistics out there on fan following and merchandise sales going up since adding so many former UK players. I myself have purchased a Suns shirt in the past 6 months. You add T Jones and you might get even more fans from the BBN.

Did you buy the jersey to burn?

 

[CUT-NETS]

Did you buy the jersey to burn?

Yes

 

[BlueWorldOrder74]

Yes

Well; at least you have a good sense of humor. Thanks for that.

 

[The Great Wall]

I'm good with it. The Rockets have quickly turned into a dumpster fire, firing a good coach, Harden categorically refusing to play defense, and Dwight Howard poisoning the locker room. Let TJ get out of there and join UK West!

Good point and I would like to add that Markieff Morris is being somewhat of a cancer to the Suns this year. It would be great to get rid of him and to free Jones from the mess that Houston is.

 

[The Great Wall]

Honestly, I wonder if there are any statistics out there on fan following and merchandise sales going up since adding so many former UK players. I myself have purchased a Suns shirt in the past 6 months. You add T Jones and you might get even more fans from the BBN.

Haha I'm debating making a similar purchase. I don't have an NBA team, so I just "root for the UK players," but if you put 5 on 1 team that may be enough to sway me.

 

[JonathanW]

Then next summer Phoenix will surely draft a current Wildcat.

 

[BBUK]

With Jones, can that team contend?

 

[KMKAT]

That would be an uptick for the Suns roster. TJ > Morris any day of the week!

Morris PIE, according to NBA.com: 6.4%
TJ PIE....9%

 

[BBUK]

That would be an uptick for the Suns roster. TJ > Morris any day of the week!

Morris PIE, according to NBA.com: 6.4%
TJ PIE....9%

I like PIE!!! I am liking Pecan PIE at present more than others....that may change if a better variety is offered.

 

[AnarchoNeoLuddite]

Neither pie is something to get excited about

 

[thecatsareback#8]

With Jones, can that team contend?

Not with the Golden State Curry's Running the show. Should be able to lock up a spot in the West though.

 

[BBUK]

Neither pie is something to get excited about

I only listed "one" PIE. I have other's I like...

 

[BBUK]

Not with the Golden State Curry's Running the show. Should be able to lock up a spot in the West though.

Reaching the playoffs should be considered a win for that team at this point. Thanks

 

[thecatsareback#8]

Reaching the playoffs should be considered a win for that team at this point. Thanks

Would like them to add AD23 for selfish reasons

 

[W_Heisenberg]

With Jones, can that team contend?

No, not even close.

 

[BBUK]

No, not even close.

Thanks, glad to know. I am far from a basketball guru. Just love the UK cats... (Past and Present)

 

[JohnnyGentle]

jones has been quite a good player, he's just had some injuries, and now clint capela has emerged as a borderline star in the making

mchale seems to have been considered a lousy coach near universally

 

[wildcatsboston1984]

With Jones, can that team contend?

Suns are 8-13, only way they would turn into a contender is if somehow PHX managed to trade for a guy like LeBron James and not lose any good players in the process.

 

[wildcatsboston1984]

jones has been quite a good player, he's just had some injuries, and now clint capela has emerged as a borderline star in the making

mchale seems to have been considered a lousy coach near universally

Borderline star in the making for Clint Capela? Chill with the hyperbole.

 

[DodgerDukie1985]

At what point should they change their name to the Phoenix Wildcats?

I was thinking Phoenix Suns of Kentucky. Sort of along the lines of what MLB's Angels did with their franchise, calling themselves the LA Angels of Anaheim. Phoenix Wildcats is good, but the state of Arizona already has the Wildcats in Tucson.

 

[DSmith21]

Houston is not willing to trade Jones to get Morris. Its another player (Donatas Motiejunas) who is on the Rocket's trading block.

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nba/1838/terrence-jones

 

[shaudyshaud1]

I'm good with it. The Rockets have quickly turned into a dumpster fire, firing a good coach, Harden categorically refusing to play defense, and Dwight Howard poisoning the locker room. Let TJ get out of there and join UK West!

So where do you get the news that Dwight Howard was poisoning the locker room

 

[DodgerDukie1985]

Houston is not willing to trade Jones to get Morris. Its another player (Donatas Motiejunas) who is on the Rocket's trading block.

I thought Jones for Markieff Morris sounded like a dumb idea from the Rockets perspective myself. Jones is younger (which means more upside), is on a more team-friendly contract and doesn't have the off the court issues Morris has. But if the Suns do add Jones, maybe they should call themselves the Suncats

 

[WitnessGreatness]

If people are wondering why Archie Goodwin is getting DNPs a lot lately, it's because Booker took his minutes. On a side note, Booker is 15/21 from 3 on the year

 

[TopCatCal]

If this happens, UK will have more players on one NBA team than UofL has in the entire league.

 

[EvilMD]

Was hoping this would happen, if for no other reason than that the Suns would have five UK players on one team, and the only two that would have played together at UK would have been Knight and Jones in 2011. How crazy is that? Bledsoe (2010), Knight (2011), Jones (2011-12), Goodwin (2013), and Booker (2015). Then all they would need to do is trade Knight for Julius Randle and they would have every Cal team at UK represented.