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Show me the money!

Published on February 28, 2009 in Show recap. 1 Comment

Here’s what went down Thursday on G&A

Suns President Rick Welts joined us. The Suns are one of the teams who will be loaned around $11.6 million. The NBA borrowed $175 million which will be distributed to 14 other select teams around the league. Welts also announced the Suns will not raise ticket prices next season.

Fish or Cut Bait? - The Suns were blown out by the Lakers last night at STAPLES. The schedule isn’t going to get any easier and the teams in front of Phoenix (Portland, Utah, Houston) don’t seem to be slowing down. As of now, the Suns are not in the playoffs. Would you rather see the Suns make the post-season (possibly as the 8th-seed) or be a lottery team with a chance to add a future starter in the draft?

Free Spending - NFL free-agency started last night and the some players (Albert Haynesworth, Bart Scott) already have new addresses and fat wallets. G&A know Haynesworth’s new $100 million deal with Redskins must make Darnell Dockett happy. DD wants a new deal and he is a younger, quicker version of Haynesworth. G&A are still taking a wait and see approach with Kurt Warner. Warner hinted to ESPN this afternoon that a possible NFC West team may have contacted him. The guys think Warner and his agent are playing the field and, in a sense, playing with Cards’ head.

Chasing Manny - Super agent Scott Boras has officially irritated Los Angeles Dodgers management. As the Manny Ramirez’s cat-and-mouse-game continues, the Dodgers urged Boras to go out and get those “serious offers” after Boras balked at LA’s latest $45 million proposal. Ash hates Scott Boras and is proud of the Dodgers for taking a stand. Gambo thinks free agent Man-Ram’s talent may make the Dodgers think twice about not giving him and Boras what they want.

We caught up with National Baseball Hall of Famer and largely considered the greatest third baseman in Major League Baseball history, Mike Schmidt. The former Phillies great was a 3-time MVP, 12-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove winner. He discussed his playing career, the PED epidemic, and how the game has changed since he retired in 1989. Schmidt said he is no longer mad at the Philly fans for booing him so much during his playing career.

Sleepless in Seattle - ASU missed a chance at a possible Pac-10 title falling to Washington in overtime. G&A gave credit to Lorenzo Romar’s club for taking the game when it was presented. The Huskies made big free throws and circus shots down the stretch to take a two-game lead in the conference over both ASU and UCLA. G&A were impressed by the gritty Devils who withstood every UW run only to run out of gas in the end.

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Kurt Warner may be moving on

Published on February 27, 2009 in Show recap. 1 Comment

Here’s what went down on Thursday on G&A

Loan Needed - The NBA announced they are borrowing $175 million that will be distributed between 15 different teams (each getting $11.6 million). Your Phoenix Suns are one of those teams. The guys continue to stress the poor economic standing in America trickles down to everyone-even our local teams and Universities. ASU is making school employees take unpaid furloughs. Gambo noted yesterday’s 21-person staff layoff at prestigious Stanford. Ash used the example yesterday at Hi Corbett Field in Tucson. Last year’s spring training opener was packed. Yesterday, there were plenty of empty seats around the ballpark for the Diamondbacks-Rockies’ game. Sponsors are pulling out of events nationwide. When will it all end? We took calls.

Arizona State director of Athletics Lisa Love checked in for her weekly segment. All eyes will be on Seattle tonight where Herb Sendek’s team will look to take the Pac-10 lead with a victory over Washington. She said there has never been more “buzz” on campus for ASU basketball than there is right now. The Lady Devils (20-6, 12-2) host Washington tonight at 6:30 at Wells Fargo Arena and Wazzu Saturday before embarking on a big road trip next weekend to Cal and Stanford.

Too Much On! - Crucial road games for our local hoops squads tonight at the Suns play the Lakers at Staples Center and ASU is in Seattle to take on Pac-10 leader Washington. Gambo feels Herb Sendek’s 11th-ranked Devils are still flying under the radar on a national level-even with a 5-2 road record and key regular-season sweeps over UCLA and UofA. As for the Steve Nash-less Suns, they are looking for a “marquee” win under Alvin Gentry. Ash will have his main focus on the ASU game because he doesn’t feel the Suns have a shot against Kobe and the gang. Gambo will lean towards ASU, but will keep his eye on the Suns’ game, as well. Is ASU getting the exposure they deserve?

Our ESPN NBA analyst Tim Legler joined us. Legs shared his thoughts on today’s news that the league will borrow $175 million which will be available to 15 select teams, looked ahead to tonight’s Suns-Lakers showdown in LA, and the likelihood of free-agent Stephon Marbury signing with the Celtics. He thinks if Starbury says and does all the right things in Boston and eventually leads them to another title, he will wipe away a lot of the problems that have plagued him-especially most recently with the Knicks.

Better Off Without You - It appears former Suns point guard Stephon Marbury is on his way to Beantown. Ash flat-out doesn’t want to see Marbury win an NBA championship-so much so he will root against Boston once the playoffs roll around. Gambo ran the numbers and reported the noted increase in wins the following season once Marbury LEAVES his previous team.

We caught up with Diamondbacks’ left fielder Conor Jackson He is hoping to improve on both his fielding and hitting this CoJack hit .300 last season with 12 homers and 75 RBI’s. He struck out only 61 times in 540 at-bats in 2008.

Keeping Kurt? - Kurt Warner’s agent left town this afternoon without securing a deal with the Cardinals. Tonight teams can make offers to the free-agent quarterback. Ash wonders if some team, possibly the Bears, will blow Warner away with an offer he can’t refuse when free-agency officially opens later tonight. Is 38 too old? Gambo knows Warner and his camp have leverage (an MVP-type year and Super Bowl appearance in 2008) and will use it to likely hike the bidding war. He also questioned if there are now hard feelings between Warner and the Red Birds-which is never a good thing when attempting to hammer out a deal. G&A feel the Cards have no choice but to re-sign him.

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