Friday Links

It's been quite some time since I put together a batch of links, but this week gave us more than just a couple that are worth your while. As a new feature of the Friday links, I'm including a music video everyone but myself will probably hate. That's the breaks.


Frank Black - "Headache"

Onto the links!

-be sure and check back frequently with Bright Side of the Sun over the next few weeks (and really, always,) as they'll be putting together quite the season preview for the Suns. It will no doubt be very, very good.

-Dave Berri at the Wages of Wins sees the Suns setting even further this season. Warning: lots of numbers are used.

While I agree Shaq and Grant Hill are certainly on the downsides of their career and aren't the same player they used to be, looking to them as anything more than role players at this point is folly.

Nash continues to prevent the other shoe from dropping, and let's not forget, let's not forget, dude, Black Jesus. Last I checked, he's still suiting up for the team and he's still getting better.

-West Coast Bias lets us know that the Suns Gorilla, aka the greatest mascot ever created, could use a little help.

-Marty Burns at SI does a quick Pacific Division preview and gives the Suns a C for their offseason moves. Porter, Barnes, Dragic: GOOD. No more D'Antoni, old men: BAD. Sounds about right, although I'd give the team a B for their ability to move on quickly after the messy divorce with Coach D.

-I see Amare's ability as constantly growing and have confidence that when it's all said and done, he'll be mentioned in the same breath as guys like LeBron, Wade, Kobe and Duncan when it comes to players you'd want to build a team around. Upside and Motor sees things in a completely different light, comparing the man's career to a game of Jenga.

While 2010 scares the hell out of me, it's not because I think Amare won't live up to his potential and continue to improve, or that he'll go elsewhere for more money, because according to the CBA, he can't. The Suns can offer him the most dough.

Amare isn't going anywhere. 2010 rolls around, this is his team. My fear is he'll be surrounded with mismatched, bit parts in the same way LeBron is, and will be doomed to first or second round playoff exits every year.

-if you don't know who the guy on the left is in this quiz, you should be ashamed of yourself.

-these bloggers, they're the end of the world as we know it. How about checking some facts, idiots? Robert Sarver is Jewish, not Mormon. Jeez! C'mon!