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After Shawn Marion was traded I'm currently debating who my new favorite NBA player will be...or if I should stick with Trix even though he is with adifferent team - that really wouldn't seem right though.
That got me thinking about who my favorite players have been through the years.
My first memories of the Suns date back to the early 80's. I attended Maurice Lucas basketball camp so he was my favorite player back in the day
He was traded in 1985 so I had to pick another player. I chose Larry Nance. I really liked watching him play and he won the dunk contest in 1984...which as a 7year old I thought was really cool.
When he was traded in 1988 I was devistated. I didn't know who to pick. The rest of that season I didn't have a favorite player...however, I figuredthat if the Suns traded Larry Nance for this Kevin Johnson dude, I guess I could grow to like him.
In the meantime, we got Charles Barkley. Any Suns fan had to love Sir Charles...so during his four year stay in PHX he shared the honors with KJ
As KJ retired I had to pick a new guy - and it was lucky that Penny Hardaway came to Phx. I had always been a Penny fan from his days at Memphis State so itwas a natural fit.
After Penny got traded I needed to decide on a new player. I had liked Shawn Marion's game since he was a rookie, and he was becoming a star at this point.Plus, he was a client where I worked at the time so I had met him on a few occasions - so he was my pick.
Now that Matrix is gone...I'm torn. I don't know who I should pick.
Amare would be the trendy pick, but I also was thinking about Barbosa. I really like his game, and he seems like a nice guy off the court. Plus, he's fromBrazil and I have some family there.
That got me thinking about who my favorite players have been through the years.
My first memories of the Suns date back to the early 80's. I attended Maurice Lucas basketball camp so he was my favorite player back in the day
He was traded in 1985 so I had to pick another player. I chose Larry Nance. I really liked watching him play and he won the dunk contest in 1984...which as a 7year old I thought was really cool.
When he was traded in 1988 I was devistated. I didn't know who to pick. The rest of that season I didn't have a favorite player...however, I figuredthat if the Suns traded Larry Nance for this Kevin Johnson dude, I guess I could grow to like him.
In the meantime, we got Charles Barkley. Any Suns fan had to love Sir Charles...so during his four year stay in PHX he shared the honors with KJ
As KJ retired I had to pick a new guy - and it was lucky that Penny Hardaway came to Phx. I had always been a Penny fan from his days at Memphis State so itwas a natural fit.
After Penny got traded I needed to decide on a new player. I had liked Shawn Marion's game since he was a rookie, and he was becoming a star at this point.Plus, he was a client where I worked at the time so I had met him on a few occasions - so he was my pick.
Now that Matrix is gone...I'm torn. I don't know who I should pick.
Amare would be the trendy pick, but I also was thinking about Barbosa. I really like his game, and he seems like a nice guy off the court. Plus, he's fromBrazil and I have some family there.