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Wait, Vitaly Potapenko... On The Suns?

You must be joking. Surely you jest.

Looking to fill the frontcourt void created when they traded Kurt Thomas and his $8 million contract to Seattle, the Suns held workouts this week with free agents Elton Brown, Vitaly Potapenko and Michael Ruffin. [...]

"It was good to test myself at this pace," Potapenko said after five-on-five play. ... "This team is dominated by perimeter and fast pace. I can't really say I'm a runner."


Vitaly Potapenko saying he's not really a runner is like Abraham Lincoln saying he's not really a living person. DUH.

Need I remind anyone?

Vitaly Potapenko has logged 10 NBA seasons and can safely say he's never run this much.

Like his teammates, the veteran center is in his first training camp directed by first-year coach Eric Musselman, and he feels it every morning. A conditioning test required of all the Kings has been a trudging-uphill exercise in futility. He's the only one yet to pass.


Shareef Abdur-Rahim and Brad Miller outran Potapenko last fall. And you're thinking about sticking Vitaly in Phoenix? I sense a disturbance in the force Steve Kerr's brain.

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Re: Wait, Vitaly Potapenko... On The Suns?
This is a brilliant psychological move by Kerr. Imagine how much faster everyone else on the roster will feel with Vitaly at camp.
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by section214 on Sep 14, 2007 8:34 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Wait, Vitaly Potapenko... On The Suns?
Aren't all NBA teams required to keep a defibrilator at practices and games?

This is the worst case scenario envisioned when that rule was enacted.

by otis29 on Sep 14, 2007 9:56 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Wait, Vitaly Potapenko... On The Suns?
Brilliant, Otis. Brilliant.
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by section214 on Sep 14, 2007 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: Wait, Vitaly Potapenko... On The Suns?
To both Otis and Section, very funny. I got a good laugh out of both comments.

by NYCFan on Sep 14, 2007 10:00 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Wait, Vitaly Potapenko... On The Suns?
You must be joking. Surely you jest.

I never jest. And stop calling me Shirley.
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by section214 on Sep 14, 2007 10:19 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Re: Wait, Vitaly Potapenko... On The Suns?
I think Phoenix would be wise to hold out for x king Brian Skinner.  I still miss seein the guy in purple though.  Sure he isnt a speed demon but looking at the other nuts in the bag they are pulling from, i think he is their best bet.

by 40oz on Sep 14, 2007 8:55 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

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