What Can Shannon Brown Do For You?

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At this time last year, the Phoenix Suns roster was an island of misfit toys. The team was full of disparate pieces who made almost no sense together. Some of the pieces were lovable and loyal (Jared Dudley and Luis Scola). Some of the pieces were more trouble than they were worth (Michael Beasley). And in the end, the team performed exactly like one would expect a band of misfits to perform, and the Suns lost 57 games. Enter Ryan McDonough.

McDonough gave the Suns house a very thorough cleaning this summer. The Suns parted ways with several players who had no part in the their future. McDonough ably replaced them with young, hungry players. Now the team is primed for the future. Nearly everyone on the roster is on a rookie contract or has some serious trade value in the upcoming season. The lone exception seems to be Shannon Brown.

Brown is a holdover from a bygone era the time between the run to the 2010 Western Conference Finals and the day Ryan McDonough was hired. It was a time when the Suns were totally bereft of direction and identity. His presence on this Suns team seems nearly as outdated and out of place as my hacky title to this piece.

The Suns initially signed Brown as a flier to see if he could be anything more than he had been in LA. After it became clear he was who he had always been, Brown seemed destined to leave the desert. But the Suns had no other options after striking out on Eric Gordon and O.J. Mayo in the summer of 2012, and so Phoenix signed Shannon for another two years. Now, on a roster full of youth and movable veterans, Brown stands out like a sore thumb.

http://valleyofthesuns.com/2013/10/16/what-can-shannon-brown-do-for-you/

 

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