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Free agency will begin Saturday night at 9:00 p.m. for the Phoenix Suns, and the team enters the important period with confidence.

Suns president of basketball operations Lon Babby, as a guest on Arizona Sports 620's Burns and Gambo Friday, said there are a number of different players the team will target.

"We have the ability to spend whatever money we have available to us under the salary cap," he said. "We're going to maybe spend all of it, maybe spend some of it, certainly not spend none of it."

Indeed, the Suns have as much cap as nearly any team in the league, and with it the ability to win any bidding war that may ensue for a particular player. However, many feel there are too few available players who will be worth spending the money on, meaning there's a good chance the team won't make the big splash many are hoping for.

And that would be OK, because it's better to save the money than waste it on a mediocre player.

"We're going to make smart decisions, and we've got our targets," Babby said. "We're trying to be disciplined, as I've said all along, and make wise decisions.

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"We have a lot of flexibility for the first time in a long time and we have a lot of opportunity and different ways to get better, but it's all not going to be accomplished in the next 10 days or two weeks."

But, rest assured, Babby is confident it can be accomplished. The Suns executive feels the Valley is still a prime destination for free agents, for a variety of reasons.

"You know what's really going to attract free agents here," Babby said, "is the quality of the organization, the history and tradition of the organization, the hopes and dreams of the future, the quality of the city, the quality of the fan base, the weather, the commitment from ownership and just how we try to conduct ourselves and reflect the values that the community should hope we reflect."

Agree with Babby's words or not, he and the Suns will have a chance to make his statement prophetic over the course of this offseason.

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    azgbayfan wrote...
    Babby needs to be careful!
    I think if Mr. Babby thinks that Suns fans will be alright with a team that is not very competitive because they made "smart" choices, I think he may be making a mistake. The economy still sucks and there are a lot of choices to spend money on entertainment. I don't think that the fans will spend money on a lousy team. The free agent pool may be weak but a concerted effort to improve needs to be made. I don't think a reluctance to pull the trigger because it could be a "bad choice" wiil go very far. It may be smart, but it won't matter
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    Jdanielson wrote...
    Lame Duck?
    I'll start paying attention when it's not a "Lame Duck" season, right Blanks?
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    sundevil7901 wrote...
    Until I see otherwise
    Babby's words are all code for "don't get your hopes up."
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    sundevil7901 wrote...
    Agree with azgbayfan
    Babby's actions may lead to fans making "smarter" decisions on how they spend their own money on entertainment, I.E. less or no Suns tickets.
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    Jdanielson wrote...
    Confidence
    I'm glad Babby is confident, because no one has any confidence in him, or his organization.
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    rockinaz wrote...
    I'm going
    To TRY and stay positive and look at this the the beginning for the new front office..Am I confident in them and sarver...MMMMMmmmm.....NO...
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    JW L. wrote...
    Hey Lon!
    Don Quixote was confident too! Personally, I think you are either 'Tilting at Windmills' or you are just pushing the company line to the rubes. My bet is on the latter.
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