Episode 9: Shawn Marion with Gerald Bourguet

On today's podcast, Jim is joined by FanSided NBA Junior Editor and Phoenix Suns Reporter Gerald Bourguet to breakdown down the resume of former Phoenix Suns forward Shawn Marion.  First, Jim and Gerald discuss the undefeated bubble Suns and what it was like covering a team in the Orlando bubble (2:11), before attempting to describe just how ugly Marion's shooting motion really was (11:38). Next, we discuss Marion's 2006 NBA season and his especially dominant second round playoff performance against the Los Angeles Clippers (19:09), the similarities his career shares with both Ralph Sampson and Jamaal Wilkes (27:07), and just how rare some of his career numbers really are (38:36). Finally, Jim and Gerald rank Marion among the other top forwards of the 2000s (50:46), before making a final call on whether or not Marion deserves to be in the Basketball Hall of Fame (65:08).