Sarver: "No Mandate!" <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">A recent ESPN report said Sarver issued a mandate to take $8 million off the payroll. The Suns are facing about that much in a 2008 luxury tax if the payroll doesn't change. "We don't have a mandate for anything," Sarver said. "Our payroll is going to end up in the upper group of NBA franchises. Exactly where it ends up partly is going to depend on what opportunities exist for us. We're going to be financially prudent, but we've been fortunate with good support from the fans and had good increases in revenue." Kerr is on board with Sarver's belief in the business model used by Detroit and San Antonio, Kerr's previous team. Kerr said being part of a team was the most attractive part but joked that he aims to make more of an impact than his 54-point rookie season with the Suns in 1988-89. He missed the competition. "That was something I wanted to get away from when I retired," Kerr said. "But after four years, it's something I want to get back to."</div> Source: AZCentral.com
