What does Phoenix want here?
A bidding war.
Sounds about right.
I'm starting to think that's what Danny wants too. It seems like the C's are mentioned as "having shown interest" just about every time a significant player is on the block.
Now of course it would make sense that Danny is just going after anybody he thinks could be an asset, but now I'm starting to think Danny is that rival bidder on eBay. He doesn't really want the item, but he just wants you to pay more, so he's trying to drive up the price.
"Hmm, this guy is the only guy bidding on this item, and looks like he's going to get a bargain at $25. I don't really have a need for this, but I'm pretty sure he's willing to go over $40 for this. I'll just slowly increase my max bid until it gets to $40, don't want anybody but me getting any bargains..." Definitely makes sense from an executive standpoint to try that strategy.