Phoenix Suns (Official Thread)

[starBUCKS]

DJ Strawberry... Ice in his veins already. Tied game, spot 3 with 3.3 seconds to go. Suns are going to be SO nasty!

 

[starBUCKS]

Thoughts-

Grant Hill- didn't have his stroke tonight 13/5/5 .... If he starts nailing his shots he can avg 16-18

Marcus Banks- I yhink we got a taste for his knack to score

Boris Diaw- Looked lost, and scared to shoot

Raja Bell- Playing hard as usual

Stoudamire- Def. MVP candidate 23/11

Nash- Will start the season slower than usual, so he can have energy at the end. Still an 18/12 night.

Matrix- His usual non flashy game that some how ends up in the box score 14/11

Barbosa- Not much tonight

Skinner- He's no Kurt Thomas, he's gonna have to hit the boards harder 4/1


All in all a solid first game. Durant is sick

 

[fourteenandoh]

D'antonio needs to ride banks for playing bad defense more often! He made 2 or 3 threes in a row right after that. All in all, its good to win the first one. Like they mentioned tonight, historically they aren't the best starting team in the league.

 

[starBUCKS]

Suns Chairman Jerry Colangelo said he thought it was a typo Friday when he saw the Suns' blowout loss to the Lakers on a television's ticker in Chicago.

But there was the proof in front of him Sunday, when his Ring of Honor ceremony began after a 38-point Suns first half in which Phoenix shot 37 percent.

The solution was another great halftime speech, as the Suns emerged looking more like a winning team, beating Cleveland 103-92, moving to 2-1 and keeping the Cavaliers winless in Phoenix since 1999

Suns beat Cavs, regain footing


Tough loss to the Lakers on Friday... no excuses about playing Seattle the night before... they just flat out didn't play D, and Phil Jackson outcoached D'Antonio. Down by double digits in the first half, great turn around 3rd quarter lead by Nash, to knock of LeBron and the Cavs.

 

[SanAntonioBuck]

NBA.com

Suns coach Mike D?Antoni admitted watching some of the Spurs championship ring ceremony Tuesday night before San Antonio?s season opener. What went through his mind?

?You mean after I got back from the bathroom after throwing up??

D?Antoni said with a smile before giving the Spurs their just due as well-deserving of their throne.

?You?d like for it to be us, but it wasn?t. It?s not like it was more fuel for the fire. ?Trust me, we?ve got enough fuel.?

Funny stuff!

 

[starBUCKS]

NBA.com


Funny stuff!

:bicker:

 

[OH10]

Last year the cheap antics by the Spurs and Robert Horry changed the outcome of everything...

Not true. In the world of "wouldas, couldas and shouldas," the Spurss still win that series. With it all on the line, no one is taking Steve "never been to the Finals" Nash over Timmy "4 Titles" Duncan.

 

[fourteenandoh]

Not true. In the world of "wouldas, couldas and shouldas," the Spurss still win that series. With it all on the line, no one is taking Steve "never been to the Finals" Nash over Timmy "4 Titles" Duncan.

SN tore it up in game 7 of that series IIRC. Suns were going to win that series with amare.

anyways, we're on ESPN tonight vs Utah. gotta stop this little slide we've been on.

 

[fourteenandoh]

nash got the shot he wanted at the end to tie it. i was really surprised he airballed it. he usually makes those when the game is on the line.

 

[fourteenandoh]

you think we need to add a big man now? i've been saying that since we lost to the bulls in 1993! i don't understand why in 15 years they have never gone out and gotten one. that's neither here nor there right now. we have a team that can win. they have got to sharpen up. too many turnovers tonight and a poor showing on the glass (broken record) cost them this game. gotta love the fact that they fought to get back in it and had a shot to tie at the end though.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

Rob Oller commentary: Suns' game is entertaining, but it won't earn them title role

Saturday, January 26, 2008 2:55 AM
By Rob Oller


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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CLEVELAND -- They are the Dream Team -- if your dream is watching a taller version of a Friday night rec league game.
The Phoenix Suns are definitely entertaining, in a dizzying Cloverleaf sort of way. Think Loyola Marymount of the 1980s. Except with millionaires.
If every NBA team played this way -- run, gun, repeat -- TV ratings and overall interest almost certainly would improve. The game itself, however, might ultimately suffer. Cotton candy tastes great at first, but eventually it proves unfulfilling. Sooner or later you need a steak to let you know you just consumed something of substance. You need protein, a team like San Antonio that sticks to your ribs.

Continued.......

 

[starBUCKS]

Sarver and Kerr have said they will aquire another player if need be before the trading deadline. This without getting rid of any of our core players. I came up with a ficticious trade a couple months ago that I think would be great all-around. I would like to see the Suns ship Boris Diaw and a conditional 1st round pick to Miami for Shaq. Now he's injured, so that's kinda sour. But, it's a win win deal. Shaq, wouldn't have to be the star, he could play 25 minutes a game.... most importantly against San Antonio. He could re-heat the "rivalry" between he and Kobe also. I know he can't run with the Suns offense, but 20-25 mins a game would be fine, situational. If Miami would eat a good amount of his contract, then in return they get Boris Diaw..who has huge up side and is young... and a conditional 1 st rounder to help them in their re-building process.

 

[fourteenandoh]

this is the most pathetic 1:20 of ball i've seen in a long time. 4 point lead, then you give up a three ball by finley, then nash turns it over on 2 consecutive possesions to go down 3 then amare gets a gift from duncan by getting fouled and he misses the free throw with 8 seconds left to tie the game. that was awful!!!!!!!!!!

I've said it a million times and i'll say it again. I'm sick of losing to the god damned Spurs!

 

[billmac91]

Sarver and Kerr have said they will aquire another player if need be before the trading deadline. This without getting rid of any of our core players. I came up with a ficticious trade a couple months ago that I think would be great all-around. I would like to see the Suns ship Boris Diaw and a conditional 1st round pick to Miami for Shaq. Now he's injured, so that's kinda sour. But, it's a win win deal. Shaq, wouldn't have to be the star, he could play 25 minutes a game.... most importantly against San Antonio. He could re-heat the "rivalry" between he and Kobe also. I know he can't run with the Suns offense, but 20-25 mins a game would be fine, situational. If Miami would eat a good amount of his contract, then in return they get Boris Diaw..who has huge up side and is young... and a conditional 1 st rounder to help them in their re-building process.

I guess I don't follow why you would want a guy like Shaq, who can't get up and down the court anymore, in Phoenix's system? I mean, Shaq has some value playing for a team that likes to play a half-court style, but I think Shaq would die on the court playing in Phoenix.

I'd think you'd want a more mobile center. A guy like Pau Gasol makes a lot more sense to me....

 

[starBUCKS]

I guess I don't follow why you would want a guy like Shaq, who can't get up and down the court anymore, in Phoenix's system? I mean, Shaq has some value playing for a team that likes to play a half-court style, but I think Shaq would die on the court playing in Phoenix.

I'd think you'd want a more mobile center. A guy like Pau Gasol makes a lot more sense to me....

Hence why I said 20-25nmins a gmae. Grinding it out in the playoffs against your Diops, Duncans, Bynums and Mings. Strictly for that final push to get that trophy... times running out. Gasol makes no sense, we have enough scorers, we need a banger inside that can block and rebound.