Matrix Mania Part 1 - Shawn Marion Day Begins
Last Thursday, we celebrated our own personal "Amare Day" here with a couple of posts dedicated to the Suns' beast in the middle. If you missed them, they are here and here. Today, we turn our attention to another member of the Suns' big three who makes fantasy owners everywhere smile with glee: Shawn Marion AKA The Matrix. Marion's unique and versatile game is, in my mind, every bit as important to the Suns' continued success as Nash's passes or Amare's dunks. That's hard to prove because he hardly ever misses a game, but one has only to watch him hustle from end to end making deflections and steals, defending players of all sizes, and grabbing critical rebounds when the Suns need it most to know how much Shawn would be missed if he wasn't around. Plus, he's just downright fun to watch with all of those high-flying alley-oop dunks, and his ability to appear out of nowhere to make the big play.
Like last time, this will be split into two posts. This one will include some quick facts and trivia items, and tomorrow's will be filled with YouTube videos, and anything else I can find that I think is appropriate. So, without further ado...
A Few Quick Facts about The Matrix (from Wikipedia, Marion's NBA player profile page, and other sources):
Full Name: Shawn Dwayne Marion
Birth Date: May 7, 1978 (Waukegan, Illinois)
College: UNLV
Height: 6'7"
Weight: 228lbs
Trivia:
- Was selected with the 9th pick in 1999
- The pick with which he was selected was obtained by trading Steve Nash to Dallas
- Got his Matrix nickname from TNT analyst Kenny Smith
- Wears #31 because of Reggie Miller
- Has a leg tattoo that means "The Matrix" in Japanese--and (roughly) "demon bird moth balls" in Chinese.
- Likes to watch cartoons and eat Hamburger Helper
- Is thrifty, and prefers to stay at the Holiday Inn when footing the bill himself (Jack McCallum, :07 Seconds or Less)
- Has been with the Suns longer than any other player on the roster
- Has a twin sister named Shawnett
- Was cut from his junior high team
- Is the Suns' highest paid player
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Plus, I liked the coment from 7 seconds or less about the guy whose job it is to keep an eye on players while on trips. He said if there's one player he doesn't ever have to worry about getting into trouble, it'd be Marion. Cool guy, it's criminal Bowen is thought of as a great defensive player, he's not, Bowen is a thug and a clever cheat, Marion, now he's and honest hard worker.
Another cool comment from the same book that really made me laugh, something about the coaches trying to tell marion to go out and bump, body up, push down, basically get really physical with this
opposing player. And Marion just kind of laughed because the coach was saying such a thing, as if he'd ever do something like that, he wouldn't, Marion is a class act and has been grossly underated as a player.
There's only one problem with Marion in my mind, he's making so much money that it hurts the Suns ability to get other great players. But that's the price I guess, plus he does deserve it. But, to me, Marion, Nash, and Amare should be getting 10-12 million each, no more, no less, leaving an extra 10-15 million (or so) for 1-2 more very good players. All 3, Nash, Marion, and Amare can make as much money as they want in endorsements also, so why limit the team. If I were Nash, that's what I'd be hoping for.
It's real simple in my mind, we all know Marion, Nash, and Amare will be great, it's all about Barbosa, Diaw, and Bell. If those 3 can play better in next yrs playoffs than this yr, I like our chances. People forget how tough (won't say bad, because I'm a fan, and those 3 have done so much for us (Suns)) a series they had against S.A.
hooray Beer, hooray the Matrix (it's real)... like the gorilla is the best mascot, Marion might easily have the best nickname.
Look at his competition, STAT, sorry Amare, try again. Nashville and Nasty are good,
Anyone know Barbosa, Bell, Diaw, and Hill nicknames
Shaq, wow, someone really put a lot of thought in that one %$@$%
We should try and come up with nicknames for Barbosa and Bell at least.
by jasonsuns1 on Aug 13, 2007 8:18 PM MDT 0 recs
Marion and the All-Defensive Team
by TexSUN on
Aug 13, 2007 10:31 PM MDT
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thanks TexSun
Night
by jasonsuns1 on
Aug 14, 2007 12:04 AM MDT
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Nicknames
Barbosa: LB and The Brazilian Blur are the two I hear most often. I've also heard him referred to as Beep-Beep or Meep-Meep a couple of times (i.e., The Roadrunner).
Bell: Ra Ra is the only one I can think of, but I think there's another I'm forgetting.
Diaw: 3D.
Not sure on Hill.
by TexSUN on
Aug 13, 2007 10:35 PM MDT
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James Brown
For YouTube videos, please, please, please find the one from the first game against Dallas in 2006 where Nash sends him an alley-oop and he sticks his crotch on Dirk's head to dunk it. Please!
by JSun on Aug 13, 2007 9:00 PM MDT 0 recs
All too easy
I found a link. Use it (or something like it). Best play of last year for so many reasons.
by JSun on Aug 13, 2007 9:02 PM MDT 0 recs
Yes, that will definitely make the cut
by TexSUN on
Aug 13, 2007 9:06 PM MDT
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sweet
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