Bench

by toto_l2003 on Oct 29, 2008 9:16 PM MDT

Very good win for the Suns and i think the biggest plus is that Porter played the bench EXCLUSIVELY for a lot of vital minutes (even early 4th quarter) and they didnt get blown away - they should get better as Lopez, Dragic gets more experience. Barbosa was great on offense putting down a lot of Spurs comeback tries! One observation though is that they lacked rebounding off the bench - Diaw with 1 rebound!!! Maybe they should put Barnes on the second unit instead for his rebounding (plus i think Grant Hill beat him out shooting wise for that starting spot). If Diaw keeps coming up lame on the boards lets get Amundson in there - the guy will kill for those rebounds!

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Yay for having a bench

+/- they stunk, but props for porter let them eat time and us still getting the win.

Suns Re-ignited.

by ZonaFlash on Oct 29, 2008 9:30 PM MDT reply actions

I agree

Dont get me wrong – i didnt think they came out great (except for Barbosa)… but i agree just the fact that we have a coach willing to extend the bench up to the 10th man and they didnt get blown away is a good sign. The more they play theyll just get better and give Nash/ Hill/ Shaq more rest. But coach Porter do try to mix in some of the starters – playing all bench especially both Lopez and Dragic together for long stretches can give us a heart attack!

by toto_l2003 on Oct 29, 2008 10:09 PM MDT up reply actions