The Dust Settles - Suns win 111-103 (aided by super-hard rims)
by ZonaFlash on Dec 16, 2008 3:41 AM MST
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First of all, I'd like to thank the fans for giving that great ovation to Coach Mike D'Antoni - it was the right thing to do despite all the qvetching in the last week. No doubt that positive karmic energy aided the Suns to their much needed win over the New York Knicks.
As we all know, the way to hurt a jump-shot team is to tighten the rims. It works even better on a suspect jump-shooting team like the Knicks than a good one like the Suns, since a good jump shooting team gets nothing but net. However, the real advantage to hard rims is having thunderous dunkers like Shaq and Amare to power it from the inside.
The rims must have been superhard this time (within NBA tolerances of course) because the Knicks shot an unbelievably awful 5-for-37 from beyond the arc. Thanks mainly to that anomaly, the Suns had a pretty easy win, although the game tightened considerably at the end.
Again, Nash was clutch. It's nice to see him energised and back to his old tricks.
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Q7SOL is ONThe Suns 5-game rolling scoring average is now at 7SOL levels, turnovers are falling and the team is winning again. Hopefully we'll see more blowouts like the Bucks game.
Nate Robinson is a Bonafide Hustla
Who knew? Isaiah Thomas knew, but we automatically discount anything he knows as wrong.
5'9" Nate Robinson is a legit NBA player, not just a circus gimmick worthy of Nellie. You know Nellie would treat the NBA to Nate Robinson-Manute Bol pick-and-rolls if he could turn back time on the old erector set of a basketball player.
Bad shooting night aside, Nate still led the team scoring 27, grabbed 9 (nine, nueve) rebounds, had 3 steals and was blocked only once (1, uno, eince) in 27 shots taken. Overall, he's second on the team according to 82games, and 12th among 66 point guards in the league as computed by PER. He's not just scraping by in the NBA, he's better than average. Seriously better.
There's a new (sub-)matrix in town
I know Rasta Diaw is going to be great as a starter in Charlotte. He scored 25 tonight in a 4-point loss to the Hawks. However, watching AmundSun play, I don't feel bad about it at all. AmundSun does generate a lot of stats, but watching the game you can see he is all over behind the boxscore. Boris has more talent, but AmundSun is the better role player. He's better for the price but I would argue that stats aside, AmundSun may be the better role player straight up. Besides, AmundSun simply doesn't frustrate me with his play like Diaw always had.
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Good win
Nash did get a little complacent with a couple turnovers late. I feel with the J-RIch trade they do have the opportunity to be a good team.
I do agree Amundson off the bench is the perfect role player. Wish Lopez would get some time however.
I favored the reaction for Coach Mike, he deserved it.
"Have You heard of the Boom on Mizar 5?"
by Grockcubs on Dec 16, 2008 6:44 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
agreed
though i honestly hate the guy, even while he coached the suns, he gave his all to the club and that should be remembered.
by ryansunsfan on Dec 16, 2008 6:47 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
The power of low expectations
“AmundSun simply doesn’t frustrate me with his play like Diaw always had”
These guys really aren’t even close in basketball talent level. I am not knocking Pony Boy. He stood out in Vegas and the first time I saw him in pre-season I knew he would be a fan favorite.
But sometimes, just sometimes, hustle and energy are over rated. We LOVE the effort but the kid really needs to work on the mental part of his game. He is often fly across the floor doing things that look impressive b/c he wasn’t in the right place to begin with.
He is a great role player. A great bench player. His 1:1 post D was good. He can jump through the roof. But right now he’s barely a back-up level player and between him and Barnes playing the 4 we are going to get smoked by certain teams w/ real inside beef.
But he is a TON of fun to watch and I am glad we have him and in the end you are probably right that we weren’t able to utilize Diaw the right way so we are better off.
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by Phoenix Stan on Dec 16, 2008 8:17 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
Btw w/ Diaw
starting and if he can really play well in Cha-town then with his post game, passing and solid defense this deal might not look so bad for MJ
It could (could!) be one of those deals where each team gets what they need and both are better for it. We NEEDED to dump Bell to add JRich’s scoring, rebounding, size and athleticism to our starting line up and Cha-town gets a very solid experienced and versatile power forward who will also mentor their French rookie Ajinca who can put up numbers. Whatever they get from Bell is bonus and they have Singletary as insurance for when they trade Felton for something else they need. Maybe MJ and Larry Brown aren’t that dumb after all
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by Phoenix Stan on Dec 16, 2008 8:27 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
I still maintain that in the end(and I mean way further down the road), Charlotte may have gotten the best player in the deal.
Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."
by rsavaj on Dec 16, 2008 8:28 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Singletary?
Just kidding.
I think that gap between JRich and Diaw certainly isn’t as big and people think but at the same time the problem w/ Diaw has always been between his floppy ears.
In theory he’s the better player. If you add up their skills, size, etc. but can Diaw be a team leader? Can he drag his mates with him to the finish line? As much as I love Diaw’s game I don’t think he’s that guy.
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by Phoenix Stan on Dec 16, 2008 8:46 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently not everyone was cheering for D'Antoni...
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/132563
Not cool. I hate our ownership/management. I’m still upset that they didn’t do anything for Matrix…dude was the closest thing we had to a current gen “original sun”, and they did absolutely nothing to recognize him when he came back.
Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."
by rsavaj on Dec 16, 2008 8:30 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
Amare
Just sayin’ …
He hit Dwight Howard’s average of 21 and 14 again. His 21st and 14th were on an offensive putback.
Mmmmm ... Guinness
by JSun on Dec 16, 2008 8:53 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
He's been playing really, really well of late.
I’m glad he stopped rebounding like Eddy Curry.
Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."
by rsavaj on Dec 16, 2008 8:54 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
What I've learned?
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Mmmmm ... Guinness
by JSun on Dec 16, 2008 9:10 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
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