I like that Porter has tried to establish himself as authority and I also like that he’s willing to change the offense and put more of it in Nash’s hands. Now lets hope that the talk about the offense is more than just talk.

I knew there was serious trouble when the solution no longer involved better defensive training, x’s and o’s and devolved into a discussion of soft forces like “energy”.

True, energy may be the missing ingredient, but then why change the coach?

My fear is that the x’s and o’s are actually not that good and not working. This is Wade and Harris are just killing us. The lack of energy is the result of trying to make a bad system work, a system that isn’t necessarily bad in theory but one not custom-designed for our unique personnel.

All-in-all I respect this admission:

Then the coach said the strangest thing. After returning from the locker room alone, Porter told the media that Nash might soon take a greater hand in this offense by controlling the ball more frequently. Nash could then create plays, shots and spacing. Effectively, it means the offense no longer starts in the post.

“It’s a lot easier to control turnovers from one guy than from 12 guys,” Porter said.

This is awesome, not only because it further reaffirms what genius Mike D’Antoni was, and I believe to be, but it also shows our coach is man enough to admit when he’s wrong and move on to what works. Porter’s results-focused intensity and lack of stubbornness may be his greatest assets.

Amare gonna like this, since he aint a post player and needs the Nash feed.

Nash is gonna like this because he knows what to do. He may even feed shaq a bit more out of appreciation.

Bell gonna like this because he pretty much Nashie’s bitch.

When Nash off the court, that’s the good time to feed the post!

It would be great news but then I read that Nash has flu-like symptoms and probably won’t play tonight.

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/2008/12/03/20081203nashsick.html

Hopefully everyone holds themselves to the same level of accountability that Porter has.

I’m anxious to watch him for a year or two and see, I think he’s as straight forward and honest a coach as we could get, we’ll see

I think it isn’t as much physical as it is mental. Thus, “built” meaning “mentally equipped” for change.

Then again, I really do not understand what is going on. Did Sarver really engineer “crafts” day to point out that his players were being babies? That’s weird. I also read from either Bickley or Coro that the Suns “were beginning to shop Stoudemire.” WTF?

I’m sure it’s been stated, but I’ve never seen the PHX media get so whipped up into a frenzy. Makes me not want to even read an article from these guys.

I shudder to think what this would all be like if we were 7-11 right now instead.