Skinner and Dj have stopped playing

by Snowbird on Mar 14, 2008 12:01 AM MDT Comment 5 comments

It seems that the only logical reason for the absence of these 2 since the Shaq trade is a scenario that goes like this.

D'Antoni, "Brian and Dj, you guys actually know how to play defense, so your not gonna play. As for the rest of you, you guys get all the minutes til you figure out how to play like Brian and Dj"

Brian and Dj, "Were being punished for playing defense?"

Brian, "Im gonna work on my 3's after practice"

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It always seems like it'd be a good idea to have DJ or Skinner on the floor for defensive purposes, but when the offense lags as much as it does with Nash on the bench, it's even more of a reason to not play them

Diaw plays better one on one D than Skinner and isn't an offensive liability while DJ plays decent D then stands around on offense hoping his man while somehow lose interest and leave him open. Even if you were to play them with Nash why waste the open looks on guys that don't knock 'em down?

by hcblankscreen on Mar 14, 2008 2:04 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Why these guys don't play

Here's my take:

http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/story/2008/3/6/135019/9554#readmore

'07-'08 Suns: It's clobberin' time!

by Hawk42 on Mar 14, 2008 6:16 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

eerily similar Hawk42

I believe you nailed it on the head, in fact, i think i remember reading that at some point, I especially like the "the matrix has been banished" part. "banished". Here is hoping for a purple beard from Skinner come playoff time.

"Hes very cerebral when he plays out there"

by Snowbird on Mar 14, 2008 11:38 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs