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Wolves munch Suns - Phoenix Stan still thrilled

Let's start with the game and get this over with quick. Like ripping off a band aid. Or talking about a crappy game your team dropped with uninspired overtired play to crappy team.

It started early in the day when Matt from Hardwood Paroxysm (and various other internet haunts) IM'd me that the Suns were going to lose. It went something like this:

Dramatic recreation of IM chat follows

Matt: Suns are going to lose tonight to the T-wolves

Phx Stan: Nope

Matt: Yup

Phx Stan: Shaq is rested. Team is pissed. Wolves streak doesn't include any teams with winning records.

Matt: Really?

Phx Stan: True

Matt: Ok. I'll take the Suns

Then after the game while I am sitting on the bench waiting to take the light rail home and Matt pings me again (btw - I am so proud of my little home town all growed up with a big boy train. And our train even has bike racks in the cars so eat it LA, Boston, NYC and DC subways) .

Matt: I should have listened to my gut

Phx Stan: Yes Matt. You were right. I was wrong. Suns got in at 4am. OT last night and Nash was dead tired and Amare is getting worse. Rebounds might as well have been bouncing off his head for all the effort his gave

Matt: Yup

Phx Stan: Gnite

And that folks is all the recap you are going to get out of me for this game.

Most of the times you kill the Wolves. Sometimes if you aren't careful and you are lazy and you think the world should vote for you and you disrespect him and don't have the right amount of fear for him The Wolf eats you.

Box Score * Game Quotes * Canis Hoopus (nice win Wyn)

Star-divide

Btw that was Alando Tucker in the 2nd quarter and didn't he look good? That kid can absolutely finish after taking a hit. Don't go to sleep on him. He's a legit player with a great attitude and spirit.

He doesn't drink or ink either.

A lot of people are surprised when they get to know me and find out that I’ve never had a drink in my life.

My decision not to drink started when I was about 10 or 11 years old. My older brother, Antonio, and I decided to make a pact, where we’d never drink, never smoke and never put tattoos on our body.

Those were the three decisions that we made and we’ve stuck to them.

Before you give him a hard time about being a "rebel" and try to get him to go out with you for a beer after work you might want to read this kid's man's story.

 

Then there's the other real story of the night #sunstweetup

I am going hold off telling that story but let's just say 9 year old Sun of Stan had THE TIME OF HIS LIFE and will be telling his friends 15 years from now how he shook Shaq's huge hand.

There wasn't much doubt of any other outcome but now the boy is surely a Suns fan for life. 

I am going to try and get him to write it up from his perspective in the morning and include pictures of him w/ Suns dancers, Tom Chambers, being goofy on TV (he got a TON of air time), Steve Kerr signing his shirt and of course The Big Kid Magnet himself.

My boy's got mad skilz with the keyboard. He won a poetry contest in second grade. What's that? You want to see the winning poem?

Owl

A mighty creature

Wake wise owl

Now to get your prey

Looking with sharp eyes

For its rodent meal

Share

Kind owl

With your hungry babies

 

Sun of Stan

2nd Grade

2007

 

So yes, the game sucked. Being the prey to the hungry wolf bites, but it was still a great night for this Suns dad.

Thanks Phoenix Suns for putting this event  together.

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I'm impressed

and it certainly isnt with the Suns tonight; more on that later.

Stan, seed’s got talent. I especially like the realism. The owl’s features are on display and so is the motive. A good writer can make words look like pictures in the reader’s mind.

Now, lets discuss how Talent can go to waste. Ya see, my philosophy is this (I do know good, after all): You have no talent if you dont put it on display. What good would Da Vinci have been if he never painted? Who would’ve gave a damn about John Lennon if he never played for people?

Which brings me back to our dearest Suns. These multi-millionaires, that make money for playing a game that they love. Hey, I love nintendo and monopoly, but that cost me money. You get payed that money because you have a talent. We all love basketball, but not all of us were blessed with the ability to play, not to a professional level at least. Everyone in the NBA has talent, no doubt. Even the last dude on the bench that gets 0 minutes. You better believe guy can ball, Ask anyone else on the team, cause they play in practice. But those bench players dont pull the kind of loot the superstars pull. If you think your the best, you could very well be the best. But if you dont show that you’re the best, somebody else will show how they’re the best…and better than you.

I didnt get to watch the game vs the Wolves until the last minute of the 2nd quarter. I thought everything was cool. I dont mind close games. At least I never used to. But I am sick and tired of losing by a small margine. If you get blown out by 20 then you know you just flat out had nothing. But when you lose by a few points in so many games (consecutive at that) then your mistakes stand out much more. Cause one turnover equals an average of 2-3 pts. So do the math there. I just….I’m… sigh I’m going to bed.

by KnowGood on Jan 17, 2009 1:25 AM MST reply actions   0 recs

I went to the game

It sucked losing again. Even when Phx had an 11-point lead, it never felt like it, at least to me it didn’t. No surprise they lost.

by TwinnerA on Jan 17, 2009 1:55 AM MST reply actions   0 recs

Surprisng, but not really

Like you said, Steve, Hill, and JRich all logged heavy minutes last night and never got going tonight. JRich says he’s actively passing up 3’s because he feels he’s taking too many, anybody else feel like he just needs to take those open shots?

Our front line was efficient, but never dominant. They battled, but still got out hustled and it seemed like half the offensive rebounds given up were because a big left their man to go for a block.

I’m still pretty shocked at how many people say these guys aren’t playing with fire. Steve, Hill, LB, Barnes, Shaq, JRich, they all leave it on the floor.

by hcblankscreen on Jan 17, 2009 2:39 AM MST reply actions   0 recs

Good point

most of the players are playing hard. To me though just makes Amare’s effort pale all the more in comparison. Perhaps last year everyone would have been at that lower level. Certainly at points earlier this season.

But those guys playing hard were the difference last night and tonight of the game being close. Amare was the difference in winning and losing those close games when the opponents clearly were the hungrier teams.

by Phoenix Stan on Jan 17, 2009 8:01 AM MST up reply actions   0 recs

Stan, do you ever hear if the team holds another player accontable? For instance, Nash, Hill, and Shaq sitting down with Stat and explaining to him he needs to step up.

Take care of the little things, and the big things will take care of themselves.

by SunDolphin on Jan 17, 2009 8:17 AM MST up reply actions   0 recs

Its not surprising at all.
Every Elite team should take care and respect their opponents whatever their record say.
Because losing to those what you called MEDIOCRE team is tough to digest than Losing to other Elite Team.

Garbage team what we called is Nothing to lose, every win that they can pull out mostly from winning team is like They win Championship game for them. Did SA ever said that their next game is a winnable game? Answer is NO.. They Respect every team that they are facing no matter what their record was.

I hope Suns team will have the same Mentality as SA.
Lets see next game, hope Suns bounce back.

by spoiled on Jan 17, 2009 5:10 AM MST reply actions   0 recs

I am tired of the excuses

with this bunch. 37 games into the season and players ( Amare) are quoted " we are trying to figure things out". They got in at 4am, Yeah, Charter flights are a bitch. Hey you go home and get some sleep. I have worked shift type work my whole life, just like I am sure the rest of you have. You adjust, and move on.
 Porter concerns me the most. He truly looks over matched for the job. I guess I could say that for Steve Kerr.
 I do not have positive vibes for the Phoenix Suns for the next 5 years, Shaq, Nash and Hill ( and most likely Amare) will be long gone. And doing the drafting ( unless of course we get rid of 1st rounders for cap space) Steve Kerr, ouch.

"Have You heard of the Boom on Mizar 5?"

by Grockcubs on Jan 17, 2009 7:40 AM MST reply actions   0 recs

I don’t think you’d be saying that if Stat was winning, and not losing, games for us. Kerr took a big man early in the draft and that was something most of us felt we needed, and Robin Lopez was the best big man avaliable, unless I missed one.

But I totally agree. No more excuses. Go out and play. Go out and win.

Take care of the little things, and the big things will take care of themselves.

by SunDolphin on Jan 17, 2009 8:21 AM MST up reply actions   0 recs

I guess

I am a rare Sun fan, I have never been that impressed with Amare. I give him credit he has expaned his offensive game, as far as his jump shot goes. His low post moves are all righthanded ( like most, except Boozer) and predictable. But beyond that Stat gets dunks and mid range jumpers, his rebounding is sub par and plays 0 defense. He is a overrated player, it dosen’t matter if the Suns are winning or not, I don’t think he is an All Star.
 I still think he should be traded. Thats just my opinion.

"Have You heard of the Boom on Mizar 5?"

by Grockcubs on Jan 17, 2009 10:39 AM MST up reply actions   0 recs

So you’re saying he’s really not that great of a player, and we’re all fooled by his athleticism.

+1

Take care of the little things, and the big things will take care of themselves.

by SunDolphin on Jan 17, 2009 11:19 AM MST up reply actions   0 recs

Hey

you can have all the physical tools, but to be great you have take it to another level, Kobe, Duncan, KG they come to mind. When has Amare made that shot or blocked a key shot in a big spot,( playoffs)? He is good, but not great.
 Hell Marbury has great athleticism.

"Have You heard of the Boom on Mizar 5?"

by Grockcubs on Jan 17, 2009 4:50 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

Sometimes its not hard to think to trade your valuable players for new All star caliber young players and completely change the face of entire team. Atleast there’s more valid reason for frustration than what you expect most on the current rosters.

Sigh…. Give us Competency!!!!

by spoiled on Jan 17, 2009 7:46 AM MST reply actions   0 recs

The Beauty and The Irony

Sun of Stan starts out with a bloodthirsty, menacing and voratious owl (we have one in our neighborhood doing horrible, horrible things to the pigeosn) and then the owl goes and shares with its kin. Blood and love — it’s all there. Pain, beauty and drama.

Mmmmm ... Guinness

by JSun on Jan 17, 2009 8:32 AM MST reply actions   0 recs

I know right

good stuff

(I am a tiny bit biased)

by Phoenix Stan on Jan 17, 2009 8:53 AM MST up reply actions   0 recs

I really don't know what to think about this game

But can you believe we’re not even half way through the season? It feels like we’re only a month away from the playoffs. I can’t tell you the trade talk should stop, but for me, I wouldn’t change a thing. I say we live and die with THIS team and if we fail this year, blow it all up next year because it will have become more than obvious these players won’t ever win a championship and it’s time to start over, no matter how painful that is.

But we’re not even half way through the season. Phoenix Stan said real early in the season that Stat gets off to slow starts, that last year early he was awful and then after the All Star break really stepped it up. I choose to have confidence and hope they turn it around. And it is JUST the regular season. Make the playoffs, even in the 8th seed, Anything can happen in the playoffs, and we’re still one of the most talented teams in the league, maybe 1st, but for sure 2nd, in the West.

GO SUNS!

Take care of the little things, and the big things will take care of themselves.

by SunDolphin on Jan 17, 2009 8:33 AM MST reply actions   0 recs

i guess this is where i disagree

i really dont see this suns team going anywhere.. but i get it if you think we have a chance, then it would make sense to keep this team together. thats why im lobbying for kerr to just blow this up asap. i wouldnt mind being in the shoes of a thunder fan, where they have like 7 wins but know the team is moving forward. i feel we are moving back.

by ryansunsfan on Jan 17, 2009 9:24 AM MST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree with you. I just think blowing things up in mid season unless you aren’t gonna make the playoffs isn’t wise. You can’t win the lottery if you don’t buy a ticket, right? And for the record, blowing it up was EXACTLY what I hoped we would have done before the season started. But now I feel like we’re on the plane and there’s no way off until it lands.

Take care of the little things, and the big things will take care of themselves.

by SunDolphin on Jan 17, 2009 10:36 AM MST up reply actions   0 recs

I disagree

The Suns haven’t won a playoff series in two seasons and I think this team is more likely to win at least one round then last year and any blow up would negate that.

If the Suns don’t win a series or don’t even make the playoffs this season then sure. Let’s talk blow up.

by Phoenix Stan on Jan 17, 2009 11:48 AM MST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll give you that Stan

This team deserves a run this year. But I would still have my ear to the phone if the right deal came up for Amare.

"Have You heard of the Boom on Mizar 5?"

by Grockcubs on Jan 17, 2009 4:52 PM MST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree

I see this team finishing with less than 50 wins and out of the playoffs. Thye will finish 12 to 13 games below where they did just 2 short years ago. Kerr has really put together a winner here. How many times is he going to “blow things up” before people realize he doesn’t know what he is doing.

by CJJ on Jan 18, 2009 8:34 AM MST up reply actions   0 recs

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