Suns Drop Yet Another Close Game
In case any of you didn't catch the Suns/Pacers game, the Suns were once again obliterated on another buzzer beating 3, delivered by none other than Danny Granger. Now, I find this loss a bit more puzzling than the coaled-blooded Spurs delivery, where that was clearly a blown defensive assignment.
In case you missed it, here's basically how it went down: 30-something seconds left on the clock. Nash drives in, doesn't find anything, retreats back out to close to the arc. Passes to Amaré. Amaré clanks the 18 footer with the shot clock running down. Richardson gets the offensive rebound. Somewhere around 6 or 7 seconds left in the game. Richardson pump fakes, moves around the defender, and puts up a 15 (or so) footer. He misses. Indiana comes down with the rebound, with .9 seconds left on the game clock. Timeout called. After the timeout, Indiana inbounds the ball to Granger, who hits the game winning catch-and-shoot 3 pointer.
Now...while I don't blame any one person for that shot (i.e. Richardson in the Mason debacle), I know I can't see everything. Maybe I was blinded by rage that we lost another one in the final second. Maybe I just didn't want to think about it. Nevertheless, there is strength in having such a devoted Suns nation out there all in one place.
So, let's take a look at it. I've enclosed a poll, giving a few suggestions, and I would like to see what you all think is the cause for not only this, but many of the other close Suns losses...Lord knows there's been more than just a few.
I want to hear what you have to say.
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i wonder if anyone would be so kind as to
provide details of close games we lost and ones we won this season? i dont know if this is accurate, but the only close games i remember the suns winning are against the thunder and orlando, and losing like 8 others. o_O true that? o_O
by ryansunsfan on Jan 8, 2009 8:28 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
i'd add jrich - calling a change on the defensive end
with .9 sec left. That was a much bigger mistake than his shot. It wasn’t like he took a shot with 10 seconds left or something, it was kind of close, not great, not horrible….
The problem is the suns team on defense isn’t very good, I think if shaq was in this game, we’d won. Nice to see barbosa play well…people might be saying he messed up on the defensive end there (at the end)…but I think the question should be – what and why did JRich call for a change…and did that screw up the suns defensive assignments at the end?
by be-the-ball on Jan 8, 2009 9:22 AM MST reply actions 0 recs
We don't know
for sure that it was Jason. I believe it was based on what I saw but to be fair…we don’t know.
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by Phoenix Stan on Jan 8, 2009 12:25 PM MST up reply actions 0 recs
Missing 2 thing
1) A legit backup center R. lopez isn’t cutting. He should go to the D-league to tuneup his game.
2) The hard-nosed/dirty guard/forward. Barnes could be that guy that irritates the Kobe’s & Lebron’s of the world. Every champion has that one guy that just don’t give a **** hence (Posey, Bowen, Horry)
by Change on Jan 8, 2009 12:47 PM MST reply actions 0 recs
it could be argued
that guys are labeled as “hard-nose” being the toughest (although not as tough as some nba players) in a championship team. how is posey tough? hes a good, not a great defender. had the suns won a championship, raja bell would be talked as “that guy”. they havent, and hes not. championships overhype people. ask paul pierce, the greatest player in the nba today. o_O or rajon rondo, a perennial all-star. or garnett, the defensive player of the year. or even ray allen, the 2008 all-star with the worst stats. or scalabrine, the ’defensive prescence". i could go on and on.
by ryansunsfan on Jan 13, 2009 8:00 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs
true.
though, bell will be remembered as a “hardnosed” defender for the kobe clothesline. at least among suns fans. that was just sheer beauty.
and, if the suns win the championship this year, it might even be amundson who picks up the glorious title of “hardnosed”.
by iamtrevorpaxton on Jan 13, 2009 11:19 AM MST up reply actions 0 recs

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