these guys lock it in when it matters most. Damn exciting! Next stop 80-2 :^)

who is next on the list for payback? Lakers, Pistons, Spurs…?

I never thought that this team that was assembled in the summer could start out like this. I am happily eating crow.
 They really should win the next 4 and be at 14-2. New Orleans will come out on Thursday, but the Suns should get the game.
 Just love the way Gentry uses the bench.

I was just reading the Dream Shake recap and…uh…they claim at some point that the Suns radio team “really, really sucks”…listen I am in Texas and I hardly get to see a game so I listen to all of them and I am positive that those guys DO NOT suck at calling the games. They give credit where it is due to both teams but clearly root for the Suns. No problem with that. Am I the only one who feels this way? I mean, I know how we tend to be about commentators for other teams, but are our guys bad? I always thought they were pretty unbiased as “homers” go. I have heard some REALLY bad ones…like the guy for NO. Gimmie the low down. What do you guys think?

another game, another win! although I would prefer if the team would not have to come back from double-digit deficits. I would be perfectly content if they blew teams out by 174 points each quarter. okay, or something like that.

it was too early to me to get up (2am) and to be honest I didnt think we would win this one… and it is so nice to read recap this morning… bench is not surprise anymore, but collins certainly is… so he was in in final minutes and made difference?!?! another great move by gentry… and so nice to see that defense was the key in last quarter, I still can’t get used to the fact that we are shuting teams up in final minutes… 6-21 3pt and we still find a way to win, wow!!!!

What amazes me about this game is that if we shoot our average for 3s and free throws, we could easily have scored 130 points — against agood defensive team! Holy smokes. I pooh-poohed the Jarron Collins acquisition, but it has already paid dividends. If Lopez gives us anything when he returns, and LB rounds into shape, we have a very special team here.

I was thinking last night that Gentry has taken some of the elements of 7SOL and combined them with opportunistic offensive sets in the halfcourt, and of course who could not be impressed that he has finally gotten these guys to play defense! Alvin has taken the next step up as a coach. He has done what Coach D never did, that is, shut off the 7SOL when it isn’t there instead of forcing it all of the time. It helps that Gentry’s GM has finally given him a bench to play.

Methinks MikeD might be a little jealous about now.

For those of you who had to read my GM observation in the last paragraph twice, yes, I am giving (grudgingly) some credit to Kerr — as much as it pains me to compliment an ex Wildcat, Bull, and Spur. (choke, sob)

How many times have you heard guys like Chuck or Tim Legler, or Mark Jackson repeat that mantra over and over? It is the same tactic that politicians use — if you repeat the same thing over and over, people believe it, regardless of it’s accuracy.

I just tune them out. I remember one time someone was interviewing Nash one time, and mentioned the no defense thing. Nash gave the guy a strange look like, “are you even paying attention?”

I was thinking last night that Gentry has taken some of the elements of 7SOL and combined them with opportunistic offensive sets in the halfcourt, and of course who could not be impressed that he has finally gotten these guys to play defense! Alvin has taken the next step up as a coach. He has done what Coach D never did, that is, shut off the 7SOL when it isn’t there instead of forcing it all of the time. It helps that Gentry’s GM has finally given him a bench to play.

This was exactly the only point I wanted to make this morning…I was so impressed that the Suns were able to play a different style when they weren’t hitting their shots and against a smaller, fast team the run and gun wasn’t working.

Instead they adjusted and went big and took advantage of their size – especially late in the game.

Not only did the defense hold but we beat them in all the power numbers in the 4th. Rebounding. Pts in the paint. 2nd chance points.

That kind of versatility had been missing in the Mike D years and I also think this is the most mentally tough Suns team we’ve seen in the Nash era.

Lets not also forget the great defensive plays by three guys not known for their D. Nash did a very solid job on Brooks. Amare’s play was solid all night but his ability to stay with Ariza when he got switched on to him was very impressive and LB’s chase down block from behind…

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Asks me to download something…

I have a feeling they’re only gonna get better too, but I refuse to look ahead. I saw that we played the Hornets again next, but refused to think about 11-2. 10-2 came first, and we needed to get THERE or be eithe 9-3 or 9-4.

Every game counts and we can’t be looking ahead in an 82 game season, not when every game is just as important as the one before and after it.

So I’m enjoying beating the Rockets, and hope to enjoy the Hornets game, but watch out. Maybe New Orleans, even depleted as they are, have the most to prove against us. That’s always dangerous.

And all of Kerr’s trades and aquisitions are looking hot right now. Let’s not forget Shaq was NOT HIS IDEA and he had to be convinced to do it by D’Antoni and Sarver. Whether it’s J-Rich, Dudley, or Collins, they’re adding something to this team. Yeah, J-Rich isn’t worth that much money (or is he?) but at least we’re not paying him to not play hard and make plays, because he’s doing just that.

I have the highest trust and confidence in Steve Kerr right now, along with Nash and Gentry. I’m also having a lot of fun!

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I was going to write something about how the moves are paying off, but I’m a bit superstitious. Maybe at the end of the season I’ll start handing out credit…But honestly, I have to give Gentry a ton of credit now. He has an excellent handle on our current squad. We went 10 deep last night and everyone contributed. It’s easy when you have self motivated guys on the squad like Nash, Dudz, Amundson, etc all, they make Gentry look good. But I think Alvin knows his players very well and uses them accordingly.

I really think the depth this team has is the difference. If we go anywhere this year, it’ll be because of our bench. It’s what we didn’t have three or four years ago.

how the obscure basketball blogs/sites realize that this team is different than the D’Antoni teams.. But TNT and ESPN (with the exception of Tim Legler and maybe Jalen) can’t put forth an iota of analysis when they talk about the Suns.. I mean, you couldn’t even put a couple intern gerbils on it? It will be a shock when… or if they start to recognize it.

I just read THIS article … now if somebody could deliver the memo to Chuck and Kenny

it generally takes national media several weeks to catch up. Partly b/c they aren’t as focused on the Suns as we are and partly b/c they want to wait and see if it’s a trend or a blip

Here is a blurb I stumbled across today... the kind that makes you scratch your head and ask if the person writing the article has looked at any stats or watched a single game.

That guy is clueless. Is someone paying him to write this drivel?