Daily Links and Audio: Robin's Door, The Aftermath

by Seth Pollack on Dec 10, 2009 1:33 PM MST in Phoenix Suns: Daily Links

[Note by Phoenix Stan, 12/10/09 3:25 PM MST ]

Robin Lopez talking after practice about yesterday's door incident along w/ Gentry's comments on the matter. Audio provided by Sports 620 KTAR

KTAR.com - Lopez accepts responsibility for his actions
"Everybody has days like that, it's human," Lopez said after practice on Thursday. "I'm remorseful for it obviously, it's over with and it's not a big deal in the big scheme of things."
Amar'e 1st, Nash 3rd in All-Star votes
The first returns are out for NBA All-Star balloting and there is good news and bad news for the Suns. First, the bad: Steve Nash is third among Western Conference guards, behind Lakers star Kobe Bryant (692,518 - leading vote-getter) and the Houston Rockets' Tracy McGrady (281,545). McGrady has yet to play a game this season. Nash is leading the NBA in assists (11 per game) and is averaging 17.5 points. The good: Amar'e Stoudemire leads the voting for Western Conference centers, easily outdistancing the Lakers' Andrew Bynum (447,776 votes to 299,484) for the top spot.
Tim Donaghy's claims on trial - TrueHoop Blog - ESPN
This is a couple of days old, but it's a thorough look at the Donaghy Affair from Henry Abbott and Kevin Arnovitz. And a bit of a conspiracy fail.
The Official Phoenix Suns Blog " Blog Archive " Why the Suns’ Offense Has Stalled
"We can’t stop, walk and be over-analytical because we’re not a power team and we don’t have a lot of creators," Nash added. "So we need the offense to be created by our movement. We’d like to play a little bit faster. We still don’t know if we’re a fast break team but that doesn’t mean our half-court tempo can’t increase and that we can’t put pressure on the defense because of our movement and skill."

Coach Gentry on Sports 620 KTAR

Steve Kerr on Sports 620 KTAR

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UGH, All Star Voting....

Never makes any sense. Wonder if Amare’s twittering is helping him….They should just have coaches and players vote. Yeah it’s about the fans, but sheesh…McGrady?

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by Wil Cantrell on Dec 10, 2009 1:54 PM MST reply actions

couldn't agree with you more

it’s about as dumb as can be…many of the results…McGrady is just plain stupid!! It’s why I haven’t cared about an allstar game in years. But the dunk contest and three point contest…that i’ll watch.

by be-the-ball on Dec 10, 2009 2:03 PM MST up reply actions

The coach also said he, owner Robert Sarver, general manager Steve Kerr as well as assistant general manager David Griffin will “get together” with Lopez.

Really? I think it’s going too far. Maybe if they have a quick something to talk about keeping the emotions in the locker room. Doing that while the media is around turns this into a much larger deal than it really is. I got that. Who knows, maybe they’ll get together at Majerle’s for a couple of beers and laugh about it.

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by Wil Cantrell on Dec 10, 2009 2:00 PM MST reply actions

my guess is...it's not the first anger issue with lopez

I am hopeful of lopez helping the suns, but he isn’t playing very smart…by getting fouls so quickly

by be-the-ball on Dec 10, 2009 2:04 PM MST up reply actions

exactly

this is not an isolated incident. The kid’s got some issues to deal with if he’s losing his temper that much over something that small…this is not normal competitive fire

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by Seth Pollack on Dec 10, 2009 3:28 PM MST up reply actions

good point. maybe i missed some past flair ups….as far as fouls, he’s young and big, he’s a magnet for the whistle, even if he is trying to play smart. plus guys are going to go right at him.

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by Wil Cantrell on Dec 10, 2009 3:22 PM MST reply actions