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Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets, Dec 12, 2009 7:00 PM MST



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I won't be able to watch the game

but you can count with my good vibes! It’s going to be tough to pull this one off.

"Basketball doesn't build character. It reveals it"

by PanamaSun on Dec 12, 2009 7:05 PM MST reply actions  

Fail!

haha! How you doing, man?

"Basketball doesn't build character. It reveals it"

by PanamaSun on Dec 12, 2009 7:06 PM MST up reply actions  

lol

I was just thinking, “wow, how has nobody posted yet? I’ll be the loser to say first.”

and I also knew somebody would say “fail” thank you for proving me correct

by KnowGood on Dec 12, 2009 7:08 PM MST up reply actions  

Sorry!

Sorry it took so long to get the Game Thread up if you’ve felt orphaned for the last 30 minutes.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 7:06 PM MST reply actions  

wuuuzzzzuuup!?

They say "don't swim with the sharks", but I'm faster than sharks so it's not a big deal...

by Eutychus on Dec 12, 2009 7:06 PM MST reply actions  

This is going to be a tough game for the Suns!

They say "don't swim with the sharks", but I'm faster than sharks so it's not a big deal...

by Eutychus on Dec 12, 2009 7:11 PM MST reply actions  

Steve is abusing the big man switch

They say "don't swim with the sharks", but I'm faster than sharks so it's not a big deal...

by Eutychus on Dec 12, 2009 7:13 PM MST reply actions  

SUNS TAKE THE LEAD! SUNS TAKE THE LEAD!

Just wanted to say that once before the shellacking begins.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 7:13 PM MST reply actions  

Full disclosure

If I were not a Suns fan, I would probably be a Nuggets fan. I love this roster.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 7:14 PM MST reply actions  

Afflalo on Nash - Called it!

Leaving Nash on Billups… not so much. Look for Denver to exploit that sooner rather than later.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 7:15 PM MST reply actions  

Hey, rest of Suns!

Steve Nash would like to win this game.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 7:16 PM MST reply actions  

Steve Nash

vs the Nuggets

did anyone else wanna play?

by KnowGood on Dec 12, 2009 7:17 PM MST reply actions  

Great start again for this team

They say "don't swim with the sharks", but I'm faster than sharks so it's not a big deal...

by Eutychus on Dec 12, 2009 7:17 PM MST reply actions  

By "this team"

Do you mean “Steve Nash”?

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 7:18 PM MST up reply actions  

Nash 11- Denver 5

Denver getting into some foul trouble as well…And Anthony hasn’t really touched the ball

by ArizonaCactus on Dec 12, 2009 7:17 PM MST reply actions  

Ah, you see what happened there?

Denver remembered the Suns can’t defend.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 7:22 PM MST reply actions  

his move made

Jrich’s on the previous possession look even worse, if pssible

by ArizonaCactus on Dec 12, 2009 7:26 PM MST up reply actions  

Oh, Channing

Some day you’ll make it out of the first quarter with less than 2 fouls.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 7:27 PM MST reply actions  

Nice D by PsychLo there

And fearsome dunks by Amare and J-Rich!

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 7:27 PM MST reply actions  

now THAT was nice

surprisingly good D from Lopez, usual good pass from Nash, and the closer from JRich

by KnowGood on Dec 12, 2009 7:28 PM MST reply actions  

OK, they did also get the J-Rich dunk.

I’ll stop mocking the Suns’ D when they deliver it for more than one quarter per game.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 7:31 PM MST up reply actions  

I decided not to heed Mike Lisboa and I stayed awake to watch the game. So far…so good…

by Lorenzo Franceschi Bicchierai on Dec 12, 2009 7:32 PM MST reply actions  

And I never said "Don't watch."

I would never say that. I watch’em all.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 7:35 PM MST up reply actions  

Nah...

I’m actually sure you’ll be right and we will be blown out. But I couldn’t watch the Suns in the last days and I missed them.

BTW, great article about Nash ;)

by Lorenzo Franceschi Bicchierai on Dec 12, 2009 7:35 PM MST up reply actions  

Fun fact!

Robin Lopez averages 1 foul every 3:54 of floor time. Already has 1 in 2 minutes tonight.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 7:34 PM MST reply actions  

He's not satisfied with that.

Now has 2 fouls in 3:16. Going for some kind of record.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 7:36 PM MST up reply actions  

THREE

It’s either a sad thread or Robin is terrible. 3 fouls in 3:46. You can only hope to contain his suck.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 7:38 PM MST up reply actions  

He may not be terrible but he's certainly not good.

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 7:39 PM MST up reply actions  

Anyway...

Can you win a title when your starting bigs are “please score on me” Amar’e and “Softer than silk” Frye?

by Lorenzo Franceschi Bicchierai on Dec 12, 2009 7:34 PM MST reply actions  

Amare's hands on D

Underrated. He’s got active hands and arms.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 7:35 PM MST reply actions  

lol Lopez with 3 fouls already

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 7:38 PM MST reply actions  

You think?

I’m still not sold on Amare’s D though. And I’m really dubious that you can win a title when Amare is your best big man defender…

by Lorenzo Franceschi Bicchierai on Dec 12, 2009 7:38 PM MST reply actions  

He's average.

Not great on ball, but surprisingly active. He does lots of little things that don’t show up in the box score, but he occasionally bricks the ones that do.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 7:41 PM MST up reply actions  

Too skinny now

But in theory, yes. Except no. He’s too skilled and mobile to be a true center.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 7:45 PM MST up reply actions  

Dragic

has shown some flashes of being a decent defender

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 7:44 PM MST reply actions  

Dragic is playing very well!

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 7:45 PM MST reply actions  

Dragic and Nash

I also liked it for a minute or two when he is in with Nash

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 7:45 PM MST reply actions  

Mind blown

Channing Frye just hit a 3 on the road.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 7:46 PM MST up reply actions  

UPN's scoreboard said it was a two

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 7:47 PM MST up reply actions  

Mike

Lou is in the zone today

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 7:47 PM MST up reply actions  

didn't he play for Denver

probably wants to play well more than normally

by ArizonaCactus on Dec 12, 2009 7:48 PM MST up reply actions  

Carmelo

Let’s have Lou grab at Anthony, get him mad and get that second tech

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 7:46 PM MST reply actions  

I love it

Lou, Drago, Fry, Dudley, and Hill

Who would have thought they could hold onto leads, much less extend them?

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 7:49 PM MST up reply actions  

haha

Whatsamatter. George. can’t stand your lousy team?

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 7:53 PM MST reply actions  

Easy!

They have the same record as the Suns!

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 7:54 PM MST up reply actions  

Dragic's passing

It gets better each game. He’s got to be learning some vision/moves from Nash. It’s pretty amazing to watch his development.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 7:54 PM MST reply actions  

ya

dragic just need more solid handles

by silverddue on Dec 12, 2009 7:56 PM MST up reply actions  

Quick survey

Who hates the Nuggets as much as I do? I like Carmelo, but overall a really dislikeable team with K-Mart, Nene and Shitty Hair-man

by Lorenzo Franceschi Bicchierai on Dec 12, 2009 7:55 PM MST reply actions  

Love them.

One of my favorite rosters in the Association.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 7:56 PM MST up reply actions  

OMG

What’s going on with our hands on D? I can’t remember a game when we had so many steals and blocks

by Lorenzo Franceschi Bicchierai on Dec 12, 2009 7:56 PM MST reply actions  

Denver blogg

those Nugz fans are still talking about that’Melo tech

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 7:56 PM MST reply actions  

2nd quarter

Um, that’s a 19-2 run with the starters on the bench, y’all.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 7:57 PM MST reply actions  

Bench

I think they thought they let the team down yesterday

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 7:59 PM MST up reply actions  

George is going to take the Nugs to the woodshed at halftime

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 7:57 PM MST reply actions  

62% shooting

is the great shooting making the defenders work harder, or is it caused by the great defense?

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 7:59 PM MST reply actions  

On any other team

I would say the defense is feeding the offense, but on the Suns it tends to go the other way.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 8:00 PM MST up reply actions  

That was my thought

Kind of gets them energized

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 8:00 PM MST up reply actions  

i don't know

I think that the defense is definitely feeding the offense so far. Many of the suns points have come in transition because the nuggets haven’t been able to get back on D.

by TheBlur on Dec 12, 2009 8:02 PM MST up reply actions  

This is the best defense we've played all year :o

And our bench! Oh my. I hope we don’t have a massive collapse.

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 7:59 PM MST reply actions  

Yup.

This is the best defense I’ve seen all year.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 8:00 PM MST up reply actions  

Dudley really is the star of that trade.

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:00 PM MST reply actions  

on our end*

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:00 PM MST up reply actions  

speaking of which,

how is Diaw working out in Charlotte? i haven’t really been paying attention

by ArizonaCactus on Dec 12, 2009 8:01 PM MST up reply actions  

Totally beasted it last season when he got there, a la 05/06

Had a slow start to this season but he’s improving.

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:03 PM MST up reply actions  

If Dragic keeps working on his shot, he can really do some serious damage.

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:01 PM MST reply actions  

Offensive on Billups

Finally. He pushes off every time he drives

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 8:02 PM MST reply actions  

Youza!

Nash back in the game

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 8:03 PM MST reply actions  

Seriously, Lou should always always always get more minutes than Fropez

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:03 PM MST reply actions  

Agreed

Lou charges everybody up. Lopez is a bull in a china shop

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 8:05 PM MST up reply actions  

Channing 3!

I was trashing him for missing free throws

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 8:03 PM MST reply actions  

one would think

a good 3 point shooter would be at least marginally effective on free throws

by ArizonaCactus on Dec 12, 2009 8:04 PM MST up reply actions  

Frye

Well heck, if it has to be one or the other, I’d rather have 3s

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 8:05 PM MST up reply actions  

This is where Denver makes their push...

If they cut it to less than 10 pts at half then I think we’ll be in trouble in the 2nd half.

by Jack Frost on Dec 12, 2009 8:06 PM MST reply actions  

Jrich ice cold

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 8:06 PM MST reply actions  

Oh, man

If only Lou had set his feet there…

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 8:06 PM MST reply actions  

Ha!

Denver bloggers are griping because they think Billlups is getting mugged!

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 8:07 PM MST reply actions  

We'd probably do the same thing if it was our guy

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:07 PM MST up reply actions  

Yeah, but I think it's funny

’Cause he gets away with so much charging

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 8:09 PM MST up reply actions  

28-10 this quarter

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 8:08 PM MST reply actions  

Jared Dudley at his price>Jason Richardson at HIS price

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:08 PM MST reply actions  

Spurs are 11-9 but you know they'll play us super-close.

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:09 PM MST reply actions  

I love it when Grant shows us what he used to be able to do all the time, every single night when he was with DET

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:09 PM MST reply actions  

I still think come playoff time they'll be the team nobody wants to see.

Too much vet savvy and depth

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:10 PM MST up reply actions  

I think we should sit JRich for that game

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:12 PM MST up reply actions  

team looks great so far.

denver looks frustrated which is great in my book.

by Gorilla Game on Dec 12, 2009 8:10 PM MST via mobile reply actions  

6 pts 9 rebs

for Lou – mostly in Q2

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 8:10 PM MST reply actions  

What a beast.

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:11 PM MST up reply actions  

suns look great so far.

denver looks frustrated which is great in my book.

by Gorilla Game on Dec 12, 2009 8:10 PM MST via mobile reply actions  

Watch amare

get two more fouls before the half

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 8:11 PM MST reply actions  

He deserves it so far!

Not happy that the lead is “down” to 13 though haha.

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:12 PM MST up reply actions  

Down to 11

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:12 PM MST reply actions  

no worries

i’m sure it will get closer in the 2nd half but gotta enjoy it regardless

by TheBlur on Dec 12, 2009 8:13 PM MST up reply actions  

LOUUUUUU!

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:12 PM MST reply actions  

Uh oh.

That is not a dude we want to get hot (Carmelo, not Lou).

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 8:13 PM MST reply actions  

Carmelo scares me more than Wade does

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:13 PM MST up reply actions  

Man, Lou

is not a guy the Nugz want to get hot!

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 8:17 PM MST up reply actions  

I want to punch Jason Richardson in the larynx for his boneheadedness

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:14 PM MST reply actions  

10 boards for Lou

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 8:14 PM MST reply actions  

I miss Melo's cornrows

And the swag he had as a rookie. Still though…much more mature player who has just turned into an absolutely lethal scorer, and his defense has improved by leaps and bounds. Fantastic player.

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:16 PM MST reply actions  

playing for Team USA

really changed his attitude, and made him incredibly dangerous

by ArizonaCactus on Dec 12, 2009 8:17 PM MST up reply actions  

J-Rich isn't right.

I think there’s something going on with him. He’s struggled the last few games and doesn’t really have a knucklehead rep.

Unless he comes alive in the 2nd half, in which case he’s just another streaky 2 guard.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 8:16 PM MST reply actions  

Terrible TO

by J-Rich. Watching this guy is like riding a rollercoaster. So inconsistent…

by Lorenzo Franceschi Bicchierai on Dec 12, 2009 8:17 PM MST reply actions  

Why haven't we extended Lou yet?

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:18 PM MST reply actions  

other games tonight

Bucks up 10 on the Blazers and Bobcats up on the Mavericks…

on another note, how the hell does vinny del negro still have a coaching job?

by ArizonaCactus on Dec 12, 2009 8:18 PM MST reply actions  

If the lolcats beat Dallas I will be SO HAPPY

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:18 PM MST up reply actions  

not blaming him for everything

but it seems like a fairly clear situation of a team having quit on their coach

by ArizonaCactus on Dec 12, 2009 8:21 PM MST up reply actions  

Yeah, they need to fire Luke Wilson ASAP

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:22 PM MST up reply actions  


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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:23 PM MST up reply actions  

Haha

Click the little tree on the right side, then post the URL of the image in the box that pops up. Cake and pie!

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:25 PM MST up reply actions  

Like Presidents

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 8:26 PM MST up reply actions  

So much word

I just hope they don’t price themselves out of affordability, because in the end, vital role-players are still role-players. Boston let Posey go after NOH offered him crazy money. I hope the same doesn’t happen to either one of them.

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:20 PM MST up reply actions  

If Dampier wasn't so effing expensive he'd be ideal next to Amare

Although he does have a “super expiring” contract this season, and his salary matches Jason’s….

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:25 PM MST up reply actions  

Just a thought!

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:27 PM MST up reply actions  

no way!

Dampier fouls at the rate of 9 fouls per 48 minutes

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 8:28 PM MST up reply actions  

A lot of centers

are a significant improvement over Dampier

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 8:27 PM MST up reply actions  

True story

I met TC in the bathroom once. He didn’t wash his hands.

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:21 PM MST reply actions  

Tom Chambers

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:25 PM MST up reply actions  

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:28 PM MST up reply actions  

anybody notice

that utah is up 10 againts the lakers? go utah!

by raulgabriel9999 on Dec 12, 2009 8:28 PM MST reply actions  

as much as i hate to say it...

i’d rather the Lakers beat up on the other Western Conference teams….cuz there is no way, barring an injury to Kobe, that they aren’t gonna be the #1 seed and we could use the help

by ArizonaCactus on Dec 12, 2009 8:35 PM MST up reply actions  

That's a very logical and rational position.

But my hatred of the Lakers overrides it. I view Utah as part of the Resistance(along with every other non Lakers/Spurs team this decade).

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:41 PM MST up reply actions  

Unfortunately

they don’t provide enough resistance come playoff time

by ArizonaCactus on Dec 12, 2009 8:42 PM MST up reply actions  

Anyone want a piece of my 4.30 am sandwich?

by Lorenzo Franceschi Bicchierai on Dec 12, 2009 8:29 PM MST reply actions  

no thanks. just ate some 730pm tacos

by Larfleeze on Dec 12, 2009 8:33 PM MST up reply actions  

anyone have a working stream??

by silverddue on Dec 12, 2009 8:34 PM MST reply actions  

I had one 10 mins ago

But Lou was going after things so hard that he blocked all of them.

Grant Hill is totally the next MJ!!

by gadogry on Dec 12, 2009 8:35 PM MST up reply actions  

this picture is incredible.

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:41 PM MST up reply actions  

pictures lookin great right now

by Larfleeze on Dec 12, 2009 8:53 PM MST up reply actions  

hate those iso plays on jrich

by Larfleeze on Dec 12, 2009 8:42 PM MST reply actions  

Yeah

I’d really like to know what’s the percentage of success of those plays…

by Lorenzo Franceschi Bicchierai on Dec 12, 2009 8:44 PM MST up reply actions  

I would too.

It actually worked really well for them at the start of the season and was my favorite sneaky aspect of the Suns offense. But you’re right, it hasn’t been very effective lately.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 8:45 PM MST up reply actions  

Exactly.

This is rapidly warranting its own post. He is terrible on back-to-backs. I’d be curious to find out why. Sleep disorder? Porn addiction?

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 8:44 PM MST up reply actions  

denver's trainer

the short stocky dread dude. I just find him funny.

by KnowGood on Dec 12, 2009 8:43 PM MST reply actions  

That guy is such a beast

NBATV had a special on him….he’s insane

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:44 PM MST up reply actions  

One thing about Richardson

He doesn’t quit on the game. Ever. Constantly fighting and scrapping for boards. Even when his shot and passing are suck.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 8:47 PM MST reply actions  

Amare max player

looks pretty ordinary

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 8:48 PM MST reply actions  

BLASPHEMY!1!!!1

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:49 PM MST up reply actions  

But yeah....not the impact player he once was. Not even close.

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:49 PM MST up reply actions  

Here they come

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 8:49 PM MST reply actions  

we all knew they would make a run

now it’s time for the bench to stabilize it a little and get to the 4th with a small lead

by TheBlur on Dec 12, 2009 8:51 PM MST up reply actions  

Put Lou back in

for STAT. He seems out of it

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 8:50 PM MST reply actions  

By the way, Coach

Any time in the last 3 minutes would have been a great time to use one of your time-outs.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 8:50 PM MST reply actions  

He is D'Antoni's protege, remember?

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:50 PM MST up reply actions  

remember against dallas

when we didn’t have any time-outs left and could’ve used one

by ArizonaCactus on Dec 12, 2009 8:51 PM MST up reply actions  

That's true too, but JRich used up a 20 for no reason

We need to stem their run here.

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:52 PM MST up reply actions  

Well in my ideal NBA world...

K-Mart wouldn’t have gotten that contract :p

My point is you can’t win a title with amare as your first banana…hence he doesn’t deserve a max contract.

by Lorenzo Franceschi Bicchierai on Dec 12, 2009 8:54 PM MST up reply actions  

don't hate it based on one game

he actually hasn’t had THAT bad of a game so far

by TheBlur on Dec 12, 2009 8:52 PM MST up reply actions  

Earl Smith would kill in this system

And I can’t believe they got Afflalo for a 2nd! He’s the next Raja

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:54 PM MST reply actions  

Seriously, this sucks.

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:54 PM MST reply actions  

This reminds me of the PHX-DEN game two years ago

when Denver was up 20 in the first half and we came back to win…We were at home then, of course

by ArizonaCactus on Dec 12, 2009 8:56 PM MST reply actions  

PUT THE BENCH IN

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:56 PM MST reply actions  

OH MY GOD

If you’re going to live and die by the 3, please have the decency to make sure it’s a 3.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 8:58 PM MST reply actions  

WTF REFS WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

WTF

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 8:59 PM MST reply actions  

You're allowed to backpedal

I didn’t see any lateral movement from Jared

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:01 PM MST up reply actions  

I hope these guys have some 5 hour energy they can take before the 4th

Or chug two red bulls+coffee, Raja style

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:03 PM MST reply actions  

No call? NO CALL?!

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:03 PM MST reply actions  

ridiculous

this is why the NBA refereeing is a disgrace….horribly inconsistent, imo. if you’re gonna let ’em play officiate the whole game that way

by ArizonaCactus on Dec 12, 2009 9:04 PM MST up reply actions  

I've heard as much from so many people

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:06 PM MST up reply actions  

Amare with the "my hands are so fast you can't take th--hey wait, where are you going?" offense

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:07 PM MST reply actions  

Nash

missed a free throw?

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 9:08 PM MST reply actions  

I'm going to get roasted by Amare's fans but...

Apart from his shooting…in what area has he improved over the years? His ballhandling still sucks.

by Lorenzo Franceschi Bicchierai on Dec 12, 2009 9:08 PM MST reply actions  

His back to the basket moves are still nonexistent…

by Lorenzo Franceschi Bicchierai on Dec 12, 2009 9:09 PM MST up reply actions  

He's actually fairly competent in the paint

Not so much as a back to the basket player, but his variety of hooks and such are generally pretty good.

This season though he’s staying out of the paint for some reason.

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:10 PM MST up reply actions  

His passing

He makes smart passes from time to time, but his TOs completely nullify them

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:09 PM MST up reply actions  

shaving skills. look at those clean cuts.

by Larfleeze on Dec 12, 2009 9:09 PM MST up reply actions  

Not a max player anymore

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:10 PM MST up reply actions  

Great post

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:12 PM MST up reply actions  

Can't watch the game

can somebody summarize it for me? I’m looking at the stats and wondering how the hell we’re still in it when nobody but nash seems to be shooting well.

by najmsh on Dec 12, 2009 9:10 PM MST reply actions  

Nash and bench ftw

And Gentry didn’t put in Lou early enough

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:10 PM MST up reply actions  

Nice move by the old man

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:11 PM MST reply actions  

For a win

the shooters better get hot. I don’t see us stopping them.

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 9:12 PM MST reply actions  

DRAGON TO LOUIS!

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:12 PM MST reply actions  

NEVER SAVE THE BALL AT YOUR OWN HOOP!

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:12 PM MST reply actions  

Gonna disagree there too.

If you watch his play in the paint, he’s a much much headier player. Picks his spot and looks to make the shot and avoid offensive fouls. He’s more deliberate than in the past.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 9:15 PM MST up reply actions  

It's what I do.

But of course, he’s having one of his worst ball-handling/decision-making games of the year tonight.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 9:37 PM MST up reply actions  

Lou outplaying Amare

we’ll start calling him Max Lou

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 9:13 PM MST reply actions  

Nash and Billups coming in here

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 9:14 PM MST reply actions  

WE NEED STOPS
4th qtr defense pls

by silverddue on Dec 12, 2009 9:14 PM MST reply actions  

COME ON LOLCATS

BEAT DALLAS!

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:15 PM MST reply actions  

Nash getting some rest

Should come back in soon, I sense…

by ArizonaCactus on Dec 12, 2009 9:15 PM MST reply actions  

It was b/c he was on the floor for that disastrous 3rd quarter

And Nene flopped.

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:16 PM MST up reply actions  

FRACK FRACK FRACK FRACK

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by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:17 PM MST reply actions  

damn Richardson!

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 9:18 PM MST reply actions  

LOUUUUUU

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:18 PM MST reply actions  

TOTAL FLOP by Nene !

That’s a total joke that they get that call and we get called for a block on the play with Dudley!

by Jack Frost on Dec 12, 2009 9:18 PM MST reply actions  

WTF WHY IS LOU BEING TAKEN OUT?!

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:18 PM MST reply actions  

FLOP AGAIN!

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:19 PM MST reply actions  

This ref work is the worst I've seen this year.

It looks like that want Denver to win. That charging call on STAT was yet ANOTHER BS CALL!

by Jack Frost on Dec 12, 2009 9:20 PM MST reply actions  

OK, let's chill on the refs.

A whole boatload of calls went for the Suns and against the Nuggets in the 2nd. But no one notices that when it’s their team going up by 18.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 9:21 PM MST up reply actions  

Clutch calls>calls in the first half IMO

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:21 PM MST up reply actions  

exactly

but they should be consistent is all i ask for.

by ArizonaCactus on Dec 12, 2009 9:21 PM MST up reply actions  

And now they have momentum.

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:20 PM MST reply actions  

That's how it works.

One or two calls can totally change the direction of the game.

by Jack Frost on Dec 12, 2009 9:20 PM MST reply actions  

We need a 3

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:22 PM MST reply actions  

David Thompson was a better scorer than English IMO

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:23 PM MST reply actions  

Oh wow, forgot about that

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:24 PM MST up reply actions  

Foul them hard. Put their butts on the ground.

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:23 PM MST reply actions  

i got a feeling...

tonights not gonna be a goodnight. oh well – no blowouts at least

by Larfleeze on Dec 12, 2009 9:24 PM MST reply actions  

OH MY CHA-NING!

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:24 PM MST reply actions  

Oh my word...

That was some scary ass ball movement. I thought for sure that was going to be a violation.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 9:25 PM MST reply actions  

OMG TIE

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:25 PM MST reply actions  

ahah lou amundson made a handprint on the backboard

by silverddue on Dec 12, 2009 9:25 PM MST reply actions  

Apparently Dirk just beat the lolcats

I seriously hate that guy right now

(I’d love it if he was a Sun)

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:26 PM MST reply actions  

Terrible possession

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:27 PM MST reply actions  

worked out though

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 9:28 PM MST up reply actions  

3 guys with 5 fouls

we don’t want an OT

April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?

by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 9:27 PM MST reply actions  

Melo is a beast

Nash is a beast

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:28 PM MST reply actions  

CLOSE.OUT.YOUR.SHOOTERS.

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:28 PM MST reply actions  

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Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:29 PM MST reply actions  

omg dirk does it again

by silverddue on Dec 12, 2009 9:29 PM MST reply actions  

I love these Nuggets.

I want to beat them, but I love them.

Oh, and Lawler’s Law in effect for the Nuggets.

Can we cue up “Breakin’ the Law” by Judas Priest?

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 9:30 PM MST reply actions  

lakers lost tonight

so no matter what happens, im happy

except td be nice if we could pull this one out :)

by yanyanman2 on Dec 12, 2009 9:30 PM MST reply actions  

Forget Billups

we win this game easily if Amare shows up

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by Hawk42 on Dec 12, 2009 9:30 PM MST reply actions  

god dang it

I think this is it

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:32 PM MST reply actions  

I am depressed

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:32 PM MST reply actions  

Anyway this game ends...

The West, Lakers apart, is wide open. I think we can battle with anyone.

by Lorenzo Franceschi Bicchierai on Dec 12, 2009 9:35 PM MST reply actions  

FRACK YOU MOTHEREFFERS GRAB THE EFFING REBOUND

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:35 PM MST reply actions  

Okay wtf just happened

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:39 PM MST reply actions  

GET. THE. REBOUND!

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:39 PM MST reply actions  

My God, there was a foul there. Crazy

by Azrael on Dec 12, 2009 9:41 PM MST reply actions  

Good Job Gentry

that ref should hang himself later tonight.

by BigBabyCollin on Dec 12, 2009 9:41 PM MST reply actions  

they wont

no accountability for nba refs

by ArizonaCactus on Dec 12, 2009 9:41 PM MST up reply actions  

YAAAAAY we lost

thank you refs, thank you all, goodnight!

by Larfleeze on Dec 12, 2009 9:42 PM MST reply actions  

cmon

mike…. that was about 2 quarters of bs…. it’s not like the Suns gave up… but when refs are blatently making calls like that…. where is the “game” part of it… I don’t recall the rule book saying anything like “if you are wearing a nuggets jearsy you win!”

TO THE NBA - " Yeah, you have created a rift within me ; Now there have been ; several complications ; that have left me feeling nothing ; I might say, you were ; wrong to take it from me ; Left me feeling nothing " - Disturbed, "Numb"

by antiw0rm on Dec 12, 2009 9:48 PM MST up reply actions  

because

it didn’t matter it was clear that the refs where not going to let the suns win.

TO THE NBA - " Yeah, you have created a rift within me ; Now there have been ; several complications ; that have left me feeling nothing ; I might say, you were ; wrong to take it from me ; Left me feeling nothing " - Disturbed, "Numb"

by antiw0rm on Dec 12, 2009 9:46 PM MST up reply actions  

Nash couldn't believe it.

But it WASN’T just that ridiculous no call. It was the joke of a call charging on Stat, etc. AND on the other end they called every ticky tack on us in the 3rd and 4th. This is the kind of game that supports the thesis of my Fanpost “Where’s the Beef…”

by Jack Frost on Dec 12, 2009 9:44 PM MST reply actions  

I was replying to Mike about how this result helps the Lakers.....

Both in Pacific Division. Suns loss helps Lakers as well as hurting Suns. The point is that the way this game was called was obviously not kosher. There could be ALOT of explanations why, but it was definitely not kosher !

by Jack Frost on Dec 12, 2009 9:53 PM MST up reply actions  

OK, but wouldn't it have been SO MUCH EASIER...

for the refs to, you know, “help” the Lakers win their game against Utah? I suppose the refs also forced 20 Suns turnovers? Held 3 starters to 11-28 shooting? Collected 15 offensive rebounds for the Nuggets?

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 9:53 PM MST up reply actions  

I get what you are saying Mike...

But you also have to say that bad reffing CAN contribute to a team having 20 turnovers. Also, if players get it in their heads that the refs arent allowing certain things it forces them to take shots they are not comfortable with. I didnt see the game, only listened. But what you are saying, while it has merit, is not entirely accurate. But I get your point…

Go read a book!

by N8lol on Dec 12, 2009 9:56 PM MST up reply actions  

offensive fouls are turnovers....

no calls end up being turnovers. so yes they did.

TO THE NBA - " Yeah, you have created a rift within me ; Now there have been ; several complications ; that have left me feeling nothing ; I might say, you were ; wrong to take it from me ; Left me feeling nothing " - Disturbed, "Numb"

by antiw0rm on Dec 12, 2009 9:57 PM MST up reply actions  

well then you are a better man than all of us.

 or blind.

TO THE NBA - " Yeah, you have created a rift within me ; Now there have been ; several complications ; that have left me feeling nothing ; I might say, you were ; wrong to take it from me ; Left me feeling nothing " - Disturbed, "Numb"

by antiw0rm on Dec 12, 2009 9:49 PM MST up reply actions  

I don't cuss

But god, I want to so badly.

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:44 PM MST reply actions  

OK what just happened...

I am watching online…2 techs?

Go read a book!

by N8lol on Dec 12, 2009 9:44 PM MST reply actions  

Right i get that...

but how? Did Nash get fouled on that last one with a no call? Whered the techs come from?

Go read a book!

by N8lol on Dec 12, 2009 9:47 PM MST up reply actions  

Frick...

This is ridiculous…I figured Nash going into for a layup is a guaranteed foul…I was suprised when it didnt happen…guess I know why

Go read a book!

by N8lol on Dec 12, 2009 9:50 PM MST up reply actions  

That last play on Nash was the biggest blown call of the game

I get them blowing charging/blocking calls because there’s so much that you have to take into account, but Nene had his arm around Nash’s and his hand on Nash’s chest from when he picked up his dribble and took his shot.

by hcblankscreen on Dec 12, 2009 9:50 PM MST up reply actions  

I didn't like Hill trying to get a blocking call 30 ft from the basket

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:52 PM MST up reply actions  

a charging call*

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:53 PM MST up reply actions  

Wow..

Have not said this all season or in fact a while but way to blow the game refs.

by AcucracK on Dec 12, 2009 9:44 PM MST reply actions  

If we had fouled earlier and Alvin hadn't gotten those techs, we still could have had a shot

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:50 PM MST reply actions  

errr... no

did you not see the call bias from one side of the court to the other ? we didnt have shot when the score got below 10.

TO THE NBA - " Yeah, you have created a rift within me ; Now there have been ; several complications ; that have left me feeling nothing ; I might say, you were ; wrong to take it from me ; Left me feeling nothing " - Disturbed, "Numb"

by antiw0rm on Dec 12, 2009 9:50 PM MST up reply actions  

when the suns let the nuggets get within 10...

thats when this game was decided.

TO THE NBA - " Yeah, you have created a rift within me ; Now there have been ; several complications ; that have left me feeling nothing ; I might say, you were ; wrong to take it from me ; Left me feeling nothing " - Disturbed, "Numb"

by antiw0rm on Dec 12, 2009 9:51 PM MST up reply actions  

I know we got screwed, but very technically speaking, we could have tied it with one las tshot

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 9:51 PM MST up reply actions  

yea if rules where rules we won that game more or less.

TO THE NBA - " Yeah, you have created a rift within me ; Now there have been ; several complications ; that have left me feeling nothing ; I might say, you were ; wrong to take it from me ; Left me feeling nothing " - Disturbed, "Numb"

by antiw0rm on Dec 12, 2009 9:54 PM MST up reply actions   1 recs

If there is anything to take solace in,

it is the fact that—based on this game alone—we are at least as good as, if not better than the Nuggets. I actually think that were this a fairly officiated game, we would definitely have beaten this team (not a blowout, but we would have beaten them). The refs completely shifted the momentum over to the Nuggets, on many, many unfair calls. I am not saying this was done deliberately, but it shouldn’t matter. So many incorrect judgments on the “officiators” is completely unacceptable. There needs to be some accountability. I am so sick of these incompetent refs deciding games.

by yanyanman2 on Dec 12, 2009 9:51 PM MST reply actions   1 recs

Well JR Smith laid an 0-fer tonight

which doesn’t happen very often.

Grant Hill is totally the next MJ!!

by gadogry on Dec 12, 2009 9:57 PM MST up reply actions  

yanyanman2

I agree…but…quite simply…it’s nothing new…but many of the games I watch seem to be called pretty well…then there’s games like this…where you have to think either 1 of the 2 is happening
1. the refs want one team to win
2. the refs are just horrible
I don’t believe it’s 2.

by be-the-ball on Dec 12, 2009 9:54 PM MST reply actions   1 recs

Its pretty clear

that some refs want games to be close. They want good games at the end and end up calling things a certain way more often in order to make that. The problem is, when the game comes down to the wire, all those bad calls add up and often give the game to the less deserving team.

Go read a book!

by N8lol on Dec 12, 2009 9:58 PM MST up reply actions  

mike and others have strong ties in the nba

I don’t think they’d ever cry “fix”.

But it wouldnt surprise me if a fix is happening here and there…it’s about money…

Such a shame…it’s why I love the suns but watch with half a heart….meaning I’d go crazy if I cared with a whole heart…..for the nba to suspend a player who’s on the edge of the court..because he’s concerned about a teammate that just got thrown down/run over…seriously…there’s a reason why the main guy in the nba..David Stern looks like a unisex….it’s the universe’s way of trying to equalize some of the wrong things going on…with that said…there’s still a ton of great things happening…

Lou getting 9 rebounds in the first half says a lot….it also says a lot about amare not getting rebounds…quite simply…he isn’t consistently hungry for rebounds…
Nash & Dudley’s play, Hill…you have to feel good about some things…

by be-the-ball on Dec 12, 2009 10:05 PM MST up reply actions  

If by "strong ties to the NBA",

you mean I’ve been a Suns fan for as long as I can remember and pay for League Pass so I can watch as much of the Suns as possible, then, yes, I have strong ties to the NBA. Beyond that, I am in no way shape or form affiliated with the NBA.

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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2009 10:15 PM MST up reply actions  

ok...thanks for response

it just seems pretty clear that other sports don’t have this “refs” thing (meaning refs blow calls…so often that you can’t help but think it’s not all out of incompetence)…for god’s sake…some have been convicted of cheating!!!…other refs that are out of control have been rehired…i think crawford was a ref the other night…the mysterious 1.9 back on the clock..

My question then to you is this..

How do you explain the lack of calls that are often so obvious? and not get mad?

I’m also a strong suns fan…I’ve been one since the late 70’s early 80’s. As an elementary school student at Hopi in Arcadia, we’d get to go to a Suns game as a school trip once in a while…it was awesome. But…I will not go insane and be so frustrated around my family because of the unfairness that continues in the nba….but I love the Suns and basketball too much to not often watch. So…when I watch…I see it without the “fan” bias…I see stuff just as it appears….an it appears that often the nba is crooked. I don’t think there’s some big conspiracy theory where they know who is going to win each game…but I do think that some games are likely heavily bet upon…and that refs help the odds for one team or another…how else do you explain the calls?

It can’t be incompetence…because if it was…it’d be consistent….it’s like a different set of rules based on
1. whose the home team (often)
2. is it the end of the game (and is it close)

I remember seeing Nash get mauled by kobe without a call and then score and win a game against the suns in the playoffs a while back…they keep showing the clip of kobe scoring and winning the game on tv, what they dont show is the “kobe fouling nash so blantantly that it might as well be football”.

the list of “bad calls” is a mile long. And it’s not a case of me being a Suns fan and not being happy…

take for instance the mavs…I’m not a fan of the Mavs…but when they went to the finals and were up 2 games to 0 vs the heat, and cuban went on tv (tonight show i think) and came across pretty cocky….then all of a sudden the heat come back and win…and wade gets to shoot something like 40 free throws in one game….it was simply ridiculous…and I’m not a fan of either team…but it was very very very obvious that the nba (stern…whomever else has the power) didn’t want cuban to win…do you agree?

by be-the-ball on Dec 12, 2009 11:57 PM MST up reply actions  

Interesting...

Are you exaggerating or completely serious?

Go read a book!

by N8lol on Dec 12, 2009 10:00 PM MST up reply actions  

There were a lot of really weird calls (both ways) and no consistency

One play they’d let ’em bang a little and swallow their whistles, the next second they were calling touch fouls.

Kinda unrelated, but I absolutely hate it when refs just plain don’t call anything at the end of the game. It may seem anticlimactic to call a travel or a foul on the last play of the game, but a football game has never been ruined been any less exciting by a late pass-interference call.

by hcblankscreen on Dec 12, 2009 10:11 PM MST up reply actions  

+1

Referees who don’t call travels when they’re travels or fouls when they’re travels are the worst kind of human beings (almost all nba refs). I don’t get it.

by brian13 on Dec 13, 2009 2:53 AM MST up reply actions  

yep...and we're fucking talking about al mckoy!!

When I listen to nba radio for different games / or on tv…often the announcing is so one sided it’s just sickening…our guys…chambers…mckoy…ej…they’re class acts…like you say…it really says a lot for them to say so often WTF!!

by be-the-ball on Dec 12, 2009 10:07 PM MST up reply actions  

no argument there

it’s a small +1 that maybe the ref’s shouldn’t be 100 yrs old…just maybe they should be in their 30’s….call me crazy with butter!…ok…syrup

by be-the-ball on Dec 12, 2009 10:08 PM MST up reply actions  

We got outrebounded tonight, Rich/Amare sucked tonight

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 10:02 PM MST reply actions  

yep...

that doesnt bode well for the playoffs…if during important games…2 of our big players can disappear like that

by be-the-ball on Dec 12, 2009 10:10 PM MST up reply actions  

We got some calls in the first half....BUT....

the Nuggets got a whole SLEW of calls, in fact, every pivotal call down the stretch that wasn’t obviously a Denver foul. The refs GAVE THIS GAME TO DENVER. Plain and simple.

by Jack Frost on Dec 12, 2009 10:03 PM MST reply actions  

And THAT is why Gentry got two technical fouls !!

He was watching the same thing we were and he was PISSED ! And you know what; I don’t blame him — If I had been coaching I would have gotten 2 T’s long before the Nash no call.

by Jack Frost on Dec 12, 2009 10:05 PM MST reply actions  

ah...i think gentry missed an opportunity

personally, I’d brought a few pies…chocolate cream…and thrown them in the faces of the refs saying “it’s not like with this in your eyes your going to see the floor any better”

food fights are always good

I caught this one girl cheating on me years ago…i got a pie…walked in on her job…and threw it in her face (not violently)…I tell you….it felt pretty good and I was able to release and forget pretty quick…

by be-the-ball on Dec 12, 2009 10:14 PM MST up reply actions  

Positives:

Our bench rocked.
Lou is a god.
Dragic is becoming dragon-like.
Hill is not as old as he seems.
Nash is a two time MVP
We competed in a game we had no business almost winning.

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 10:06 PM MST reply actions  

Dudley is Studley.

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 10:06 PM MST up reply actions  

Hey, rsavaj, did you just watch the same game we did ?

Assuming you saw it and didn’t just listen on the radio, how could you not be totally pissed that we were friggin robbed tonight? At gunpoint.

by Jack Frost on Dec 12, 2009 10:09 PM MST up reply actions  

I'm trying to stay positive

I punched a hole in my wall.

I’ll take a picture and upload it.

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 10:10 PM MST up reply actions  

My receiver controller bit the dust

and I’m gonna take the Bill Simmons road and mention it 20 times throughout multiple podcasts.

by hcblankscreen on Dec 12, 2009 10:12 PM MST up reply actions  

Speaking of Simmons!

sportsguy33: NBA officiating continues to be horrible. Suns just lost on a no-call against Nash – Nene mauled him on game-deciding drive. What a joke

by underxthebridge on Dec 12, 2009 10:12 PM MST up reply actions   1 recs

Hey guys

How bad was this foul on Nash? I didn’t get a chance to watch the game and all (exams) but from what I am seeing on twitter and here it sounds like it was bad.

by Willman on Dec 12, 2009 10:14 PM MST reply actions  

It wasn't the foul on the shot

It was the foul on the drive…just bumped and jostled the whole way

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 10:14 PM MST up reply actions  

Yeah. I knew it was on the drive.

I’ll wait for some kind of replay to surface tomorrow. If they decide to show such a thing.

by Willman on Dec 12, 2009 10:15 PM MST reply actions  

Who knows, it may not even be as bad as we're making it out to be

We’re just sore after getting raped w/o lube for the 23 minutes before that.

Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."

by rsavaj on Dec 12, 2009 10:16 PM MST up reply actions  

Since there's no recap yet, i'll post this here but....

Here’s what the Denver Stiffs had to say about the game…

Stiff of the Night (a new feature in my game recaps!)…

…Suns head coach Alvin Gentry. With two seconds remaining, the Suns down two and Melo on his way to the line for two potential seal-the-deal free throws, Gentry decides that’s the time to erupt on the referees and get himself thrown out for the (correct) non-foul call on Nene when Nash drove to the rack on the prior possession. Had Melo missed one of those two free throws (very likely), the Suns would have had time to make a game-tying three if they corralled the rebound.

So..
1. He uses a new feature to try to call out Gentry
2. He says that Nash wasnt fouled at all on his end of the game drive.
and 3. He says that it was “very likely” for Carmelo to miss 1 of the 2 free throws at the end of the game (he ended up making 4. 2 from the T’s and 2 from the foul.. not to mention he’s an 87% free throw shooter this season)

by brian13 on Dec 13, 2009 3:19 AM MST reply actions  

Eh...

It’s very easy to bring up all of these scenarios once the game is over. Maybe Gentry chose the wrong time to lose his shit (well, he did), but you can also look at it as the ultimate act of standing up for his team when they were wronged.

Bringing up all of these bat shit scenarios is silly when the most likely scenario is the foul being called and Nash tying the game with two FTs.

Bottom line: we lost an insanely close game against a supposedly “superior” opponent when we should have been run over, great effort from our guys.

by hcblankscreen on Dec 13, 2009 3:39 AM MST up reply actions  

Again, completely unrelated but...

Does anybody else find it completely riidiculous to see journalists and analysts straight up bullshitting their way through their jobs? I know I’m sounding like a homer here but that no-call on Nash’s drive was insane, yet in all of the recaps and post game analysis they make it sound like the Suns were begging for a phantom call.. Even the players and coaches act like it never happened.

The system is straight up bull and it all boils down to the way the refs are handled.

by hcblankscreen on Dec 13, 2009 4:07 AM MST up reply actions   1 recs

CHECK THE REPLAY

watch it like six or seven times like i just did. You’ll see Nene’s arm on Nash, you’ll see Nene NOT impede the progress of Nash, you’ll see Nash push off TWICE. Good no call, if anything it was an offensive foul. Good game, you gave us a scare but come on, saying that was an obvious foul or that Nene mugged Nash is complete homerism

by Zachm219 on Dec 13, 2009 4:23 AM MST reply actions  

How about when the ball obviously went out of bounds off of Nene and you guys got it?

How about the flop calls for Denver that resulted in TO’s?

How about Dudley getting contact on a layup with no call? Shit how about Dudley being most wanted on the officiating staff tonight?

How about the obvious change in officiating in the second half?

As a Denver fan you should be upset this game was even winnable by the Suns.

The fact that we even gave you a scare should make you vomit. You are the team that ESPN kneels down and sucks as one of the only teams that can challenge the Lakers in the west yet your team couldn’t handle the lowly Suns, the old Suns, the overrated Suns after they just played the night before at 8:30pm AZ time then came to the mile high city in the AM, barley slept yet competed with your team?

Try to not be a homer yourself my friend.

I don’t use the officiating excuse often but face it, If it had been Kobe, Billups, Wade, LeBron they would have gotten that call. To not give it to a 2 time MVP is like a kick in the balls to anyone rooting for their team.

by AcucracK on Dec 13, 2009 5:09 AM MST up reply actions  

+1

And even if Kobe, Anthony, Wade, or Lebron hadn’t been given the call, the media definitely would have brought it up in all of their articles. I wouldn’t be surprised to see headlines like “Kobe snubbed, Nuggets steal one from Lakers”

by yanyanman2 on Dec 13, 2009 9:06 AM MST up reply actions  

The Nash play WAS a foul, but that wasn't even the most obvious screwing by refs....

Amare got hit big time, was fouled going to the basket at the end of the 3rd quarter and nothing was called. Stat is a good free-throw shooter so that ridiculous non-call likely took 2 pts away from the Suns.

There were a SLEW of another non-calls/blown calls including a phantom charge on Amare when Nene totally flopped, a BS block call on Dudley when he got run over, the Hill block call which gave Billups two free-throws etc (this call I felt was a toss-up actually, could have gone either way, but of course Denver got the pivotal call). I mean, it had to have been at least 10 pts the refs either took away from Phoenix or gave Denver — without that BS the Suns win this game fairly easily by 7-8 pts. Down the stretch Denver would have been hucking up 3’s and fouling the Suns etc,

I thought this game was a pretty clear example of maniupulation by refs…..

by Jack Frost on Dec 13, 2009 11:00 AM MST up reply actions  

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