I don't care.

by antiw0rm on Feb 23, 2009 8:30 AM MST

I still have hope. Here is what we have accomplished in the last few games. Under the new coach our record now stands at 3 and 1.

- The Suns have blown out teams that we are supposed to be blowing out setting records for the team and NBA. Before the change we nearly lost to these exact teams (who had more players hurt at the time).

- The Suns have learned that (thanks to Boston) rebounding with a small lineup is more important than life itself. Maybe learned is not the term. Maybe it should be reminded?

- We did play competitively against Boston even leading early and nearly coming back from a 21 point deficit. This is a great team who had a lot of rest and came out shooting well despite periods of decent defense. I know the whole game was not a great defensive performance but in a SSOL system it's not designed to be that way. They happen to get some calls, some rebounds, and convert those into shots whether they had been covered or not on a consistent basis. It is what they do and why they are champions. Remember last time we played this team we did not have a chance the entire game. From the first shot there was absolutely no hope.

- Player enthusiasm seems up. This may be the most important accomplishment the entire season.

- The bench is getting playing time and in a lot of instances actually compete very well compared to the past. They have held leads, increased leads, and decreased opponents leads. Something I don't ever remember seeing? Maybe you do because you are old?

So over all I would have to say the Refs, The loss, The trade talk.... None of that matters because in reality everything seems to be positive based on and compared to what we had before the coaching change. Is it positive enough to work and 'salvage' this season? I don't know because I'm waiting for Phoenix Stan to tell me.

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I agree - this has been improvement and I approve!

But the improvement is on the short term… Stan’s worry, as far as I can tell (which isn’t far at all) is that all this means further dis-improvement next year and the year after.

We have gone backwards, and in terms of calculus, it’s a local maximum. However, it is not the global maximum that we seek.

However, there’s no point in going forward until Nash is no longer on the team or until a better plan is put in place.

In Nash We Trust, For Better and For Worse

by ZonaFlash on Feb 23, 2009 9:15 AM MST reply actions 1 recs

I can agree here.

Until Nash is not a part of this team, it might as well run and give it a shot with what it has. But I think it’s more than Nash. It is going to have to be a complete team rebuild in order for this team to change.

Stan is probably correct and I think it is more or less a fact that it does mean going backwards in the future.

But don’t tell him that.

Did you guys know in the Last 33 years we have only missed the playoffs 6 times? In that 33 year span San Antonio sent us home 6 times, The Lakers sent us home 6 times. We beat San Antonio 3 times, we beat the Lakers 4 times.

We played the Lakers or the Spurs in the first round 10 times.

hm.

" I'm going to root for the Suns when they are winnings, and blame failing economy on the referees when they are losing."- Me.

by antiw0rm on Feb 23, 2009 9:45 AM MST up reply actions

+1

for the sweet calculus references.

by turs12 on Feb 23, 2009 8:56 PM MST up reply actions

I bet Kerr doesn't check the seocnd derivative on his trades.

He seems to be getting the minimums instead of the maximums… =)

In Nash we trust - for better and for worse...

by ZonaFlash on Feb 24, 2009 5:57 PM MST up reply actions

At least the rest of the season will be interesting

And that’s what we want, isn’t it?

The bench, though. “Developing” the bench at this point in the season seems a bit tardy if you’re trying to make a playoff run, or have any sort of impact — like extending the first round to 5 games.

Mmmmm ... Guinness

by JSun on Feb 23, 2009 9:57 PM MST reply actions