The Phoenix Football Suns

I was idly thinking about the football season, and my mind started wandering back to our beloved Suns.  I began to think of our players and how they compare to their pigskin counterparts.
  Feel fr\ee to trash my comparisons, add new ones, and it's on to the Super Bowl, er NBA finals!  (All in good fun)

Let’s look at the Suns roster

Lou Amundsen – I compare him to a Bill Bates type.  He’s a special teamer with a little bit extra.  He can make a play here or there for you.  He has great energy, and is popular with the fans

Steve Nash – He is the Kurt Warner of the Suns.  Extremely prolific in what he does.  Like Kurt, he takes a lot of heat for his turnovers, and does not have the awesome physical skills of some of his more celebrated opponents

Amare Stoudemire – He is our TO.  He is the best at what he does, but his shaky fundamentals  and his mouth make some fans wonder if he is worth the trouble.

Jason Richardson – I liken him to Reggie Bush.  At times, he can electrify the crowd, other times, you wonder where his head is at.  Like Bush, Jason always seems to be on a different page than his teammates.

Grant Hill – Hill is the old warrior, kind of like Fred Taylor, who got hurt a lot, but had a great career without much postseason luck.

Leandro Barbosa – If he could figure out how to round out his game, I would compare him to Tomlinson, who had an extra gear that surprised everybody.  As it is, he is more like Felix Jones of the Cowboys.

Robin Lopez – He is the Levi Brown of the Suns.  He was picked with high expectations, passing on other talents.  As Cards fans know, Brown has been a study in frustration, especially when we see Adrian Peterson run.

Jared Dudley – I think JD is someone who could develop into a dependable starter for a long time, never achieving all-star status, kind of like a Mark Colombo of the Cowboys.  He is a good man to have out there.

Earl Clark – Earl has the potential to be a star in my opinion, much like an Ed Reed type.  Reed’s nose for the ball and athleticism has lifted him into the elite at his position.  However, Clark could just as easily be Michael Vick, whose physical gifts made him potentially the best player on the field, but  has done nothing to rise above mediocrity even before he became interested in abusing dogs.  If Earl gets it, I have no doubt he will one day lead the Suns.

Goran Dragic – Goran is an enigma.  Will he turn out to be worth the trouble the Suns have taken to secure his services?  While Goran has not experienced the same type of self inflicted pain in his career, I compare the Suns faith in him to be similar to the trust NFL teams placed in Pacman Jones.

Alando Tucker – I compare him to a former Cardinal, Michael Pittman.  Alando is caught in a numbers game, but also seems to come short of his goal.  I would like to know how he practices.  Will he ever earn a shot?