Daily Poll: Do you blame Jason Richardson's missed dunk for Suns loss?
by Seth Pollack on Feb 28, 2010 6:35 PM MST
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PrintMy immediate reaction was to ignore this blunder from Jason Richardson. I will never know what it fees like to miss a dunk since I will never know what it feels like to make a dunk. It's all part of my philosophy to avoid criticizing people for not doing things that I couldn't begin to understand. Like dunking the ball in transition with 40 seconds left to tie the game.
But who are we kidding. This is sports and if we can't be critical (and cheerful) then what's the point?
Here's the Dunk Fail. You decide.
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I was at this game. The missed dunk was surreal. Crazy. Just crazy.
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by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Feb 28, 2010 6:44 PM MST reply actions
Well, our team defense could have been better, but the Spurs weren’t that great either. Both teams played really well and evenly matched. When that happens it just comes down to hitting clutch shots and taking care of the basketball. Obviously we got a good Defensive stop and J-Rich blew a wide open dunk that could’ve tied the game, sucked the energy out of the crowd and gave a huge boost of energy to our team. It was a tough loss and it happens, but I won’t get too upset at J-Rich seeing how he hit the game winner against the Thunder.
Both hands for safety, that is all i got to say
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
I searched YouTube
and I found videos of Kobe missing four breakaway dunks. One two handed and three one habded. MJ missed one too. What I’m trying to say is although it happened in the most inopportune time, shit happens.
Steve Nash plays D!!
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Yes, and we should expect these things to happen against the Spurs.
05-JJ gets hurt, Manu hits a game winning three in OT
07-Amare and Diaw get suspended, Bowen knees Nash in the groin, Bowen hits game winning three.
08-Tim uncharacteristically hits a game tying three, Manu hits a game winner.
09-Roger Mason hits a game winner.
010-J-Rich uncharacteristically misses a dunk.
These things just happen when we play the Spurs. However, it’s not as bad as when the Rockets beat us two straight times in the playoffs coming back behind 1-3 in the series to win it and 0-2 the following year to win the series.
You forgot
Nash’s nose from gm 1
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by Seth Pollack on Feb 28, 2010 9:14 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
+1
I think you’re right: There was probably more shame in the Barkley-Johnson Suns losing to the Rockets twice and blowing series leads. Except for Hakeem Olajuwon, the mid-nineties Rockets were not particularly good. They were full of CBA nobodies, and I heard “They don’t rebound. They’re about as deep as The Richard Bey Show.” The Spurs are surely a better team than those Rockets, and the Charles Barkley-Kevin Johnson Suns were probably better than any version of Nash’s Suns.
one extra step and he wouldn't be in a good position to dunk
he was running fast. I’m not making excuses for the guy i’m just saying…
Steve Nash plays D!!
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It hurt
But come on can’t place all the blame on him.
How about the lack of defense in the second half? Or the missed free throws?
You can't blame JRich...
but that’s tough. I remember one game I was playing and I missed a dunk in the second half – we ended up losing by 2 – easy to think what if and I’m sure he’s blaming himself (as I did and still do) but that’s not the only blown opportunity the Suns had just the most prominent.
I’m still baffled by both Steve and Frye for that last play…just bizarre.
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I really want to see how our team responds tomorrow against the Nuggets. If we don’t show up and play aggressive right from the start than it shows that our team doesn’t have the mental toughness to go that far in the playoffs.
Yep
They need to be able to brush this one off and bounce back. There will always be tough losses from time to time. Tomorrow is kind of important.
by underxthebridge on Feb 28, 2010 8:08 PM MST up reply actions
I think so too. The Nuggets just lost a tough one to the Lakers and we just lost a tough one to the Spurs. The team that plays the most aggressive usually wins. What this game will say is, “who’s tougher” the Nuggets or the Suns? If they come out aggressive and stay aggressive(no giving up big leads or getting soft on the defensive end, NO BREAKS), I would be happy with our team. If the Nuggets come out and own us on our own homecourt than we can say they are the tougher team.
You also need to blame Amare for missing so many shots and FTs
Today is a sub par game for Amare, regardless of his points and rebounds.
My man crush on Amare is his offensive efficiency, not on volume shooting
The only stat I liked from Amare’s performance was his 6 offensive rebounds
Amare did miss 5 free throws
but u can’t blame him. he missed 4 shots the entire 2nd half. You can’t point t a finger on one or two guys. This a team
Steve Nash plays D!!
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+1: I'm trying to split the responsibility bet Amare and JRich : >
Nash is still not 100%, so I’m not saying anything bad about him
you cant be serious can u? amare basically kept us in the game
We would of lost by alot more than a missed dunk if Amare didnt play 2nyt
+1: Amare did keep us in the game but I'm just nitpicking on what he did not do : >
Look, guys, I am a big Amare fan as you all well know.
However, that does not mean I will go easy on him.
He needs to play like this every game in the play-offs for us to have a hope of getting into the second round.
He needs to bring some trancental form of momentum into the critical games. We simply cannot afford for Amare to take a back seat just becos 1-2 other Suns player are playing well.
Blame Amare!?
The guy CARRIED US in the 2nd half! Sure, he missed 5 free throws, sure he started off slowly, but GIVE ME A BREAK! Do you realize, w/ around 2 min left in 2nd Q he was 3-12, then went 12-16 the rest of the way..how many guys woulda just shriveled up if they were off to that type of start. He scored 26 in the 2nd half alone! Finally, I hope you all notice how much of a leader he’s become. Watch immediately following JRich’s missed dunk, Amare’s clapping & yelling to his teammates to get another stop, to keep their heads in the game. To lay the blame on him for missing a few free throws shows no matter what he does, some fans will blame him for EVERYTHING..
by jma67 on Feb 28, 2010 9:23 PM MST via mobile reply actions
+1: I'm not blaming Amare, just wanting to split the responsibility of the loss between him and the vets
Not sure if the rooks played well in your opinion but I personally like Amare’s 6 off rebounds and Robin’s 6 blocks : >
A missed dunk from a two-time dunk champion...
J-Rich must be feeling really down…
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Duncan was schooling Rolo on bank shots, that's where we lost. Plus Ginobli flops!!!!!!
I noticed that Amare was missing his FTs and a couple of shots but Robin was not understanding to get just a little closer to defend the bank shots, the separation was felt. Add the missed dunk that made me hit the ceiling when I jumped in the air with furry and jaw dropping emotion and the weird no shot by Nash at the end to throw it away at Frye. I have to say though Ginobli got some bull$#!# flops called too!!!! and I started thinking maybe there is Referee corruption when these two teams meet. Calling it a curse is just not true any more. Those Ginobli flops were too oddly convenient for them to get the ball back. I don’t know, I think somethings up.
As great as Olajuwon was, I don't think he could effectively stop TIm Duncan...
No one really can…Injuries are the only thing that slow him down…
"I especially liked the part where I dunked on the McDonalds All-American dude..."
Anonymous high-school player after a Virginia basketball state championship game...
hey diawfan
I agree. I love the suns but after awhile of watching the nba, its easy to start thinking that the nba is fixed once in a while, or that the refs have favorites! The way tim duncan holds out his arms and complains after every fricken call would be a T on most players! Doesn’t help that the nba commissioner – stern is a snob. That he simply is trying to put a positive spin on the nba to hide the bad. I wonder what % of profits the nba donates to help people? To me, with the ridiculously high earnings, it should be like golf, where a serious amount of money is sent to charities. Hmmm…I wonder if any website has a stat on money given from nba players, I know there are some great leaders in this.
by be-the-ball on Mar 1, 2010 6:48 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
To be fair
it’s EXTREMELY hard to defend that bank shot. I don’t know anyone in the league that defends it well.
One of the reasons why the Big Fundamental is probably gonna go down as the best PF in history...
Just solid all the way around….
"I especially liked the part where I dunked on the McDonalds All-American dude..."
Anonymous high-school player after a Virginia basketball state championship game...
Robin can learn
from this though and I expect he will…he can do better. No one can shut Timmy down but there are things to work on
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This is the sort of thing that will cost us a playoffs series
god i hope we bounce back tomorrow nyt against the nuggets. I know we can, weve been playing so well and including today besides few errors including the big one by richardson the team played really well, unfortunately so did the spurs.
We really need to be strong though, plus we cant afford to lose ne more games
Wow, great insight with that comment..
Let’s focus on what actuially happened..JRich missed a dunk he should have made…Probably would have changed the complexity of the game and would have made it easier to win…That being said, the Suns missed a lot of free throws that was the difference..
"I especially liked the part where I dunked on the McDonalds All-American dude..."
Anonymous high-school player after a Virginia basketball state championship game...
That's why
he’s averaging 20.8 ppg over the last 5 games and rebounding at an insane rate. Because he sucks.
They say "don't swim with the sharks", but I'm faster than sharks so it's not a big deal...
do Spurs laugh Stoudemire off?
Considering that Amare Stoudemire tends to do whatever he wants against the Spurs (even now, when it’s said that his injuries have taken some of his explosiveness, he can drop 41 on them) and they beat the Suns anyway, do you think they laugh off his big games?
Amare seems to have gotten a lot of his explosiveness back...(Ask RJ to be sure...)
Right now he is at about 85-90% of 2002-2003 Amare….Dang scary when you consider that about the only PF more explosive than him is the ultra-freaky Josh Smith…
"I especially liked the part where I dunked on the McDonalds All-American dude..."
Anonymous high-school player after a Virginia basketball state championship game...
I would have liked to compare the 2004-2005 Amare with the 2009-2010 Josh Smith...
Interesting to see how those dunking machines matched up head to head…
"I especially liked the part where I dunked on the McDonalds All-American dude..."
Anonymous high-school player after a Virginia basketball state championship game...
Great, but I would say he’s a better player now, because he rebounds more and is a somewhat less poor defender.
Actually, Amar'e rebounds about the same..
His rebound totals from his first three years was…8.8, 9.0 & 8.9 RPG…He has been around there his whole career as his average is 8.9 RPG for his career..
"I especially liked the part where I dunked on the McDonalds All-American dude..."
Anonymous high-school player after a Virginia basketball state championship game...
you play as a team you lose as a team =\ good game to watch though sad loss for the suns.
i think nash should have at least jacked up a shot with the time limit he had even though he had no control. (still love nash though)
good luck suns tonight against nuggets both teams arre probably hungry for a win after losses yesterday
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