Suns Vs. Rockets Game Recap: Carter, Warrick Lead Suns past Rockets 113-110
by Beavis 25 on Mar 8, 2011 10:38 PM MST
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What a game! I tell ya these Rockets always give the Suns a good fight; one of the best match ups in the league!
With no Channing, no Pietrus in a must win game someone had to step up. Hakim Warrick decided he'd be that guy. We knew this was a team he could dominate, but who could know he'd play this well? How many thought he'd have a career high of 32 points? I certainly wasn't expecting that. Warrick wasn't a lone though. There was another player who helped carry the Suns tonight and his name is Vince Carter aka Half-Man, Half-Amazing!
It was Vince who hit timely three after timely three to keep the Suns in the game and the pressure on the Rockets. It was his energy, passion and aggressiveness that brought the Suns back into the game after being down by 11 in the 2nd Quarter. Surprised? After the OKC game, perhaps not, but the fact that he was the one to put this team on his back, lead them out of a double digit deficit and take control in the clutch was at least surprising to me. He showed a lot of heart tonight and deserves much props for his amazing play. Thank you Carter and thank you Warrick!
The Breakdown
Suns got off to a sloppy start. They turned the ball over, couldn't make a jumper or control their emotions which led to a Pietrus ejection. Not the way any of us wanted it to begin. This was the Suns home-court and they should have came out strong and set the tone early on. Unfortunately, the Rockets made them pay and took an 11 point lead with just 2 minutes left in the 2nd quarter. Things looked liked they'd only get worse until Carter entered the court. Immediately he attacks the basket, misses, but follows it with a put-back after getting 3 rocket players in the air. You can tell with his body language that he wanted to win. His teammates could too and followed his example. It's amazing how one play can change a game, but that was the turning point. That one play led to two defensive stops on the other end followed by two 3-pointers from Grant Hill and Vince himself. Suns cut the lead to 48-50 going into halftime.
From there on the game went back and forth with neither team able to gain any separation. It could have gone either way, but like I said Carter took control and hit many key shots and the Suns eventually found themselves up by 5 with 23 seconds to go. Kyle Lowry knocked down a 3, Nash got fouled, missed a free throw and Brad Miller air-balled a three to give the Suns a 113-110 victory thanks to the defense of Jared Dudley which forced Lowry to give up the ball.
Looking back at those Match-ups
Nash vs. Lowry- Nash had 9 and 14. Those are reasonable stats considering he's playing through injury, but Lowry really lit him up. 32 points on 11-18 shooting including 7-11 on threes. That guy is one tough dude, got to give him props.
Brooks vs. Dragic- Not the "Ultimate Showdown" I was hoping for. Neither got much playing time, but it's safe to say that Goran won it. Neither could buy a shot, but Dragic was more aggressive attacking the lane as he hit 6-8 free throws. I'm going to call this one a gimme on Brooks; 0-6 shooting? Yikes!
Gortat and Warrick vs. Hayes, Miller and Patterson- Seriously, the Suns always seem to wake up somebody. Who the crap is Patrick Patterson? Well, he had 18 and 5 tonight on 9-12 shooting. He, Miller and Hayes combined for 32 and 23. Gortat and Warrick more than held their own against them though. Marcin picked up 16 boards and 13 points with Hakim Warrick putting in a career high 32 points including 8 rebounds. 45, 24, yup the Suns front line won this match-up.
Vince Carter and Grant Hill vs. Kevin Martin and Chase Budinger- Vince finished with 32 points on 13-17 shooting including 5-7 from downtown. Grant was amazing himself though. It wasn't just his 19 points on 5-8 from the field, but his lock-down defense on Kevin Martin who scored 17 on 5-16 shooting. Suns won this one easily.
Conclusion
It was a really entertaining game. Wish I could have been there. The duo of Warrick and VC were really entertaining getting a lot of fans off there seats with all those dunks and threes and what not. They really stepped up and played like men tonight in place of Channing Frye and Mickael Pietrus. Gortat and Hill brought there A game as well and Nash did the best he could. This was a must win at home and probably the most important game of the season thus far and the Suns took care of business. Bring on Denver!
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Phoenix Suns Blast Houston Rockets In Needed Home Win, 113-110 - SB Nation Arizona
...early second-quarter ejection of Mickael Pietrus who received a first technical foul after arguing a call. He continued to argue with the official and reportedly used foul language which got him tossed him from the game. His coach was not happy."I was a little bit disappointed in that. We're a little bit short-handed and obviously we need him. It's something that we'll talk about tomorrow," Gentry said about Pietrus' poor self-control.
Game Notes
1st Qtr
- As expected, Grant Hill is defending Kevin Martin
- Vince gets doubled in the post, makes a great pass to Warrick who can't extend his arm enough to catch it. Raise your arm, Hak!
- Whoa...I think Warrick is still in the air
- Robin looks like poo-poo again
- Come on, Robin. Stop making me look silly by pumping you up all the time
- 12-6, Rox. They're hitting three's.
- Warrick with 6 of Suns 8. Hit two mid-range shots which is good. Gortat coming in after Robin's 2nd foul
- Suns letting Vince create a little more these days thanks probably to Nash's "pelvic" injury
- 10 for Hak. Steve finding him...but let's not forget that the Rockets are a poor defensive team
- Lowry going right at Brooks. AB digging in on defense like Kyle is trying to steal his cookies
- 26-24, Rockets. Warrick 14 points, 6 rebounds
2nd Qtr
- Great big hand for Dragic as he comes in
- Dragic gets the steal on Brooks and gets fouled...let's see if he can hit some FTs. 1-2
- Chill coming in for Hak
- MP tossed for arguing. Dumb ass...he got the first T and then wouldn't let it go
- Goran getting the better of Brooks so far. Rox up 36-26, 8:54
- Nash vs Goran...Goran steals the bounce pass and streaks down the court and has a nice behind the back pass to a trailer for a dunk. Sweet
- Goran's a bit too aggressive w/ his shot but defended well and as always, was great in the open court
- Nash trying to go for a tip dunk had to be the lol-est thing I've seen since...well, at least in the last hour
- Nice work by Vince in the paint on that one. Showed some stones
- Defense picking up a bit
- Threes by Hill and Vince..some nice high/low passing from Gortat to Warrick
- 50-48. Suns did well to stay in this thing....
3rd Qtr
- 11 turnovers in the 1st half
- OK, Robin. It would be a good time to get happy...or mad. Just play better.
- Thank you
- Grant Hill in the post = happy me
- I feel like VC has been humbled a bit and now is starting to find a nice place on this team
- Jordan Hill looks horrible. This guy was the 9th pick
- Suns taking advantage of Rockets switch by running Nash/Hill pick and roll and then going to Hill in the post
- Brad Miller can't defend Warrick. Go back to that again...and again
- Gentry T'd by Ken Mauer. Pretty sure he was arguing for a non-call on Warrick's dunk attempt
- Sarver was up during the time out yelling at the refs as well...then he walked off before he got T'd up too
- Vince going into 1999 mode
- And turns the ball over b/c it's not 1999
- Nash back in early....so, Brooks???
- Vince back in...quick rest for him
- 95-92, 5:46. Should be interesting to see where Suns get points
- 5th foul on Warrick...who is his back up?
- 18 points for Patrick Patterson
- 28 for Warrick
- 101-98, 2:26
- Vince again! He's getting it done...32 points
- Inbound lob dunk to Warrick! Wow, that was sweet
- 106-100. 1:30
- Lowry scores, Warrick answers w/ a mid-range J
- Big three from Lowry. He's a ballin
- Huge steal by Grant after Gortat miss up 108-105. Nash fouled w/ 24 sec left...Nash passed up a shot himself to dish to Gortat for a 15ft J. That tells you all you need to know about Nash's health
- Phew
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Y'all firsters are weirdos =)
Eric's list of freakin' demands:
1. Jordana Brewster, freakin' marry me.
2. Steve Nash, sign my freakin' jersey and win a freakin' championship already.
3. All powerful being that may/may not have been responsible for the creation of our universe, please just freakin' remove the atrocities known as the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers from the NBA. I'm freakin' serious.
4. BSotS, stop freakin' hating on Vince Carter. It's freakin' stupid and it needs to freakin' stop.
by NashMV3 on Mar 8, 2011 10:47 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
did you make a deal with the devil
to get first? (I hope no one gets this) fml.
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"I have to say I've worked very few days of my life. I used to have to cut the lawn, and when I was in junior high school, I worked at a concession stand at a stadium."
-Steve Nash
I did.
I just took a test over Faust a couple of weeks ago. Ugh.
Go Suns, Packers, Jays, and Huskers!
Green Bay Packers: Super Bowl XLV Champions!!!!
lol
All I ever needed to know about Faust I learned in the movie “Tombstone”
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"I have to say I've worked very few days of my life. I used to have to cut the lawn, and when I was in junior high school, I worked at a concession stand at a stadium."
-Steve Nash
I wish we had watched that.
In class we watched the play performed in German. I don’t speak a word of German. I took a nap.
Go Suns, Packers, Jays, and Huskers!
Green Bay Packers: Super Bowl XLV Champions!!!!
I was totally worried when Frye went out...
i thought we could still make the playoffs, but Nash and Hill would wear their legs off down to the knees…
MAYBE (a big maybe) this will turn out to be a blessing in disguise, and Hak can grow in to WARMACHINE once again!!
And Peaches— we really need you to stick around and play… don’t know if you had early reservations or you just wanted to “Free the ‘Fro’” or what…
by SteveNash, QuantumPhysicist on Mar 8, 2011 10:46 PM MST reply actions
great recap. beavis
wish i could have seen it all. thinking of posting a Carter poll. Cant tell if I hate the guy or love him. Games like this…You get it.
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by Wil Cantrell on Mar 8, 2011 10:49 PM MST up reply actions
Wilson never fails to reply to the most random comments
with a comment that has no relation whatsoever to said comment he is replying to.
Eric's list of freakin' demands:
1. Jordana Brewster, freakin' marry me.
2. Steve Nash, sign my freakin' jersey and win a freakin' championship already.
3. All powerful being that may/may not have been responsible for the creation of our universe, please just freakin' remove the atrocities known as the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers from the NBA. I'm freakin' serious.
4. BSotS, stop freakin' hating on Vince Carter. It's freakin' stupid and it needs to freakin' stop.
I thought I was the only one who called him out on that.
And what happened to that Wilfredo guy?
Go Suns, Packers, Jays, and Huskers!
Green Bay Packers: Super Bowl XLV Champions!!!!
I posted this on the game thread, but it seems more appropriate here...
What an awesome, awesome game to be at!
I was going nuts!
I did tear up when Steve looked at Goran and held his arms open and Goran shuffled over and they hugged. It was beautiful.
But then, it was just sort of like watching any other player be good against us. Frustrating. Granted, he didn’t have THAT much of an impact on the game, but he did have some very nice moments and decided to make his free throws…
I gave him a standing ovation… No one else really stood but he did get a significant cheer when he came in.
Hakim Warrick is a MAN. That was freaking awesome. Everything he did tonight. And that alley-oop out of the timeout at the end… I thought the roof of the stadium was going to explode. The crowd was smaller tonight but it sure was exciting in there!
Vince Carter was amazing as well. They really stepped it up in Channing’s absence.
They kept this game close but I was so impressed with the way they pulled it off at the end and I had so much fun going nuts at the game!
by Dragic_is_Magic on Mar 8, 2011 10:49 PM MST reply actions 12 recs
rec's all around for you miss magic
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
loving it, go Suns!
Crashing the [message] boards from the heart of Spurs Nation, San Antonio, Texas. GO SUNS!
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WarMachine, PolishHammer, BAMF, and He Who Scott Wants Lit on Fire were all amazing tonight.
The coalition should go to Vegas for the week and just take a break before they’re needed again. Anyways, a great game and we’re definitely bi-winning like a motherfudger up in here.
Eric's list of freakin' demands:
1. Jordana Brewster, freakin' marry me.
2. Steve Nash, sign my freakin' jersey and win a freakin' championship already.
3. All powerful being that may/may not have been responsible for the creation of our universe, please just freakin' remove the atrocities known as the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers from the NBA. I'm freakin' serious.
4. BSotS, stop freakin' hating on Vince Carter. It's freakin' stupid and it needs to freakin' stop.
Hence, the break.
I think they could use one after all their hard work, right?
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Hey, what can you say we're on a playoff run.
Everybody including me, you and the coalition must sacrifice as much time as possible to make it happen.
Don't trade Dudley!
I already sacrificed enough time here rather than work on my paper...
At least I have 2 pages done =).
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I believe scott got his wish tonight
VC was indeed on fyre
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
by 2NASHTY on Mar 8, 2011 11:20 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
I actually am starting to think that we need to start another coalition... the TCTGSTSTTLVCOF...
The Coalition To Get Scott to Stop Trying To Light Vince Carter On Fire, he has been a machine the past two games… And if he keeps it up, I will put my name in the hat to be president of the aforementioned newly formed coalition…
And then, when he starts sucking again for whatever reason, start the TCTSTCTGSTSTTLVCOF
The Coalition To Stop The Coalition To Get Scott To Stop Trying To Light Vince Carter On Fire
Meta.
Founder of the Coalition to Light Vince Carter On Fire (CTLVCOF)
RIP Seasons of Discontent
by Scott Howard on Mar 9, 2011 11:09 AM MST up reply actions
I'm pretty sure I'm with Raptorel on that
gotta double check all the Coalition clauses…
If you don't like my opinion, feel free to stop listening to me.
Otherwise, a regime complex might form...
god I hate how boring I am
Channing Frye would NEVER catch flying french fries with his left hand!
Channing said things happen for a reason
Maybe Pietrus got ejected so Warrick and Carter can get the ball more instead of him chucking them even when he’s not open. Maybe Channing got injured so players that haven’t played coughchildresscough can get playing time just in case something bad happens in the playoffs. With Channing gone this will be a better team in the end now that they’ll get used to different rotations. I just hope he stays clutch during his mini vacation. I don’t want to see the same Frye shooting brick 3 pointers shot after shot earlier in the season.
With that said, what an awesome game! I totally forgot what it’s like for both Warrick and Carter to have a good game. Warrick has definitely improved his jump shots. I wonder what both owners were thinking watching Goran and Brooks play. Rockets were probably like “oh well at least we got a pick”. I’m curious to see the Denver game but I’m not gonna have high hopes.
Twitter: @FredLegittt
By the way,
I was so frustrated with Lopez on the first half. It was like watching your kid play horrible in a game and you keep cheering on but deep inside you just wanna hit him.
Twitter: @FredLegittt
You kept cheering?
His 4 and a half first half minutes were literally some of the worst non-Earl Barron minutes I’ve seen all season.
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RIP Seasons of Discontent
by Scott Howard on Mar 9, 2011 12:06 AM MST up reply actions
I have never cheered for Lopez...EVER
What I meant was I just kept my mouth shut instead of screaming profanity.
Twitter: @FredLegittt
There's a different way to look at it.
After Robin’s first year, many of us thought he was a bust. Last year, he came out and showed us signs of promise and potential. Now he’s regressed and isn’t quite what he was last season. If you want, you can just keep seeing him as a bust and be like “Oh that’s cool” when he does something good. Then after that, go back to looking down upon him.
That’s not how I think of Robin, but that’s one way you can look at Lopez.
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That's how I look at it.
I mean he’s done some good things but I wouldn’t call them amazing. For example, it’s completely understandable seeing people upset with Goran because of his performance from last year’s playoff compare to this season. It’s actually better to just see Lopez as a below average player so you don’t get high hopes. My dad dislikes him with a passion and facepalms everytime he sees him play. He loves Gortat though and jokes about his big nose saying he could get an offensive foul with it haha.
Twitter: @FredLegittt
Robin will always be a secondary big man
Channing Frye would NEVER catch flying french fries with his left hand!
I predicted that either Hill or patterson would try and murder us in the first game thread, I love it when I’m right! :)
I'm Biwinning, I win here and I win there!
i guess...
but Lowry was really the one keeping them in the game, though Patterson did have a career night, so I will give you half props:)
Warrick was awesome!
He played like the Amare-lite replacement I hoped he would be…and definitely came through when we needed him the most! I hope he continues to get big minutes and improve his game. Those jump-shots are really coming along!
As for Patrick Patterson…Well, I have a feeling he’s just getting started. I don’t think it was our guys that made him look good at all. This guy was one of the biggest unsung heroes of that uber-talented Kentucky team last season along with Wall and Cousins. He was a favorite of mine for sure, and I am not at all surprised by his play tonight. He got off to a rocky start, but seems to be coming along nicely. I expect we will be hearing much more about him in the near future.
by 7footer on Mar 8, 2011 11:02 PM MST reply actions 3 recs
You 've got a good knowledge on college basketball.
. I expect we will be hearing much more about him in the near future.
Thanks to the Suns:)
Don't trade Dudley!
dude
7footer has good basket ball knowledge, period.
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
Yeah, he's a very good player who continues to work on his game.
He and Jodie Meeks (who has also been playing well this year) brought there UK squad to Omaha in the NIT a couple years ago, and I got to see Meeks tear my heart out with a game-winner. But back then, Patterson played more of a mid-range and in game. Then Cousins arrived on campus and Patterson expanded his range beyond the 3PT line. He seems like the kind of guy that will do anything a team asks of him.
Go Suns, Packers, Jays, and Huskers!
Green Bay Packers: Super Bowl XLV Champions!!!!
He has been
an exemplary rookie. Shooting lights out, but always playing within the offense and game plan. Dude plays D with effort too.
Anyone else see the chart at the end of the game for 4th quarter FT %?
Meeks was #1, but then 2-4 were Brooks, Hill and Nash respectively… That’s quite the upperhand I’d say… Though Hill gave me a few heart attacks last year shooting late FTs…
Yeah, I saw that a few games ago.
Too bad that doesn’t matter to much when we’re down a few late in the game, or need a basket down the stretch. That’s when we struggle.
Go Suns, Packers, Jays, and Huskers!
Green Bay Packers: Super Bowl XLV Champions!!!!
Peaches getting ejected worked for the best
VC got to run do the show for the whole night, so he felt comfortable, at least i,d like to think VC just wants to know this team believes in him, not a fan of VC because of this 2 games, its because he is being trying hard..In your face Rolo
´´In Nash we trust´´
by Lino Canaan on Mar 8, 2011 11:09 PM MST via mobile reply actions
A month ago...
…I would scream at my laptop every time Warrick took a shot from more than 5 feet out. When the hell did he learn a jumpshot?
by Bostonian Suns Fan on Mar 8, 2011 11:12 PM MST reply actions
He was actually always known as good jump-shooter.
For some reason he just struggled for the most part of this season. He’s been hitting them as of late now.
Don't trade Dudley!
Really?
I’m no pro, but his form looks rather stiff and awkward to me, and a lot of times it seems like there’s very little arc, and I’m always half expecting that it’ll just go straight into the iron and back. Same with his FT shooting…but maybe it’s just that darned blinding orange arm-wrap!
His form is awkward
However, so was Marion’s and Barbs and even mine yet I could still drain those threes with a hand in my face.
Don't trade Dudley!
by Beavis 25 on Mar 8, 2011 11:23 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
Obv., we need Gentry to call on you to step in for Channing and space the floor!
And then you played the game and your title was no more.
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by NashMV3 on Mar 8, 2011 11:31 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
hey puke face!
do you know whre richmond is?
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
no jackass'A'maHole
the one in the bay area
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
It's in EBR's territory.
So check with that mama funker.
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But Richmond District is 20 min from mah hood.
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well what part of the bay area are you in bitchy McBitch face?
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
I'm inside SF itself ,Ass Stan McAsserton butt.
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I'll be in the area this weekend EL Cabeza de poop
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
O rly?
In Richmond City, phallus face?
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das rite EHR'wur's MyNuts'son
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
My paper is dying because of you.
Spellcheck crashed because I made a million spelling errors in a span of 5 minutes. This must end…. NOW.
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it's not my fault you suck
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
But it's my fault that you blow.
And I won’t apologize.
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you wouldn't
…boltch
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
Nothing is ever unintentional around here.
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Actually,
every intentional comment written unintentionally turns out to be intentionally dirty. Whilst that dirtiness may unintentionally be directed towards someone I had intentionally written it to, it was nevertheless unintentionally pleasing. Intentionally.
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I won't be seeing you.
But when I do, bear hug?
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too bad...
I was hoping to catch EBR as well but ironically he’ll be 3 blocks from my house
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
I'll be on a trip from scottsdale to the bay
at the same time east bay ray will be in scottsdale
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
I think he's avoiding you.
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Green Bay Packers: Super Bowl XLV Champions!!!!
if i was him
I would to
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
Can you too stop sexting each other so we can get back to the win thread?
by BringBackBarkley17 on Mar 9, 2011 12:17 AM MST up reply actions
why?
you want in on this?
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
Are you sure you can be the cream filling to...
whatever the hell is going on with… that.
I am a leaf on the wind. Watch me soar.
Damn.
Sorry (?) I missed this. Yes, it is in fact true that I decided to get the hell out of here when I heard 2NASHTY was going to be in the area. But I know he’ll enjoy himself as he and NashMV3 hang out in the Richmond hood and buy crack.
"How do you know I wasn't bragging, numbnuts?"
~Steve Nash
to buy crack
aren’t you listening?
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
I hope you’re referring to a drug and not some other crack.
by BringBackBarkley17 on Mar 9, 2011 7:28 PM MST up reply actions
U guys are soo weird.,
It’s hilarious, but weird!
by Aztiramtempe on Mar 9, 2011 10:40 AM MST up reply actions
I'm pleased that our oddities please you.
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His shot is often flat because he tends to fadeaway quite often, especially when he's wide open.
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You sure ?
I was talking the other day that he should be busting the rims, instead of taking long jumpers but today Jumpers werent that long and he did bust the rim, 32 pts on something that he could do easily everyday, he just gotta focus a lot more on his gameplay
´´In Nash we trust´´
by Lino Canaan on Mar 8, 2011 11:32 PM MST via mobile up reply actions
I was still nervous whenever he shot the ball from the perimeter
but that’s probably because of my pessimism nature
Gotta admit...
…that I still freeze up with fear every time the War-man takes that shot. And maybe I’m biased, but it still doesn’t look pretty—it seems like there’s almost no arc to it, and maybe that crazy-bright ORNG arm-wrap just accentuates the apparent lack of bend in his arm too. It seems like half-a-miracle that it goes in at all, nevermind at a 75% or so clip…but I’m awfully glad they went in, regardless of whatever laws of physics they broke to make it there!
"Brooks; 0-6 shooting? Yikes!"
Brooks started his last two games as a Rockets with 0-8 shooting in each game. He might have been trying to get traded though.
My bizarre motivational techniques with Vince seem to have worked
All kidding aside – he was fantastic tonight. Hakim too…obviously. If the Suns are going to stay afloat with Frye out they’ll need people stepping up like that (well not all the way like that….that was great).
Aaron Brooks looked lost tonight and Alvin Gentry’s technical foul was stupid and poorly timed.
We needed to win and we won. On to the next.
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RIP Seasons of Discontent
Did you vomit whenever Hak took a jumper?
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He's been way more consistent with it the last 10 games or so
Doesn’t bother me quite as much anymore. Maybe the scouting report that said he actually had a 15 footer was right after all.
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by Scott Howard on Mar 8, 2011 11:38 PM MST up reply actions
That 3 he took near the end of the first looked like money until it clanged off.
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i Politely disagree, I felt his T was well timed and necessary. on all the other points I impolitely agree
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
Down 3 after a Houston missed shot when the Suns were looking to run was well-timed?
Or are you going to craft some sort of argument that it motivated the team or something?
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by Scott Howard on Mar 8, 2011 11:40 PM MST up reply actions
not the team...the refs
the truly shit calls tapper-ed off and it wasn’t like they were down by3 with 2 mins left in the game
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
As a matter of conscience Scott
you should make it a point to give Vinsanity some love going forward. Without him, this game has a very different outcome.
Gotta love that tackle BAMF put on the rookie down the stretch.
I can’t wait for the game replay. I missed this one. Listened to the last half of 4th on radio driving home. I should have been arrested :)
that was fun
I’m happy coz we’ve won the game when I’m the first commenter on both threads. hahaha
Never Fear. Grant Hill is Here.
EXPLAIN NOW!
Nash trying to go for a tip dunk had to be the lol-est thing I’ve seen since…well, at least in the last hour
???
I lurk.
cuz it
made me laugh out loud.
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
yes
he was amped…he had a few moves where he channeled his inner power forward. he’s off of his usual god mode self, but like the BBGod he is, just won’t quit.
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
Seriously?
This must be youtubed. Now.
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seriosly
he tried to box out a big and almost got the tip
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
I actually missed this shit working on my paper.
Get this shit on YouTube.
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Now.
And I’m on spring break Eric :-)
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If it makes you feel any better,
it rained all day today and will likely snow at some point this week.
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I did get to keep score for an overtime game tonight.
It was 4th grade boys, but it still went into overtime, so that was kinda cool. Unfortunately it set us back like 20 minutes but whatever.
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For all we know
they probably played bigger than Robin did in the first half.
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A kid that I’ve coached before and that practices with my team went off in the 4th and carried his team into overtime. A boy who probably scored 4 points all year had the first 4 of the game. ANother kid I’ve coached hit some big shots. Overall it was a great game. It just would have been better if they had won.
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and the suns won
Twas a good day for OS
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
Minus the rain thing.
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Look @ this way.
next year u b in college & u can officially have a spring break like they do on tv. Warm weather, sun light, and the beach..
by Aztiramtempe on Mar 9, 2011 10:46 AM MST up reply actions
Not likely.
I’m broke.
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Mmm.. We used to b4 all my friends got married.
We just got a camping tent, enough money for gas & food. Rocky point, or Cali. It also helps if u know people with houses in those places. You can fit 20 people in 4 room house by the way..
Huh...
I live in Cali and the extent of any of my spring breaks up to this point has been the beach or a theme park.
Lol. I heard soo many people that live
Near the beaches in Cali, yet they never really enjoy them., I wonder why??? I’m a desert rat.. I see water & I want to go play in it.. As for amusement park. I love magic mountain & Sea world!!!!!
Well I guess we live so close it's not so exotic to go.
Besides, what with school and work I have little time to relax
That didn't make my paper finishing writing itself.
So no, it does not make me feel better. What will make me feel better is seeing Nash’s attempted tip-in.
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that was fuck'n sweet
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
Will someone just youtube the whole frickin' game for me please?
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you missed some good shit
one of the scrappier games I’ve seen
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
Hak proves me wrong...
I was lobbying yesterday for Chill to start saying he’ll have a better impact than Hak – now i’m glad Gentry didnt listen to me..LOL…32 and 8 wow, now if only he can maintain even just 16 and 8 w’ll be OK without Frye
Having said that i’m still hoping for Chill to get some substantial minutes. I think the four starters (Nash-Hill-VC-Hak) logged too many minutes though you cant really fault Gentry with MP ejected and Brooks playing bad. But you gotta start thinking if Nash and Hill can keep this up every game and still enter the playoffs in tiptop shape (yup i’m still optimistic we get in Frye or no Frye).
Well your face is bad.
Burn.
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RIP Seasons of Discontent
by Scott Howard on Mar 8, 2011 11:45 PM MST up reply actions
If you wanted to make a comeback to my comeback you would have put it under my comeback
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by Scott Howard on Mar 8, 2011 11:46 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
to late I'm already there
so I guess you lose again
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
It's true. My mom and 2NASHTY date.
You’d think it was weird but then you’re like….well better you than someone I don’t trust.
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RIP Seasons of Discontent
by Scott Howard on Mar 8, 2011 11:47 PM MST up reply actions
it's only weird at breakfast
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
Lemme guess..
Her pancakes are all uneven, and you get slapped for pointing it out.
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Your mom's a hot Asian woman?
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by NashMV3 on Mar 8, 2011 11:48 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Not to be a stickler
But it was actually Dudley playing the D on Lowry on the last play forcing the pass to Miller
Thank you!
I couldn’t quite remember. Hill was great regardless. Now I get to mention Dudley in the recap!
Don't trade Dudley!
Oh Dudley...
My only memory of him in the game was that blown up and under move. It would’ve been an amazing highlight.
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he was pissed when a pass on a fast break got intercepted...
he was cherry-picking and could’ve had his 7th dunk… Did anyone see the “Dudley Dunk Meter” that they had on the screen in the arena? Pretty funny:)
and showed flashes of brilliance
He’s to good to ride this much pine
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
Is it me or does NBA.com suck at recap writing...
For the Suns, Thursday vs. Milwaukee
If you go to the recap that’s listed at the bottom.
lolwut…
I believe the person who started this blog went on to become a Suns.com writer
which they aren’t bad. They’ve written some very interesting articles that I link to now and then in previews.
As for NBA.com, well them, ESPN, yahoo… are all the same when it comes to game recaps and previews. They’ll just lay out the facts and tell ya what happened and that’s all their suppose to do. It can get boring reading them, but that’s why we have blogs where writers can show their emotion, personality and homerism:)
Don't trade Dudley!
no
he went on to work for the Suns, but not as a writer. He’s more of tech guy.
Raising Arizona Sports at SB Nation Arizona twitter: @sethpo
by Seth Pollack on Mar 9, 2011 12:11 AM MST up reply actions
and strangley
Seth used to be Stan
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
Chilly was not freed :(
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."
This is quite the dilemma.
All the players we usually blame had great games tonight. So it’s down to either blame Pietrus or blame escape goat. Take your pick.
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I forgot about you.
You created that monstrosity. Blame Beavis.
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no
but he’s becoming more and more tradqable
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
But isn't he looking more and more undeseyeurable?
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You misspelled that wrong.
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Yep.
That was a simple typo, not a misspelling. Even 2N is not stupid enough to think there is a ‘q’ in tradsable.
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just curios…how stupid enough u think i iz?
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
Overall, not too much.
When it comes to the English language and it’s written form? Well…
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I would counter
when it comes to the English language…I’m a sane mane in a room of crazies.
it makes NO! damn sense in written form
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
I understand it pretty well.
Is it a little over-complicated at times? Sure. Is it really that difficult to understand for someone who speaks English as their first language? Not really.
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All words sound weird when you say that word 25 times in a row.
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is it logically sound, cogent and succinct?
FUCK NO!!!!!
it is irreverent obsequious and supercilious!
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
Did you see Frye with his baby?
Man, that kid was pretty cute. So Channing gets a little more time with his son, other guys get to step up and it all culminates in Channing being rested and ready to rock for the playoffs.
By the way, does anyone remember the bang up back up job Dowdell was doing for a while there? I like his game.
Free Chilly and Dowdell!
No more messin' around - time to rise from the ashes!
by Frye (of Victoria, Canada) on Mar 9, 2011 12:07 AM MST reply actions
I hate life sometimes.
I’ve missed the last 3 games. I guess the team has fared well without me, but it’s tough just looking at box scores. Hopefully I’ll be able to see the next one, although I doubt it. It’s tournament time here, so I’m working basically everyday for the next week and a half.
Thanks for the game nots Seth. You rock.
What happened with Peaches?
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Damn...Polish Hammer went 6/15 tonight
That’s like a rich man’s Earl Barron. At least he apologized:
http://twitter.com/MGortat/status/45378388814344192
Warrick/Carter = 75% shooting (27/36)
Everyone else = 37.8% (17/45)
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by Scott Howard on Mar 9, 2011 12:19 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
Hopefully he'll address that "missed shotes" problem before the next game.
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At least he grabbed 16 rebounds.
Remember when we used to complain about being so small and not having one guy that could rebound the ball? It feels so long ago. Glad to have a Center that plays like one.
Don't trade Dudley!
Yup.
He actually gets in there and finds the ball. It’s almost as if he wants the rebounds.
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by Scott Howard on Mar 9, 2011 12:25 AM MST up reply actions
He does
At least it’s what I think. He’s hungry and I believe for a long time he’s thought he could become a good, starting center in this league given the opportunity. It’s very possible he could average a double double for us next season (if there is one).
Don't trade Dudley!
speaking of tweets...
Marcin tweeted me back!! haha..
“MGortat Marcin Gortat
@
@garouGrem thx brother….”
Real happy with his production with the team.
Quick question, has our rebounding rate gone up? i mean, i know that we were like near the bottom before we got Gortat, but how is it now?
committed to players proudly wearing their Suns jersey..
fuck the missed shotes
what about the missed shots?
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
I really like Gortat BTW
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
Two things I noticed tonight with Vince
One was that he seemed to sense that Brooks was losing composure, so he took it on himself to take control and show some good floor leadership.
Two was that as hot as Vince was, Gentry rested him a few minutes in the fourth so he wasn’t completely blown down the stretch like when he missed the free throws in OKC. Good coaching, coach.
As one of Vince’s few defenders these last few weeks, tonight was a very gratifying game for me.
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by suns68 on Mar 9, 2011 12:54 AM MST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
I've been with you...
so ya well done to VC.
Its been a while since we’ve had one of these kind of offensively dominant performances, and it was amazing to get 2 of them, from the 2 most maligned guys on the squad..
And though we can’t expect anything like this on a regular basis from Hak and VC, it sure bodes well for how strong we could be, with Frye back and with a little rest for Nash and Hill.
On the Bright Side, Grant Hill's offense and shot are back.
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ya hopefully.....
it looked a bit better for sure!!!
Does anyone think
Warrick looks like Chad Ochocinco if he shaved his head and his beard?
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If Warrick shaved his head and beard and performed the fusion dance with Pietrus, then yes.
Definitely.
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I can see Pietrus dressed like this while dancing with his girly scream
http://www.marshotelonline.com/citrus.JPG
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A highly disturbing image that won't get out of my head for the rest of the night.
Thanks for making my 7 page paper even less pleasing.
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If it makes you feel better,
I bombed my Bio test because I watched the Oklahoma City game instead of studying.
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some things about Dragic
The heart on his sleeve hasn’t gone anywhere. He has a special essence about him that makes you wonder just how good he can be. On the other hand, his undisguised emotion is a problem when he’s struggling. When he plays with fire, it’s the heat of the dragon; when he’s struggling or cold, its like the carrot on frosty’s nose. Tonight, after he couldn’t really get going, he lost the intensity he came in with. I still think he is has some potential to be a great player, but for the time being he is just a special player.
Channing Frye would NEVER catch flying french fries with his left hand!
by Will Slaven on Mar 9, 2011 1:39 AM MST reply actions 2 recs
very tired will +1 this
have more to add…but….+1
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
I'll do it for you.
+2. Well said, Will.
Dragic will indeed hold a special place in all Suns fans’ hearts. We were around when he was drafted, when we labeled him a bust, when he burst out of his shell and exploded in the playoffs, and when he regressed this season and made us all unhappy. The kid is humble and likable.
But most of all, he’s shown signs that he can be a great player. He’s got range, craftiness, and a good work ethic. Did you see that spin move on Tony Parker? Even Steve Nash couldn’t do that. Anyways, those are ingredients to success for a PG, no? It’s been his shaky confidence that’s ruining everything. He may yet turn out to be that great player we envisioned, but for now he’s a perennial good role player. And he has room for improvement. Darko took 7-8 seasons to start coming into his own. I hope Goran doesn’t follow that example.
I managed to finish my paper and am wiped out. That’s it for now,
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Just by watching his highlights from the preview of the game
if I don’t know Dragic and I watched that video, I will definitely think that oh my, is this kid a superstar? Man, he is good. Its just all about confidence now. He is struggling. We would all want Dragic to succeed. But no one would ever help him but himself. I want him to be the Dragon again. That everytime he comes and play, people get scared because the Dragon is unleashed. He needs to play like himself again. The aggressive, the fearless, the fly like a Dragon type of player. We don’t know what’s really happening in him now, but we gotta know that he already got the talent, he just needs to put it on the floor every night and he has to find a way to sustain the confidence or whatever thingy that will put him on the top. So a +3 . Well said, Will.
Great foto of Warrick :D
Ideal moment to smile :) In the middle of battle.
by CrazyPedro on Mar 9, 2011 2:16 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
Man what an incredible game!
This game was just great. Like Alvin Gentry said, great for the fans, at least, maybe not that great for the coaches.
Vince finally decided to play with heart once and it really showed up – you could really see that with the naked eye, you don’t need to be an “analyst” like cough Jon Barry cough to see it. Hit shot looked consistently CORRECT and solid as in the past. Remember I said that clutch three pointer at the end of regulation vs. OKC looked close to 100% to his shooting technique? Tonight, his shot looked like HIS shot that he’s always had. And consistently. It wasn’t like a fluke.
Why? Swagger and ball in hand. Nash played a bit more off-ball and gave him the ball more. And, like I said, he’s an on-ball player. And it’s going to sounds weird, but when you have the ball, in your mind you prepare for a shot say 2-3 seconds before you shoot it – you have the time, as you dribble, to “feel” the weight of the ball and calibrate the shot mentally.
That’s the biggest difference between dribbling and having the ball in hand for a while and then taking the shots vs. being an off-ball, out of screens catch and shoot shooter (like Ray Allen). He’s much better with the ball in hand as a shooter.
And then, if you close him, he can pass precisely over the whole length of the court in the corner or he can play the pick and roll with Marcin (since Marcin does a much superior job of actually rolling to the basket than Robin does).
This was the first game that I didn’t feel any mental limitations from him since I can’t remember when. If there was any limitation, it was his age and lack of athleticism, but he wasn’t that fast in the past either. He had this “swagger” mentality instead, in the past, the he bought vs. the Rockets in this game. That’s the BIG difference. He can do it all well with being less athletic, but he’s a role player without that swagger.
And Hakim was smoking hot (basketball-wise, of course) today as well. They dared him to shoot and he delivered again and again. And then when they closed on him, he dunked in their faces. Now that’s what you like to see from a guy signed to “replace” Amare.
PS. Is it just me, or did Pietrus say to the referee “why don’t you eject me?”. Not say, but he showed the ref that signal of ejection before he was, well, ejected.
by Raptorel on Mar 9, 2011 4:11 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
nd Hakim was smoking hot (basketball-wise, of course)
You don’t have to elaborate or make excuses when you have a Man-Crush… This is a safe place…
So I can be myself, all out?
I got a warning when I posted a DRESSED chick in here, no sir, no can do. (like there wasn’t enough F words in here, apparently a dressed, sexy woman is a no-no around here, so yeah, maybe I should be OK with man-crushes, it might be the norm).
absolutely...
really? a warning? huh, I find that interesting… So yes, maybe its best to err on the side of caution and only express your devotion and undying love for those very few men in your life that make you feel “special”… :)
Dang, I'd really need more than what the current technology can offer me in terms of character limit
Waiting for quantum computers for that. Sorry.
Go hang out on a POD game thread.
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I remember that
I had posted something similar the week before and nobody said anything
Suns v Spurs in the 1st round. Make this happen.
looking forward
to see this game after work… expected pg-sub showdonw, so I was surprised that both finished without fg made…
hak-attack hit few jump shots? VC was vinsane must see then…
Random thoughts
Rockets
45.9% shooting
42.1% from 3
36 total rebounds
Suns
54.% shooting
53.8% from 3
41 rebounds
Those are the stats from nba.com. Usually when I see stats like that I think blow out, or at least 10 point win.
The big differnece in this game was turnovers. (OK. the reffering was not great, but not the game changer except for Pietrus and I blame him for that) Suns had 17 turnovers.
And the Bright Side … drummmmmm role..
It is completely fixable with practice, health and chemistry. The addition of Warrick into the starting line up creates new dynmaics and requires adjustments by team. One I noticed was the passing between the bigs was off sync.
I got to had it to Gentry (and Steve/Grant), he has pulled together a team from NBA bench and beyond.
the rockets
also had more FT that helped keep it close
Haven't seen the game but
just a 3 point difference while Scola not playing due to injury? And Brooks, Pietrus & Dudley (!) with ZERO points. Ouch.
Guess we were lucky to squeeze out a win.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t wanna rain on our parade but like Greyhound pointed out: the stats above indicate a blow out.
We need every player to contribute in the remaining games if we want to grab a playoff spot. More so since Channing is out for at least two weeks.
Anyway, a win is a win.
Go SUNS!!!
Pietrus getting ejected in a kinda silly way probably didn't help
Just wondering, though—does anything know why he got the 1st tech at all? Was it also for arguing? (I was watching the game at a commercial establishment without sound, so I just saw them replaying the play several times, and I didn’t see anything that was tech or flagrant-worthy…)
It was for arguing, and then Pietrus was like "why don't you throw me out, ref?"
So the ref was like “yeah, that’s a good idea”. If you look at the ref’s face, you can clearly translate this ^ exact thing.
Yes, that's right so let me put it another way:
We were lucky that Scola was out in the first place. Who knows how the game would have ended if Scola had played. He can be a game changer.
I’m just worried that we’ll lose crucial games in the last stretch of this season without Frye while Steve is hurting. But that’s just the pessimist in me.
We need everyone to step up! Good thing is that VC and Warrick came to play.
P.S.: Odakle si hajdukovac? ;-)
i didn't see the game
but vince gets way too much hate, and hak is inconsistent . one really good game, and then he’ll go 4-2-1 next game. a grind out win against a team that’s behind us standings wise, is not a good sign. but like 2 years ago when we didn’t make the playoffs, i had hope till the very end.
go suns.
by the way, i’ve been reading post/comments on this website for about year and finally made an account to comment too. this site must have the best comments i’ve seen, they’re better than the recaps at times. the whole DiM “thing” when goran got traded was funny, how everyone was giving her special attention due to her being female. i doubt if a dude was crying about dragic and making ridiculous fan post about how she misses him but will move on. it was like she was trying to be so poetic with each sentence, i loved it LOL. and then the questions about her changing her name or not, and then her dramatic responses to such questions were funny LOL.
anyway that’s my lil story.
by abusingmyrib on Mar 9, 2011 6:54 AM MST reply actions 1 recs
how everyone was giving her special attention due to her being female
You’re not the only one who notices this. Both DiM and BBGF seem to get tons of Recs, comments, and praise with anything they type. Just an observation.
Encouragement....pass it on.
but vince gets way too much hate
Only when he deserves it. And last night, today, and Sunday’s game he deserves to have praise heaped upon him.
Founder of the Coalition to Light Vince Carter On Fire (CTLVCOF)
RIP Seasons of Discontent
He still lives and dies by his shot nowadays, that's the problem I see
If his shot is good for that particular day, he’s going to rule. If his shot doesn’t fall, then he has little chance of going to the free throw line or penetrating. The key with that is to start him in the post (going to him there) and go with isolations and pick and rolls. That kind of forces him to go to the basket and also puts him in a favorable position of doing that.
If he can’t do it, he can always pass out of the PnR.
He actually drives a reasonable amount
But for whatever reason—maybe it’s because he’s not as explosive as he used to be, or maybe it’s something about the system that I’m missing—he tends to ultimately finish at the rim pretty rarely, and instead opts for a kinda sketchy fadeaway that seems to rim out a fair amount of the time. Perhaps its fuzziness of memory, but my recollection is that when he was in Toronto, those drives might’ve ended up with dunks or shots right at the rim more frequently.
Toronto was a long time ago
He stopped driving that much in his last two years with New Jersey as well, basically after he was 30.
I had to rub my eyes to make sure it was really Scott Howard giving praise to Vince.
I am a leaf on the wind. Watch me soar.
Hey....I give him praise when it's warranted
@New York, v. Oklahoma City, @Toronto, @Oklahoma City, v. Houston….that’s when it’s been warranted.
Founder of the Coalition to Light Vince Carter On Fire (CTLVCOF)
RIP Seasons of Discontent
That's true
These are the games where Scott was a temporary CEO of CTKVCG (Coalition To Kiss Vince Carter Gingerly)
This place is a community, of which DiM is an active and respected member,
and BBGF’s posts are consistently novel in terms of the usual content of fanposts. I really don’t think gender is as big of a factor as you two perceive it to be.
Channing Frye would NEVER catch flying french fries with his left hand!
by Will Slaven on Mar 9, 2011 9:27 AM MST up reply actions 5 recs
Agreed. Those chicks are great, no matter who they are.
by BringBackBarkley17 on Mar 9, 2011 7:35 PM MST up reply actions
We have a great group of classy female fans on this site.
I’m still pretty rash and immature around them. I may cut down on the profanity and dirty jokes a bit, but they’re still there for all to read. I don’t really care how all of you think of me… although if you don’t like me, you just plain suck.
Here in Phoenix, we have the YUMS: Young Unorthodox Medical Staff
I like DiM
and she’s always been extremely nice on this site, I didn’t even know she was a woman until she posted that thing about Dragic and I always rec’d her cause I like what she writes…It’s normal for men to have more compassion for women then they would for men, it’s how we’re raised.
And the last time I checked you can’t use recs or comments to fill up your gas tank.
Twitter - @ceek23
"I have to say I've worked very few days of my life. I used to have to cut the lawn, and when I was in junior high school, I worked at a concession stand at a stadium."
-Steve Nash
self-esteem tank however... i love recs
Channing Frye would NEVER catch flying french fries with his left hand!
It's called "hypocrisy"
It’s weird, since there’s little chance you’re going to get the woman behind the keyboard in your bed by saying “nice things to her”, so it’s weird to act like that.
I'm competly loss by this comments
I wonder if I should even say anything. I don’t understand the criticism. Or why it’s even an issue. Yes there girls in this site. Yes our comments tend to be girly sometime. But we are still fans. Just because we can’t quote player stats, or recite the roster to the 1993 Suns roster does not make us any less of a fan. ( am pretty sure some of the women on this site can, just not me. I don’t like stats) anyhow I’m sorry if saying a player is cute has ofended someone. I will still do it, you don’t have to read it. Life goes on. No seas amargado ( Loosely translated this means. Stop being a meanie)
by Aztiramtempe on Mar 9, 2011 11:07 AM MST up reply actions
Disagree
Your level of fandom is solely contingent on your ability to name the 1992-93 Phoenix Suns roster. Learn it.
Founder of the Coalition to Light Vince Carter On Fire (CTLVCOF)
RIP Seasons of Discontent
by Scott Howard on Mar 9, 2011 11:11 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Scarred for life Scott!!!! ( girly and emotional comment)
I can’t look back and look at that season without crying. That’s why I cant learn their names. Even if my subconscious does actually know at least 6 of the players by name.
by Aztiramtempe on Mar 9, 2011 11:20 AM MST up reply actions
In fairness to abusingmyrib, Will Smith and Raptorel
I don’t think they’re writing “No gurlz allowed. You have cooties” on the door of their treehouse with their statements. What I read is that they’re making the point that women’s comments are treated differently than men’s comments here. It’s hard to call that untrue. Does it matter? Is it right? Does it need to be mentioned? I don’t know. But it does exist.
"How do you know I wasn't bragging, numbnuts?"
~Steve Nash
by East Bay Ray on Mar 9, 2011 11:18 AM MST up reply actions
Men change a lot around women
It’s interesting to see that happening even in the virtual environment.
by Raptorel on Mar 9, 2011 11:33 AM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Geez...Let me try that again.
Yeah, I don’t think he meant it as a criticism (at least I didn’t take it that way), only that he was pointing out how funny it was that after the Dragic trade, it seemed like everyone was more concerned with how it affected some of the feeling’s of our community, rather than the impact on the team.
I personally don’t see anything wrong with it. I think the females on this site are pretty knowledgeable fans that have endeared themselves to the community. I don’t see it as a double-standard, but rather as evidence of a tightly-knit fanbase on this site.
The concern stemmed from DiM being an emotional, ticking hormonal 16 year old time bomb.
I am a leaf on the wind. Watch me soar.
Charles Barkley – F
Kevin Johnson – G
Dan Majerle – G-F
Richard Dumas – F
Danny Ainge – G-F
Tom Chambers – F-C
Oliver Miller – C-F
Mark West – C-F
Cedric Ceballos – F
Frank Johnson – G
Negele Knight – G
Jerrod Mustaf – F-C
Twitter - @ceek23
"I have to say I've worked very few days of my life. I used to have to cut the lawn, and when I was in junior high school, I worked at a concession stand at a stadium."
-Steve Nash
Fine!!!! I learn this names.,
I have them memorize by gametime complete with their stats by game time Thursday.
by Aztiramtempe on Mar 9, 2011 12:43 PM MST up reply actions
This= these
English vocabulary wins again!
by Aztiramtempe on Mar 9, 2011 12:44 PM MST up reply actions
lol
to be fair I used wiki, I could have named most of them though I think.
Twitter - @ceek23
"I have to say I've worked very few days of my life. I used to have to cut the lawn, and when I was in junior high school, I worked at a concession stand at a stadium."
-Steve Nash
Tim Kempton would like a word.
But he’s not wearing a uniform.
Founder of the Coalition to Light Vince Carter On Fire (CTLVCOF)
RIP Seasons of Discontent
by Scott Howard on Mar 9, 2011 12:59 PM MST up reply actions
he scored 56 points that season.
1.9 ppg doesnt count :)
Twitter - @ceek23
"I have to say I've worked very few days of my life. I used to have to cut the lawn, and when I was in junior high school, I worked at a concession stand at a stadium."
-Steve Nash
vince gets way too much hate, and hak is inconsistent . one really good game, and then he’ll go 4-2-1 next game
You could easily switch “vince” and “hak” there.
Re-sign BAMF.
as long
as you switch their contracts too
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by Seth Pollack on Mar 9, 2011 4:39 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
i doubt if a dude was crying about dragic and making ridiculous fan post about how she misses him but will move on
and i meant to add to that to be
i doubt if a dude was crying about dragic and making ridiculous fan post about how she misses him but will move on, they would’ve acted so sympathetic and interested.
watta ya talking about
the day Nash hangs it up this entire sight will be one big sappy cry fest.
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
Sappy cryfest
Or angry drunks. I think angry drunks would be more entertaining. So drink up guys
by lixuec on Mar 9, 2011 11:42 AM MST via mobile up reply actions
I'll be a sappy angry crying drunk!
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
no
but i play one on TV
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
A drunk noonoo is a boring noonoo.
I’m a lazy drunk that just wants to sleep after a few rounds.
I am a leaf on the wind. Watch me soar.
Then you're not doing it right
Founder of the Coalition to Light Vince Carter On Fire (CTLVCOF)
RIP Seasons of Discontent
Hey man, I'm a 5'1", 100 lb girl.
There’s only so much alcohol I can drink before wanting to pass out.
I am a leaf on the wind. Watch me soar.
Then drink a little less?
Hmm.. I think that might be the first time I’ve ever suggested that.
Re-sign BAMF.
....does not compute.
Founder of the Coalition to Light Vince Carter On Fire (CTLVCOF)
RIP Seasons of Discontent
you know that moment just before you pass out?
don’t take a swig for the ride down
"Maybe I’m old school," Nash said, "but I signed a contract to play here and I want to honor it. I feel like I owe it to my teammates and the city and everybody to keep battling until they tell me it’s time to go." STEVE (God of Basketball) NASH
Totally--it'll be even worse than the Miami Heat locker room
“Oh the humanity!!” etc. =S
by tameszu on Mar 9, 2011 2:27 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
Hak was a monster last night
Nice to see how deep this bench is, even without Frye someone can step up and ball like that.
And as one of the few people on here who doesn’t want to light Carter on fire, I’m glad to see him have two big games in a row, now he just needs to consistently be a guy who can put up around 20 points a game. And like mentioned above, it was like the 1999 half man half amazing switch flipped back on for him when he saw that Brooks was struggling and then he took over the game along with Hak to help us get a win.
And the Refs still suck.
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Phoenix Suns/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].
Side Note:
Does anyone else think Vince Carter and Tiki Barber could be twins?
Triplets with Ronde I guess, lol
Twitter - @ceek23
"I have to say I've worked very few days of my life. I used to have to cut the lawn, and when I was in junior high school, I worked at a concession stand at a stadium."
-Steve Nash
Can you believe that idiot is trying to make a comeback?
Threw away all his money, left his pregnant wife, and now is desperate. I really hope he doesn’t make it anywhere. It seems like Ronde is such a class act too. How does that happen?
Go Suns, Packers, Jays, and Huskers!
Green Bay Packers: Super Bowl XLV Champions!!!!
I've always wondered that
even when tiki was in the league he was a trouble causing shit head.
Twitter - @ceek23
"I have to say I've worked very few days of my life. I used to have to cut the lawn, and when I was in junior high school, I worked at a concession stand at a stadium."
-Steve Nash
not sure if this was mentioned in the game thread but
Tweet of the Night
ScottHoward42 Scott Howard
As I predicted before the game: 32 for Carter and 30 for Warrick.
lmfao
Twitter - @ceek23
"I have to say I've worked very few days of my life. I used to have to cut the lawn, and when I was in junior high school, I worked at a concession stand at a stadium."
-Steve Nash
by Ceek on Mar 9, 2011 8:44 AM MST reply actions 2 recs
Brooks trade
This is probably out of place, because most of you seem to be drinking the Kool-Aid, but the Rockets fans have to be smirking at how they fleeced us. They gave us a guy they didn’t want, and we gave them a guy with upside (Goran), and a first round pick. If this is this year’s pick, and we do not make the playoffs, the Rockets will get two lottery shots.
Oh, and Lowry with 32? Why didn’t we get him instead? I wanted to draft him a few years back.
April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?
This year the draft is terrible so we're not missing out on much...
It was Aaron’s first home game. Nerves clearly got the better of him. He’ll be better for us in the
I doubt it
He should not be re-signed, but Babby/Blanksprobably will do it to make the trade look good. The trade was a giveaway, much likegiving away LB the Turkeyglue debacle. The only thing good about that is Blabby turned it into Gortat.
Nerves? Sheesh. The guy is a professional, isn’t he? And he is no better than Barbs.
April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?
The pick is lottery protected.
If we don’t make the playoffs, we give them the Orlando pick. As for Dragic’s vaunted “upside” advantage over Brooks, there’s only 16 months of difference in their ages.
"How do you know I wasn't bragging, numbnuts?"
~Steve Nash
Age is only one consideration
Goran is smart – not a gunner. He never stifled the offfensive flow, whereas Brooks acquired quite a rep as an offensive flow-killer.
As far as your use of the word, vaunted, that word is usually used to describe a player who everyone says is going to be great, but the player never produces. The whole reason the Spurs are doing what they are this year is the embarrassment we put on them in the playoffs. While it was a team effort, I doubt anyone – players, fans, GMs – will ever forget what he did in that fourth quarter.
April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?
That seems like quite a reach.
The whole reason the Spurs are doing what they are this year is the embarrassment we put on them in the playoffs.
Not much point in arguing it because we can never know the answer, but “the whole reason”? Really?
"How do you know I wasn't bragging, numbnuts?"
~Steve Nash
by East Bay Ray on Mar 9, 2011 10:21 AM MST up reply actions
What did it?
Neal is there, but duncan is worse. Basically, they got embarrassed, and they rethought everything.
April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?
I don't really know what did it.
Ginobili and Parker have taken over the team from Duncan in production. That’s the biggest change I seee. But, what do you mean that they “rethought everything”? And, would that not have happened had we taken 6 games to beat them? Or if they had beaten us and then lost to the Lakers in the WCF?
This conversation started off about Goran Dragic and, if I read you correctly, you credit Goran’s amazing 4th quarter of game 3 of the WC semis with leading to the Spurs “rethinking everything” and “the whole reason they are doing what they’re doing this year”. That seems like an exaggeration to me.
"How do you know I wasn't bragging, numbnuts?"
~Steve Nash
by East Bay Ray on Mar 9, 2011 10:58 AM MST up reply actions
No of course not
But it was part of it. Do you think an Amare/Nash led Suns team would sweep this year’s Spurs? Didn’t think so. I saw their faces. They were EMBARRASSED. And unlike most teams, they took the initiative to do something about it. Not by panicking with trades and free agents like the Suns have done. But by tweaking what they have, and playing like a TEAM. Of course Goran’s quarter wasn’t what did it. But it was the climax of everything that went wrong for San Antonio last year.
And Seth, I respectfully disagree that that quarter was a fluke. The kid has talent. The key is for some coach to light that fire more often that Gentry lit. Basketball is so much mental. That’s why Walter Davis and Michael Jordan had different success as pros. One is laid back, the other burned with determination. Physically and talent wise, they were very close.
Dragic has the physical talents to be an all star. He probably will never be one unless he lands with the right coach, maybe achuck daly. That’s all I’m saying.
April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?
did I say it was a fluke?
More than anything, I think people make too much of that one game and ignore his entire season of good work
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by Seth Pollack on Mar 9, 2011 12:22 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
word
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."
Because people take that one game and decide from that he's a future star
Founder of the Coalition to Light Vince Carter On Fire (CTLVCOF)
RIP Seasons of Discontent
That game did put Dragic in elite company.
I learned this from some internet hack last May.
"How do you know I wasn't bragging, numbnuts?"
~Steve Nash
That guy really can write about history.
Founder of the Coalition to Light Vince Carter On Fire (CTLVCOF)
RIP Seasons of Discontent
Reports of him being an asshole are greatly exaggerated.
"How do you know I wasn't bragging, numbnuts?"
~Steve Nash
Brooks
has played twice the minutes as Dragic which is why they say they got him….I still argue that those fancy numbers he put up those minutes were highly suspect. We’ll see.
He’s not as bad as he was last night. Now lets see how good he really is.
Raising Arizona Sports at SB Nation Arizona twitter: @sethpo
by Seth Pollack on Mar 9, 2011 10:59 AM MST up reply actions
We didn't get Lowry because he was the reason Brooks was available in the first place
As for Goran….eye roll on his tremendous upside. Guess I’ll be the one to say it – dude is never going to be a good starter in the NBA. Sitting behind Nash was one thing, now he’s sitting behind a point guard that is younger than him (again…Goran isn’t 19 as some people have convinced themselves he is).
Does that mean I’m ecstatic about giving up a first round pick if Brooks is going to continue to drop turds like last night? Certainly not.
Founder of the Coalition to Light Vince Carter On Fire (CTLVCOF)
RIP Seasons of Discontent
by Scott Howard on Mar 9, 2011 10:00 AM MST up reply actions
I'll bet you a jelly doughnut that pick doesn't end up giving the Rockets a rotation player.
"How do you know I wasn't bragging, numbnuts?"
~Steve Nash
by East Bay Ray on Mar 9, 2011 10:03 AM MST up reply actions
I tend to agree with you.
Founder of the Coalition to Light Vince Carter On Fire (CTLVCOF)
RIP Seasons of Discontent
by Scott Howard on Mar 9, 2011 10:06 AM MST up reply actions
The funny thing
about that trade is the byline when the national sports outlets reported it. Something like, SUNS GET NASH REPLACEMENT. I almost fell out of my chair laughing.
April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?
Almost as much as I laugh when people say "SUNS HAD NASH REPLACEMENT IN DRAGIC"
Founder of the Coalition to Light Vince Carter On Fire (CTLVCOF)
RIP Seasons of Discontent
by Scott Howard on Mar 9, 2011 10:13 AM MST up reply actions
Exactly.
As you have said before, we’re making too big a deal about an exchange of backup PGs.
"How do you know I wasn't bragging, numbnuts?"
~Steve Nash
by East Bay Ray on Mar 9, 2011 10:19 AM MST up reply actions
I understand
We will get that no matter who we get to follow Steve. Don’t get me wrong, I like Goran’s game. But he was a nice piece, no more. I suspect if someone makes him a starter, he’d be more like Beno Udrih.
The only guy on an NBA roster that I’d be happy to have to replace Steve is Rose or John Wall. Possibly Chris Paul, but he gets injured a lot. I’m sour on Deron Williams.
Pipe dreams…
April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?
probably not
Just another stupid move on Blabby’s part. I didn’t think anyone could be worse than Kerr (although he was getting better when he quit on us), but these guys are worse. What is it ablut idiot player agents thinking they can run teams in Phoenix (Moorad)?
April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?
And the strange conflict of interest that happens...
When that former agent trades for a player that he signed (Hedo) or decides to cut a fading World Series hero because he isn’t worth the price (Gonzo), that the former agent negotiated in the first place.
It makes perfect sense for an owner to hire an agent in management because they are already trained to crunch numbers and are the perfect yes men.
Where does one start to become a player agent? It seems like there are no qualifications. Lebron James simply made his homie from high school an agent.
by oLLiE Boombayay on Mar 9, 2011 11:59 AM MST up reply actions
The more things change, the more they stay the same
The king’s court has always been full of hangers-ons, opportunists, and generally obsequeous SOBs in centuries past. Look at the US Congress.
April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?
Morey is just stockpiling picks
to attempt to pry a star player like NJ and NY just did. You better believe Dragic is part of that trade bait.
by oLLiE Boombayay on Mar 9, 2011 12:11 PM MST up reply actions
based on my
notes, I would guess around the 5 min mark of the 2nd qtr +/- 4 min.
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by Seth Pollack on Mar 9, 2011 11:02 AM MST up reply actions
It's at 3:10 in the 2nd quarter
Damn, he was like 8 inches away from touching the rim
hence the lol
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by Seth Pollack on Mar 9, 2011 12:22 PM MST up reply actions
i've said it before and i'll say it again....
hakim….amare lite.
also, glad to have a sighting of the player formerly known as vince carter. hope he decides to stick around. a competitive VC could make this team playoff scary. liked to see the leadership out of him too last night. let’s just not let him shoot crunch time free throws… i thought we learned that by last years playoffs ;)
"The way they are beating us," Ginobili said, " … it was demoralizing."
What a crazy game..
Dragic and Brooks 0/10?! Hakim Warrick and VC giving Suns’ fans confidence in their jump shooting?
That lob from Nash to Warrick in the 4th over the top of the backboard was one of my favorite dunks of the entire season. Such a sneaky play you hardly ever see.
by oLLiE Boombayay on Mar 9, 2011 12:07 PM MST reply actions
Kind of like
Nash’s wraparound pass by Duncan to Amare for a jam while falling out of bounds.
Someone should create a video tribute to Nash the Magician with all of those clips. LA had Magic, but we have the Magician.
April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?
It's weak that Nash won't be the leader in assists this year
just because Rondo gives up the ball on a 1 on none fastbreak. That’s even worse then bouncing the ball off the backboard to get an extra rebound in terms of blatant stat racking.
by oLLiE Boombayay on Mar 9, 2011 4:21 PM MST up reply actions
NBA Yahoo is a group filled with tools
Channing Frye doesn’t play defense and only shoots the 3 ball. Lowry had a career night because it’s the Suns. VC went off because Martin didn’t care.
I think they forgot that Frye plays the post now, Nash is injured, and that VC became half-man half-possessed once again >:(
by Yuki on Mar 9, 2011 12:07 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
just posted that..
you’d think a guy who writes about the nba for a living would actually watch some games
The site is called "yahoo" for a reason
Is there any original content on yahoo that isn’t surpassed 10x by other sites?
Their successful business model of offering “free” services to cross promote is impressive.
by oLLiE Boombayay on Mar 9, 2011 12:22 PM MST up reply actions
Isn't Yahoo!
the outlet that Steve Kerr was writing for before he joined the Suns?
April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?
Ugh, yes
A dangerous precedent. Hindsight blogger genius should a college prep course for college athletes.
Nice handle btw. Everytime I ran into Hawk he was just so damn nice. never did get that ABA jersey signed though.
by oLLiE Boombayay on Mar 9, 2011 4:04 PM MST up reply actions
-1
other hoops sites runs circles around yahoo. They just get clicks because of free email and fantasy leagues.
by oLLiE Boombayay on Mar 9, 2011 4:25 PM MST up reply actions
But all they do is re-post
I know that’s what a lot of blogs do, but other blogs are not getting 6 figure hits per day because there is a link right in front of your face when you close your email. Hits = money. Where’s the creativity? When I go to other hoops sites they actually come up with original content. Funny things, insider things, ex-players who actually respond to comments, sweet promotions, commentors that aren’t 90% pre-pubescent.
Dwyer is just a rambling Bulls fan. Pretty much like all Bulls fans. Except when they wore bags on their heads.
ESPN, Fox, SI, NBA.com, Bloguin, SB Nation, hoopshype, team web sites, Deadspin. They all have something original, for better or worse. That’s just the big sties. The smaller ones are even better.
by oLLiE Boombayay on Mar 9, 2011 6:35 PM MST up reply actions
FREE J-CHILL! FREE J-CHILL! FREE J-CHILL! FREE J-CHILL! FREE J-CHILL!
Dudz had 0 points and 3 boards in 16 minutes and Pietrus got ejected without producing much. Even with the bad play of these two Childress only garnered 4 minutes while scored his only shot. This guy has higher career averages in points, rebounding, and FG percentage than either of these two but he still can’t get sufficient playing time. I remember in a recent blowout against the bucks Gentry played Silo and Dowdell over Chilly (in garbage time). Please, Gentry, give him a chance(15+minutes) to see what he can do now that he is healthy.
good point
At the very least to boost his trade value to remind people what he brings to the table. i would like to see him come in for the last 2 minutes of the quarter for some afro powered turbo boost. You can just see that despair on his face from the bench that’s like “I know I have no chance of coming into this game”
by oLLiE Boombayay on Mar 9, 2011 4:09 PM MST up reply actions
He's definitely on the shitlist
This is where we need Scott to come in and ask coach if Chilly will get more minutes with Frye out.
by oLLiE Boombayay on Mar 9, 2011 4:16 PM MST up reply actions
So, I got pissed last night after the back to back Nash Turn overs and the easy Patterson dunks and said I'm not watching the game anymore....I totally lied.
Vince Carter was amazing last night…He did nothing wrong. Warrick, was an absolute beast. Honestly, some of those throw downs reminded me of STAT. I was really disappointed that Childress didn’t get more time but I suppose he will soon. I think the team can keep the ship a float till Frye returns. Finally, all of that depth we’ve acquired came in handy.
A few things that need to change are that Grant Hill is playing WAY too many minutes. Two, Robin Lopez really needs to open his eyes and get it together. Chuck Hayes is good but Lopez has height, weight, and length on him. Lastly, Steve Nash really needs to start shooting the rock. I know that Lowry is one of the better defensive guards in the league but Nash has beaten up people better than that a thousand times.
"Look, don't relax on Hakim Warrick, Josh Smith. He'll put it on your face in a hurry."-Eddie Johnson aka Best. Commentator. Ever.
I agree Grant is playing too much, but it appears he was doing so well against Martin as well as giving you some points, and Peaches got ejected and Dudz didn’t do much. Grant and VC were the only 2 wings that showed up to play, and so play they did. It’s tough thinking about the future while trying to win in the now.
Robin does need to get his stuff together. I’m a FroLo apologist, but we really need him to give us something consistently. That being said, Chuck Hayes does that kind of thing to a lot of quality bigs. That’s why he’s still on a team despite being shorter than some guards.
Haven’t you heard? Steve is rolling with a bad groin. I’m impressed that he’s still managing to rack up double-figure assists every game even though he can’t make a shot to save his life. Hopefully he heals up soon and can get back on track. We certainly need him to be at his best to survive.
Go Suns, Packers, Jays, and Huskers!
Green Bay Packers: Super Bowl XLV Champions!!!!
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