The Matrix Reloaded in Phoenix

by TexSUN on Mar 19, 2008 2:20 AM MDT in Suns News

This post was inspired by a comment in the game thread, and is sponsored by an untimely bout of insomnia.

Snowbird made the comment earlier tonight that Shaq is like Morpheus. I love that idea. In fact, despite Shawn Marion's relocation to Miami, the Suns now have more in common with the movie The Matrix than ever before. Shaq makes a perfect Morpheus to our young Neo (Amare). Nash is a male version of the character Trinity, the one who holds down the fort while Neo is training for his destiny (while also kicking plenty of butt in his/her own right). Or maybe Nash is Seraph instead, guardian of the Oracle? The Oracle would, of course, be Mike D'Antoni and his system.

The Spurs and Lakers are the evil agents, with Kobe as the infamous Agent Smith. As for the guy who actually uses "The Matrix" as a nickname? Perhaps it's time to start thinking of him as Cypher, the one who thought the grass was greener in some fantasy world where he could pretend life was good, and betrayed his friends to make it happen. Isn't that kind of like asking for a trade on the eve of the season?

Updates from the reader comments: ZonaFlash thinks that Brian Skinner would make a good Dozer, "the guy who gets his PT sacrificed for the good of the team". Pliny the Elder wants to see Nash as Neo and Mike D'Antoni as the Architect. Personally, I think David Stern would make a better Architect, who as I recall, was sort of a villain. Tell me this quote from Wikipedia doesn't sound like it's about a guy Suns fans are now convinced would put the letter of the law above the spirit of all that is good and wonderful in the (NBA) world?:

Unlike most other programs, the Architect is extremely mechanical in his actions - he speaks in long logical chains of reasoning, utilizing several connectors such as "ergo" and "thus", and has little variance in his tone of voice. He also has little facial expression beyond smirks and glares, but does exhibit emotion on limited occasions, such as regret, annoyance and arrogance.

Pliny has a good case as well, though.

What do ya'll think? Do we have ourselves a blockbuster hit?

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It's already

making its way up the IMDB Top 100. Great!!

by RealTangiblesGuy on Mar 19, 2008 2:31 AM MDT 0 recs

Uh...

kind of geeky reference :)

Phx - where Player of the Week happens

by Phoenix Stan on Mar 19, 2008 8:59 AM MDT 0 recs

c'mon guys get a grip.

Mike D is the Architect, and Steve Nash is Neo.

by Pliny the Elder on Mar 19, 2008 9:39 AM MDT 0 recs

Hmm...

The Architect seems more like David Stern to me:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architect_%28The_Matrix%29

On Nash being Neo, I think Amare fits the bill better, if for no other reason than Nash doesn't need a Morpheus-type mentor.

by TexSUN on Mar 19, 2008 10:36 AM MDT up 0 recs

I am the Architect. I created the Matrix.

I'll make my case with two quotes, but just imagine Mike D saying them, and bear in mind the recent trade:

"You have many questions, and although the process has altered your consciousness, you remain irrevocably human. Ergo, some of my answers you will understand, and some of them you will not. Concordantly, while your first question may be the most pertinent, you may or may not realize it is also the most irrelevant."

"The first matrix I designed was quite naturally perfect. It was a work of art. Flawless. Sublime. A triumph only equaled by its monumental failure."

by Pliny the Elder on Mar 19, 2008 10:55 AM MDT up 0 recs

And the first matrix was

Run-and-gun small ball? :-)

by ZonaFlash on Mar 19, 2008 10:56 AM MDT up 0 recs

David Stern is the Train man

"You don't get it. I built this place. Down here I make the rules. Down here I make the threats. "

by Pliny the Elder on Mar 19, 2008 11:09 AM MDT up 0 recs

Skinner = Dozer

You know, the guy who gets his PT sacrificed for the good of the team?

:-)

by ZonaFlash on Mar 19, 2008 9:53 AM MDT 0 recs

Nash

I don't know if he's happy with the idea of him and Keanu Reeves...

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by Nobs on Mar 19, 2008 10:04 AM MDT 0 recs

Well...

I figured if he was OK with having female tiger named after him...

by TexSUN on Mar 19, 2008 10:10 AM MDT up 0 recs

Good point

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by Nobs on Mar 19, 2008 10:23 AM MDT up 0 recs

Persephone

Can we cast DJ Strawberry's alleged girlfriend as Persephone? Just a thought...

"Act well your part: there all the honor lies"-Alexander Pope

by PurplePinoy on Mar 20, 2008 12:34 AM MDT up 0 recs

Nice!

I always thought the matrix was a Christian Allegory.... but it really is a Suns Allegory!!! Go Suns!!!

by whatisboxhappening on Mar 19, 2008 10:31 AM MDT 0 recs

well kinda...

The first Matrix movie is a discourse on Gnostic theology, disguised as a movie. The next two movies are more of an exploration of general philosophy.

fyi, The Gnostics were early Christians, whose canon was rejected in favor of what we have today. Whether one considers Gnostics to still be Christians is a can of worms I'm not going to touch with a 20 ft pole.

by Pliny the Elder on Mar 19, 2008 10:43 AM MDT up 0 recs

OMG!

You guys are KILLING me w/ this stuff...

Phx - where Player of the Week happens

by Phoenix Stan on Mar 19, 2008 10:50 AM MDT 0 recs

Maybe...

...you should put the game thread up a bit early? :)

by TexSUN on Mar 19, 2008 11:06 AM MDT up 0 recs

That's a good idea.

Bright Side of the Sonics:

At least we don't have to worry about Kurt Thomas today.

by ZonaFlash on Mar 19, 2008 11:11 AM MDT up 0 recs

Thomas

You can't tell, but I'm always worried that he'll get pissed at the Suns, and put a career night of 10 points against us. :)

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by Nobs on Mar 19, 2008 11:38 AM MDT up 0 recs

Hah! He might even put the ball on the floor!

It's his D and dirty screens I worry about.

I think he messed up Amare (6-for-17) the last game we played him. He also duped Amare into some crazy fouls by putting the ball on the floor. What was KT doing? But he drew a foul anyway.

I respect KT's contributions, and I think he'll help the Spurs before its all said and done. I'd prefer it if he were on our bench, even if he wasn't getting PT.

by ZonaFlash on Mar 19, 2008 11:46 AM MDT up 0 recs

KT

I never liked him very much. He's a good defender, I'll give him that. I don't miss him, I think that if we played Skinner some more we would get the same production out of Brian.

I don't think he'll help the Spurs too much. They need someone who can scores, besides their big 3. And he did a good job on Amare, but Shaq also did a nice one on Timmy. If we can find a way to stop Manu (Tony Parker is somewhat overrated, I don't worry too much about him), and everything goes in the right place, I really don't see how we can lose to the Spurs anymore.

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by Nobs on Mar 19, 2008 11:52 AM MDT up 0 recs

Yeah, looks like we finally turned the corner

That's the bright side.

The dark side is that so has every other team, apparently.

The Spurs look worse than they ever have in March, as Hollinger shows. Their bench is dead, Bowen is getting neutered by the league, Tony Parker's kind of lost a step and his shot to injury and for whatever reason, they just seemed to have lost a little mojo right now.

by ZonaFlash on Mar 19, 2008 11:56 AM MDT up 0 recs

Spurs

They're only going to the POs right now because Timmy is the best player in the league.

The only team that can kill us is the Lakers. If everyone in their roster is healthy, and we face them, I wouldn't bet on the Suns. So I just wish that the Lakers lose to a crappy team, like the Mavs or the Warriors.

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by Nobs on Mar 19, 2008 12:00 PM MDT up 0 recs