After seeing the way this Suns team has performed over the first 13 games of the season, many people would say that the Suns are a fourth quarter kind of team.  A "let's get it together and win" kind of team.  A scrappy, rebounding, chip on the shoulder kind of team.

And you would be right.  More after the jump...

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We've tried this before and never really gotten enough interest to make anything happen but based on the responses in the "Where are you from?" poll I figured it was worth trying again.

So I am throwing this out there to see who might be interested in getting together in the Phoenix area. With the Suns no longer selling out we could get a group discount that would probably come with some benefits like early admission or we could just do a local bar and watch a road game kind of thing.

I haven't thought through any details on where or when but first lets see if there's enough interest to make it worth the time...

Leave any ideas in the comments and we'll see where this goes.

I'm just as excited as anyone else about the great start of the season with many tough victories on the road, several come from behind, gritty wins, and a surprisingly slower but more efficient Suns team. And while the seven cities in ten days start was tough, December looks brutal.

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At this point in the season there is a rare opportunity to pick up a former MVP and league scoring champ.  It is a risky proposition but Allen Iverson is sitting at home waiting for a call.  Could an organization like the Suns handle AI well enough so that he would not be a distraction?  Is AI now willing to be the back up point, 6TH man, instant offense guy that the Suns need?  Surely he and his agent have gotten the message that he will have to adjust his expectations if he would like to catch on with an NBA team.  This man is very much in need of a friend and an organization like the Suns.

I think the Suns organization is strong enough and Alvin Gentry is patient enough to handle Allen and turn him into a wonderful asset for the team.  He can probably be added for about a million dollar salary.

Before the season started I think few people expected a very hopeful beginning. What is the problem? The main problem is that people start to want unreasonable goals. At first people were happy with achieving the PO. However, after a 10-2 people believe that we can compete against the best teams and when the first unexpected defeat comes we came down and begin the criticism.

One of the major problems of the Suns for long time has been the lack of rebound. What can we do? The answer is simple: signing a specialist. But who? And by whom?

One name comes to my mind, Noah. He isn’t only a good rebounder, he is in one way or another a complete player; no a great player, no a superstar, but a complete player. He can run, score, rebound, defend ....

Whom do we place on the other side of the scale?

If we want to make a trade this player must to be Amare.

Let’s see the statistics:

What is more important: to score or rebound? I think rebounding is more important because there are many scorers on the team but not good rebounders.

Moreover Noah could play center while Frye would play power forward, which is his more natural position. Noah can defend big men better than Frye.

I talk about defense because defense is one of the main factors for a contender team; of course, also the talent, chemistry, etc.. are.

Celtics, Spurs and even Lakers can score 85-90 points in a game and win. The Suns NO. That's because a good defense.

Damn, I'm extending more than I thought. Well, I finish.

Why the Bulls would want Amare if they already have Noah? I don’t know, but you can put any other name where I wrote Noah.

Henry, a close friend of San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker, patted the ball down like a basketball player before remembering to use his feet.

Anywhere I go, I cannot get away from the Sp*rs.  I suppose that's my lot in life. 

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The suns are looking like themselves again and are playing the best basketball in the league at the moment

but, we need to address one major isssue early if they are going to keep this pace all year.

steve nash is 35 and getting older everyday, goran has been great but he hasnt got the experience to carry a lead for more then 5 minutes.

Luke ridnour is only 28 and would be a true backup that this team needs. sure he is making 6 mill or something this year but under the guidance of nash he could possibly be worth the money. 

the way brandon jennings is playing, im sure they are already are looking for suiters.

thoughts?

Even though I consider myself a great Suns fan, so much that I'm pretty sure I bleed purple and orange (seriously, I just cut myself and that surely doesn't look red to me. Well, at least it's not purple and gold. That much I'm sure about), my first really vivid memory of the Suns is a highlight reel of a Phoenix-Memphis game of the 2005 NBA playoffs. The upbeat notes of "Winter in the Hamptons" by Josh Rouse were blaring in the background, as Steve Nash was sending a perfect pass down court for an easy Shawn Marion dunk in transition.

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A year ago when the Suns traded Boris and Bell for Dudley and Jrich, most of this site, and Suns fans were upset about the trade, thinking the Suns got the worse of the deal. Also multiple announcers would make comments regarding how the Suns made the trade thinking they would be under Terry Porter, and if they had it to do over knowing they would still SSOL they wouldn't have made the trade... WHAT?!

Well my stance is the same it was when the trade was made last year. We got the most talented player in the trade, someone that fits the RUNNING GAME perfectly, he can spread the floor, shoot, create for himself, post up, finish, and run the floor. Clearly a skill set that puts him head and shoulders above Boris and Raja. Most saw Jrich as the replacement for Raja, I disagreed at the time, and even more so, do now. Jrich replaced Boris offensively. Defensively most thought Jrich was a downgrade compared to Bell. Again, same stance as when the trade happened. Bell was overrated defender, as much as I loved him, his rise to mainstream was from grit, and more or less his clothesline on Kobe. Which we all loved. But it certainly made him appear as a better defender than he actually brought to the table. He didn't rebound his position well, he had no offensive game in the paint or off the dribble, he couldn't run the floor in space and finish at the basket. Comparisons of Raja to Jrich are embarrassing.

So, at the time not even knowing too much about Dudley, if we traded Boris and Bell for Jrich we had gotten the better deal. This was by far the best move Kerr has made. The production from Dudley offensively and defensively this season makes him a better player than Bell.

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So what do you guys think was the best part of the loss to LA. Was it the highlight dunks by Shannon Brown or maybe the Lake show getting a taste of thier own medicine in their loss to the ThugNugs. My peronal favorite was Lou Amundson personnaly taking away free tacos away from the entire city of Los Angeles and giving them to Phoenix. That is my opinon, but you all tell what you think.