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    Banks Has A Good Game

    Baby steps. Last year, he wasn't even a good garbage time player. If he does nothing else but let Nash actually sit out the fourth quarter in a blowout, it will be an improvement. I actually think he's been pretty good in spots even with the game on the line. In truth, though, I just hope...
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    Will Raja pick up the pace this week?

    I can't see why a player would lose his 3-point touch with age. Even really old guys like Pike can still hit the three. I think it's more likely a combination of opening jitters and possibly his injury (doesn't he have a bad ankle or something?), both of which should pass soon enough. As long...
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    The LAKERS are rising and the SUNS are setting

    Nobody should be surprised by this. I don't believe for a second that the Lakers are anywhere close the Suns, but games have consequences. The Suns let the Lakers blow them out in the home opener, and if the Lakers continue to have some early season success, the Suns will have to live with it...
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    Lakers at Suns Game Thread

    Am I the only one who started rooting for an even more lopsided loss in the fourth quarter? This game reminded me of the first game of the season last year between Miami and Chicago, where Miami came in fat and happy after the award ceremony, only to be pasted by Chicago. Only at least Miami...
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    Grant Hill Sucks

    That was one of the most disappointing Suns games I've watched in a long time -- but what does Grant Hill have to do with it? Is it Hill's fault that Amare is so completely checked out of the game that he doesn't even know he's supposed to start the second half? If I was D'Antoni, I would have...
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    How Bout Those Suns

    1. I wish D'Antoni would leave Amare in with fouls, at least during the regular season. What better way for Amare to learn to play without fouling than to let him learn to play with the threat of fouling out looming over his head? 2. Everybody's complaining about Hill's 7 3-pointers, but I'm...
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    Fire D'Antoni!

    Now that we've seen another 24 minutes of the season, let's see how those points look now: 1. The "system" seems to have worked out -- Suns close on a 33-17 run to win pulling away. 2. Grant Hill -- 1 or 7 from the 3-line (ok can't argue with you on this one, but then Hill has been...
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    Suns at Sonics Game Thread

    Credit where it's due: 1. D'Antoni played 9 guys, and even better, kept Nash on the bench and let the second team (with Banks) keep playing all the way to the 8:00 mark in the fourth, even with the game on the line, without panic-ing and overplaying the starters. Very good sign (especially...
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    Kobe Bryant is a ?

    Kobe is good, but I don't know how you could describe last night's performance as good. Kobe shot 13 of 32, or 40% from the field. The rest of the team shot 19 of 44, or 43% from the field. In other words, as poorly as the rest of the team played, you were actually worse off with Kobe taking...
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    Why This Is The Year

    One last thread before the season starts -- the top ten reasons why this is the year: 1. Hungry veterans. Perhaps the single most frustrating thing about watching the Suns last year was the lack of a killer instinct. They could outplay teams seemingly at will, but would react by becoming...
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    Preseason Games Thread

    Stat hits the 3!!! Weird
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    Preseason Games Thread

    Anybody watching/listening to the Sonics Suns game? Sounds like Hill is having another good game so far. Who says he can't hit the 3?
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    Preseason Games Thread

    I already know what the other top 6 can do, but Hill is looking really, really good. 17 points, 2 blocks and a steal, 6-8 shooting, 1-2 from the 3 arc, and 4-4 from the line. I think he's going to be really big this year.
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    Suns Open Practice

    My thoughts: 1. Nash took a charge, and hit the floor, which made me cringe -- especially since it was a scrimmage where no fouls were even being called. I guess I'm glad to see the hustle, but yikes -- save it for the game. Seeing it live and sort of up close, I'm even more impressed with...
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    Defense

    I'll wait to see him play, but I'm afraid that may be right, though it depends on what your baseline is: compared to JR last year, Hill will probably be a step down on defense, and therefore a "liability." On the other hand, the Suns don't exactly have a great defense anyway, so it's not like...
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    Bell Leads 3pt Parade, Amare Update

    "Everybody's" got a green light on 3's? Including Stat? Marks? Skinner?
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    Grant Hill has minor back injury

    Glass half empty: Back spasms really hurt Diaw's effectiveness last year. Glass half full: The training staff has lots of experience working with Nash's back.
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    the rotation/depth chart thread

    I also think DA will use more bench this year, but for a different reason: I think the bench is stronger this year.
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    It'll be Fun...until the Real Season Begins.

    By this logic, only one team (whichever one wins the championship) is worth watching, and everyone else is wasting their time. For that matter, only one game -- the one that clinches the championship -- is worth watching, and only for fans of the team that wins it. Life is about the journey...
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    Suns' Hill now a 3-point threat

    I agree -- I don't fault Amare for practicing threes, so long as he's also working on other aspects of his game, which I assume he is. More generally, it's actually hard to think of anything I would want any player to be working on on the offensive side of things (with the possible exception...
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    Topic To Chew On: Why Are You Forced To Like A Player?

    I don't get this thread, either. My favorite player is Nash, but I also think Tim Duncan is a great players and seems like a great person as well. That doesn't keep me from rooting for the Suns, though -- although it does keep me from rooting for a Duncan injury or suspension. I want to see...
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    Preseason Games Thread

    Halftime. Nash with 10 assists and a 3. Hill 3 assists, a 3, and 3-3 from the line.
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    Preseason Games Thread

    D'antoni upset with the B team in right now: Hill, Diaw, Banks, LB, and Skinner. Banks seems to be scoring ok, but only Nash has any assists. Banks has also picked up 3 fouls already.
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    Preseason Games Thread

    Now the end of the first -- Suns give up 38 in the quarter (38 to 26 N.O.) Losing the rebound battle 8 to 13; and shot only 2 FTs versus 10 for N.O.
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    Preseason Games Thread

    32 to 26, NO leads with 1:18 left in the first Banks the leading scorer for the Suns at 7; Nash with 6 assists; Skinner is in

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