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  1. George O'Brien

    Playing "Would you make that trade?"

    It's a real crap shoot when dealing with injuries. For example, T-Mac if healthy is incredible, but when was that? If Amare returns 100%, I wouldn't trade him for anyone. If he is going to be injury prone, it gets dicy. BTW, where was KG ranked? I assume he was on the center list even though...
  2. George O'Brien

    Stoudemire upbeat after exam

    I have not heard if he has even seen Amare work out. He hasn't said if he has. Right now I think he's just trying avoid overly high expectations.
  3. George O'Brien

    Reflections on the Pick and Roll

    One of the reasons for using Diaw at the high post is that he's more inclined to hit cutters than anyone else. I would not be surprised if he had as many assists to Marion as Nash and may be better at the alley oop play. Back to Nash, the one "play" he runs is what I call "wander about" where...
  4. George O'Brien

    Melvin Ely?

    Ely is sort of a "need" guys in that he's big and not a total stiff. None the less, it's hard to get real excited about the third string PF of a team that won 26 games last season.
  5. George O'Brien

    Reflections on the Pick and Roll

    Can't say I've seen anybody with a double elbow (sorry about that), but in any case it seems to violate the D'Antoni's law - "spread the floor and shoot a lot threes". As I said, there a lot of "ifs" involved in this. If Amare can move but not super quick, if Amare has developed a...
  6. George O'Brien

    How Hard Is It to Copy the Suns?

    You don't actually see true triple option offenses in football very often because it takes so many skills for the QB for it to work. The same is true with Nash.
  7. George O'Brien

    Melvin Ely?

    With picks, it might make sense. Ely is not really in the Bobcats plans and they don't get much for him if they trade him during the year. Wallace has been injured a lot. But I agree, I can't see them interested in Dunleavey's contract.
  8. George O'Brien

    Reflections on the Pick and Roll

    Several commentators have noted that both Diaw and Stoudemire do well working from the elbow, which is primarily due to the way Nash runs the pick and roll. Since both can't be in the same spot at the same time, it is argued that this presents a potential for conflict. As a general rule, I...
  9. George O'Brien

    How Hard Is It to Copy the Suns?

    If memory serves, the Doug Moe motion offense and various triangle systems all were focused on the half court. With the right personnel, they were quite effective. The issue about Russell is very relevant. Traditionally, great running always starts with great rebounding. That is the one thing...
  10. George O'Brien

    How Hard Is It to Copy the Suns?

    I'm not sure that defense is relevant in discussing the Suns offense. Obviously teams that load up on big, defense oriented guys don't play the Suns style, but many running teams have played better than average defense. The perception that they don't is that too many writers focus on total...
  11. George O'Brien

    How Hard Is It to Copy the Suns?

    I lived in San Francisco when Nelly was last coach there, so I've seen the how creative he can be. However, when he left he went to the Knicks and was a huge disaster. Ewing refused to change his style and all but drove Nelly out of town. From my observation, D'Antoni is far more committed to...
  12. George O'Brien

    Lampe Signs With Dynamo St.Petersburg

    From what I'm reading on the ESPN site, Paul's writing is what might keep him from getting a slot. That plus the fact that's not very good... Back to Lampe, he needs game experience. The fact that he did not go to one of the elite Euroleague teams suggest that he picked a team primarily based...
  13. George O'Brien

    How Hard Is It to Copy the Suns?

    When Don Nelson was hired to coach the Warriors, the first thing he started talking about was to move Murphy to Center, Dunleavey to PF, and Jason Richardson to SF. This certainly sounds like a Suns style lineup. The problem Nelly faces (besides absolutely no defense) is going to be to get...
  14. George O'Brien

    NBA Live 07 rankings for the Phoenix Suns

    What is this stuff?
  15. George O'Brien

    Fantasy Profile of the Suns

    http://www.talentedmrroto.com/Article.aspx?articleid=16035&sport=nba
  16. George O'Brien

    Lampe Signs With Dynamo St.Petersburg

    http://www.eurobasket.com/pol/pol.asp He's probably right. He needs to play. I hope the Suns take another look next summer.
  17. George O'Brien

    KT Article/Suns Bringing in Varem

    I would not discount the possibility of a late camp/early season deal. There are a lot of teams that are holding off on roster decisions until they get a chance to see their players in action. That may include the Suns who want to find out if Marks will do better in an up tempo system.
  18. George O'Brien

    Speedy Claxton gets hurt

    Considering the value of the Hawks pick, I hope this injury lingers. ;)
  19. George O'Brien

    Melvin Ely?

    My read on it is that the Charlotte newpaper was using out of date information. It is my guess that the Suns stopped talking to the Bobcats once the JJ TE expired and they settled for Jumaine.
  20. George O'Brien

    KT Article/Suns Bringing in Varem

    I'm guessing Varem is a classic "camp fodder" guy. He played for Pau last season but did not produce particularly impressive stats: http://www.24sec.net/stats/player.asp?id=139 One odd thing is that he played guard at Washington state even though he's listed at 240 pounds. Perhaps he's...
  21. George O'Brien

    Waiting is Getting Tough

    There is so much excitement and anxiety by Suns fans that it seems like an eternity before camp starts. Then, they fly off to Italy where there will be a lot less information available to us. :bang: There is a lot of questions beyond Amare's health that remain unanswered. 1. Has Amare...
  22. George O'Brien

    Voluntary Workouts & Amare Update

    You forget just how popular D'Antoni was when he was in Italy. My only fear is that name him him Pope. ;)
  23. George O'Brien

    Rebounding Has to Become a Priority

    Actually Amare's career has included great rebounding games and just as many where he has not done much. It has generally believed that he was not given much training in positioning, footwork, and blocking out. I keep hoping that some of his workout time has been spent learning what it takes to...
  24. George O'Brien

    Rebounding Has to Become a Priority

    It is hard to sort out the various factors. Some opponents know they are too slow to get back on defense against the Suns break and decide to seriously attack the boards while other teams try very hard to get everyone back and don't go after offensive rebounds the same way. I'm not sure if there...
  25. George O'Brien

    Rebounding Has to Become a Priority

    Last season the Suns were out rebounded -4.08 rpg during the regular season (28th of 30) and 8.65 rpg during the playoffs (15th of 16). Obviously statistics can be deceptive, but I cannot find any comfort in the statistics. It's not that the Suns can't rebound, they were 10th in number of...

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