Atlanta @ Phoenix - Game Thread - Friday Feb. 9, 2007 - 7:00 pm

[az1965]

IT'S FREAKING ATLANTA. I don't care if Nash is out. There is no way we should lose to freaking Atlanta.

especially they have not been playing well, I think lost 7 of 8 coming into today's game...

 

[Griffin]

WHAT??!?! You can't? Since when is a REF suppose to put a stamp on a game? That is one of the dumbest things I have ever heard.

Sorry, i thought my sarcasm was obvious, guess not.

 

[Covert Rain]

Sorry, i thought my sarcasm was obvious, guess not.

I am PO. I need a visual. lol.

 

[AnonymouslyKnown]

thats game

 

[Folster]

Evidently the Suns don't want a good pick in the draft.

 

[arwillan]

im only looking at the nba website but i see the suns down 6 with almost 1 more minute. if this is current, the game is all but over

 

[AnonymouslyKnown]

too little too late

 

[AnonymouslyKnown]

hope im wrong

 

[mribnik]

Am I the only one that's not bothered by losing to the Hawks? Any team can win on any given night, especially when one team is missing the MVP. Are we still a better team than Atlanta, yes, but it's only one loss. I'd rather lose to Atlanta than Utah, San Antonio, LA, Dallas etc.

 

[Griffin]

We were lucky to have beaten Portland. We played horrible bball tonight, giving up 120 or so points to one of the worst offenses in the league. No excuse for for that. With Nash we might have outscored them and won the game still, but without Nash we play like a lottery team.

 

[elindholm]

Excellent, the streak of not losing by double digits is still alive!

 

[arwillan]

after that, im not sure i see us winning a championship, nash or not. that was pathetic.

 

[az1965]

With Dallas not losing any games, it looks like we will be pretty solidly positioned for the 2nd spot.

 

[az1965]

after that, im not sure i see us winning a championship

We are NOT playing solid game even during the 17 win streak, Nash kept saying that... sooner or later its going to get you... It's been a while when you can say we had a solid game. Even against Spurs, we were poor and just exploded last few minutes of the game.

 

[cly2tw]

where is Diaw when we needed him most with Nash out?

 

[elindholm]

Tonight's effort was awful, but championships aren't won and lost against lottery teams. Winning dozens in a row against them didn't mean that much, and losing one here or there doesn't mean that much either.

I can 100% guarantee that the Suns will not be eliminated in this year's playoffs by the Hawks.

 

[mribnik]

after that, im not sure i see us winning a championship, nash or not. that was pathetic.

Are you kidding me? Have you watched any other NBA season except for this one? The Suns have had a great run this year of not losing to bad teams, but every team in the league loses to a team they are much better than every year.

 

[arwillan]

diaw? hes still on our team? oh thats right, he just hasnt been around all season

 

[Evil Ash]

where is Diaw when we needed him most with Nash out?

He tweaked his back on a layup early in the game. It didn't matter really because he was playing like crap until that point anyways.

 

[arwillan]

Are you kidding me? Have you watched any other NBA season except for this one? The Suns have had a great run this year of not losing to bad teams, but every team in the league loses to a team they are much better than every year.

i watched almost every suns game this season and i havent been impressed with the exception of a few games. the 1-7 record against "good" teams proves it all. beating the crap out of teams from the east and crappy teams from the west doesnt mean anything even if it is 17 in a row. Lets say we get into a 1st round series against denver. we ARE a better team than they are, but right now i wouldnt want to see them or any other lesser team in a series that counts.

 

[greensborohill]

Why did Boris only play 21 minutes despite only having 1 foul?

 

[mribnik]

i watched almost every suns game this season and i havent been impressed with the exception of a few games. the 1-7 record against "good" teams proves it all. beating the crap out of teams from the east and crappy teams from the west doesnt mean anything even if it is 17 in a row. Lets say we get into a 1st round series against denver. we ARE a better team than they are, but right now i wouldnt want to see them or any other lesser team in a series that counts.

I don't understand. First you say how meaningless it is to win 17 in a row against crappy teams, and then you say you're worried about us losing to one in the playoffs?

 

[arwillan]

Why did Boris only play 21 minutes despite only having 1 foul?

someone else mentioned it, he was hurt early in the game. not to mention the fact that he wasnt and hasnt been playing well as of late anyway

 

[Evil Ash]

after that, im not sure i see us winning a championship, nash or not. that was pathetic.

You have seen who other of the "contenders" have lost to this point in the season right? There are going to be off nights and when you combine them with the worst officiating since game 4 against the Lakers and well this is what you get.

I hate complaining about officiating but seriously its hit rock bottom.

 

[arwillan]

I don't understand. First you say how meaningless it is to win 17 in a row against crappy teams, and then you say you're worried about us losing to one in the playoffs?

winning to 17 in a row is meaningless because we should beat those teams anyway. it just happened that we played them all in a row and didnt blow it bad enough to lose. Look at the teams we have lost to this year, clippers, hawks, twolves, and 7 decent teams. so 30% of our losses come to teams that are not good at all, probably wont make it to the 1st round of the playoffs if to that point. 30%, come on now.