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[btimsah]

Nash has been turning the ball over when it matters the most.

 

[Darth Llama]

Great game guys. Be proud, the Phoenix Suns are a scary good team. I haven't seen two teams trade shots like that in years.

I'm happy about the win of course, but the Suns are for real, and they are scary as hell. Good luck the rest of the season, here's hoping everyone stays healthy, and we'll see you guys in the playoffs. These are the two best teams in the NBA by a large margin IMO.

 

[French Fries]

ahhh, losing sucks, but it was a fun game...

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

What the? Why the heck didn't we foul early? We just fouled with 4 seconds left on the clock.

b/c dantoni is a bad coach. either he didn't tell them to foul immediately after a make or he didn't tell 'em to foul earlier once they came down the court. either way, coach d sucks.

but it's only shaq's first game. we'll get better. he showed well tonight.

15pts 9rebs 4assists 3blocks, we didn't get outrebounded, not alot of offensive rebounds given up, he's what we needed.

 

[tobiazz]

Suns outrebounded them and lost, ugh.

 

[just do it]

the difference, Kobe 41 (overrated butt buddy of coach Dantoni) Bell 0

 

[Treesquid PhD]

Great game guys. Be proud, the Phoenix Suns are a scary good team. I haven't seen two teams trade shots like that in years.

I'm happy about the win of course, but the Suns are for real, and they are scary as hell. Good luck the rest of the season, here's hoping everyone stays healthy, and we'll see you guys in the playoffs. These are the two best teams in the NBA by a large margin IMO.

suns could be done, shaq is great but they remain weak at the 2 guard. I am not a fan of the brazillian dope, I just hope he doesn't piss himself in the playoffs again for his sake.

 

[arwillan]

too many and-ones for them, too many missed shots, too many bad turnovers, too little feeds to shaq in a good position in the first half, too many missed opportunities to take the score over.

 

[Hat]

Here come the trolls....

 

[Proteus]

Great game guys. Be proud, the Phoenix Suns are a scary good team. I haven't seen two teams trade shots like that in years.

I'm happy about the win of course, but the Suns are for real, and they are scary as hell. Good luck the rest of the season, here's hoping everyone stays healthy, and we'll see you guys in the playoffs. These are the two best teams in the NBA by a large margin IMO.

A scary good team? Ha...more like a team who can't execute well at the end of games and can't win against good teams unless they're severely shorthanded.

 

[Chaplin]

SHAQ'S FIRST GAME. And it was extremely close throughout. What happens when the guys are more used to game situations with Shaq? I hope some of you guys judging this team take that into consideration.

Too late. Treesquid's the first to jump ship. Who's next?

 

[btimsah]

ahhh, losing sucks, but it was a fun game...

Yeah.. it was a great game. I want us to lose to the Lakers NOW, but beat them in the playoffs. You learn and change things when you LOSE, not when you win. That's especially true for Dantoni.

So.. game 1 with Shaq, we could have easily won. Don't you think against a less-than team we can kick their arse with him?

 

[Darth Llama]

suns could be done, shaq is great but they remain weak at the 2 guard. I am not a fan of the brazillian dope, I just hope he doesn't piss himself in the playoffs again for his sake.

It's so strange how the perspective of the fans of the other team can be so different. Barbosa is probably the guy I fear most as a Laker Fan. I thought he played well, and he torched us a few times, but Suns fans don't seem to like him. Barbosa is way too fast for the Lakers, I'm glad he didn't get more minutes personally. Barbosa is a very very good player IMO.

Suns are far from done, this is the 1st with Shaq, they will only get better from here.

 

[mjb21aztd]

come on guys we lost a close good game kobe was on fire, and it was shaq first game with the suns he did pretty good imo. It will take time for the suns to gel with this new lineup but we will be fine come playoff time

 

[oneofthesedays]

Great game, horrible officiating. Shaq came in and provided everything you brought him in here for. Considering he hasn't played a game in over a month he did very well.

 

[arwillan]

they were also missing bynum, which probably more than offsets the fact that we are in our first game with shaq.

 

[dodie53]

too bad we lost.

maybe next time.

i hope we beat Boston.

 

[az1965]

Suns outrebounded them and lost, ugh.

Twice now... same thing against GS

 

[sLapzsHaQ]

When will Shaq win a game again anyway?

It's a good game though, Kobe's just had a great game. Considering he has this pinkie "injury"..

 

[BeeBeard]

That was about as well as Kobe and Gasol can possibly play. Nash and Shaq both have a whole other gear.

Shaq really started to find a comfort level in the second half, and ended up logging about 30 minutes (like I predicted). He will only get more and more impressive from this point on.

 

[slinslin]

Bynum can't handle a healthy Shaq either and can't step out and hit jumpers like Gasol.

Also Kobe won't shoot 16-25 every game and we won't shoot 5-16 from the 3pt line every game.

 

[dodie53]

Bell scored ZERO?

 

[Darth Llama]

Great game, horrible officiating. Shaq came in and provided everything you brought him in here for. Considering he hasn't played a game in over a month he did very well.

I agree, bad officiating, but it was clearly to your advantage. Everything the Lakers did in the 3rd was called a foul, the Lakers were in the penalty with a minute and a half left in the 3rd. Don't even try to blame officiating, that's just weak.

 

[Chaplin]

Bell scored ZERO?

He was a little busy.

 

[sLapzsHaQ]

So, who's next?