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[Andrew]

I needed a good 5 minute petting session with my dog to somewhat feel back to normal after such a loss...

 

[Griffin]

Chalmers probably wasn't DA's kind of PG, compared to Dragic.

You must mean Porter, as he was already the head coach during the draft.

 

[Andrew]

That is gonna be their excuse, but should it? I mean let's face it, Nash's presence wouldn't have hindered Wade and his hot night, that was mainly up to Bell who failed to cover him soundly. It could be for the way they played tonight but in reality, how hard is it to pass the ball without turning it over? They have no one to blame but themselves who played on the court.

Simple. Wade was hot and Nash was out.

Suns need to regroup or be embarassed as a group. When they get frustrated they tend to go one on one too much. (cough Barbosa cough) But I don't think they are running an effective offense. Much like D'antoni did failing to use Shaq's strengths last year they are playing to them at the expense of their own strengths. There is a balance and they will find it or suffer humiliating defeats.

 

[Mainstreet]

The Suns would have lost the game anyway, however, I wish Porter would realize LB is primarily a spot up shooter who can occasionally drive the ball to the basket. He is not a PG nor a good decision maker. When the Suns were working for the last shot in the first half, LB tried to force the ball baseline only to turn it over which allowed the Heat to get a 3 point shot at the buzzer. A potential 5 point turnaround. LB is a good player offensively as long as he plays within his limitations. Porter should know LB's limitations.

 

[Brianellsworth]

I needed a good 5 minute petting session with my dog to somewhat feel back to normal after such a loss...

You have petting sessions with your dog? haha for some reason this visual is extremely disturbing to me and hopefully I am not the only one....

 

[Beaver]

Petting session: wrestling with, playing with, tugowar, brushing etc. Nothing unusual here, but continue to be over-critical.

 

[cobbler]

You have petting sessions with your dog? haha for some reason this visual is extremely disturbing to me and hopefully I am not the only one....

It's not so out of the ordinary. It's a common practice with therapists to bring dogs in and have petting sessions for the elderly and those who cant remove their thier lips from Shaq's nuts.

 

[BC867]

I needed a good 5 minute petting session with my dog to somewhat feel back to normal after such a loss...

A little wine. A dozen red roses. Yup, that'll do it.

 

[msdundee]

You have petting sessions with your dog? haha for some reason this visual is extremely disturbing to me and hopefully I am not the only one....

That's not nearly as disturbing (to me) as the juvenile gang mentality popular on this board and hopefully I am not the only one. Any day now I look for some kind of gang signature that you all can flash when you're gathering to jump on somebody.

 

[nowagimp]

Who would you rather have at this point, Dragic or Chalmers? Kerr ranked Dragic as the second best point guard in the draft, behind Rose. Chalmers wasn't even on the Suns radar, so when he became available during the draft, the Suns were busy trying to figure out how to move up to "steal" Dragic.

Dragic is currently playing third string point behind another rookie. Played a total of six minutes in a game that Nash missed. 0-2, 0 points, 1 assist. Chalmers, starting for the Heat: 13 points (5-7), 3 3ptrs, 2 assists, 2 rebounds, 5 steals and a block.

The Suns paid a lot of money to get Dragic over here, money they could have been given to a veteran, and now we are stuck with two rookie point guards and are forced to again use Barbosa at the point.

Chalmers would have been nice,a guy who can play D, shoot under pressure from the perimeter, ughhh! Kerr and porter liked dragics defense and "upside". Looks like they whiffed on that judgement. By the way Javale McGee, taken after lopez, is looking a hell of alot better than lopez right about now as well. He rebounds 2-3 times better and offers 9ppg with 50%+ shooting, ughhh!

 

[MiamiHeat]

He sells the foul like no other, he screams and flays his arms out, plus he isn't scared to fall to the floor...and in that case, the refs pretty much always call a foul.

It's a scientific formula and he has got it down pact.

One day in the future when Shaq goes somewhere else, this is Andrew talking badly about the Suns.