i am DISGUSTED...yet OPTIMISTIC

[playstation]

it seems like the suns watched the cards v bears game and said 'you know, it would totally rule if we could do that, except again and again and again...'

that right now looks like the fatal flaw. where it stems from i don't know, and until we figure it out beating the bobcats will prove challenging.

however

i saw a team out there today. raja seemed to find his shot as the game went along. hope he'll be alright.

barbosa is now playing absolutely fearless. far cry from mr. timid of the past. just needs to get his feet under him for the shot, and his % will continue to rise.

nash and marion played as expected (can't fault marion vs. bowen, he NEVER plays well there).

to be honest, this is the amare i expected to see when the season started. 95% of the athlete of the past, pretty much unstoppable in the post due to GREAT touch around the hoop, but can't stay on the floor because of horrible timing.

now for the stuff that needs settling before we can 'crown our ass'...

banks showed me something here, both good and bad. he's great on the ball, takes risks going for steals, would rather shoot than pass, mercurial with his shot, and pounds the ball alot. don't know what that adds up to yet, but i'm guessing it's a seat on the bench once jalen gets in the fold.

where is diaw? it is unbelievable to me that this is the same guy that was dropping 20/10/10 in the conf. finals. he's not secretly injured is he? i don't know what's wrong but i'm giving it another 10-14 days before getting REAL pissed off. it's like he's regressed even compared to preseason!

fitting rose in. i have no idea if his defense will allow him to stay on the court, or if d'antoni will sacrifice for more offense (probably) and just take the hit on the other side of the court.

from what i saw tonight, i have to say our crunch time lineup needs to be the following:

nash
bell
marion
amare
thomas

those guys are getting it done. funny how that was last years projected starters. barbosa, diaw, rose, maybe banks elsewhere in the game, but those are your closers.

 

[panfolk]

I agree for the most part. Get Diaw in condition and in synch with Amare and we will be strolling to the playoffs.

 

[goldseraph]

Our record is bad, but the Mavs are 0-4. But anyone with a brain knows both teams will be there in the playoffs. Let's give it 10 games before freaking out, this is just the warm up part of the season.

 

[HooverDam]

I was excited about Amare's play, he looked as good as can be expected except for the fouls (some of which were a bit ticky tacky). KT is nice to have on D, very critical, and helps pull down some boards, but he really needs more weak side help against guys like Duncan. When Amare is doing better, it'll help to have him slide over and try to reject some of Duncans shots.

I was happy w/ what I saw in Marcus Banks tonight, he seems like he's starting to gel a bit w/ the Suns. LB is looking great, and if he can ever get a mid range jump shot going, he'll be near unstoppable.

I think the front office needs to sit patient for 2 weeks and then start looking to make a trade. If Jalen Rose works out, it makes James Jones pretty expendable. Hopefully Jumaine Jones can get some court time soon and give some of the starters (i.e. Marion) some rest. Because of poor play, D'Antoni is having to shorten his bench way too early in the year.

 

[basketballfan]

it seems like the suns watched the cards v bears game and said 'you know, it would totally rule if we could do that, except again and again and again...'

that right now looks like the fatal flaw. where it stems from i don't know, and until we figure it out beating the bobcats will prove challenging.

however

i saw a team out there today. raja seemed to find his shot as the game went along. hope he'll be alright.

barbosa is now playing absolutely fearless. far cry from mr. timid of the past. just needs to get his feet under him for the shot, and his % will continue to rise.

nash and marion played as expected (can't fault marion vs. bowen, he NEVER plays well there).

to be honest, this is the amare i expected to see when the season started. 95% of the athlete of the past, pretty much unstoppable in the post due to GREAT touch around the hoop, but can't stay on the floor because of horrible timing.

now for the stuff that needs settling before we can 'crown our ass'...

banks showed me something here, both good and bad. he's great on the ball, takes risks going for steals, would rather shoot than pass, mercurial with his shot, and pounds the ball alot. don't know what that adds up to yet, but i'm guessing it's a seat on the bench once jalen gets in the fold.

where is diaw? it is unbelievable to me that this is the same guy that was dropping 20/10/10 in the conf. finals. he's not secretly injured is he? i don't know what's wrong but i'm giving it another 10-14 days before getting REAL pissed off. it's like he's regressed even compared to preseason!

fitting rose in. i have no idea if his defense will allow him to stay on the court, or if d'antoni will sacrifice for more offense (probably) and just take the hit on the other side of the court.

from what i saw tonight, i have to say our crunch time lineup needs to be the following:

nash
bell
marion
amare
thomas

those guys are getting it done. funny how that was last years projected starters. barbosa, diaw, rose, maybe banks elsewhere in the game, but those are your closers.

I agree with you that Barbosa shouldn't be playing in crunch time. He's having a great season, but I don't like him out there late in close games, especially when D'Antoni has him as the go to guy. Makes me nervous.

 

[FArting]

we need to play piatkowski

 

[DevilPrideBAS]

I was disgusted with the fact that nobody wanted to shoot the ball at the end except for Nash. Boris had the ball 3 times before Raja got fouled and could have taken the shot but looked scared and dished it off. Boris is by far the most disappointing player this year on the suns. If he would play even half as good as he did last year, we would be undefeated. He needs to get his **** together and play some ball.

 

[Phxchris1989]

The one problem I saw last night was that the Suns just aren't in "sync" with each other. It's like Raja or someone would make a big shot and then they'ed fall apart for a while then make another big 3. Not at all like the 3 point monsters this team was last year.​

 

[Treesquid PhD]

I was disgusted with the fact that nobody wanted to shoot the ball at the end except for Nash. Boris had the ball 3 times before Raja got fouled and could have taken the shot but looked scared and dished it off. Boris is by far the most disappointing player this year on the suns. If he would play even half as good as he did last year, we would be undefeated. He needs to get his **** together and play some ball.

don't forget leandro, he has been really bad since game 1. sub 35% FG percentage.