At this point we have one of, if not the best offense in the NBA. This is nothing new for this Suns team from the DAntoni years, but there is a major difference, Porter. People keep ragging on him that this team still sucks defensively, true, however, unlike DAntoni, Porter will hold players accountable for defensive mistakes. He's not here with the mentality that the team with the most points played better defense.
Will this make the Suns into a great defensive team? No. But, as the season progresses, so will the attention to defense. If your coach is in your ear after every game because of defensive errors, sooner or later you're going to pay attention and try to improve.
There are plenty of positives to take back from last nights game. I finally saw a backup PG that could take pressure off of Nash. When Barbosa was on the floor, not only did we not get killed, but we actually built leads. If he can continue to improve his game and the rest of the team continues to trust him with the ball, our prayers to relieve Nash may be answered.
Shaq, hitting his free throws, dominating the low post, doing yoga, big cactus wants that #5 more than ever and as the NBA knows, a motivated, in shape Shaq is a dangerous creature.
STAT, will now we know he listens. After all the **** we gave him for being lackluster on the boards, the past few games he's been gobbling up rebounds, boxing out and making us all quite happy with his effort. The 8 assists last night were also a welcoming sign.
Jason Richardson, welcome to a star studded lineup sir, enjoy the open looks and the one on ones.
Barnes, stud.
Lopez and Amundson continue to put in solid minutes. Lopez should be more aggressive on the boards and the 7 footer needs to start dunking the ball but as a rookie, I like what I'm seeing thus far. He will learn a lot under the Shaqtus.
Nash, he had an off game for whatever reason and some fools are already calling for his head. What I need to remind you of, is that through out the season, we've built leads with him on the floor, not lost them. He's +17 this season... better than ANYONE else on the team. Yes he's having problems with turnovers, but as he gets adjusted to his new teammates and the new system, that will hopefully change. He's had some great games for the Suns this season and he'll have many more.
Grant Hill, you know what to expect from him every night. A solid piece in the Suns puzzle.
Will this make the Suns into a great defensive team? No. But, as the season progresses, so will the attention to defense. If your coach is in your ear after every game because of defensive errors, sooner or later you're going to pay attention and try to improve.
There are plenty of positives to take back from last nights game. I finally saw a backup PG that could take pressure off of Nash. When Barbosa was on the floor, not only did we not get killed, but we actually built leads. If he can continue to improve his game and the rest of the team continues to trust him with the ball, our prayers to relieve Nash may be answered.
Shaq, hitting his free throws, dominating the low post, doing yoga, big cactus wants that #5 more than ever and as the NBA knows, a motivated, in shape Shaq is a dangerous creature.
STAT, will now we know he listens. After all the **** we gave him for being lackluster on the boards, the past few games he's been gobbling up rebounds, boxing out and making us all quite happy with his effort. The 8 assists last night were also a welcoming sign.
Jason Richardson, welcome to a star studded lineup sir, enjoy the open looks and the one on ones.
Barnes, stud.
Lopez and Amundson continue to put in solid minutes. Lopez should be more aggressive on the boards and the 7 footer needs to start dunking the ball but as a rookie, I like what I'm seeing thus far. He will learn a lot under the Shaqtus.
Nash, he had an off game for whatever reason and some fools are already calling for his head. What I need to remind you of, is that through out the season, we've built leads with him on the floor, not lost them. He's +17 this season... better than ANYONE else on the team. Yes he's having problems with turnovers, but as he gets adjusted to his new teammates and the new system, that will hopefully change. He's had some great games for the Suns this season and he'll have many more.
Grant Hill, you know what to expect from him every night. A solid piece in the Suns puzzle.
