Nets at Suns 6:00 FSN AZ HD

[Cheesewater]

Nice coaching job tonight! WTG Mike!

 

[arwillan]

the nets should not be so bad defensively. kidd is a good defender, jefferson is an excellent defender, and boone/carter are at least acceptable. they just don't have it anymore. they, much like the bulls, need a low block scorer.

 

[arwillan]

i think Amare, Diaw, and Marion all had double digits in rebounding.

nah, not quite. amare only had 9

 

[green machine]

nah, not quite. amare only had 9

What a slacker. He needs to be traded.

 

[YouJustGotSUNSD]

We made the Nets look OLD tonight.

Amare is a freakin BEAST.

Go Strawberry

Piat is a scrub

Sean Marks is not our secret weapon.

Still mad at Kerr about that one...

 

[arwillan]

What a slacker. He needs to be traded.

yeah, seriously.

 

[arwillan]

he's active in the defensive end.

he even contested a three point shot attempt in the dying seconds.

wait wait wait.....you mean to tell me the suns actually CONTESTED a shot??!!?!

 

[YouJustGotSUNSD]

Did we actually outdefend and outrebound an opposing team?

 

[TheHopToad]

The Nets looked pretty bad. I don't know how they've won 18 games. They aren't a very good jump shooting team and they don't rebound well.

They're just old and tired. Time to rebuild that team.

 

[YouJustGotSUNSD]

If diaw can put up 14/10/6/2 for 75% of the games left this season I will eat my own crap for 48 hours.

 

[cly2tw]

If diaw can put up 14/10/6/2 for 75% of the games left this season I will eat my own crap for 48 hours.

Nobody can achieve that feat! Not even LBJ. I bet you can feel safe now.

 

[dodie53]

If diaw can put up 14/10/6/2 for 75% of the games left this season I will eat my own crap for 48 hours.

you sure?

 

[Bufalay]

Nobody can achieve that feat! Not even LBJ. I bet you can feel safe now.

by feat, I thought you meant eating one's own crap for 48 hours which sounds correct, but I thought it was weird that you said not even Lebron can do it like he's really good at eating his crap or something.

 

[YouJustGotSUNSD]

Do not question what The King can do... or eat.

 

[jandaman]

Nets front court are athletic and good shot blockers but they do not play physical... if anything its the type of front court Amare and Diaw can take advantage every time.... they are rookies.

But still Diaw is a player that relies heavily on confidence... so its good.

 

[slinslin]

For all the Amare bashing that seemingly has been going on this year he is averaging 23ppg and better than 9 rpg and better than 2 bpg in just slightly over 31 mpg which is enormous and all that getting only the 3rd most FGA on the team.

 

[YouJustGotSUNSD]

Think if he got 40 attempts per game...

 

[mathbzh]

For all the Amare bashing that seemingly has been going on this year he is averaging 23ppg and better than 9 rpg and better than 2 bpg in just slightly over 31 mpg which is enormous and all that getting only the 3rd most FGA on the team.

Without his 13 november games it is even better:

24.5 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 2.32 bpg and even 1.5 apg shooting 60% in just 33.6 minutes

Almost better than his 2004/2005 numbers

 

[mathbzh]

The problem is the number of bigmen having career games against the Suns

 

[mathbzh]

Top 5 scorer per 48
1) Kobe : 36.2 (44%)
2) Lebron : 35.4 (48%)
3) Amare : 33.9 (58%)
4) Melo : 33.3 (47%)
5) Ginobili : 31.8 (45%)

 

[arwillan]

For all the Amare bashing that seemingly has been going on this year he is averaging 23ppg and better than 9 rpg and better than 2 bpg in just slightly over 31 mpg which is enormous and all that getting only the 3rd most FGA on the team.

playing our style and playing center he should average 12-13 rebounds, not 9.

 

[mathbzh]

11 would be probably more realistic considering Amare is not a great rebounder and only 5 players in the league average 12+ rpg.

 

[YouJustGotSUNSD]

Top 5 scorer per 48
1) Kobe : 36.2 (44%)
2) Lebron : 35.4 (48%)
3) Amare : 33.9 (58%)
4) Melo : 33.3 (47%)
5) Ginobili : 31.8 (45%)

And thats with us blatantly realizing how much MORE he needs the ball. I would say, from Amare's point of view, his future plans dont revolve around Phoenix. He needs to be on a team full of scrubs and lock down 40p per 48m


Because he CAN (ifhestaysoutoffoultrouble)

 

[SO91]

For all the Amare bashing that seemingly has been going on this year he is averaging 23ppg and better than 9 rpg and better than 2 bpg in just slightly over 31 mpg which is enormous and all that getting only the 3rd most FGA on the team.

Very good numbers, although i'm not sure where your stats came from. I see him taking 14.4 FGA, tops on the team. LB has taken more total shots, but he has also played more games than Amare.

 

[nowagimp]

And thats with us blatantly realizing how much MORE he needs the ball. I would say, from Amare's point of view, his future plans dont revolve around Phoenix. He needs to be on a team full of scrubs and lock down 40p per 48m


Because he CAN (ifhestaysoutoffoultrouble)

Amare is a potent offensive weapon with an injury history that indicates he cannot be expected to be a plowhorse. I like the way his minutes have been limited, perhaps he should be playing even less to conserve himself for games that matter. The suns have a big investment in amare for years to come. The "feed the beast argument" would increase the chances that amare would be too fatigued in the post season and perhaps shorten his career by reinjuring the knee. Amare is the only one on the "list" of top scorers/48 that has had a microfracture procedure. I say "keep the beast healthy", his time will come in april.