Spurs @ Suns 12:30 PM on ABC national TV

[cobbler]

it's a pretty scary thought that shaq hasn't reached his full potential taking into account all that he has done in his career.

Isnt it though. But come on, it's a well known fact that shaq goes through periods where he is simply going through the motions, comes into camp out of shape etc. He is NOT known for his work ethic or desire to excell. He has been very fortunate to be blessed with the Bod.

 

[Covert Rain]

I just wanted to say thanks to the Suns for showing some MARBLES. In the past this team has always been the team taking him checks, bloody blows to the face and gotten their teeth knocked out.

This is what I had hoped to see with Shaq here. We are physical down low. We are physical in the paint. If this team can get through the bad stretches of offense, gets some better 3 points play and actually play defense like they did tonight...this team is on it's way.

Please Suns, don't lose this momentum. I want to see a good stretch over the next 5 games or so.

 

[FArting]

Why didn't Poppovich get a technical? Didn't he step onto the court?

 

[passenger]

You beat me to it. I was about to say that the next best thing to a Suns victory is a Lakers defeat

Even better is they lost by 1 point in the last few seconds

Man,I'd love to have Beno Udrih as Nash's back-up PG and our future PG

 

[CaptainInsano]

There is still hope for us!

I find it absolutely ridiculous that 3 games are all that seperates the 1st and 6th seed right now. That is just sickeningly ridiculous.

Spurs have another game vs denver soon, and I think we have memphis next, so we might be able to climb up just a little in the rankings if things go well.

*edit: Shaq getting the boards like that is nice against the spurs too!

 

[Folster]

The best thing about having Shaq against the Spurs is his ability to guard Duncan 1 on 1. Not having to leave Horry, Bowen, Barry, and Finley wide open for threes is huge. Bowen had 3 points, Finley had 1 point, and Horry had 0. Production like that from their assassins does not bode well for the Spurs especially when we hold Duncan under 20 points.

 

[dodie53]

too bad there's no replay on rapstorsnation archieves.

 

[dodie53]

Even better is they lost by 1 point in the last few seconds

Man,I'd love to have Beno Udrih as Nash's back-up PG and our future PG

i saw the Lakers game and i was cheering very loud for the Kings!

Suns win!
Spurs lose!
Lakers lose!

what a day!

 

[dreamcastrocks]

After the best victory of the season for the Suns, we get the thread to turn like this? Pathetic we are.

no props to D'Antoni for the technical and not knowing when to shut up

i'll be your devil's advocate on this one. i love mike d's passion even if it resulted in a T. it does something positive psychologically that your coach is watching out for you...

This IMO was the turning point of the game. We outscored the Spurs something like 16-5 after the technical.

 

[nash2crosby]

Why I love Shaq

While all you guys are just waking up, I'm Monday night in China and still hooked on that great win against the Spurs that I listened to live at 3:30 am here in Nanchang. I don't know what ages most of you fellows are, but while you.re talking about Shaq, let me remind the guys over 30 about Shaq and the sports card business in the early 1990's. I had thousands of baseball and hockey cards that I would sell in L.A. every summer in the 80's. There were many sport card shows then, but only about 1% of the stuff was basketball cards, and they were old, big items at least 2 to 3 times larger than the regular sports cards. Then in the early '90's this awesome big kid came on the scene. Shaq! He tore down hoops and backboards--even at times the entire metal beams collapsed and the whole unit almost fell on him. He delayed games and the league banned swinging on the rim. Suddenly everybody in the world wanted a Shaq rookie card. And Orlando suddenly had thousands of new fans. Every card company started printing basketball cards. There were almost as many of them as baseball. Shaq may not be the best center of all time, and yet, he may be - given the difficulty of comparing apples and oranges--but one thing for sure, he has made more impact than all the rest of the centers together; and one other thing: HE'S OURS!!!

 

[Phade]

While all you guys are just waking up, I'm Monday night in China and still hooked on that great win against the Spurs that I listened to live at 3:30 am here in Nanchang. I don't know what ages most of you fellows are, but while you.re talking about Shaq, let me remind the guys over 30 about Shaq and the sports card business in the early 1990's. I had thousands of baseball and hockey cards that I would sell in L.A. every summer in the 80's. There were many sport card shows then, but only about 1% of the stuff was basketball cards, and they were old, big items at least 2 to 3 times larger than the regular sports cards. Then in the early '90's this awesome big kid came on the scene. Shaq! He tore down hoops and backboards--even at times the entire metal beams collapsed and the whole unit almost fell on him. He delayed games and the league banned swinging on the rim. Suddenly everybody in the world wanted a Shaq rookie card. And Orlando suddenly had thousands of new fans. Every card company started printing basketball cards. There were almost as many of them as baseball. Shaq may not be the best center of all time, and yet, he may be - given the difficulty of comparing apples and oranges--but one thing for sure, he has made more impact than all the rest of the centers together; and one other thing: HE'S OURS!!!

yep shaq is the man he's so charismatic as well so glad he's on the suns.. i'm from orlando and loved when he was on the magic..

remember exactly where i was even sitting when he tore down that goal in cleveland..