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wow a winning streak ...i forgot what its like....
Sing and dance huh Andrew? You never cease to amaze me.Am I the only one that got weird looks while watching this game? The audio was crappy so I decided to sing and dance, etc when things went well for this team, my room mate was not pleased and a bit weirded out...
i continue to be amazed at how well Shaq's playing.
baylesstobudinger banned for one week. Bad call to start dropping fbombs all over a game thread the week of the super bowl.
Suns can dominate if Amare played hard and Shaq is this good. Amare should be on the opposite side of Shaq and just grab every board with his body, strength, and athleticism. It makes no sense really why he isn't a dominating rebounder. He's fast, big, and insanely talented.
That said, Stoudemire did play well today. If only he could do that anywhere near consistently ... but we know he can't.
He may not rebound all consistently, but outside of a horrible stretch lately, I don't know how you could say that based on what he's done here over the last 4 or 5 years compared to the inconsistency of guys like Barbosa, Marion, Diaw, Bell, Hill, Barnes, J-Rich, Q, etc. Unless you were only talking about rebounding, in which case I agree with you.
It's good to know that a couple of horrible weeks can erase 5 years of work for one guy, but a couple nice games against horrible teams can erase years of being consistently terrible in big games and against any team with a disciplined defense for another. Whatever though.
He may not rebound all consistently, but outside of a horrible stretch lately, I don't know how you could say that based on what he's done here over the last 4 or 5 years compared to the inconsistency of guys like Barbosa, Marion, Diaw, Bell, Hill, Barnes, J-Rich, Q, etc. Unless you were only talking about rebounding, in which case I agree with you.
It's good to know that a couple of horrible weeks can erase 5 years of work for one guy, but a couple nice games against horrible teams can erase years of being consistently terrible in big games and against any team with a disciplined defense for another for some people. Whatever though. Wake me up when Barbosa doesn't go 1-7 against the Spurs.
Totally agree. The Suns should be playing much better they are. Actually they should be playing like a contender with Shaq playing this well.
Heh, with any luck, Stoudemire will be traded by then and we won't have to see bayless at all anymore. (That said, Stoudemire did play well today. If only he could do that anywhere near consistently ... but we know he can't.)
But I have to ask -- what does the Super Bowl have to do with the level of hostility permitted in the Suns forum? Is it just that the moderators are paying more attention than they ordinarily would? Good thing this isn't "mainly" a Cardinals board, the way some foolish souls have suggested in the past.
He may not rebound all consistently, but outside of a horrible stretch lately, I don't know how you could say that based on what he's done here over the last 4 or 5 years compared to the inconsistency of guys like Barbosa, Marion, Diaw, Bell, Hill, Barnes, J-Rich, Q, etc. Unless you were only talking about rebounding, in which case I agree with you.
Come on man, it's not last couple of weeks. Amare's rebounding (and defense) has been an issue for years, and it's been a topic of discussion on this board for several years.
The players you mentioned above were never supposed to be the dominant big man or the franchise player. Amare was supposed to be that player. He had a good game tonight, however, he needs to compete with the big boys inside every game including rebounding.
Heh, with any luck, Stoudemire will be traded by then and we won't have to see bayless at all anymore. (That said, Stoudemire did play well today. If only he could do that anywhere near consistently ... but we know he can't.)
But I have to ask -- what does the Super Bowl have to do with the level of hostility permitted in the Suns forum?
The players you mentioned above were never supposed to be the dominant big man or the franchise player. Amare was supposed to be that player. He had a good game tonight, however, he needs to compete with the big boys inside every game including rebounding.
However, the statement "we can't expect him to play well consistently", when for the last FIVE YEARS before this stretch of bad play you knew exactly what you were going to get from Amare every night, was my main point of contention.
"I feel like I can play three or four more years," O'Neal said. "I've got a new medical staff that does stuff that I haven't really had before. I'm moving left, I'm moving right, I'm running, I'm jumping, I'm dunking, I'm getting up and hanging on the rim and getting techs, and I haven't felt this good in about two years."
I just got a tingling feeling...