Suns @ Clippers

[sunsfn]

Amare will be the main man in most games, but if he has to go to the bench because of foul problems like today, JJ & Marion can pick up the slack.

Of course, there is always Nash to help....

 

[F-Dog]

Amare with six points in the last minute. Do you think he knows that he leads the NBA in scoring?


This is a game the Suns could easily have given away; the Clips match up with them very well IMO. Steve Nash wasn't going to let it happen, though.

I'm still getting used to all this success and winning...I'm not complaining, though...

 

[Billythekid]

Wow. Wake up to this scoreline.

Great game yet again by EVERYONE!!!

So impressed with Marion's game. He's having such a good year. Stoudemire playing like the MVP right now.

I love this team.

GO SUNS!!!

 

[thegrahamcrackr]

So who gets the shaft for the allstar game this year? The league almost never gives a team 3 allstars, even though we deserve it.

My guess is Marion gets left off unfortunately.

 

[devilalum]

Amare is averaging 28.7ppg 58.0%FG
Nash is averaging 12.2apg 16.3ppg 56.8%FG

Nash is pulling a John Stockton.

Marion had a crazy stat line with 24 points 14 rebounds 4 assists 3 steals 4 blocks.

We might have 3 allstars this year especially if they take Amare as backup center instead of forward.

Marion just keeps putting up lines like this night after night.

He is the perfect third star. If the Suns trade him for anyone short of a superstar they'll suffer. Now if the Suns could get a legit big man for JJ.....

 

[Chris_Sanders]

The whole key to Marion's improvement is he defense is just fantastic so far. I think he learned a lot from Larry Brown this summer.

 

[thegrahamcrackr]

The whole key to Marion's improvement is he defense is just fantastic so far. I think he learned a lot from Larry Brown this summer.

Agreed.

I still think he will get the shaft for the allstar game though. Which is a shame, but the league never sends 3 people from the same team.

 

[Chaplin]

Agreed.

I still think he will get the shaft for the allstar game though. Which is a shame, but the league never sends 3 people from the same team.

We'd get 3 players if the game was in Phoenix!

 

[ASUCHRIS]

I hate to gush, but watching this team is just pure pleasure. They are unbelieveable. Back to your regularly scheduled programming.....

 

[slinslin]

Agreed.

I still think he will get the shaft for the allstar game though. Which is a shame, but the league never sends 3 people from the same team.

Kemp, Schrempf, Payton

I bet there were many more instances.

Allen, Robinson, Baker?

 

[WildBB]

Can you imagine if the US Olympic team had a guy like Amare? Wait, they did and Brown didn't use him.

WHAT A Bonehead BROWN IS - HE FAVORED Eastern conference players except for Duncan.

He had Amare and Marion basically sitting. For Odom?!

 

[slinslin]

Sacramento and the Lakers are involved in close games against Chicago and Milwauklee tonight.

The 2 teams we play next.

 

[Islington]

Kemp, Schrempf, Payton

I bet there were many more instances.

Allen, Robinson, Baker?

Couldn't find anywhere where the question about three all-stars being on the same team in the same year being answered. But there are precidents.

Try this link:

http://www.nba.com/celtics/history/AllStars.html

On first glance, it appears the Celtics had three all-stars in 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, and 1991. They had some guys named Robert Parish, Kevin McHale, Nate Archibald, Dennis Johnson, Danny Ainge and someone else I can't remember. ha-ha

Do rememeber that their first championship in the Larry Bird era was in 1980-1.

 

[devilalum]

Couldn't find anywhere where the question about three all-stars being on the same team in the same year being answered. But there are precidents.

Try this link:

http://www.nba.com/celtics/history/AllStars.html

On first glance, it appears the Celtics had three all-stars in 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, and 1991. They had some guys named Robert Parish, Kevin McHale, Nate Archibald, Dennis Johnson, Danny Ainge and someone else I can't remember. ha-ha

Do rememeber that their first championship in the Larry Bird era was in 1980-1.

Suns had 3 once. I can't remeber the exact year but they had 3.

 

[devilalum]

1981, the Suns had 3. (box score)

Walter Davis, Phoenix 22 5 9 2 2 7 1 12
Adrian Dantley, Utah 21 3 9 2 2 5 0 8
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Los Angeles 23 6 9 3 3 6 4 15
Paul Westphal, Seattle 25 8 12 3 3 4 3 19
George Gervin, San Antonio 24 5 9 1 2 3 0 11
Jamaal Wilkes, Los Angeles 25 6 12 3 3 8 3 15
Moses Malone, Houston 22 3 8 2 4 6 3 8
Leonard (Truck) Robinson, Phoenix 21 3 6 0 0 5 2 6
Jack Sikma, Seattle 21 2 5 2 2 4 4 6
Dennis Johnson, Phoenix 24 5 8 9 10 2 1 19
Otis Birdsong, Kansas City

 

[Billythekid]

In 98 didn't the Lakers have 4 All Stars. Van Exel, Jones, Bryant, and Shaq. If they keep playing like this it will be very hard not to pick them on the all star team.

 

[jbeecham]

Nash was amazing today. 8-10fg for 22pts and 18 assists. He also hit big shots when the Clippers made their comeback.

JJ also had an amazing game and hit some huge 3pt shots.

I thought the officiating sucked in this game for both teams. They seemed to call some touch fouls on the perimeter and hardly any fouls in the low post. Somehow the Suns got 30ft attempts, but they could've had 50+ the way the Clippers were hacking down low.

 

[slinslin]

Milwaukee choked in an ugly game against Sacramento.

Bulls and Lakers are still head to head in the 4th. Lets hope the Bulls win in triple OT or something. We play them tomorrow.

 

[thegrahamcrackr]

There are more teams now than back when those 3 and 4 players were chosen.

Last season (or the one before last, cant remember), the Mavs had 3 legit allstars. Of course, Finley got screwed. A player even had to pull out, but they instead chose someone from the Kings. If it comes down to stern, there won't be 3 from a team.

 

[George O'Brien]

I'm inclined to think that Nash and Stoudemire will make it, but would be very surprised if Shawn or JJ was even considered. There are simply too many high profile wing men from Kobe to T-Mac to Ray Allen to AK 47 to Peja for a third Sun to make it no matter what the stats.

 

[thegrahamcrackr]

How many forwards get chosen?

Definites will be

KG
TD
Dirk
Amare

Right now Shawn is playing with Andre, so it would be hard to choose one over the other. My guess is Andre would get it simply because he is the main man in utah, and they have a great record as well.

 

[arthurracoon]

I'm inclined to think that Nash and Stoudemire will make it, but would be very surprised if Shawn or JJ was even considered. There are simply too many high profile wing men from Kobe to T-Mac to Ray Allen to AK 47 to Peja for a third Sun to make it no matter what the stats.

AK 47? Who's that?

 

[thegrahamcrackr]

AK 47? Who's that?

Andre Kirilenko

 

[thegrahamcrackr]

As good as Shawn is playing, I just noticed he was shooting 61.5% from the line this season.

I know it would be bad, but not THIS bad.

For those who don't know, including this season he is an 83.4% shooter for his career.

 

[slinslin]

Amare should be chosen as a center not forward.