Suns @ Magic , Dec 11th Game Thread

[gdiddy]

Wow, 85-67. Let's just hope Nash and company don't feel asleep at the wheel and finish the job in the 4th.

 

[az1965]

Holy cow... I had to go in the 3rd quarter, came back and we are up by 18!!!

What happenned?

I don't see us shooting too many 3's, only 3-13...

 

[slinslin]

Why does James Jones have to shoot everytime he gets in the game.

 

[Cheesebeef]

anyone else starting to get a bad feeling of deja vu right now?

 

[HooverDam]

anyone else starting to get a bad feeling of deja vu right now?

I don't think its anything to worry about, I'd be pretty shocked if Howard doesn't foul out. And once he does, just feed it inside to Amare to put the game on ice.

EDIT: Why the hell are the Orlando fans booing Nash? That makes no sense.

 

[slinslin]

Some defense on Ariza wouldn't hurt..

 

[slinslin]

EDIT: Why the hell are the Orlando fans booing Nash? That makes no sense.

Cause they are losing and their hero is getting owned.

 

[slinslin]

There goes Howard, great game by him, for the Suns.

 

[az1965]

Heh, heh... Howard fouled out! Not much factor today but we are making Ariza an all star.

 

[Cheesebeef]

so much for the vaunted Howard vs. Amare showdown.

 

[gdiddy]

5:56 left and all of Orlando's scrubs are in the game. Is orlando giving up already?

 

[Cheesebeef]

for those watching, how has Amare looked? Explosive or just workmanlike in getting his season high?

 

[thegrahamcrackr]

Have I ever told anyone that I think Deiner has a really bright future in this league if he would ever get consistant playing time?

 

[Ciani]

Why does James Jones have to shoot everytime he gets in the game.

Because opponents know he cant shoot and leave him open.

 

[gdiddy]

Diaw's 3 puts it away. It's over baby.

 

[Cheesebeef]

another great win - especially playing the team with the East's best record, coming off our 4th game on the road in 5 nights. And tied for the #1 in the Pacific. Keep on rolling boys - don't take Wednesday's game too lightly even though Shaq's out - Wade's at home on national TV and you know the Heat are gonna be getting some home-cooking! Sweep the trip - reclaim the best record IN THE LEAGUE.

 

[slinslin]

ELEVEN IN A ROW!

@Miami
Golden State
@Sacramento
Toronto
@Denver
Washington
Portland
@Dallas
New York
@Detroit

This can go quite a bit longer. I am very confident we get payback against Dallas. The rest is very much games the Suns should win with the exception of Denver and maybe Golden State.

 

[gdiddy]

15 assists and 18 points for Nash! not a bad night

 

[az1965]

ELEVEN IN A ROW!

@Miami
Golden State
@Sacramento
Toronto
@Denver
Washington
Portland
@Dallas
New York
@Detroit

This can go quite a bit longer. I am very confident we get payback against Dallas. The rest is very much games the Suns should win with the exception of Denver and maybe Golden State.

Let's get the Miami game first... after Magic, that is the next hump on the streak road...

 

[boisesuns]

Amazing what a win streak will do for the board. I mean just a month or so ago, the world was about to end.

 

[HooverDam]

I really hope the Suns can break the franchise record for win streak. Tomorrows game is going to be the tough, but the Suns seem to play well against the Heat.

Then its Golden State at home, and Sacramento the next night in California. Then two days off (which will be much needed), the last time the Suns had multiple days off was before the last Sacramento game. We'd have Toronto at home, to set a new streak record, then travel to Denver the next night, which is probably when it would end.

And Cheese, Amare looked fairly explosive, he missed a few close in shots, but there were always guys around him. More impressive than his offense, his rebounding and defense were for the most part fantastic.

 

[myrondizzo]

for those watching, how has Amare looked? Explosive or just workmanlike in getting his season high?

amare looked good very explosive but he played very crafty too. he had a bunch of FT.

 

[cly2tw]

Amare was patient. At the end his energy subsided a bit, and consequently he lossed quite a few defensive rebounds he should have gotten. But all in all, a great performance from him.

The best part is however that the starting frontline seems to have finally gelled perfectly. Everybody knows his role. Diaw has his confidence and condition back. Marion is at ease with his complementary role and able to make the right decision to pass, shoot, cut, etc. And he finally has matured to an above average perimeter defender and no longer bites on the fakes. No off. foul on Amare is huge, a testimony about his on-court composure.

Keep up the great work, guys!

 

[Sundance]

Well Stern is trying and he is doing a REALLY GOOD JOB of turning OFF fans like myself.

I hate this "streetball style", I find it terrible to watch. It cheapens the game IMO. I hate it and hope the NBA gets back to playing basketball on BOTH SIDES OF THE GAME (offense and defense).

I hate this SLOP that PHX calls basketball.

^^^
From Magic fans.

 

[S_Nash]

Please tell me which messageboard you got those excerpts from?

I'd love to read the Magic fans game thread after a game like this one.