The team is now 15-9, a half game up on the Clips and regularly running pretenders out of the stadium (please refer to the recent Sonics game). We're being lead and helped along by players no one had ever even heard of before this season, and major contributions are coming from virtually every man to the 12th guy on the roster. Now my question is, what is everyone's impression of this first quarter. I'll soon be writing a front page article on this, and would like everyone's nearest idea of what's gone on so far. Please feel free to expound on roster shifts, rotations, half court defense (or intermittent lack thereof), the recent slide, the previous uptick, and the contribution of players no one expected to shine. All these topics are highly valuable to the article, and I would love just more angles on what's going on. And who knows those things better than you guys? Thanks in advance.
I followed the Suns close last year and I'm starting to follow them more this year as well. The Suns to me this season are a less talented team, but they can contend more with this team, if that makes any sense. The Suns have no defensive liabilities this season and when they get Amare back this team should be picked by many to have the best chance of beating the Spurs in the playoffs. All the Suns have to do at this point, is stay at the top of the Pacific Division while Amare comes back and then just make their run.
I think the big news is the emergance of Boris Diaw as an amazingly versitile player. Marion is being his usual quiet superstar self and Nash is reminding everyone why he's deservedly MVP and one of the best floor generals ever. But without Amare, I don't know if anyone expected them to be doing this well. I agree with C.K. in that they lost a little offense, but gained some D, which will bode well for them down the stretch, especially after they get their All-Star center back. I like Kurt Thomas, but he just doesn't fit here. j
