Suns lose to Philly

I don't think its time to hit the panic button but so far the deal is not working out.

http://sportstwo.com/NBA/Game/Recap/20080301NBA--PHOENIX---0

 

Unless the Suns miss the playoffs, this deal can't be judged until after they are over.

 

I think thats entirely possible, look at their remaining schedule.


Tue 04 @ Portland
Wed 05 @ Denver
Fri 07 vs Utah
Sun 09 vs San Antonio
Tue 11 vs Memphis
Thu 13 vs Golden State
Sat 15 vs Sacramento
Tue 18 @ Portland
Wed 19 @ Seattle


Sat 22 vs Houston
Mon 24 @ Detroit
Wed 26 @ Boston
Fri 28 @ Philadelphia
Sat 29 @ New Jersey
Mon 31 vs Denver
Tue 01 @ Denver
Fri 04 vs Minnesota
Sun 06 vs Dallas
Tue 08 @ Memphis
Wed 09 @ San Antonio
Fri 11 @ Houston
Mon 14 vs Golden State
Wed 16 vs Portland

The bold ones are teams over .500

 

As soon as I saw that the Suns had given up Marion I knew it was over for them.

And now the Nuggets have 3 teams that might finish 9th in the West instead of them:

Warriors--Little Defense
Rockets--No Yao
Suns--No Marion

Thanks, Steve Kerr, it was nice of you to help make the Nuggets look better. Sorry about your Suns, though.

 

While some might think it's too early to come to a verdict, I don't think so. This deal is clearly not working for them. Their offensive production has gone down and they're actually giving up more points. Shaq was supposed to help out on defense, and he has hardly done that. And on offense, he just gets in the way of the rest of the offense. If they miss the playoffs, which is entirely possible, I'd have to place blame on this move.

 

I won't judge this move until the playoffs roll around...............

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>And now the Nuggets have 3 teams that might finish 9th in the West instead of them:

Warriors--Little Defense
Rockets--No Yao
Suns--No Marion</div>
With the exception of the Warriors, I don't think any of those teams will finish below the Nuggets. The Suns are getting on a roll and Shaq is finding his niche with the team. The Rockets have proven that they can still win and compete without Yao. Like The Dream said, these teams can't be judged until the end of the playoffs. Whoever gets furthest is the one that made or didn't make all the right moves. I still have faith in my Suns to make the playoffs and get far.

 

GOOD JOB STEVE.