we'll beat the heat because we've got a point to prove unlike the vastly overrated miami heat,here's why. Amare- Power,Speed,Quickness,Strength,Youth,Aggressiveness,ATTITUDE mAtrix- Unbelievable athlete,deserve's more credit than most people Q - 3...2...1 light's out miami,when this guy is on fire you betta call someone. JoeSmooth- Will leave him open because under-estimation and the double on amare stoudemire He will drain 3's all night. Steve Nash - League MVP need i say more ? J.J - Very well rounded player , oldest player on roster but one of the most contributing players you'll find. Postman a/k/a Steven Hunter - Athleticism ,long long guy ,Jump's outta the gym, Will get lot's of blocks and rebs. Barbosa - Bench energy , If JoeSmooth or JJ need a rest bring this guy in,also plays both guard spots. Walter - Great 3 shooter ,will probably sing national anthem in the finals,this guy can blow like brian McKnight. HEAT Shaq - 33 Year old,lost weight not as strong ,foul trouble,leave's wade to take over the game to much,not as great as once was. Haslem-Hard worker we have to watch out get's double-double's with ease. E.Jones - 33 Year past it fmr. all-star,lives on perimeter Now,Not much of a threat if one of our guys cover him. Wade - My dislike for this guy runs deep,keep him away from the basket if that is possible. Damon Jones- Nothing more than a 2nd rate PG,1 dimensional lives off of Shaq and wade's fame. mourning - The frame is scaring us to death but this is not 1995 it is 2005 and Zo now is about as good as joel pryzbilla. Laettner - skinny tall white overrated soft power foward,who is a washed-up has-been brings nothing more than experience. Dooling - There only decent bench player. steve smith- OMG?!?! Who are they gonna sign next?? Tim hardaway,rod strickland,dan marjerle I know riley likes a former glory,but this takes the cake.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Q - 3...2...1 light's out miami,when this guy is on fire you betta call someone.</div>You sound like Stuart Scott
What Phoenix should think about first should be getting to the Finals. The series against Dallas right now looks like it would be a drag and the Spurs definitely aren't pushovers. Even if they do get to the Finals, anyone of Indiana/Detroit/Miami would be very tough matchups. There's no reason right now to believe that the Suns would win in the Finals either way. Besides, who will be the one guarding Dwyane Wade? Nash? Johnson? Q? The best would be Shawn Marion but that would leave either JJ or Q on Haslem, which would be suicide.
JJ is a great defenser, and Marion could get Haslem. If we beat the Spurs there's no way anyone can beat us. The Spurs are #1 right now.
It would be nice to see phoenix go though there are not getting by san antonio being down 0 -2. SPURS are too versatile. That is why the SUNS only got 1 win from them during the regular season and it was a game that Tim Duncan did not play.
The Suns cannot defend the ball or compete inside for rebounds against the Spurs. When the Suns need to make defensive stops, they just cannot get it done. Amare needs to be more active on the glass. He only had 9 rebounds in game 1, and 8 rebounds in game 2. He needs to be in the high teens for the Suns to stand a chance.
ABJ, Suns got to win one first! They're hanging pretty close though but I think the Spurs have gotten into their heads now. Remember the only game this season the Suns won against Spurs was w/o T.D. I'm not going to come here to your place and make predictions, Suns are too good for that. The Suns are more athletic than the Spurs but not much and the Spurs are just more versatile and too deep on the bench. Good luck anyway! JT
The Suns don't have an answer for Ginobli...just like the Spurs don't have much of an answer for Nash. If Parker can capitalize on Nash's sub-par defense, i don't see much hope for Phx.
First off, it will be a San Antonio-Detroit final...easy...Phoenix can only play one style and are horrific defensively, and SA is exposing them for the frauds that they are (even though I hate SA )...Miami, on the other hand, are decent but have to play absoultely great and need 40-point games from Wade to win...I expect Detroit to win handily, because they are a more versatile team and also play the best defense in the league... Spurs will vanquish the Suns in 5... Detroit will win in 6... Oh well, it was a good year Phoenix...better luck next season ...
boy someone's not biased!!! suns aint goin nowhere! the spurs are beatin em at their own game... which is run, run and run. the spurs arent even defendin them(look at the final scores).. and they still losin. I want Miami vs Spurs... but i think it'll be Detroit Vs San Antonio. I'm waitin for that fool Ginobili to get checked by Big Ben when he puts his head down and starts driving in any old direction.
I like how the fact that the Suns are inexperienced was left out of that list and the notion that the Suns have to beat the Spurs 4 out of 5 games and 3 times in texas was avoided.
San Antonio is as perfect as a basketball team can be with a great coach and great players that are coachable. I think it will be a San Antonio vs. Miami Finals But I'm still rooting for Phoenix
The Suns still have a great chance. You can't count them out yet. It will at LEAST go to 6 games. I want to see the look on your faces when they come back and win this. The series is nowhere near being over. I posted about this in the WCF thread in the Suns section.
Suns vs Heat. Suns make Heat. Heat can be cooled down. Suns always burn. Anyways. This is the Matchup I would love to see. Amare vs Shaq. Nash vs Wade. The Heat in my opinion have a better chance of making it but you cant count out the Suns just yet.
It doesn't look like this matchup will occur after all, I guess some under estimate the Spurs as a team including myself.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting PUREPOINT:</div><div class="quote_post">boy someone's not biased!!! suns aint goin nowhere! the spurs are beatin em at their own game... which is run, run and run. the spurs arent even defendin them(look at the final scores).. and they still losin. I want Miami vs Spurs... but i think it'll be Detroit Vs San Antonio. I'm waitin for that fool Ginobili to get checked by Big Ben when he puts his head down and starts driving in any old direction.</div> P.P. It will be interesting and Big Ben is so big that he may get a hard check on Ginobili or get faked out of his shorts he'll and blow by him. The Pistons are already a marked team, any cheap shots, and that person will be gone for the game, maybe the series. The Spurs are examples of what a team should be in any sport and many don't like that(if game gets out of hand Pop will call a time out and will not let his team go back out on the court until refs have control, he won't let the Spurs lose their composure). The fans (who resemble a bunch of thugs and animals) at the Palace will be watched by security and I gaurantee you, Stern has already told the refs to watch the Piston players. Personally, I think Stern is a D**K and bad for the game but it'll will take many years to erase that distaster earlier in the year. That's where the Pistons have a bad disadvantage in playing really hard/physical and Gino and Bowen can bait a team to lose their cool remember? Later JT
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting PUREPOINT:</div><div class="quote_post">I'm waitin for that fool Ginobili to get checked by Big Ben when he puts his head down and starts driving in any old direction.</div> Ben will destroy Manu, I can't wait for it to happen. Looks like it won't be Phoenix vs. Miami.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Seattle.:</div><div class="quote_post">Ben will destroy Manu, I can't wait for it to happen. Looks like it won't be Phoenix vs. Miami.</div> Yeah, Yeah keep on blowin smoke, right up your a**! Oh I read your profile your not old enough to form an opinion. If your like my H.S. students, well at least you can spell, other than that just another Punk, that mom and dad has to take care of and keep out of trouble or jail!! JT
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting JTex:</div><div class="quote_post">Yeah, Yeah keep on blowin smoke, right up your a**! Oh I read your profile your not old enough to form an opinion. If your like my H.S. students, well at least you can spell, other than that just another Punk, that mom and dad has to take care of and keep out of trouble or jail!! JT</div> Are you a teacher or something?