I don't think they're physically tired, just out of focus a bit. Recent injuries have caused too much adjustments. Q isn't shooting as many threes because of his knee. Nash is barely starting to get his explosiveness back after his injuries. Marion seems less aggressive since his injury. When them three get back into rythm, along with the now imporoved play of Barbosa and Hunter, they'll be ready for the stretch and playoff runs.
Whassup with the loss to the Warriors today?Hope the will get everything together come playoff time...This season was great so far,just wish to go far in the playoffs.Watch out Spurs.And then Heat
Whether they like to admit or not, playing an uptempo style like this is very very hard to do all season. They've hit a small wall, but they should recover. Nash is not close to 100% so that has played a big factor in the Suns play. Fatigue is the main factor, but this team is so young and athletic, that they can last longer than many other teams in this system. Until Nash is 100%, we might be seeing these 4th Q collapses, and bad games, for a while. Hopefully Nash can recover quick enough to help the Suns gain the #1 seed in the West, and in the League.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Luv2win:</div><div class="quote_post">Whassup with the loss to the Warriors today?Hope the will get everything together come playoff time...This season was great so far,just wish to go far in the playoffs.Watch out Spurs.And then Heat</div> Baron Davis happened to the Suns. As you saw the warrios also beat the Kings.... The suns could use some better D during the late 4th quarter push. Relying only on O is a tough thing to do at times...
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting phunky420:</div><div class="quote_post"> The suns could use some better D during the late 4th quarter push. Relying only on O is a tough thing to do at times...</div> Exactly. We go through brief periods where our shot isn't falling and the opposition seem to put on a 10 pt run, scoring in a hurry. We did a much better job against Memphis down the stretch. Now if only we could do it a bit more often
I think Q needs to get on track for the Suns to go back to being as dominant as they were early in the season. He's not the most important player on the team, but when his shot is on, he is the most helpful at spreading the floor because he can hit the 3 with a hand right in his face. If he's hitting his threes, it helps Nash penetrate, Amare post-up, Marion slash, and JJ roll out. Since he's been struggling, defenses pack it in and frustrate STAT. Plus, he's a great rebounder too, and lately he hasn't been doing that great.
