Re: D'Antoni Lashes out at Bench It's good to see that he did this, those bench players need some more discipline. I like Burke as much as the next guy but him, as well as the other bench players, really need to take the short time they have to prove themselves seriously.While the fans were thoroughly enjoying the final moments of Thursday?s runaway win over Cleveland, Suns coach Mike D?Antoni wasn?t smiling a bit.D?Antoni was upset that the end-of-the-bench reserves ? who have had precious few opportunities to play until recent blowouts ? were jacking up shots without running the offense in an attempt to appease the crowd. He felt they are wasting a chance to be evaluated and judged should a need to use them in pressure situations arise, and got his point across in no uncertain terms during a late timeout.Center Pat Burke hoisted up a few of the early shots, while other Suns also drew D?Antoni?s ire.?They need to play and they need to play right and earn some time,? D?Antoni said. ?It becomes a circus. There are a couple of guys trying and a couple of guys not trying and our fans are laughing.?I want our guys to be serious and play basketball. They don?t get a whole lot of chances anyway. When you go in, you want to play. You want to respect the game.?Eight is enoughThe recent contributions of James Jones has given the Suns three solid players off the bench and could afford D?Antoni to rest his starters more as the season wears on. Jones, Leandro Barbosa and Kurt Thomas combined for 37 points, 11 rebounds and four assists without a single turnover against Cleveland while logging over 62 minutes.?The last two games, we?ve increased our lead when Steve (Nash) was on the bench and that?s huge for us. James is a big part of that,? D?Antoni said. ?We have had five guys for at least 30 points this season and James went for 25 (Tuesday against Seattle). We are unpredictable, and that makes us a dangerous team.
Re: D'Antoni Lashes out at Bench Source?I'm glad he did this and I hope we go at some point to a 9 man roster.
Re: D'Antoni Lashes out at Bench I think the Suns should waive Pat Burke... he's the one jacking up all the shots & looking like the Suns handicapped towel guy.Oh by the way... Who is this Pat Burke guy anyway? I think he sucks!!!!
Re: D'Antoni Lashes out at Bench This topic made me laugh. Every blowout that they bring in Sean Marks and Pat Burke, my dad says those are the Suns' version of the Bud Light guys in the commercials. One day, someone's gonna interview them and say, "You're on the team?" "Oh no, I'm just here for the Bud Light".
Re: D'Antoni Lashes out at Bench Marks and Burke can go to hell... They both suck, and they don't belong on the Suns' team... I don't understand why all the fans stroke off to Burke's antics... So he was BORN in Ireland, it's not like he was raised there or has an accent or anything... So f*cking what?Besides, I don't see Burke or Marks being a part of the roster come playoff time anyway... I believe the bench may still have Banks and Rose, along with Jones, Barbosa and Thomas once healthy. That's it. Screw the 11th and 12th man!
Re: D'Antoni Lashes out at Bench <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Trail_Blazer @ Jan 26 2007, 12:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Marks and Burke can go to hell... They both suck, and they don't belong on the Suns' team... I don't understand why all the fans stroke off to Burke's antics... So he was BORN in Ireland, it's not like he was raised there or has an accent or anything... So f*cking what?Besides, I don't see Burke or Marks being a part of the roster come playoff time anyway... I believe the bench may still have Banks and Rose, along with Jones, Barbosa and Thomas once healthy. That's it. Screw the 11th and 12th man! </div>lol yeah, Nash was born in South Africa, but wtf he's canadian. UrrrrrrrrrThis bench sucks dick though. It was supposed to kick ass, but Banks Rose Burke Marks all suck. Jumaine Jones is ehhhhh too.
