Suns lose again, this one comes as a heartbreaker, Phoenix actually came out playing very well... got an early lead and Marion looked to be on track for a triple-double. Reality set in and Dallas took over late in the 1st, never looking back and except for a run in the 4th, the Suns were never close. Marion ended up with 29 points, 13 boards, and 8 dimes. So he played well, I was hoping for a triple-double though. Stoudemire's 11 game streak of 20+ points came to an end when he recorded 19 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists. Amare and Marion passed it well, too bad they couldn't do it all game long, and besides for Joe pushing the ball really well, Phoenix was missing that point guard who could push the ball and create for others. Barbosa had an off-game... he's really fallen off since his hot streak after the Marbury trade. Zarko and Lampe saw nearly no time after both had a solid game against the Spurs, I'm not sure what D'Antoni is doing with the bench, he never gives any of them consistant minutes, which I'm sure bother the players and really can tear a team apart (complaining for minutes). Besides Marion and Harvey the Suns didn't play too well, Amare and JJ's numbers were solid, but both are expect to do more. Dallas really messed with the Suns by jumping into a Zone... I'm not sure why Phoenix has ALWAYS struggled with it, but it's something they have to focus on, if teams fall behind they know the Zone will get them back in the game... if Phoenix can figure out how to break it, then there's not much to keep Phoenix from really taking over a game. Perhaps a coach like Don Nelson is what Phoenix is missing, he fell behind early and knew exactly what to do, he's a smart coach and manages his bench very well... I think a Don Nelson could really benefit Phoenix, though with the news of a sale (I called this months ago when Phoenix started dumping salary) I don't think the Suns are gonna seek an experienced (expensive) coach... so reguardless of what players we can get, without a Don Nelson, Pat Riley, Phil Jackson, big name coach who can gain the team's respect and really control the game with his coaching, the Suns probably can't get too far. It's too bad cause this team has real potential. <font color="Red">(HIGHLIGHT)</font> = Marion had a sick dunk... should be top 3 on SportsCenter's Top 10.
Dissapointing loss, but at least we saw Marion get into a rythm and put up some good numbers. How 'bout those three straight 3s late in the game, eh. Hey Scourbutic, are you talking about the Eisley-Marion alley, yeah, that was sick. I also liked when Stoudemire had Finley guarding him on a switch and Amare just tore him up in the lane, then went up for the hard dunk.
Was a dissapointing loss, Casey took more shots than Amare, I didn't like that, good to see Shawn have a awesome game (29 points, 13 boards, 8 assist) something like that
