<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">?We weren?t playing well, and I was thinking, ?Oh, my God, what are we going to do?? ? D?Antoni said. ?We were blowing big leads, we were out of sync . . . you know, kind of like now.? That experience doesn?t make this year?s 1-3 start any easier to deal with, and the Suns know they could easily be 1-5 if their play doesn?t spike upward quickly with back-to-back games at San Antonio Wednesday and home to Dallas Thursday. ?There?s a sense of urgency when you look at the standings, but no one is going to panic,? he said as the Suns went back to work Monday after an off day. ?We have some issues. The first half of the season is going to be a work in progress. ?That said, we have to play better, and we will. All of the pieces are here. We just haven?t found how they fit yet.? Two pieces the Suns figured were already in place ? Raja Bell and Boris Diaw ? have struggled out of the gate, making the job of working Amar? Stoudemire and Marcus Banks into the playing rotation more difficult. The result is a disjointed group that catches fire on occasion but more often looks ragged and unfamiliar. Now the Suns will add veteran Jalen Rose, who was still awaiting clearance on a physical Monday and should practice for the first time today, to the muddled mix. The Suns have played well early ? leading after one quarter three times ? and have had some strong third quarters, putting the focus on the bench and rotation changes as a culprit. Stoudemire and Banks have often been on the floor together, with other reserves or winded starters. D?Antoni has a few mixing and matching options, none of which he would address Monday:</div> Source
