Okay blog fans, here it is! The Fredstrom and the Squirrel have worked tirelessly to bring you their best. They have both weighed in, now it's your turn to pick sides or bring something new. Leave your comments.
Schedule
Gm. 1:Sat., April 19: at S.A., 3 p.m. ET (ABC)
Gm. 2:Tue., April 22: at S.A., 9:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
Gm. 3:Fri., April 25: at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Gm. 4:Sun., April 27: at Phoenix, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Gm. 5*:Tue., April 29: at S.A., TBD (TBD)
Gm. 6*:Thu., May 1: at Phoenix, TBD (TBD)
Gm. 7*:Sat., May 3: at S.A., TBD (TNT)
* if necessary
Season Series (Suns lead 3-1)
12/17 Suns @ SA W 100-95
01/31 Suns vs SA L 87-84
03/09 Suns vs SA W 94-87
04/09 Suns @ SA W 96-79
Keys to the Series
The Fredstrom
Amare has to stay out of foul trouble. The Suns don't need him to get any stupid reach-in fouls. Amare will be coming out emotional, The Fredstrom just hopes he takes it out on the rim and not on offensive fouls and over-aggressive defensive blunders. Amare will average 30pts. and 12 rebs. this series.
The play of Boris Diaw will be crucial. 3-D needs to average 10pts. 5rebs. and 5 ast. for the Suns to win in 6.
Believe it or not, Barbosa's play won't matter. The Spurs have had his number for the past 2 years.
Hypomanic Squirrel
Much like the Curse of the Bambino, the Curse of the Cubs, the Curse of the Blackpearl…
Much like those other curses, the Suns (the hero in our story) face the daunting task of putting to rest years of devastation and remorse due to their seemingly unending lessons of defeat at the hands of their arch-nemesis (The Spurs).
Similar to all quests that involve the breaking of a curse, the keys to victory in this series will all revolve around our hero’s ability to maintain physical and mental toughness in the midst of adverse circumstances (Spurs fans, the officials, Horry’s hips, Bowen’s hands, feet, elbows, legs, teeth, and eyes).
Series MVP Predictions
The Fredstrom
MVP means the most valuable player. Every citizen on Planet Orange knows that Nash runs the show. MVSteve averaged 15 and 10 this season verse the Spurs. He will have to do better than that, fortunate for the Planet he usually does.
Hypomanic Squirrel
While seemingly any of the Suns big three (Nash, Stoudemire, O’Neal) could be considered a viable candidate for series MVP, my choice lies with the Big Saguaro. For me, Shaq holds the keys to victory in this series if for no other reason than Nash and Amare’s failure to accomplish said feat on their own. Shaq was brought in to become a Spurs-slayer, and if the Suns are victorious in this series, I have to think it will be because of him.
Series Outcome Predictions
The Fredstrom
The Suns scored 93.5 points/game this season to the Spurs 87.
The Suns only lost 1 game to the Spurs this year and that was by 3 points.
The Suns have been dominate over the Spurs during the regular season and will continue to do so with a fired up spirit looking for revenge from last years grand theft series.
The Suns will drop Game 2 and Game 4 of this series. The Fredstrom isn't giving the Chumps any respect but is accounting for a few ref screw ups. That’s why The Fredstrom is picking the Suns to win the series, 4-2.
Hypomanic Squirrel
While the Suns have undoubtedly owned the team from San Antonio since the introduction of the Big Diesel, no-one can deny the fact that a) the Spurs are a different team in the playoffs and b) the Suns have some mental demons from previous playoff experience that must be conquered.
How will the Suns answer when a Spurs dirty play goes un-punished, or when the officiating is unbalanced, or if a player goes down with an injury? In short, I think they’ll fare pretty well. Due in large part to the veteran leadership of Nash, Hill, and O’Neal, the Suns will put the nightmare that is the Spurs to bed on May 1st, winning the series 4-2.
Well, what do you all think? Let us know.
Gm. 1:Sat., April 19: at S.A., 3 p.m. ET (ABC)
Gm. 2:Tue., April 22: at S.A., 9:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
Gm. 3:Fri., April 25: at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Gm. 4:Sun., April 27: at Phoenix, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
Gm. 5*:Tue., April 29: at S.A., TBD (TBD)
Gm. 6*:Thu., May 1: at Phoenix, TBD (TBD)
Gm. 7*:Sat., May 3: at S.A., TBD (TNT)
* if necessary
Season Series (Suns lead 3-1)
12/17 Suns @ SA W 100-95
01/31 Suns vs SA L 87-84
03/09 Suns vs SA W 94-87
04/09 Suns @ SA W 96-79
Keys to the Series
The Fredstrom
Amare has to stay out of foul trouble. The Suns don't need him to get any stupid reach-in fouls. Amare will be coming out emotional, The Fredstrom just hopes he takes it out on the rim and not on offensive fouls and over-aggressive defensive blunders. Amare will average 30pts. and 12 rebs. this series.
The play of Boris Diaw will be crucial. 3-D needs to average 10pts. 5rebs. and 5 ast. for the Suns to win in 6.
Believe it or not, Barbosa's play won't matter. The Spurs have had his number for the past 2 years.
Hypomanic Squirrel
Much like the Curse of the Bambino, the Curse of the Cubs, the Curse of the Blackpearl…
Much like those other curses, the Suns (the hero in our story) face the daunting task of putting to rest years of devastation and remorse due to their seemingly unending lessons of defeat at the hands of their arch-nemesis (The Spurs).
Similar to all quests that involve the breaking of a curse, the keys to victory in this series will all revolve around our hero’s ability to maintain physical and mental toughness in the midst of adverse circumstances (Spurs fans, the officials, Horry’s hips, Bowen’s hands, feet, elbows, legs, teeth, and eyes).
Series MVP Predictions
The Fredstrom
MVP means the most valuable player. Every citizen on Planet Orange knows that Nash runs the show. MVSteve averaged 15 and 10 this season verse the Spurs. He will have to do better than that, fortunate for the Planet he usually does.
Hypomanic Squirrel
While seemingly any of the Suns big three (Nash, Stoudemire, O’Neal) could be considered a viable candidate for series MVP, my choice lies with the Big Saguaro. For me, Shaq holds the keys to victory in this series if for no other reason than Nash and Amare’s failure to accomplish said feat on their own. Shaq was brought in to become a Spurs-slayer, and if the Suns are victorious in this series, I have to think it will be because of him.
Series Outcome Predictions
The Fredstrom
The Suns scored 93.5 points/game this season to the Spurs 87.
The Suns only lost 1 game to the Spurs this year and that was by 3 points.
The Suns have been dominate over the Spurs during the regular season and will continue to do so with a fired up spirit looking for revenge from last years grand theft series.
The Suns will drop Game 2 and Game 4 of this series. The Fredstrom isn't giving the Chumps any respect but is accounting for a few ref screw ups. That’s why The Fredstrom is picking the Suns to win the series, 4-2.
Hypomanic Squirrel
While the Suns have undoubtedly owned the team from San Antonio since the introduction of the Big Diesel, no-one can deny the fact that a) the Spurs are a different team in the playoffs and b) the Suns have some mental demons from previous playoff experience that must be conquered.
How will the Suns answer when a Spurs dirty play goes un-punished, or when the officiating is unbalanced, or if a player goes down with an injury? In short, I think they’ll fare pretty well. Due in large part to the veteran leadership of Nash, Hill, and O’Neal, the Suns will put the nightmare that is the Spurs to bed on May 1st, winning the series 4-2.
Well, what do you all think? Let us know.
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