"Mercury" across the chest of the Suns last night.
And then it happened... The Suns go from down 14 to up 2 with just under a minute to go. Then, Indiana ties it and the Suns have the ball with 34 secs to go. They have 1 full and a :20 sec timeout and decide not to use it. (Remember that twice within the last month Roach Poorter designed an inbounds play that resulted in 2 wide open lay-ups for Grant Hill) 
Like clock work in clutch time the Suns stood around to watch Steve Nash exhausting himself only to get stuck and have to throw the ball to a completely covered man, Amare, who doesn't drive to the hoop but elects to take a 20ft. fade away...BUT wait! J. Rich pulls down the offensive rebound and takes an even worse shot! (You should have seen Coach Porter signaling for a time out! And you have to wonder why the players didn't call it or even look to the coach?)
Indiana gets the rebound with .09 to go. They set up their inbound play and do the Suns use their 1 foul to give? NO! Do the Suns crowd the inbounder to get a look at their play and get called for the delay of game? NO! Do they switch like they are supposed to? NO! Does the shortest Suns player defend the final shot? YES! Does the best player for Indiana get the ball? YES! Does Granger sink the shot? YES! MADNESS I TELL YOU!
Are the Suns done? Yes! Steve Nash doesn't look the same. He looks over at Porter with both hands palm up as if to say "I dunno?" Amare is looking a lot like Suns version of T.O. Poorter still doesn't know how to use his bench. He is still running 8 men out their but is putting in his bench with under a minute to go in the first quarter? What kind of rhythm can they get into? Have you noticed any other coach in the league substituting like Poorter?
If Pouty Nash is going to continue down turnover hill should the Suns trade him too?
They are a different team with a different coaching staff with a different system... and the results are worse...Yeah D'Antoni's teams didn't win any championships but they did have a chance because they made the PLAYOFFS!
Here lies Planet Orange
The Fredstrom would love to know what you think?
3 comments:
Suns will make the playoffs and will advance a round unless they have to face the Lakers or Spurs. Did you see what Diaw and Bell did to the Lakers? What's up with that?
Mr. Uncle
Does the Uncle see the Suns beating Utah or New Orleans? The Fredstrom is doubtful... The Suns should ditch Porter for someone that knows what they are doing and make a push up the standings so they have a chance before this already closed window is shattered.
It's hard to know if the Suns are the "Over-the-hill Gang" or the "Goin' Downhill Gang". The Bulls were much better coached and showed discipline at both ends. The Suns looked like an elderly Chinese Fire Drill. They never should have traded for Shaq.
Mr. Uncle
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