The Suns need their Epi-Pen STAT!

Okay, Planet Orange is swelling to the size of Jupiter, leaving the Fredstrom unable to make a take about this recent stinging of the SUNS. He just wants to point out some facts.

This season Suns records against the top teams in the West:

New Orleans 0-4

L.A. Lakers 1-3

Dallas 1-1

Golden State 0-2

Utah 1-1

San Antonio 1-1

That's 4-12 overall folks! Plus they need to play the Warriors, Jazz, Mavs, and Spurs two more times each. Yikes?  The Suns are only 4.5 games out of 9th place. Lottery here we come?

Out of the top 10 teams in the west the Suns have the worst in-conference record 17-16.

All of this pain and swelling from these repeated stings has the Fredstrom in a state of bewilderment. He's counting on the readers for some astronomical insight.

Suns Eclipsed by Detroit

Again...Wow...but for much different reasons. The Big Saguaro has been with Phx for 3 games now, and the Fredstrom still isn't sure what he can provide. It is clear that Detroit is not playing around. They looked exponentially better than Boston and obviously way better than the Suns. Hopefully Shaq is still finding his groove. He is going to have to find it quickly or else he will never draw a double team allowing for others to get open shots.
Don't look now Suns fans, but four of those objects in the mirror have passed us.  Just four games out of 9th place, missing the playoffs. Houston has won 12 in a row, Dallas is just behind and Golden State rounds out 8th place.

D'Antoni better get this team off of the shoulder and back on the road!

Lack of the Irish?

Wow!  What a game!  So the Fredstrom is feeling better about the Shaq acquisition.  In the last two games the Suns have out-rebounded their opponents by an average of 15 rebounds.  Even though Shaq isn't scoring much, his inside presence is making an impact. Also Amare continues to put up pretty sick numbers, way above his average. He was showing crazy intensity and aggression toward KG.  Of course Steve Nash deserves huge props for those BIG 3's in the fourth quarter. Even more impressive is that the Suns did this without Barbosa.

The Fredstrom isn't ready to crown the Suns defensive champions but here's what they did to the "Big 3".  

The Big Ticket Stub:  8-17 FGs  Just 4 free throws, 5 rebounds, 19 pts. in 32 mins.

The Fool's Golden Child: 3-12 FGs, 1-7 3pts, 11pts. in 35 mins.

The Truth Defector: 2-13FGs in 35 mins.  OUCH!

Will the Suns continue this against Detroit on Sunday?  The Fredstrom hopes so.

Did you see the game?  What did you think?

The Feel For O'Neal

As the Fredstrom prepares for the Suns/Celtics game tonight, he wants to weigh in on his feel for O'Neal.

First, let the Fredstrom say that there is no way that the Lakers can play that well on a consistent basis.  Kobe 41?  Maybe that might happen again.  Gasol 29? Probably not.  Sasha 15?  That may be his career high.  Oh and let's face it...the Suns looked like they were uncomfortable adjusting on defense, not good... so we'll give the Lakers that one.

Shaq looked better than what we expected.  He did make some promises, like Amare would be better, and he was...37 and 15 is pretty good.  Raja was also supposed to be better...well.. 36 minutes, 3 shots and 0 points.. not to mention a huge knot on his head... now we just hope his head feels better!

The point is... it is just to soon to tell, it takes awhile to get everyone "gellin".  Just look at what Kidd did with the Mavericks.  Too soon to panic, too soon to make a good assessment, but don't look in the rear-view mirror... objects are closer than they appear.  Until next time Suns fans...  

The Fredstrom is curious about what you thought of the BIG SAGUARO's debut?

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RiDUNKulous!

The All-Star Break is here and the Suns find themselves with the most wins in the West and tied for first. Fredstrom wants to talk about the last 3 Suns games, all short-handed (without Marion). The first game was against New Orleans where the Suns gave up 20 more shots and only lost by 2. Against Golden State the Suns let the Warriors shoot almost 90% in the final five mins. and only lost by 2. The Dallas game... well.. Did you see Amare posterize Dirk? Wow! Great game! The Fredstrom isn't worried, if Shaq can just stand under the basket and grab rebounds we will be just fine.

So Fredstrom's point is this: The Suns have the ability to be the best team, the only way they seem to lose is if they beat themselves. You can't coach talent or motivation, you can't beat a better team in a seven game series...The Fredstrom thinks it's a good thing that the Suns are the better team, but will they play like it? This home stretch will give us that answer.

Planet Orange Now Burns Diesel

Well? The Fredstrom is not quite sure what to say, sure he could talk about the Suns putting on their blinkers, veering right and moving into the slow lane, or how the Diesel has looked great in the garage, but he would rather get the readers involved to hear their thoughts. Thoughts to ponder: Is Shaq a good fit? Could the Suns compete in the West without him? Is this a knee-jerk reaction to the Gasol-Laker deal? Anything else? Give it to the Fredstrom! It's time for the readers to bring it!