Comments on: What Has Slowed the Suns? http://blog.suns.com/2009/12/3972/ Phoenix Suns Blog - Blogs from the Phoenix Suns Organization Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:40:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DA STRATEGIZT! http://blog.suns.com/2009/12/3972/comment-page-1/#comment-937 DA STRATEGIZT! Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:49:37 +0000 http://blogs.suns.com/?p=3972#comment-937 I believe the Suns are in the top 10 in the NBA, but still not in the elite 5(Lakers, Boston, Orlando, Cleveland, Denver) where they should be to contend for that Championship ring/trophy! If you are a true fan of the game of Basketball and not just a Suns die-hard fan you should have already known this... Now everything that's been said in opinion is true plus the facts, so how do the PHX Suns become elite? It's simple to be the best you have to beat the best no excuses at all times attitude! I hope Steve Nash, Stat, Grant Hill, Steve Kerr, Alvin Gentry all get a glimpse of this Post! 1.)Facts: The PHX Suns are a small team compared to the elite 1a.)Suck it up and play smarter and quicker than the so called athletic big men for each 48 min game attack! and on Defense focus on the opponents Superstar players completely! most teams have only 1 or 2 at worst 3 Be a champion and "D-Up" take there offensive rhythm away!i.e. look at Houston take down the Lakers they almost did it 2wice! 2.)Facts: The PHX Suns won't be elite until they play some hard nosed in your face defense! 2a.) Defense wins championships there's no way around it! If you have a team that is as athletic and as on point in execution on offense as the Suns can be and have shown there is no excuse for the same determination and will on the Defensive end none what so ever! My philosophy #1 on Offense #1 on Defense = The best team "Champions" anything else is an excuse for failure! Don't give me those Alvin Gentry interviews about ranking in the top 15 in Defense will be good enough for the #1 Offensive team in the league! That is B.S. and an excuse for failure welcome to another year with no Championship Suns fans! 3.)Facts: There is only 1 pedigree to success and being an NBA champion! Hard nosed DEFENSE and execution on OFFENSE holds true yesterday, today, and forever! 3a.)On offense: The PHX Suns need to get more ball movement, slashes, cuts, knock down the 3-ball and post-up Amare Suns execution style basketball in the halfcourt offense!I believe the Suns need to start running and gunning again in the fullcourt offense to put teams on their heels early! Grant Hill needs to step-up so does Channing frye! 3a.)On Defense: The PHX Suns will need to use their knowledge for the game and instincts as individuals, but as a team Coaching staff must create a gameplan to take down each opponents Superstars and make the role-players beat you each 48 min game. You see if 2 or 3 Superstars get it going that could hurt you anywhere from 50-80 points but let's say only 1 goes for 50 that would mean the opponents' role players still would have to score another 50-60 points to even contend with the #1 scoring Offense! In conclusion my personal in-depth gameplan for Friday nights game at Home against the visiting Orlando Magic: On offense: Coach Alvin Gentry mentioned some new sets are being placed to create more space in the half-court game now that teams are switching the Big-Man on Nash in the pick&roll game. Interested to see these new sets in execution and also I would like to see Grant Hill handle the ball more because he's a cerebral player and so good at creating fouls on the opponent. I would also like to see Jason Richardson on some pick&roll situations with Stat, being that he's a lethal offensive player when he's driving towards the basket to create havoc on the Defensive end when he's(Richarson, Hill, and Stoudemire are) not posting-up creating fouls as well. I also want to emphasize you're at Home against an Elite who blew you out at their house PHX has to come out running & gunning execution-style! Most importantly is this!!! On Defense: Tonight are Defensive focus is geared towards Dwight Howard and Vince Carter! On Dwight Howard tonight we should play him 1on1 with an occasional double-team to ruin his rhythm. If he get's 50 so be it! (He'll eventually tire as the game wears on)! On Vince Carter we should make him a passer with a double-team scheme and this is the most important of all! *Run the Magic out of the perimeter 3-point-line into the inside keep close to the shooters at all times!!!* Reason for gameplan: Last time out Howard was not only a scorer & a passer, but he also dictated his will on Defense and around the boards. This time around if PHX let's him go-off for 50 he'll eventually tire get into foul-trouble and the Magic as a team will have had a poor shooting night as the Offense should be stagnant all night due to the fact the Suns stayed close to the shooters for 48min! I am a PHX Suns fan, but first and foremost a fan of the game of Basketball thanks for your time! My opinion on The PHX Suns quest to be an elite team in the NBA!!! I believe the Suns are in the top 10 in the NBA, but still not in the elite 5(Lakers, Boston, Orlando, Cleveland, Denver) where they should be to contend for that Championship ring/trophy! If you are a true fan of the game of Basketball and not just a Suns die-hard fan you should have already known this… Now everything that’s been said in opinion is true plus the facts, so how do the PHX Suns become elite? It’s simple to be the best you have to beat the best no excuses at all times attitude! I hope Steve Nash, Stat, Grant Hill, Steve Kerr, Alvin Gentry all get a glimpse of this Post! 1.)Facts: The PHX Suns are a small team compared to the elite 1a.)Suck it up and play smarter and quicker than the so called athletic big men for each 48 min game attack! and on Defense focus on the opponents Superstar players completely! most teams have only 1 or 2 at worst 3 Be a champion and “D-Up” take there offensive rhythm away!i.e. look at Houston take down the Lakers they almost did it 2wice! 2.)Facts: The PHX Suns won’t be elite until they play some hard nosed in your face defense! 2a.) Defense wins championships there’s no way around it! If you have a team that is as athletic and as on point in execution on offense as the Suns can be and have shown there is no excuse for the same determination and will on the Defensive end none what so ever! My philosophy #1 on Offense #1 on Defense = The best team “Champions” anything else is an excuse for failure! Don’t give me those Alvin Gentry interviews about ranking in the top 15 in Defense will be good enough for the #1 Offensive team in the league! That is B.S. and an excuse for failure welcome to another year with no Championship Suns fans! 3.)Facts: There is only 1 pedigree to success and being an NBA champion! Hard nosed DEFENSE and execution on OFFENSE holds true yesterday, today, and forever! 3a.)On offense: The PHX Suns need to get more ball movement, slashes, cuts, knock down the 3-ball and post-up Amare Suns execution style basketball in the halfcourt offense!I believe the Suns need to start running and gunning again in the fullcourt offense to put teams on their heels early! Grant Hill needs to step-up so does Channing frye! 3a.)On Defense: The PHX Suns will need to use their knowledge for the game and instincts as individuals, but as a team Coaching staff must create a gameplan to take down each opponents Superstars and make the role-players beat you each 48 min game. You see if 2 or 3 Superstars get it going that could hurt you anywhere from 50-80 points but let’s say only 1 goes for 50 that would mean the opponents’ role players still would have to score another 50-60 points to even contend with the #1 scoring Offense! In conclusion my personal in-depth gameplan for Friday nights game at Home against the visiting Orlando Magic: On offense: Coach Alvin Gentry mentioned some new sets are being placed to create more space in the half-court game now that teams are switching the Big-Man on Nash in the pick&roll game. Interested to see these new sets in execution and also I would like to see Grant Hill handle the ball more because he’s a cerebral player and so good at creating fouls on the opponent. I would also like to see Jason Richardson on some pick&roll situations with Stat, being that he’s a lethal offensive player when he’s driving towards the basket to create havoc on the Defensive end when he’s(Richarson, Hill, and Stoudemire are) not posting-up creating fouls as well. I also want to emphasize you’re at Home against an Elite who blew you out at their house PHX has to come out running & gunning execution-style! Most importantly is this!!! On Defense: Tonight are Defensive focus is geared towards Dwight Howard and Vince Carter! On Dwight Howard tonight we should play him 1on1 with an occasional double-team to ruin his rhythm. If he get’s 50 so be it! (He’ll eventually tire as the game wears on)! On Vince Carter we should make him a passer with a double-team scheme and this is the most important of all! *Run the Magic out of the perimeter 3-point-line into the inside keep close to the shooters at all times!!!* Reason for gameplan: Last time out Howard was not only a scorer & a passer, but he also dictated his will on Defense and around the boards. This time around if PHX let’s him go-off for 50 he’ll eventually tire get into foul-trouble and the Magic as a team will have had a poor shooting night as the Offense should be stagnant all night due to the fact the Suns stayed close to the shooters for 48min! I am a PHX Suns fan, but first and foremost a fan of the game of Basketball thanks for your time! My opinion on The PHX Suns quest to be an elite team in the NBA!!!

]]> By: JOHN SERPE http://blog.suns.com/2009/12/3972/comment-page-1/#comment-936 JOHN SERPE Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:42:26 +0000 http://blogs.suns.com/?p=3972#comment-936 Look, the Suns have a good second tier team, but were not the Lakers, no way, forget that notion. We don't have a superstar, and don't even bother arguing that Amare and Nash fit that label. Amare will never achieve that status, his game is limited by his personality. Nash is a very good player but he couldn't defend a top notch college point guard. We have no true big man and the effort put forth early in the season to stay close in the rebounding department has worn down the team. Don't kid yourself, the Mavericks are not a top level team, there right down with us. We can all just enjoy what we have right now, or what an owner who thinks about every penny will spend to give us. An entertaining team that will win some games. Championship, come on, those are just surger plumbs dancing in our heads. Look, the Suns have a good second tier team, but were not the Lakers, no way, forget that notion. We don’t have a superstar, and don’t even bother arguing that Amare and Nash fit that label. Amare will never achieve that status, his game is limited by his personality. Nash is a very good player but he couldn’t defend a top notch college point guard. We have no true big man and the effort put forth early in the season to stay close in the rebounding department has worn down the team. Don’t kid yourself, the Mavericks are not a top level team, there right down with us. We can all just enjoy what we have right now, or what an owner who thinks about every penny will spend to give us. An entertaining team that will win some games. Championship, come on, those are just surger plumbs dancing in our heads.

]]> By: Dacre http://blog.suns.com/2009/12/3972/comment-page-1/#comment-935 Dacre Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:40:32 +0000 http://blogs.suns.com/?p=3972#comment-935 Maxine - everyone is giving 100%. hater. you simply cannot have ANYONE let alone Amar`e get up the court on from a defensive rebound, have a quick well timed shot put up and be there at the offensive end straight away - your basically asking the centre to run sprints from base line to base line. Do that for 1 minute yourself and see what kind of shot you put up... Dan Brewer - Channing Frye has been getting closed out on very quickly this month (hence no pick and pop at the 3 point line...) note though he is giving that hesitation fake and driving a little bit for the dunk - they are working on some change ups there. Amare is a classic 'finisher', I'm not sure giving him the ball for 4-5 dribbles is all that successful. Thats the way they went with Shaq last year and it didn't open up the shooters then. SUNS FOR FINALS RUN! Maxine – everyone is giving 100%. hater. you simply cannot have ANYONE let alone Amar`e get up the court on from a defensive rebound, have a quick well timed shot put up and be there at the offensive end straight away – your basically asking the centre to run sprints from base line to base line. Do that for 1 minute yourself and see what kind of shot you put up…

Dan Brewer – Channing Frye has been getting closed out on very quickly this month (hence no pick and pop at the 3 point line…) note though he is giving that hesitation fake and driving a little bit for the dunk – they are working on some change ups there. Amare is a classic ‘finisher’, I’m not sure giving him the ball for 4-5 dribbles is all that successful. Thats the way they went with Shaq last year and it didn’t open up the shooters then.

SUNS FOR FINALS RUN!

]]> By: Cassandra and Nicholas http://blog.suns.com/2009/12/3972/comment-page-1/#comment-934 Cassandra and Nicholas Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:07:59 +0000 http://blogs.suns.com/?p=3972#comment-934 Most things that are written in this article are true. Like how the Suns have a really tough schedule in December. The Suns have a very good record for the start of the season, and we really want them to keep it up. However, we don't believe some things said in the article make sense and will help them win games. We really don't think putting most of the second string on with Nash will help things out because some second string guys WON'T provide "firepower" all the time. We personally think getting Shaq slowed the Suns down last year. We don't think anything is slowing them down this year but as the teams get harder we think it all comes down to defense. We think Nash is 100% right about all this, like how he needs to get into the paint and set up easy shots for his teammates. We are determined Suns fans and hope to see them on a wining streak soon! :) Most things that are written in this article are true. Like how the Suns have a really tough schedule in December. The Suns have a very good record for the start of the season, and we really want them to keep it up. However, we don’t believe some things said in the article make sense and will help them win games. We really don’t think putting most of the second string on with Nash will help things out because some second string guys WON’T provide “firepower” all the time. We personally think getting Shaq slowed the Suns down last year. We don’t think anything is slowing them down this year but as the teams get harder we think it all comes down to defense. We think Nash is 100% right about all this, like how he needs to get into the paint and set up easy shots for his teammates. We are determined Suns fans and hope to see them on a wining streak soon! :)

]]> By: diana http://blog.suns.com/2009/12/3972/comment-page-1/#comment-930 diana Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:11:16 +0000 http://blogs.suns.com/?p=3972#comment-930 Hey you guys, I know you will come out being a winning team it's like Nash said don't worry what happens in November, I'm saying in December it's what's happening in April and May, so you go Suns win or lose I will always be a SUNS FAN!!! Hey you guys, I know you will come out being a winning team it’s like Nash said don’t worry what happens in November, I’m saying in December it’s what’s happening in April and May, so you go Suns win or lose I will always be a
SUNS FAN!!!

]]> By: Dogen http://blog.suns.com/2009/12/3972/comment-page-1/#comment-929 Dogen Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:37:08 +0000 http://blogs.suns.com/?p=3972#comment-929 Bottom line. Suns are a very good team of nice guys. Most teams they will outscore just on raw talent. Steve Nash is the best point gaurd ever. Whats missing? A player that can kick some ass. An enforcer........not just some time, ALL the time. Bottom line. Suns are a very good team of nice guys.

Most teams they will outscore just on raw talent. Steve Nash is the best point gaurd ever.

Whats missing? A player that can kick some ass.

An enforcer……..not just some time, ALL the time.

]]> By: Greg Hayden http://blog.suns.com/2009/12/3972/comment-page-1/#comment-928 Greg Hayden Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:15:08 +0000 http://blogs.suns.com/?p=3972#comment-928 This article is absolutely correct, many people try to compare the Suns and Lakers together and especially this season, many people don't understand that the Suns are in a much more difficult situation than the Lakers schedule wise. With the Suns being undefeated at home just think of what our record would be with the Lakers schedule. This article is absolutely correct, many people try to compare the Suns and Lakers together and especially this season, many people don’t understand that the Suns are in a much more difficult situation than the Lakers schedule wise. With the Suns being undefeated at home just think of what our record would be with the Lakers schedule.

]]> By: Dan Brewer http://blog.suns.com/2009/12/3972/comment-page-1/#comment-927 Dan Brewer Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:49:08 +0000 http://blogs.suns.com/?p=3972#comment-927 I buy into a lot of what is written here but a couple of things still concern me. 1. The New York game. We were on a days rest and it was a big road game as we were leading the leauge and the Knicks are weak and in transition. After beating Boston, this was a needed win. Instead we were embarrased. 2. Channing Frye was so hot to start the season. The shots are now not falling and I beleive his play was one of the key elements to our great start. Defenses want Steve to score because historicly thats when we lose. My big missing link is figuring out how it worked to free up Channing for the 3 and move the ball around similar to the way they did with Bell and Joe Johnson and Marion. This was working nicely to start the season. Lets get it back! Steves the best and the greatest leader any team has ever had. I trust he will figure it out and get us where we all hope to be! AMEN!! I buy into a lot of what is written here but a couple of things still concern me.

1. The New York game. We were on a days rest and it was a big road game as we were leading the leauge and the Knicks are weak and in transition. After beating Boston, this was a needed win. Instead we were embarrased.

2. Channing Frye was so hot to start the season. The shots are now not falling and I beleive his play was one of the key elements to our great start.

Defenses want Steve to score because historicly thats when we lose.

My big missing link is figuring out how it worked to free up Channing for the 3 and move the ball around similar to the way they did with Bell and Joe Johnson and Marion. This was working nicely to start the season. Lets get it back!

Steves the best and the greatest leader any team has ever had. I trust he will figure it out and get us where we all hope to be!

AMEN!!

]]> By: Lee Montag http://blog.suns.com/2009/12/3972/comment-page-1/#comment-926 Lee Montag Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:47:20 +0000 http://blogs.suns.com/?p=3972#comment-926 How about the lack of team defense? The players seem to be watching and standing a lot more than in the first 16 games (not counting Orlando) They are better off playing defense to allow twos and stop the 3 pointers that kill them. No big man in the middle means everyone has to be moving on defense almost more than on offense to keep the opposing team guessing where the little guys are coming from. How about the lack of team defense? The players seem to be watching and standing a lot more than in the first 16 games (not counting Orlando) They are better off playing defense to allow twos and stop the 3 pointers that kill them. No big man in the middle means everyone has to be moving on defense almost more than on offense to keep the opposing team guessing where the little guys are coming from.

]]> By: Nasr Madar http://blog.suns.com/2009/12/3972/comment-page-1/#comment-924 Nasr Madar Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:11:32 +0000 http://blogs.suns.com/?p=3972#comment-924 I know the suns shueld is crazy man we need to talk to they guy in charge and get a shueld like the lakers.. if u know what i mean.. i wil stay with the suns for ever just like New jersy Fans I know the suns shueld is crazy man we need to talk to they guy in charge and get a shueld like the lakers.. if u know what i mean..
i wil stay with the suns for ever just like New jersy Fans

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