ESPN Page 2 - Simmons: Farewell to the S.S.O.L.

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What now?
Published 4/30/2008 by Hersey at The Rising Suns
... If you haven't read the Bill Simmons' article on the Suns, you should. He breaks down how all the things we've complained about since 2005 have brought us to now. It's kinda sad. Robert Sarver in his attempt to not lose money has blown a chance at dominating the NBA and getting a title. Why own a team if the goal isn't to win a title? ...

Bill Simmons hits the nail on the coffin...
Published 5/1/2008 by Aluminum Foyle at Bright Side Of The Sun: Front Page Posts
... How true it is about the end of the Suns era.  What could have been, if better decisions using common sense had been applied in the front office.   Here's Bill's solace to the Suns/Spurs rivalry: "Maybe the Suns didn't win a championship, but we'll remember them 100 times more fondly than the brutally efficient and hopelessly bland Spurs, who taught everyone over the years that the regular season doesn't matter, transformed the NBA Playoffs into a flopathon, revived the vile and fan-unfriendly Hack-A-Shaq strategy and did ...

Links, and my Trade T.J. Condition
Published 5/2/2008 by c_r_black at T.Jose Caldeford
... for a few days... call it sensory overload. Anyways... I want to link to Mr. Grange's very interesting blog posting about Smitch and his boss. I don't want to give much away, other than Mr. Grange has a great reply to criticisms of the blog in the comments section. You shouldn't miss it (you also shouldn't miss it because it will increase your vocabulary-- I plan to use "Nunyo" on an everyday basis from now onward). I also want to link to ESPN's Bill Simmons and his latest article. Now, you might remember I called Mr. Simmons an idiot back at the ...

Sam Mitchell’s staying + Colangelo’s biggest mistake (for the Suns)
Published 5/2/2008 by arsenalist at Arsenalist
... Bill Simmons is reviewing the end of the Phoenix Suns era that ended up producing nothing except for false hope for a championship for their fans. He tries to sum up all the mistakes the Suns management made in their quest for a championship and Bryan Colangelo is mentioned in Mistake #1: ...

Spring Cleaning
Published 5/2/2008 by Mets2Moon at The Ballclub
... The point is, and I'll steal the theory brought up in yesterday's Bill Simmons column, that Minaya has made a lot of "Critically Acclaimed" deals. Trades and signings that involved names to light up the sky, but either didn't require a lot of thought (and sometimes a little dumb luck in the case of the Santana deal) or calculated gambles that worked in the short term, but proved to be long term failures. Omar's stock can trade high because he likes to take these risks, but a closer examination would reveal that they rarely have paid off well. ...

…. Magowan
Published 5/2/2008 by John at Only Baseball Matters
And then there’s Peter Magowan. Here’s Bill Simmons, talking about the end of the Phoenix Suns era: …. I don’t know (Phoenix Suns owner) Robert Sarver. Never met the guy, never heard anything bad about him, couldn’t vouch for his financial situation. For all I know, he’s the greatest guy ever. But for the life of me, I can’t imagine why someone would want to own an NBA team if he cared more about breaking even than winning a championship. What’s the point? Why not sell to someone who cares more about a ...

Reading is Great! Friday’s NBA Links
Published 5/2/2008 by Andrew Thell at Empty the Bench
... a Sixers uniform. DIME/SSNN - Kevin Garnett spent four hours at a Boston DMV in his “own personal hell.” Deseret News - Kyle Korver is creeped out by all the Kyle Korver Web sites. Cavs News - Tree Rollins was biting people long before Marv Albert made it popular. Sportaphile - Lil Wayne and Forrest Whitaker are collaborating on the next hoops opus. ESPN Page 2 - Bill Simmons’ requiem for the S.S.O.L. Era in Phoenix. ...

Sarver Has My Permission to Go Away
Published 5/5/2008 by Black Jesus Disciples at AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports - Blogs - Podcasts - Forums
... Simmons did a fantastic job last week in outlining the Suns history with D'Antoni on the sidelines and Sarver sitting courtside with his stupid foam finger. Allowing D'Antoni to coach elsewhere will be just another bone-headed move initiated by Sarver, with the almighty dollar being a recurring theme in each. ...

Welcome to the Second Round
Published 5/6/2008 by Scott Mitchell at NBA Weblog
... Coach D'Antoni deserves the blame. Rather, the blame lies squarely with the Phoenix Sun's front office. They've had personality issues with true quality players (Joe Johnson, Shawn Marion), they've traded away key role players (Kurt Thomas), they've always had too shallow a bench, and they've given up far to many draft picks over the years for cash and non-essential players. Bill Simmons has a much more thought out and in depth discussion on this topic that's definitely worth reading: A Requiem for the S.S.O.L Era in Phoenix. ...

Pistons, 19th Century Technology Defeat Magic [Nba Closer]
Published 5/6/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
... Memo to Steve Kerr and the Phoenix Suns: Remember how you went out and traded for Shaq so that you could slow things down? Because you thought that was the only way to beat San Antonio? Well, here's the thing ... they are very old. And it turns out that runnin' and gunnin' actually was the way to beat them this year. That's the sound of painful irony slapping you upside the face. Like Bill Simmons said, R.I.P. to the Seven Seconds or Less era. ...

What A Difference Three Years Makes
Published 5/6/2008 by Roland Laird at NJ.com: Sixers Shots
... Phoenix Suns were the talk of the NBA world with their Seven Seconds Or Less brand of hoops, courtesy of Mike D'Antoni and Steve Nash. That same year the Sixers made the playoffs, under Jim O'Brien but were beaten by the Detroit Pistons. O'Brien as we all know, was fired and Maurice Cheeks was hired. Cheeks' first two years as Sixers coach were atrocious, but in year three, he got his mojo. For the first time in awhile, the Sixers are now the talk of the NBA world (sort of), while the Suns have rapidly become yesterday's news. So what's my point? It's simple, winning an NBA ...

End of an Era: Phoenix 2008
Published 5/6/2008 by Jeff V at JV Sports
... As everyone's favorite almost blogger pointed out recently, the Seven Seconds Or Less era in Phoenix is officially over. In fact, its been over for some time. If I were as philosophical as ...

Last Stop for the 7SOL Bandwagon
Published 27 days ago by Mike Lisboa at Bright Side Of The Sun: Front Page Posts
... Then, injuries be damned, an aging Grant Hill comes to town.  And finally, the stake in the heart: Goodbye Shawn Marion, hello Shaquille O'Neal.  The Suns panicked.  They choked.  Instead of maintaining their guerilla campaign against the Association, they sold out and tried to go legit.  The policy of appeasement backfired and the revolution ended with a pitiful whimper.  (Bill Simmons has a much more comprehensive and compelling version of events here.) ...

Last Stop for the 7SOL Bandwagon
Published 27 days ago by Bright Side of The Sun at AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports - Blogs - Podcasts - Forums
... Then, injuries be damned, an aging Grant Hill comes to town.  And finally, the stake in the heart: Goodbye Shawn Marion, hello Shaquille O'Neal.  The Suns panicked.  They choked.  Instead of maintaining their guerilla campaign against the Association, they sold out and tried to go legit.  The policy of appeasement backfired and the revolution ended with a pitiful whimper.  (Bill Simmons has a much more comprehensive and compelling version of events here.) ...