yourfaceisasportsblog.com - 3/25/2008
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Warning: this is a post related to the NBA. If you think it's a niche sport or just plain hate it, too bad, so sad. I'm going anyway.
The Suns had a huge game last night against the Pistons. The...
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I Don’t Give A Damn ‘Bout Our Reputation
Fanster.com —
... honestly don't think it's too much to ask from officials. Listen, they have arguably the toughest job in sports. They really do. Basketball is an incredibly fast-paced game played by extremely large men with out of this world verticals, uncommon strength and bad tempers. I don't envy what the referees go through every night. But it can be better. It has to be better. to read me cry some more and ignore the Suns simply not executing down the stretch, see here ...
Friday Link Dump
Fanster.com —
Not a good week thus far for the Suns. Brutal, overtime loss to the Pistons with awful officiating? Check. Painful, embarrassing loss with guys just not showing up? Check. A win in a revenge game against a suddenly red-hot Sixers team followed with a solid practice against the Nets will go a long way in getting this team back on track and ready for a home and home next week with a Nuggets team who just got a shot in the arm. Some links from this week: -GREAT post from TrueHoop on the rules for timeouts and ...
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