With the Series on the Line, Suns go to...

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Round One, Game 2 Thoughts Through 2/22
Published 4/23/2008 by Hardwood Paroxysm at Hardwood Paroxysm
... in game 1, and a horrendous cold shooting second-half to sink the Suns. But all of that belies the main problem. The Spurs know that somewhere along the way, this team turned into two guys. Steve Nash, and Amare Stoudemire. And there's no one else left. Shaq's going to get a fair share because of his size and savvy. But Xs and O's layed it out perfectly. For reasons beyond my comprehension, with the game on the line, with their season on the line, against their biggest rival, the Suns are turning to... Boris Diaw. Throw in D'Antoni's refusal to accept that Leandro Barbosa ...

Staring at the Suns
Published 4/23/2008 by Mike Lisboa at Bright Side Of The Sun
... Phoenix Suns themselves.  This is true now. It has been true the last 3 years.  And it will be true again if they do not face themselves down.  It is Leandro Barbosa going 0-7.  It is Shaquille O’Neal losing his man on the break for an easy 2.  It is Steve Nash insisting on going behind the back in the lane because he is not taking the shots the Spurs give him.  It is Boris Diaw, failing to convert 4 straight shots over mismatches in the lane.  It’s Mike D’Antoni, not drawing up plays to get Nash or Stoudemire the ball when the ...

Handling Hill - Questions for the Suns Coach
Published 4/24/2008 by Phoenix Stan at Bright Side Of The Sun
... A lot has been made about the coaching decisions coming from the Suns bench so far in the Suns Spurs series. Most of the criticism has focused (rightly) on the late game play calls.  ...