[Equipa] Phoenix Suns

[andriy pereplyotkin]

O melhor primeiro post das páginas desta sub-secção está neste tópico.

[ProkhoLov]

LOL

[Dyester]

Grande vitoria ontem :biggrin:

[andriy pereplyotkin]

But consider this. After December, Suns have no more games versus BOS, ORL, or CLE. Only 12 of their 49 remaining games after December are against ATL, LAL, SAS, POR and DEN, and 8 of those 12 games are in Phoenix.

[SAS_Robben]

Se até Memphis os desgraça fará SAS ou LA 8)

[andriy pereplyotkin]

Se até Memphis os desgraça fará SAS ou LA 8)

Já levaram as duas na pá.

[andriy pereplyotkin]

[The Bad Blood]

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[ProkhoLov]

f*da-se :prayer: :lol:

[Major Tom]

Bar'bo'sa :prayer:

[Nuk]

O Leandrinho é tão rei :lol:

[Dyester]

:funny:

 

 

Que recupere rapido.

[andriy pereplyotkin]

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[andriy pereplyotkin]

The Suns (36-23) have won 10 of 12 and are 13 games over .500 for the first time since the end of the 2007-08 season. They are 5-1 since the All-Star break.

 

They also are 18-2 when Richardson scores at least 20 points, which he has done three consecutive games.

[andriy pereplyotkin]

Continuando o bom monólogo:

# The Suns "pre-Robin" were -2.29 in rebounding differential which ranks around 26th in the league.

# Since Robin has entered the starting lineup the Suns have a +3.68 rebound differential which ranks 2nd in the league. That's a swing of +5.98 in rebound differential.

[Osnofa]

Not enough Amare 8)

 

EDIT:

 

 

... :mrgreen:

[andriy pereplyotkin]

 

[andriy pereplyotkin]

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[andriy pereplyotkin]

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[andriy pereplyotkin]

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Nem a propósito...

Tight game vs. Spurs e Nash senta o 4º período todo depois de 18 pontos e 12 assistências com apenas um turnover em 30 minutos. Resultado? 24-21 nesse período.

 

 

 

MANLOVE

[Dyester]

Phoenix ainda vai ser campeao :mrgreen:

[andriy pereplyotkin]

Suns Are Tougher Than We Thought

By J.A. Adande

ESPN.com

SALT LAKE CITY -- Now I understand what Steve Nash was talking about that night in November, when he could see surprise on my face as he told me how this Phoenix Suns team was tougher than previous editions. They are tough. And now they have 54 wins and a No. 3 seed in the Western Conference playoffs to show for it.

 

Toughness is not always about flexing muscles or knocking people into the basket support. It's about discipline and mental endurance and all of the other attributes the Suns demonstrated throughout the season, including their 100-86 victory Wednesday night in which they took the will of a Utah Jazz team that urgently needed a victory. The Jazz, playing without Carlos Boozer (strained oblique muscle), fell to the No. 5 seed and must start the playoffs at Denver.

 

Phoenix has the home-court advantage in the first round and could end up with home-court in the second if they advance and the Spurs knock off the Mavericks.

 

Sure, we've seen the Suns swing into the playoffs with a high seed before, the inevitable prelude to a fall. This time their No. 3 seed is an accomplishment in itself, a shiny reward for a team whose preseason goal was to simply make the playoffs, somehow, someway.

 

The Suns got there with a road seldom traveled in Phoenix the past few years. Are you ready for this?

 

"We're actually winning some games with our defense," Grant Hill said.

 

"Rather than exchange baskets, we really tried to zero in where we can get some stops," said coach Alvin Gentry. "If we run on stops and score, that's how you get separation. We've gotten better defensively. We're never gonna be the Cleveland Cavaliers or anything, but I think we can be solid."

 

Solid enough to be 11th in the league in defensive field goal percentage, a stat the Suns care about more than points allowed because their pace will elevate scores. The bench has gone from liability to asset, with Goran Dragic capably subbing for Nash (who had to play more than 31 minutes only once in the past five games) and Jared Dudley doing whatever it takes.

 

Their offense still scores 110 points a game, but now the points are more likely to come from Amare Stoudemire's free throws than quick fast-break buckets. Yeah, a little bit grittier.

 

So let's revisit that toughness aspect Nash talked about. It showed in the team's bounce-back from a 12-18 stretch, when everyone thought the Suns were about to vanish.

 

"We emerged from it and turned a corner," Nash said.

 

It began with a victory over Dallas on Jan. 28

 

"We're committed to playing defense," Hill said. "Things started to click. We've gained confidence and gotten better."

 

And tougher?

 

"I think we're somewhat tough, but what kind of outshines that is that we're smart," Stoudemire said. "We play smart basketball. We study the game and we listen to the coaching staff and we try to implement what they teach us during the game."

 

Wednesday's victory was a bit of a bonus for the Suns. They would have been comfortable if they had slipped to the No. 4 spot to face Denver, a team the Suns have beaten three times this season, most recently a 123-101 demolition on Tuesday. But they decided they were going to try to beat Utah, even if it meant facing a Trail Blazers team that took two of three from the Suns this season. Portland turns the style from open highway to rush-hour on-ramp, although one of the men who purposefully slows them down is Brandon Roy, and he might not play because of a torn meniscus in his right knee.

 

The Suns don't fear the matchup. They're not afraid of anyone right now. They're surging off the confidence of winning three consecutive games and 14 of their final 16.

 

So here they are back in the top half of the playoff bracket. Only with a twist.

 

"We're just a different team now," Hill said.

 

This is a case where the scoreboard doesn't tell the ultimate story. They still post high numbers. They just aren't as glamorous.

[andriy pereplyotkin]

 

 

It took Michelangelo four years to paint the Sistine Chapel. Dudley could do it in four days.

 

Even Chuck Norris was afraid of Jared Dudley's athletic hands.