“You don’t want to be in the position where it’s not the same and then you don’t make it, and then it’s kind of a shock and you have to get that feeling back again.”
Chris Bosh and Steve Nash are headed back to the NBA all-star game. Toronto’s Bosh was voted a reserve for the Eastern Conference squad for the annual all-star game Feb. via CANOE
“We didn’t get many calls or have many bounces go our way - until the end.”
By Tariq Ali on Jan 26, 2008 in Cavaliers News The Suns made one more play that cooled off the Cavaliers. via CavsNews.com
There are some perks that come with the business; unfortunately, free tickets to the Playboy Party and Maxim Party aren’t two of them. via Newsday.com
“I think the team needs a new voice,'’”
The Phoenix Suns looked like anything but their high-flying selves. But the Bulls looked just like themselves Sunday, just inconsistent enough in this 88-77 loss not to take advantage of a flat team. via Chicago Sun-Times
“I’m focusing on the big games we have coming up, starting (today against Chicago). I can’t tell you how it would feel if (being selected) doesn’t happen.”
Jerry Brown , Tribune CHICAGO - For each of the last three years, Shawn Marion, Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire have been mainstays on the Western Conference All-Star teams. via East Valley Tribune
“They’re a scary team because the way they share the ball really puts pressure on your defense”
Perhaps the most glaring area where the Bulls’ grit is missing is guarding people, both individually and as a team.
Gone are the tough-minded teams of the last three seasons that finished first, first and second in opponents’ field-goal percentage. Gone more often than not is sticky individual defense. Help defense has been slow. Extra effort appears optional.
‘Our team defense is nowhere near where it’s been and where it needs to be,’ guard Kirk Hinrich said. ‘For whatever reason, we don’t set up our offense or get easy baskets off stops the way we used to. We need to fix that in a hurry.’ Read more
CLEVELAND: Prior to Friday night’s game at Quicken Loans Arena, LeBron James had a word for the Phoenix Suns’ offense. via Akron Beacon Journal
“I like the way he’s playing. He’s trying. He’ll do exactly what we say.”
It was a road game against a last-place team. Everyone worried how the Suns would emerge, but Phoenix defied concern by jumping to a 10-point lead in the game’s first few minutes. via Arizona Republic
Phoenix Suns star Steve Nash scored 15 of his season-high 37 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Suns past the Milwaukee Bucks 114-105 on Tuesday night. via CCTV
The NBA Finals start tomorrow, and you are the general manager/coach in this fantasy series. via Fox Sports
“Anytime you’re struggling you need everyone”
Taking a four-game losing streak into the second game of a six-game Western swing, the Nets needed something big from their Big 3 Saturday night. via New York Daily News
“As far as doing anything with our core players, that’s just not going to happen.”
Recently there has been speculation that the Suns are looking to trade Amare Stoudemire.There are people who argue that while the Suns are an excellent team, they just aren’t good enough to win a championship. via MVN - Recent Articles
“I’m always happy for the underdog so I’m really happy for the Giants. But playing indoors it may be tough, the passing game and all those wide-outs for the Pats.”
See? It could have been worse. Almost impossibly, a 116-92 drubbing by the Suns here could have been worse. via New York Post
With a few days off to recover from their most recent loss against Golden State in which the Wolves actually played pretty good basketball in 4 or 5 minute spurts at a time, Al and the Gang will now face the … via MVN - Recent Articles
“There’s a reason we’ve only done that once in history. It wasn’t because we were so dominating. It’s because of the breaks of the game.”
Paul Coro The Arizona Republic Jan. 12, 2008 09:40 PM Next to Steve Nash’s corner locker there is a white board on the wall that keeps updated NBA standings, but players pay little attention to it. via Arizona Republic
