Note To Suns Fans
Remove your hand from the panic button now. The Phoenix Suns are fine and a complete retooling is not necessary. This team is still an NBA championship caliber team and has the talent to beat both the Mavericks and the Spurs. Any fan wanting to panic and leave the bandwagon the exit is on the left. You should remember where it is because you used it back during the 1-5 start. This time though feel free to remain on the sidelines until next season. Is this team a world beater without Steve Nash? No, but they are still talented and it has given Amare a chance to prove he can carry a team if necessary. So the Suns lost to the Bulls by double digits, it was the first time in 51 games that the Suns had lost by double digits. Also this team was not only missing Steve Nash but missing their second best ball handler Boris Diaw and Raja Bell is still dealing with knee soreness.
This is a blessing in disguise. Nash gets to rest for a two week period in the middle of the season and prove that he is the lone candidate for MVP, Amare gets a chance to be “the man”, the team gets to evaluate how big of an impact Shawn Marion truly has on the offensive end of the court and they get a chance to see if Marcus Banks has anything to offer and showcase him for a trade if necessary.
The biggest thing is this gives role players a chance to step up and attempt to prove their worth for the stretch run. Coach D gets a chance to dust of the bench pieces and give them minutes deserved or not. Pat Burke is even getting time and showing some flashes of talent, in between the long uncalled for three pointers.
Fans calm down, step back from the leg and remember that to be the best you have to beat the best so being the number one seed isn’t the most important thing in the world. Get ready Suns fans because after the allstar break the Suns most likely will have Nash, Diaw and Kurt Thomas back and be full strength. The path too the NBA finals starts next week so buckle up and deal with one last game without the full strength Suns because a week from now it will be all systems go.
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Posted by Greg Esposito
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