282 points in 2 games!!! I know those games were against the Clippers, but what the Suns have done the past couple of nights is very impressive. “Impressive” won’t be a big enough word if they run the Celtics out of the gym this weekend. Obviously, they can’t expect to have this “Clipper”sort of success against better teams, but at least the Suns are back to playing the brand of basketball they were built to play. Whenever you have Steve Nash as your point guard and you don’t take full advantage of his up-tempo ability, you’re doing something wrong. Clearly, Robert Sarver, Steve Kerr and Terry Porter were doing something wrong. They went into this season trying to erase any sort of memory of Mike D’Antoni. It was a colossal mistake. In December, they finally realized it and tried to go back to an abbreviated running style. It wasn’t enough. With the firing of Porter Sunday, the Suns have done a complete turnaround (and even though he’s not gloating publicly , D’Antoni probably can’t stop laughing to himself in New York).
It’s very clear that Sarver doesn’t know much about basketball. He’s a banker and a real estate guy. However, Kerr should’verealized that you can’t put a square peg in a roundhole…..in fact, if the Suns want to consistently put the ball in the round hole, they have to play the way D’Antoni designed them to play. Alvin Gentry is the only holdover from D’Antoni’s staff, so he’s the perfect guy to now run this team. 2 games in…..he’s a genius. It’s now likely that Amare Stoudemire won’t be traded because this run and gun style fits him perfectly. So there’s hope. You never know what can happen in the playoffs if you make it ”into” the playoffs. With 29 games remaining, Phoenix will most likely get in and that will get the fans excited again. Maybe not like a few years ago when this team was one of…if not the best in the league. I fully believe if Sarver didn’t let Joe Johnson go, this team would have a championship ring. Johnson was and is that good. That was the biggest mistake Sarver has made since taking ownership of this team (and he’s made quite a few).
Hopefully, something can be salvaged from this season. They’re off to a great 2nd half start.
Okay Chris, so now after writing your latest blog and finding out that Amare Stoudemire will be out for the rest of the season, what do you think? This was another great blog. My wife Debbie and I are glad that we can count on you for your candid and honest sports reporting. You say the things that other reporters want to say, should say, but don’t.