Suns vs. Blazers thread

[Spurfan]

No focus or effort from the Suns early on. Looks like they did nothing to prepare for the series.


EDIT: I'm retarded

[Banzai]

so far..a boring game.

[lil_penny]

Frye is going to rape us lol

[tlongII]

So far so good.

[Red Hawk #21]

Nice shot by Juwan Howard

[Red Hawk #21]

The Blazers look better than I thought they would...

[Red Hawk #21]

Nash to Barbosa!

[tlongII]

We can't keep Juwan in there too long. His switching on to Nash is killing us.

[Red Hawk #21]

Blazers 25, Suns 24 after 1. Blazers should feel good about the way they came out, am I the only person watching this game?

[lil_penny]

Portland has to do a better job at defending the 3pt line.. everything else has been solid. Phoenix has just been raining them in from 3pt land.

[tlongII]

Portland has to do a better job at defending the 3pt line.. everything else has been solid. Phoenix has just been raining them in from 3pt land.

We'll have to give them some. We don't want Amare tearing us up inside.

[Red Hawk #21]

Dragic! nice pass

[Red Hawk #21]

Wow suns couldnt rebound for shit there

[tlongII]

Rudy's got to make that 3!

[lil_penny]

We'll have to give them some. We don't want Amare tearing us up inside.

I agree, but we still can't allow open shots

But damn rudy can't hit shit tonight lol

[kamikazi_player]

Amundson playing very well right now.

[Jeremy]

Barbosa winning us a playoff game. LOL. Who'da thunk it?!

[Red Hawk #21]

Barbosa to Amundson, highlight play

[Red Hawk #21]

Bad call against Juwan Howard imho

[Pero]

Barbosa winning us a playoff game. LOL. Who'da thunk it?!

You were saying? :lol
(and it's only the first half)

[Red Hawk #21]

DOK do you see what Barbosa is doing out there?! lol

[lil_penny]

Bad call against Juwan Howard imho

I swear he's the only person who gets called for that lol

[tlongII]

We just need to keep it close until the end. Frye will choke when the pressure ratchets up.

[kamikazi_player]

I haven't seen much of Barbosa all season, but damn this dude can get on fire. Brazilian Blur to the rescue!

[Biggems]

12 fouls and 8 FTs between the teams........good to see a game where the refs are letting the players play......this is how the playoffs should be.

[lil_penny]

Damn phoenix is on fire right now from 3pt land. Other than that I'm happy, hopefully we can adjust and get this first game.

[tlongII]

The game's being played at our pace which is a good thing. Hopefully the Suns will cool off some from the 3 point line.

[Red Hawk #21]

Damn phoenix is on fire right now from 3pt land. Other than that I'm happy, hopefully we can adjust and get this first game.

Coming into this game, I didn't even think the Blazers had a chance at winning a game. That has just changed...

[tlongII]

Charles is being stupid if he thinks nobody in Portland thinks we can win.

[lil_penny]

Coming into this game, I didn't even think the Blazers had a chance at winning a game. That has just changed...

Honestly its going to be hard with or without roy.. but of the 3 teams we could of faced being phx, utah and dallas I believe this was our best shot. We do a pretty good job at defending them and if we play at our pace we have a great shot to get some w's. A lot of people wrote these guys off with roy down, I'm hoping that just makes the rest of the team play that much harder. I'm not sure how long we can keep amare on lock for but so far so good. Just got to defend the perimeter better.

[Jeremy]

I can guarantee you one thing: the Suns will not finish this game with 38.6% or worse FG shooting.

[tlongII]

I can guarantee you one thing: the Suns will not finish this game with 38.6% or worse FG shooting.

They're shooting 47% from 3. Hopefully that goes down a bit.

[mogrovejo]

Suns are out of sync. Not taking advantage of Portland's switching defence, not scoring on transition and allowing them to dictate the tempo.

Andre Miller and LaMarcus Aldridge have negated most of Nash's and Amare's contributions. Marcus Camby has dominated the other big man spot. The starting wing players are fairly even and so too are the backup wings. An interesting matchup in the backup guard spots with two high-octane scorer with low IQ Bayless/Barbosa and the heady all-around Dragic. Phoenix has a good advantage on the backup big men slots.

Portland is only 6/7 deep though so their bench is going to be vulnerable in this series. Phoenix's bench has played well this season and should have a good advantage in this series. I think that's going to be the decisive factor even if the Suns can't get the transition game going.


BATUM IS A DEFENSIVE MONSTER.

[lil_penny]

They're shooting 47% from 3. Hopefully that goes down a bit.

Hopefully alot lol

[IronMexican]

That last question to Chuck was cold blooded

[Killakobe81]

LOL at the Amare is the greatest thing since slice bread threads ...

Seriously I was expecting Amare to beast as well ...

[himat]

If it doesn't cost too much, Portland should go after Joe Johnson this offseason. He could make them a potential contender.

[Killakobe81]

Impressed with Blazers win or lose. If lakers played this hard more consistently we would go 16-2 on the way to a repeat ...

[lil_penny]

If it doesn't cost too much, Portland should go after Joe Johnson this offseason. He could make them a potential contender.

Roy already has a back up in rudy :p

[Killakobe81]

If it doesn't cost too much, Portland should go after Joe Johnson this offseason. He could make them a potential contender.

But why they have Roy he is BETTER than Kobe. No need.

Besides his KNEE problems is a "non-issue" .

[tlongII]

Why is that a foul on Batum??? LOL!

[JamStone]

Are my eyes deceiving me or is Amare Stoudemire actually giving an effort on defense?

Still not rebounding, but he's challenged shots more than a couple times. Color me shocked.

[tlongII]

I like using Batum on Nash.

[lil_penny]

I like using Batum on Nash.

Yea him and webster both did a good job on him so far.

[Jeremy]

Amare out early. Gentry must want him to play with the second unit.

[lil_penny]

That's why I love webster

[PGDynasty24]

I wish Webster was on Lakers,he would be perfect for us. Good Shooter and defender

[tlongII]

Still close going into the 4th quarter. All we want is a chance to win.

[Jeremy]

Time for the Suns' bench to step up again, and get some separation.

[tlongII]

I wish Webster was on Lakers,he would be perfect for us. Good Shooter and defender

He and Batum are great wings to have on the team.

[SomeCallMeTim]

No Roy, no Oden, no Przy... and Porty is playing dead even in the 3rd Q with the hottest team in the NBA in their gym to open the playoffs.

Blazers have absolutely nothing to hang their head about, win or lose.

[Lukor]

the Blazers surprise once again. Most people werent giving them a chance against the Suns with Roy out. If Roy was there i would probably pick them to win the series.

[lil_penny]

One quarter left.. man if we could sneak away with this.

[tlongII]

Bayless!

[tlongII]

Bayless again!

[himat]

Roy already has a back up in rudy :p

No Joe would start...Doesn't Roy play more of a PG role for you guys? Doesn't he always have the ball in his hands?

You could put Joe at SG and Roy at PG. Its kind of big but I don't know...you guys need one more person to make you guys from being a tough team that fights against adversity to a team that actually goes far despite all the adversity.

[lil_penny]

Alright this is the bayless I like.. back to his drives and not jumpers.

[tlongII]

No Joe would start...Doesn't Roy play more of a PG role for you guys? Doesn't he always have the ball in his hands?

You could put Joe at SG and Roy at PG. Its kind of big but I don't know...you guys need one more person to make you guys from being a tough team that fights against adversity to a team that actually goes far despite all the adversity.

If we're healthy we're as good as anybody in the league with our current roster.

[PGDynasty24]

Bayless is playing good,but the guy is an asshole. Everytime I watch him he's douching it up with someone

[lil_penny]

No Joe would start...Doesn't Roy play more of a PG role for you guys? Doesn't he always have the ball in his hands?

You could put Joe at SG and Roy at PG. Its kind of big but I don't know...you guys need one more person to make you guys from being a tough team that fights against adversity to a team that actually goes far despite all the adversity.

Yea that would be a pretty good idea and combo, really never thought of it that way.. but after miller has been our m.v.p. this season I couldn't see us wanting to throw him out or put him as a back up.. if we didn't have batum blossoming jj would be sick on the team... I think he's going to stay with atl though, and don't blame him..

[mogrovejo]

This would be the right moment for the Suns to play that zone, not when they did it.

[himat]

Why isn't Portland really good? I know they have a llot of injuries, but right now they are doing fine without 2 people they are building their franchise around (Roy and Oden)

Aldridge is shooting bad, but he has been very effective. He has been causing problems in the paint even though he hasn't been finishing.

Bayless provides a huge spark off the bench.

Andre Miller isn't the greatest PG but he facilitates, gets inside, and abuses smaller guards.

Batum looks great. Can hit jumpers and play good D.

Webster and Fernandez are awesome shooters.

Camby does all the dirty work.

At first, Portland being the sixth seed really surprised me, but I feel like you guys can be way better next year.

[JustBlaze]

Rofl Amare. Bayless ain't scared of you.:king

[tlongII]

We can't let this thing get away from us now. No more stupid TO's.

[lil_penny]

The way this game is playing them up by 4 feels like 14 lol

[tlongII]

Miller time!

[himat]

Andre Miller is a man. Why did he struggle so much this year for you guys?

[tlongII]

Bayless!

[crc21209]

The Blazers are putting up a DAMN good fight...

[lil_penny]

Andre Miller is a man. Why did he struggle so much this year for you guys?

He's been solid the last half of the season

[oh crap]

miller!

[tlongII]

Miller!

[lil_penny]

Miller!!!

[JamStone]

Smh Phoenix Funs

[oh crap]

best game of the day

[picc84]

The Blazers are putting up a DAMN good fight...

You mean the Suns are.

[Darthkiller]

miller = underrated

[R4R]

The Suns will not win this game. With the crap resolution of my stream, it seems that on every drive every player on that Trailblazers team is Brandon Roy.

[JamStone]

That's twice Nash has hit 2 pointers right on the three point line

[ChrisRichards]

Good grief, what a tight and exciting game!!!


Go Blazzeeerrrs

[tlongII]

That should have been our ball!

[DJ Mbenga]

wow we might have oursleves our first LMAO thread

[himat]

best game of the day

:lol Of the playoffs so far...I almost went to sleep because i thought this would be the worst playoff series of them all due to all the Portland injuries.

[lil_penny]

Come on portland! You've earned this game so far.. don't let it slip away! Best game of the post season so far. Both teams playing solid.

[himat]

That should have been our ball!

I actually thought they called over the back on Camby, guess not.

[cobbler]

win or lose... you have to tip your hat to Andre. Great game from him.

[ChrisRichards]

Is it me or what, Blazers seems to have Phoenix Suns number without Roy...I actually like the Blazers play without Roy for some reason.

[oh crap]

nice

[crc21209]

Amare on the moving screen...no call.

[badfish22]

ya kidding me suns?

[tlongII]

Batum!

[ChrisRichards]

Batttuuuummm!

[lil_penny]

Batum!!

[Darthkiller]

batumshakalaka

[alchemist]

Blazers with some major balls out there.

[Otaku]

Cmon we got this

[himat]

Stupid high pick and roll

[picc84]

The Suns are who we thought they were.

[himat]

Batum!!!

[JamStone]

Run and fun

[lil_penny]

batumshakalaka

:)

[oh crap]

blazers looking scrappy despite all their injuries. fun team to watch and root for tonight.

[Amarelooms]

well this is good...hopefully the Suns series now goes 6-7 games

:elephant

[Bob Lanier]

:lmao
:lmao
:lmao

Amare 40 point ecstasy

[lil_penny]

Ok don't let nash kill us with 3s

[Amarelooms]

blazers looking scrappy despite all their injuries. fun team to watch and root for tonight.

if the Mavs beat the Spurs we dont want the Blazers...lets hope the Suns win a hard long series in 7

:elephant

[tlongII]

I knew Frye would choke! :lol

[baseline bum]

At least watching Phoenix go down in flames is fun.

[Fpoonsie]

18 pts on 19 shots.

Jesus.

[himat]

Run and fun

Funny thing is there offense failed them this game. They have only scored 92 because of a lot of 2nd chance points.

[tlongII]

Dammit! You got to make your free throws!

[DJ Mbenga]

DOK come out of hiding

[Bob Lanier]

Amar"e^ fouls out with 2 defensive rebounds...

[Ghazi]

if the Mavs beat the Spurs we dont want the Blazers...lets hope the Suns win a hard long series in 7

:elephant

shaddup

[milkshakeballa]

tlong the night belongs to you!

:toast:toast:toast

[cobbler]

Amare... beasting whole 2nd half of season... now back to moron mode.

The Phoenix boards going into full poor us, conspiricy, and refs hate us mode in 5, 4, 3...

[alchemist]

was that a Nash flop?

[j.dizzle]

LOL amare is lazy as hell. Without sideshow bob, the suns just dont got much size. Camby & Miller are very underrated

[Bob Lanier]

What a flop

[tlongII]

That was NOT a foul on Aldridge!

[Fpoonsie]

Wooooow.

Bullshit call.

[Killakobe81]

At least watching Phoenix go down in flames is fun.

If you guys got 6 instead of 7 This could be Spurs 1-0 ...

Yall might regret that ...but I think you stillhave a chance vs. Mavs probably slim though

[alchemist]

No fucking way that just happened??????!

[baseline bum]

Camby fucking blows.

[JMarkJohns]

:lmao
:lmao
:lmao

Amare 40 point ecstasy

Are you really that big of a asstard that you failed to notice the constant swarming doubles on Amare, many even before he touched the ball, and the defensive scheme that shadowed him off pics with two defenders while at the same time forgetting the context for the 40-point estimations?

Portland did a fantastic job first doubling Amare to take him out of the equation, then randomly swarming him in the second-half, convincing him to rush to get off the first available shot. I don't expect this type of performance again, even if the defensive scheme is the same.

[picc84]

LMAO Camby

[DJ Mbenga]

alot of choking going on

[lil_penny]

Omg camby

[tlongII]

WTF Camby!

[Otaku]

WTF Camby????

[Fpoonsie]

:lmao

Camby. Damn.

[Darthkiller]

damn wide open 3, woulda ben a 1 point game

[lil_penny]

J rich being close to camby caused that lol

[PGDynasty24]

wow what a flop by nash,what a disgrace I hate those kind've flops

[The Cougar]

lol camby

[j.dizzle]

:wow i spoke too soon, camby busted a richardson hahahaha they lucky dudely missed that

[Bob Lanier]

Are you really that big of a asstard
Yes.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

Lol!!!!

[cobbler]

nash flop

[ffadicted]

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Camby pulling a fucking JRich

[Killakobe81]

WOw Marcus almost cost the Blazers big time!!!

[tlongII]

Jeez! I can't take this!

[Fpoonsie]

Apparently, J-Rich just being in the VICINITY can cause OTHER players to miss wide open dunks.

[baseline bum]

If you guys got 6 instead of 7 This could be Spurs 1-0 ...

Yall might regret that ...but I think you stillhave a chance vs. Mavs probably slim though

That could have only happened with Utah winning against Phoenix in addition to the Spurs beating Dallas on the last day of the season. With Boozer not playing, the odds of Utah winning that game were pretty low.

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

:lmaoJRich's face

[tlongII]

Frye choked again! I knew it!

[Fpoonsie]

Lol.

Beat me to it, lil_penny.

[lil_penny]

Jeez! I can't take this!

Man I'm shaking like a crack head lol

[JMarkJohns]

Are you really that big of a asstard...
Yes.

So long as you admit it.

[himat]

If Dudley would have hit that three....:wow

Phoenix has a shot now. A quick score and they have enough time to not have to foul.

[Bob Lanier]

I hope somebody got a screen capture of Nash riding the invisible pony with his retard face just now...

[Killakobe81]

Honestly not to pile on Suns but if Spurs or OKC played the Suns tonight they might be up 1-0 ditto Bobcats ...very disappointed in the Suns ...like Chuck said.

I thought they had "turned the corner" ...

[crc21209]

Those 3's arent going for you now huh Phoenix?

[Amarelooms]

Blazers can't make dunks or free throws...what a bunch of clowns :elephant

[DJ Mbenga]

cant wait to hear chuck. he was sucking the suns dick all season

[tlongII]

We need to get it inbounds and make our free throws!

[flame]

Christ the Blazers better pull this out. After watching the chokejob of the past two minutes....I don't think they would ever be able to recover if they ended up losing.

[Otaku]

Those 3's arent going for you now huh Phoenix?

it's called law of averages :D

[himat]

Honestly not to pile on Suns but if Spurs or OKC played the Suns tonight they might be up 1-0 ditto Bobcats ...very disappointed in the Suns ...like Chuck said.

I thought they had "turned the corner" ...

I've always ripped on the Suns, but a lot of champions have lost there first game in round 1. I think Spurs did it 3 times...or what is twice? But they went on to win anyways.

[tlongII]

Dre!

[lil_penny]

So glad we didn't get hedo! Millers been our m.v.p. by far this season

[Killakobe81]

Potland has some great pieces in fact I like Batum Webster at SF and Bayless Roy and Fernandez at SG ...trade some of that wealth and get a SUPERSTAR with GOOD KNEES!!!

[tlongII]

I still can't believe Camby blew that dunk! :lol

[oh crap]

rich!!

[tlongII]

Damn. Nice three.

[DJ Mbenga]

i wonder what webber has to say. he can relate to choking

[j.dizzle]

LOL now someone decides to make a 3 when it probably wont matter

[crc21209]

Wow the Suns finally made a 3? What are they 7-70 now? :lol

[j.dizzle]

bayless gonna choke at the line

[Fpoonsie]

:lol

"Aw, fuck YOU, Bayless!"

Butthurt PHO fan.

[Killakobe81]

If Im Blazers ...

Pray for Oden's health (not many good centers)

Trade Roy for a SG with good knees (or trade Oden I dont want two chronic knee problems on the same team)

Trade either Rudy or Webster for a true backup PG and make whomever you keep the 6th man ...

[Fpoonsie]

Oops.

[tlongII]

Whew

[ffadicted]

LMAO!!!!

"Oh fuck you Bayless"

[lil_penny]

Omg give them the game lol

This why we need roy haha

[JMarkJohns]

Potland has some great pieces in fact I like Batum Webster at SF and Bayless Roy and Fernandez at SG ...trade some of that wealth and get a SUPERSTAR with GOOD KNEES!!!

Heard rumors that Fernandez may skip out and head back to Europe. Seems a stretch, but Portland was unwilling to trade Bayless, so maybe there's something to it.

[crc21209]

:lmao Nash air-balling the potential game-tying 3-pointer.

[Killakobe81]

Blazers are chokers ...wow Bayless ...Camby ...

[Otaku]

Ok, that's it. Game. Invaluable point on the road.

[Bob Lanier]

Why the hell did he pull up 35 feet out with 4 seconds left?

[himat]

Come on Bayless...

[tlongII]

Ballgame. Thank god.

[DJ Mbenga]

my god this game had too much choking. exciting finish.

[ffadicted]

Fail on Nash, could've easily gone closer

[oh crap]

:toast

[crc21209]

Wow...Portland has got some serious heart and nuts...BIG props to them. :tu

[tlongII]

yeeesssssss!!!

[flame]

:lol

"Aw, fuck YOU, Bayless!"

Butthurt PHO fan.

Lawl - I thought I heard someone say that.

[Bob Lanier]

:lmao

"AND ONE!!!"

[DJ Mbenga]

Slap yourself!

[tlongII]

We can do this!

[ffadicted]

First road team to win, about time..

[Killakobe81]

Wow MAD props 2 the Blazers 1st upset of the playoffs kudos.

Maybe yuo guys do to Suns what Rox did 2 yall LAST year ...

Im calling a 20 pt suns win in Game 2 ...

Defend your HC Blazers and the series is yours ...

[himat]

Almost lost it at the end...but good job Portland!

[Kriz-Maxima]

WTF Nash?

[Amarelooms]

Good chance that Andre Miller is gay...just saying the impression I get after that interview

:elephant

[mogrovejo]

Portland was hugely impressive today. They're going to give Phoenix a heck of a series. I don't think they have the horses to win it in the end (can't trust Bayless to be a positive contributor every game, let alone player like he did today).

[tlongII]

We need to get another one Tuesday now!

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

andre miller sounds like...lol

[tlongII]

Wow MAD props 2 the Blazers 1st upset of the playoffs kudos.

Maybe yuo guys do to Suns what Rox did 2 yall LAST year ...

Im calling a 20 pt suns win in Game 2 ...

Defend your HC Blazers and the series is yours ...

No way the Suns blow us out. We match up with them too well.

[DJ Mbenga]

wow andre miller. your voice? its so dissapoint to hear that. its almost like when you first heard david becham speak. good win though!

[tlongII]

We've got a good draw. The Suns and Mavs are the type of teams we can beat even without Roy. If we stay focused there's no telling how far we can go.

[JMarkJohns]

wow andre miller. your voice? its so dissapoint to hear that. its almost like when you first heard david becham speak. good win though!

Or Tyson...

[Killakobe81]

MAvs will be tough to beat if Dirk is hot ...

[Amarelooms]

We've got a good draw. The Suns and Mavs are the type of teams we can beat even without Roy. If we stay focused there's no telling how far we can go.

You ain't beating the Mavs dummy....or the Suns for that matter....you just extended the series is all

:elephant

[Giuseppe]

You a do a good, t. You make a Giuseppe a so a happy. Thank a youu.

[tlongII]

You ain't beating the Mavs dummy....or the Suns for that matter....you just extended the series is all

:elephant

We can beat the Mavs easy. We've got defenders that can bother Dirk. Unlike the Spurs.

[Red Hawk #21]

You a do a good, t. You make a Giuseppe a so a happy. Thank a youu.

Are you supposed to be Jamaican?

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

He's a Culburn troll. Just a weird demented human being.

[Red Hawk #21]

I can't believe the Suns lost this game. Seriously, they had so many advantages in their favor and yet they still lost. That's a damn shame. Props to the Blazers, they had every excuse to just lay down and die but yet they gave it their all and stole the win. That earns my respect, let's see what happens in Game 2.

[Red Hawk #21]

He's a Culburn troll. Just a weird demented human being.

Hey DOK, when is Lopez supposed to come back? You guys look like you need him out there, even though I think that loss last night was damn near inexcusable, I know not having Lopez plays a factor.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Lopez is all but done for the year, and with that loss this series will be tough. Nate McMillan found Phoenix's achilles heel and targetted it beautifully, the question is what they do to correct that.

[Red Hawk #21]

Sucks that he's done for the season but the Suns MUST find ways to win. That's what playoff basketball is all about, their will be injuries, blown calls, bad officiating, and bad shooting nights sometimes. But good teams can always find a way to win. It will be a huge disappointment to the Suns fanbase if they lose this series, simply because you guys are better than the Blazers. You just can't lose to an inferior team who is missing their best player. Especially since these are the last years of having Nash around. Its just inexcusable, the bright side to this is that it was only one game. Phoenix can recover and regroup for game 2, but it won't be easy. The coaching battle in this series will also be fun to watch, let's see what adjustments Gentry and McMillan make.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I'm almost sure Phoenix wins game 2 (however I was pretty sure Phoenix would win game 1 but completely ignored the possibility of them hearing about how they had a 1st round bye and not doing jack shit to prepare for the series), after that it's up in the air.

The thing for Phoenix is, they played like absolute dog shit, and Portland executed a game plan almost to perfection, yet were still a game tying 3 from overtime if Nash passed to the wide open player rather than shot a contested off balance shot. People are gonna say "There's no way Batum and Bayless keep it up", but given their athleticism advantage over Phoenix they easily can. The Suns drafted Earl Clark so Phoenix wouldn't get thoroughly raped by guys like Batum, but he can't do anything if he's not playing.

[barbacoataco]

Anyone actually watching most of the Blazers games knows that they are a different team with Camby and Miller. Their veteran toughness is the key to the Blazers success. Miller is a WAY underrated player who has always played for crappy teams with no media attention. CAmby is a former DPOY who somehow is dissed all the time. These guys are for real and they aoutplayed the Suns yesterday.

The Blazers are not "under-manned." They traded for Camby to replace Oden. They have Rudy and Bayless to take Roy's place. The main difference is that now they have Miller and Camby who actually think they can win and want to win.

[pauls931]

Pho needs to move the ball. What little of the game I watched consisted of Portland swarming Nash and Stoudamire. The need to move the ball and hit some shots, no way Portland can guard all 5 players doing what they did last night.

[Giuseppe]

Anyone actually watching most of the Blazers games knows that they are a different team with Camby and Miller. Their veteran toughness is the key to the Blazers success. Miller is a WAY underrated player who has always played for crappy teams with no media attention. CAmby is a former DPOY who somehow is dissed all the time. These guys are for real and they aoutplayed the Suns yesterday.

The Blazers are not "under-manned." They traded for Camby to replace Oden. They have Rudy and Bayless to take Roy's place. The main difference is that now they have Miller and Camby who actually think they can win and want to win.

Primo! Absolutely primo!

[Bob Lanier]

LOL, Phoenix fans in the playoffs:
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[Otaku]

I'm almost sure Phoenix wins game 2 (however I was pretty sure Phoenix would win game 1 but completely ignored the possibility of them hearing about how they had a 1st round bye and not doing jack shit to prepare for the series), after that it's up in the air.

Yeah, maybe they'll win game 2 (almost for sure), and also all their remaining home games. The question is, can they win @ the Rose Garden?? Well... they will have to, and that's not easy.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Yeah, maybe they'll win game 2 (almost for sure), and also all their remaining home games. The question is, can they win @ the Rose Garden?? Well... they will have to, and that's not easy.


I wouldn't be so sure Phoenix wins their remaining home games. Unless they make proper adjustments this series is over quickly. Not having anyone athletic enough to stop Bayless or Batum, or any perimeter player tough enough to keep Miller out of the paint, or any big long enough to keep Camby off the glass isn't changing. If Portland can continue to get wins out of their obvious advantages over Phoenix, the series is over.

[pauls931]

I wouldn't be so sure Phoenix wins their remaining home games. Unless they make proper adjustments this series is over quickly. Not having anyone athletic enough to stop Bayless or Batum, or any perimeter player tough enough to keep Miller out of the paint, or any big long enough to keep Camby off the glass isn't changing. If Portland can continue to get wins out of their obvious advantages over Phoenix, the series is over.

I hope the suns can pull it off because if Portland makes it, the Mavs will have a second round bye.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I hope the suns can pull it off because if Portland makes it, the Mavs will have a second round bye.



Not in my book. Dallas has the same problems against athleticism as Phoenix does, and like Phoenix is a team that loves jump shots.

[pauls931]

Not in my book. Dallas has the same problems against athleticism as Phoenix does, and like Phoenix is a team that loves jump shots.

Dallas has a pretty tough front line so I think Portland would have to get used to taking jumpshots.

[mojorizen7]

If the main focus of the SUNS coaches and players discussion for game 2 is how to get better shots and force the uptempo then this series is already over for us.

[Giuseppe]

If the main focus of the SUNS coaches and players discussion for game 2 is how to get better shots and force the uptempo then this series is already over for us.

Primo! You don't fast break in the playoffs. It slows down to half court sets and execution. No team has ever fast breaked itself an NBA Championship.

[endrity]

It don't matter. We gon' bully them niggas!

[tlongII]

We beat the Mavs 3-1 this season including 2 wins in Dallas without Roy.