da_suns_fan
05-10-2010, 07:27 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/simmons/index
Some really good stuff. Definitely different from your usual "give 110%, both teams played hard and unselfish blah blah blah".
Highlights:
Talked a some about the last series against the Spurs..Says they went really went after Jefferson because they knew he was struggling and were trying to force him to make jump shots. Says they actually trapped aldridge more than they trapped Duncan and how the different series bring different strategies. Says Nash wanted to win that series BAD, regardless of the politically correct answers hes been giving to the media. Said after the game (game 4) Nash was the most vocal.
Said he got tons of tweets from Suns fans begging them to win and realized how important it was for Phoenix to win.
They talked mostly about the upcoming Suns/Lakers series. Says they can play small when the Lakers bring in Odom which is what they like to do in the fourth. Says they can go with their best lineup (Nash, J-rich, Dudley, Hill and Amare) when Bynum is out.
Says Kobe never says anything to him. Dudley will flop (yes, he said FLOP) and draw an offensive foul and Kobe never says anything. Says that in the next series he will be trying to get under Kobe's skin, slapping his finger (seriously..SAID IT) etc.
Says he loves playing at the same time as Grant Hill because the two of them like to trap together. Says he wants to trap Kobe because he loves trapping guys that dont like giving up the ball.
Simmons asked if he thought he could guard Gasol...he said he couldnt (duh) but if he HAD to he would try to front him.
Some other good stuff. Worth a listen.
Some really good stuff. Definitely different from your usual "give 110%, both teams played hard and unselfish blah blah blah".
Highlights:
Talked a some about the last series against the Spurs..Says they went really went after Jefferson because they knew he was struggling and were trying to force him to make jump shots. Says they actually trapped aldridge more than they trapped Duncan and how the different series bring different strategies. Says Nash wanted to win that series BAD, regardless of the politically correct answers hes been giving to the media. Said after the game (game 4) Nash was the most vocal.
Said he got tons of tweets from Suns fans begging them to win and realized how important it was for Phoenix to win.
They talked mostly about the upcoming Suns/Lakers series. Says they can play small when the Lakers bring in Odom which is what they like to do in the fourth. Says they can go with their best lineup (Nash, J-rich, Dudley, Hill and Amare) when Bynum is out.
Says Kobe never says anything to him. Dudley will flop (yes, he said FLOP) and draw an offensive foul and Kobe never says anything. Says that in the next series he will be trying to get under Kobe's skin, slapping his finger (seriously..SAID IT) etc.
Says he loves playing at the same time as Grant Hill because the two of them like to trap together. Says he wants to trap Kobe because he loves trapping guys that dont like giving up the ball.
Simmons asked if he thought he could guard Gasol...he said he couldnt (duh) but if he HAD to he would try to front him.
Some other good stuff. Worth a listen.