Sixers Blowing Out Suns On Road

[Rummpd]

HAH HAH HAH watching on local 76er tv visiting my son there!

103 to 87 in 4th SUNS have 6 points to 76ers 20!!!!! The sinking of the Suns is so fun to watch!

[BonnerDynasty]

Today is a good day.

[ancestron]

Wow.

[robbie380]

good....my rockets will be ahead of them in the standings sooner than i thought! :clap

[ducks]

Philadelphia 28 26 29 25 108 2:29

Phoenix 18 36 27 15 96 4th
TV: CSNP, FSAZ

[td4mvp21]

Shut up they cut it to 9 :lol

[tmtcsc]

While the Suns haven't won a Championship, at least they play an exciting brand of basketball that the NBA can hang its hat on as far.....no, wait a second...scratch that.

SUNS SUCK...this is almost as funny as watching Dallas get bitched slapped by Golden State.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Phoenix getting outrebounded. They really should have traded for a big man before the trade deadline. Oh wait...

[hsxvvd]

Where are the suns fans?

[Radiosparks]

Suns have no defense whatsoever.

[DazedAndConfused]

You have a son? Oh dear God. Does he get paid for his NBA analysis too?

[Road Warrior]

Nash just hit a 3 to cut it to 4 with 37 sec left.

[SAtown]

Where are the suns fans?

I'm not really worried about most of them, just Princess Pimp

[ducks]

nash needs to be more agressive earlier o o with marion gone

[BonnerDynasty]

Damn Sixers. Do not fuck this up.

[BonnerDynasty]

Damn Nash and his running 3 pt shots.

[Kori Ellis]

These type of threads always jinx things :lol

[hsxvvd]

Nash has gone all Manu on the sixers.

[peskypesky]

Nash is amazing. So damn clutch. Reminds me of Manu.

[rasho8]

Foul away from the ball means ball is still Sixers.. or is that college Im thinking?

[peskypesky]

Sixers better not blow this!

[Road Warrior]

Yeah it's still Sixers ball.

[nkdlunch]

I feel sorry for those poor bitches

[SAtown]

Updates please, gamecast updates haven't changed at all

[T Park]

:lol

Nice Job Suns, idiots.

[Road Warrior]

2 point game with 9 sec to go

[SAtown]

Thanks RW and peskypesky :hat

[peskypesky]

Sixers up by 4 with 9sec

[rasho8]

Go Sixers.. down with the S0ns and their little rabid chihuahua coach

[Road Warrior]

Suns are down 4 with 9 sec. so they're gonna need a quick hoop and foul

[Xylus]

This is pathetic.

[Rummpd]

Gritty comeback by Suns but this is over and another embarrassing loss by the new look Suns!

[Road Warrior]

Suns Turned it over. This thing is over! Philie to the line.

[SAtown]

At home? Oh damn

[rasho8]

S0ns lose... S0ns suck again.. down to the sixth spot bitches.

[peskypesky]

Gritty comeback by Suns but this is over and another embarrassing loss by the new look Suns!

VERY gritty comeback. Thank God they fell a tad short.

[Road Warrior]

Phi-119

Phx- 114

[Radiosparks]

Game over 119 - 114. Lose back 2 back games at home. Hahahhahaaa....

[T Park]

:lmao

[slayermin]

I don't know. If things get too bad, they'll bench Shaq and use Diaw more. And if it comes to that, I think Shaq will swallow his pride and do what he can to just contribute.

The Suns are still threat.

[peskypesky]

I am so glad the Shaq trade is proving to be as bad as I said it was.

[TampaDude]

Suns LOSE AGAIN!!! :lol

[Rummpd]

I don't know. If things get too bad, they'll bench Shaq and use Diaw more. And if it comes to that, I think Shaq will swallow his pride and do what he can to just contribute.

The Suns are still threat.

No team that plays this bad of defense is a threat.

[peskypesky]

The Suns are still threat.

Ummm.....wrong.

[DAINTX]

Hey Suns fans...How 'bout them Sixers?

:lmao

[peskypesky]

Isn't it amazing how much Shaq has done for Phoenix's defense!! rotflmao

[peskypesky]

Guess the Suns didn't need the points and rebounds Marion would've provided them.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

The only trophy D'Antoni will ever get to lift.

http://www.nba.com/media/suns/coy_presser_415.jpg

[Road Warrior]

Steve Kerr is probably one more loss in a row away from going into the witness protection program.

[slayermin]

No team that plays this bad of defense is a threat.

They have the personnel to change back to small ball. They aren't as deep but they can still run and do many of the same things they did with Marion.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

phx= bigtime joke

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

dall= bigtime choke

[Rummpd]

It will be all time precious if they miss playoffs!

[bigfan]

No Suns trolls now... chirping crickets.........

[timmy21_4rings]

D'Anthoni "This is injustice. Pop tells Larry Brown to defeat Sun at any cost and LB tells it to Sixer's team and coach. Look what is happening. We are defeated by Sixers. I and Steve Kerr do not like behind the scene actions and will make a complaint to David Stern".

[boutons_]

Shaq's $20M is looking awfully expensive.
He's nowhere near Marion's numbers.

[1Parker1]

Umm, this wasn't as pathetic a loss for the Suns as people are making it. Sixers have been on a role recently and have beat realy good teams to get into the 8th playoff spot in the East.

My Sixers are finally showing some life!! :elephant

[ChuckD]

Umm, this wasn't as pathetic a loss for the Suns as people are making it. Sixers have been on a role recently and have beat realy good teams to get into the 8th playoff spot in the East.

My Sixers are finally showing some life!! :elephant
It's actually easy to beat a team that lets you shoot 56%.

[CubanMustGo]

A playoff team in the WC should easily handle any EC playoff team (with the possible exceptions of Detroit and Boston), esp. at home. Sixers are how many games under .500 and a crummy road team (11-19).

As an aside, Milwaukee had defeated three playoff teams in their last three home games (Cle, Den, Det) before SA got by them tonight.

[1Parker1]

It doesn't matter that their overall record is below .500. My point is, recently, Sixers have been playing a lot better than their record indicates. They're 7-3 their last 10 games and have beaten teams like Dallas and the Orlando Magic in the last few weeks.

[01Snake]

We just squeaked by the Bucks for Christs sake.

[baseline bum]

Fuck y'all... this was Shaq's best game in a Phoenix uniform so far: his team was +2 with him on the floor tonight!

[Texas_Ranger]

Bravo 76ers!!!!!

[jag]

We just squeaked by the Bucks for Christs sake.

We also didnt add $20 mil to our roster 2 weeks ago now did we?

[genomefreak13]

Steve Kerr is probably one more loss in a row away from going into the witness protection program.


:lol

[genomefreak13]

For the Suns: You asked for it... Want to do more improvement on your roster? DO ONE MORE STUPID THING, buyout Shaq's 20 MILLION contract. :lol

[anakha]

We also didnt add $20 mil to our roster 2 weeks ago now did we?

Technically, it was more like $3-5 million. :nerd

[polandprzem]

Shaq did a great job on Iguadala
Why D'antoni putted him on the bench?

[polandprzem]

btw.



It's only one loss, it's only March

[marini martini]

Shaq did a great job on Iguadala
Why D'antoni putted him on the bench?


Damn mo-fo D'antoni! Why did you putted him on the bench :lol

[mojorizen7]

Nothing new here.....Mike D'Antoni IS Mike Martz.
#1. Handed the keys to a talented team.
#2. Changed the landscape of modern offense.
#3. Ignored and scoffed at the concept of defense & fundamentals.
#4. Never won the big games.
#5. Gimmick offense eventually got figured out.
#6. Arrogant.
#7. Stubborn.
#8. Both named Mike.

[foodie2]

O'Neal said the problems are on defense.

"We have to have some urgency and stop some people," he said. "I'm fitting in. I'm swinging the ball to the top and I'm only taking four or five shots a game. I'm just rebounding and trying to fit in. But right now we just have to stop people."

link (http://www.nba.com/games/20080301/PHIPHX/recap.html)

Defense is the problem? You THINK?

[TampaDude]

Steve Kerr is probably one more loss in a row away from going into the witness protection program.

:lmao

[ludda]

Their defense sucks, maybe even worse.

And their halfcourt offense looks bad.

They may or may not get it together, but I'm not worried nor was I ever really about the Suns. I like our matchup against them regardless.

[SAGambler]

Fuck y'all... this was Shaq's best game in a Phoenix uniform so far: his team was +2 with him on the floor tonight!

Shaq was brought in for Defense...Right? Yet now, since Shaq has joined the Suns, teams are putting up more points than ever on them. What's this one? 4th or 5th team that has put up near the 120 mark? The Suns can't score that much any longer.

You may not want to believe it, but Shaq has hurt this team, and I expect Kerr will be fired shortly for dealing for him.

[Findog]

We also didnt add $20 mil to our roster 2 weeks ago now did we?

The Suns didn't either. You are aware of matching salaries in a trade, right?

Other than that, :lol at the Suns.

[mavsfan1000]

They should use Shaq as a 6th man. They need more speed in that starting lineup. I would add Barbosa or Diaw to it.

[Rummpd]

It doesn't matter that their overall record is below .500. My point is, recently, Sixers have been playing a lot better than their record indicates. They're 7-3 their last 10 games and have beaten teams like Dallas and the Orlando Magic in the last few weeks.

Agree Sixers better than record and thank you Sixers for humiliating Dallas and now beating Suns!

[dbestpro]

The Suns were all hyped about getting the Hawks pick this year as a probable lottery pick. Wouldn't it be ironic if the Hawks make the playoffs and the Suns are waiting for a ping pong ball to appear because they did not?

[peskypesky]

Shaq's $20M is looking awfully expensive.
He's nowhere near Marion's numbers.

And if you think it's bad now, wait until next year! :)

[peskypesky]

Technically, it was more like $3-5 million. :nerd

the trade cost them more than money

[Findog]

Agree Sixers better than record and thank you Sixers for humiliating Dallas and now beating Suns!

Dallas was on the road and missing four starters. What's Phoenix's excuse?

How much do I owe for this post?

[Trainwreck2100]

The Suns were all hyped about getting the Hawks pick this year as a probable lottery pick. Wouldn't it be ironic if the Hawks make the playoffs and the Suns are waiting for a ping pong ball to appear because they did not?

SEA gets the Suns' pick this year

[Slohoop]

This is pathetic.


oh yes it is :lol :lol


:flag:

[Agloco]

Boy oh boy.............

[Agloco]

Shaq's $20M is looking awfully expensive.
He's nowhere near Marion's numbers.


It's actually Diaw and Shaq who have to make up the numbers. As I posted previously, neither of them can ever bring the intangibles that Marion did on the defensive end. It's beginnig to show in the most hideous of ways......

It's almost dusk.........

[Agloco]

Umm, this wasn't as pathetic a loss for the Suns as people are making it. Sixers have been on a role recently and have beat realy good teams to get into the 8th playoff spot in the East.

My Sixers are finally showing some life!! :elephant

When you consider that the Suns are supposed to be competing with the likes of Dallas, LA , SA, Houston, and Utah......

Yeah it's pathetic. The Sixers aren't championship contenders.

[smeagol]

Not many Suns fans posting at ST these days, huh? :lol

[ShoogarBear]

Not many Suns fans posting at ST these days, huh? :lolI except JMarkJohns, BillsCarnage, Xylus, Ron and the other good ones to come in and vent once they get over the shock and grief.

The trolls may be gone for good.

[JMarkJohns]

I had my doubts on the Shaq trade. it's not that I don't think it can work, only that D'Antoni is too much of an idiot to maximize player's strengths. In all honesty, it's looking bad. It wouldn't shock me if they miss the playoffs. In the west, losing 6-or-7 out of 10 means a 5-to-6 spot fall in the standings, if not worse.

I'm could kill Sarver. I'm sick to death of D'Antoni. I'm just tired. I've never been homer, but this shit is wearing on me. I bleed for the Suns, but it's painful. They need so much it's not even funny. Go forward, they have so little to stay competitive and/or improve that their demise will resemble the death of the Blues Mobile.

I mean, son of a bitch! It doesn't have to be this hard, but when money is your goal as an owner, and when ego is your driving force as a coach, it would literally take a miracle for the players to make right all the wrongs the ups have laid upon them and win. We're seeing what happens when the miracle doesn't come.

[1Parker1]

When you consider that the Suns are supposed to be competing with the likes of Dallas, LA , SA, Houston, and Utah......

Yeah it's pathetic. The Sixers aren't championship contenders.


:lol So you're saying the Spurs haven't lost to any non-championship contenders this season either??

[1Parker1]

BTW, Anyone else think the Suns should have tried trading for Ben Wallace instead of Shaq? At least Wallace can still defend, block shots, run, has championship experience also......

[JMarkJohns]

BTW, Anyone else think the Suns should have tried trading for Ben Wallace instead of Shaq? At least Wallace can still defend, block shots, run, has championship experience also......

No. The Suns made their bed this past offseason when they traded Thomas and James Jones along with three 1st-rounders for nothing.

Both Thomas and Jones were solid to good defenders and rebounders. Each could shoot, as well. Throw in those three 1sts to the half a dozen traded 1sts since 2004-05 and you have your reasons why the Suns even needed to make a trade at all.

There are so many scenarios that could have/would have likely made the Suns better, but whether it be failing to extend Joe Johnson to a six year, 50 million dollar offer in the 04-05 offseason (the offseason before he bolted for six years, 70 million), trading 1st rounder after 1st rounder, passing on players like Al Jefferson, Andre Iguodala, Luel Deng, Kevin Martin, David Lee, Jordan Farmar, Marcus Williams (the Nets PG), etc, etc, etc., or making terrible veteran signing after terrible veteran signing like Brian Grant, Eric Piatkowski, Marcus Banks, Sean Marks, Pat Burke - all for roughly 34 million in deals, then needing to trade 1sts to get them off the books... what the reason or combination of reasons, short of stealing a Gasol or Camby for something like Diaw/Banks and 1sts, I don't think the Suns would be in any better a position than they are with Shaq. Not even had they kept Marion. They may have won a few more games, but in all honesty they weren't winning a title the moment they traded Thomas and Jones and 1sts this offseason.

[JMarkJohns]

I've said it before, but had the Suns ups gone the best route, then their roster could be...

Steve Nash............. (04-05 contract signing, 6 years, 60 million - 10 per year)
Joe Johnson............ (04-05 contract extend, 6 years, 50 million - 8.5 per year)
Raja Bell................ (05-06 contract signing, 5 years, 24 million - 4.5 per year)
Leandro Barbosa..... (06-07 contract extend, 5 years, 30 million - 6.0 per year)
Shawn Marion......... (02-03 contract extend, 5 years, 75 million - 15 per year)
Amare Stoudemire.. (05-06 contract extend, 5 years, 70 million - 14 per year)
Al Jefferson............ (07-08 contract extend, 6 years, 60 million - 10 per year)
Jordan Farmar............ (06-07 draft selection, 4 years, 3 million - <1 per year)
David Lee.................. (05-06 draft selection, 4 years, 4 million - 1 per year)

So, remembering that this is worst case financial situation with Johnson, Barbosa, Jefferson, Amare and Marion's extensions all on the books, their team CAP total would be roughly 70 million, or approximately 8 million fewer than they are at right now. They'd have all their own picks for the future, so, even if they chose to let Marion walk for nothing, with all their young players locked in, they'd be in great shape for the present and future. Remember, this is worst case financial. Barbosa is just in his first year as an extended player and Jefferson isn't even in his yet. Realistically the Suns would be floating around 60-to-65 for much of their run, rather than 70-to-80 like they have been since 04-05.

And I kid you not when I say that all this was possible. But they traded the pick that could have turned into Jefferson. They balked on extending Johnson for 8 million a year, then traded him when his price jumped to 14 per year. They made terrible veteran signings, forcing them to part with valuable 1sts that could have turned into Lee and Farmar and future 1sts as well.

I'm telling you, I know some Spurs fans gripe and grumble when a move isn't made, or a player isn't signed, but the unbelievable ineptitude of the Suns front office the past two or three seasons has literally been unrivaled. They just got lucky that Colangelo laid such a great foundation for success before selling the team. All Sarver has done is take a jack hammer to it in hopes of find treasure.

[smeagol]

No. The Suns made their bed this past offseason when they traded Thomas and James Jones along with three 1st-rounders for nothing.

Both Thomas and Jones were solid to good defenders and rebounders. Each could shoot, as well. Throw in those three 1sts to the half a dozen traded 1sts since 2004-05 and you have your reasons why the Suns even needed to make a trade at all.

There are so many scenarios that could have/would have likely made the Suns better, but whether it be failing to extend Joe Johnson to a six year, 50 million dollar offer in the 04-05 offseason (the offseason before he bolted for six years, 70 million), trading 1st rounder after 1st rounder, passing on players like Al Jefferson, Andre Iguodala, Luel Deng, Kevin Martin, David Lee, Jordan Farmar, Marcus Williams (the Nets PG), etc, etc, etc., or making terrible veteran signing after terrible veteran signing like Brian Grant, Eric Piatkowski, Marcus Banks, Sean Marks, Pat Burke - all for roughly 34 million in deals, then needing to trade 1sts to get them off the books... what the reason or combination of reasons, short of stealing a Gasol or Camby for something like Diaw/Banks and 1sts, I don't think the Suns would be in any better a position than they are with Shaq. Not even had they kept Marion. They may have won a few more games, but in all honesty they weren't winning a title the moment they traded Thomas and Jones and 1sts this offseason.

This is the kind of team rascal wants the SPurs to be :lol