Suns trade turns out the lights by ludden

[Armando]

The Suns will be alright. Is still December plenty of time to get thier act together. Personally I think they should drop the bad Spurs imitation and go back to running.

[Spurtacus]

9 elite teams in the West. This trade might make the Suns the odd man out.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I don't think Steve "likes to whine." He's usually the one that tries to stay positive. It's just getting harder to do that now with this team. He seemed genuinely upset and surprised by the trade to me.


As for the defense issue, it's hard to play energetic defense when your energy is sucked dry on offense. Steve has talked before about wishing he had more energy left so that he could improve his defense. If the Suns had been able to find a back-up that wasn't useless, he wouldn't be so exhausted all the time.

The energy argument doesn't fly. Dwayne Wade is relied on just as much offensively and plays at a great defensive level. I'm not saying Nash needs to be Gary Payton, I'm saying he needs to make the right decision on whether to go over or under the screen and not gamble so much going for the steal. Even D'antoni was extremely frustrated with his discipline on defense guarding players such as Morris Peterson and Derek Fisher, two players that take little to no energy to guard.

[peskypesky]

Damn reading that article is depressing.

Right? And I hate the Suns. But this article makes me feel sad for them. Well, for Nash.

[Spurs Brazil]

Nash: 'I Feel Like I've Been Traded'

Steve Nash is one of three carryovers from the Suns' team from two years back, and according to the Arizona Republic Nash cannot help but feel as though he has been traded.

"I feel like I've been traded," Nash said, chuckling. "I feel like I'm on a different team because everything's changed so much around here. We have a lot of differences now after quite a bit of stability but change can really be positive. Amidst that recent chaos could come strong order. We're all optimistic but it's a strange point with Mike coming and all the changes."

The Suns coach from last season, Mike D'Antoni, will visit Phoenix tonight for the first time as an opposition coach with the New York Knicks.

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_ar...e_been_traded/

[I Love Me Some Me]

Nash: 'I Feel Like I've Been Traded'

Steve Nash is one of three carryovers from the Suns' team from two years back, and according to the Arizona Republic Nash cannot help but feel as though he has been traded.

"I feel like I've been traded," Nash said, chuckling. "I feel like I'm on a different team because everything's changed so much around here. We have a lot of differences now after quite a bit of stability but change can really be positive. Amidst that recent chaos could come strong order. We're all optimistic but it's a strange point with Mike coming and all the changes."

The Suns coach from last season, Mike D'Antoni, will visit Phoenix tonight for the first time as an opposition coach with the New York Knicks.

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_ar...e_been_traded/

Uhh... o Steve? YOU are supposed to be the stability.