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This is the same sort of logic that leads you to conclude that Lebron James is overrated and can't play.
I would have traded amare
diaw proved without amare he could be the man
he also is more healthy then amare and signed for a long time
This is the same sort of logic that leads you to conclude that Lebron James is overrated and can't play.
and Albert Pujols is overrated as well.
This is turning out to be a good trade so far.
Well we will see: when he is used wisely he has shown he can produce high numbers on a consistent basis.
I don't think Boris has some kind of motivation troubles. It's just that he will do what the coach asks him to do. If plays aren't designed for him, he won't force things and he will take only 3 shots per game. He is a true team first player.
In Charlotte, Larry Brown asks him do to more things so he just does that. Playing heavy minutes will also do wonders for his shape.
Diaw's contract really isn't appealing but Boris is really talented and can blossom as a real NBA starter with the cats. One of the best big at feeling the game and giving the timed pass. I wish him the best.
As for PHX... well they're done lol. No seriously. Nash can't defend. Shaq is done and they gave away Bell and Diaw (the only Phx defenders) for JRich.... lmao way to win a ring...
Diaw is a perfect team mate his problem maybe not enough selfish
i watched some of the bobcats game, and their frontcourt is impressive, okafor, wallace and diaw complement each other very well.
Same here, I think their frontcourt can be very good once they each find their role. Diaw for post scoring and passing, Wallace as a slasher and Emeka as bruiser and for his defense down low.
Surprisnigly Lary Brown seems to have embrace Diaw as both a low post player and creator in the high post (or maybe it's because his roster really sucks and he has no choice...) which should fit Boris well.
Bowen would guard Hill, Ginobili would have no choice but to guard Richardson, Hill would abuse Ginobili so that's the only choice.
Yeah, Diaw's a great defender......wtf? These Parker groupies love Parker's BFF almost as much as they love Parker.
It was a good trade for Phoenix. They're back to being an uptempo team and they can outscore just about anybody. Diaw and Bell are basically scrubs.
Yeah a Phoenix fan talking about defense...
Tell them that in may after they miss the playoff...
Richardson's averaging 18.3 for the Suns since the trade.
Hill's been averaging 11.5 since the trade, under 10 for the season (coincidentally averaging less minutes and points than Barnes).
Sure, put Bowen on Hill instead of Richardson. Right. Great choice.
No way the Suns miss the playoffs with that roster. I don't think the Spurs can beat them, but we'll see.
Harris+Carter 75 pts
Roy+Blake 74 pts
I wonder how much Parker+Gino could score against this team.
A fan of French players talking about defense. How exactly does being a Phoenix resident make it so I don't know about defense?Yeah a Phoenix fan talking about defense...
I'm not saying the Suns are now gonna kill the Spurs in a 7 game series, all I'm saying is this is a good trade for the Suns.
The strange thing is that Phoenix was praising defensive efforts... and now they bring in more firepower and start running once again... Why did they fire D'antoni in the first place?
Hill played well against the Spurs when healthy last year. Hill's numbers are down this year because Porter had been dumb enough to bring him off the bench and start Matt Barnes. Hill has averaged 12.5 PPG 5.5 RPG and 2.3 APG as a starter this year, he is a better offensive player than Richardson and was the x-factor against the Spurs last year, when he played well against them the Spurs lost.Richardson's averaging 18.3 for the Suns since the trade.
Hill's been averaging 11.5 since the trade, under 10 for the season (coincidentally averaging less minutes and points than Barnes).
Sure, put Bowen on Hill instead of Richardson. Right. Great choice.
Richardson is good but he doesn't make life extremely hard for his defender, he slashes to the hoop occasionally but when he doesn't have the ball he's not extremely active. If Manu guards Hill it increases the Suns chances at winning the series; however, as long as Nash is letting Parker drop 40 the Suns can kiss it goodbye.
Your guess is as good as mine. They didn't fire D'antoni, I just want to make that clear, but Kerr and Sarver did a very poor job trying to keep him in Phoenix.
In retrospect keeping D'antoni would have been smart but that's because Kerr hired someone who is just as bad at developing the bench and holding players accountable on defense. The problem was Kerr assumed he could just hire a yes-man as coach, tell the guy to preach defense to the team that is too bratty to play defense, and everything will fall into place. he planned a picnic but he didn't read the weather report.
I said it once and I'll say it again, the smartest thing they can do is bring Nash off the bench. it will make it at least possible to go deeper into the bench without digging a huge hole every single time they play. It also makes it so Goran Dragic (the guy Steve Kerr declared "The 2nd best PG" in the draft) will be put in a situation comparable to that of Rajon Rondo whereas he'll be the guy the other team will leave open because he's playing with 4 superior players.
Bell at this point in his career is a scrub, Diaw is clearly not a scrub, he just was too inconsistent on the Suns and couldn't share the paint with Amare which they both get blame for. When Amare is constantly barking at everyone that he wants more touches because he's "The man", it got in Diaw's head and got him thinking too much about the shots Amare wants to take. Same thing happened with Odom and Kobe before Kobe grew up.
Anyone who thinks they traded away a good defender in Bell, check up on the stats. T-Mac, Salmons, CJ Miles, Wade, Carter, CP3 (twice, for some reason the coach thinks it's a good idea to switch Bell onto Paul so Nash can leave someone open), and Micheal Redd all didn't seem to find Bell's defense very hard to beat.
yea i never seen any outstanding D from Diaw either and ive seen damn near everygame since he was here in phx
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