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Zunni,
If the Spurs were that good last year they would have beat the Mavericks, regardless of the seeding. Also the Suns were second in defense last year until Kurt Thomas went down. We were only able to play seven players in the playoffs last year due to injury, so they did not do too bad for all the injuries sustained last year. I don't think that the Suns are a gimmick type basketball team. We play the best five players and space the floor well. With Amare eventually playing better and better we will have an inside threat also. So don't go counting us out quite yet.
Ploto seems to have a grasp of the game of basketball also. He is not so blinded by what the Spurs have done in the past to not see the problems they have also. The Suns are not a perfect team by no means but we are still contenders in the West.
Elbamba,
Has Parker prevented Nash from scoring? Did not think so. Also Sacramento was not a better team than the Lakers last year. Their record was very similar. The Clippers seemed to give the Spurs trouble last year if I remember correctly so they were not the pushover team of the past. So your argument does not hold water to me. If you are the best you beat the best and you could not beat the Mavericks either. So don't go blowing your horn quite yet. This season will tell how well each team did in the offseason with new players added and how well they fit it. Just don't count the Suns out like some on here do. We are not as bad as some think.
Steven A Smith just said that if Amare is healthy, guaranteed Suns will not only win the championship this season...but they'll win 2 within the next 5 or so years.
