**Mavs vs Suns Gamethread**

[Leetonidas]

i'll take him over a *teething* has-been any day

Yeah, he's got to be a better backup than Beno.

[mardigan]

Damn the Suns are fun to watch.

[Xylus]

Rebounds are killing the Suns, as usual. Shooting 60% but only up 7.

[JMarkJohns]

Suns will lose thanks to the Mavericks offensive rebounding. Say what you will about them getting some favorable bounces, which they have, but unless Amare mans up and becomes the rebounding beast that pulled down consecutive 15+ efforts, this team doesn't stand a chance. Mavs have the momentum and now want this win. They now feel they can win, despite sucking for 20 minutes of the game.

More Kurt Thomas, please.

[RonMexico]

Keys to winning: Diaw doesn't foul out; Suns hit the defensive boards like they did in the first 5 minutes of the game.

Seriously, Suns went cold when Diaw was out in the December game, and with 3 already, I'm getting scared of his ability to guard Dirk/Howard

[Amare_32]

Suns will lose thanks to the Mavericks offensive rebounding. Say what you will about them getting some favorable bounces, which they have, but unless Amare mans up and becomes the rebounding beast that pulled down consecutive 15+ efforts, this team doesn't stand a chance. Mavs have the momentum and now want this win. They now feel they can win, despite sucking for 20 minutes of the game.

More Kurt Thomas, please.

Relax the over/under had this game a close one.

[BillsCarnage]

Suns will lose thanks to the Mavericks offensive rebounding. Say what you will about them getting some favorable bounces, which they have, but unless Amare mans up and becomes the rebounding beast that pulled down consecutive 15+ efforts, this team doesn't stand a chance. Mavs have the momentum and now want this win. They now feel they can win, despite sucking for 20 minutes of the game.

More Kurt Thomas, please.

All of the rebounding leaders, including Amare, have 5rbs.. What's hurt the Suns are Terry(4) and Croshere(5).

I'd like D'Ant to put KT in w/ Amare to give him some help inside.

[dallaskd]

stacks dunk was sick.

[Xylus]

Yeah, I really want to see more Kurt Thomas. He's a great defender and rebounder, and can hit that 15-foot jumper pretty consistently. He doesn't really slow the Suns' game plan, either.

[ForeignFan]

score please ?

[G-Money]

Intresting game so far by these two..I got an eye on these teams seeing how the Pistons play both in a row.

[dallaskd]

Yeah, I really want to see more Kurt Thomas. He's a great defender and rebounder, and can hit that 15-foot jumper pretty consistently. He doesn't really slow the Suns' game plan, either.

Rather have Q-Richardson

[Amare_32]

score please ?

60-53 in favor of Phoenix

[JMarkJohns]

The perimeter players for the Mavs have so many rebounds because their shots have been so flat, they bounce over the Suns heads and right back to them. It really sucks. It's happened at least three times. However, the Suns must body up. I'd settle for Amare being Amare and fouling out in the late third. he needs to play hard, on both ends, and just control the paint. He started great, then, thanks to foul trouble, became very tentative.

They just said Harris is unlikely to return. Sucks. I like him. Suck more, because Stackhouse eats Barbosa alive. He's a real bad matchup when Phoenix goes small.

Amare with an and-1... hopefully that starts him off.

[Xylus]

Harris out with a necksprain. Hopefully it's nothing serious.

[sandeepgm]

Damn...Neck strain for devin harris. Return doubtful

[ponky]

haha, bull technical, whateva'

[dallaskd]

Damn...Neck strain for devin harris. Return doubtful

J.J Barea time!!

[ponky]

J.J Barea time!!

[Amuseddaysleeper]

I have no idea who to root for

[ponky]

dirk and jho playing volleyball for two!!!!

[dallaskd]

I have no idea who to root for

Mavs!

[ponky]

I have no idea who to root for

if it helps, i'd root for the spurs anyday over the suns...and i hate the spurs more than the suns!!!

[dallaskd]

Im serious. Avery, put J.J in!!!

[angel_luv]

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