So sad! I feel bad for Nash, he is my favorite. I think we had this stolen from us. : (

Oh well, I still love them. They are actually exciting to watch. They try so hard and play so fast, it's fun to see.  

OKIES   They Came They Went  BUT CHEER UP THEY WILL BE BACK ALREADY TEEHEE    !!!!!! LOVE loyal Fans   Like us Wisconsinites to the PACK teehee.

Merging

cleaning up

new season has begun!!!! woohoo!! Boston sure looks like a good team this year.

What do y'all think about Shaq joining the Suns?

Anyone watch the Celtics and Spurs? I'm a huge Spurs fan. Hate to see them lose.
 

Just so my DH does not have another "I knew it" moments on a PHX team aquireing an older start, I want him to do really well.

I think it could be good, if he can swing the Suns ball playing style.  First practice - very winded and he even said it was hard, but said after a few more he should be doing okay. 

I think it's a bad, bad, bad idea.  The Suns are already struggling without Marion.  The last couple of games should have been easy wins for them and they barely won them.  I think it's going to be a hard fit because the team and Shaq play two completely different styles of ball.  I doubt Shaq will be satisfied playing the role of large defender since he's used to being a star. 

That being said, I'll still watch the games.  I can only cross my fingers and hope all the hype is right.  Go Shaq.

For some 40 years, the hue and cry has been 'phx would be great with a big man' or 'small ball will get you there, but it takes a big man to win the ring' and so forth.

I think this about the trade:

marion, though I love his character and skill, had become a clubhouse cancer

shaq can rise to the challenge and will relish sticking it to Kobe out west for one or two more seasons


i wouldn't want to face a team that could dish (from one of the greatest playmakers of all time) to shaq under the basket, amare crashing on the basket, or raja bell (or the blur or boris) dropping threes all over the basket.  how do you guard with the middle sewn up?

 

And did anyone catch Skinner with his 12 pts the other night?  A reasonable alternate to let the Diesel catch his breath.

Suns in '08 or my name isn't Finneus J. Whoopersnup. 

I hope to see the Suns win the title this year. Last season( and all seasons previously) I was 100% for the Spurs, although their Renaissance ended when the Admiral retired.  Now I'm about 60/40 Spurs/Suns.  I think Shaq will energize the team. Not only is he huge, but he has a huger than life attitude, and I like that. He is witty, entertaining and should be fun to watch. Big guys can't run like little guys, but then they don't have to. I'm tired of reading how old he is, how slow he is, etc. Any guy who is 325 lbs with 12% body fat is in impressive shape. Naysayers, beware!

I don't think that Shaq is "too old."  He is definitely up there compared to most of the players.  But I think the guys are taking better care of themselves and the trainers are doing better at avoiding injuries.  The only time Shaq's age should be a factor is retirement.  He is roughly the same age as Nash and Hill.  If all of those guys retire around the same time, Phoenix is going to play hell trying to rebuild the team.  But for now, all of those guys are capable of making the Suns a championship team.  Woo Hoo.  Go Suns!!!

Just watched the AllStars game and was sorry to see the West lose. Why didn't Manu make the team?! I don't understand it. Tony Parker had the bum ankle, but was Manu injured? I don't think so. He might have been just what we needed.

 

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 This SOOOOO NOT RIGHT

How 'bout those Celtics! Did y'all watch the game?

Is anyone else into College basketball? I'm so excited that the season has begun!! Go Syracuse!!