The Suns are no longer depressed
Published by The Cavalier May 31st, 2006 in Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks, AOLWe thought the whole funeral for the Suns was a little premature yesterday, and after their blowout win over the Mavs last night, it turns out we were right.
Some people are attributing the PHX win to Raja Bell’s surprise start, and those people are referring to Raja as “hardcore”, a “truck stop t-bone”, and a “warrior”, so don’t click that link.
Others are saying the Mavs came out a little flat, including Dirk Nowitzki, who managed only 11 points.
“I took some tough shots,” Nowitzki said. “I had some turnarounds that I usually make, one or two bouncers and up, which is my game, that I usually make. I just have to bounce back in Game 5.”
“I’m not going on that. I’m not crazy,” Suns coach Mike D’Antoni said of Nowitzki’s performance. “Dirk’s really good so he might have had an off night. Just like the other night, we didn’t have a crisis identity, we just played bad.”
We know he’s a math teacher and all, but isn’t the term “identity crisis”, and not the other way around? Wonder if that was a typo or…something else altogether? We’ll be thinking about it all day, and we recommend you do the exact same thing.
In fact, if you’d like to hop in IM with us, we can discuss it together. Bet you don’t think we’d literally sit on IM with you all day and talk soley about Mike D’Antoni and the term “identity crisis”, do you? You’re probably sitting there like, “oh c’mon…there’s only so much you can say about that.”
You’ll never know until you try, will you? Who’s game? Who? C’mon, who??? We’re “yaysports” on AOL-IM. We’ll post the transcript of anyone willing to try.
(Mavs in 6 still btw.)
Well this series could go 7 but I doubt it. No home court for PHX = Mavs winning series if it goes to 7 period.
Is anyone else excited about tonight game and seeing the ladies in blue not making it to the Finals this year? And I am sure they will blame the coach for not making it to the finals, the refs, and anything else they can put blame on. I can’t wait to see Sheeds face when they lose tonight! That shot right there is going to be a freakin classic!
Mavs all the way!
one of the greatest feelings is waking up, knowing that since the mavs lost, one of their stupid fans would be complaining about the officials in the comments section of yaysports. thanks again zack! I knew I could count on you!
I will touch Raja’s face!
He was getting all sorts of screen time last night. Love.
Never let your popularity exceed your bandwidth again. I almost died.
I was on it - my server co doesn’t wake up until six I think. Me sorry.
No worries, I should’ve used the time to break my addiction, but it seems to have only fueled it!
I can’t see the Suns losing in six. I don’t think they would let it end in Phoenix. Their defense was pretty good last night. They had 5 steals and 8 blocks.
raja is the emotional leader of the suns. he’s a real raja which means supreme leader in the suns dialect,
Nash sucks ref dick. Did anyone else see him knockin knuckles with the same ref that somehow “missed” Nash pulling Dirk down by his jersey? Just a thought..as always
Mavs still win this. After the Game 4 hangover, Dirk comes back to form.In the meantime, check this out
http://spawnnsports.blogspot.com/2006/05/john-nash-out-whole-city-of-portland.html
What is the deal with the networks just tripping over themselves to rave over the great Raja Bell?
You’d think they were talking about Michael Jordan the way they go on and on about his amazing leadership and skill, accompanied by screen after screen of Raja “highlights”.
Ra ra ra, make me puke.
The Mavs should quickly sign Kobe to lay a few more elbows on that “kid”
i hate raja bell, his face freaks me out, and he likes to flop oh well….
It is not Raja Bell’s fault that he gets attention. He handled it well. Quit dissing him.