The Official Thread for the 09-10 Phoenix Suns (54-28) | Page 5

TheSixthRing · 2009-10-05T10:31:07-07:00

Preseason opens up tomorrow, and the first 2 are of note - We open up the preseason against Partizan Belgrade (What? Yeah, never heard of them either). The next game we play is an outdoor exhibition at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. I guess last year's stellar shooting display in outdoor conditions warranted yet another go of it this season. As far as the team is concerned, we're not contenders anymore, but this should still be an exciting team to watch. I'm particularly looking forward to seeing how Earl Clark is capable of playing - this is a guy that slipped in the draft because teams had doubts about his on court intensity, but the talent is definitely there. If he can put it all together, he'll make a lot of teams regret passing him up. Date Opponent Lead Final W-L 10/28/2009 At Clippers 5 109-107 W 10/30/2009 Warriors 27 123-101 W 11/01/2009 T'Wolves 17 120-112 W 11/03/2009 At Heat 9 104-96 W 11/04/2009 At Magic 1 100-122 L 11/06/2009 At Celtics 11 110-103 W 11/08/2009 At Wizards 14 102-90 W 11/09/2009 At 76ers 7 119-115 W 11/11/2009 Hornets 29 124-104 W 11/12/2009 Lakers 1 102-121 L 11/15/2009 Raptors 7 101-100 W 11/17/2009 At Rockets 8 111-105 W 11/19/2009 At Hornets 8 103-110 L 11/22/2009 Pistons 29 117-91 W 11/25/2009 Grizzlies 26 126-111 W 11/27/2009 At T'Wolves 32 120-95 W 11/29/2009 At Raptors 19 113-94 W 12/01/2009 At Knicks 2 99-126 L 12/02/2009 At Cavs 2 90-107 L 12/05/2009 Kings 11 115-107 W 12/06/2009 At Lakers 0 88-108 L 12/08/2009 At Mavs 8 101-102 L 12/11/2009 Magic 19 106-103 W 12/12/2009 At Nuggets 17 99-105 L 12/15/2009 Spurs 20 116-104 W 12/17/2009 At Blazers 15 102-105 L 12/19/2009 Wizards 33 121-95 W 12/21/2009 Cavs 7 91-109 L 12/23/2009 Thunder 3 113-117 L 12/25/2009 Clippers 35 124-93 W 12/26/2009 At Warriors 8 127-132 L 12/28/2009 Lakers 22 118-103 W 12/30/2009 Celtics 23 116-98 W 01/02/2010 Grizzlies 0 103-128 L 01/05/2010 At Kings 20 113-109 W 01/06/2010 Rockets 16 118-110 W 01/08/2010 Heat 13 105-109 L 01/11/2010 Bucks 24 105-101 W 01/13/2010 At Pacers 24 114-122 L 01/15/2010 At Hawks 12 101-102 L 01/16/2010 At Bobcats 0 99-125 L 01/18/10 At Grizzles 6 118-125 L 01/20/10 NJ Nets 26 118-94 W 01/22/10 Bulls 2 104-115 L 01/23/10 Warriors 10 112-103 W 01/25/10 At Jazz 17 115-124 L 01/26/10 Bobcats 9 109-114 L 01/28/10 Mavericks 6 112-106 W 01/31/10 At Rockets 18 115-111 W 02/1/10 At Hornets 20 109-100 W 02/03/10 At Nuggets 22 109-97 W 02/05/10 At Kings 29 114-102 W 02/10/10 Blazers 0 101-108 L 02/16/10 At Grizzlies 21 109-95 W 02/17/10 At Mavericks 8 97-107 L 02/19/10 Hawks 13 88-80 W 02/21/10 Kings 18 104-88 W 02/23/10 At Thunder 15 104-102 W 02/24/10 76ers 22 106-95 W 02/26/10 Clippers 15 125-112 W 02/28/10 At Spurs 7 110-113 L 03/01/10 Nuggets 22 101-85 W 03/03/10 At Clippers 29 127-101 W 03/04/10 Jazz 13 108-116 L 03/06/10 Pacers 12 113-105 W 03/12/10 Lakers 9 96-102 L 03/14/10 Hornets 22 120-106 W 03/16/10 T'Wolves 41 152-114 W 03/19/10 Jazz 21 110-100 W 03/21/10 Trailblazers 8 93-87 W 03/22/10 At Warriors 5 133-131 W 03/26/10 Knicks 38 132-96 W 03/28/10 At T'Wolves 25 111-105 W 03/30/10 At Bulls 12 111-105 W 03/31/10 At Nets 15 116-105 W 04/02/10 At Pistons 17 109-94 W 04/03/10 At Bucks 0 98-107 L 04/07/10 Spurs 17 112-101 W 04/09/10 At Thunder 9 91-96 L 04/11/10 Rockets 14 116-106 W 04/13/10 Nuggets 28 123-101 W 04/14/10 At Jazz 23 100-86 W [ Edited by TheSixthRing on Apr 21, 2010 at 09:11:34 ]

Nov 6, 2009 at 7:05 PM

#61

jrg
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110-103 Final Suns win

Nov 6, 2009 at 7:05 PM

#62

lazy
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Nov 6, 2009 at 7:07 PM

#63

ZRF80
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That was fun to watch........

Nov 6, 2009 at 7:12 PM

#64

TheSixthRing
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Excellent win, made Boston play our style and it resulted in a W. Excellent hustle from our bench guys in Amundson, Dudley and Dragic, and great resolve by the starters to keep the lead at the end of the game.

6-1 and currently 2-1 on this road trip. We finish it off against Washington on Sunday and Philly on Monday. If we can go 4-1 or even 3-2 on this eastern swing I'd be quite content.

Nov 8, 2009 at 12:36 PM

#65

lazy
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6-1!

Nov 8, 2009 at 4:53 PM

#66

lazy
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17 assists
Too bad Steve Nash can't play quarterback.

Nov 9, 2009 at 9:51 AM

#67

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I'm gonna say it - this team is for real. I don't know if they can get past the Lakers, but don't be surprised if they end up with the 4th or 5th seed in the playoffs.

Nov 9, 2009 at 10:14 AM

#68

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Originally posted by TheSixthRing:
I'm gonna say it - this team is for real. I don't know if they can get past the Lakers, but don't be surprised if they end up with the 4th or 5th seed in the playoffs.

Quoted for historical value.

Nov 9, 2009 at 10:54 AM

#69

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Originally posted by StOnEy333:
Originally posted by TheSixthRing:
I'm gonna say it - this team is for real. I don't know if they can get past the Lakers, but don't be surprised if they end up with the 4th or 5th seed in the playoffs.

Quoted for historical value.

Quote it.

Channing Frye was the type of center we needed, not paint hogging Shaq. With Frye we've got a guy that will stretch the defense and allow Nash and Amare to work the 2-man game once again. He's basically playing the offensive role that Kurt Thomas was asked to play, only Frye is younger, more athletic and has better range. Defensively, there are still questions with rebounding and interior defense, but teams will have a hard time stopping this team's offense.

55-60 wins, and a Second round exit. That's my new prediction after having been able to watch this team play.

Nov 9, 2009 at 11:04 AM

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So predictions for Thursdays game? Lakers by 20ish with 2-3 of our guys gettin double doubles (bynum,gasol and odom)

Nov 9, 2009 at 11:24 AM

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lazy
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Prediction,

Oh man i don't know......depends on if we get blown out against new orleans or not.

Nov 9, 2009 at 11:25 AM

#72

lazy
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there was a reason i was excited that the Suns traded Shaq............

Nov 9, 2009 at 6:27 PM

#73

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7-1!
20/20 night for Steve Nash!

Nov 9, 2009 at 6:28 PM

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7-1

Finished up the road trip with a 4-1 record, and a fantastic effort in the 2nd half to overcome a 12 point halftime deficit. Nash with another 20 assist night. J-Rich played huge!

Nov 11, 2009 at 12:53 PM

#75

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Everything about this game against NO smells like a trap game:

1) Potential to let the guard down at home after such a successful road trip.

2) Potential to overlook the Hornets in favor of Thursday's match-up with the Lakers.

3) Regardless of how poorly they've started this season, the Hornets have had our number over the last few seasons.

Hopefully the team doesn't come into this match-up overconfident, and is well prepared to take on a Hornets team that may be hungrier for this win than the Suns will be.