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	<title>Comments on: Suns 104, Heat 96 &#8212; Stops when they count</title>
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		<title>By: Suns use a matchup zone, Amare&#8217;s signature game to win Game 3 against the Lakers&#124; Valley of the Suns</title>
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		<dc:creator>Suns use a matchup zone, Amare&#8217;s signature game to win Game 3 against the Lakers&#124; Valley of the Suns</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 08:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] zone has confounded the opposition at times this year &#8212; think the road Miami and home March Denver game &#8212; and it has been scorched at other times. On this night it forced [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Suns 101, Nuggets 85 -- Zoned out&#124; Valley of the Suns</title>
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		<dc:creator>Suns 101, Nuggets 85 -- Zoned out&#124; Valley of the Suns</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] devised the zone knowing how good Denver is against a man defense, and like the Miami win in November, it seemed to catch the Nuggets off [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] devised the zone knowing how good Denver is against a man defense, and like the Miami win in November, it seemed to catch the Nuggets off [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Heat 109, Suns 105 -- Another blown lead&#124; Valley of the Suns</title>
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		<dc:creator>Heat 109, Suns 105 -- Another blown lead&#124; Valley of the Suns</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] by going to a zone, but his teammates stepped up and made open shots. The zone stymied Miami in the first go around, but this time, “We prepared for it,” said Michael Beasley, who played Wade’s Robin with 21 [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] by going to a zone, but his teammates stepped up and made open shots. The zone stymied Miami in the first go around, but this time, “We prepared for it,” said Michael Beasley, who played Wade’s Robin with 21 [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Preview: Heat (17-16) at Suns (23-13)&#124; Valley of the Suns</title>
		<link>http://valleyofthesuns.com/2009/11/04/suns-104-heat-96-stops-when-they-count/comment-page-1/#comment-31007</link>
		<dc:creator>Preview: Heat (17-16) at Suns (23-13)&#124; Valley of the Suns</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] essentially what the Suns did in their first meeting on Nov. 3 in Miami, when Phoenix pulled out a zone defense that befuddled the Heat in the second half. It&#8217;s the longest extended stretch of zone the [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Magic 122, Suns 100--Magic defeat the undefeated&#124; Valley of the Suns</title>
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		<dc:creator>Magic 122, Suns 100--Magic defeat the undefeated&#124; Valley of the Suns</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] to taking the NBA by storm back to the drawing board. Less than 24 hours after gutting through defensive stop after defensive stop in the fourth quarter against Dwayne Wade and the Miami Heat, the Suns reverted back to old ways [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] to taking the NBA by storm back to the drawing board. Less than 24 hours after gutting through defensive stop after defensive stop in the fourth quarter against Dwayne Wade and the Miami Heat, the Suns reverted back to old ways [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Meirsch</title>
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		<dc:creator>Meirsch</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&#8220;I thought the zone was for college, personally,&#8221; Quentin Richardson said. &#8220;I thought that was the difference between the NBA and college.&#8221; 
 
LOL! Though it may be a stretch in terms of context, I couldn&#039;t help but to laugh at how much this sounded like rival teams&#039; slagging off of the Bulls&#039; triangle in the 90&#039;s. 
 
&quot;I thought that was for European teams in the 70&#039;s, I&#039;m amazed that they&#039;ve beaten us fifteen times in seventeen games over the last three seasons with it.&quot; 
 
Sour grapes make for sour grappa. :D </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&ldquo;I thought the zone was for college, personally,&rdquo; Quentin Richardson said. &ldquo;I thought that was the difference between the NBA and college.&rdquo;</p>
<p>LOL! Though it may be a stretch in terms of context, I couldn&#039;t help but to laugh at how much this sounded like rival teams&#039; slagging off of the Bulls&#039; triangle in the 90&#039;s.</p>
<p>&quot;I thought that was for European teams in the 70&#039;s, I&#039;m amazed that they&#039;ve beaten us fifteen times in seventeen games over the last three seasons with it.&quot;</p>
<p>Sour grapes make for sour grappa. <img src='http://valleyofthesuns.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' />  </p>
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		<title>By: The Z. Man</title>
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		<dc:creator>The Z. Man</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>VERY good way to start this road trip. Heat have had our number and in recent years we have not even been able to beat them at our home let alone at their home.That zone really bothered the Heat.  
 
Road trip may help J-Dud regain his game. Does not lose sleep waking up in the middle of the night - Dud is a dad - constantly to feed the baby.  
 
Game tonight is vs. Magic, who ironically we have had more success with than playing the Heat. Last night, the Magic lost for the first time this year. They may be all fired up to bounce back. In that respect, we could not have stumbled into a worse time to play them. If they start to build a lead, perhaps we can give the zone another shot. 
 
LB must be pissed to have a cyst on his wrist, as he can&#039;t even make a fist, let alone catch a pass. Hope they will open it and drain the fluid to relieve the pressure and pain. That is what Janie says they should do for the Brazilian Blur. MUST start and ALSO finish with LB. Let&#039;s go SUNS!!!! </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>VERY good way to start this road trip. Heat have had our number and in recent years we have not even been able to beat them at our home let alone at their home.That zone really bothered the Heat. </p>
<p>Road trip may help J-Dud regain his game. Does not lose sleep waking up in the middle of the night &#8211; Dud is a dad &#8211; constantly to feed the baby. </p>
<p>Game tonight is vs. Magic, who ironically we have had more success with than playing the Heat. Last night, the Magic lost for the first time this year. They may be all fired up to bounce back. In that respect, we could not have stumbled into a worse time to play them. If they start to build a lead, perhaps we can give the zone another shot.</p>
<p>LB must be pissed to have a cyst on his wrist, as he can&#039;t even make a fist, let alone catch a pass. Hope they will open it and drain the fluid to relieve the pressure and pain. That is what Janie says they should do for the Brazilian Blur. MUST start and ALSO finish with LB. Let&#039;s go SUNS!!!! </p>
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		<title>By: JYKim</title>
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		<dc:creator>JYKim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Check out the cheese and whine regarding the zone defence: 
  &lt;a href=&quot;http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=AijOOS_UVJd8HDF86oyeROG8vLYF?gid=2009110314&amp;prov=ap&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=AijOOS_UVJ...&lt;/a&gt;  
 
&quot;After the game, playing zone drew a lot of talk in the Suns locker room&#8212; and a bit of ire in the Heat locker room. 
 
&#8220;I thought the zone was for college, personally,&#8221; Quentin Richardson said. &#8220;I thought that was the difference between the NBA and college.&#8221;&quot; 
 
Oh man. If the Suns can keep up the success AND draw out reactions like this, they may be my favorite Suns team of all time. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Check out the cheese and whine regarding the zone defence:</p>
<p>  <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=AijOOS_UVJd8HDF86oyeROG8vLYF?gid=2009110314&amp;prov=ap" rel="nofollow"></a><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=AijOOS_UVJ" rel="nofollow">http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=AijOOS_UVJ</a>&#8230;  </p>
<p>&quot;After the game, playing zone drew a lot of talk in the Suns locker room&mdash; and a bit of ire in the Heat locker room.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I thought the zone was for college, personally,&rdquo; Quentin Richardson said. &ldquo;I thought that was the difference between the NBA and college.&rdquo;&quot;</p>
<p>Oh man. If the Suns can keep up the success AND draw out reactions like this, they may be my favorite Suns team of all time. </p>
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		<title>By: Kyle Fleeger</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kyle Fleeger</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In the game there were a bunch of good things that happened. 
 
1. Suns showed this is not the team of 2-6 years ago. This team can close out quarters, halves, and games. They can substitute in defensive players at every position. Something D&#8217;Antoni would never do in his 7 man rotations. 
 
2. The Suns now have every starter, and leandro in the top 20 players at their position in ESPN&#8217;s Player Efficiency Rating (PER) This shows the Suns balance. Grant Hill&#8217;s third double-double and Channing&#8217;s quick start are a big help. 
 
3. Amar&#8217;e only took 9 shots again and had 11 rebounds! 
 
Look anyone who wants to start in on Amar&#8217;e, just don&#8217;t ignore that every single starter on the Suns has taken more shots than Amar&#8217;e this season. Now granted, if the 3&#8217;s are falling, this is fine. The 3&#8217;s have been falling&#8230; but it&#8217;s nice to know that when we want, we can attack the rim, cause foul trouble for the other team, and slow games down at the end if needed. 
 
4. Goran looks confident still, Judley is always hustling for the ball and I think the &#8220;Nose for the Ball count&#8221; is officially at 3. I didn&#8217;t hear one last night. Looooooouuuuuuu still has stone hands, but converted his opportunities and short jumpers really well last night. 
 
5. What happened to Earl Clark? He didn&#8217;t play a single minute in the game. Was he resting his young legs? Has he already alienated Gentry with a lack of hustle. I like Earl, i think he is going to be a MAJOR asset for us this season at the end&#8230; I just hope he can earn the time on the court&#8230;otherwise, I am obviously wrong. 
 
6. The Suns played D! It was a zone, but it worked. In the fourth, when the Suns switched to the Zone, &#8220;The zone changed our rhythm,&#8221; Heat coach Erik Spoelstra stated. &#8220;We didn&#8217;t have a lot of answers for that.&#8221; 
 
If this is something we can work on to combat teams figuring out how to beat it, I think with our speed, it&#8217;s a smart way to prevent easy baskets and help with transition assignments to prevent fast break points. 
 
All I can say is, Go Suns! Keep it up. Orlando Tonight is going to be tough, it helps that they are injured but they are still one of the deepest teams in the NBA. Don&#8217;t TURN IT OVER! We will live and die by our turnovers this year. Great teams will exploit us if our execution doesn&#8217;t improve. We will see how strong the Offense is against Dwight Howard and Co. tonight. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the game there were a bunch of good things that happened.</p>
<p>1. Suns showed this is not the team of 2-6 years ago. This team can close out quarters, halves, and games. They can substitute in defensive players at every position. Something D&rsquo;Antoni would never do in his 7 man rotations.</p>
<p>2. The Suns now have every starter, and leandro in the top 20 players at their position in ESPN&rsquo;s Player Efficiency Rating (PER) This shows the Suns balance. Grant Hill&rsquo;s third double-double and Channing&rsquo;s quick start are a big help.</p>
<p>3. Amar&rsquo;e only took 9 shots again and had 11 rebounds!</p>
<p>Look anyone who wants to start in on Amar&rsquo;e, just don&rsquo;t ignore that every single starter on the Suns has taken more shots than Amar&rsquo;e this season. Now granted, if the 3&rsquo;s are falling, this is fine. The 3&rsquo;s have been falling&hellip; but it&rsquo;s nice to know that when we want, we can attack the rim, cause foul trouble for the other team, and slow games down at the end if needed.</p>
<p>4. Goran looks confident still, Judley is always hustling for the ball and I think the &ldquo;Nose for the Ball count&rdquo; is officially at 3. I didn&rsquo;t hear one last night. Looooooouuuuuuu still has stone hands, but converted his opportunities and short jumpers really well last night.</p>
<p>5. What happened to Earl Clark? He didn&rsquo;t play a single minute in the game. Was he resting his young legs? Has he already alienated Gentry with a lack of hustle. I like Earl, i think he is going to be a MAJOR asset for us this season at the end&hellip; I just hope he can earn the time on the court&hellip;otherwise, I am obviously wrong.</p>
<p>6. The Suns played D! It was a zone, but it worked. In the fourth, when the Suns switched to the Zone, &ldquo;The zone changed our rhythm,&rdquo; Heat coach Erik Spoelstra stated. &ldquo;We didn&rsquo;t have a lot of answers for that.&rdquo;</p>
<p>If this is something we can work on to combat teams figuring out how to beat it, I think with our speed, it&rsquo;s a smart way to prevent easy baskets and help with transition assignments to prevent fast break points.</p>
<p>All I can say is, Go Suns! Keep it up. Orlando Tonight is going to be tough, it helps that they are injured but they are still one of the deepest teams in the NBA. Don&rsquo;t TURN IT OVER! We will live and die by our turnovers this year. Great teams will exploit us if our execution doesn&rsquo;t improve. We will see how strong the Offense is against Dwight Howard and Co. tonight. </p>
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		<title>By: asani</title>
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		<dc:creator>asani</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Great win for the suns and they can win every game on this road trip as long as they push the tempo a little more and rebound the ball and play a bit of defense. </description>
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