Comments on: Suns 111, Rockets 105 — Clutch in Clutch City

By: Preview: Rockets (41-38) at Suns (51-28)| Valley of the Suns

Preview: Rockets (41-38) at Suns (51-28)| Valley of the Suns — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:40:49 +0000

[...] Suns edged out the Rockets on Nov. 17 after they erased a 15-point deficit, which, at the time, improved them to a league best [...]

By: Preview: Suns (27-21) at Rockets (25-21)| Valley of the Suns

Preview: Suns (27-21) at Rockets (25-21)| Valley of the Suns — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:06:28 +0000

[...] how the Suns went 14-3 in November, including a Nov. 17 win in which the Suns came back from a 15-point deficit in [...]

By: Suns 118, Rockets 110 — Back and forth win| Valley of the Suns

Suns 118, Rockets 110 — Back and forth win| Valley of the Suns — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:43:43 +0000

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By: Tucker banished to Minnesota for cap purposes| Valley of the Suns

Tucker banished to Minnesota for cap purposes| Valley of the Suns — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:40:44 +0000

[...] essentially won a game in Houston with his size down the stretch and is an invaluable mentor to Lopez. He’s also the [...]

By: giantrobot07

giantrobot07 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:37:48 +0000

Awesome game. Feels so good to be back on top once again in the world of basketball. Still a long ways to go though but appreciate such good basketball. I agree John C and his points although I think the iso’s that amare was getting definitely brought us back in the game in the 2nd qtr. I don’t believe this will start a trend but if they are going to guard amare with 6’5″ – 6’6″ defenders, then you go to the beast and feed him. The Rockets were just killing us in the running game until we slowed them down and got some stops.
I just like how well we are playing as a team. Nobody is playing outside of themselves besides Nash, who has been resurrected back to his mvp level self. Scoring is even across the board daily and so is the rebounding. Rebounding and defense has been our achilles heal for years but with our bench play and newfound dedication, we are taking care of business. It’s been fun to watch. Can’t wait until tomorrow. GO SUNS!!!

By: Jason Ellis

Jason Ellis — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:31:08 +0000

This team is really finding itself. Now if they can only figure out how to start out strong against good teams.

By: The Z. Man

The Z. Man — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:14:13 +0000

John C. is VERY good.

Suns need to figure out our best combo of players not just to finish but to use them to start the game. Make the other team have to climb out of a hole.

Suns won all 4 quarters in the home opener vs. Dubs. THIS is our best starting five. Let J-Rich light up the score board as 6th Man of the Year. LB needs to play with Nash. That is when the Suns are at their best.

MUST start and ALSO finish with LB. Let’s go SUNS!!!!

By: John C.

John C. — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:58:41 +0000

Look forward to reading your analysis! A couple of points I noticed while watching last night’s game:
- team is playing better team defense than I can remember
- Nash is playing better positional defense
- hustle of this team is outstanding
- team chemistry appears excellent
- too much isolation with Amare with other players standing around
- team is able to get a stop when they need one, unlike in the past
- the bench is a significant asset rather than a liability