What a difference a few wins can make. I agree and so would most of the players that it's the way we have gotten these wins. We broke the 0-18 TNT curse vs. the Mavs. They were supposedly a better team, but we came from behind with a 4th quarter that saw J-Dud go out of his mind. His energy was contagious, as he frustrated Dirk. Even a small forward who can't jump high enough to dunk can still dominate the defensive boards, despite his lack of size. Met him at LB's "Brazilian Bash." Told him how I noticed how he plays his best and so does the team when he wears, instead of his usual home white to match the color of the home uniform, the orange head band. J-Dud promised he would wear the orange head band at the next home game. Hope was to give the team some badly needed luck, after losses in New York and Cleveland. Well, he didn't wear it but we still managed to barely beat an ice cold Kings team. Game after game, he has gone with the white head band at home. That was until the last game. Made sure he knew that I knew he was wearing the orange head band vs. the Mavs. Kept telling him it will give them good luck in the game. Hook, line, & sinker, he bought into it.

That feeling that they could come from behind to capture a game vs. a very good team without STAT for the deciding 4th quarter must have given the Suns a confidence boost to take with them on this road trip. Suns can't win on the road? After their come back win on TNT, there goes yet another myth!!!! Can't win a back-end game on the road? Another myth goes down. Winning without STAT vs. the Mavs was one of the keys. STAT isn't the only one who stresses with the uncertainty of trade rumors. It impacts every player and coach on the team. The only year in recent years that the Suns went as far as the Western Conference Finals in the playoffs was the year that STAT wasn't able to play for the Suns. That ability to prove to themselves that they can win with or without him is a HUGE confidence builder for most every player on the team. Having said that, my preference would be for STAT to stay. Gentry was very smart in benching STAT during the 4th quarter of the Mavs game. STAT has immediately turned around his effort, since that game. With the VAST improvement of RoLo, if STAT does stay, it will give us potential to match up with the Lakers and other tall front lines in the West, like the Mavs. Frye, RoLo & STAT could team with J-Dud & Nash. That would be a formidable front line. When LB returns without the cyst, we would also have the flexibility of going tiny & fast. Nash, LB, Hill or Dragic, J-Dud, and either STAT, Louis, or RoLo could blow the other team away.

MUST start and also finish with LB. Let's go SUNS!!!!

Inane. All of your comments…do some research.

I just read the daily dime chat on ESPN and boy do I feel your pain. I'm right there with you.

On a separate note, I'd love to see a story on RoLo and your honest opinion of his development and the ability of Channing Frye to keep producing, (most nights), even without starting.

I spoke to you before on DDL about keeping Amare if I were Kerr and to be honest, this Suns team is now designed for a player, (at the 4 spot) to absolutely dominate the league.

If Gentry would only break down and install some back-to-the-basket offense for STAT in combination with some simple UCLA cuts on the weakside to prevent instant double teams. I think Amare would start posting 30's on a regular basis.

At this point I don't even take players for J Rich. I take cash and draft picks, then sell those draft picks for money, (it is the Phoenix Suns way), hold Amare down with a "common sense" hammer and bang the fact into his head that he simply isn't a max player.

I get him signed and "after the season is over" *wink-nudge* sick Nash on some of the potential 2010 free agents, (because doing it during the season isn't right)!

On the flip side, If we can't get much for Amare, don't trade him, and he walks, I've become quite content with the Suns roster minus Amare. Gentry has done with MD couldn't do and develop the young players. Sweet Lou, RoLo, and Frye along with the developing Clark really give our front line promise.

On a separate note, (again), I'd forgive Joe Johnson if he came back to the valley because, yeah. he's looking.