THE BLOGS From Silver Screen and Roll: So, it’s been a long road since the onset of this season, and along that road much has occurred. Injuries, shooting slumps, hot streaks, team-wide lethargy. A plethora of things have happened. So, now, while we’re bored off our asses waiting to get back to basketball – I’m […]
Archives for May 2010
Behind Enemy Lines: FB&G Talks With Valley Of The Suns
[picappgallerysingle id=”8591019″] Over the past week we’ve tried to give as much insight as we could on the upcoming WCF match up with the Suns. But, in order to get more of an insider’s perspective I exchanged emails with Michael Schwartz of the excellent Suns blog Valley of the Suns. Michael was kind enough to […]
Taking A Look At The X-Factors
[picappgallerysingle id=”8669844″] I’m a firm believer that the path to victory is forged by the best players on each team. The stars are the guys that carry the load and have the ball in their hands in the biggest moments of the game. Offensive schemes are built around their talents and defensive ones are geared […]
Lakers/Suns Preview Part 3: When The Suns Have The Ball
[picappgallerysingle id=”8605348″] There are not enough superlatives to describe Phoenix’s offense. Explosive. Dynamic. Downright Scary. In our preview of when the Lakers have the ball, I called the Suns O a juggernaut and really that’s a bit of an understatement. In order to slow down that unit, the Lakers are going to need to show a […]
Around The World (Wide Web): Suns, Celtics, & Lebron…Oh My
[picappgallerysingle id=”8756934″] As we continue to wait for the WCF to start, some here are some morning links and fast break thoughts before we get back into full preview mode this afternoon… *Waiting this long for a series to start can be maddening. I feel like the Lakers haven’t played for a month. If it […]
Lakers/Suns Series Preview Part 2: Looking At The Benches
[picappgallerysingle id=”8732437″] When you take a look at the Suns, it’s easy to get caught up in the big names – Nash and Amar’e or even Hill and Richardson. But, one of the keys to their success in the regular season and the playoffs has been the performance of their reserve players. The Suns go a legitimate 10 deep and […]
Around the World (Wide Web): Still Waiting…
THE BLOGS From Silver Screen and Roll: Ready for an impossible question? Who’s riding higher right now, the Los Angeles Lakers or the Phoenix Suns? I certainly have no idea, and it’s going to make for one hell of an interesting series. In analyzing all the possible outcomes, I can’t honestly take anything off the table. […]
Lakers/Suns Series Preview Part 1: When The Lakers Have The Ball
[picappgallerysingle id=”3007350″] The Suns are known as an offensive team. Over the course of the regular season, they had the top ranked offense measured by both points per game (110.2) and in offensive efficiency (112.7). Said in the simplest way possible, they are a juggernaut on that side of the ball. However, after throwing the Spurs […]
Around the World (Wide Web): Lakers Set Sights on Phoenix
THE BLOGS From Silver Screen and Roll: I’m man enough to admit it. I did not see that coming. My thoughts on the Utah Jazz’s ability (or lack thereof) to compete with the Lakers over a 7 game series are well known. Those thoughts have been proven correct. The Jazz lacked the necessary tools to […]
Is There Such A Thing As Too Much Rest?
[picappgallerysingle id=”8707364″] I know that us fans are champing at the bit to get the western conference finals started. The Suns represent the organization that bounced the Lakers from the playoffs in back to back years nearly a half decade ago and litterally laid the foundation for this franchise’s trip into offseason hell that I’d rather […]