[picappgallerysingle id=”8915553″] Defending the Suns is a difficult task. Before this series started we talked about the nuances of the Suns offensive sets and how the variations of their P&R give teams fits. There’s a reason this team was the top ranked offense in the league all season (both in points per game and efficiency) […]
Archives for May 2010
Around The World (Wide Web): Lakers/Suns Game 4 Reactions
THE BLOGS From C.A. Clark, Silver Screen and Roll: I’ve seen this game too many times, and I’m sick of it already. You might as well keep it in your DVR for a while, and next year, when the Lakers go into a series up 2-1, just play this one back on repeat. If you […]
Lakers/Suns Game 4: Suns’ Bench Torches The Lakers
[picappgallerysingle id=”8894283″] Disappointment. Frustration. Anger. Surely, these are just a few of the emotions that the Lakers and their fans are feeling after losing game 4 to the Suns 115-106. The Western Conference Finals are now a best of three series and the team that was once down 0-2 is now tied and carrying a […]
Lakers/Suns: Game 4 Preview & Chat
[picappgallerysingle id=”8895534″] The difference between being up 3-1 and tied 2-2 is monumental in a 7 game series. For the Lakers, it’s the difference between a sure trip back to Phoenix for game 6 and the prospect of closing out the series on your home court. It’s the difference between a series becoming a best […]
Around the World (Wide Web): Zones, Free Throws and ‘Drew
From C. A. Clark, Silver Screen and Roll: The Los Angeles Lakers have completed 13 contests in the 2010 postseason, with a fine record of 10-3. They are undefeated at home and sport an even record of 3-3 on the road. Those three losses happened in vastly different ways. The Oklahoma City Thunder out-lasted the […]
Making The Mental Adjustments
[picappgallerysingle id=”8895085″] The Phoenix Suns deserve credit for their game 3 win. They made the adjustments that made the difference in the outcome of the game. Their coaches put in the plans and the players executed them to a tee. On offense that meant more attacking. In the Suns’ P&R sets, Nash abandoned the probing […]
Lakers/Suns Game 3: Amare, Suns Finally Get In The Zone
During the course of the past four days, everyone put in a position to make a criticism about Amare Stoudemire’s in the first two games of this series added their two cents. There was reason for the basketball world to jump on Stoudemire’s case. He was a revolving door on the defensive end of the […]
Lakers/Suns: Game 3 Preview & Chat
[picappgallerysingle id=”8861020″] Game 3 will be a test for the Lakers. I understand that Phoenix has looked completely overmatched for the first two games. However, home cooking does wonders for a team and with the third installment of this series slated for the valley of the sun, Phoenix will bring their best effort in order […]
Saturday Special: Countdown To The World Cup
[picappgallerysingle id=”5034090″] I’m not like Marc Stein or Steve Nash (who seem fanatical) or even Bill Simmons in my fútbol fandom. I don’t follow a team in the EPL and don’t have rooting interests in other club teams from around the world. That said, like many young kids that grew up in America I played […]
A Glance Back At Kobe’s Scoring Streak
It wasn’t so long ago where Kobe Bryant was struggling to have consecutive nights of high, efficient scoring. There was a definite inconsistency in Kobe’s game that we were unfamiliar with, and it was something that was concerning going into the post season. He would score 28 in one night, then spend the next two […]