The Perpetual NBA Thread

**Eismann** · May 25th, 2006 02:29 PM

Reason is D...for defense....which both teams out west don't have going against the east big two.

**Altis6453** · May 25th, 2006 02:40 PM

I guess the bigwigs in Atlanta are saying to themselves "What were we thinking?" when they traded Boris D. for Joe Johnson. Not a knock on JJ, though, who I think is an excellent player. Its just that Boris contributes a lot more for the Suns and he's a big factor in why they're winning. JJ on the other hand is the top scorer and assist man in a lottery team with very dim hopes of improving unless they get a major makeover of the roster (and coaching staff).

**ILuvDetailing** · May 25th, 2006 03:00 PM

Boris Diaw fits the Phoenix Suns' system like Coffee and Cream. And he has a coach thats will to trust his players to make plays. D'Antonni doesn't call too much plays, he gives his players freedom - the end result, his players are more relaxed and play at a higher level even with the pressure on. Altanta wanted Boris to be a big PG which he isn't, and the presence of Josh Childress, Josh Smith didn't help either.

**niwde11** · May 25th, 2006 03:18 PM

ILD; mukhang sinisira ng mga nba teams predictions mo ah.

**ILuvDetailing** · May 25th, 2006 03:26 PM

kaya nga di ako pumupusta, hanggang fearless forecast lang :bwahaha:

**theveed** · May 25th, 2006 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by Eismann

Too early for that.....let's find out about that three weeks from now.
They're no match for Heat or Pistons even if they come out beating the hell out of the MAVS.

Hehe, since when did they heat gets associated with D?

Their D is horrendous!

The Heat got creamed when they played Phoenix during the regular season, they can't even plug Shaq in the game coz he can't run with the Suns, neither din Zo...

As for Diaw's talent, don't forget the fact that he's playing with Nash... I don't think it's a coincidence that Joe Johnson, Q.Rich, Bell, Diaw etc. have had career seasons when they were playing with Nash.

Having open shots and timely passes makes a big diff when it comes to scoring vs. going one-on-one all the time.

**Eismann** · May 25th, 2006 05:43 PM

Actually, this year's playoffs doomed a lot of forecasts....lalo na yung mga galing sa "experts" daw ng ESPN. Where is Marc Stein's Spurs now??? The Suns destroyed Hollinger's predictions too.

Ha-ha-ha-ha, those guys should be covering the NDBL instead.

**ILuvDetailing** · May 25th, 2006 05:47 PM

I remember that game, 1st quarter pa lang 40pts na Phoenix... D'Antonni's system combined with Steve Nash's savvy makes them go.

People still don't believe that the Suns can't make it all the way. I was one of the doubters but not anymore. Suns will force you to play at their pace which is Run, Run, Run and Gun. Steve Nash is the key.

Miami Heat isn't exactly a good defensive team...

**Eismann** · May 25th, 2006 05:51 PM

THEVEED: "The Heat got creamed when they played Phoenix during the regular season, they can't even plug Shaq in the game coz he can't run with the Suns, neither din Zo..."

But this is no regular season bro.....look at HEAT's record in the playoffs and compare it to your SUNS two 7-game series. Tsk...tsk...tsk layo ng difference.

**ILuvDetailing** · May 25th, 2006 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by Eismann

Actually, this year's playoffs doomed a lot of forecasts....lalo na yung mga galing sa "experts" daw ng ESPN. Where is Marc Stein's Spurs now??? The Suns destroyed Hollinger's predictions too.

Ha-ha-ha-ha, those guys should be covering the NDBL instead.

Kasama na forecast's ko

In fairness to those guys, they write exellent stuff. ESPN has some of the best writers in the business.