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Look at the Losers: Phoenix Suns |
| Published: May 2, 2008, 7:15 pm |
| Tags: boris diaw, borisdiaw, leandro barbosa, leandrobarbosa, lookatthelosers2008, mike dantoni, mikedantoni, shaquille oneal, shaquilleoneal, shawn marion, shawnmarion, steve nash, stevenash, tim duncan, timduncan |
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Filed under: Suns, Western, PhoenixThere's so much that's already been said. But just to recap: responding to the Western Conference Arms Race, the Suns gave up Shawn Marion and his potential cap-freeing opt-out for Shaquille O'Neal and his potential cap-killing $20 million contract next year. The hope (read: realigning of philosophical differences) from both Steve Kerr and Mike D'Antoni was that Shaq would provide defense and turn Amare Stoudemire into a freak of nature. The second happened, and the Suns actually played well. How They Got to the Dance: By closing out the season 15-5. Bear in mind that this was immediately after the pro-Shaq trade folks had jumped off the bandwagon and well after the haters had gotten their public laughs in. Which is why their matchup against the Spurs seemed like the greatest first round set of all time. The Suns were better down the stretch than we will remember, folks.Continue reading Look at the Losers: Phoenix SunsPermalink Email this Comments [ Full article ] |
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