Just days after losing to former coach Mike D'Antoni's New York Knicks, the Phoenix Suns were served a humbling defeat at the hands of Boris Diaw and the Charlotte Bobcats. Often maligned for his inconsistent play during his stay in Phoenix, Diaw reaffirmed what he is capable of when given starter's minutes (26 pts, 11 boards, 10-16 FG, 3-4 from long range), severely outplaying Amare Stoudemire (12 points, 9 boards, 5-14 FG) at both ends of the floor. The other former Sun, Raja Bell, did his thing and held Jason Richardson to 8 points on 3-9 shooting. I'm still fans of both Diaw and Bell, so I'm happy that they're playing well on a suddenly decent Bobcats team, but it's becoming increasingly clear that Suns' GM Steve Kerr has no idea what he's doing.Not to knock J-Rich, because he's played really well since he's joined the team, but Porter and Kerr seem hell bent on playing a methodical, San Antonio Spurs style of ball. While there's technically nothing wrong with that, why would you trade one of your best post-up players and your best perimeter defender if the intent is to construct a more deliberate, half court squad? To top it off, rumor is that Kerr is now shopping Leandro Barbosa and is open to the idea of trading Stoudemire. If those two are moved, Steve Nash will be the only holdover from the run & gun days. Wow.
2 comments:
wow, what is wrong with steve kerr. I used to think he was smart, but I guess all he did was feed off of Michael Jordan's passes for wide open 3's.
They have to start over but they have no young players to build around. I'm sick and tired of Amare not playing defense. It was okay when they ran the floor, but now his weak defense is exposed in the slow half court game. Trade him. I'd rather have Chris Bosh any day.
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