Amare was a beast. You don't know what you've got till it's gone; I loved that '04 - '10 team so much and don't think I have ever really fallen in love with a Suns team nearly the same way since. To me the key was always Nash; my all-time favorite Sun and NBA player. He made those teams special. Then Stat and Matrix were #2a and #2b behind him. But I liked the oddball years the best: '06 and '10. I could watch Raja Bell, Grant Hill, Jared Dudley, Barbosa, Dragic, all those other guys all day.
Yea, definitely some fun years... The early 90's Suns, mid-late aughts and the '21 finals team are my faves. Nash is probably my favorite Sun too, but Booker's about to pass him; just Nash's ability to make everyone better on the court was such an amazing thing to see.
One of my favorites was the block against the Kings in the playoffs to win the game.
Found it:
Side note: Why do I keep getting Captcha verification for all pics and videos on here today?
That couldn't have been in the playoffs because we haven't played them since 2001, a year before Amare was drafted.
It seemed like it had some kind of playoff implications. Maybe I’m wrong. I do remember watching it live and it was a big deal. I even joined the Kings message board to troll them about it.
If you check the play-by-play you can see Amaré's block on Miller with no time left.
The game took place in early February, so it seems unlikely that there were massive playoff implications, but the Suns (39-11) and Kings (32-16) were the top 2 teams in the Pacific Division at the time and, in fact, the only two that were competitive that season. So it would have been a notable game as far as the Kings trying to make up ground and would've felt like a tough home loss to the fans you were trolling.
Watching those top Amare plays sure brings back memories. I am reminded, pleasantly, how matter of fact he was following most of those plays and even if he celebrated it was towards the fans and never towards whomever he’d just posterized. Can’t remember if it was the same for everyone back then or was Amare just different that way.
One of my favorites was the block against the Kings in the playoffs to win the game.
Found it:
Side note: Why do I keep getting Captcha verification for all pics and videos on here today?
That couldn't have been in the playoffs because we haven't played them since 2001, a year before Amare was drafted.
It seemed like it had some kind of playoff implications. Maybe I’m wrong. I do remember watching it live and it was a big deal. I even joined the Kings message board to troll them about it.
If you check the play-by-play you can see Amaré's block on Miller with no time left.
The game took place in early February, so it seems unlikely that there were massive playoff implications, but the Suns (39-11) and Kings (32-16) were the top 2 teams in the Pacific Division at the time and, in fact, the only two that were competitive that season. So it would have been a notable game as far as the Kings trying to make up ground and would've felt like a tough home loss to the fans you were trolling.
Those were some crazy stat lines in that game: Amare 22/9, Marion 19/16, Johnson 28/7, Nash 33/17, with 8 & 8 from Q.
"I'm a Deandre Ayton guy."--Al McCoy, September 21, 2022.
I love how animated Marion still is about that Phoenix team. I'm not exactly sure what he's talking about as far as the truth not being told. Anybody?
We also found out they'll be inducted into the ring on separate nights. They are so intertwined that I thought it might be on the same night but it makes sense to separate them so they can each get their proper honors.
Call me crazy but I'm still not convinced it was Kerr who didn't want to trade Shawn or that it was MikeD who pushed for it/OK'd it. I don't know if that's what Shawn's talking about, about people not telling the truth or narratives but we know Kerr wanted to change the roster and the philosophy to get bigger and more defensive-minded. We know MikeD was stubborn with his offense and philosophies. Maybe MikeD threw his hands up and said "Fine, let's bring in Shaq" because he felt like he was up against it and on thin ice already as a coach. To me, that's different that proactively telling Kerr to bring in Shaq.
