Suns Mid-Season Review:
Team Statistics:
Points Per Game: 109.9 (1st of 30) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 107.5 (29th of 30)
Pythagorean W-L: 31-22 (11th of 30)
▪ Attendance: 432,519 (18th of 30)
Pace Factor: 95.9 (4th of 30)
Offensive Rating: 114.2 (1st of 30) ▪ Defensive Rating: 111.7 (29th of 30)
The Saddest things about this are how poor the defense is playing. And how [...]
Kevin Pelton tweeted me the link to the guys over at basketballvalue.com where you can find analysis and breakdowns of every team in the NBA by 5-man units. Here is the Suns… Because we are most important. Here is the BEST decade in review I have seen so far. Not surprising that it came from one of my favorite writers, Kevin Pelton! Check it out! I particularly enjoy his references to the Largest and Smallest players in the league. So the Picture Below is still relevant. Thanks Mugsy and Manute!
A little New Years Eve fun was taking place in Washington. It is reported in this article that Gilbert Arenas, not only stores guns in his locker, he and a teammate, actually pulled them on each other in a dispute. Check it out! Kevin Pelton Analyzes the question: How valuable is Steve Nash to the people around him. Kevin Pelton can be followed on twitter at @kpeltonadn you can read his work at Basketballprosepctus.com J.A. Adande of ESPN is one of my favorite basketball analysts. Apparently all the Suns needed to do to get his attention were play the Lakers… just kidding J.A. But in reality, Lakers and Suns fans should enjoy this one. A statistical analysis of the importance and effect of being a “tall” team in the NBA. Does height have a tangible effect in teams winning percentages? Kevin Pelton of Basketball Prosepctus analyzes this question. Click headline to check out NYT’s article giving credit to D’Antoni for the Suns winning ways. Listen to Gambo and Ash or read Ifiredterryporter.com or BE A SUNS FAN to realize why that’s not really the case! It’s never too soon to look into next year. With teams like the Nets, and Knicks so obviously banking on next year, it is never too soon to look at the 2010 draft. All the NCAA basketball on lately has inspired me to watch some, and Kentucky is stacked with first round talent. Take a look at Hoopsworld.com and their mock draft for 2010. For some really comprehensive statistical breakdowns, check out this site. It’s Great! It has 5 man unit statistics. Team breakdowns by position and even individual player breakdowns. Enjoy http://www.82games.com/index.htm |
The Suns are scheduled to play the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. Channing Frye will be Suspended for this game for his punch that he claims to have never thrown at Danny Granger. It’s an odd day for me to post something where I point out John Hollinger saying something about the Suns that’s remotely insightful. Earlier I gave props without to J Rich, John Hollinger, It’s your turn. Listen to the logic behind not trading Amar’e: Here are the New Shirts I made. Available the 20th of January. If you want one, E-Mail Me! Update: The Shirts are going to Cost 15$. This will include basic shipping. If you would like priority shipping it will probably cost a little more.
What makes a player Clutch? Brandon and Troy (Laker fan Friends) This one is for you. Here is one of the better basketball bloggers the Basketball Geek from basketballgeek.com making it big and getting on the New York Times blog page. Here is his article about what makes a player clutch. This is in line with the recent water-cooler debates Brandon and I have been getting in about Kobe… Luckily an expert helps with the facts. with the help of basketball-reference.com’s and ESPN.com’s statistical pages I was able to finish my look into the Suns. MVP Debate: Here are the per 48 minute breakdowns of the leading MVP candidates and all-star point guards. I did the per 48 minutes for two reasons. First, There is a massive disparity only between Nash’s numbers and everyone else’s. In addition, Nash has his minutes strategically limited for the longevity of the season. I [...] John Hollinger is someone who I disagree with constantly. I constantly berate the national media for not covering the Suns or doing in depth analysis to any teams outside of the Big 3 (Lakers, Cavs and Celtics). I guess it’s fitting that the first article looking REMOTELY “in depth” at the Suns by ESPN is [...] Update: As you know, I like to listen, and attempt to contact the local sports personalities. Well recently, I received an email from THE SUNS analysts in Arizona, John Gambadoro of Gambo and Ash emailed me to say he finally visited IFTP! Thanks John… Tell Ash about us! I’ll be calling to discuss Suns soon. [...] Here it is! The Suns are talked about on my favorite basketball website, basketballprospectus.com It’s about time guys. |
So, last night, this moron, Danny Granger was in a scuffle with Suns underachiever Channing Frye. He was awarded a technical free-throw and the crowd was about as loud Booing Granger than I have heard them all year. After making his free-throw he held his finger to his mouth to silence the crowd. He did [...] Because I haven’t been able to get this thought out of my head. I am going to post it, and then revise the post later to include more game detail. Wednesday night, Taylor Griffin continued to outshine his younger brother, Blake, in their rookie season. Griffin got his first taste of minutes in a Suns victory this season while matching his career high in scoring (2) and falling one shy of his career bests in rebounds (0) and blocks (0). What was most impressive was that [...] Let me start by saying “I currently stand corrected” – If you could see me, I am sitting front of a big plate of Crow ready to eat… but not quite yet. I consistently rip into Jason Richardson for being “The Black Hole” of the Suns offense. Pre ASTB (All-Star Break) J Rich was where [...] The Suns are now 8-2 in their last ten games. Only the Jazz and the Thunder (we play tomorrow @ OKC) could be considered hotter as they are 9-1 in their last ten games. The Suns are doing it the only way it was possible, Big Al must have read my mid-season review because he [...] Here is the valleyofthesuns.com review of the game. I like it because the video link: http://valleyofthesuns.com/2010/02/10/trail-blazers-108-suns-101-we-got-our-a-kicked
Namely, Include J Rich in ANY deal. If you know me, you know that you might as well not talk to me about trading Amar’e Stoudemire. He is my favorite Sun. I know people want to point out all the flaws in his game. The same people who want to forget MVSteve averages 4.0 Turnovers per game. The same people who LOVE [...] Lately, Big Al, |
