I should probably be looking at university financial statements, to see how they compare with the accounting practices used within cities. My eyeballs dry up a little just thinking about it. So I'll write something about the Suns instead.
After the game on Monday night, I was going to heap praises on Suns fans. I was going to say how we may be unreasonable, but that we're equally as rabid in our support at times. I attended game five of the Spurs series last year. Every fan knew the team had been wronged and each came to the arena with a bone to pick with the visiting Spurs. We booed when our guys got fouled. We booed when they committed fouls. We booed when Parker had the ball. We booed louder when Duncan had the ball. We booed even louder when Ginobili had the ball. It was the loudest and craziest i've ever heard or seen the Purple Palace, and I've watched and listened to and attended a lot of games. The players talked about it afterward.
The Denver game on Monday was an example. PHX fell down by 19 at the half, and won by double digits. After getting booed off the court in the first half (which is something that should rarely happen), they came back in the second half, ready to play. As soon as the second half starts......
BOOM!! goes the dynamite. A scoring eruption happens in the UAC. Every three brought the crowd a little bit louder. Each thunderous STAT dunk or made free throw by Shaq was accompanied by an increase in fan volume. When Nash hit the three to take the lead, it was a frenzy. I was proud of how our fans reacted.....
....until last night, when we lost a close one in Denver. I got on my favorite Suns message board and read the comments that several "fans" had posted. One said that going for the win rather than the tie was a coaching error. Another had said that Steve Nash had choked twice in the closing seconds (he missed two three for the lead), Barbosa had choked (he missed another three for the lead), as had Shaq (for missing free throws).
This, sadly, is all too common. Suns fans are so quick to disparage their own team, they're almost as bad as Charles Barkley. (OK, that's not quite true) I posted an angry message that gave six reasons why going for the win rather than the tie was a good idea.
1) They were on the road in a hostile environment
2) They were fatigued from the back to back.
3) They hadn't really been playing that well all game, but still had a chance to steal it.
4) STEVE NASH is shooting the three. Twice.
5) LB is shooting the three.
6)Stoudemire had committed mad turnovers all game.
Going for the win was a coaching error? What are you talking about?
It's ridiculous how critical people are. We lose a tough game and everyone throws the Suns under the bus. Steve Nash choked twice? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?! What's wrong with these people. They're worse than my brother who expects every player to make every shot because they're being paid millions. How many game winners/tyers has Nash hit? More than enough, but I'll list the ones I can remember.
1)2005 vs Dallas during playoffs
2)The Warriors shot pictured above
3)2007 vs Dallas in the double overtime classic in which he SINGLEHANDEDLY brought the Suns back in the last minute, scoring ten points in less than a minute.
4)2006 vs the Nets in another OT classic
5)Didn't he make one against the Wizards in late 2006 to tie the game?
Expand that to how many dagger shots has he made? Shots to put a team away, or to stomp on a potential rally? Way more. Steve Nash, choking?? Missing a three is not choking. What are you all talking about? LB choking? Look at the picture below.
Anyone remember that shot? The shot that won the game for PHX in a similar scenario. Trailing the whole game, but with a chance to steal the win. Come on people. Quit criticizing our people for coming up short in a game. Especially when the other team consistently played well enough to win the game. Give credit and move on.
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