Game 17: Phoenix Suns vs Miami Heat (11/28/2008)

[JohnVancouver]

[quote="The Diesel"]The worst part about this whole situation is you know the media will blame Shaq for this mess even though he's the LAST person who should be blamed for the struggles.

This team is lucky its record is 11-6 instead of 8-9.

Who would have thought Shaq would average 16 and 9 on 60% shooting at 36 years old?

All Suns fans should be angry at Kerr and Porter for this mess.

--- so now we're in a dangerous situation; kerr is going to be loathe to admit to any mistake in coaching hire/driection for reasons of pride and friendship, the nucleus of the team is unhappy and likely to begin tuning out the coach (and given what we've seen, not listening to Porter might be a wise move) and Kerr is still saying things like "I knew there would be some rough patches" and that the team is actually playing better than he expected. I'm paraphrasing but that's the gist of what he said last week regarding how bad the team looks right now.
Jaysus - this is better than he expected? I almost fell out my chair when I read that. Unbelievable.
I really can't recall a team of this calibre being futzed up so badly so fast. It must be heartbreaking and frustrating as hell for the players. I know it is for me.