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Post#21 » by Arles » Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:05 am

Interesting that the Hawks are playing well and looking great in the playoffs, yet there is a ton of bitterness towards the Suns. As a Suns fan, I say let it go. The Suns window is shrinking, but they've been a blast to watch for the past 4-5 seasons. As an NBA fan, I'm enjoying watching the Hawks in this postseason as I'm a fan of Bibby, always liked Joe and think Smith is on his way to being a star.

I think you guys will know you've made it when you get don't get more joy out of seeing another team lose than you get from seeing your own team win. Enjoy this Hawks run and don't get bogged down by piling on other teams - this is your time to enjoy your team.
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Post#22 » by Rip2137 » Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:38 am

JoshB914 wrote:I'm not ignoring what the Suns have had to overcome. But when there is an excuse for losing to the Spurs every year it gets old.

This season there was no excuses whatsoever and the Suns have been pretty much dominated. Of course they can beat the Spurs, but they don't and they NEVER HAVE in a series. The fact that they continue to lose to a team that they could have beaten every year speaks volumes about the gap in toughness between the two teams.


No. It doesn't. Toughness has nothing to do with injuries and suspensions. In the three series they have played, the Spurs have lost 0 players to injury and Robert Horry to suspension. The Suns have lost Joe Johnson and Grant Hill to injury and Boris Diaw and Amare Stoudmire to suspension. There is a HUGE gap there.

In their first season together, I don't think they would have beaten the Spurs anyway. I would still pick Spurs in 7 if Joe had been able to play.

Last year, Suns in 7 if not for criminal refs and suspensions (Again, this is just my opinion, no guarentee it would have happend or anything...just a guess when looking at the games).

To say anyone has been dominated in this series is silly. We have had a 2 point game in overtime, a game that came down to the very end in game 2 and 2 blowouts by both teams. Once again...two evenly matched teams duking it out.
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Post#23 » by Amen316 » Tue Apr 29, 2008 2:17 pm

This is a strange series teams that get swept normally dont lead 3 games by 14 or more points and then blow the lead but that is what has happened with phoenix.

This isnt a bad team and they would be dominating the EAST if they played in it. Remember Phoenix is 60-5 against the eastern conference over the last 3 years. The funny thing is I think they lost to Atlanta 2x or even 3x in that stretch.
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Post#24 » by HMFFL » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:55 pm

Amen316 wrote:This is a strange series teams that get swept normally dont lead 3 games by 14 or more points and then blow the lead but that is what has happened with phoenix.

This isnt a bad team and they would be dominating the EAST if they played in it. Remember Phoenix is 60-5 against the eastern conference over the last 3 years. The funny thing is I think they lost to Atlanta 2x or even 3x in that stretch.


That's always the easy way to think about things when your team down 3-1. It's rather pointless to even mention it unless your have dreams of Phoenix playing for the East and even still I doubt Hawk fans care. Phoenix is expected to win, just like the Spurs, but yet it's time to find away to battle back and see what the team is actually made of.

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