Can They Overcome The Mediocracy?
Change. The world doesn't seem to revolve without it. Change is always on the horizon. It is so evident, as this country prepares to elect a new President, both the Democratic and the Republican parties, are using "change" as the major topic of discussion. Change. It doesn't matter, sometimes, how many changes you make, some things cannot be changed. Tinker with this, maybe, tweak on that and the end result remains the same. Nothing changes.
I have followed the Phoenix Suns since the day I arrived in this valley. I came to Arizona in 1966, when I was born here. Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, I have been a Suns fan for a long, long time.
The Phoenix Suns know a lot about change. Every three or four years, the Suns attempt to gain fan recognition by promoting "change". To aid in promotions, the organization should consider adopting that old song from Black Sabbath - "Changes". I'm going through changes...I'm going through changes.
This year will be no different then any other, unless being worse then the year before, is considered different. With so many changes being made, I feel the Suns have gone and tinkered their way out of, even, making the play-offs. Honestly, I believe it's getting that bad.
Last year's debacle, with the trading of The Matrix (Shaun Marion) and the signing of Deputy O'neil (Shaq), I already sensed the "setting of the Sun's". Dusk is on the horizon. Twilight.
A big part of the team's chemistry was lost when the Sun's traded Marion. As a fan, I always felt Shaun Marion was one of my most, favorite Phoenix Suns players. He should have retired here in Arizona.
Shaquille O'neil has been declining in statistics every year for the past 4 years. Did Steve Kerr and the organization take this into consideration when Shaq was hired? They were only concerned with filling seats at the US West Arena, not with winning the NBA Championship.
Well, I'm on a roll, so let me continue. I feel, at this time, the biggest mistake the Suns organization has made, was the firing of head coach Mike D'Antoni. The Master of the "Run and Shoot" offense. The man who designed the very style of game play, which was adopted by, nearly, the rest of the NBA. Run and shoot...C'mon, Shaq! Keep up!
New head coach, Terry Porter, has his hands full, this year, making sense out of this mess and trying to impress the organization that, though he is young and inexperienced, he is the right man for the job. Steve Kerr seems to like him. He must also be concerned about selling tickets and filling seats. NBA fans, especially in Phoenix, don't like paying good money to see a losing team.
-Michael L. Wilson
I have followed the Phoenix Suns since the day I arrived in this valley. I came to Arizona in 1966, when I was born here. Born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, I have been a Suns fan for a long, long time.
The Phoenix Suns know a lot about change. Every three or four years, the Suns attempt to gain fan recognition by promoting "change". To aid in promotions, the organization should consider adopting that old song from Black Sabbath - "Changes". I'm going through changes...I'm going through changes.
This year will be no different then any other, unless being worse then the year before, is considered different. With so many changes being made, I feel the Suns have gone and tinkered their way out of, even, making the play-offs. Honestly, I believe it's getting that bad.
Last year's debacle, with the trading of The Matrix (Shaun Marion) and the signing of Deputy O'neil (Shaq), I already sensed the "setting of the Sun's". Dusk is on the horizon. Twilight.
A big part of the team's chemistry was lost when the Sun's traded Marion. As a fan, I always felt Shaun Marion was one of my most, favorite Phoenix Suns players. He should have retired here in Arizona.
Shaquille O'neil has been declining in statistics every year for the past 4 years. Did Steve Kerr and the organization take this into consideration when Shaq was hired? They were only concerned with filling seats at the US West Arena, not with winning the NBA Championship.
Well, I'm on a roll, so let me continue. I feel, at this time, the biggest mistake the Suns organization has made, was the firing of head coach Mike D'Antoni. The Master of the "Run and Shoot" offense. The man who designed the very style of game play, which was adopted by, nearly, the rest of the NBA. Run and shoot...C'mon, Shaq! Keep up!
New head coach, Terry Porter, has his hands full, this year, making sense out of this mess and trying to impress the organization that, though he is young and inexperienced, he is the right man for the job. Steve Kerr seems to like him. He must also be concerned about selling tickets and filling seats. NBA fans, especially in Phoenix, don't like paying good money to see a losing team.
-Michael L. Wilson
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