Runnin n Gunnin

PHX Suns just played the Oklahoma thunder, beating them 140-118. ha. pretty damn crazy. BTW, since PHX fired its last coach, it has gone on to win its last three games, scoring 140 a piece was it? When I started watching ball, the Suns were my fav. team. When they had that 06-07 core of Nash, Marion, Stoudemire, that was the best. I remember watching them on Sundays playing the Cavs and Lakers and PHX would just flat out dominate. It was real exciting. Them and the DEN Nuggets I loved, when they got AI and melo, it was crazy. Run n gun all the time. But after a while, I realized you cant run all the time, gets pointless. B/c sometimes, your opponent will be great and then you cant outscore them, theyll just outscore you and you wont be able to catch up. But I'm happy for PHX winning now, just hope it continues an I know Amar'e is out cuz of surgery recovery. But I think the PHX guys were a great core; they weren't cocky or in your face but practiced humility. They had a great group of guys; i began watching when diaw won most improved, barbosa won sixth man and it was great from then. And that was during the Nash v Nowitizki PHX v DAL times, when they were the only real competition back then. Unfortunately, things must change, marion left, diaw and raja bell left, d'antoni left, kurt thomas gone, who ppl said was able to defend duncan, so thats why they got him (SAS), james jones, marcus banks, sean marks, piakowski, pat burke. I used to know that roster by heart. Ha. ABC said there were only 3 remaining SUNS from the 05 season, nash, stat and barbosa which is kinda sad cuz that group got 50-60+ wins for years but could never play d n win. SO lately, I've been respecting DET, SAS and BOS. Never liked Pistons or cared to watch, same with SAS. But with maturity, you realize that DEN, PHX, GS are fun to watch but thats it. They're athletic, entertaining, and great players but you wont get very far that way. You gotta sacrifice on the defensive end. How come DET before the AI trade made it to east finals like 4 or 5 yrs in a row or SA wins one every odd yr? Ha, they must be doing something right. Over time, I've grown to appreciate DET and SA cuz defense comes before all else and when you defend, offense comes easier. Even BOS, they had the big 3 who were scorers but they sacrificed their indiv. games for team defense and they did great, getting the title.