Now this is what I call big respect:
"Without a shadow of a doubt, Kobe carried himself way above every other person on that team," he said.

"Shaq for defense" as a 36 year old......
Duncan schools Shaq and Shaq is not even as good as David Robinson defensively in David's last season! LOL! Duncan TORCHED Shaq for 40 points in Game 1 and even hit a 3 pointer that Shaq left wide open and Duncan is not even a 3 point threat! Some defense Shaq gives LOL!

I still thank Shaq for the 3 titles he helped us get and always will, but now he's DONE (the current incident will distract him as much as his divorce did early last season).

"And yes, Pau Gasol played soft down low against Perkins. Really, Gasol is physically outmatched against Perkins. Let Gasol focus his game on Kevin Garnett, while Andrew Bynum deals with Perkins, and the results will be different."

The passing lanes were closed to Pau. And Pau's energy was divided among guarding Garnett (no easy task and yet still got KG to shoot 44.4%) and going against Perkins who wasn't a threat offensively (and LO did a good job denying Perkins any chance to score) so Perkins didn't have to waste his energy trying to score and used it all on Pau. With Drew around, indeed it was different. Kwa-may Brown against KG? KG flattened him like a soft scrub.

Staples 24, our Point Guard is Fisher, the kind of point guard Kobe needs at his side. Why? Besides the fact Fish and Kobe are buddies, he is the outside shooter that Kobe can pass out of and hit open shots. TONS of times Fish was set up by Kobe's penetration. Plus Fish is a solid defender unlike Jordan at the time being (it may change). Having a penetrating point guard without a dangerous jump shot clashes with a guard/forward who penetrates as well. (Kobe and Smush, Lebron and Hughes). In this respect, Sasha is more suited for the offense than Jordan Farmar is at the time being. However, Sasha's poor wingspan and his lack of ideal lateral quickness makes him poor match defensively against point guards.

Our point guard is Derek Fisher!

Glenn and dave m,

Again, this is the Phoenix philosophy for next season. Whether it will work that's another story. But I think it will because I followed the Suns last season when they got Shaq.

And remember this: Allen and Pierce in Boston weren't defensive players, either. The defense is made by Perkins in the middle. Give a team a strong inside defensive presence and it makes it much easier for everyone else to play defense. If Shaq can do this for Phoenix then Nash and Amare will greatly benefit from it.

mike t.

Boston Celtics without Kevin Garnett aka 2006-2007 season with Perkins: 18th in the league 99.8 points allowed.

Boston Celtics with Kevin Garnett aka 2007-2008 season:
2nd in the League with 90.3 points allowed.

and to top it off:

Memphis Grizzlies with Pau Gasol as Power Forward (05-06 season): 1st in the League with 88.5

Don't disrespect KG or Pau!

Laker Tom,

Please stop repeat posting your comment to Humanoly. It's already live as it is.

AK

LA Sports Fan. Prefers Lakers overs Clippers, likes Trojan football but Bruin basketball is more preferrable. I do respect the legends like Russell, Chamberlain, Jordan, Kareem, and Magic and while being a true laker fan, also recoginze some of the great talent of the NBA atm like Kobe, Duncan, Lebron, Wade, KG, and up coming ones like CP3 and D-Will. Above all else though I am a true laker fan at heart and will always be.

And remember this: Allen and Pierce in Boston weren't defensive players, either. The defense is made by Perkins in the middle. Give a team a strong inside defensive presence and it makes it much easier for everyone else to play defense. If Shaq can do this for Phoenix then Nash and Amare will greatly benefit from it.

mike t.

Posted by: Michael C. Teniente
GOOD POST
Dang I'm thinking just like you cuzzin, except I'm substituting the words:

shaq for Bynum ( who disappointed you greatly last season by playing better than kwame)

phoenix for L.A (Home of the brave, land of the free, gang capitol of the world)

nash for Fisher ( whos more defense than offense already)

and amare for Pau ( who's defense is better than you might think)

or amare for Lamar ( who's when he's not firstsecondthird option, is a force to deal with himself)

Jon K,

The Kambros have my email now. I haven't read every post so I don't know if you have it yet.

Wes

Jon,

I never said Sun was a better prospect than a healthy Livingston but that he was a better prospect over the currently seriously injured Livingston.

That does not deny the issue that Livingston has never had a good shot nor done much in his 4 years. He also is 2 inches shorter than Sun. Obviously, teams are not looking at Livingston as if he were the lottery pick anymore. Unfortunately for Shaun, he is damaged goods right now and not as good a prospect as Sun Yue. Sorry, John, but that is reality.

Tom

The Blitz sez:

"Goran Dragic I heard is solid a bit defensively but that was coming from Europe who has a more finesse game. While being better against Nash defensively do you honestly think he can keep the elite point guards of the league such as Deron Williams, Chris Paul, Tony Parker, and especially Allen Iverson from doing much damage? Tony Parker he may know since they both played in Europe but that's not a given. Frankly, Goran is a rookie still much less a 2nd rounder. Will he backup Nash?"

Dragic has proved himself a defensive stopper in Europe, for example, in last year's Euroleague games, Dragic shut down Tony Parker with impressive consistency. It's no mistake that the SUNS wanted Dragic so badly they wanted to draft him in the 1st round if Lopez had already gone by then. He is everything Nash is not, defensively speaking, and the SUNS have been burned by Tony Parker of course.

Dragic is a pure PG but hasn't developed a consistent shot, so he can run a team and has the defensive game, but his current inconsistent shooting makes him primarily a threat as a drive-finish-dish type of player. Regardless, he will be a vast improvement over Leandro as PG, which has the additional effect of allowing LB to simply be the pure scorer that he is.

Nash will mentor Dragic, so it was important to get the slovenian to PHX right away for that process to begin. To call Dragic a rook is a bit deceptive - he's played professionally for a couple years in Europe.

Jon K. sez:

"Where did the Suns finish last year? Was it sixth?"

Yes, but let's be clear about the Western Conf last season. The SUNS finished 6th with a record of 55-27, while the lakers finished 1st at 57-25. That's a 1 game difference...

SHACK has indeed helped the SUNS by improving rebounding and averaging a double-double. Like I mentioned earlier, the SUNS had a problem defensively because Grant Hill was out for the playoffs, leaving defense on the perimeter up to Raja, MV2, and Leandro - not the most effective stoppers against quick guards like manu and TP.

The acquisitions of Matt Barnes, Dragic, Singletary, Amundson and Lopez all improve the team defensively. With the new coach, we can only guess how this team will perform.

What we can say is that the bench and perimeter D personnel is much better than last season, while the top 7 players have been retained. The SUNS will be very good, and I think the lowered expectations will be dandy. The lakers must now carry the mantle of "team most expected to go all the way in the west" and it will mean pressure. Last season the lakers were surprising everyone - now the bullseye is there.

Let's Go Ls sez:

"FINAL THOUGHTS about CHAMPIONSHIP reality: If one compares KB24's trophy case to Steve Nash's own, for example, it's quite clear who has a leg up in the CHAMPIONSHIP department. Right? Nash's QUIET dependence/reliance on Shaq to save the day LITERALLY is ALL but a pipe dream at this point in time. They had their ONLY chance this past year and did not get it DONE (GO Spurs!)!"

Yup, the SUNS are trying to win a title. Along with the rest of the NBA.

It's interesting to me how worked up laker fans seem to get when discussing SHACK. A lot of negative chatter about the Diesel. I can see why - he's largely gathered the 'popular vote' for the playa most responsible for thos 3 rings, not kobee. And then SHACK replaces kobee with another SG and grabs a 4th ring. After seeing kobee's futile effort with a lesser center in June, it can't help that SHACK disparaged kobee's ability to lead a team to a ring.

SHACK is well liked in AZ, but we don't really know what kind of man he is. I base my opinion on his play on the court and don't much care what happens outside that. So, I'd be really happy if SHACK gets with Rick Barry and learns the granny free throw, and keeps up his excellent effort and play he demonstrated last season. His presence solidifies and improves the SUNS, so I like his contribution.

The nice thing about SHACK and the lakers is - we get to see them fight it out 4 times this season. Til then, I'd urge you to seek peace with the past and look forward to more drama and fun in the future.

The point is Laker Tom is that Sun Yue, while having potential is still a long way to go before I would really think he is very viable to the NBA. Yes he has earn credit from Kobe and CP3 and has good experience playing in the Olympics. I've seen his work outs with the Lakers and they look good. His athelticism while not bad should be something to work on. Sun still has to work on shooting which is definately something he does need to tinker. I mean in terms of 3 pointers (this is FIBA which is shorter than NBA) he shot less than 37.2% from 3 point land which is concerning when that translates to NBA 3 point shooting and how his long distance 2 point shooting are. He hasn't really gotten me with his athleticism either. Plus his vertical (last year, it might be different after the Olympics) is 34.5 which is still low compared to Jordan Farmar's 42 inch vertical. That being said, he could be a better NBA 3 point shooter than Livingston (livingston shot barely 31.3% from 3 point land in his best season), has a nice array of movies in short range and is a good shot blocker at guard and looks to be a future good defender against point guards. He looks to be good Laker Tom.

Blitz (& Jon)

>>>>>That being said, he could be a better NBA 3 point shooter than Livingston
>>>>>(livingston shot barely 31.3% from 3 point land in his best season), has a nice array
>>>>>of movies in short range and is a good shot blocker at guard and looks to be a
>>>>>future good defender against point guards.

I think we see the same potential in Sun Yue, great height and ball handling skills and a natural instinct and timing to block shots. I believe his pick was an inspired move by Mitch and that Sun would have been a mid first round pick if he had waited until after the Olympics and entered this year’s draft. Nevertheless, he will still have to prove that he has the mental ability and toughness to play NBA caliber basketball, considering he is Chinese and comes from a completely different sports environment. His time spent in the CBA here will help and I think he will be extremely motivated. I think he will be great but only time will tell.

>>>>>Sun still has to work on shooting which is definitely something he does need to
>>>>>tinker. I mean in terms of 3 pointers (this is FIBA which is shorter than NBA)
>>>>>he shot less than 37.2% from 3 point land which is concerning when that translates
>>>>>to NBA 3 point shooting and how his long distance 2 point shooting are.

As a former shooter, I’ve always believed you could tell a good shooter by watching him shoot. While there are always exceptions – the Matrix comes to mind – the great shooters were almost always great shooters. Some guys can improve their stroke – Magic and Karl Malone come to mind – but they are the exception. Maybe they had to learn how to do it under pressure, ala Sasha, but you could watch their stroke and know they could shoot.

The point I am struggling to get to is that I like the smoothness and easiness of Sun Yue’s jumpshot. He has the classic left-handers soft touch and smooth release and should become a better shooter once free of the Chinese system, which focuses obviously on getting the ball inside to Yao. His shot reminds me of Gail Goodrich’s. On the other hand, I always thought Livingston had zero touch or muscle memory on his shot. He was almost too athletic.

>>>>> He hasn't really gotten me with his athleticism either. Plus his vertical (last year,
>>>>>it might be different after the Olympics) is 34.5 which is still low compared to
>>>>>Jordan Farmar's 42 inch vertical.

Frankly, here is another case where statistics only tell part of the story. One of my biggest disappointments about Jordan’s progress so far has been that he does not play like someone with a 42 inch vertical. Maybe it’s because he is a two-footed rather than 1-footed jumper. If so, he needs to learn how to use a jump stop in his moves to the rim so that he can jump off of both feet. Sun, on the other hand, plays taller than his vertical leap because of his height and length and quickness. He uses quickness to make his dunks much like Pau does. He does not have to gather himself the way that Farmar seems to. When he drives to the rim, he uses speed to get there first and often dunks with two hands.

>>>>>He looks to be good Laker Tom.

I think so, too. Especially for a second round pick and especially since he could fill some very important needs on offense and defense at point guard for the Lakers down the road.

Tom

I wonder if the Suns have figured out what the cover of their media guide is going to be this year yet. The reflection of the Championship trophy in Nash's eyes didn't work. Maybe they should just have Nash take a picture holding the trophy. Positive visualization. Put it out there and the universe will deliver it to you.

I love that they had the gall to wear their sense of entitlement on their sleeve like that.

I don't know where the Lakers will finish this year or with how many wins. I'm not a big fan of the whole predicting thing. I hate it when the media does it. It's like a mad scramble to be right about something before anyone else but everyone makes so many predictions that it just becomes convoluted. Just like the whole - who WILL be the next Jordan conversation. How about this? When someone actually becomes the next Jordan, feel free to point it out. But until someone does, all the predictions are just lame. That being said...I really HOPE the Lakers finish with the best record in the league and have home court throughout the playoffs.

Thirtyy2

"...RUSH ....The greatest 3 piece band ever......

They invented progressive rock.........................Let me rephrase that...They refined progressive rock.....Great band

Posted by: Thirty2"

My favorite 3 piece band ever was Emerson, Lake & Palmer....saw them live a few times....I will check out Rush...

as to how Lakers finish forecasting...why are we all still here, because we can't forecast,

"Forecast Fore*cast"\, v. t.
1. To plan beforehand; to scheme; to project.
He shall forecast his devices against the strongholds. --Dan. xi. 24.
2. To foresee; to calculate beforehand, so as to provide for.

It is wisdom to consider the end of things before we embark, and to forecast consequences. --L'Estrange.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc."

...I always thought a great job would be as a tv weatherman, because you would only work like 30 minutes a day, and basically you could just say "well tomorrow is going to be like today was, but maybe just a little different" then shrug...I'm out, it's getting too hot in here, next topic I forecast: "Why is Kobe putting off getting surgery?"........see if that fly's in wind...

Vertical leap of 42" I think is really exceptional, that's why they mention it, and it show's up in how Jordan is able to block shots on guys that are driving to the hoop...he's able to block without fouling....I think I started this when I mentioned Sun's vertical, but let's veer from here and go somewhere else...let's go to the land of Rodman....why??? Because how was this guy who was a skinny string bean become a rebounding maniac??? Drive...He said,....He had the drive to chase down rebounds, remember all the open shots he passed up, he didn't care about scoring, it distracted him from his passion, an earlier posts had mention of Phil J. declaring Rodman as the "greatest athlete", I don't know in what context, I don't know if that was his opinion of ever coached personally, ever saw play, every known to walk this earth, or ever to had lunch with,....I assume it's having coached, because the other answers I think were players he coached, whatever, it's too foggy now, the meds are kickin in, legal ones,...I bet Rodman's vertical wasn't astronomical, but then again, maybe it was, because he truly became a physical stud, and no I am not going Mike T/Kwame calves here.....Do you ever wonder why no one else ever plays that little tap tap tap, tap it away from everyone else, till you chase the ball down.... I wonder that...maybe he was a lousy shot so he had alot of experience in chasing missed shots? No, I heard that he had offensive skills way back when as well...too bad PJ couldn't bring him back to play with the 4 hall of famers team, he couldn't because Rodman had burned too many bridges, chopped down too many forests (back to the last lyric in that Rush song)....and the Jerry's of LA would not Let It Be.

Bye y'all

And remember this: Allen and Pierce in Boston weren't defensive players, either. The defense is made by Perkins in the middle. Give a team a strong inside defensive presence and it makes it much easier for everyone else to play defense. If Shaq can do this for Phoenix then Nash and Amare will greatly benefit from it.

mike t.

Posted by: Michael C. Teniente | August 30, 2008 at 02:09 PM

hahahhahahahaha, so I suppose getting the Defensive Player of the Year had nothing to do with Allen and Pierce stepping their game up defensively right? Yeeeeah, it was all about big KENDRICK PERKINS hahahahahaha...SHACK will be able to hold the paint down for 25 mins a game and that's it, maybe 30 if he can actually stay healthy for the whole season

"But do I know how Dragic will do? No.."

Neither do I. Can't wait for the regular season to start. One more month to go to at least training camp! Only the season will tell us all how every playa does in the NBA.

Richard, try to use better evidence to make Mike T. see your point. Until better evidence is shown, there is no way that what you will say will convince Mike T. otherwise, he is just too set in his ways about this and that.

lakers_sth,

that's my point exactly. Too bad guys guys like Mike T. and Hobbit only use points per game to determine a defense. There are more factors than just points per game and points per possession. To sum it up FG%, points per possession, are the better story to saying how good a defense is (not the only way but perhaps the best way).

Laker Tom,

the problem with Farmar is that he is only has average athleticism. That's why I get a little confused as to why we Laker fans try to compare him to Tony Parker. BJ Armstrong was compared by Bulls fans to be the next Isiah Thomas (it's good he didn't become Isiah Thomas in management). While Isiah was the favorite of BJ and tried to emulate his game, BJ never had the same athleticism that made Isiah become who he is. Same story for Jordan and TP. Does Jordan do a good job at times running the offense like TP does? Yup he's a solid leader. Plus that 42 vertical inch serves him well as it is the one thing that can make him really dunk the ball at all (don't see TP dunking too much ball either). The biggest difference in TP's game is that Tony has the athleticism that allows him to play to his strength and get into the basket quite frequently. He is a very smart player and for centers with poor defense like Kwa-may Brown, he knows what to do (if the center guards him too far, he passes the ball to Duncan, if too shallow then Tony does a tear drop). Plus Tony has a reliable jumper and can be very dependent to be a spot up shooter. Jordan on the other hand, while having an impressive vertical and has good body control, doesn't have Tony's athleticism. I saw Jordan many times attempt layups I don't know why he hasn't fully adopted a tear drop similar to Tony's. When he goes to layup there has been times where he has been blocked due to his lack of athleticism. To add to this, Jordan doesn't have a really long wing span plus only has average lateral quickness which lowers his defense a bit and makes him alter ways to try to get a layup should he have a shot block right in his face. Jordan has improved his jumper but it's not yet to the point where its even Tony Parker plus he is still not as good from the perimeter when it's spot up. The lack of athleticism is the biggest difference between Jordan Farmar and Tony Parker and any comparison Jordan Farmar comparison to Tony Parker is for now, not realistic.

I disagree with the jumper of Sun Yue though. While it may have improved and because of the offense coming through Yao limited his touches I'm still not convinced yet of Sun's jumper. He does make some I agree but not to the point yet where he can possibly switch to shooting guard. Most of his jumpers that are successful are close jumpers. When I saw him shoot farther distances, they didn't go in as much. I think some advice with Fish can help him very much with his shooting mechanics though at the time being it looks more like Lamar's. His body gives him an extreme advantage when it comes to point guards since he is taller than most of them so he would find his biggest strength to going to post them up and shooting close jumpers. His long range distance jumpers will have to improve though though his defense is something really to be intrigued by. Next post I'll show you.

KB Blitz.

Why in the world is there so much talk about the Phoenix Suns on this blog? Isn't that the team that got bounced in the FIRST ROUND by the team the Lakers beat in 5 in conference finals?

Let's see, the Suns made no additions to a team that was at full strength in the playoffs and lost to the Spurs in the first round. The Lakers are adding an allstar caliber center to a team that destroyed those same Spurs and came within 2 games of a championship with a less talented team than they'll have this year. Phoenix will be another year older and will be relying on graybeards like Nash, Grant HIll and Shaquille, while the Lakers old guy is the reigning MVP.

With their age and their history, the Suns will be lucky to make the playoffs.

For those interesting in the Sun Yue pick this video will show a glimpse of what he can offer to the Lakers. I originally wanted to post on youtube with my comments but i'm a little tired and I'd rather wait till at least pre-season to make some mixes. So I'll use a transcript of what I wanted to show in the video while it was going on.

Sun Yue Pre-Draft Video 2007

http://tinyurl.com/5z7k93

0:12--217 lbs now is 214 lbs according to his Olympic bio so some weight lost helps his speed.

0:24--5.5% Body Fat, 6'9 height, Wingspan=6'9. Up to par.

0:57--Vertical Height at best 34.5 inches. Average. But he can dunk it for sure.

1:45--0:15 in that drill. Has some good quickness however still only average athelticism feet wise.

2:41--11 out of 15 in the block drill. As much as Coby Karl. Is quick to get the ball and try to lay it in, sometimes rushed it too fast. Sun got 15 tries in the time limit and got more but Coby only had 13 attempted.

3:01--footwork is nice, that guy to his right really had bad footwork.

3:35--4 out of 8 jump shots made (the ones that could be seen). One of them may have been interfered with by another shot. Nice shots, not overly impressive as a jump shooter though.

5:40--nice penetration moves and his 6'9 body will serve him well especially against other point guards. Should he develop really well, could create problems for the other team by posting up against small guards as shown he can easily shoot over them. Most made jump shots came as a result of good penetration and shooting close to the basket. Defense was really nice to look at though could be foul prone by those attempts at blocks. Lateral quickness may or may not be an issue though against elite guards could be a problem. Hit some tough jump shots but the last two missed and nearly air balled the last one.

(proposed transcript ends).

Analysis:
Jump shooting-C-
Athleticism-C+
Lateral Quickness-C
Body Control-B
Footwork-B+
Speed-B-
Posting-B+
Defense-B+ (Probably the most impressive)
Passing-B

Overall Grade-B, sound grade for early 2nd round pick

Pros: Footwork and b-ball skills. Uses height advantage to go against smaller defenders, driving/posting up and constantly getting high percentage shots. Very nice defense. Shot blocking is solid and proved against Carmelo in 2006 and Dwight Howard in 2008. Has earned praise from Yao Ming, Kobe Bryant, and Chris Paul.

Cons: Jump shooting not overly impressive. Average Athleticism. Could use better lateral quickness and could improve speed to be on pace with the elite point guards especially.

After rookie season, skills at disadvantage against Jordan Farmar (this is assuming their skills remains exactly the same as last season):

Jordan more faster and gets steals much better than Sun Yue. Jump shot is slightly better than Sun Yue. Has better vertical height. Has the experience of hitting buzzer beating (sometimes super long range) 3 pointers. Jordan has more experience in NBA and the Triangle offense and has chemistry at the moment over Sun Yue.

Skills at Advantage against Jordan Farmar.

Much taller and as a result would probably get more blocks assuming equal playing time. Unlike Jordan, can really dunk the ball. Shown more better defensive skills than Jordan and can post up and shoot higher percentage shots while Jordan has very few moves once near the basket. Though both lack athleticism, Sun's height trumps Jordan at the basket.

Conclusion: Jordan Farmar initially because of more NBA experience. Down the road however, Sun could possibly take over the reigns from Jordan.

Sleepy now good night. Hope you like the video.

Xodus,

you wrote: It doesn't matter if the West was tougher top to bottom because the Celtics were something like 25-5 against the West.

my response: actually, yes it does because we're
talking about statistical compilations. How you got
the stats matter. That being said, perhaps better stats
would have been to use the numbers against WC teams.

Still no news about when Kobe's going to give the doc the finger?

Leo sez:

"Let's see, the Suns made no additions to a team that was at full strength in the playoffs and lost to the Spurs in the first round. The Lakers are adding an allstar caliber center to a team that destroyed those same Spurs and came within 2 games of a championship with a less talented team than they'll have this year. Phoenix will be another year older and will be relying on graybeards like Nash, Grant HIll and Shaquille, while the Lakers old guy is the reigning MVP.

With their age and their history, the Suns will be lucky to make the playoffs."

Leo is likewise on probation on my board, for displaying ignorance beyond reasonable limits.

The SUNS have added a potent group of playas this offseason, and were certainly not at full strength for the playoffs (Grant Hill). For all the hullaballoo over the lakers' success last season, they finished only 1 game ahead of the SUNS.

As for the spurs, the lakers owe their success in the WCF to the SUNS, who aggravated Manu's foot injury, which has no resulted in a necessary surgical procedure for manu. Like I've said before, the SUNS were missing perimeter D without Grant Hill. This season, the SUNS will be playing four new playas on the perimeter, all known for their defensive ability.

The lakers are expected to win the west, however, they will have to go through SHACK for four games, Oden and Roy, Yao and Artest, Posey and CP3. Things have gotten tougher out there, and no one knows yet if byenumb can play at a high level yet, nor if he will mesh with the laker team that did well until they met the toughest D in the league in Boston.

I still say the lakers are failing in offseason improvements. Everything is riding on shaky legs, to offer a pun.

Byenumb's status is a question mark until he plays consistently with the lakers, and until he meets the elite centers such as yao, SHACK, Perkins (who seemed to dispose of byenumb with ease last season when AB was at 100% health).

How will the chemistry develop with pau and odum? Odom will have to play a lot of small forward which will hurt him because of his slow lateral foot speed, and questionable defensive heart vs. the likes of posey, Artest, etc.

Second, the lakers have an aging point guard who was average at best in his prime and Farmar remains a decent backup only. vujacic has shown himself to be a capable shooter but a vulnerability on D (Ray Allen's series-winning move down the lane made sasha look like he had glue on his soles).

The lakers lost tuiriaf, who defended the paint well.

So, where is the improved D that Boston so clearly showed the lakers would need?

As for the SUNS, they have spent the summer improving D by adding some defensive specialists. With the offense a given with AMARE, NASH, SHACK,HILL, RAJA, LB, DIAW all returning, the SUNS will be tougher than last year, when they finished within 1 game of the West's top seed. Assuming good health, of course.

That article on Shack is harilious.

You Fakers sure have a bunch of losers as players.

First your Starlet "feuds" with the #1 guy who won all those Finals MVPs, then your Starlet turns out to be a wannabe Jordan all the way, now your former star is first class loser who takes cheapshots at your Starlet.

Not to mention the this blog hates Shack.

Yoos Faker fans are proving LGC right of being bunch shallow and pretencious foos.

hahahahahaahah

Fakers are pathetic. Go C's! One more month til pre-season.

Let's go C's!