NBA WeblogNBA news, recaps, and analysisWhy is Greg Oden so anxious to play basketball- March 28, 2008 Potential superstar center Greg Oden has reportedly been practicing in local gyms, much to the chagrin of his coaches and teammates. Someone from the gym posted details on the Internet - oops! Greg has insisted that he only did light running and some jump shooting, but come on... you have an entire city resting on your shoulders dude; don't F it up. Portland coach Nate McMillan simply stated, "you can't do that stuff". There's not much more to add to it, but when you have that much money on the.http://nbaweblog.com/suns/archive/2008/03/28/why-is-greg-oden-so-anxious-to-play-basketbal... Suns Get Screwed in Detroit, Lose in Overtime- March 25, 2008 I'm usually one to see both sides of things andor to find rational explanations for everything that happens in life. However, in watching the end of the SunsPistons game last night, I found myself yelling at the officials for their poor calls which benefited the Pistons everytime. Of course, the entire Suns team, coach D'Antoni and the announcers all felt the same way... the refs handed the game to Detroit. There is no question. Despite Detroit's best attempts to hack-a-Shaq late in the game,...http://nbaweblog.com/suns/archive/2008/03/25/suns-get-screwed-in-detroit-lose-in-overtime.... Stoudemire Shoots Suns to 7th Straight Victory- March 23, 2008 The jury is still out on the Suns' trade for Shaq, but the team is sure trying to show everyone that they're better sans trade. Phoenix won it's 7th straight game last night, this one against the Houston Rockets , who have struggled since reeling off 22 straight wins. Amare Stoudemire played fabulous, finishing w 38 pts and 13 rbs in the win. What was more amazing, was Amare setting a franchise record by hitting 20 of 20 free throws in the game. STAT credits the improvements in shooting to his..http://nbaweblog.com/suns/archive/2008/03/23/stoudemire-shoots-suns-to-7th-straight-victor... Bynum Return Still Up in the Air- March 20, 2008 In mid-January, Andrew Bynum - the Laker's only true big man - went down with an injury that was scheduled to keep him off the hardwood for eight weeks. Well, eight weeks have come and went, and still no Bynum. A couple of days ago, Phil Jackson was quoted as saying that Bynum wouldn't be back until the playoffs. Now there's word that he'll be worked back into the rotation the last week or two of the regular season. Whatever the case may be, it's going to be hard to get Bynum back into playing..http://nbaweblog.com/lakers/archive/2008/03/21/bynum-return-still-up-in-the-air.aspx NBA Update 31408 - Suns NBAWeblog.com- March 14, 2008 I've been super busy lately, moving into a new house, cleaning an old apartment, and traveling to Vegas for the Nascar race a couple weeks ago. For regular readers, I apologize that I haven't been covering the team as much lately... and there's a lot going on for sure. The Phoenix Suns have been making news lately; and it's not for their poor play this time. After a comeback victory over the hated Spurs, the Suns have reeled off two additional wins over the Grizzlies & Warriors,...http://nbaweblog.com/suns/archive/2008/03/14/nba-update-3-14-08-suns-nbaweblog-com.aspx |