Predictable

After a blown 16 point lead and double overtime, I knew we would lose to the Spurs. That is not a team you mess around with. Phoenix can create huge leads, but we can never be sure to keep them because we play so inconsistantly. If a game is close we usually lose because we're not the best in clutch moments. Our winning games are won by coming out, playing really fast tempo ball, scoring tons, and it eventually gets to the point where we have huge leads and it is impossible for the other team to come back, that's how we win usually.

This game was so frustrating to watch as we of course blew our huge lead. We were in early foul trouble and I'm surprised we did as well as we did with the trouble we were in. Nash stepped up and hit huge shots but not until it was too late. We have got to win the next game or I think it is over. You cannot give them 2 home wins to start this series off. We were so close to winning this one, it just kills to lose when it's like this. Tony Parker and Manu always get too many "free" uncontested lay ups. That's got to stop or we will lose every game, because quite frankly Tim Duncan is going to score some points (as boring as he is to watch)...as crappy as we played, especially in the 2nd half, I'm surprised it was so close and this gives me hope, but not too much. We are going to have to get big leads and keep them to win games against the Spurs. They are way better when in pressure situations and when it is a close finish.

Lastly, I'd like to say that I am sick of Amare Stoudemire being so underrated in the NBA generally. We talk about him here in Phoenix of course but in the NBA as a whole, he is barely ever mentioned and he is one of the top 3 best power forwards in the game and can also add center to his resume when needs be. He consistantly scores about 30 points every night even when we lose. He is the best player at finishing, even when fouled. And he gets more (and 1's) then anybody in the league. He also makes his free throws, not a lot of big guys do. He is so underrated it almost makes me sick. He is my age.....my age....24! If he's this good now, wait a couple more years! He has become my favorite player from watching this season. There is nothing he can't do well, he does it all. I love Steve Nash, but this year it's Amare for me. I just feel bad about how he gets little recognition if any in the NBA. I feel like he's the BeeGees of the music industry, ...and that's enough to boil the blood!