The Phoenix Suns Will Always Choke in the Playoffs and Thats a Fact

The Phoenix Suns Will Always Choke in The Playoffs and Thats a Fact.

The NBA basketball playoffs are starting and that can only mean one thing- The Phoenix Suns will choke. Today they play the boring San Antonio Spurs. Now I like the Suns as much as the next guy ( even though they choke in the playoffs), and hate the Spurs. The Spurs include a dirty cheater who trips guys and jumps on their feet, a Guy nicknamed "Big Fundamental" who can't shoot freethrows, and the wife of some bitch off Desperate housewives. But the Spurs do not choke in the playoffs.

There are a few reasons The Suns will always choke in the playoffs.

1. Steve Nash. There is a reason Mark Cuban did not re-sign Steve Nash. Don't get me wrong. I am a huge Steve Nash fan. I was a fan back in 1996 when he was in college and almost no one thought this white kid from Canada would ever start in the NBA, let alone be a two-time MVP. But, Steve Nash chokes in the playoffs. He has played his entire career on many very good Dallas and Phoenix teams that should have won it all but didn't. When he went to Phoenix, the Suns got a lot better but Dallas didn't get any worse. Steve Nash does not lead teams in the playoffs. Phoenix chokes in the playoffs. So The Suns will always choke in the playoffs.

2. Deputy Shaq the Hack. The Suns got Shaq so Phoenix would not choke in the playoffs. The Matrix was leaving anyway, and they got a Hall of fame player in return. Not bad. But Shaq has never won it all by himself. He has always had Kobe or D Wade. Nash is no Kobe or Dwyane Wade, that's for sure. Neither is Grant Hill. Grant Hill drinks Sprite, like your fat uncle with arthritis. Dwyane Wade drinks Gatorade, like Mike. Shaq was always surrounded with superstars like Rick Fox and Robert Horry. He also had great clutch point guards like Derek Fisher. Steve Nash is no Derek Fisher; he isn't even Jason Williams.

3. Timmy Duncan. Like Shaq, Tim can't shoot free throws. But the greatest Power Forward of all time doesn't need to shoot free throws. Not when he has the all-world supporting cast of Tony Longoria, Chuck Finley, Brenda Barry, and Mano Geblowme. When Shaq gets the ball inside these days, he has trouble dunking over Earl Boykins. Anyone can foul him and watch him shoot free throws like some Third World kid who has never seen a basketball. Timmy Duncan can kick it out to one of his soccer teammates, who will head the ball into the hoop with amazing accuracy.

Tim Duncan is a leader and he elevates his teammates. Like Michael "Chuck" Finley ( I call him "Chuck" because of his amazing shooting ability and seamless replacement of the "Rifleman" Chuck Person, not because his wife beats him up on the way to games). We all know Mark Cuban hates the Suns. How much does he hate Phoenix? He pays Michael Finley $15 million a year to play for ANOTHER team. This way Finley can take out the rival Suns with his devastating 34% jumpshot. When you include the daughter of the Legendary Rick Barry, the amazing Argentine ballhandler, and Eva Longoria's wife- The Spurs have too many weapons to handle.

I hope the underdog Phoenix Suns can over come long odds and make their way through the playoffs. I just don't think they can do it though. Maybe if Steve Kerr suits up himself and gives them a hand.

Just know one thing for sure: The Phoenix Suns will always choke in the playoffs.
And thats a Fact.

NBA Playoff Edition- Tim Donaghy Can't Fix Games this Time!

It's the most, wonderful time of the year. This years NBA Playoffs are going to be very, very interesting. Many rivalries already ignited. And some, seeking vengeance.To me, the Phoenix Suns shoulda been the NBA Champions last year. But Tim Donaghy decided to fix a playoff game so he could win a bet. And Stu Jackson decided to suspend Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw for something that Tim Duncan also did but received no such suspension. But hey, that was all last year, nothing can be said or done to change that....

Oh, except having a rematch. The Suns will seek their revenge this Saturday, when round 1 kicks off against the Spurs. Some are saying that the Spurs will win it easily. Some are saying the Suns will win it in a SWEEP. For me, a life long die hard Suns fan, I say Suns in 6. See this year, the Suns have 1 thing that they didn't have last year. Shaq. Tim Duncan fears Shaq. And so far in the regular season, the Spurs have yet to beat the Shaq/Suns connection.

As far as who will end up with the NBA Title? If the Suns stay focused, and play at the top of their game, there is no excuses. They can win it, they have the tools, and the ability. They just have to put them all to use. And as long as the Spurs are beaten, and the Lakers are eliminated, I am happy. Because the Lakers are annoying idiots, and their fans are not much better. I get heckled by Laker fans almost on a daily basis. Why does this show how they are idiots? Well, why would they heckle me telling me Suns suck, when the Suns have handed the Lakers their asses in the Playoffs two years in a row? And yes, I know, the Lakers have won a title, and the Suns haven't. But when was the last time the Lakers won a title? When Shaq was in LA. And hey, where is Shaq now? Exactly.

Shaq to start for Suns in debut against Lakers

It's been 2 weeks. A very, very long 2 weeks. Some of us Suns fans have rejoiced, at getting our "big man" in the middle that the Suns have needed so so much. Other Suns fans, are idiots and think this is a stupid move. Getting rid of Marion (who won zero championships, complained in the locker room, and held anger towards Steve Nash for being the star of the team) and bringing in Shaq (a proven champion, someone that has been selected for the All Star Team every single year of his career in the NBA, except this year, due to injury.) Every year, the Suns are eliminated from the Playoffs. And every year, Suns fans say the same thing. "We need a big center." Well we got the big center, and people still aren't happy. As for me, I am very pleased with this. I have been wanting Shawn Marion gone for years, he was a huge part of this seasons flaws, which was the Suns chemistry going to shit. I stated about a month ago, and many Suns fans agreed, that if nothing was changed, if nothing was done, this was going to be just another typical year of an elimination from the Playoffs for the Suns. But we got a BIG change, the biggest change we could ever hope for.

When asked about the decision to start Shaq at Center, Suns coach Mike D'Antoni said "There's no easing into it, He's just going to dive into the pool."

O'Neal's expectations "Go out and have fun and get used to the guys and just win. I'm not looking to put up historical numbers. Whatever the guys ask, that's what I'm going to do."

All the guessing, all the talking, all the defending of Shaq, will come to a head tomorrow night. Sadly, tickets are a bit pricey for Shaqs big debut, so I will be tuning into HD tomorrow night for the big debut on ESPN at 6:00pm PST instead of being there in person, unless I magically snag a pair of tickets.

Shaq traded to Phoenix Suns

I have been a die hard Suns fan for about 20 years now. My older brother got me hooked on the Suns when I was a little kid, been gung ho ever since. Around my office desk I have purple and orange christmas lights up. My living room at home has Suns memorabilia scattered about. The past 3 seasons have been some of the most heart breaking ever. The Suns ranked the best, if not in the top 3 best teams in the league, getting so incredibly close to snagging their first NBA Championship, but always falling just short. Injuries, or screw jobs, always got in the way. Something had to be done.

Yesterday something was done, something about 7 feet tall and 325 pounds was done. Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks were packed up and shipped out in exchange for Steel, or Kazaam, or Shaq Daddy, or Diesel, or Shaq Attack. Shaquille O Neal arrived in Phoenix yesterday, had his physical, and was signed and officially traded to the Phoenix Suns. I for one am very, very happy with this move, many other Suns fans though, are not. Because they're idiots.

Every year, the Suns are eliminated from the Playoffs. And every year, Suns fans all over say the same thing. "We need a decent center already!" or "We need a big man in the middle!" For the Suns have never ever had a decent center. Well yesterday we got a big man, a center. In fact you don't get much bigger than Shaq. And people now complain about having a big man in the middle, how it's going to slow down our game. How it's going to change our game. Well, how many championships as our game won? None. So calm down people, we NEEDED change, something had to be done because by the looks of how things were going this season, no way would the Suns have won a championship.

Mark my words, if not this year, then next year for damn sure, the Suns will win the NBA Championship. And Shaq will be the key piece that gets us there.