The Suns lost to the Clippers tonight, running their record to a disturbing 1-3.
They lost on opening night to the Fakers, and again last night to the Jazz. Turnovers have been a big problem early (although tonight they only had 10). The Suns have shown an ability to not box anyone out or play any interior defense in the early games.
Boris Diaw and Raja Bell, two keys to last year's success have shown little of the game that the Suns relied upon so much last year. Bell hasn't shot the ball well and Diaw, well, he hasn't done much of anything.
Hopefully this team will pull it together and get on a roll, but the schedule won't be kind. After playing their first four games in five nights, they have back to back games against Western Conference powers San Antonio and Dallas on Wed. and Thurs. night before playing home vs. Memphis next saturday. If they continue to struggle they have a chance to start 1-5 which would not be good.
On another note, the Suns expect to sign veteran swingman Jalen Rose on Monday, pending his physical. Rose was cut by the Knicks in preseason (insert joke here). I'm hoping for a Tim Thomas - like situation where a veteran comes in and energizes this team and plays better than he has ever played before, but I'm not quite sure what to expect. Rose has a career avg. of almost 15 points and almost 4 assists, so he's capable, but his best years seem to be behind him. I'm not counting on much, but I'm hoping for the best from him.
THE AMARE REPORT:
Amare has looked good at times and bad at times. His best game was the home opener vs. the Clippers, but overall he looks scared to go up strong and very tentative around the hoop. He only is playing about 17 minutes a game and most of his minutes seem to come in the first half. Will we ever see the old Amare? I'm starting to wonder.
