I don't know what to say...

Nov 9, 2006 - Phoenix, AZ - Dallas Mavericks 119, Phoenix Suns 112 - Box Score

First off, can we just call him Amar-knee Stoudemire already? I want to puke EVERY time the stupid announcers talk about his freeking knee. It's fine, already!!! His LEFT knee (the one with the microfracture surgery) was fine LAST SEASON! Remember when he came back for 3 games last season? He shut it down to get minor arthroscopic surgery on the other knee because he was over compensating.

Guess what? There ARE successful microfracture surgeries taking place in the world. Reeeeally, there are. Amare's knee wasn't as bad as Jason Kidd's or Penny Hardaway's. They didn't drill anywhere near as deep into Amare's knee as the did on Jamal Mashburn or Chris Webber and (here's the kicker) he was a LOT younger than any of those dudes when they got their surgery. So SURPRISE!!! He recovered faster than any of those yokels. So PLEASE for the love of GOD, PLEASE stop with the knee-knee-knee-knee-knee talk. It's been OVER a year. Use some of the talent they pay you for and give us what's going on NOW.

Needless to say, Amar-knee played 33 minutes tonight. Needless to say, Amar-knee had some MONSTER dunks, looked explosive and Amar-knee even played some D. And we still lost... what the...

Steve Nash was one assist away from a triple double! 20 points, 9 assists, 10 turnovers!!! Eeek!

Leandro Barbosa played really good on both ends. Got his stroke back and led all scorers.

Shawn Marion had one of the meanest dunks I've ever seen him throw down (an oop ON Dirk Nowitzki's noggin).

And enough about Boris Diaw being fat... sidebar alert!!!

Specifically, Sports Guy - you have NO idea what you are talking about - just admit you fear the Suns, you're jealous of the Suns and that you really have NO idea what you're talking about (Southern Cali has decimated your abilities). There was NO way TimThomas was gonna re-sign here (with Amar-knee AND Krazy Eyes coming back) he wasn't going to sign here for the money we gave Marcus Banks (a pretty good defender for a jack-'em-up guy) and we didn't want him - he's STILL Tim Thomas, afterall. ESPECIALLY when another Tim Thomas-like player would bounce our way eventua... Whoops!!! Lookee, it's Jalen Rose looking for a shot at a title! And we didn't need Eddie House back (oh, yeah... he'll miss the whole season anyway).

One last thing, Sports Guy - You used to write you like were baking us chocolate chip, sugar, macadamia AND peanut butter cookies... now the same old cookie is starting to taste like a cracker. (Stop relying on your readers and friends to give you your ideas)

We really missed Raja Bell's tenacity (he'll miss at least one more game with bruised ribs). And we lost.

We lost the turnover battle, we lost the rebound battles (by 12), we lost the battle at the free throw line (by 17), so we lost the game. One and Five. How 'bout that for a record?

Just didn't look like the Suns out there but for a few flashes. The Mavs had a 25-4 run to close out the first and both teams shot really well from the field. But it all comes down to one thing for the Suns to be successful. Keep the game MOVING! They need defensive 'bounds to start the break. They need to stop giving the game away to the other teams by sending them to the line. We've led EVERY game this year in the 4th quarter and under 4 minutes left. And we've lost every game but one. If you take away the difference in free throws, we win every game...

Interesting note: SI writer Jack McCallum has a new book coming out next week about the Suns called :07 seconds or less about his stint as an assistant during last season and apparently a few excerpts from it really pissed off Amar-knee. There some questioning of Amar-knee's rehab habits, Amar-knee says it was completely out of context and Coach D'Antoni agreed. Goes to show you aspiring writers out there; if a team lets you "guest coach" don't expect to get FULL access. And if you do write a book about your insights, expect to look foolish. But it's supposedly still a good read by one of the better SI writers.

Randomness about Business I need to get out of my head:

-Adidas: your new warm-ups are pretty damned ugly. They look like a sports bra from the back.

-Dodge: your stupid truck commercial; when the guy asks for a jump, then the guy with the Dodge truck hits the gas, the car blows up and comes back down, you know that one? Stop it. A) it's stupid A2) Stop running it twice during EVERY commercial break you sponsor and B) it REALLY freaks my 14 month old son out, EVERY TIME! He turns toward the TV in horror when it comes on...

Dallas scouting report: Screw the Mavs. Before I just wanted to beat the Spurs in the playoffs, but now I want the Suns to beat the Spurs AND the Mavs in the playoffs.

Next game: Home vs. Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday, then a little break until next Friday before ANOTHER back-to-back!