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The Breakdown

05.05.10

Some Shout-Outs NBA, Suns News, The Breakdown | (0)
by Colin Powers Round 2 is off and running, offering a few surprises and some fundamental questions in these early moments. Cleveland, the front-runner and standard-bearer for the League all season, played like there were on Percocet withdrawal Monday night. Slow, lethargic, and seemingly apathetic to the beat-down being administered on their home court on the night their King was crowned MVP, the Playoff horizon has grown much more hazy in the wake of that loss. I have no need to add any further speculation about LeBron’s elbow and all its trappings, but to keep it simple, the Cavs lost their ...
03.31.10

Here Comes the Sun NBA, Suns News, The Breakdown | (0)
by Colin Powers Phoenix is 20-5 since February 1. They have put together their most prolific offensive season since the Nash/D’Antoni era began, averaging a robust 110.5 PPG coming into tonight. Amare is on a tear similar to the one we witnessed immediately after the Suns acquired Shaq in 2008, with the added dimension that he now consistently displays a commitment to the defensive end of the court as well. I’m not sure how you can contain him beyond constant double-teams and divine intervention on pick-and-roll sets. Nash and Grant Hill’s sustained excellence gives further testament to the magic of the ...