Entries from November 2007

The Suns get lambasted by the Lakers

Date November 2, 2007

lam·baste (lm-bst)
tr.v. lam·bast·ed, lam·bast·ing, lam·bastes Informal
1. To give a thrashing to; beat. See Synonyms at beat.
Yup, that sums it up. I hope I never have to witness that again. A 119-98 thumping.
How do you possibly let things get so out of control that you are down 30+ to the L.A. Lakers in your season [...]

The daily duck

Date November 2, 2007

The Arizona State Sun Devils and the Oregon Ducks will compete in one of the biggest college football games of the season. The Rose Bowl and possibly the National Championship bowl are at stake between BCS #4 ASU and #5 Oregon… and there’s not one person in this country that would have predicted this [...]

Phoenix Suns win opener on the road

Date November 1, 2007

Yes, the Phoenix Suns won and that’s great.
But if I have to go all season banging my head against the wall watching us get owned on the defensive glass, I’ll go crazy.
Regardless, it was a good win for the Suns, who started off completely out of sorts, turning the ball over, looking rusty, awkward and [...]

Purple back in the house

Date November 1, 2007

It’s time. Again.
The Phoenix Suns hit the floor tonight against the Seattle Supersonics and kick off another run at the NBA title.
There are so many questions this year. Can Grant Hill stay healthy? Can Amare Stoudemire stay healthy? Can everyone stay healthy? The team has been great at avoiding big time injuries lately, so I [...]