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In the middle of last season, the Suns sent the all-rounder Marion to the Heat in exchange for the inside monster "Shark" O'Neal, and the management hoped to use O'Neal's low-post deterrent to enrich the team's tactics to achieve a breakthrough in the record. However, it turned out to be an unsuccessful trade, and Phoenix eventually advanced to the playoffs with a record of sixth in the West, but was easily beaten 4-1 by rival Spurs in the first round. So, in the offseason the team made a variety of attempts, and they welcomed the new coach Terry. Porter will also swing the Bobcats' star rocker Jason at the same time. Richardson was recruited. For the new season, the Phoenix can't wait to prove themselves....
"Fire Phoenix" Sun
Season Squad:
Point Guard: Steve. Nash Golan. Dragic
Scoring Guard: Jason. Richardson Leandro. Barbosa
Small Forward: Grant. HillMat. Barnes Jared. Dudley
Big Forward: Amare. Stadmeier, Louis. Amundsen
Center: Shaquille. O'Neill Robin. Lopez
After the start of the 08-09 season, to strengthen the team's offensive ability, the Suns sent defensive bee and "French magician" Dior to the Bobcats in early December, in exchange for offensive toughman Jason. Richardson and small forward Jared Dudley.
Master of possession Steve. Nash
The Suns' starting point guard is still possession guru Steve. Nash, as one of the greatest point guards in NBA history, Nash is a guard with few shortcomings on the offensive end, three points accurate, sharp breakthroughs, he and his teammates' blocking offense is a nightmare for all teams; at the same time, Nash also has a master passing ability and control ability, the team's offensive level is arranged by him in an orderly, layered and accurate sense.
In scoring maniac Jason. After Richardson arrived at Phoenix, he became Phoenix's new point guard. When he was still in the Crazy Warriors that year, Richardson, an important member of the "Golden State Bandits", shocked the league with his super scoring ability.
Scoring maniac Jason. Richardson
Richardson is a forward swingman with excellent bouncing ability, his dunk is powerful and very ornamental, although his ability to hold the ball is very average, but it is efficient as an offensive endpoint; Richardson also has a frightening scoring explosive power of opponents, and it is difficult to stop once the shot is thrown.
Experienced Grant. Hill served as the starting small striker, and although age and injury have taken away the speed and explosiveness of this personable gentleman, the dedication and strong will that Hill showed on the field deeply affected his teammates around him, and he was a valuable spiritual pillar of this Sun.
Grant. Hill
The Suns interior line was guarded by "Little Bully" Stoudemire and "Big Shark" O'Neal, and this pair of terrifying interior lines was a nightmare for many teams at the time.
As one of the league's top big forwards, Xiaosi is impeccable on the offensive end, low singles, mid-range shooting, cutting into the basket and very impactful, perhaps the hot xiaosi will give people the feeling of a head dunk, but in fact, Xiaosi has a very good basketball consciousness, knows when to cut in, when to transfer the ball and when to appear in the defensive space. In addition, on the defensive end, Xiaosi has good blocking ability and card position awareness, and is also a key internal barrier for the team.
"Little Bully" Stoudemire
O'Neal, the "Big Shark," has come to the end of his career, and the years and experiences have stripped him of the speed and explosive power he prides himself on. But fortunately, O'Neal's solid low-post offensive skills have been retained, and the "Big Shark" can still turn the tide in front of many opponents with its exaggerated body.
"Big Shark" O'Neill
On the team bench, the Sun at that time can be described as "talented".
Substitute defender Barbosa has a flowing ball, sharp attack, extremely fast and explosive, he has the title of "Brazilian Lightning"; Matt. As one of the members of the "Golden State Bandits" of the weizhen league, Barnes plays with great passion, has excellent awareness of fast attack and cutting, and has a first-class sense of defense at the defensive end, and is the team's absolute "bench bandit";
Matt. Barnes
At that time, there was also a technical flow point guard from Slovenia - Golan in the solar array. Dragic; Low defensive and rebounding-minded Robin. Lopez; "Need for Blue Collar" defensive tough guy - Luiz. Amundsen.
Golan. Dragic
With such a strong lineup, Phoenix should have played well enough in the league, but it backfired. According to the new coach Porter, the Suns changed the "run-and-bomb" tactics used for many years, switching to position warfare and strengthening the team's defense. However, looking around, the team lineup is a large number of "running and bombing" masters, and the team's "focus on offense" concept for many years has been deeply rooted, talking about defense is not their specialty, but the Suns' proud rapid attack has been greatly discounted, during this period, the technical statistics of a number of players have also declined to varying degrees, and the team's record is even worse.
So after the All-Star Game, Gentry became the new coach of the Suns. When Gentry took office, the Suns ushered in a new tactical change, he decided to find the team's high-speed offensive style of play, and immediately received good results, Phoenix won all three games in The first three games under Kindley's coaching and scored more than 140 points, it turns out that "run bomb" is still the most suitable way for the Suns to play. However, just as they were about to move on, the Suns received bad news, and all-Star interior Stoudemire had to miss the rest of the season due to an eye injury.
Nash broke through with the ball
After losing the offensive core of Xiaosi, despite the Suns' determination and the players' efforts, in the highly competitive Western Conference, the Suns still ranked ninth in the West with a record of 46 wins and 36 losses, and did not qualify for the playoffs.
After a regrettable season, the team finally gave up shark O'Neal in the offseason and decided to continue under the leadership of "offensive master" Gentry, carrying out the "run-bomb" tactic to the end and playing famous in the West!
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