Played well for someone who was a game time decision and had both wrists taped up tightly.

James Jones and Leandro Barbosa blew up the game in the 2nd and 3rd, pushing it out of reach.

But that's what Pheonix has, depth. Options. Consistent shooters. Steve Nash.

Barnett and Fitzgerald mentioned it, that GSW can grow up to be Pheonix one day, as an example of the uptempo style at full bore, but they're not there yet.

Also ditto with the Azubuike nod. 7-7 FT's(Watchout McCleod!) a couple steals, nice moves in the lane with 2 defenders on him.

He's going to make the trade deadline and offseason interesting with Pietrus-AB-Monta-Barnes-etc. and who the Warriors are going to manage to keep around.

No seriously, take a look:

Dunleavy and Murphy should NEVER be on the floor at the same time

No really. They should NEVER be on the floor at the same time.

Dunleavy had a poor night, but you have to give him credit for this stylish layup.
What's funny about this pic? The caption: "Steve Nash #13 of the Phoenix Suns shakes hands with Adonal Foyle #31 of the Golden State Warriors before their NBA game played on January 7, 2007." I know both Foyle and Dunleavy both aren't the best players, but I didn't realize they looked so similar.

The refs were costing tonight and Nellie let them know.

I'll drop some game thoughts tomorrow, but after a frustrating loss this keeps things light.

The Suns big men aren't as heavy-footed and slow (Amare, Diaw, even Kurt Thomas) as the Warriors bigs (Ike, Murph, Foyle). For the Nellie system to work, we need to get a couple more athletic big men (not necessarily 7 ft or over) I think. Due to their situation with overpaid, useless contracts, this more than likely won't happen.

http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/story/2007/1/8/103529/3319

http://nba.aolsportsblog.com/2007/01/08/racism-in-warriors-game-commentary/

http://phoenixsunsrising.blogspot.com/2007/01/suns-run-away-from-warriors.html

The Warriors lost to a superior team. No other way to put it.

• The ball movement last night was nonexistent. 25 turnovers to 10 assists. U-G-L-Y.
• Props to Baron Davis for playing with two injured wrists and continuing to play hard with all these heavy minutes. He played like a slasher and drove to hole very effectively and rarely settled for jumpers. He played off guard most of last night (probably Nellie's idea to maximize his production with the injuries and to avoid fatigue), so the top point guard play wasn't there.
• I've been campaigning to see what Ike and Andris can do together out on the court, but Nellie picked the wrong times in the game to try it out. Ike and Andris couldn't run out and guard 3pt shooters like Jones and Barbosa. Still, I hope he doesn't give up on this look against other teams.
• Monta is NOT a point guard and he'll probably never be. I love watching the kid glide to the bucket and his 22 points were a pleasure to watch, but those points are negated with the awful decision making and lazy passes (use 2 hands please!). It will be interesting to see how long Nellie keeps experimenting with Monta at the PG spot, because he's killing the team with the unforced turnovers. He's did more bad than good last night. 9 turnovers- GOOD LORD!
• Barnes is coming back down to earth with his shooting. Let's hope he can pick it up next time. The Warriors need his scoring and deep shooting.
• It's getting embarrassing every time the opposing team throws out their shortest players and weakest defenders to guard Mike Dunleavy. If this guy was as smart as some people say, don't you think he'd realize this and work on his high/ low post game? He couldn't post up Steve Nash or Barbosa. Have some pride Mike. Other teams don't respect him or his height. They guard him as he's 6 feet tall.
• I'm seeing big thangs in the future from Azubuike. Kabuki!
• Troy needs to go and by all accounts wants to leave town on the first ticket out, but who's going to take him if he keeps playing this poorly?
• Biedrins did an excellent job on the glass, but his lack of low post scoring moves or jumpshot is beginning to show. Two words: Marcus Camby.
• Memo to the Warriors: the Suns can hit 3pt shooters. The Suns got so many great looks because the Warriors' rotations were 2 steps to slow.
• MYTH: The Suns play small ball. The Suns DO NOT play small ball. You'll be hard pressed to find a better, bigger, and more skilled frontline than Marion, Amare, and Diaw. The Warriors will never be "Suns Lite" with their current bigs. Also, the Warriors will never come close to the Suns with their poor shooting and lack of distributors (only Baron) on this squad. I'm still hoping for some trades.

Nellie and BD have willed this squad to .500, but don't expect anything better than that this season with this cast. Still, if you're a Warrior fan- we'll take it!

I've been following Kelenna (aka ZU) since his UK days.  I thought he left college for the NBA too early, but i later discovered that he did it for family reasons so i guess i can't fault him.  He's pretty solid and can be a good role player.  I just think his call up and POB's demotion make Mully look foolish again.  Can't believe he wasted a lottery pick on someone who's not even developed enough to sit on our bench.  Former players need to stop playing GM (see: Isiah, MJ, Kevin McHale, etc).  UGH.