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Sun May 08, 2005 2:52 am

As John said finish them... :cry: I don't want to suffer anymore!

Sun May 08, 2005 5:49 am

Thanks everybody for the support, looks like most people want me to wrap it up :lol: It will be a dandy in Game 5 and I'm not sure if I will be able to play the game today due to the fact that I'm doing some outside work today. I might be able to get it done tonight, but if I don't, you can expect it tomorrow.

][]]RAGON, my bad for the EJ pic under Wade :P Believe me, I didn't try to do it :lol: *cough*

Col. DWeaver99027, Yea I think Fratello did say that because during that series, the Grizz couldn't rebound for crap.

ceekay, I like the little box pic :lol:

and again, thanks everybody for checking out the game and I'll try to win it in Miami. (Y)

Sun May 08, 2005 6:06 am

You've probably heard this enough times already, but just kick their ass and win the god damn thing. :twisted:

Sun May 08, 2005 7:25 am

A mort, Miami!!! :D

Sun May 08, 2005 8:14 am

MIAMI IN 7 :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

Sun May 08, 2005 9:16 am

Seraph is still going for the heat... -_-"

Sun May 08, 2005 10:15 am

I still believe Miami in 7

Sun May 08, 2005 10:45 am

that was a crazy shot by Joe Johnson

as you said he's quite the unknown starter of your team

Sun May 08, 2005 10:53 am

Col. DWeaver99027, Yea I think Fratello did say that because during that series, the Grizz couldn't rebound for crap.


lol, just call me DWeaver... :lol:

And I love it when teh Czar comments on players using funny statements or jokes. The one with Duncan and wearing his shorts backwards while shooting FTs never gets old... :lol:

Good luck with the next game, rip those blasted Heat apart :twisted:

Sun May 08, 2005 11:49 am

ouch. maybe the suns will win. at least then you can move on to next season and have rookes with extremely strange names... unless you edit them of course

Sun May 08, 2005 11:56 am

With that win, I'm confident you'll take the trophy in Miami. No team has come back from a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals in real life; don't let the Heat's virtual equivalents become the virtual first team to do so. ;)

Sun May 08, 2005 3:55 pm

You've probably heard this enough times already, but just kick their ass and win the god damn thing.


Yea :lol: I want to kick them out as well

A mort, Miami!!!


:shock: :lol: I'm guessing a mort means something like demolish :lol:

MIAMI IN 7


Seraph is still going for the heat... -_-"


I still believe Miami in 7


Just give up already :P The Heat are playing like they don't want to win. :lol:

that was a crazy shot by Joe Johnson

as you said he's quite the unknown starter of your team


It seemed like it all happened so fast, because I didn't think he was going to make it and I was getting ready to just take the loss and when he made it, I just pressed pause and start celebrating :lol:

lol, just call me DWeaver...

And I love it when teh Czar comments on players using funny statements or jokes. The one with Duncan and wearing his shorts backwards while shooting FTs never gets old...

Good luck with the next game, rip those blasted Heat apart


Yea I know, but I just clicked the name from the post and it put the original name in bold when I do it, so other than that I wouldve called you Dweaver :lol: I heard him say the one about Duncan wearing his shorts backwards in college :lol:

ouch. maybe the suns will win. at least then you can move on to next season and have rookes with extremely strange names... unless you edit them of course


Well I'm going to put real rookies in my dynasty.

With that win, I'm confident you'll take the trophy in Miami. No team has come back from a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals in real life; don't let the Heat's virtual equivalents become the virtual first team to do so.


I'm hoping I can, I won't take them too lightly and they might end up getting a steal. I have to try and play Game 5 the way I've played the other ones. I don't want Miami to go in the history books under "Coming Back from a 3-1 deficit in the Finals" :lol:

Sun May 08, 2005 8:20 pm

A mort, Miami!!!


More like French for dead... :wink:

Mon May 09, 2005 12:41 am

yup,
DWeaver is right ^^

and.... when are u gonna wrap it up ??? :mrgreen:

Mon May 09, 2005 6:47 am

More like French for dead...


Whoops :oops: well I was close, even though I take Spanish I :lol:

and.... when are u gonna wrap it up ???


I'm trying to play my Game 5, but I keep having something to do. This weekend was all about Mother's Day so I've been busy helping out with alot of things and haven't had time. I'm real tired because I've barely been able to rest and its almost 4pm here right now, and my family are about to go out to eat in an hour or so, so I have no free time. I might have to get the game in tomorrow because it will be an average Monday for me. Sorry for the long stall (N)

Mon May 09, 2005 8:36 am

MIAMI IN 7.....did i said that already??? :P :P :D


Nah seriously good luck (Y)

Mon May 09, 2005 9:29 am

Your dynasty has almost 25,000 views :shock: I haven't posted here in awhile, but I'll just say one thing now

Knock shaq on his lazy ass and win!

Mon May 09, 2005 1:17 pm

Image
Suns Win Championship!!!
Shawn Marion gets Finals MVP honors

FINAL 1 2 3 4 T
Suns 26 17 34 32 109
Heat 31 20 20 33 104



ImageSuns-109
ImageHeat-104

Image
The Suns finished the season in perfect fashion

MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- It all started at the beginning of the season when the team went 12-2 in their first month. They looked as though they had something special going on in Phoenix and that was the correct answer. Only losing 18 games this season, this Suns team became the best team in their franchise history period. They broke many franchise records and some of them broke their own records. The Suns accomplished the impossible making one of the biggest turnarounds in sports history, going from one of the worse teams in the league to the NBA Champions.

Eddie Jones helped unite a 5-0 Heat rua t the start of the 4th quarter that moved Miami within' 1-point. The Suns were on a 3-1 fastbreak and Wade gave up a foul on Nash instead of letting them go, and he fouled out at the 7:01 mark with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists. Phoenix went back up by 7 points after Barbosa dished the ball to a wide open Marion on the baseline for a jumper. The Suns then increased their lead to 96-86 once Jim Jackson 3-pointer went down. The Heat made a firece run heading into the home stretch when Damon Jones nailed a 3 to make it 100-98 at the 1:49 mark.

Shawn Marion was doubled in the post with the shot clock running down, so he passed it out to an open R ichardson who nailed the 3-dagger that put the Suns up 105-100 with 39 secs left. On the other end, Damon Jones drove inside for a layup to cut the deficit to 3 points with 28 secs left. Shaq ended up fouling Nash with 25.4 secs left ot put him on the line. Nash made both free throws to put Phoenix up 107-102 and miami had no timeouts to use. The Heat hurried down the floor and passed it inside to Shaq, who quickly made a layup, then Miami fouled Nash again off the inbounds with 14.5 seconds remaining. He neded up making both and the Heat inbounded the ball. Damon Jones passed it ot Haslem who missed a wide open jumper, and Marion grabbed the rebound with 7.5 seconds left. Miami didn't foul surprisingly and the Suns finished the season with a championship.

SUNS HEAD COACH MIKE D’ANTONI
Image
"This has to be the best day in the Suns franchise history. It's just so exciting right now and there is no words to explain it. These players came out and showed courage and as an underdog, they knew all along that they had it in them to win this series. They have been through a long season and finished with the best record, and to top it off, we wni the championship. It's a great feeling."

SUNS FORWARD SHAWN MARION (22 PTS, 9 REBS, 6 ASTS):
Image
"It was shocking to me that I won the Finals MVP. I was thinking it would be either Nash or Amare, but it was very surprising. The adreneline was so high that I didn't care that I even won MVP because I was so happy that we won the 'BIG CHIP'. The management did a great job in the off-season just going in and getting some big time free agents and you just can't stop thanking Coach, because he brought us in as a unit and gave us a certain style of basketball."

SUNS GUARD/FORWARD QUENTIN RICHARDSON (20 PTS, 4 REBS):
Image
"OH MAN, I can't believe it. I'm just speechless right now. After being in city for my entire NBA career, I go to another team and in my first year with that team, we win the championship. It's the best feeling in the world and I'm just proud to say that I'm apart of this organization.

SUNS STEVE NASH (18 PTS, 8 ASTS):
Image
"My teammates are some of the greatest teammates a point guard can ever have. All season long, they've knocked down baskets, grabbed rebounds, kept running the break and they never missed a beat. THey followed me as a leader of the team for the first season and it took alot of discipline for them to actual play the style of play we played. It's great to finally win one of these things (trophy) and I'm not even ready for a vacation because I want to start next season right now."

HEAT HEAD COACH STAN VAN GUNDY
Image
"You have to give Phoenix alot of credit. They played great in the series and after that first game, they never missed a step and made sure they did everything in their power to stop us. They arose to the occasion and we didn't. They just outplayed us in the series and even though they were the underdogs, they didn't listen to all the hype and media. They went out and did their thing."

NO OTHER HEAT PLAYERS DIDN'T COMMENT AFTER THE GAME

Heat -Team- Suns
46-Rebounds-44
26-Assists-28
6-Steals-8
5-Blocks-4
20-Fouls-19
11-TO's-12
42/89-FG-41/91
5/17-3PFG-7/20
15/23-FT-20/22
13-Off. Reb-11
33-Def. Reb-33


Image
S. O'neal- 15pts, 11rebs, 2blks
U. Haslem- 12pts, 12rebs
E. Jones- 36pts, 6rebs
D. Jones- 19pts, 6rebs, 4asts
K. Dooling- 2pts, 3asts
A. Mourning- 2pts, 1reb
D. Wade- 16pts, 6rebs, 11asts


Image
A. Stoudemire- 17pts, 12rebs, 2asts
S. Marion- 22pts, 9rebs, 6asts, 2stls
Q. Richardson- 20pts, 4rebs, 5asts
J. Johnson- 18pts, 7rebs, 3asts
S. Nash- 18pts, 8asts, 3stls
L. Barbosa- 2pts, 3asts
W. McCarty- 7pts, 4rebs
J. Jackson- 5pts
S. Hunter- 4rebs, 2blks


Game Photos
The Suns' players running off the bench after the horn sound
Wade's double-double wasn't enough to keep Miami alive
Nash dribbling behind the back to shake Wade
Shaq lost two straight times in the Finals
Joe Johnson using two hands like his momma told him
Eddie Jones scored a playoff career-high 36 points
Wade passing the ball after hustling to the floor
Stoudemire igniting the Suns in the 3rd quarter

Mon May 09, 2005 1:20 pm

Image
Suns Win Championship!!!
Shawn Marion gets Finals MVP honors

FINAL 1 2 3 4 T
Suns 26 17 34 32 109
Heat 31 20 20 33 104



ImageSuns-109
ImageHeat-104

Image
The Suns finished the season in perfect fashion

MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- It all started at the beginning of the season when the team went 12-2 in their first month. They looked as though they had something special going on in Phoenix and that was the correct answer. Only losing 18 games this season, this Suns team became the best team in their franchise history period. They broke many franchise records and some of them broke their own records. The Suns accomplished the impossible making one of the biggest turnarounds in sports history, going from one of the worse teams in the league to the NBA Champions.

Eddie Jones helped unite a 5-0 Heat rua t the start of the 4th quarter that moved Miami within' 1-point. The Suns were on a 3-1 fastbreak and Wade gave up a foul on Nash instead of letting them go, and he fouled out at the 7:01 mark with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists. Phoenix went back up by 7 points after Barbosa dished the ball to a wide open Marion on the baseline for a jumper. The Suns then increased their lead to 96-86 once Jim Jackson 3-pointer went down. The Heat made a firece run heading into the home stretch when Damon Jones nailed a 3 to make it 100-98 at the 1:49 mark.

Shawn Marion was doubled in the post with the shot clock running down, so he passed it out to an open R ichardson who nailed the 3-dagger that put the Suns up 105-100 with 39 secs left. On the other end, Damon Jones drove inside for a layup to cut the deficit to 3 points with 28 secs left. Shaq ended up fouling Nash with 25.4 secs left ot put him on the line. Nash made both free throws to put Phoenix up 107-102 and miami had no timeouts to use. The Heat hurried down the floor and passed it inside to Shaq, who quickly made a layup, then Miami fouled Nash again off the inbounds with 14.5 seconds remaining. He neded up making both and the Heat inbounded the ball. Damon Jones passed it ot Haslem who missed a wide open jumper, and Marion grabbed the rebound with 7.5 seconds left. Miami didn't foul surprisingly and the Suns finished the season with a championship.

SUNS HEAD COACH MIKE D’ANTONI
Image
"This has to be the best day in the Suns franchise history. It's just so exciting right now and there is no words to explain it. These players came out and showed courage and as an underdog, they knew all along that they had it in them to win this series. They have been through a long season and finished with the best record, and to top it off, we wni the championship. It's a great feeling."

SUNS FORWARD SHAWN MARION (22 PTS, 9 REBS, 6 ASTS):
Image
"It was shocking to me that I won the Finals MVP. I was thinking it would be either Nash or Amare, but it was very surprising. The adreneline was so high that I didn't care that I even won MVP because I was so happy that we won the 'BIG CHIP'. The management did a great job in the off-season just going in and getting some big time free agents and you just can't stop thanking Coach, because he brought us in as a unit and gave us a certain style of basketball."

SUNS GUARD/FORWARD QUENTIN RICHARDSON (20 PTS, 4 REBS):
Image
"OH MAN, I can't believe it. I'm just speechless right now. After being in city for my entire NBA career, I go to another team and in my first year with that team, we win the championship. It's the best feeling in the world and I'm just proud to say that I'm apart of this organization.

SUNS STEVE NASH (18 PTS, 8 ASTS):
Image
"My teammates are some of the greatest teammates a point guard can ever have. All season long, they've knocked down baskets, grabbed rebounds, kept running the break and they never missed a beat. THey followed me as a leader of the team for the first season and it took alot of discipline for them to actual play the style of play we played. It's great to finally win one of these things (trophy) and I'm not even ready for a vacation because I want to start next season right now."

HEAT HEAD COACH STAN VAN GUNDY
Image
"You have to give Phoenix alot of credit. They played great in the series and after that first game, they never missed a step and made sure they did everything in their power to stop us. They arose to the occasion and we didn't. They just outplayed us in the series and even though they were the underdogs, they didn't listen to all the hype and media. They went out and did their thing."

NO OTHER HEAT PLAYERS DIDN'T COMMENT AFTER THE GAME

Heat -Team- Suns
46-Rebounds-44
26-Assists-28
6-Steals-8
5-Blocks-4
20-Fouls-19
11-TO's-12
42/89-FG-41/91
5/17-3PFG-7/20
15/23-FT-20/22
13-Off. Reb-11
33-Def. Reb-33


Image
S. O'neal- 15pts, 11rebs, 2blks
U. Haslem- 12pts, 12rebs
E. Jones- 36pts, 6rebs
D. Jones- 19pts, 6rebs, 4asts
K. Dooling- 2pts, 3asts
A. Mourning- 2pts, 1reb
D. Wade- 16pts, 6rebs, 11asts


Image
A. Stoudemire- 17pts, 12rebs, 2asts
S. Marion- 22pts, 9rebs, 6asts, 2stls
Q. Richardson- 20pts, 4rebs, 5asts
J. Johnson- 18pts, 7rebs, 3asts
S. Nash- 18pts, 8asts, 3stls
L. Barbosa- 2pts, 3asts
W. McCarty- 7pts, 4rebs
J. Jackson- 5pts
S. Hunter- 4rebs, 2blks


Game Photos
The Suns' players running off the bench after the horn sound
Wade's double-double wasn't enough to keep Miami alive
Nash dribbling behind the back to shake Wade
Shaq lost two straight times in the Finals
Joe Johnson using two hands like his momma told him
Eddie Jones scored a playoff career-high 36 points
Wade passing the ball after hustling to the floor
Stoudemire igniting the Suns in the 3rd quarter

Mon May 09, 2005 1:21 pm

Image
Suns Win Championship!!!
Shawn Marion gets Finals MVP honors

FINAL 1 2 3 4 T
Suns 26 17 34 32 109
Heat 31 20 20 33 104



ImageSuns-109
ImageHeat-104

Image
The Suns finished the season in perfect fashion

MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- It all started at the beginning of the season when the team went 12-2 in their first month. They looked as though they had something special going on in Phoenix and that was the correct answer. Only losing 18 games this season, this Suns team became the best team in their franchise history period. They broke many franchise records and some of them broke their own records. The Suns accomplished the impossible making one of the biggest turnarounds in sports history, going from one of the worse teams in the league to the NBA Champions.

Eddie Jones helped unite a 5-0 Heat rua t the start of the 4th quarter that moved Miami within' 1-point. The Suns were on a 3-1 fastbreak and Wade gave up a foul on Nash instead of letting them go, and he fouled out at the 7:01 mark with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists. Phoenix went back up by 7 points after Barbosa dished the ball to a wide open Marion on the baseline for a jumper. The Suns then increased their lead to 96-86 once Jim Jackson 3-pointer went down. The Heat made a firece run heading into the home stretch when Damon Jones nailed a 3 to make it 100-98 at the 1:49 mark.

Shawn Marion was doubled in the post with the shot clock running down, so he passed it out to an open R ichardson who nailed the 3-dagger that put the Suns up 105-100 with 39 secs left. On the other end, Damon Jones drove inside for a layup to cut the deficit to 3 points with 28 secs left. Shaq ended up fouling Nash with 25.4 secs left ot put him on the line. Nash made both free throws to put Phoenix up 107-102 and miami had no timeouts to use. The Heat hurried down the floor and passed it inside to Shaq, who quickly made a layup, then Miami fouled Nash again off the inbounds with 14.5 seconds remaining. He neded up making both and the Heat inbounded the ball. Damon Jones passed it ot Haslem who missed a wide open jumper, and Marion grabbed the rebound with 7.5 seconds left. Miami didn't foul surprisingly and the Suns finished the season with a championship.

SUNS HEAD COACH MIKE D’ANTONI
Image
"This has to be the best day in the Suns franchise history. It's just so exciting right now and there is no words to explain it. These players came out and showed courage and as an underdog, they knew all along that they had it in them to win this series. They have been through a long season and finished with the best record, and to top it off, we wni the championship. It's a great feeling."

SUNS FORWARD SHAWN MARION (22 PTS, 9 REBS, 6 ASTS):
Image
"It was shocking to me that I won the Finals MVP. I was thinking it would be either Nash or Amare, but it was very surprising. The adreneline was so high that I didn't care that I even won MVP because I was so happy that we won the 'BIG CHIP'. The management did a great job in the off-season just going in and getting some big time free agents and you just can't stop thanking Coach, because he brought us in as a unit and gave us a certain style of basketball."

SUNS GUARD/FORWARD QUENTIN RICHARDSON (20 PTS, 4 REBS):
Image
"OH MAN, I can't believe it. I'm just speechless right now. After being in city for my entire NBA career, I go to another team and in my first year with that team, we win the championship. It's the best feeling in the world and I'm just proud to say that I'm apart of this organization.

SUNS STEVE NASH (18 PTS, 8 ASTS):
Image
"My teammates are some of the greatest teammates a point guard can ever have. All season long, they've knocked down baskets, grabbed rebounds, kept running the break and they never missed a beat. THey followed me as a leader of the team for the first season and it took alot of discipline for them to actual play the style of play we played. It's great to finally win one of these things (trophy) and I'm not even ready for a vacation because I want to start next season right now."

HEAT HEAD COACH STAN VAN GUNDY
Image
"You have to give Phoenix alot of credit. They played great in the series and after that first game, they never missed a step and made sure they did everything in their power to stop us. They arose to the occasion and we didn't. They just outplayed us in the series and even though they were the underdogs, they didn't listen to all the hype and media. They went out and did their thing."

NO OTHER HEAT PLAYERS DIDN'T COMMENT AFTER THE GAME

Heat -Team- Suns
46-Rebounds-44
26-Assists-28
6-Steals-8
5-Blocks-4
20-Fouls-19
11-TO's-12
42/89-FG-41/91
5/17-3PFG-7/20
15/23-FT-20/22
13-Off. Reb-11
33-Def. Reb-33


Image
S. O'neal- 15pts, 11rebs, 2blks
U. Haslem- 12pts, 12rebs
E. Jones- 36pts, 6rebs
D. Jones- 19pts, 6rebs, 4asts
K. Dooling- 2pts, 3asts
A. Mourning- 2pts, 1reb
D. Wade- 16pts, 6rebs, 11asts


Image
A. Stoudemire- 17pts, 12rebs, 2asts
S. Marion- 22pts, 9rebs, 6asts, 2stls
Q. Richardson- 20pts, 4rebs, 5asts
J. Johnson- 18pts, 7rebs, 3asts
S. Nash- 18pts, 8asts, 3stls
L. Barbosa- 2pts, 3asts
W. McCarty- 7pts, 4rebs
J. Jackson- 5pts
S. Hunter- 4rebs, 2blks


Game Photos
The Suns' players running off the bench after the horn sound
Wade's double-double wasn't enough to keep Miami alive
Nash dribbling behind the back to shake Wade
Shaq lost two straight times in the Finals
Joe Johnson using two hands like his momma told him
Eddie Jones scored a playoff career-high 36 points
Wade passing the ball after hustling to the floor
Stoudemire igniting the Suns in the 3rd quarter

Mon May 09, 2005 1:21 pm

Image
Suns Win Championship!!!
Shawn Marion gets Finals MVP honors

FINAL 1 2 3 4 T
Suns 26 17 34 32 109
Heat 31 20 20 33 104



ImageSuns-109
ImageHeat-104

Image
The Suns finished the season in perfect fashion

MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- It all started at the beginning of the season when the team went 12-2 in their first month. They looked as though they had something special going on in Phoenix and that was the correct answer. Only losing 18 games this season, this Suns team became the best team in their franchise history period. They broke many franchise records and some of them broke their own records. The Suns accomplished the impossible making one of the biggest turnarounds in sports history, going from one of the worse teams in the league to the NBA Champions.

Eddie Jones helped unite a 5-0 Heat rua t the start of the 4th quarter that moved Miami within' 1-point. The Suns were on a 3-1 fastbreak and Wade gave up a foul on Nash instead of letting them go, and he fouled out at the 7:01 mark with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists. Phoenix went back up by 7 points after Barbosa dished the ball to a wide open Marion on the baseline for a jumper. The Suns then increased their lead to 96-86 once Jim Jackson 3-pointer went down. The Heat made a firece run heading into the home stretch when Damon Jones nailed a 3 to make it 100-98 at the 1:49 mark.

Shawn Marion was doubled in the post with the shot clock running down, so he passed it out to an open R ichardson who nailed the 3-dagger that put the Suns up 105-100 with 39 secs left. On the other end, Damon Jones drove inside for a layup to cut the deficit to 3 points with 28 secs left. Shaq ended up fouling Nash with 25.4 secs left ot put him on the line. Nash made both free throws to put Phoenix up 107-102 and miami had no timeouts to use. The Heat hurried down the floor and passed it inside to Shaq, who quickly made a layup, then Miami fouled Nash again off the inbounds with 14.5 seconds remaining. He neded up making both and the Heat inbounded the ball. Damon Jones passed it ot Haslem who missed a wide open jumper, and Marion grabbed the rebound with 7.5 seconds left. Miami didn't foul surprisingly and the Suns finished the season with a championship.

SUNS HEAD COACH MIKE D’ANTONI
Image
"This has to be the best day in the Suns franchise history. It's just so exciting right now and there is no words to explain it. These players came out and showed courage and as an underdog, they knew all along that they had it in them to win this series. They have been through a long season and finished with the best record, and to top it off, we wni the championship. It's a great feeling."

SUNS FORWARD SHAWN MARION (22 PTS, 9 REBS, 6 ASTS):
Image
"It was shocking to me that I won the Finals MVP. I was thinking it would be either Nash or Amare, but it was very surprising. The adreneline was so high that I didn't care that I even won MVP because I was so happy that we won the 'BIG CHIP'. The management did a great job in the off-season just going in and getting some big time free agents and you just can't stop thanking Coach, because he brought us in as a unit and gave us a certain style of basketball."

SUNS GUARD/FORWARD QUENTIN RICHARDSON (20 PTS, 4 REBS):
Image
"OH MAN, I can't believe it. I'm just speechless right now. After being in city for my entire NBA career, I go to another team and in my first year with that team, we win the championship. It's the best feeling in the world and I'm just proud to say that I'm apart of this organization.

SUNS STEVE NASH (18 PTS, 8 ASTS):
Image
"My teammates are some of the greatest teammates a point guard can ever have. All season long, they've knocked down baskets, grabbed rebounds, kept running the break and they never missed a beat. THey followed me as a leader of the team for the first season and it took alot of discipline for them to actual play the style of play we played. It's great to finally win one of these things (trophy) and I'm not even ready for a vacation because I want to start next season right now."

HEAT HEAD COACH STAN VAN GUNDY
Image
"You have to give Phoenix alot of credit. They played great in the series and after that first game, they never missed a step and made sure they did everything in their power to stop us. They arose to the occasion and we didn't. They just outplayed us in the series and even though they were the underdogs, they didn't listen to all the hype and media. They went out and did their thing."

NO OTHER HEAT PLAYERS DIDN'T COMMENT AFTER THE GAME

Heat -Team- Suns
46-Rebounds-44
26-Assists-28
6-Steals-8
5-Blocks-4
20-Fouls-19
11-TO's-12
42/89-FG-41/91
5/17-3PFG-7/20
15/23-FT-20/22
13-Off. Reb-11
33-Def. Reb-33


Image
S. O'neal- 15pts, 11rebs, 2blks
U. Haslem- 12pts, 12rebs
E. Jones- 36pts, 6rebs
D. Jones- 19pts, 6rebs, 4asts
K. Dooling- 2pts, 3asts
A. Mourning- 2pts, 1reb
D. Wade- 16pts, 6rebs, 11asts


Image
A. Stoudemire- 17pts, 12rebs, 2asts
S. Marion- 22pts, 9rebs, 6asts, 2stls
Q. Richardson- 20pts, 4rebs, 5asts
J. Johnson- 18pts, 7rebs, 3asts
S. Nash- 18pts, 8asts, 3stls
L. Barbosa- 2pts, 3asts
W. McCarty- 7pts, 4rebs
J. Jackson- 5pts
S. Hunter- 4rebs, 2blks


Game Photos
The Suns' players running off the bench after the horn sound
Wade's double-double wasn't enough to keep Miami alive
Nash dribbling behind the back to shake Wade
Shaq lost two straight times in the Finals
Joe Johnson using two hands like his momma told him
Eddie Jones scored a playoff career-high 36 points
Wade passing the ball after hustling to the floor
Stoudemire igniting the Suns in the 3rd quarter

Mon May 09, 2005 1:21 pm

Image
Suns Win Championship!!!
Shawn Marion gets Finals MVP honors

FINAL 1 2 3 4 T
Suns 26 17 34 32 109
Heat 31 20 20 33 104



ImageSuns-109
ImageHeat-104

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The Suns finished the season in perfect fashion

MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- It all started at the beginning of the season when the team went 12-2 in their first month. They looked as though they had something special going on in Phoenix and that was the correct answer. Only losing 18 games this season, this Suns team became the best team in their franchise history period. They broke many franchise records and some of them broke their own records. The Suns accomplished the impossible making one of the biggest turnarounds in sports history, going from one of the worse teams in the league to the NBA Champions.

Eddie Jones helped unite a 5-0 Heat rua t the start of the 4th quarter that moved Miami within' 1-point. The Suns were on a 3-1 fastbreak and Wade gave up a foul on Nash instead of letting them go, and he fouled out at the 7:01 mark with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists. Phoenix went back up by 7 points after Barbosa dished the ball to a wide open Marion on the baseline for a jumper. The Suns then increased their lead to 96-86 once Jim Jackson 3-pointer went down. The Heat made a firece run heading into the home stretch when Damon Jones nailed a 3 to make it 100-98 at the 1:49 mark.

Shawn Marion was doubled in the post with the shot clock running down, so he passed it out to an open R ichardson who nailed the 3-dagger that put the Suns up 105-100 with 39 secs left. On the other end, Damon Jones drove inside for a layup to cut the deficit to 3 points with 28 secs left. Shaq ended up fouling Nash with 25.4 secs left ot put him on the line. Nash made both free throws to put Phoenix up 107-102 and miami had no timeouts to use. The Heat hurried down the floor and passed it inside to Shaq, who quickly made a layup, then Miami fouled Nash again off the inbounds with 14.5 seconds remaining. He neded up making both and the Heat inbounded the ball. Damon Jones passed it ot Haslem who missed a wide open jumper, and Marion grabbed the rebound with 7.5 seconds left. Miami didn't foul surprisingly and the Suns finished the season with a championship.

SUNS HEAD COACH MIKE D’ANTONI
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"This has to be the best day in the Suns franchise history. It's just so exciting right now and there is no words to explain it. These players came out and showed courage and as an underdog, they knew all along that they had it in them to win this series. They have been through a long season and finished with the best record, and to top it off, we wni the championship. It's a great feeling."

SUNS FORWARD SHAWN MARION (22 PTS, 9 REBS, 6 ASTS):
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"It was shocking to me that I won the Finals MVP. I was thinking it would be either Nash or Amare, but it was very surprising. The adreneline was so high that I didn't care that I even won MVP because I was so happy that we won the 'BIG CHIP'. The management did a great job in the off-season just going in and getting some big time free agents and you just can't stop thanking Coach, because he brought us in as a unit and gave us a certain style of basketball."

SUNS GUARD/FORWARD QUENTIN RICHARDSON (20 PTS, 4 REBS):
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"OH MAN, I can't believe it. I'm just speechless right now. After being in city for my entire NBA career, I go to another team and in my first year with that team, we win the championship. It's the best feeling in the world and I'm just proud to say that I'm apart of this organization.

SUNS STEVE NASH (18 PTS, 8 ASTS):
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"My teammates are some of the greatest teammates a point guard can ever have. All season long, they've knocked down baskets, grabbed rebounds, kept running the break and they never missed a beat. THey followed me as a leader of the team for the first season and it took alot of discipline for them to actual play the style of play we played. It's great to finally win one of these things (trophy) and I'm not even ready for a vacation because I want to start next season right now."

HEAT HEAD COACH STAN VAN GUNDY
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"You have to give Phoenix alot of credit. They played great in the series and after that first game, they never missed a step and made sure they did everything in their power to stop us. They arose to the occasion and we didn't. They just outplayed us in the series and even though they were the underdogs, they didn't listen to all the hype and media. They went out and did their thing."

NO OTHER HEAT PLAYERS DIDN'T COMMENT AFTER THE GAME

Heat -Team- Suns
46-Rebounds-44
26-Assists-28
6-Steals-8
5-Blocks-4
20-Fouls-19
11-TO's-12
42/89-FG-41/91
5/17-3PFG-7/20
15/23-FT-20/22
13-Off. Reb-11
33-Def. Reb-33


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S. O'neal- 15pts, 11rebs, 2blks
U. Haslem- 12pts, 12rebs
E. Jones- 36pts, 6rebs
D. Jones- 19pts, 6rebs, 4asts
K. Dooling- 2pts, 3asts
A. Mourning- 2pts, 1reb
D. Wade- 16pts, 6rebs, 11asts


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A. Stoudemire- 17pts, 12rebs, 2asts
S. Marion- 22pts, 9rebs, 6asts, 2stls
Q. Richardson- 20pts, 4rebs, 5asts
J. Johnson- 18pts, 7rebs, 3asts
S. Nash- 18pts, 8asts, 3stls
L. Barbosa- 2pts, 3asts
W. McCarty- 7pts, 4rebs
J. Jackson- 5pts
S. Hunter- 4rebs, 2blks


Game Photos
The Suns' players running off the bench after the horn sound
Wade's double-double wasn't enough to keep Miami alive
Nash dribbling behind the back to shake Wade
Shaq lost two straight times in the Finals
Joe Johnson using two hands like his momma told him
Eddie Jones scored a playoff career-high 36 points
Wade passing the ball after hustling to the floor
Stoudemire igniting the Suns in the 3rd quarter

Mon May 09, 2005 1:33 pm

how many time did you post the 1 msg man ease up on the championship game good to see ej was solid throughout shame miami couldnt win it :( good win none the less

Mon May 09, 2005 2:13 pm

yeeeh man...awesome stuff..just awesome stuf..lookin forward to the offseason and the next one...great job man

Mon May 09, 2005 2:36 pm

congra on winning (Y) as everyone expected so :P

now THE OFFSEASON 8-) which in my opinion the hardest mode in the game
looking forward to it 8-)
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