yesterday my dear Boris played his most impressive game in almost a year
though he said it's nothing special,
it's god damn special when this guy has been playing so disappointing
if that's nothing special,
why don't u play like that every night?
why don't u be a little more aggressive everyday?
plz Honey, bring it out every night everyday, plz, I beg you
show that u care,
show them ur attitude
show me ur talent
plz
don't let me find out that u're still in the ups and downs next few games
especially against the Lakers, u can't lose to them three times a season, damn it!!!
Diaw: Big Game 'Nothing Special'
Paul Coro
The Arizona Republic
Jan. 13, 2008 07:16 PM
Suns forward Boris Diaw set up the key come-from-behind run in Saturday's 122-114 win against Milwaukee.
Diaw is a great passer, so that's nothing new. But this time, Diaw did it by scoring.
Diaw scored six consecutive Suns points in the third quarter - a rolling hook against forward Yi Jianlian, a post-up when guard Michael Redd switched to him and a reverse on another take against Yi.
"We go to him, and it just all comes together," Suns coach Mike D'Antoni said.
The Suns still trailed, but were rolling enough to take the lead when Diaw fed guard Steve Nash for a 3-pointer and extended the margin with Diaw driving and dunking on guard Charlie Bell for a 3-point play and his season's third slam, tying rarely used Sean Marks.
Diaw's first shot of the game was a made 20-footer, a good enough sign for a player who shot 32.6 percent in the previous 11 games. Even better, Diaw never needed to shoot outside the paint again for the rest of the game to accumulate 21 points, matching his best tally of the past two seasons.
Diaw was five days away from going a year without a 20-point game. He had only two 20-point games last season. Without Amaré Stoudemire in the mix, Diaw averaged 24.2 points in a 2006 playoff series against Dallas.
Diaw also grabbed 11 rebounds Saturday for his first 20-point, 10-plus-rebound game in 61 regular-season and postseason games.
He called it "nothing special."
He said he was "maybe a little more aggressive."
He was asked if he felt it was a better game for him, if he felt more comfortable with the ball more and if starting helped. To all three queries he replied: "Not really."
But the difference was obvious coming off Thursday's loss in Utah. Against the Jazz, Diaw had five points, two rebounds and two assists in 35 minutes when he first filled in at Grant Hill's starting spot.
"An unbelievable player," said Nash, who often implores Diaw to be more assertive. "When he uses all his weapons and is aggressive, he's a fantastic talent. I'd love to see him play like that all the time, and I don't mean the numbers. I just mean being aggressive, being involved, being a part of the game, putting pressure on the defense. Regardless of how many he scores, that's such an asset for us."
Nash noted that not every team would switch like Milwaukee did on pick-and-rolls, providing Diaw mismatches to exploit.
"He's still good against big guys from the elbow, and he can still penetrate and pass and finish," Nash said.
Diaw's scoring took up for Shawn Marion, whose five-point outing was his second single-digit output in the past four games. But Nash had a season-high 35 points and Stoudemire scored 31. The 52 points Stoudemire and Diaw scored were the most they have combined to score in a game.
"We kind of fed off his energy, and myself and Steve as well kind of took it from there," Stoudemire said. "That was huge of Boris, and we appreciate him coming out and playing as hard as he did."
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Diaw is a great passer, so that's nothing new. But this time, Diaw did it by scoring.
Diaw scored six consecutive Suns points in the third quarter - a rolling hook against forward Yi Jianlian, a post-up when guard Michael Redd switched to him and a reverse on another take against Yi.
"We go to him, and it just all comes together," Suns coach Mike D'Antoni said.
The Suns still trailed, but were rolling enough to take the lead when Diaw fed guard Steve Nash for a 3-pointer and extended the margin with Diaw driving and dunking on guard Charlie Bell for a 3-point play and his season's third slam, tying rarely used Sean Marks.
Diaw's first shot of the game was a made 20-footer, a good enough sign for a player who shot 32.6 percent in the previous 11 games. Even better, Diaw never needed to shoot outside the paint again for the rest of the game to accumulate 21 points, matching his best tally of the past two seasons.
Diaw was five days away from going a year without a 20-point game. He had only two 20-point games last season. Without Amaré Stoudemire in the mix, Diaw averaged 24.2 points in a 2006 playoff series against Dallas.
Diaw also grabbed 11 rebounds Saturday for his first 20-point, 10-plus-rebound game in 61 regular-season and postseason games.
He called it "nothing special."
He said he was "maybe a little more aggressive."
He was asked if he felt it was a better game for him, if he felt more comfortable with the ball more and if starting helped. To all three queries he replied: "Not really."
But the difference was obvious coming off Thursday's loss in Utah. Against the Jazz, Diaw had five points, two rebounds and two assists in 35 minutes when he first filled in at Grant Hill's starting spot.
"An unbelievable player," said Nash, who often implores Diaw to be more assertive. "When he uses all his weapons and is aggressive, he's a fantastic talent. I'd love to see him play like that all the time, and I don't mean the numbers. I just mean being aggressive, being involved, being a part of the game, putting pressure on the defense. Regardless of how many he scores, that's such an asset for us."
Nash noted that not every team would switch like Milwaukee did on pick-and-rolls, providing Diaw mismatches to exploit.
"He's still good against big guys from the elbow, and he can still penetrate and pass and finish," Nash said.
Diaw's scoring took up for Shawn Marion, whose five-point outing was his second single-digit output in the past four games. But Nash had a season-high 35 points and Stoudemire scored 31. The 52 points Stoudemire and Diaw scored were the most they have combined to score in a game.
"We kind of fed off his energy, and myself and Steve as well kind of took it from there," Stoudemire said. "That was huge of Boris, and we appreciate him coming out and playing as hard as he did."
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