Phoenix Suns

I can't believe it's 10 games into the season, and I haven't put up a single post about the Phoenix Suns. That changes now!

Ok, so this isn't going to be an extremely long or in-depth post about them. I'm not prepared for that just yet. I do want to make mention of one thing i saw in last night's game that was encouraging to me: Amare Stoudemire.

Amare had a couple of issues last year, namely his propensity to get into foul trouble and his lack of an ability to take over games, especially late. The two somewhat go hand in hand, but even when Amare was on the floor, he didn't show the killer instinct needed to take over games down low (on both sides of the floor). Last night, however, against the Kings Amare really showed me something.

Amare scored the last 6 points of the game for the Suns, showing a willingness and a want to get the ball down low and take it to the Kings. He made a couple nice turn-arounds and jumpers, and had two free throws as well. On the defensive end, Amare also played well, including blocking the final shot of the Kings as time expired.

It's still early, and the Kings aren't very good, but Amare impressed me. He is showing signs of maturity and growth as a basketball player and as a power forward/center, which is exactly what this team is going to need as they make their run to the playoffs.