The More Things Stay the Same, the More They Change

Don't let the relative "closeness" of these two games fool you: The Suns have thoroughly and convincingly beaten us twice. They are beating us in every aspect of the game. Rebounding? Check. 3-point shooting? Check. Hustle and tenacity? Check and check. Defensive intensity? Great big check. Depth? Check. Role players stepping up? Check.Every advantage we used to own over the Suns is gone. They killed us on the boards last night, got to every loose ball, destroyed us from behind the 3-point line, and overwhelmed us with a 10-deep rotation that saw contributions from every player. Frye was nailing the 3. Dragic was running the show admirably during Nash's rest. Amudson is hustle and annoyance personified. And Jared Dudley. Jared ******* Dudley. He single-handedly turned the game in their favor in the second quarter, and from there, it was a long, slow slide into defeat for us. What's more depressing is that a bunch of old reliable Spurs' qualiti...