Summertime

What's up everyone? Sorry its been a while since I last blogged. I had to sort of lay low and chill out for a while to get through the anger and disappointment of losing in the first round. It's been an emotional roller coaster these last few weeks to say the least. Wow. I am still trying to recover from what happened to us in the first round. We could have and should have won that series. It is mind boggling and one of the hardest things I've had to swallow in a long time. You work your butt off the whole season with such high hopes and potential and it all just crumbled. I was frustrated with my play and the team's play as well. San Antonio is an incredible team with an unbelievable coach and they deserved to win. They know their roles, respect their coach, and know what it takes to win in the playoffs. I really think game one set the tone for the series. It gave them confidence and momentum. We should have won that game. Really they blew us out only one game and we blew them out one game. The other three just have easily could have gone our way. But it's in the past now and we have to forgive and forget. I have to take the experience and learn from it and it just motivates me to work my @ss off this summer!

So here we are now....vacation started a little early this year. I have no choice but to move on at this point and focus on my game and next season. I am leaving for Brazil soon and I'm so excited to get home and see my family and friends. I'm going to rest my body for a bit and then get to work. I am really motivated and am going to work hard this summer on my defense and mid range jumper, along with all the other fundamentals.

Thanks to all of you for your support during the season. I really appreciate it. I'll check in with you all to say what's up. Tchau!

17 Comments On: "Summertime"

 
Have fun in Brazil LB. Can't wait to watch you play next year. I hope Brazil qualifies for the Olympics for basketball.

I'm still recovering as well. Most fans are, I'm sure.
The Playoffs just aren't the same. :-(

That being said, try not to beat yourself up about the first round exit too much...keep in mind, they are still the Spurs. Like you said, they're a great team. They know how to win. That's reality.

Just have to move forward.
Have fun in Brasil, LB.

Thanks for the post 'Bosa. That first game was EPIC. even thought here were 4 games played after that, the series was decided in that game. Love your attitude, hard work will get ya over the hump, all in the details. Never been to Brazil, but I bet it's a great place to live. Keep it real, looking forward to 08 09 suns basketball already.

nice attitude of accepting it and learning from it..
you guys had a great season!
have fun!!

captain barbossa what can i say..you are awesome and can handle defeat & im a bulls fan in the rebuilding stages but i was really pulling for you guys the past 3 plus seasons..i just feel shaq is awesome no doubt a great player and a better person however i feel the suns shouldve gotten him but still should not have switched from playing uptempo like they do...look at the hornets they play similar to old school suns...and you guys have a far superior roster on paper..the hornets are cool too up 2-0 currently on the spurs..i miss the run n gun sun..

LB, u guys are a better team than the Spurs, Pop just out-coached Mike. Can't wait to see u and Amare dominate for years to come. Have a safe trip.

Why can't the Suns beat the Spurs? It looks like the Hornets will.

LB, I hope you are true to what you write and work on your defense. Improve your footwork so you can keep your man in front of you. Defense is also desire and you must decide you want to be a better defender. D'Antoni was a good coach to a point but someone must coach the Suns who knows defense and will develop players like Tucker and Strawberry. Have a great summer.

ah leandrinho!! :(
foi uma grande temporada de voces esse ano..;
tentaram trazr shaq, q ateh deu um animo novo ao time
eu tava acreditando q esse seria o ano....
mas eh isso ae..
nao adianta chorar sobre o leite derramado..
agora eh treinar duro pra ver se classificamos o Brasil pras olimpiadas..
e vamos ver se o titulo vem ano que vem...
GO SUNS!!!
e agora VAMOS BRASILLL!!!!!

good luck, and be easy chill in brazil be sure to post some good pics.

Yes that first game was one best games I have seen in a while to bad cards fell on the spurs.

But don't worry CP3 and crew will take care of the spurs

Hi Barbosa,
Yes it was disappointing. I hope you have a great summer and yes you are right. We all learn from our mistakes and the only thing that can happen now is to accept it and move on and do BETTER. We true fans are behind you 100% and cannot wait until next season. I will be watching you boys at the outdoor game in Cali, it should be GREAT!!!!
Personally though, I don't think Spurs deserve to win... I hated that Hack da Shaq thing. I think that makes him less confident that his team was going to win that he had to do that. Again, my personal opinion.
We love you!!!

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Hello Leandro. Good luck next time. I thought you guys were ready to win that series but like you said, you should rightly be disappointed with YOUR play and the team play. I can't count how many times you missed wide open shots. I hope you work on that in the summer because I honestly think that's the weakest part of your game by FAR. Take it easy.

"I can't count how many times you missed wide open shots"
I CAN count how many times you've taken an NBA jumper: 0

Hi Leandro! I am very sorry about how this season ended. It was a heartbreaker. You and the guys deserved more. But really, I just wanted to thank you. The play of the Suns in the last few years have made me fall in love with basketball... and you are a big reason for it. You always play with such joy and positivity, but also passion and intensity. I have so much respect for you and the example you set. Thank you so much!
Please though, if at all possible PLEASE in the future remain a Sun! I understand that things can become crazy now that Mike has left... just know that you are very important to Suns fans. We love ya! Take care and good luck in Brazil! I hope this summer's training goes well! -Scott

Fala Leandrinho!
I believe that game one was the key factor of this first round series.
I didn't agree with the player movement during the season, but I was really praying for it to work. We say in Brazil that soccer is a box full of surprises, right? I think that in basketball it's the same thing. When you face a team like the Spurs it's just unpredictable. Well, now I'm sorry for Coach D'Antoni. I'm sure you too. He seems to be a great person besides the great coach we know he is. I'm not saying that he didn't make mistakes during the season, but I think that the critics on D'antoni are just too much. People just forgive to give him credits for all that he made. Anyway, the most important thing from losing is the lesson that we learn, right?
So just don't give up, because the basketball fans in Brazil just think in one thing right now: We must qualify for the Olympics! And I'm sure you want it more than anyone.
Grande abraço,
Fábio - Fortaleza/Ceará

oi leandrinho
sou como brasileiro como vc kra.e nao sei se vc viu mais nossa seleçao perdeu hj e agora vai ter q pegar a alemanha nas quartas.
vc deve ta adorando isso neh?
enquanto astros mto mais reconhecidos q vc gastam do seu proprio dinheiro para manter a seleçao alema e vao lah defender sua nação e fazer com q seu pais tambem seja reconhecido mundialmente vc esta ai nas suas ferias em sua ksa d luxo...
espero q eu esteja errado e vc tenha algum motivo de forca mto maior pra n ir no pre olimpico...
sempre fui seu fa..vi vc a algum tempo atras no programa do jo e isso soh fez com q meu respeito por vc aumentasse
nunk imaginei q n fosse ao pre olimpico...
mais se esse blog for mesmo seu e se vc le mesmo tudo isso aki e se vc mesmo q escreve isso e se vc ler esse blog.por favor t peco como brasileiro e como grande fa seu q passei acordado ateh tarde pra t ver jogar me responda esse comentario.por favor.
abraço leandrinho
meu email eh rodsantosneto@hotmail.com
responda por favor.
boa temporada...

LB!
I'm a big fan of you and the Phoenix Suns!
I can't wait to see you guys play at Indian Wells! I live near Palm Springs so I'll be seeing you guys there! Hopefully I'll be able to meet you and the rest of the team. I've been a Suns fan since I was little lol.

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