Will Suns and Lakers fans shutup already?

Not even 18 hours after beating the Suns in game 5, the Spurs are already getting blasted for their tactic of fouling Shaq to send him to the free-throw line.

"It's an abomination" cried Mark Heisler of the LA Times. Abomination? Free throw shooting is part of the game! The Suns knew that Shaq was a terrible free-throw shooter when they traded for him. They knew that he had the possibility of being exploited at the free-throw line. And the Spurs, with one of the craftiest and smartest coaches in the league, took advantage of it.

Down big in both game 1 and game 2, the Spurs were able to claw back. Fouling Shaq and sending him to the line worked to keep the Suns high-powered offense at bay. If the Suns were smart, they would pull Shaq out of the game for 2-3 minuted stretches and get some momentum going. Leaving Shaq in the game is a huge liability. And hell, they could have even returned the favor. Duncan is only shooting 61% so far in the playoffs. Put that goon Brian Skinner in the game and make him foul Duncan before he can get a shot off.

Listen up Suns fans - I know you're tired of losing to the Spurs pretty much every single year. And every year, you make excuses for why you lost. (Last year's excuse: "Oh my God if they didnt suspend Stoudemire and Diaw last year we would totally have won...Robert Horry is so cheap he purposely shoved Nash and he should have been suspended for the series...Oh my God that rule where you cant leave the bench is so dumb they should get rid of it...BLAH BLAH BLAH")

Suns fans - you are the most whiny and annoying in the league, but I guess that happens after getting knocked out of the playoffs every single year. And let me give you a LEGITIMATE excuse for you why guys didn't beat the Spurs this year - HOW THE HELL DID YOU NOT FOUL GINOBILI IN GAME ONE!??! YOU FOUL HIM, HE TAKES TWO SHOTS, YOU GUYS ARE STILL UP ONE - GAME OVER!!!!

I think it's time for D'Antoni to go. He's had so many chances. The only thing he's really good at is getting technical fouls.

***EDIT: Only 20 minutes after publishing this post, ESPN reports that D'Antoni will not return to the Suns next year. Apparently Steve Kerr is reading my blog.