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I don't think Len's biggest issue was that he "brought the ball down" or that kind of thing. His biggest failing was that in 4 years he was never able to consistently hit the 15-footer. He was awful at it and the rest of his game suffered as a result. I don't know man, he couldn't even ro...

So who all is still on Bender Island with me? I'm mostly with you. I don't think he needs to turn into some dude who's breaking guys down and dunking on them, but he really, really needs to be able to get in the paint with the big boys and grab rebounds. I think that's his biggest weakpoint for me ...

Yeah I only brought Len up in comparison to this idea that Ariza won't or can't help our perimeter guys because somehow Len didn't improve enough under Chandler and our coaching staff. I guess I'm saying I still value a little veteran leadership, even if it doesn't always have a tangible result that...

At some point the blame has to fall on Len, not his mentors or coaches. How many times do you think he was told "DO NOT BRING THE BALL DOWN BEFORE YOU DUNK IT" and how many times did he do that every year he was here? If Bridges and Jackson are adept learners, Ariza will help them, even if...

Don't hate me, but I think Chandler actually helped Len with his D. I hate you! Just kidding. I don't think Chandler had any positive impact on Len. Len being pulled in and out of the lineup stunted his growth in my opinion. And Chandler's defense hasn't been good, so I am not sure we can credit hi...

I don't mind this deal. I really didn't want them to take on a long term salary for someone mediocre. I do actually buy the mentorship idea with Ariza. Like someone said, he at the very least could help teach some defensive tricks to our young perimeter guys. Hopefully he ups the intensity in practi...

Do the Lakers have any one who can actually shoot? KCP I guess? Doesn't seem like a great strategy. Why in the world would you not surround Lebron with a bunch of guys who can hit threes?

Interesting read on Bender. I would really like him to take a major step forward this season. https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2017/7/18/15963206/wonderkid-the-dragan-bender-story-phoenix-suns-croatia Really well done article, showing complete breakdowns on what makes him special and where he str...

NBA Board of Governors approves rules changes to improve game flow Timeouts reduced by four per game; teams limited to two in last three minutes: http://www.nba.com/article/2017/07/12/nba-board-governors-2017-rule-changes Glad they've shortened the timeouts more than anything. :75 instead of :90 an...

ShelC wrote:Shawn was less effective because the Spurs found him in transition, slowed Nash down with Bowen riding his hip up court and Q was less effective because they just ran him off the 3pt line, not unlike Raja later on.

"Riding his hip" is a very kind way to put it.

We lost Game 1 against the Spurs by 7 with less that 36 hours rest coming off a Game 6 win vs the Mavs that went to OT and lost Game 2 by 3pts. Game 3 we ran out of gas but Game 4 JJ came back and we won. JJ, broken face wearing a mask, was making Bowen fall down on D. I think we'd have taken them....

Actually, I take back calling out Q (though I still remember him missing more open 3's than he had the rest of the season). I just looked up the stats to the series, because I'm bored at work and sad to be away from summer league, and forgot how completely horrible Marion played. His rebounding was ...

I think we were. If JJ is healthy, if Raja and KT are healthy, if Amar'e and Boris aren't suspended we're getting at least one. Hell if we grab a defensive rebound against Lakers maybe we go to the Finals in 2010. There is no way we beat the Spurs the year JJ was hurt. We weren't close. I do agree ...

Since apparently we're going down memory lane now in this thread, does anyone else think we win a championship in 04-05 if Q could hit a three pointer against the Spurs? In my memory, he was bricking every open look he had. Brent Barry completely outproduced him.

Yeah I saw all this from behind the bench. Jackson wasn't wrong. I also heard Chriss yell at Jackson for his bad entry passes in the post. They made up quickly though. Saw you behind the bench. I was a couple rows back and a section over. Sorry, I didn't get a chance to say hi with all the crowds a...

https://twitter.com/T1m_NBA/status/884566343726489601 Wow. I like that kind of fire. Definitely seems like some of the players aren't all that happy with James. Yeah I saw all this from behind the bench. Jackson wasn't wrong. I also heard Chriss yell at Jackson for his bad entry passes in the post....

Hopefully I see you there Superbone. I'll be wearing the Rex Chapman jersey. (Yes really).

Hope to see a better game out of Chriss. Less pouting, more rebounding.

Good stuff Tskaldidis. What exactly was he pouting about? Not getting the ball? Getting pulled? Ugh. Hate to hear this stuff, but not shocked. Hard to say. Might have just been the lack of calls. Though at one point he definitely said that someone "won't pass it." Didn't catch the name, b...

I was sitting behind the Suns bench for the game and Chriss was basically pouting the entire time. He even got all pissy with some dude on the roster (didn't look familiar and never got in the game). Even Booker and Big Sauce were taking to him to get him to chill. I thought he actually looked prett...

I have a feeling we keep getting mentioned in these older player trade rumors because we are often trying to help facilitate trades with all of our cap space and get back an asset or young player.

Or maybe it's just wishful thinking...