Game Day: Suns (42-30) @ Nuggets (51-21), Wed 3/27/24

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Cap wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:25 pm
Y’know, we’re not exactly a team that should talk, but Jokic can be so whiney.
I think it's a Euro thing. They're better fundamentally, but there are some that can really be insufferable. (Divac and Donic are the first two that come to mind)
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TOO wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:09 pm
specialsauce wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:08 pm
wpmiller42 wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:14 pm
Shabazz wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:06 pm
Frank, please stop waiting 15 minutes to play Bol.
No kidding. Kid has earned some more playing time.
And Thad.

Has Vogel maximized a single players talent on this team?

Dude has no clue.
Hell no he hasn't, Vogel is such a dweeb.
Maybe Nurkic and Allen.
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So Thad was +15 tonight…how’d he look?

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4D Chess with this team.
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Lol, this team makes absolutely no sense at all.

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specialsauce wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:08 pm
wpmiller42 wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:14 pm
Shabazz wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:06 pm
Frank, please stop waiting 15 minutes to play Bol.
No kidding. Kid has earned some more playing time.
And Thad.

Has Vogel maximized a single players talent on this team?

Dude has no clue.
We have to keep his value down so we can retain him at the minimum 1 more year.

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Split T wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:55 pm
So Thad was +15 tonight…how’d he look?
Reports of his demise seem greatly exaggerated.


But why does Vogel stick with his same wack ass rotations?

Bol has earned more time, Poobanks has been unreliable, give Thad a shot, hard to be worse than Poobanks.

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The big trick to beating Denver is keeping Jokic from having one of those 30 point 15 assists 12 rebound games. With Murray out, if you can slow Jokic somewhat, they're beatable.

And I expected him tohave a big game with Nurk out.

But basketball is a crazy game sometimes.
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How did we defend him? Did we double him a lot?

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Hilarious game. Happy for the win. Happy that non playoff teams aren't in the playoffs.
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Split T wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:02 pm
How did we defend him? Did we double him a lot?
Yes. Pretty much all game.

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Smart without Murray…KCP looks like he made us pay at times, but everyone else missed. Denver plays a lot of meh shooters…especially without Murray.

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Me after watching the Suns tonight:
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8 (!) mostly sloppy turnovers aside, KD was pretty great in this one.

And great Thad minutes.

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Suns' bench made the difference.
21 rebounds combined from Young, O'Neale and Bol.
All bench players in the plus column for +/-.
Suns' bench outscored Denver's 29-15.
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Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:17 pm
Suns' bench made the difference.
21 rebounds combined from Young, O'Neale and Bol.
All bench players in the plus column for +/-.
Suns' bench outscored Denver's 29-15.
My favorite play of the game and biggest smile was when Young skied for a rebound in the 4th taking it alway from Aaron Gordon. I had no idea he could still jump like that.
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Superbone wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:59 pm
LazarusLong wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:17 pm
Suns' bench made the difference.
21 rebounds combined from Young, O'Neale and Bol.
All bench players in the plus column for +/-.
Suns' bench outscored Denver's 29-15.
My favorite play of the game and biggest smile was when Young skied for a rebound in the 4th taking it alway from Gordon. I had no idea he could still jump like that.
You really need to clarify Gordon’s lol…. From Eric Gordon? Not impressed…. Aaron Gordon, now that’s impressive! 😘😋

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Cap wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:25 pm
Y’know, we’re not exactly a team that should talk, but Jokic can be so whiney.
It’s right up there with Timmy Duncan’s incredulous wide-eyes whenever a call doesn’t favor his team. Except Jokic takes it up a notch and stomps his feet like my toddler when I tell her we can’t go outside, it’s raining.

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Superbone wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:59 pm
LazarusLong wrote:
Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:17 pm
Suns' bench made the difference.
21 rebounds combined from Young, O'Neale and Bol.
All bench players in the plus column for +/-.
Suns' bench outscored Denver's 29-15.
My favorite play of the game and biggest smile was when Young skied for a rebound in the 4th taking it alway from Gordon. I had no idea he could still jump like that.
Agreed. I couldn’t believe it. Against dunk contest runner-up no less. Very impressive game from Thad.

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