Re: Game Day: Suns (22-16) @ Spurs (21-15), Fri 1/9/15
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 9:21 am
Hey, I like Hornacek too, but there's been some bad coaching going on. And I think it's to assuage the feelings of the vets. We'll see, we'll see.
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Isn't that nice. Tucker letting himself off the hook. He should have stepped up and said the techs cost them the game. Even with all the turnovers. Giving away 2 points with 2 minutes to go was beyond harmful."It wasn't the reason we lost the game," Tucker said. "Definitely wasn't the reason we lost the game. It was a bad technical, and I apologize for the technical ... but the tech didn't lose the game."
OE32 wrote:Also, while I like Coro, his extraordinary reluctance to write anything damaging to the franchise irks me. Doesn't criticize the Morrises. Quotes Hornacek saying that the problem was our rebounders passing it to players other than the point guards - are you serious? Putting this on Alex?? Soon as we took him out, Spurs went right to the bucket - and it was predictable! The problem with turnovers WAS our point guards - 11 between the 3 of them. And those awful, nothing fouls from IT and Bled in the fourth - inexcusable. No discipline on this roster.
In my mind, I'm done with Tucker after this. The reason the Suns have him goes beyond the court -- he is being asked to be a clubhouse leader. This isn't it. At least the Twins are apologetic even if they can't quite control themselves.EDC wrote:Isn't that nice. Tucker letting himself off the hook. He should have stepped up and said the techs cost them the game. Even with all the turnovers. Giving away 2 points with 2 minutes to go was beyond harmful."It wasn't the reason we lost the game," Tucker said. "Definitely wasn't the reason we lost the game. It was a bad technical, and I apologize for the technical ... but the tech didn't lose the game."
I'm with you, if that hasn't been obvious. And Hornacek simply has not controlled these guys. Awful, awful. People were pissed after the Clippers game and the Bucks game, but this is the game. Management just doubled down on this squad by bringing in Wright, and what do we do? Unbelievable.Mori Chu wrote:Those 2 technicals were completely unacceptable. The excuses and statement from Tucker make it even worse. He should sit out next game in street clothes. I'm livid.
Dragic and Bledsoe were sick. Go check out Dragic's interview after the game on AZCentral.OE32 wrote:For me, that was the most painful game of the season. We just traded for a one-year rental to push toward the playoffs, and Kawhi's out, and we're completely healthy, and we technical our way to a critical loss.
it is the suns players (except for dragic maybe) who think in terms of hierarchy. there's no way horny can bench bledsoe and IT in the 4th and let ennis play. they will pout!OE32 wrote:I think Hornacek thinks of the team in terms of hierarchy. Look at the Spurs. Took the stars out and beat us. Hornacek thinks the guys at the top should play and shoot, the guys at the bottom of the totem shouldn't. Maybe Pop's players can handle not playing on an emotional level, whereas our guys can't. I don't know. It stinks.
having three point guards that you need to give minutes to ruins your gameplan and your rotation. the suns had a system last season. this year because of microball 3pg hydra system, they do more freestyling.OE32 wrote:I'm with you, if that hasn't been obvious. And Hornacek simply has not controlled these guys. Awful, awful. People were pissed after the Clippers game and the Bucks game, but this is the game. Management just doubled down on this squad by bringing in Wright, and what do we do? Unbelievable.Mori Chu wrote:Those 2 technicals were completely unacceptable. The excuses and statement from Tucker make it even worse. He should sit out next game in street clothes. I'm livid.
And if IT thinks he's so friggin great, why is he getting destroyed by ANY backup in this league?
No matter what these guys do in the game, they stay on the court. Bad shots, bad fouls, bad turnovers, techs, they stay on the court. Now - only now - that two techs cost us a game, is Hornacek willing to pull his guys. Last year he was golden, but Hornacek keeps that leash so slack, now there's turds all over the neighborhood. GAAAH!
I just don't see the team he'd go to.EDC wrote:I think it will be the third option. IT being traded.
That gorgeous dunk would have been waved off if the refs had been watching Tucker.EDC wrote:Someone got the gif up of the Len dunk.
I don't think so. They were going at each other. Could have been called a double-foul maybe, if the pay had broken down.Cap wrote:That gorgeous dunk would have been waved off if the refs had been watching Tucker.EDC wrote:Someone got the gif up of the Len dunk.