Game Day: Suns (8-5) vs Nuggets (7-7), Friday, 1/22/2021

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Game Day: Suns (8-5) vs Nuggets (7-7), Friday, 1/22/2021

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Time: 8:00 pm AZ (7:00 pm PT/10:00 pm ET)
Place: Phoenix Suns Arena, Phoenix, AZ
TV: FSAZ/ESPN

Go Suns!!!

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We finally get another home game. We have only had 4 of our first 13 games at home due to the postponed home-stand.

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You know excitement about the team is high when the game day thread is posted the morning before the game.

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Time to see if Ayton continues his good play vs. Jokic, whom he's played well against.

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jonh wrote:
Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:31 am
You know excitement about the team is high when the game day thread is posted the morning before the game.
I had a few minutes before my next meeting started. :P

And I blame the lost week after that Wiz game. That really had me Jonesin' for Suns basketball.

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virtual9mm wrote:
Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:39 am
Time to see if Ayton continues his good play vs. Jokic, whom he's played well against.
He usually does really well against Denver. It is his 2nd highest ppg split at 22.0 ppg. Only Chicago is higher.

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jonh wrote:
Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:31 am
You know excitement about the team is high when the game day thread is posted the morning before the game.
Even more so when it's a day and a morning before the game like this one. :P
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Indy wrote:
Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:50 am
jonh wrote:
Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:31 am
You know excitement about the team is high when the game day thread is posted the morning before the game.
I had a few minutes before my next meeting started. :P

And I blame the lost week after that Wiz game. That really had me Jonesin' for Suns basketball.
You earned it after the win last night. :P
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Indy wrote:
Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:53 am
virtual9mm wrote:
Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:39 am
Time to see if Ayton continues his good play vs. Jokic, whom he's played well against.
He usually does really well against Denver. It is his 2nd highest ppg split at 22.0 ppg. Only Chicago is higher.
I just want to see the aggressive Ayton again. Tear down the rim! Earn your Dominayton name.

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Nodack wrote:
Thu Jan 21, 2021 11:37 pm
Indy wrote:
Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:53 am
virtual9mm wrote:
Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:39 am
Time to see if Ayton continues his good play vs. Jokic, whom he's played well against.
He usually does really well against Denver. It is his 2nd highest ppg split at 22.0 ppg. Only Chicago is higher.
I just want to see the aggressive Ayton again. Tear down the rim! Earn your Dominayton name.
He looks a completely different beast when he is aggressive. Long may it continue. I liked Paul and Booker both saying they will continue to be on him to do it every night. Lets hope it works.
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Jalen Smith should be available.
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Let's hope Ayton continues dominAyton this game.
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Really hope Jalen Smith gets some minutes. He's been gone such a long time; it's odd. He can't be much worse than Kaminsky in those same minutes, right? If he can just catch a ball and get an occasional rebound, that'd be an improvement.

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Mori Chu wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:32 pm
Really hope Jalen Smith gets some minutes. He's been gone such a long time; it's odd. He can't be much worse than Kaminsky in those same minutes, right? If he can just catch a ball and get an occasional rebound, that'd be an improvement.
Frank is limited in so many ways, but he really does know where to be and knows his role. Jalen had no training camp, no real season in college, and has been out for most of this season. I think it will take a long time for him to catch up and just be able to know where to be on the court.

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AmareIsGod wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:57 am
Let's hope Ayton continues dominAyton this game.
Dude! What are you doing to us?! (I'm not talking about the comment. I'm talking about the avatar.)
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Indy wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:46 pm
Mori Chu wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:32 pm
Really hope Jalen Smith gets some minutes. He's been gone such a long time; it's odd. He can't be much worse than Kaminsky in those same minutes, right? If he can just catch a ball and get an occasional rebound, that'd be an improvement.
Frank is limited in so many ways, but he really does know where to be and knows his role. Jalen had no training camp, no real season in college, and has been out for most of this season. I think it will take a long time for him to catch up and just be able to know where to be on the court.
My thinking as well.
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It would do a lot of Ayton's confidence if we performed well over these next 2 games. That would give him a 4 game stretch of consistently impacting the game offensively and defensively.

Looking forward to seeing Smith play well. However, a part of me wonders that if he really underperforms this year, perhaps Jones will be willing reconsider whether taking the best perceived roster fit should always trump talent (see Haliburton).

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Superbone wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 1:20 pm
AmareIsGod wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:57 am
Let's hope Ayton continues dominAyton this game.
Dude! What are you doing to us?! (I'm not talking about the comment. I'm talking about the avatar.)
He's spreading holiday cheer.

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Superbone wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 1:20 pm
AmareIsGod wrote:
Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:57 am
Let's hope Ayton continues dominAyton this game.
Dude! What are you doing to us?! (I'm not talking about the comment. I'm talking about the avatar.)
He's bringing sexy back.
What is smallball? I play basketball. I'm not a regular big man. I can switch from the center to the guards. The game is evolving. I'd be dominAyton if the WNBA would let me in. - Ayton

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That avatar reminds me of Nick Cannon for some reason.

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