Suns News: Week 4 (11/7 - 11/13)
Suns News: Week 4 (11/7 - 11/13)
Last Week's Games
vs. Pelicans WIN! 112-100
vs. Rockets WIN! 123-111
vs. Hawks WIN! 121-117
This Week's Games
Mon Nov 8 - Suns @ Kings, 7:00 PM PST (oops, we already won this one)
Wed Nov 10 - Suns vs Blazers, 6:00 PM PST
Fri Nov 12 - Suns @ Grizzlies, 5:00 PM PST
Suns Stories
The Guardian: I'll gladly tell Robert Sarver why he can't use the N-word.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/ ... ations-nba
AZ Sports, Suns Notebook: Ayton out; Grueling Nov stretch begins; New balls.
Suns notebook: Ayton remains out, grueling November stretch begins, new balls
Bright Side: Ayton remains out; return unknown:
https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2021 ... te-unknown
USA Today: Who is Robert Sarver? Getting to know the Suns' shitty owner.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/n ... 234255001/
vs. Pelicans WIN! 112-100
vs. Rockets WIN! 123-111
vs. Hawks WIN! 121-117
This Week's Games
Mon Nov 8 - Suns @ Kings, 7:00 PM PST (oops, we already won this one)
Wed Nov 10 - Suns vs Blazers, 6:00 PM PST
Fri Nov 12 - Suns @ Grizzlies, 5:00 PM PST
Suns Stories
The Guardian: I'll gladly tell Robert Sarver why he can't use the N-word.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/ ... ations-nba
AZ Sports, Suns Notebook: Ayton out; Grueling Nov stretch begins; New balls.
Suns notebook: Ayton remains out, grueling November stretch begins, new balls
Bright Side: Ayton remains out; return unknown:
https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2021 ... te-unknown
USA Today: Who is Robert Sarver? Getting to know the Suns' shitty owner.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/n ... 234255001/
Re: Suns News: Week 4 (11/7 - 11/13)
Can anybody volunteer to do the Around the League and Suns News threads for next week? And/or any unclaimed week in the spreadsheet below? Thanks a lot!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... edit#gid=0
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... edit#gid=0
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You clickbaited me, Mori. I had to check if that was the headline used by USA Today.Mori Chu wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 4:07 pmUSA Today: Who is Robert Sarver? Getting to know the Suns' shitty owner.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/n ... 234255001/
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Haha, well they did use the word “explosive”
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Re: Suns News: Week 4 (11/7 - 11/13)
Wonder if Monty reaches for Payton again if Shamet can't go. Would need Payne off the ball more in that case.
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Re: Suns News: Week 4 (11/7 - 11/13)
I just shook my head when I saw that play during the game because of course it was Damian Jones. That guy barely knows how to play NBA basketball and is prone to reckless fouls.
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Re: Suns News: Week 4 (11/7 - 11/13)
I winced when I saw that player fall on Shamet. I was really scared he'd tear something in his leg. Glad he's mostly okay but sitting out a game or two is fine.
Re: Suns News: Week 4 (11/7 - 11/13)
LOL, I may have editorialized a bit on that one. Wondered whether somebody would notice.Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 4:33 pmYou clickbaited me, Mori. I had to check if that was the headline used by USA Today.Mori Chu wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 4:07 pmUSA Today: Who is Robert Sarver? Getting to know the Suns' shitty owner.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/n ... 234255001/
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Small sample size, but we’re killing it in clutch time…
Re: Suns News: Week 4 (11/7 - 11/13)
And this...
"I'm a Deandre Ayton guy."--Al McCoy, September 21, 2022.
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Re: Suns News: Week 4 (11/7 - 11/13)
The clutch rating makes sense for this team because playoff games are essentially one clutch possession after another. I think part of their early season slump was due to transitioning back into regular season basketball that's more erratic and less risk adverse.
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Re: Suns News: Week 4 (11/7 - 11/13)
Ya I think Booker or maybe Crowder even had a quote saying as much.Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 8:40 pmThe clutch rating makes sense for this team because playoff games are essentially one clutch possession after another. I think part of their early season slump was due to transitioning back into regular season basketball that's more erratic and less risk adverse.
Re: Suns News: Week 4 (11/7 - 11/13)
Yep, he fouled him too and they didn't call it. He was riding Shamet and shoving him with his arm down below. Dangerous play on his part.Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 5:20 pmI just shook my head when I saw that play during the game because of course it was Damian Jones. That guy barely knows how to play NBA basketball and is prone to reckless fouls.
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Re: Suns News: Week 4 (11/7 - 11/13)
I was expecting to see:Mori Chu wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 4:07 pmAZ Sports, Suns Notebook: Ayton out; Grueling Nov stretch begins; New balls.
Suns notebook: Ayton remains out, grueling November stretch begins, new balls
Bright Side: Ayton remains out; return unknown:
https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2021 ... te-unknown
USA Today: Who is Robert Sarver? Getting to know the Suns' shitty owner.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/n ... 234255001/
Bright Side: Ayton remains out; return unknown, new balls.
And I was surprised to see USA went with that title.
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Re: Suns News: Week 4 (11/7 - 11/13)
I am not advocating for this, or suggesting this guy even knows what he is talking about. But a lot of Suns twitter is talking about it today.
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It’s interesting…I think when optimized Ben Simmons is more valuable than Ayton, but I don’t think we have the roster to optimize him. You could bring him off the bench as a small ball 5, but I don’t think going forward with McGee/Kaminsky as our only true centers is ideal.
Also why would Philly do this unless there is a 3rd team involved.
Also we’d have to include more salary to make it work..thought that’s probably just Saric.
As much as I’ve been only so-so on Ayton, I don’t think I do this trade. It is intriguing to me as I think Simmons has been woefully misused, but no reason to take the risk in my opinion. Unless Ayton is checked out and won’t play for a team run by Sarver.
Also why would Philly do this unless there is a 3rd team involved.
Also we’d have to include more salary to make it work..thought that’s probably just Saric.
As much as I’ve been only so-so on Ayton, I don’t think I do this trade. It is intriguing to me as I think Simmons has been woefully misused, but no reason to take the risk in my opinion. Unless Ayton is checked out and won’t play for a team run by Sarver.
Re: Suns News: Week 4 (11/7 - 11/13)
Yeah I don't think anything would make sense for either team as a 2-team trade. And that part about Ayton refusing to play for Sarver is likely just conjecture. It could also be the other way around, where Sarver is saying "trade that guy."
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It would take more than just DA as far as salaries go. And I agree that Simmons doesn't necessarily fit well with our roster. We have the shooters for him to take advantage of, but he's so ball dominant that I'm not sure he could work with CP. If we didn't have CP it might make more sense. Not apples to apples but he's like a larger version of Payton and Rubio (who's actually become a somewhat reliable scorer/3pt shooter).
Unless there's really something brewing with DA not wanting to play, we don't seem to be in the "blockbuster trade" phase of our run. And relying on Javale and Frank as our main 5s would be risky even with the thought of Simmons as a frontcourt 4/5.
Unless there's really something brewing with DA not wanting to play, we don't seem to be in the "blockbuster trade" phase of our run. And relying on Javale and Frank as our main 5s would be risky even with the thought of Simmons as a frontcourt 4/5.
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Re: Suns News: Week 4 (11/7 - 11/13)
Well ya know me and rumours
Lol
Love that stat and trend though which shows the growth we expect from going through the Playoffs. Early season struggles focusing for the full 48 but good to know that we playing our best stuff late in games
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Love that stat and trend though which shows the growth we expect from going through the Playoffs. Early season struggles focusing for the full 48 but good to know that we playing our best stuff late in games
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Another thing we like to track
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