Phx-Suns.Net

Suns have a 0.1 plus rebounding differential, putting them in the middle of the NBA pack for that category.
Not terrible, but something to consider...

I'm not there yet because it hasn't really shown to be a huge detriment.

They've won 15 in a row, and sure, there are always areas to improve, but whatever they're doing right now seems to be getting the job done and then some.

Yea we got worked on the boards
At least it felt so watching, haven't peeped the stats

Book's 1st quarter D on Fournier after his quick start was good to see. Then that dude missed everything afterwards even when he got open

15 in a row is quite the feat! Book sure loves MSG. Tough back to back tomorrow.

Kind of a weird game IMO. Felt closer than the score indicated as the Knicks have some dangerous players and weren't giving up. They couldn't get over that 10-12pt deficit tho.

Sucks we couldn't sit the starters earlier, especially against their bench those last few minutes. Book wanted to get his and he did. Scored from everywhere against everyone in every way, maybe forced a few, but he wanted to put on a show at The Garden. So in that sense, it wasn't the usual Suns style of basketball. Payne was the only other player with double digit shot attempts at 11. But we were really efficient overall and 7 players scored in double figures again.

The Knicks are just uneven. Kemba and Fournier started strong, then faded. Quickley looked like their best player in the 2nd half while Randle and Barrett were pretty much shut down. I thought their bigs MitchRob and Noel gave us some trouble and DA clearly didn't have it tonight. He was bobbling everything he touched and had a few mental errors (I think two 3sec violations?). MitchRob is a tough matchup for him tho because Mitch is someone who can match him in size and athleticism.

Another thing about Book - he's shooting 42-43% from 3 in the month of November and it doesn't look like a fluke or on some low # of attempts. He's hitting C+S 3s, off the dribble 3s, and transition 3s. There's more arc on his shot and he's getting his legs involved more, whereas before his shots were shorter and flatter probably because he's been so used to shorter midrange shots. But if that 3pt percentage holds and he does become that 40% 3pt shooter, he's probably as unguardable as anyone in the league? Oh yea and his defense is legit become really, really good. He's not getting credit for how well he's been on defense going back to last season.

Nice win against a solid opponent. Book carried us offensively but I liked how other guys played such as Payne, Ayton, and Crowder. Bridges didn't have a gaudy box score (10 pts, 2 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl) but I thought he was very active and played great defense. It was also fun to see CP3 and Quickley go at it several times, with the wily old vet showing the younger player how it's done.

I was not super impressed with the Knicks roster. Fournier is nice but was inconsistent as the game went on. Randle seems kind of overrated to me; I don't think you can build a contender if he's your best player. Kemba had a few spots where he hit some shots, but he didn't scare me. The guys I enjoyed watching the most were Quickley and Mitchell Robinson. Kind of a weird mix of players; a lot of B+ guys and not enough As.

I knew we had the Nets next but only just realized it's a back-to-back. That's going to be a tough one. At least our guys played reasonable minutes.

https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401360106

ShelC wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 27, 2021 6:23 am

Thanks for taking the time to embed these tweets after every game shel, I really appreciate it.

iLLmatic wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 27, 2021 11:04 am

Thanks for taking the time to embed these tweets after every game shel, I really appreciate it.

They're so nice that we got them twice. You're giving my mouse hand a workout, iLL.

I always love the post-game tweets!

JeremyG wrote:Yep. And almost every time that Ayton helps out on the shooter, he makes them miss but nobody puts a body on Ayton's man or helps get the rebound.

This is what I’ve noticed too, DA just so valuable at causing missed shots (a few air balls in the 4th) whilst getting nearly no other stats but we need some hungry rebounders

Can a brave volunteer make the Game Day thread for the Nets game?

Superbone wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 27, 2021 11:29 am

iLLmatic wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 27, 2021 11:04 am

Thanks for taking the time to embed these tweets after every game shel, I really appreciate it.

They're so nice that we got them twice. You're giving my mouse hand a workout, iLL.

Lol my bad, didn't think about that when quoting his post.