Page 4 of 4
Re: Game Day: Suns (26-7) vs Thunder (12-21), 12/29/21
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2021 6:34 pm
by The Bobster
Davis was better at forward though - sure, he wasn't much of a rebounder but his scoring there more than made up for it.
Re: Game Day: Suns (26-7) vs Thunder (12-21), 12/29/21
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2021 7:33 pm
by LazarusLong
The Bobster wrote: ↑Fri Dec 31, 2021 6:34 pm
Davis was better at forward though - sure, he wasn't much of a rebounder but his scoring there more than made up for it.
He had that elbow injury early in the 81-82 season that hurt his shooting.
And then hurt his knee slipping on a wet floor in LA in '84.
And MacLeod started messing with his minutes after Davis' first two years with the Suns.
Still, Davis shot over 51% from the field in his career despite being a jump-shooting, perimeter-oriented player.
Will never forget the near perfect night against Seattle.
He went 15-15 from the field and 6-6 from the foul line ... and then missed his final shot.
Re: Game Day: Suns (26-7) vs Thunder (12-21), 12/29/21
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2021 7:52 pm
by The Bobster
LazarusLong wrote: ↑Fri Dec 31, 2021 7:33 pm
The Bobster wrote: ↑Fri Dec 31, 2021 6:34 pm
Davis was better at forward though - sure, he wasn't much of a rebounder but his scoring there more than made up for it.
He had that elbow injury early in the 81-82 season that hurt his shooting.
And then hurt his knee slipping on a wet floor in LA in '84.
And MacLeod started messing with his minutes after Davis' first two years with the Suns.
Still, Davis shot over 51% from the field in his career despite being a jump-shooting, perimeter-oriented player.
Will never forget the near perfect night against Seattle.
He went 15-15 from the field and 6-6 from the foul line ... and then missed his final shot.
I watched that game too.
MacLeod's insistence on playing so many of his bench players and limiting the starters irked Westphal to the point of demanding a trade. Which brought in DJ, who MacLeod insisted on getting rid of after three years.
Re: Game Day: Suns (26-7) vs Thunder (12-21), 12/29/21
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2021 8:22 pm
by LazarusLong
The Bobster wrote: ↑Fri Dec 31, 2021 7:52 pm
LazarusLong wrote: ↑Fri Dec 31, 2021 7:33 pm
The Bobster wrote: ↑Fri Dec 31, 2021 6:34 pm
Davis was better at forward though - sure, he wasn't much of a rebounder but his scoring there more than made up for it.
He had that elbow injury early in the 81-82 season that hurt his shooting.
And then hurt his knee slipping on a wet floor in LA in '84.
And MacLeod started messing with his minutes after Davis' first two years with the Suns.
Still, Davis shot over 51% from the field in his career despite being a jump-shooting, perimeter-oriented player.
Will never forget the near perfect night against Seattle.
He went 15-15 from the field and 6-6 from the foul line ... and then missed his final shot.
I watched that game too.
MacLeod's insistence on playing so many of his bench players and limiting the starters irked Westphal to the point of demanding a trade. Which brought in DJ, who MacLeod insisted on getting rid of after three years.
Mac had problems with strong egos. Westy, DJ, Lucas ... all shipped out because they argued/disagreed with him.