Suns News: Week 16 (1/31 to 2/5)

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Last Week's Games

Monday, Jan. 24th vs Utah - WIN 115-109
Wednesday Jan. 26th @ Utah - WIN 105-97
Friday, Jan. 28th vs Minnesota - WIN 134-124
Sunday, January 30th @ San Antonio - WIN 115-110

This Week's Games

Tuesday, February 1st vs. Brooklyn Nets, 8:00 PM(MT) on TNT
Thursday, February 3rd @ Atlanta Hawks, 5:30 PM(MT) on TNT
Saturday, February 5th @ Washington Wizards, 5:00 PM(MT) on Bally Sports or LP

Suns Stories

Monty Williams to coach in All-Star Game after leading Phoenix Suns to NBA's best record
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/331 ... est-record

Ish Wainright wants his physical style like 'Jae Crowder 2.0' for Suns bench
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/is ... NewsSearch

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[bajanguy008]

Didn't realize this
I remember him getting a DNP when Ayton, JaVale came out of protocols and we lost that game

[bajanguy008]

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Bridges over Mitchell? Fine with me

[wpmiller42]

I'm guessing he thinks Mitchell is still injured for the game, because why wouldn't you just slide Bridges to the forward spot and give the wildcard to Mitchell?

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Or just punishing the Jazz for how bad they’ve been recently. They’ve been in a free fall and maybe don’t deserve 2 all-stars

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[bajanguy008]

The Booker discussion is from like 33:30

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In reference to the Steph decline, I’m not sure if it’s a slump, injury, decline, but I think CP3 has passed him and is having the better season.

[Mori Chu]

I love me some Mikal Bridges, but there is no way they pick him to the All-Star team.

[Indy]

This is impressive. And here is a look at the +/- leaderboard for NBA clutch time below:

Quick summary

• PHX owns top 4 spots, and 5 of top 10 with our preferred starting lineup owning those 5 spots
• Of the 14 Suns that have played in Clutch Time, 9 are a more than +1/minute.
• Only 2 players are a negative in the Clutch--Javale is more than -1/minute (Nader has played less than 30 seconds)
• Not in the table below, but
  *Book is shooting 66/54/53 @ that FT%
  *CP3 is shooting 56/29/82
  *DA is shooting 91/--/100

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  #1-Paul   +81 in 69 minutes
  #2-Mikal  +68 in 60 minutes
  #3-Jae    +57 in 56 minutes
  #4-Book   +56 in 53 minutes
 #10-Ayton  +38 in 41 minutes
 #16-CamJ   +34 in 30 minutes
 #47-Bizzy  +20 in  6 minutes
 #75-Frank  +13 in  7 minutes
 #86-Shamet +11 in  4 minutes
 #96-Ish     +9 in  5 minutes
#141-Jalen   +4 in  4 minutes
#153-CP15    +3 in 13 minutes
#228-Nader   -2 in  0 minutes
#316-Javale  -7 in  5 minutes

[In2ition]

Anyone have any idea when DA, Jae and Payne are going to be back healthy?

[Shabazz]

Anyone have any idea when DA, Jae and Payne are going to be back healthy?

Supposedly next game for DA and Jae.

[In2ition]

Anyone have any idea when DA, Jae and Payne are going to be back healthy?

Supposedly next game for DA and Jae.

That would be helpful.

[bajanguy008]

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Adding to the clutch stats talk, we have the top offensive rating in the clutch at 135 points per 100 possessions and now the top defensive rating in the clutch at 90 points allowed per 100 possessions. Our net rating in the clutch is 44.7, second best is Washington at 22.6, so we are twice as good in the clutch as the next best team.

I don’t remember if I posted it here, but I looked up the clutch stats a week or so ago and we are on pace to have the highest clutch net rating since it’s been tracked. Currently the 08-09 Cavs have the best ever rating at 34.2, the 15-16 Warriors were 34.1 and are the only other team above 30.

Data goes back to 96-97

[Indy]

[*]Not in the table below, but
*Book is shooting 66/54/53 @ that FT%
*CP3 is shooting 56/29/82
*DA is shooting 91/--/100 [/list]

Adding this to the Clutch stats:

66 players have taken at least 25 shots
* Book leads FG% at 65.5% (next closest is Giannis at 60.0%)

68 players have taken at least 10 3PAs
* Book is 4th in 3PA% at 53.8% (only other Sun that has taken at least 10 is Crowder and he is shooting 40% on them)

62 players have played in at least 10 games w/Clutch time and have more than 10 assists per 100 possessions
* Paul is #1 with 15.1 (next closest is 12.0)

[Shabazz]

Anyone have any idea when DA, Jae and Payne are going to be back healthy?

Supposedly next game for DA and Jae.

Or not…

[bajanguy008]