Suns News: Week 6 11/20-11/26
Suns News: Week 6 11/20-11/26
Last Week's Games
vs. L.A. Lakers LOSS 100-93
vs. Houston LOSS 142-116
@ L.A. Lakers WIN 112-113
vs. Chicago WIN 113-105
This Week's Games
Wednesday, November 22nd vs. Milwaukee 9:00PM EST
Friday, November 24th vs. New Orleans 9:00PM EST
Sunday, November 26th @ Minnesota 3:30PM EST
Suns Stories
Suns offense continues to evolve under interim head coach Jay Triano - https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ ... 877667001/
NBA Power Rankings: The Suns are moving up? - https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ ... 768954001/
Moore: Phoenix Suns GM Ryan McDonough can get out of this ditch — just not this year. - https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ ... 878302001/
Center of the Sun: Phoenix Suns go 2-2 this week, now 7-11 for the season - https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2017 ... the-season
vs. L.A. Lakers LOSS 100-93
vs. Houston LOSS 142-116
@ L.A. Lakers WIN 112-113
vs. Chicago WIN 113-105
This Week's Games
Wednesday, November 22nd vs. Milwaukee 9:00PM EST
Friday, November 24th vs. New Orleans 9:00PM EST
Sunday, November 26th @ Minnesota 3:30PM EST
Suns Stories
Suns offense continues to evolve under interim head coach Jay Triano - https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ ... 877667001/
NBA Power Rankings: The Suns are moving up? - https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ ... 768954001/
Moore: Phoenix Suns GM Ryan McDonough can get out of this ditch — just not this year. - https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ ... 878302001/
Center of the Sun: Phoenix Suns go 2-2 this week, now 7-11 for the season - https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2017 ... the-season
Go Suns!
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Re: Suns News: Week 6 11/20-11/26
In Jay Triano's time, we are 7-8. If we keep this up, we will be that 38ish win team we thought this roster should be.
The league needs heroes, villains... and clowns. -- Aztec Sunsfan
Re: Suns News: Week 6 11/20-11/26
25 points and 15 rebounds for Alec Peters in G-League game:
http://gleague.nba.com/games/20171118/NASSLC/
http://gleague.nba.com/games/20171118/NASSLC/
"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
Re: Suns News: Week 6 11/20-11/26
That guy has such an effortless quick release. Its faster than Devin's and not as much motion. He shoots a three like its a five footer.Superbone wrote:25 points and 15 rebounds for Alec Peters in G-League game:
http://gleague.nba.com/games/20171118/NASSLC/
Re: Suns News: Week 6 11/20-11/26
I think we should give him some time this season. We're likely keeping him down there until one of Bender/Chriss are injured.
Go Suns!
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Re: Suns News: Week 6 11/20-11/26
We are 7 and 11. Keep in mind that:
1. We started out 0-3, losing two of them by 40+
2. We have $90M in salary under contract.
3. Almost every game this season has been played without 4 of our 5 top paid players
3a. Some nights it has be all five of our top 5 players
3b. On nights without 4 out of the top 5, that means we're only fielding 40 million worth of salary (How well would any other team do if they were only allowed to have a 40M cap?)
3c. On nights where it was 5 out of 5, it means we were a team with a salary cap of only 30M.
In summary, given how bad a team with only 40M in player salary should be, we are radically exceeding expectations.
1. We started out 0-3, losing two of them by 40+
2. We have $90M in salary under contract.
3. Almost every game this season has been played without 4 of our 5 top paid players
3a. Some nights it has be all five of our top 5 players
3b. On nights without 4 out of the top 5, that means we're only fielding 40 million worth of salary (How well would any other team do if they were only allowed to have a 40M cap?)
3c. On nights where it was 5 out of 5, it means we were a team with a salary cap of only 30M.
In summary, given how bad a team with only 40M in player salary should be, we are radically exceeding expectations.
Re: Suns News: Week 6 11/20-11/26
Good points, Worm.
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Re: Suns News: Week 6 11/20-11/26
That's the most optimistic post I've ever seen from Worm.
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Re: Suns News: Week 6 11/20-11/26
I was reading waiting on the "plot twist" but decent pointsIn2ition wrote:That's the most optimistic post I've ever seen from Worm.
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Re: Suns News: Week 6 11/20-11/26
Seriously, who's that guy and what did he do with the real Worm?In2ition wrote:That's the most optimistic post I've ever seen from Worm.
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+1000In2ition wrote:That's the most optimistic post I've ever seen from Worm.
"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
Re: Suns News: Week 6 11/20-11/26
Suns nugget in Zach Lowe's weekly piece:
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2152 ... immons-nba9. Phoenix, without both its creators
Without Eric Bledsoe and Brandon Knight, the Suns have only two guys who can reliably create offense off the bounce -- Devin Booker and T.J. Warren. (On some nights, you can add Tyler Ulis and Mike James, but both are limited; no defense is scared of them.)
The Suns' offense dies when they both sit. Phoenix has scored just 94.4 points per 100 possessions in 182 such minutes -- a hair below Chicago's league-worst overall team mark, per NBA.com.
Maybe it doesn't matter. Phoenix isn't trying to win, even though they've been competitive under Jay Triano. There is developmental value in letting Ulis, Josh Jackson and Dragan Bender stretch themselves. It just isn't fun to watch.
P.S.: Warren is a midrange and floater wizard -- the NBA's Man of A Thousand Release Points -- but it would be nice if he occasionally passed the ball.
[Video of Warren missing a wide open Chandler off a curl play]
Tyson Chandler has suffered so much unrequited lob love during his sad time in Phoenix. Warren is dishing just 1.6 assists per 36 minutes. Meanwhile, he's jacking almost 19 shots per 36 minutes. Only 27 rotation players have ever shot so often while recording so few assists, and almost all of them were behemoth big-man finishers.
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Re: Suns News: Week 6 11/20-11/26
Over the last 5 games, Ulis has shot 47.7% overall and 44.4% from 3. Houston whooped us, but I feel like the open game got Ulis out of his funk.
The league needs heroes, villains... and clowns. -- Aztec Sunsfan
Re: Suns News: Week 6 11/20-11/26
Also since that Houston game, Jackson is shooting 46% with 4 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.4 steals. He's going to look better and better as the season progresses.
The league needs heroes, villains... and clowns. -- Aztec Sunsfan
Re: Suns News: Week 6 11/20-11/26
I hate starting Monroe + Chandler. Chriss had a good game, but only managed 16 minutes off the bench. Boo.
The league needs heroes, villains... and clowns. -- Aztec Sunsfan