Game Day: Wizards (31-15) @ Suns (26-20), Wed 1/27/15

[EDC]

Special bond but they can't stop each other from getting technicals.

Will Kieff blow off the post game interviews like last time we were on national TV?

[Cap]

Yes sir, brother Tucker! Was that a replay?

[iLLmatic]

I'm liking the extra pass by Gerald.

[SDC]

predictable turnover by green.

[iLLmatic]

Down to a 4 point game.

[Mori Chu]

Wowww we are just giving this away. Lead down to 4.

[carey]

Throwing another game away. Turning it off in case I'm the jinx.

[iLLmatic]

We suck. Carey you asked why there was no one in the game thread, honestly, I've probably watched a quarter total of game so far tonight. The last two losses have deflated any hope I had for this team.

[iLLmatic]

Thankfully OKC lost again.

[iLLmatic]

Nice clutch shot by Markieff.

[SDC]

6-0 run.

[Shabazz]

Tucker's winning this game for us.

[EDC]

Kieff hitting the big shots.

[SDC]

pay attention to pj, gerald. look how pj quickly gives up the ball to the pg.

BTW, back to a 4pt lead for the suns.

[iLLmatic]

Kieff with the clutch shot.

[SDC]

what was that play? 4 seconds remaining

[iLLmatic]

2 minutes of game time turned into 35 minutes of real time.

[carey]

We suck. Carey you asked why there was no one in the game thread, honestly, I've probably watched a quarter total of game so far tonight. The last two losses have deflated any hope I had for this team.

It worked. I'll watch the 4th Q tomorrow maybe but blowing a 20pt lead to the lifeless Wizards at the end of their road trip on the 2nd night of a b2b isn't inspiring. Beat Chicago and we are 6-2 on the home stand though. I'd happily take that.

[Nodack]

I never post in a game thread during a game because I always watch the games on dvr delayed. I hate to read what is coming up before it happens on my tv.

Watching a team blow a lead is frustrating, but they ALL do it. Even the best ones. The bottom line is winning or losing. In a perfect world we would win every game by 40, have no turnovers and get all the rebounds. Then there is reality. We made them look like a Jr. varsity team in the first half. Then they made us look bad in the fourth quarter when they went on a roll. It's basketball.

We suck. Carey you asked why there was no one in the game thread, honestly, I've probably watched a quarter total of game so far tonight. The last two losses have deflated any hope I had for this team.

As long as they aren't out of the playoffs there is always hope. We have been on a roll and have been playing some really good teams. We lost two games n a row. Losing by a last second shot from the Beard is painfull, but that doesn't mean we suck. Getting crushed by the Clippers wasn't fun, but it happens. They don't suck. Doesn't mean we suck. It means they were better than us that night. The Wizards are in second place in the East. They played a back to back, but that doesn't mean we should automatically win by 40 or we suck. You have to play 82 games and right now we deserve to play in the playoffs if the season ended today and in the West no less. They don't suck, they just aren't the best.

To me we gutted the team and started over last year with a young team. They almost made the playoffs. That was amazing considering. I think they are a year older and wiser and slightly tweaked the team better this year. I think they can make the playoffs barring injury. I don't have a lot of faith that they can go far in the playoffs considering it would be their first shot at it with this young team and the West is stacked as always, but I would be happy with just making the playoffs at this point. Then next year I expect a few more tweaks and maybe landing a guy to put the team over the top. I see that team making the playoffs and going pretty deep, but not quite getting it done. The next year after that I would see as being the year we hope to really make our mark.

I see this as a multi year building thing and we are on year #2 of 4 to 5 years of building this team up. Expecting them to win it all this year I think is pipe dream and I don't think we should get too upset when we squeak out a win against the #2 team in the East at this point.

I have been watching the Suns play basketball a long time. I used to get all stressed watching the games and still do on nail biters, but when the game is over I know it's just a game and I have zero control over who wins or loses. I refuse to let it bother me. They don't give a ratts ass how well we do in life. Why should we allow them to ruin our mood based on their play? They don't deserve that much stature.

[Mori Chu]

Markieff is quietly doing really well in late-game clutch shots this year, at least to my eyes. He's hit several baskets down the stretch right when we needed them.