Game Day: Clippers (50-28) @ Suns (46-32), Tues 4/9/24
Game Day: Clippers (50-28) @ Suns (46-32), Tues 4/9/24
Time: 7:00 pm AZ (7:00 pm PT/10:00 pm ET)
Place: Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ
TV: AZ Family 3TV, NBALP
Every game is important to try and avoid the play-in tournament. We have to protect our home court. The Clippers won’t be easy to take down however. They are coming off three wins in a row. Leonard has been out during the run. Nurk is questionable.
https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/suns.pdf
https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/clippers.pdf
Go Suns!!!
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Place: Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ
TV: AZ Family 3TV, NBALP
Every game is important to try and avoid the play-in tournament. We have to protect our home court. The Clippers won’t be easy to take down however. They are coming off three wins in a row. Leonard has been out during the run. Nurk is questionable.
https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/suns.pdf
https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/clippers.pdf
Go Suns!!!
Dis • cuss
"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
Re: Game Day: Clippers (50-28) @ Suns (46-32), Tues 4/9/24
"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
Re: Game Day: Clippers (50-28) @ Suns (46-32), Tues 4/9/24
You would think we definitely need at least one of the games against the Clippers to avoid the play-in. Might as well win this one because I think they’ll be tougher on the second leg of a B2B as I trust them to make better adjustments than us.
Re: Game Day: Clippers (50-28) @ Suns (46-32), Tues 4/9/24
Should be a win…the game doesn’t matter a whole lot to the Clippers…they are pretty well entrenched as the 4 seed as they have a 2 game lead on Dallas with the tiebreaker as well.
Re: Game Day: Clippers (50-28) @ Suns (46-32), Tues 4/9/24
Teams that are “pretty well entrenched” are often eager to clinch. Magic number 2, games to go 4.
Re: Game Day: Clippers (50-28) @ Suns (46-32), Tues 4/9/24
It’s possible…but they are without Kawhi and they have two easier games coming after their doubleheader with us. They may not feel any urgency whereas we definitely should. Our magic number is 4 with 4 to play.
Re: Game Day: Clippers (50-28) @ Suns (46-32), Tues 4/9/24
If we can't beat the Clips with Kawhi sitting out, we have no business expecting a good playoff run. That loss to the Pels was pretty forgivable but this one we really need to win.
In the 2024 draft thread we're talking about Edey and what kind of NBA pro he'll be. I think Zubac on the Clips is a decent comparison. And Zubac hasn't been an all-star but has had a solid career and would be a very successful late-1st-round pick.
In the 2024 draft thread we're talking about Edey and what kind of NBA pro he'll be. I think Zubac on the Clips is a decent comparison. And Zubac hasn't been an all-star but has had a solid career and would be a very successful late-1st-round pick.
Re: Game Day: Clippers (50-28) @ Suns (46-32), Tues 4/9/24
That's not a bad comparison. Zubac has been very good. If you added 4 inches on him, he would be even tougher to deal with.
Why do the Suns have problems with teams when they are minus one of their best players?
Why do the Suns have problems with teams when they are minus one of their best players?
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Re: Game Day: Clippers (50-28) @ Suns (46-32), Tues 4/9/24
Edey moves at half the speed of Zubac and with much less mobility.
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Re: Game Day: Clippers (50-28) @ Suns (46-32), Tues 4/9/24
He’s also more skilled than Zubac to be fair
Re: Game Day: Clippers (50-28) @ Suns (46-32), Tues 4/9/24
You really think so? I really only saw Edey's game for the first time yesterday. Didn't see much finesse around the hoop.
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- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
Re: Game Day: Clippers (50-28) @ Suns (46-32), Tues 4/9/24
I haven’t watched him much either, I just have never gotten the feeling that Zubac is very skilled
Re: Game Day: Clippers (50-28) @ Suns (46-32), Tues 4/9/24
Zubac seems pretty solid to me. He doesn't miss bunnies around the hoop.
"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
Re: Game Day: Clippers (50-28) @ Suns (46-32), Tues 4/9/24
Certainly…but more what I meant is that he basically only takes those bunnies at the rim. He’s not self creating shots, he’s not making plays out of the short roll. He’s finishing off passes on the roll, dump offs, and offensive rebounds.
Zubac averages 1.3 post touches a game…same as Jamal Murray and just barely above Rudy Gobert
Zubac averages 1.3 post touches a game…same as Jamal Murray and just barely above Rudy Gobert
Re: Game Day: Clippers (50-28) @ Suns (46-32), Tues 4/9/24
I agree but you think Edey can do more than that?Split T wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:42 amCertainly…but more what I meant is that he basically only takes those bunnies at the rim. He’s not self creating shots, he’s not making plays out of the short roll. He’s finishing off passes on the roll, dump offs, and offensive rebounds.
Zubac averages 1.3 post touches a game…same as Jamal Murray and just barely above Rudy Gobert
"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
Re: Game Day: Clippers (50-28) @ Suns (46-32), Tues 4/9/24
I think he will be significantly better as a post scorer…I’m not sure if he’ll be able to make plays out of the short roll or dribble at all. Hasn’t shown a jump shot either.Superbone wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:53 amI agree but you think Edey can do more than that?Split T wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:42 amCertainly…but more what I meant is that he basically only takes those bunnies at the rim. He’s not self creating shots, he’s not making plays out of the short roll. He’s finishing off passes on the roll, dump offs, and offensive rebounds.
Zubac averages 1.3 post touches a game…same as Jamal Murray and just barely above Rudy Gobert
Re: Game Day: Clippers (50-28) @ Suns (46-32), Tues 4/9/24
Suns tend to lose games they are supposed to win against teams missing players.
Re: Game Day: Clippers (50-28) @ Suns (46-32), Tues 4/9/24
Norman Powell's dropping 30 on us.
Re: Game Day: Clippers (50-28) @ Suns (46-32), Tues 4/9/24
I don't count this as a game that we are "supposed to win." Clippers are a very good team with or without Leonard.
"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
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"Be Legendary."
Re: Game Day: Clippers (50-28) @ Suns (46-32), Tues 4/9/24
OK, maybe now we're supposed to win.
"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."