Game Day: Magic (12-9) @ Suns (9-13), Wed 12/9/15

[Superbone]

Time: 7:00 pm AZ (6:00 pm PT/9:00 pm ET)
Place: Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, AZ
TV: FSAZ, NBALP

These are not the same old Magic. They have won 6 out of their last 7. Suns need to take care of home court and build on their last win.

Go Suns!!!

Dis • cuss

[pickle]

I would take Aaron Gordon for Markieff.

[Ring_Wanted]

I would take Aaron Gordon for Markieff.

No shit hahah

[pickle]

I would take Aaron Gordon for Markieff.

No shit hahah

I'd even take Channing Frye off their hands for our trouble... but yeah, I'm just dreaming.

[Ring_Wanted]

Believe or not, the Magic are not unhappy with Frye this year. Team is improving, he is doing what he was signed for and his contract is not horrible anymore.

[Mori Chu]

I was reading Zach Lowe's quarter-season report where he claims the Magic's recent hot streak is catalyzed by moving Oladipo to the bench in a Ginobili-esque super sub role, to separate him from Elfrid Peyton in the starting lineup (because both of them are bad shooters). They are also playing now-healthy Channing Frye more, and both of these moves add up to better spacing and shooting.

I still like the way we have played the past 2-3 games without much Kieff in the lineup. Hopefully Coach keeps our hard-working and sharp-shooting players on the floor like he's done in the past few games.

[Ring_Wanted]

Orlando's lineup changes were mentioned in an around the league news thread. Indeed, Fournier+Frye's shooting instead of Dipo+Gordon's athleticism are paying off so far.

You can get away with Gordon, but pairing Dipo and Payton is a suicide. Neither cracks 40%FG, 80%FT or 34%3pt.

[Mori Chu]

A lot of these teams that decided to go with "length" and "athleticism" are falling on their faces. In particular, Milwaukee's experiment seems to be a total flop. The trend today is to get a bunch of great 3-point snipers and space the floor. Not athletic idiots running around like chickens with their heads cut off.

[EDC]

http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/n ... /77055360/

Morris missed today’s shootaround with a sinus infection, ...

Officially, Morris is considered questionable to play tonight

I wonder if something is in the works.

[Cap]

I hope so. The alternative explanation is that the poor guy really is suffering from a sinus infection, and I wouldn't want that.

[JCSunsfan]

Something is definitely cooking. Ever since he was a voluntary DNP PD for the Pistons game, he has fallen completely out of favor. However, he does not seem overtly unhappy. I am assuming that a trade has been agreed upon and he knows about it.

[Indy]

I hope so. The alternative explanation is that the poor guy really is suffering from a sinus infection, and I wouldn't want that.

I love you cap.

[Wally_West]

https://mobile.twitter.com/paulcoro/status/674746958855036928

[Nodack]

Either way the Suns are better off without him.

[OE32]

Sinus infection?! What? Could they be more transparent??

[AmareIsGod]

Thought Markieff was more of a Pepsi guy. Makes sense now.

[Superbone]

Sinus infection?! What? Could they be more transparent??

They could have said he has the sniffles.

[TOO]

I wish Pj didnt think he was Magic Johnson. Ewww.

[TOO]

Can Len wear receivers gloves?

[Furlanfufi]

Mirza is a way better player than I gave him credit for.