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Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 9:33 am
by Superbone
Time: 7:00 pm AZ (7:00 pm PT/10:00 pm ET)
Place: Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ
TV: BSAZ, ESPN
It's our first taste of Avocado tonight in game 2 of our 6 game home stand. It is also our first meeting since our tough six game series in round one of last season's playoffs. However, the Pelicans are already banged up and will be missing some key players like Brandon Ingram. Zion is questionable but could possibly return tonight after a one game absence.
https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/suns.pdf
https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/pelicans.pdf
Go Suns!!!
Dis • cuss
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 11:20 am
by carey
Gran Theft Alvarado is questionable tonight. Kind of hope he doesn't play. The injury potential to CP when he does is high.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 11:23 am
by ShelC
Thanks for the gameday thread 'bone!
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 11:25 am
by Mori Chu
The Pelicans are scary good. Really the only thing holding them back has been their devastating injuries to stars like Zion and Ingram. It's telling that even without both of those two, they're still winning most of their games. What a deep and talented team. Bravo to them; it was only a year or two ago that people were looking at them as meandering and rudderless. I personally think they're due to regress to the mean a bit if Ingram and Zion are going to be out like this. But we'll see. They're kind of a bad matchup for us, as we saw in last year's playoffs, due to being so big and strong and athletic. We seem to have trouble with bully-ball teams who can outmuscle us and make the game dirty. I'll be watching the center matchup; Valanciunas is having a really strong season so far averaging 17.8 ppg and 11.4 rpg; Ayton tends to struggle against bigger massive centers with long arms. I hope Ayton plays up to the challenge.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 11:34 am
by Superbone
Mori Chu wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 11:25 am
The Pelicans are scary good. Really the only thing holding them back has been their devastating injuries to stars like Zion and Ingram. It's telling that even without both of those two, they're still winning most of their games. What a deep and talented team. Bravo to them; it was only a year or two ago that people were looking at them as meandering and rudderless. I personally think they're due to regress to the mean a bit if Ingram and Zion are going to be out like this. But we'll see. They're kind of a bad matchup for us, as we saw in last year's playoffs, due to being so big and strong and athletic. We seem to have trouble with bully-ball teams who can outmuscle us and make the game dirty. I'll be watching the center matchup; Valanciunas is having a really strong season so far averaging 17.8 ppg and 11.4 rpg; Ayton tends to struggle against bigger massive centers with long arms. I hope Ayton plays up to the challenge.
I'm hoping to see Ayton box out Valanciunas for rebounds. I'll be watching that closely. Could be the difference between winning and losing.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 12:11 pm
by Superbone
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 1:56 pm
by Superbone
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 2:50 pm
by TOO
It's 4 games in, there really is no reason to rush your franchise player back.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 2:51 pm
by Split T
Would’ve been nice to see how we match up against Zion. Pels are still loaded though
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 5:18 pm
by Indy
Really late notice, but I cant make the game and have a pair of lower level tickets if anyone is interested. Section 117 row 17. FREE to a good home.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 6:22 pm
by pickle
You are too generous Indy. Wish I was in the valley.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 6:49 pm
by Indy
Tickets are gone
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 6:56 pm
by Uncle_Gene
So no Zion, no Ingram, or Herb Jones. But McCollum will play.
Pelicans play hard. This is gonna be tough. They beat the Mavericks without Zion and Ingram. Suns can't take them lightly.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 7:28 pm
by carey
Is there a lid on our side of the basket?
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 7:35 pm
by Wally_West
Damn
Booker can’t hit shit
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 7:38 pm
by Wally_West
It’s nice to see Craig start being impactful again.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 7:39 pm
by carey
Awful first Q considering the 10-3 start. Pea would outscore us 24-11 from then on.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 7:41 pm
by ShelC
Shaky quarter after another good start. The Pels just play hard and it feels like we've missed every jumper we've taken. The shots will start falling, just gotta keep matching their energy.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 7:45 pm
by JeremyG
Superbone wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 11:34 am
Mori Chu wrote: ↑Fri Oct 28, 2022 11:25 am
The Pelicans are scary good. Really the only thing holding them back has been their devastating injuries to stars like Zion and Ingram. It's telling that even without both of those two, they're still winning most of their games. What a deep and talented team. Bravo to them; it was only a year or two ago that people were looking at them as meandering and rudderless. I personally think they're due to regress to the mean a bit if Ingram and Zion are going to be out like this. But we'll see. They're kind of a bad matchup for us, as we saw in last year's playoffs, due to being so big and strong and athletic. We seem to have trouble with bully-ball teams who can outmuscle us and make the game dirty. I'll be watching the center matchup; Valanciunas is having a really strong season so far averaging 17.8 ppg and 11.4 rpg; Ayton tends to struggle against bigger massive centers with long arms. I hope Ayton plays up to the challenge.
I'm hoping to see Ayton box out Valanciunas for rebounds. I'll be watching that closely. Could be the difference between winning and losing.
Hope you saw all those beautiful box-outs.
I don't know if he will be returning after that ankle injury, though. Dirty play by Jonas--should have been a flagrant...what happened to calling that?
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2022 7:45 pm
by Wally_West
Bench brought us back
