Suns News: Week 17 2/5-2/11

[JCSunsfan]

I don't like the fact that the situation was leaked and not kept internal.

The fact that he was missing a game would not be able to be hidden. Sometimes the speculation is more damaging than just telling what happened. If they did not say this, people would be asking if he hit a guy or what?

[specialsauce]

https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ ... 317375002/

This may be the worst article about the Suns I’ve ever read. Who is Greg Moore? Guy should be fired and never be allowed to write about the Suns ever again. I don’t think I’ve ever disagreed with an entire article before quite like that.

[LazarusLong]

https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ ... 317375002/

This may be the worst article about the Suns I’ve ever read. Who is Greg Moore? Guy should be fired and never be allowed to write about the Suns ever again. I don’t think I’ve ever disagreed with an entire article before quite like that.

Don't know if it is the worst ever, but it is lacking in many ways. Moore is the Republic's new sports columnist, and has been underwhelming when writing about the Suns.
He has called the firing of Watson "unexcusable" several times, and did a unsatisfactory job of covering Connie Hawkins' services.

Re: this article, there were a number of factors leading to the resurgence of the Suns in the late 1980s.
The trade for Kevin Johnson certainly helped, as well as the huge free agency signing of Tom Chambers (which he doesn't mention).
He also neglects the behind-the-scenes work of Cotton Fitzsimmons to rebuild the Suns roster, plus Jerry Colangelo's efforts to put to together a new corporate ownership group to buy the team from the tight-fisted former owners and provide an economic foundation to successfully compete again.

In general, Moore's takes on the Suns are very shallow and lack in research. He has a 12-year-old's understanding of the franchise.

[The Bobster]

"Hey! Trust 'em!!"

[bajanguy008]

https://twitter.com/Gambo987/status/961627201899700224

[carey]

Interesting, Gambo. Derrick Rose is going to look weird in Purple & Orange. *ducks*

[O_Gardino]

Interesting, Gambo. Derrick Rose is going to look weird in Purple & Orange. *ducks*

I'm a little worried about that, too.

[Shabazz]

Bender's numbers in 4 February games: 13.5-6.5-2.5 on .514/.500/.833 shooting splits.

It seems like getting called out has lit a bit of a fire under him.

[Split T]

Suns remaining schedule:

Almost definitely losses:
@GS
@Utah
vsPor (back to back)
@OKC
vsCle
@Utah
vsGS
@Cle
vsBos
@Hou
@GS
vsGS

Probable losses:

vsDen
vsLaC
@NO
@Mia (back to back)
vsOKC
vsDet
vsLaC
vsNO

Winnable games:

@Mem
@Atl
@Cha
@Orl (back to back)
vsSac
@Dal

We could conceivably win 5 games or less the rest of the way. Of our 6 winnable games, 5 are on the road. I can't imagine anyone has a more difficult schedule the rest of the way than us.

[O_Gardino]

Bender's numbers in 4 February games: 13.5-6.5-2.5 on .514/.500/.833 shooting splits.

It seems like getting called out has lit a bit of a fire under him.

If you think of him like a late lottery rookie this year, he's having a good season. Ups and downs, but he is showing progress.

[O_Gardino]

Thanks for the breakdown, S[plit. It's going to be a tough 26 games to stomach.

[Indy]

Thanks for the breakdown, S[plit. It's going to be a tough 26 games to stomach.

The trick is to watch on mute with Yakety Sax scoring it. Really works well.

[1tinsoldier]

Suns remaining schedule:

We could conceivably win 5 games or less the rest of the way. Of our 6 winnable games, 5 are on the road. I can't imagine anyone has a more difficult schedule the rest of the way than us.

from your post to god's ears
(5 and 21 will take some divine intervention)

i think 5 is what it will take to get a top 3 pick done
i"ll be checking them off (5 of 5 available as of today)
having something to root for is what sports is about

[Split T]

It'd be great if we just started Ulis/Reed/House/Peters/Chriss in those 6 winnable games and just played to win the other 20. We'd probably go 2-24

[1tinsoldier]

It'd be great if we just started Ulis/Reed/House/Peters/Chriss in those 6 winnable games and just played to win the other 20. We'd probably go 2-24

as in chess, don't count out your opponents moves
they'll be working injuries and resting players for their own purposes (more coaches are becoming popovitch-stic)
ANY of the remaining games are winnable

[Superbone]

Thanks for the breakdown, S[plit. It's going to be a tough 26 games to stomach.

You gave me a good idea. From now on, I dub Split T, Sp|it.

[O_Gardino]

Thanks for the breakdown, S[plit. It's going to be a tough 26 games to stomach.

You gave me a good idea. From now on, I dub Split T, Sp|it.

Best use of a typo - EVER.

Sp|it it is.

[Mori Chu]

Thanks for the breakdown, S[plit. It's going to be a tough 26 games to stomach.

The trick is to watch on mute with Yakety Sax scoring it. Really works well.

On the DVR, at double-speed.

[bajanguy008]

https://twitter.com/CraigAZSports/status/962481923401527296 Probably out til All Star break but knowing Booker I have a feeling he's not gonna want to miss the 3pt shootout

[specialsauce]

Good hold him out the rest of the year please