Game Day: Suns (1-3) @ Grizzlies (2-2), Sat 10/27/18

[LazarusLong]

Josh Jackson: 2 of 5 on free throws.

[LazarusLong]

Correction: 2 of 6.

[The Bobster]

Correction: 2 of 6.

4 of 11 for the season.

[The Bobster]

Doncic - 19 assists, 19 turnovers in 5 games
Ayton - 19 assists, 4 turnovers (playing his 5th game)

Who's the better playmaker?

[n4th4n]

Warren's passing has improved quite a bit.

[specialsauce]

Doncic - 19 assists, 19 turnovers in 5 games
Ayton - 19 assists, 4 turnovers (playing his 5th game)

Who's the better playmaker?

Let’s not. They’re both going to be great.

This is shaping up to be the best draft class in a decade

[bajanguy008]

A score on that last possession would have been good

[LazarusLong]

Well, the Suns won the quarter and cut the lead.

That's progress of a sort.

[n4th4n]

I love love love Bridges on defense.

[specialsauce]

I like this lineup.

Okobo Crawford Bridges Warren Ayton

[n4th4n]

Ayton is amazing. He is essentially an out-of-the-box offense on his own as a rookie. This is the best passing from a rookie center I have ever seen.

[Xylus]

Ayton’s passing looks better in the pros than it did in college. He’s so methodical and patient. He doesn’t rush a single pass. What a feel for the game.

[n4th4n]

Ayton is directing people on offense now.

[n4th4n]

One more bit of joy to extract from this dumpster fire is how good EJ is. He is really one of the best color guys out there. Insightful, direct, honest, funny. He gets an A+ from Nathan.

[ShelC]

Ayton is too good for all of this. He's the only one who looks like an NBA player.

But this is bad overall. Something's obviously very wrong.

[EDC]

During that 18 or so second offensive trip down the court Bender went to the corner and didn't even move an inch until the shot went up when he started running back. Not even a little shuffle. I just don't understand how you can be so damn passive on the court.

[EDC]

These games are really rough to watch. Ayton is really good but not very flashy. So even when he is doing very well it doesn't cover for all the shitty basketball everyone else is playing. Hard to get stoked about him hitting a jumper. Although his shooting percentage is just insane.

We have to surround Booker/Ayton with defensive players.

[The Bobster]

Five games in and Ayton is already the Suns' best player -

30.8 Min, 69.6 FG%, 84.6 FT%, 10.2 Reb, 4.0 Ast, 0.8 Trn, 0.8 Blk, 2.8 PF, 17.8 Pts

[Cap]

Ungh.

Looks like we're going 1-81 this year.

Has anybody ever won ROTY on a 1-81 team?

[LazarusLong]

One more bit of joy to extract from this dumpster fire is how good EJ is. He is really one of the best color guys out there. Insightful, direct, honest, funny. He gets an A+ from Nathan.

Agree.
He has to be hurting to see how low this once-proud franchise has sunk.