Game Day: Grizzlies (14-22) @ Suns (14-21), Sun 1/5/20

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And what the hell happened to moving the ball on offense??
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Baynes aged 40 years in a month

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Pathetic.

Baynes-Ayton is a gimmick that we shouldn’t be playing heavy minutes. The D is just letting Baynes beat them and it’s working.

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We spent the off-season accumulating shooters and we suck at 3s and take a million mid-range jumpers.

At least Eddie Johnson is happy.

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Fuck. I despise the moment this team/coach decided to depend on Baynes hitting threes consistently as part of their offensive plan

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specialsauce wrote:
Sun Jan 05, 2020 7:39 pm
Baynes aged 40 years in a month
Agree. Dude regressed BIG TIME. Has his defense always been the bad? He's one dimensional. Top of the arc 3 and nothing else.
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Every single shot they take is wide open. This defense is pathetic. It’s not one person.

Baynes Ayton needs to stop. Baynes is a 15 mpg player. He had a lucky stretch to start the year. He is what he is.

This team needs a shakeup in the worst way☝️

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Playing Baynes at PF might have worked in the 80's, but it doesn't work in the 20's.
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AmareIsGod wrote:
Sun Jan 05, 2020 7:43 pm
specialsauce wrote:
Sun Jan 05, 2020 7:39 pm
Baynes aged 40 years in a month
Agree. Dude regressed BIG TIME. Has his defense always been the bad? He's one dimensional. Top of the arc 3 and nothing else.
Yeah. His stretch to start the year was a mirage. He was just hot. Back to earth now.

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Such an infuriating team to watch. Tonight is more painful than the Lakers game.
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Monty is losing some of his luster.
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I sense a huge comeback!!



*thats what I kept telling myself anyways...

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Ayton is +7 tonight. What am I missing? Has he actually played well?
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MEM 3pt percentage (42) only slightly worse than our 2pt (45.6). They have 16 makes from deep compared to our 5.

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AmareIsGod wrote:
Sun Jan 05, 2020 7:52 pm
Ayton is +7 tonight. What am I missing? Has he actually played well?
Yes. Just hasn't hit his shots.
"I'm a Deandre Ayton guy."--Al McCoy, September 21, 2022.

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Our interior defense is a joke.

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Baynes comes in an promptly plays terrible PnR defense. Leads to an And1.
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Booker another 30 point game. The rest of the team owes him an apology.

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Baynes -16, Ayton +9.
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JeremyG wrote:
Sun Jan 05, 2020 7:53 pm
AmareIsGod wrote:
Sun Jan 05, 2020 7:52 pm
Ayton is +7 tonight. What am I missing? Has he actually played well?
Yes. Just hasn't hit his shots.
I’m annoyed tonight by his lack of offensive desire. Stop catching and shooting a midranger. Dribble!!!!! Demand the ball for the love of God.

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