GAME DAY, NBA FINALS EDITION — GAME 2 — MILWAUKEE BUCKS @ PHOENIX SUNS THURSDAY, 7/8/2021

[Superbone]

Poor Perk is not made for this AZ heat:

[Nodack]

We really only need Frank for ~6 minutes today unless DA gets in foul trouble. We should ideally make those 6 minutes coincide with Brook sitting and we can support Frank by playing Torrey and CP at the same time. I'm not super worried about it. The drop off from Dario to Frank for 6 minutes should not be our undoing.

We played him with Book, CP3, Torrey, with a mix of Cam & Mikal. That should get us through a few minutes while Ayton rests. The real problem comes in if Ayton gets in foul trouble.

Not gonna happen.

[JeremyG]

Just heard a clip of Ayton talking about tapping into "dad power" and how he's seen growth in himself since becoming a father.

[JeremyG]

Poor Perk is not made for this AZ heat:

I bet the media are all hoping for a Suns sweep at this point.

[The Bobster]

They don't want to come back to "The devil's furnace" (as my friend from Maine calls it).

[Nodack]

Its’s a dry heat… just like my oven.

[JeremyG]

A must-listen, Jerry Colangelo with Bickley and Marotta: https://arizonasports.com/category/podc ... 26+Marotta

Jerry says Game 5 is the only game he can attend. Not to put pressure on the team or anything.

We should remember not only everything Jerry did for this franchise, but the fact that Robert Sarver asked for his advice on the hiring of Monty Williams, and Jerry told him to hire him. It would be so great if we could win it in 5 and Robert invites Jerry up on the stage.

[Cap]

[Indy]

LFG

[pickle]

Hoping for a strong game from Payne to make up for the slight bump down from Saric to Kaminsky. Hopefully one of his 16 point games with relentless pressure to the paint and fewer heat check 3s and minimum number of careless turnovers please.

[bajanguy008]

I know some of us were wondering about this
Didn't think it would happen either



As someone who thought Nets Lopez was quite a handful down low I don't think he needs to be with the bench to be featured. Love Jae's heart and toughness but he's too small to guard Brook, the fact they insist on playing through Giannis all the time is.....
Well not my problem I guess lol

We would have to double Lopez at some point. If we put Ayton on him then they could go back to drawing DA out the paint having Lopez spotting up. I think these are obvious adjustments to try force our hand.

Anyways I will see how this transpires

"Let's Go! "

[Gladiator]

Let’s go Suns - get it done!!

[Wally_West]

Not liking our offense so far.

[pickle]

Booker needs to go to the hole and be the aggressor.

[Wally_West]

Already feels like it’s going to be an off night

[virtual9mm]

Not liking our offense so far.

Me neither. They have figured out how to hound CP3 on the PnR. Response is to hit corner 3's but the Suns are starting to become undisciplined about taking them. Need to tweak PnR so that Ayton can get back involved in the offense.

[pickle]

Any time we are the less aggressive team in these playoffs we have lost. It doesn’t look like we are playing with any sense of urgency so far. Happy to see Bridges and Crowder hitting shots tho.

[bajanguy008]

Liked how Book came out going to the rim in Game1
Too many long jumpers so far.

You have to expect the raise in intensity by the Bucks. Let's see how we respond after first timeout

[virtual9mm]

Already feels like it’s going to be an off night

Give the Bucks credit, they made some good defensive adjustments to take away the mid-range game. But they're leaving the corner 3's open. Need to make sure we're not too reliant on them.

[pickle]

Looks like towels again tonight huh.