Suns News Playoff Edition: Week 28 (4/25 - 5/1)

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Mavericks, Suns both adversity-tested in these playoffs
https://www.espn.com/nba/preview?gameId=401434070

Mavericks vs. Suns playoff preview: Three keys to series as dominant Phoenix team faces underdog Dallas squad
The Suns are the favorite, but Dallas could present problems for Phoenix
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/mave ... las-squad/

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[Mori Chu]

Who's making the Game Day thread?

[Wally_West]

Who's making the Game Day thread?

You? Sounds like you’re volunteering.

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Who's making the Game Day thread?

You? Sounds like you’re volunteering.

Yup, can't believe you haven't made it yet. It's after 10 am on game day!

ETA: If you haven't noticed, we have a winning streak going when a variety of posters start the game day thread.

[Mori Chu]

You? Sounds like you’re volunteering.

So be it. Thread created! Let's go Suns!

[bajanguy008]

[bajanguy008]

Didn't know this

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I doubt he's lying because that would be weird, but Ayton and Chriss never actually played together. Chriss was traded before the start of Ayton's rookie season. Maybe there was something with the team already selling Ayton #22 stuff and it wouldn't be good PR to have him start playing with a different number.

[ShelC]

DA was drafted in June and Chriss was still on the team for about 2 months until he was traded in August. May have been something with league protocols about choosing a jersey number by a certain date and not being able to change it until the following season. Then it looks like Isaiah Canaan took #0 after Chriss was traded and DA was drafted.

[bajanguy008]

Man I find I have the right balance on Twitter that there are not enough trolls on my timeline to offset the valuable information I get/learn or just the entertainment I get.
Take this for example, it's such a bad take that getting upset isn't even an option. You just feel bad that maybe this guy actually believe what he said and then it's downright hilarious how ridiculous the take is

[bajanguy008]

Well there ya go
Straight from the horse's mouth - post career will be Professor 'Kal or probably the Substitute Teacher

[In2ition]

Man I find I have the right balance on Twitter that there are not enough trolls on my timeline to offset the valuable information I get/learn or just the entertainment I get.
Take this for example, it's such a bad take that getting upset isn't even an option. You just feel bad that maybe this guy actually believe what he said and then it's downright hilarious how ridiculous the take is

I got tired of trying to talk to that guy, I had to block him eventually.

[bajanguy008]

Now this is a super cool image
Wooowww



Thing is we've discussed who's the better Suns team and like they've been the Warriors vs MJ Bulls hypothetical debates.
I don't know what it is but like actually "Seeing" them on the court here together just got me so excited lol.

I wonder if there's a 5 on 5 one somewhere that I just didn't see posted before
For sure Mikal and Raja will be on. Who's the next player for each squad ?

[Mori Chu]

^ No way Marion would be the only one winded in that game.

For sure Mikal and Raja will be on. Who's the next player for each squad ?

Folks might say Joe Johnson, but he was here so briefly that I hardly count him. Same with Q-Rich. We would have to include Raja Bell, for sure. I would be inclined to add Grant Hill or Goran Dragic to the Nash team. Boris Diaw? Barbosa?

For the modern team, you have to add Mikal, as you say. Then probably Jae and/or Cam Johnson. Right now you'd add Jae, but in 1-2 years folks may remember Cam as the 5th guy because he'll probably be starting by then (if we can keep the team together).

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Think you’ve got 3 options:

04-05, 06-07, or 09-10. Those are the best 3 7SOL suns teams.

Nash/JJ/Q/Marion/Amare
Nash/Bell/Marion/Diaw/Amare
Nash/JRich/Hill/Frye/Amare

Biggest problem those teams would have is this current team would absolutely hunt the Nash/Amare combo on defense.

I think our current team would put Mikal on Nash. Ayton would actually probably defend Amare pretty well. We’d hide CP3 on either Bell, Q, or Hill. Q could post up, but that’s a win for the current team if they run their offense through Q. Hill would be the hardest one to hide CP3 on. Booker would probably have to defend Marion or JJ. Maybe you could get away with putting him on Frye. Think Crowder would have to defend Diaw.

In return, I think Marion would be on CP3. Bell/JJ on Booker. The 09-10 team would be in trouble. They’d probably put Hill on Book? Nash would probably have to guard CP3? Yikes…him or JRich.

I think 06-07 has the best shot of hanging. Bell/Marion is about as good as you can get for Book/CP3. Having Diaw to run some offense would help free Nash up. Amare vs Ayton would be fascinating. Feel like Marion could have a field day attacking the offensive glass.