Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
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Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
I’ll say this, there’s a lot of similarities between our recent run and the Jazz recent run…. We should try not to copy the Jazz.
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Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Indeed. A really good system that can be game-planned around. You can't Gobert an Ayton -- but you can drag him out to the perimeter and let your 4's dominate our 3's playing 4's inside. And you can't really shut down Booker but you can hound him with two or three defenders -- meaning that when CP3 is playing like a 40-year old, the Suns remain vulnerable.
Further development by Bridges and especially Ayton will be key. But we simply can't assume that everything is all hunky dorey. I've been screaming for a bigger 4 all summer -- just look at what Christian Wood did to us. Imagine him playing next to Ayton or Landale, stretching the floor on offense and being that secondary shot-blocker and rebounder on defense. Or...even Jalen Smith.
A CP3 backup is hard -- if Payne continues to be 2020-2021 Payne instead of the 2021-2022 version, he'll be all right. Doesn't mean that I'm not upset about Haliburton.
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Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
I’m hoping whatever move JJ makes adds shot making/creating in the playoffs on games when CP3 is shut down or outta gas.Split T wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:19 pmI don’t know what to think about him yet…I get the sense that he didn’t play much if any basketball during the offseason. I’m giving him till Christmas, but if by the new year we haven’t seen him able to consistently get buckets, I think we’ll have to adjust and realize he’s now a Rubio level guy.specialsauce wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:02 pmHis play is great for a role playing PG. Unfortunately we’re depending on him to be our second best player yet again because nobody else has flashed new skills, which is so badMori Chu wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:00 pmI'm somewhat concerned about Chris Paul's play, but, he is still third in the NBA in assists at 10.0 and has been generally a savvy floor leader even if his individual scoring and shooting are below expectations. I hope he's just taking his time and pacing himself for the long season.
Mikal flashed some stuff last night, but I think it’s also telling that it happened when Booker was being doubled constantly. Bridges had a lot of space and openings to work with. We need to see more.
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Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
I guess my point is more around many of the pessimists that attack the optimism around here with the non-stop reminder of last postseason. Apologies if you felt that was directed solely at you.TOO wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 10:25 pmI don't bring up the trouncing or anything of the sort, I bring up the lack of roster depth and bemoan the moves that James Jones has made to capitalize on the window the Suns had. But yeah, keep reading what you think you're reading.AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:34 pmAnd you do you and keep wallowing in a dark cloud after every win this season for another 50 or so by bringing up our game 7 trouncing by Dallas and our embarrassing exit. Yep, we lost last season. Therefore we can't be proud of anything this season or excited unless it ends with a championship. The journey shouldn't be enjoyed in the moment.TOO wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 5:15 pmYou do you, bud.AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:45 pmYeah. Let's not enjoy this season then. The fuck with it all. Wake me up when it's the playoffs and in the meantime, I won't enjoy dick about these meaningless regular season games. Growth and maturity at maybe identifying our #2 option by the playoffs and anything else positive that transpires that makes us more playoff ready. We trashed the bench and James Jones for being ass yet they've been fantastic early on. A bit too much optimism though so I'll tone it down.
We all took a bite of the same shit sandwich you did last postseason. It doesn't mean we want to keep eating off of it every game this season. I've had my fill. I also haven't won the lottery in life or struck it rich. Doesn't mean I'm going to bitch about it everyday and rush to the finish line towards death.
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Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Well, dig in then because you're going to be upset about it for years to come.virtual9mm wrote: ↑Sun Oct 30, 2022 9:16 amA CP3 backup is hard -- if Payne continues to be 2020-2021 Payne instead of the 2021-2022 version, he'll be all right. Doesn't mean that I'm not upset about Haliburton.
"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
You guys take all the fun out of basketball. You are going to be miserable all season no matter what the Suns do.specialsauce wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 1:50 pmUnforgivable missNodack wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 11:21 amThe Suns could be 50/0 and lead the NBA in every category and there would still be a group of people here despondent over their horrible play after every game. I call it the glass is always empty syndrome. Enjoy your misery.
I am ecstatic over their start. I knew the starters would kick ass. I was worried about our bench. My worries have been alleviated quite a bit after the first several games.
A lot of talk about Paul being too old and not scoring enough this season. Maybe Father Time caught up to him? Father Time comes for everyone eventually. I think Paul has more in his tank. I think Paul has been doing this for a long time and doesn’t feel the need to try to set a scoring record early in the season just to alleviate Suns fans worries. I think he is more concerned with getting his teammates going, getting wins and staying healthy and fresh enough for the playoffs.
They are one missed gimme basket in overtime from being 5/0. They should be doing better? Give them a break.
Also, guess what 50-0 and an L in the second round of the playoffs gets you?
A bag of dicks.
We have enough dicks in Phoenix. We need a ring.
So…if we’re winning by essentially the same formula and don’t see drastic improvement that can offer a different look in the playoffs, it’s another regular season championship.
I need to see sustained creation of offense by Mikal, Cam, or DA. One of them needs to become an initiator of offense OR we need to acquire someone that will. Regular season Ws and Ls are meaningless, unless it’s because Jock misses a gimme.
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Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
It's really interesting how people think misery and wanting your favorite basketball team to upgrade it's roster are the same thing lol.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
I'm not seeing that. Don't we all want to upgrade our team?
"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
This is a huge need that just continues to go unaddressed. Or worse (the Smith trade).virtual9mm wrote: ↑Sun Oct 30, 2022 9:16 amIndeed. A really good system that can be game-planned around. You can't Gobert an Ayton -- but you can drag him out to the perimeter and let your 4's dominate our 3's playing 4's inside. And you can't really shut down Booker but you can hound him with two or three defenders -- meaning that when CP3 is playing like a 40-year old, the Suns remain vulnerable.
Further development by Bridges and especially Ayton will be key. But we simply can't assume that everything is all hunky dorey. I've been screaming for a bigger 4 all summer -- just look at what Christian Wood did to us. Imagine him playing next to Ayton or Landale, stretching the floor on offense and being that secondary shot-blocker and rebounder on defense. Or...even Jalen Smith.
A CP3 backup is hard -- if Payne continues to be 2020-2021 Payne instead of the 2021-2022 version, he'll be all right. Doesn't mean that I'm not upset about Haliburton.
"I'm a Deandre Ayton guy."--Al McCoy, September 21, 2022.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
specialsauce wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 9:02 pmI don’t think you understand the definition of the word you’re using, but your persistence is adorableJeremyG wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 7:21 pmspecialsauce wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 2:00 pmHe’s not a Suns fan, just a DA fan. Dude only talks shit about every single other player on the teamThe irony is palpable.specialsauce wrote: ↑Sat Oct 29, 2022 6:34 pmSuch a stupid accusation to say that if you don’t just blindly motorboat the whole year then you must not be a real fan you motorboating SOB
Definition of irony
1a: the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
b: a usually humorous or sardonic literary style or form characterized by irony
c: an ironic expression or utterance
2a(1): incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result
(2): an event or result marked by such incongruity
b: incongruity between a situation developed in a drama and the accompanying words or actions that is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play
— called also dramatic irony
3: a pretense of ignorance and of willingness to learn from another assumed in order to make the other's false conceptions conspicuous by adroit questioning
— called also Socratic irony
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irony
"I'm a Deandre Ayton guy."--Al McCoy, September 21, 2022.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
Can't speak for others, but it's all I've been bitching about since they blew it against the Bucks, yet here they are, running it back, AGAIN.
Re: Game Day: Pelicans (3-1) @ Suns (3-1), Fri 10/28/22
True minus role player changes. And I don't have a good answer for it. My only speculation was and maybe still is that we're holding out for Durant. I think we all agree we could use a good power forward. Still hoping that comes from Crowder but not holding my breath.
"Too little, too late, too unbothered."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."
- Phoenix Suns 2023-2024 season motto.
"Be Legendary."