Game Day: Celtics (20-5) @ Suns (16-8), Wed 12/7/22

[Wally_West]

I’m honestly okay with Bridges, Cam and Ayton being traded next season. I’m not saying trade them all in one deal but if it means we are getting an actual star or two to pair with Book then by all means. Those 3 are high level role players and that’s not gonna cut it.

[Split T]

Looks like I picked a good one to skip.

[Wally_West]

I'd just like to keep bridges, booker, and Payne. Everyone else can go.

Cam Johnson can also stay as long as he's not being being paid double his market value like some other guys on the roster.

Cam Johnson is too injury prone for my liking.

He averaged 61 games played before this season. I don't consider that injury prone.

I suppose so. You're comfortable with the torn meniscus and all?

Apparently it’s his second one too.

[Flagrant Fowl]

I'd just like to keep bridges, booker, and Payne. Everyone else can go.

Cam Johnson can also stay as long as he's not being being paid double his market value like some other guys on the roster.

Cam Johnson is too injury prone for my liking.

He averaged 61 games played before this season. I don't consider that injury prone.

I suppose so. You're comfortable with the torn meniscus and all?

It's honestly the least of my worries with him.

I'm more worried about him being significantly overpaid when he's really a rotation/4th starter role player. I don't see him getting much better skill-wise.

[Wally_West]

Worst regular season loss in the Monty Williams era?

[specialsauce]

Cam Johnson can also stay as long as he's not being being paid double his market value like some other guys on the roster.

Cam Johnson is too injury prone for my liking.

He averaged 61 games played before this season. I don't consider that injury prone.

I suppose so. You're comfortable with the torn meniscus and all?

It's honestly the least of my worries with him.

I'm more worried about him being significantly overpaid when he's really a rotation/4th starter role player. I don't see him getting much better skill-wise.

Bingo

[Split T]

Wait, Okogie had 28 points and went 4/6 from 3?

[iLLmatic]

Wait, Okogie had 28 points and went 4/6 from 3?

Career high.

[djy2j]

Everyone was dogshit except Okogie. Good for him for balling out although it'll be forgotten 5 mins after it's over.

The Suns are going to take their licks for a while now. Injuries and fatigue are catching up with them now. Friday will be another blow out loss against a young and re-energized Pels team followed by a better effort but still another loss to them again on Sunday.

Jones has alot of work to do starting with turning Crowder, Shamet, and Saric into players who are key contributors. Needs to have some help coming on the 15th.

Not time to panic yet but the flaws are obvious and Jones needs to address them before more disasters.

[INFORMER]

It’s time to go all in. We have 4 picks, 30 million in contracts(Shamet, Crowder, Dario) and Bridges, cam and even Ayton if he says yes, to trade. Time to make a big move.

That sounds like a sure-fire way to end up in the same boat as the Lakers and Nets. Getting blown out by fellow playoff contenders, Chris Paul looking "cooked" as others are fond of saying about other players around the league; none of that signals "let's go all in."

[INFORMER]

Nice to see Okogie's time in the gym paying off. Even on this career night, he still had some cringe-worthy moments on offense, but his last two outings have had signs that he might be able to develop offensively enough to be a part of a winning rotation.

[Shabazz]

I'd just like to keep bridges, booker, and Payne. Everyone else can go.

Payne???

[Shabazz]

Quietly, Payne has revived the Josh Jackson Memorial #moreshotsthanpoints accomplishment in 6 of his last 7 games and 7 of his last 9.

[Superbone]

At least there were a lot of Celtics fans that seemed to be enjoying themselves.

[Superbone]

The one bright spot is Okogie showed me he can shoot. That surprised me.

[Shabazz]

Everyone was dogshit except Okogie. Good for him for balling out although it'll be forgotten 5 mins after it's over.

The Suns are going to take their licks for a while now. Injuries and fatigue are catching up with them now. Friday will be another blow out loss against a young and re-energized Pels team followed by a better effort but still another loss to them again on Sunday.

Bingo. This is why there should have been some urgency this offseason. Booker is great and all, but it won't mean much if he's worked down to the nubs by the playoffs.

[Superbone]

Yeah let's blame DA. The game was tied when Monty took him out and we were down 16 when he came back in.

Everybody is to blame. Don’t tell me you think Ayton had a good game. I mean I like stripping as much as the next guy but it is getting ridiculous.

[Superbone]

The Suns lose in the Finals and they pretty much stand pat (their big addition? Landry Shamet).

The Celtics lose in the Finals and they add Malcolm Brogdon and Danilo Gallinari (who is out injured).

What do I take from this? The Suns are complacent with what they have - sometimes you have to be aggressive adding talent to keep your team on top. They should have gotten rid of Crowder over the summer and gotten a big forward who can defend and they should have moved some picks and players to get more scoring, especially off the bench.

You act like you didn’t like what you saw on the court tonight.

[JeremyG]

Yeah let's blame DA. The game was tied when Monty took him out and we were down 16 when he came back in.

Everybody is to blame. Don’t tell me you think Ayton had a good game. I mean I like stripping as much as the next guy but it is getting ridiculous.

Why do these type of things only get blown out of proportion when it comes to DA?

He had 4 turnovers. I know at least 1 was a cross court pass.

That leaves at most 3 strips. And at least 1 was a blatant foul.

So he got the ball taken away cleanly 1 or 2 times tonight.

People are crazy. Why does nobody ever talk about Mr. Supermax?

[sunset rubdown]

Yeah, D-Book and Mikal were bricking shot after shot but hey, let`s trade DA first and foremost.