2023 Playoffs: Suns-Clippers Round 1 News Thread

[Superbone]

Shannon thinks he knows basketball.

[bajanguy008]

[bajanguy008]

Perspective.....

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2023/4/20 ... d-new-role

[Superbone]

[Superbone]

We get our games jammed in meanwhile the Warriors and Lakers get their games much more spread out. Seems fair.

[JeremyG]

There's some talk out there that the Clippers are merely resting Kawhi for game 4 since it's almost a back-to-back. Meaning, he could be available for the rest of the series.

If so, it makes tonight's game even more important to win.

[MightyMoog]

Makes sense. Tank this game. Rest Kawhi, have him fresh for Saturday. Im sure they want to try to take this to 7. Maybe they get PG back by game 6 or 7. We need to put this one away by the 4th.

[Flagrant Fowl]

[Split T]

They can’t risk losing both. Gonna throw this one to have a better shot at game 4. Would ensure they get to go back home for game 6. Maybe PG can play by then.

[Superbone]

There's some talk out there that the Clippers are merely resting Kawhi for game 4 since it's almost a back-to-back. Meaning, he could be available for the rest of the series.

If so, it makes tonight's game even more important to win.

Which is a slap in the face to this Suns team that they think they can still win the series with him resting tonight. Step. on. their. throats!

[Cap]

There's some talk out there that the Clippers are merely resting Kawhi for game 4 since it's almost a back-to-back. Meaning, he could be available for the rest of the series.

If so, it makes tonight's game even more important to win.

If we lose to the Clips without Kawhi, we deserve to (and probably will) lose the series. Absolute must-win.

[Split T]

I agree…can’t lose this game. Must win in my opinion.

[Flagrant Fowl]

Kawhi is such an enigma. On one hand, he stays out of the limelight and never says anything, it's all basketball. On the other hand, he just randomly decides to not actually play basketball on his own terms, and he's so damn good that any team would still love to have him.

[SunsRIt]

There's some talk out there that the Clippers are merely resting Kawhi for game 4 since it's almost a back-to-back. Meaning, he could be available for the rest of the series.

If so, it makes tonight's game even more important to win.

If that’s the case it’s the dumbest thing I have ever heard. You don’t rest players in the playoffs.

[JeremyG]

There's some talk out there that the Clippers are merely resting Kawhi for game 4 since it's almost a back-to-back. Meaning, he could be available for the rest of the series.

If so, it makes tonight's game even more important to win.

If that’s the case it’s the dumbest thing I have ever heard. You don’t rest players in the playoffs.

I didn't mean in the sense that he's not injured, just that they think he'll be able to play the remainder of the series if he rests tonight.

[INFORMER]

I expected it because that SOB always has good games against the Suns.

Ty Lue has done the Suns a favor keeping Morris on the bench.

[INFORMER]

Kawhi is such an enigma. On one hand, he stays out of the limelight and never says anything, it's all basketball. On the other hand, he just randomly decides to not actually play basketball on his own terms, and he's so damn good that any team would still love to have him.

Yeah, I think the tanking/load management talk is silly. It's the playoffs. No team is cool with just giving a game away, especially a home game.

[Split T]

Book is 33.0/5.0/2.7 with 3.7 steals and 2.7 blocks per game so far and shooting 60/41/87 for a .688 TS%

[Flagrant Fowl]

Best player in the league through 3 games.

[Cap]

Best player in the league through 3 games.

According to VORP, yep!

And Torrey Craig is #3!

Mikal is #9 and KD is #12. Oops.

https://www.basketball-reference.com/pl ... tats::vorp