Game Day (In-Season Tournament): Trail Blazers (3-10) @ Suns (7-6), Tues 11/21/23

[Superbone]

Who is on the all-cupping team? Camara, Doncic,…

Draymond.

He's also on the kicking, stomping, and choking team. Mr Versatile.

Technicals, ejections, suspensions… He does it all!

[Wally_West]

Yeah Book still looks little off. It’s because we brought him back 1 game to early.

[Superbone]

Metu should take Okogie’s minutes.

Different roles and positions. Metu would be more likely to take minutes from Yuta or Little, but as we just saw, he's really the 3rd Center.

I mostly mean Okogie shouldn’t play anymore.

I disagree. He makes things happen. He draws fouls, gets to the FT line and makes them.

[Flagrant Fowl]

Did you see how badly DA wanted the ball posting up Book at the end there, and they wouldn't give it to him? So typical.

Maybe he shouldn't have tried to post up 15-feet away from the ball handler with off-ball defenders waiting to knock away a pass. That was very typical of Ayton.

Umm, the paint is typically the best place to post up.

He was trying to post up while moving away from the passer. Low IQ.

[Superbone]

Yeah Book still looks little off. It’s because we brought him back 1 game to early.

I like him being a playmaker and all but I miss his aggressive scoring. I miss 20 point, first quarter Book.

[Flagrant Fowl]

Metu should take Okogie’s minutes.

Different roles and positions. Metu would be more likely to take minutes from Yuta or Little, but as we just saw, he's really the 3rd Center.

I mostly mean Okogie shouldn’t play anymore.

I disagree. He makes things happen. He draws fouls, gets to the FT line and makes them.

Yeah, he's been one of the only guys to actively pursue rebounds. Pretty much every other non-Center waits for the ball to bounce before trying to grab it.

[Wally_West]

Metu should take Okogie’s minutes.

Different roles and positions. Metu would be more likely to take minutes from Yuta or Little, but as we just saw, he's really the 3rd Center.

I mostly mean Okogie shouldn’t play anymore.

I disagree. He makes things happen. He draws fouls, gets to the FT line and makes them.

Meh, he just has two points I like his activity too but he just too offensively limited. I trust Little more offensively and I would like to see if Metu 40% 3pt shooting from preseason is real.

[Mori Chu]

Metu should take Okogie’s minutes.

Different roles and positions. Metu would be more likely to take minutes from Yuta or Little, but as we just saw, he's really the 3rd Center.

I mostly mean Okogie shouldn’t play anymore.

I disagree. He makes things happen. He draws fouls, gets to the FT line and makes them.

Yeah, I think it's bad for us if we pull Okogie out of the rotation and destroy his confidence. At his best Okogie is really valuable.

[Flagrant Fowl]

Why does it seem like only the Suns get called for fouls on loose ball rebounds?

[Wally_West]

The dude in the hamburger costume wanted to talk shit and celebrate early and other hamburger guy won. That’s what you get for taking your eyes off the prize and not finishing the job!

[Flagrant Fowl]

The dude in the hamburger costume wanted to talk shit and celebrate early and other hamburger guy won. That’s what you get for taking your eyes off the prize and not finishing the job!

I'm pretty sure that was scripted.

[Split T]

Ayton stuffing the stat sheet…he is a game low -24 in plus/minus though

[Wally_West]

Metu should take Okogie’s minutes.

Different roles and positions. Metu would be more likely to take minutes from Yuta or Little, but as we just saw, he's really the 3rd Center.

I mostly mean Okogie shouldn’t play anymore.

I disagree. He makes things happen. He draws fouls, gets to the FT line and makes them.

Yeah, I think it's bad for us if we pull Okogie out of the rotation and destroy his confidence. At his best Okogie is really valuable.

As it currently stands, Okogie wouldn’t see the light of day in any playoff rotation. I just want to see what other guys on the team got.

[Flagrant Fowl]

That's twice someone has passed to KD behind them on a fastbreak. It worked this time, but it's such an inefficient pass and drives me crazy lol.

[TOO]

Ayton stuffing the stat sheet…he is a game low -24 in plus/minus though

Feels like he's scored way more than 18 pts

[Wally_West]

The dude in the hamburger costume wanted to talk shit and celebrate early and other hamburger guy won. That’s what you get for taking your eyes off the prize and not finishing the job!

I'm pretty sure that was scripted.

No. Don’t ruin the illusion for me. I need to know there’s hamburger justice in this cruel world.

[TOO]

Different roles and positions. Metu would be more likely to take minutes from Yuta or Little, but as we just saw, he's really the 3rd Center.

I mostly mean Okogie shouldn’t play anymore.

I disagree. He makes things happen. He draws fouls, gets to the FT line and makes them.

Yeah, I think it's bad for us if we pull Okogie out of the rotation and destroy his confidence. At his best Okogie is really valuable.

As it currently stands, Okogie wouldn’t see the light of day in any playoff rotation. I just want to see what other guys on the team got.

I don't think that's true. He's still probably the best perimeter defender we've got.

[Wally_West]

Booker wincing after that fast break. Please be nothing.

[TOO]

The dude in the hamburger costume wanted to talk shit and celebrate early and other hamburger guy won. That’s what you get for taking your eyes off the prize and not finishing the job!

I'm pretty sure that was scripted.

No. Don’t ruin the illusion for me. I need to know there’s hamburger justice in this cruel world.

Hamburger Justice sounds like an anime.

[Split T]

Ayton stuffing the stat sheet…he is a game low -24 in plus/minus though

Feels like he's scored way more than 18 pts

Most people with 9 made shots get more than 18