Game Day: Pelicans (15-43) @ Suns (27-31), Thurs 2/27/25

[Superbone]

Bud in the postgame presser:

"Just gotta keep working. Stay optimistic."

Is he going to be saying the same thing after game 81 when we're 18-63?

[Wally_West]

Game Score Predictions Results:

Mori Chu -Suns by 16
SunsRIt - Suns by 12
Carno - Suns by 12
Superbone - Suns by 8
Kryptonic - suns by 7…. Durant goes for 35pts, book 22pts.
Split T - Suns by 2
Gladiator - Pels by 7 (which flatters the Suns)
TOO - big beaks by 7
Charlie Smithy! - The Pelican briefs by 20
Cap - APATHETIC and SPOILED
Wally West - Excellent episode of Severance debuts tonight; watch soon to avoid spoilers

Silly me thinking the Suns would win a must win game at home against a 15-43 team.

Pelicans 124 - Suns 116; Pelicans by 8; Gladiator and TOO come out on top tonight.

Severance was indeed excellent and heart breaking

[Gladiator]

Game Score Predictions Results:

Mori Chu -Suns by 16
SunsRIt - Suns by 12
Carno - Suns by 12
Superbone - Suns by 8
Kryptonic - suns by 7…. Durant goes for 35pts, book 22pts.
Split T - Suns by 2
Gladiator - Pels by 7 (which flatters the Suns)
TOO - big beaks by 7
Charlie Smithy! - The Pelican briefs by 20
Cap - APATHETIC and SPOILED
Wally West - Excellent episode of Severance debuts tonight; watch soon to avoid spoilers

Silly me thinking the Suns would win a must win game at home against a 15-43 team.

Pelicans 124 - Suns 116; Pelicans by 8; Gladiator and TOO come out on top tonight.

It would be nice if they proved me wrong for once!!!

[ShelC]

Postgame Quotes and Videos

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[wpmiller42]

I get that it's a bad look, but you seriously can't keep Budenholzer after this season.

[ShelC]

I want Fizdale removed from the state of Arizona.

[Kryptonic]

I don’t think we’ve seen a guy torpedo a companys value like this since musk and twitter. Depressing.

[ShelC]

KD, Beal, Vogel, Bud...now some fans and media want Bob Myers to fix things. Maybe going after the big name isn't always the best strategy? "Past performance is not indicative of future results" (except maybe in Beal's case).

[Mori Chu]

We suck.

[ShelC]

Look, sometimes teams are just a tough matchup for us. This year it's the Pelicans, Hornets, Blazers, Raptors...but ya know, ya gotta give those teams credit. It's a tough league and there are things we can do better.

[Cap]

"Past performance is not indicative of future results"

We’re going 23-0 the rest of the way and winning the championship and being cool with how the refs are calling the game.

[JJ Slim]

Look, sometimes teams are just a tough matchup for us. This year it's the Pelicans, Hornets, Blazers, Raptors...

Keep going. There's about 25 more to add to that list.

[JJ Slim]

I get that it's a bad look, but you seriously can't keep Budenholzer after this season.

I was of the opinion that they can't fire Bud because that would be like the 3rd time in 3 years and any new coach would not trust the ownership. But I now think that everyone can see that even with the team we have that we should be doing much better and understand he needs to go. Missing even the play-in with Booker and Durant? Unacceptable! I actually think most people will be surprised if he isn't fired. We need a new coach that would be willing to take this team on as a personal challenge and whip the players into shape. Someone with real balls. Someone like a Daly, Jackson or Riley. I know those are few and far between and no one like that is likely available any time soon. I don't follow college ball much but maybe they should start looking at those ranks to see who might be the next coaching badass.

[TOO]

I think the job would still be desirable because at the very least you know you get a lot of money for 1 season

[JJ Slim]

So true. Between what Vogel got and Bud will likely get and especially what Monty got in Detroit.

[Superbone]

I want Fizdale removed from the state of Arizona.

You really have a thing for him. What gives?

[wpmiller42]

I get that it's a bad look, but you seriously can't keep Budenholzer after this season.

I was of the opinion that they can't fire Bud because that would be like the 3rd time in 3 years and any new coach would not trust the ownership. But I now think that everyone can see that even with the team we have that we should be doing much better and understand he needs to go. Missing even the play-in with Booker and Durant? Unacceptable! I actually think most people will be surprised if he isn't fired. We need a new coach that would be willing to take this team on as a personal challenge and whip the players into shape. Someone with real balls. Someone like a Daly, Jackson or Riley. I know those are few and far between and no one like that is likely available any time soon. I don't follow college ball much but maybe they should start looking at those ranks to see who might be the next coaching badass.

I honestly think you ask LA what it would take to talk to Ty Lue, if the price is too high, I think you give Sam Cassell a call. Maybe Jason Terry? I think this group needs a former player to coach them, especially if we're keeping KD (which I would honestly like to do).

[Superbone]

The best part of the game was Dunn. He was driving to the hoop (the only Sun to do so) which always resulted in good things. His block (even though shown to be goal tending) was electric. Zion also got away with offensive interference when he grabbed and shook the rim before the ball went through.

[Wally_West]

I think the job would still be desirable because at the very least you know you get a lot of money for 1 season

Lol.

[ShelC]

I want Fizdale removed from the state of Arizona.

You really have a thing for him. What gives?

He's just another BS cheerleader coach.