Suns News: Week 4 (11/10 - 11/16)

[Wally_West]

[Superbone]

Pretty much what we were expecting. And it makes sense that our training staff will be even more cautious this time around.

[BKinSJC]

Just astonishing that he had played in like 200 straight games before he came here, and then this happens.

Cursed franchise.

[Kryptonic]

Just astonishing that he had played in like 200 straight games before he came here, and then this happens.

Cursed franchise.

I feel ya... however, with the "vibes" of this group and with our depth at that position we'll be ok. I think I'll be more concerned if this becomes a constant issue like KJ but for now, he's a young kid and from what I've seen this has only happened to him once before on 11/26/2021.

[ShelC]

I might be tempted to sit Williams against the Pacers. Not a lot of size up front there.

[Superbone]

Just astonishing that he had played in like 200 straight games before he came here, and then this happens.

Cursed franchise.

OGW is alive and well.

[virtual9mm]

Does my prediction of 50 games sound so crazy?

[Furlanfufi]

Does my prediction of 50 games sound so crazy?

I don't know about 50, but if we somehow end up better than the Rockets in the Standings I'll probably drink a lot.

[Superbone]

[Superbone]

Grayson has really mellowed out as he's matured and started a family.

[AmareIsGod]

Grayson's wife is

[ShelC]

So just looking at some stats right now:

We're are:
15th in Net Rating
14th in Defensive Rating
7th in Ast% but 24th in A/TO ratio
11th in Rebounding % and 5th in OReb %
12th in EFG% and 14th in TS%

Just 24th in Pace
26th in TO% (bad)

Most of those numbers jump significantly if we keep it to just the last 5 games. Turnovers are still a problem tho regardless and we're 28th pace which matches the eye test.

[AmareIsGod]

So just looking at some stats right now:

We're are:
15th in Net Rating
14th in Defensive Rating
7th in Ast% but 24th in A/TO ratio
11th in Rebounding % and 5th in OReb %
12th in EFG% and 14th in TS%

Just 24th in Pace
26th in TO% (bad)

Most of those numbers jump significantly if we keep it to just the last 5 games. Turnovers are still a problem tho regardless and we're 28th pace which matches the eye test.

What does 28th pace even mean? I've enjoyed the pace we've played at.

[ShelC]

It's the number of possessions per game. If you're playing slower, you're likely to have less possessions throughout the game; play faster and you get more possessions. It seems like we've been playing a bit slower recently, Book walking the ball up more when he's handling the ball.

[O_Gardino]

So just looking at some stats right now:

We're are:
15th in Net Rating
14th in Defensive Rating
7th in Ast% but 24th in A/TO ratio
11th in Rebounding % and 5th in OReb %
12th in EFG% and 14th in TS%

Just 24th in Pace
26th in TO% (bad)

Most of those numbers jump significantly if we keep it to just the last 5 games. Turnovers are still a problem tho regardless and we're 28th pace which matches the eye test.

What does 28th pace even mean? I've enjoyed the pace we've played at.

Just a typo, I think. 28th pLace, meaning we commit more turnovers than almost everyone.

Actual pace is pretty low, too, but I agree with you that our pace is good. We aren't standing around on offense; we move the ball and attack until we get a good shot. That's partly the cause of the turnovers, too. More passes means more opportunity to make a bad pass. It's why we are a bit better in TO% than in raw turnovers. I'll be watching to see if we move up the ranks in TO%.