Preseason Game Day: Suns (1-1) @ Blazers (1-0), Fri 10/7/16

[carey]

ilemi dot so

Use proper precautions. 2nd link.

Not working for me.

Archie hasn't played. Is he unavailable, or did Watson just decide not to play him?

ilemi.so wasn't working? Had a crystal clear stream all night. Weird.

[O_Gardino]

Chriss just got reminded that he's a teenager. He was helpless out there, and he was very frustrated about it.

[carey]

They should have given Chriss some help out there, but it was a good learning experience for him.

[AmareIsGod]

He got SOO much of his forearm and elbow. How do these idiot announcers try and say that was clean?

[carey]

These announcers? FUCK these guys. Vonleh pulled his left arm back, lol.

[carey]

He got SOO much of his forearm and elbow. How do these idiot announcers try and say that was clean?

Seriously. These dudes are Boston level homers.

[Cap]

We went with Jenkins and Jones for the last five minutes of the game? And Goodwin still didn't play?

[O_Gardino]

We went with Jenkins and Jones for the last five minutes of the game? And Goodwin still didn't play?

Yes.

[carey]

"This wasn't a regular preseason game for them."

Did you see what our 4th Quarter line-up was for us? Lol.

[Cap]

We went with Jenkins and Jones for the last five minutes of the game? And Goodwin still didn't play?

Yes.

Why?

[carey]

Anyway, we don't shoot 56% from FT and we win even with that unit we put out there for the whole 4th.

[O_Gardino]

I'm really enjoying the minutes that Ulis gets. He is obviously getting more of a challenge here than he did in summer league, and you can see that he can't just take over a game, even against other reserves. But he's finding ways to make good plays here and there, and he still plays smart defense. It will be fun to see if he can amp it up a notch as he gets used to the higher level of competition.

Bender looked much more comfortable on offense tonight. I hope he can put it together and start having some really solid games, not just flashes. But he was a lot less hesitant to shoot or make plays.

Chriss looked a little like Amare on offense. And on defense.

LB is just still so good, and he's a stabilizing presence for the team.

The team was unstoppable when Len was screening for Booker, and with Len on the bench we were very good in transition.

Warren continues to look like our 2nd best scorer.

[O_Gardino]

We went with Jenkins and Jones for the last five minutes of the game? And Goodwin still didn't play?

Yes.

Why?

No idea. Maybe we will hear about it in the postgame interviews.

[Superbone]

He got SOO much of his forearm and elbow. How do these idiot announcers try and say that was clean?

Seriously. These dudes are Boston level homers.

Thanks for all the play by play, guys. Oh yeah, the Portland announcers are in the top two for homers around the league for sure.

[AmareIsGod]

No problem! It's been fun the last 2 games. They're actually enjoyable to watch.

[carey]

[youtube][/youtube]

[AmareIsGod]

He's soo good...

[Nodack]

The youtube video worked. The other link didnt work for me. Says my smart phone is out of date and sent me to a dead link.

The youtube video was cool enough. Booker on fire! Does he get some serious arc on his shots or what?

[Ring_Wanted]

The most impressive thing is the lift he gets off the bounce. It was patent since his first basket of last season. Young Ray Allen potential.

[O_Gardino]

Thanks for posting the Booker highlights, Carey.

For reals, you guys. Watch Len in that highlight reel. Just pay attention to where he is on each play. He sets good screens. He follows Booker on the fast break, ready to grab the rebound if Booker misses. When Book drives, Len stays far enough from the basket to take a defender with him, but close enough to compete for a rebound.

Len is not a star, but he makes the team better. And he still has a lot of learning to do. I like the guy more than I did on draft night, and I hope we keep him and let him develop into that solid role player that he can be.