Preseason Game Day: Suns (1-2) @ Jazz (2-1), Wed 10/12/16

[AmareIsGod]

Is that Robert Sarver on the court grabbing Dudley's arm and acting like a maniac? So funny.

[AmareIsGod]

The full sequence...
https://twitter.com/basketradamus/status/786416734060343296

[AmareIsGod]

And the best quality with a replay, zoomed in.
https://twitter.com/theDYNAMICS/status/786416615424401408 With the HD, can spot the guy I thought was Sarver. Not sure who he is.

[specialsauce]

You admitted to not watching the first half. I then told you if you had seen it you would understand why there were so many negative Len comments. You then came back with a +/- number padded against guys that probably won't be in the league on opening day. The eye roll seemed appropriate. Shrug.

+1

"So many good things"

He's not a good defender, not a big shot-blocker, not a great rebounder, fouls too much, and his post moves are horrendous. He's a poor mans RoLo, which is fine if that's what your expectations of him are.

[The Bobster]

Remember, Utah lead 46-16 at one point, the Suns could have mailed it in at that point, but outscored Utah 95-64 the rest of the way.

[specialsauce]

And the best quality with a replay, zoomed in.
https://twitter.com/theDYNAMICS/status/786416615424401408 With the HD, can spot the guy I thought was Sarver. Not sure who he is.

Damn!!

[AmareIsGod]

You admitted to not watching the first half. I then told you if you had seen it you would understand why there were so many negative Len comments. You then came back with a +/- number padded against guys that probably won't be in the league on opening day. The eye roll seemed appropriate. Shrug.

+1

"So many good things"

He's not a good defender, not a big shot-blocker, not a great rebounder, fouls too much, and his post moves are horrendous. He's a poor mans RoLo, which is fine if that's what your expectations of him are.

I hear you. I too expect more out of him. This isn't his first or even 2nd season. I'll be happy if he can produce like he did tonight off the bench (or give us near that level of production) but it was against Utah's scrubs, primarily.

[carey]

Good to get a win on my 40th birthday. Sad I couldn't watch all of it. Just the crappy parts in the beginning. Boo.

[carey]

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[AmareIsGod]

Thanks for that Carey! And happy 40th bud! Here's to at least 40 more.

[Superbone]

Happy birthday Carey!

I don't care that it was a preseason game. I love that they didn't quit after being down 30 in the first half and brought it all the way home. They were even down 10 with 2.5 minutes left. Loved the reaction from the bench. These guys are having fun.

[ShelC]

Our starters looked awful. Don't really care about our backups battling against their scrubs. But I guess we'll learn to cheer for moral victories this year.

[LazarusLong]

I want Len to do well as much as anyone. The problem is Gobert made him look so bad in both of these games. If you were watching there is no denying it.

A healthy Gobert will make many players look bad.

[azsportsfan]

Our starters looked awful. Don't really care about our backups battling against their scrubs. But I guess we'll learn to cheer for moral victories this year.

Booker was pretty good outside of a few forced shots, and Warren got it going after a rough start. Other than that I agree. Rough showing by Bled, Duds, and Len.

[djy2j]

Turned it off with 2 mins left. damn. Good for Archie though.

[Mori Chu]

I'll admit it, I was a bad fan tonight. I was following the game in the first half, and then when we went down by 25-30 points I shut it off. Great to see that they came back and got a W. It's a meaningless preseason game, but not quitting when you are down is really important for a young team.

[O_Gardino]

One thing is sure. The Suns have one of the best 3rd strings in the NBA.

[ShelC]

Bledsoe couldn't do anything, nor did he look decisive. Dudley is way too undersized to be a full time 4. And mind you, Favors wasn't playing. Barbosa was in drive-and-crash mode. Chriss looked good, Bender had moments defensively but we're not looking for him at all on offense. I can't even tell what kind of offense we're actually running aside from penetrate and kick.

[AmareIsGod]

Step away from the ledge Shel. It's an extremely young team and it's PRESEASON. There has been a ton of experimentation with lineups.

[Superbone]

Step away from the ledge Shel. It's an extremely young team and it's PRESEASON. There has been a ton of experimentation with lineups.

Yeah, if you expect this team to win consistently even in the regular season, you are setting yourself up for frustration. This is mostly a young team with a few vets. I just hope to see improvement throughout the season and for our young guys to get experience. I look forward to watching their progression but I don't expect much in terms of wins and losses. If we even got close to a .500 team, I would be very surprised.