Game Day: Suns (4-10) @ Wizards (3-9), Mon 11/21/16

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Game Day: Suns (4-10) @ Wizards (3-9), Mon 11/21/16

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Time: 5:00 pm AZ (4:00 pm PT / 7:00 pm ET)
Place: Verizon Center, Washington, DC
TV: FSAZ/NBALP

Two struggling teams going at it.

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Re: Game Day: Suns (4-10) @ Wizards (3-9), Mon 11/21/16

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I don't know why the wizards are so bad. Wall-Beal-Porter- Markieff -Gortat is a solid starting 5, should at least be a .500 team. Do they trade Wall if they continue to struggle?

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I think attitude reflects leadership and Wall has never struck me as a great lockerroom guy. Always seems to be sulking, scowling. angry. Their bench sucks too.

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They also have a Morris twin. He sucks. There have been recent incidents of him getting booed and then taunting the crowd for it. So business as usual for Keef.

Oubre and Porter also haven't lived up to their hype yet IMO. With that being said look for the Suns to get worked again being as it I'm sure they didn't practice yesterday.
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Seems like the whole is less than the sum of the parts in WAS. Beal being constantly injured has been tough for them, and they have a dreadful bench. Wall is basically to them what late-1990s Jason Kidd was to the Suns: Keeping them just good enough each year that they can't get any better. Bad coaching is a big part of it if you ask me; they went from one idiot coach to another. You still get the sense that they ought to be able to be a playoff team in the East, but I guess not.

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djy2j wrote:With that being said look for the Suns to get worked again being as it I'm sure they didn't practice yesterday.
I'm not sure where this is coming from. You know they had an intense practice after the Denver loss before they left for Indiana, right?
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Superbone wrote:
djy2j wrote:With that being said look for the Suns to get worked again being as it I'm sure they didn't practice yesterday.
I'm not sure where this is coming from. You know they had an intense practice after the Denver loss before they left for Indiana, right?

I do. It's just pretty abnormal for a team to practice on the road after a back to back and have another game that 4th day. Most coaches opt to rest the team. Or yoga and herbal tea in Watson's case.
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If they practice it needs to be Defense and free throws first.
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Warren still out. Starting Bledsoe-Knight-Booker-Chriss-Len. That probably means minutes for Ulis.

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Would rather have started Dudley at SF. It's whatever though. It will have zero effect on the outcome.
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Just watched Bledsoe hold the ball for 5 seconds at the 3 then drive baseline into a doubleteam and get blocked. Phoenix Suns basketball!
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wiz getting into the paint pretty easily

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knight with a very knight turn over

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We don't do anything at an NBA level. Maybe rebound when we have Chandler and Len.
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Starting Q2 with Ulis-Barbs-Dudley-Tucker-Williams
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A lot of turnovers from players jumping then trying to pass. I think its more of a result of lack of motion and too much iso

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Ulis with the scoop! luv this guy

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our bench unit actually looks better on offense - more passing than the starters. Since we all we basically do is a high pick n roll and the occasional off ball screen for a curling shooter. Things look so much better with Ulis out there since he doesn't just blindly attack and is actually a threat to set up team mates so the defence has to react to him more. Wish Bender got some time for pretty much that reason. That he at least moves the ball and our offense is pretty boring to watch mostly due to the lack of movement.
Consequently our starters have way more turnovers than the bench. And the Wiz have all the fast break points tonight

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Suns on a 13-3 run. 8-point lead. Bledsoe been driving a lot.
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Suns 10-19 from three-point range, including 5-6 from Booker and 0-0 from Tucker.
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