Game Day: Clippers (45-31) @ Suns (22-53), Thurs 3/30/17

[Superbone]

Two years ago some analyst or announcer said that in 2 years Blake Griffin would be the best shooter in the league. His shot has greatly improved but the guy who said it shouldn't be allowed within 10 miles of an NBA arena for saying something so ignorant. Wish I could remember who it was.

It was Mike Smith, the Clippers' color commentator. Same guy that called the game tonight with Ralph "Alzheimer" Lawler.

[Superbone]

TJ, WTF?

TJ got the tank memo obviously with his four straight missed free throws late.

[carey]

So, anyone that doesn't think Booker is going to be All-Star lvl good just watch what he does to Blake on the last possession of this video. http://www.nba.com/suns/video/2017/03/3 ... ts-1334340

Tyler Ulis joined Warren for his fifth double-double in the last nine games with 16 points and 13 assists. He currently has more point-assist double-doubles than all other NBA rookies combined.

[djy2j]

Love Ulis's 13 ast 2 TO's vs Chris Paul. This kid is going to make it.

Also, is Barbosa dead or something?

[djy2j]

Two years ago some analyst or announcer said that in 2 years Blake Griffin would be the best shooter in the league. His shot has greatly improved but the guy who said it shouldn't be allowed within 10 miles of an NBA arena for saying something so ignorant. Wish I could remember who it was.

It was Mike Smith, the Clippers' color commentator. Same guy that called the game tonight with Ralph "Alzheimer" Lawler.

That makes sense. What a dope. It is amazing to me how off those guys are. At times it seems like they are calling a completely different game.

[O_Gardino]

So, anyone that doesn't think Booker is going to be All-Star lvl good just watch what he does to Blake on the last possession of this video. http://www.nba.com/suns/video/2017/03/3 ... ts-1334340

Tyler Ulis joined Warren for his fifth double-double in the last nine games with 16 points and 13 assists. He currently has more point-assist double-doubles than all other NBA rookies combined.

That was a great move.

[Mori Chu]

This was pretty much what I want out of every Suns game the rest of the year. Good numbers and some fun moments, and a loss.

Booker chipped in 33 points and 9 assists. Wow.
Chriss with 20 points and 6 boards.
Warren with 14 and 10, though on 6-15 shooting.
Len with 12 points but only 3 boards.
Ulis gave us 16 points on 8-15 shooting, and 13 assists. I like this kid so much.
We even got 10 points out of D. Jones Jr. What a great overall set of performances from our young guys!

http://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400900519

[In2ition]

I really like Ulis a ton. I guess I'm a little worried about his size and his jump shot, where I just don't know if I see him being a high level starting pg. I could see him as a 15 year, fantastic backup though.

BTW, I really liked this game from Booker. It wasn't 70 pts, but I thought this was probably the best performance I've seen out of him other than that game. There wasn't much that the Clippers could do with him, he practically scored at will, and made some great passes. This is total homer hyperbole on my part, but he looked like a combo of Kobe with his shot making and offensive variety and Nash with some of his crafty moves and passes last night.

[Cap]

Two years ago some analyst or announcer said that in 2 years Blake Griffin would be the best shooter in the league. His shot has greatly improved but the guy who said it shouldn't be allowed within 10 miles of an NBA arena for saying something so ignorant. Wish I could remember who it was.

It was Mike Smith, the Clippers' color commentator. Same guy that called the game tonight with Ralph "Alzheimer" Lawler.

That makes sense. What a dope. It is amazing to me how off those guys are. At times it seems like they are calling a completely different game.

Blake Griffin will be the best shooter in the league when Quese wins DPOY.

[In2ition]

Two years ago some analyst or announcer said that in 2 years Blake Griffin would be the best shooter in the league. His shot has greatly improved but the guy who said it shouldn't be allowed within 10 miles of an NBA arena for saying something so ignorant. Wish I could remember who it was.

It was Mike Smith, the Clippers' color commentator. Same guy that called the game tonight with Ralph "Alzheimer" Lawler.

That makes sense. What a dope. It is amazing to me how off those guys are. At times it seems like they are calling a completely different game.

Blake Griffin will be the best shooter in the league when Quese wins DPOY.

Haha. Blake did shoot very well, and every shot he took I thought was going in. Kind of miss his rim rocking attacks though.

[AmareIsGod]

Those moves. And he's 20 YEARS OLD!

[n4th4n]

Those moves. And he's 20 YEARS OLD!

Wow. Okay, so this is kind of interesting. Nash did a podcast with Bill Simmons earlier this week and talked about how he learned to counter hand checking from KJ. He said that when a defender would move in to handcheck, he would subtly grab their arm with is off hand in order to drag them in towards him. This would throw them off balance and to guide their momentum AWAY from where he wanted to go. Booker does almost exactly that as he begins his turn towards the baseline in this clip. It is not something I have seen him do so clearly before. I wonder if he was listening.

[INFORMER]

I really like Ulis a ton. I guess I'm a little worried about his size and his jump shot, where I just don't know if I see him being a high level starting pg. I could see him as a 15 year, fantastic backup though.

It's looking like I was wrong about him.

[Cap]

So the draft isn't an F anymore? Just a regular F now?

[INFORMER]

Time will tell.

[Cap]

Cop out.

[Mori Chu]

By no stretch of imagination could this draft be called an F any more. Ulis, Chriss, and Bender have all contributed and shown promise.

[TOO]

By no stretch of imagination could this draft be called an F any more. Ulis, Chriss, and Bender have all contributed and shown promise.

How it was an F before they ever played is what boggles the mind. Time will tell?

[specialsauce]

Time will tell.

Wow.

[JCSunsfan]

Those moves. And he's 20 YEARS OLD!

Watch the defenders. Blake trying to grab him as he chases him across the baseline. Jordan frozen in his tracks and then flailing at the ball.