Re: Game Day: Suns (25-24) @ Thunder (39-9), Wed 2/5/25
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2025 4:25 am
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Just embarrassing.AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2025 7:20 amWhat a bunch of pathetic losers. But hey, 3rd highest payroll in all global professional sports!
1. New York Mets (MLB) – about $446.6 million
2. Phoenix Suns (NBA) – about $408.9 million
3. Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB) – about $408.7 million
4. New York Yankees (MLB) – about $373.7 million
5. Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA) – about $299.5 million
Ish happens
I mean I don’t think it makes sense to complain about having an owner that spends money…but by all means complain about the team…no one is telling you to stop that
To some extent I think it does when he doesn’t do it responsibly and puts us in such a predicament that we can’t execute a trade when we need to. Money backed us into a corner if anything.
Ok, I get that…but it’s not really about the money. No one would have a problem if the the team was winning…I also don’t recall seeing very many people against the moves we made. They all seemed to make a lot of sense at the time.Kryptonic wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2025 8:10 amTo some extent I think it does when he doesn’t do it responsibly and puts us in such a predicament that we can’t execute a trade when we need to. Money backed us into a corner if anything.
OKC showed us what great defense looks like in the 2nd half. Just totally shut us down. They're energy was at least twice what ours was. They were all over the court.ShelC wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2025 4:13 amOnly watched the 1st half, saw updates about the start of the 2nd half on social so knew where this was headed. I thought we played well enough in the first half offensively but had a feeling it wouldn't last. We shot really well and were only up 3 going into halftime but that's what it takes to even stay close. We know we can't shoot like that all game and don't have the defensive players to slow anyone down.
In other words, no. We're going to see the same mediocrity the rest of the way with maybe incremental progress at best.Mike Budenholzer on if this team is fixable: "I think if you lean into the first half and how we played for big parts if that, I think we've talked about some through the year, doing it for 48 minutes. Finding sustainability both ends of the court. We've just got to keep pushing, keep working."
Agreed. I don't think he's actually understanding what happened. The Thunder picked up their level of intesity, and the Suns weren't equipped to match it or handle it. This isn't going to be changed by doing things like they did in the first half of the game. They tried to do the same things they did in the first half of the game, but were taken completely out of the game by what OKC did.Superbone wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2025 10:16 amIn other words, no. We're going to see the same mediocrity the rest of the way with maybe incremental progress at best.Mike Budenholzer on if this team is fixable: "I think if you lean into the first half and how we played for big parts if that, I think we've talked about some through the year, doing it for 48 minutes. Finding sustainability both ends of the court. We've just got to keep pushing, keep working."
Exactly.In2ition wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2025 10:19 amAgreed. I don't think he's actually understanding what happened. The Thunder picked up their level of intesity, and the Suns weren't equipped to match it or handle it. This isn't going to be changed by doing things like they did in the first half of the game. They tried to do the same things they did in the first half of the game, but were taken completely out of the game by what OKC did.Superbone wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2025 10:16 amIn other words, no. We're going to see the same mediocrity the rest of the way with maybe incremental progress at best.Mike Budenholzer on if this team is fixable: "I think if you lean into the first half and how we played for big parts if that, I think we've talked about some through the year, doing it for 48 minutes. Finding sustainability both ends of the court. We've just got to keep pushing, keep working."
Great to hear. I’m pretty sure this is the first time he’s made that observation.Superbone wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2025 10:16 amIn other words, no. We're going to see the same mediocrity the rest of the way with maybe incremental progress at best.Mike Budenholzer on if this team is fixable: "I think if you lean into the first half and how we played for big parts if that, I think we've talked about some through the year, doing it for 48 minutes. Finding sustainability both ends of the court. We've just got to keep pushing, keep working."
They could save a lot of hassle by recording one of these postgame press conferences and replaying it after every loss.Cap wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2025 11:41 amGreat to hear. I’m pretty sure this is the first time he’s made that observation.Superbone wrote: ↑Thu Feb 06, 2025 10:16 amIn other words, no. We're going to see the same mediocrity the rest of the way with maybe incremental progress at best.Mike Budenholzer on if this team is fixable: "I think if you lean into the first half and how we played for big parts if that, I think we've talked about some through the year, doing it for 48 minutes. Finding sustainability both ends of the court. We've just got to keep pushing, keep working."
Oh, wait, he said they’ve been talking about it all year. Good, that means it will help this time.