Game Day: Jazz (26-16) @ Suns (13-27), Mon 1/16/17

[Wally_West]

Bender doing a good job on Hayward and his hipster hair.

[carey]

So far so good. On a 24 to 11 run.

[carey]

Bender having himself a quarter!

[Split T]

Looking good so far. Little worried that bender and Chriss both with 2 fouls. Williams is probably getting minutes tonight.

[carey]

Hey Fenwick, have you seen my shield? This one has vertical stripes, mine is horizontal.

[EDC]

I hate how our chuckers seem to have infected Ulis.

[carey]

Blade is 31/9/9. Triple double in sight he needs an assist and a board.

[carey]

Sigh. Yeah lets have Chriss on the floor guarding their best player with 20 seconds left. *groan*

[carey]

Sigh. Chriss really thought it was a good idea to try a layup there? Dunk it. Do a jump stop hesitation. Something, shit.

[MightyMoog]

See, now that was a good loss. Excellent play. Chriss getting some hard lessons. But he'll learn. Great team defense.

[Flagrant Fowl]

That Joe Johnson shot was garbage.

[da_suns_fan]

Joe Johnson, Diaw and LB on the floor tonight.

The only guys left in the league from SSOL.

[TOO]

Hey Fenwick, have you seen my shield? This one has vertical stripes, mine is horizontal.

I'll allow it.

[Shabazz]

Why did Watson go with Chriss over Len down the stretch? Weird.

[Superbone]

Why did Watson go with Chriss over Len down the stretch? Weird.

Three words: Ping Pong Balls.

[UglyTruth]

He's probably the most underrated player in the league and the best player in the league to have not made an all star team yet.

He should make it this year, but I'm not sure if he will. I could see Klay Thompson taking his spot. As for best player not to make an all star team, I'd say that goes to Giannis, but he's a lock to make this years team.

Giannis just started becoming good this year and 2nd half of last year. Hayward's been good for years.

[carey]

I'd probably put Bledsoe on the list of good players that have never made an all-star game. Have we had one since Nash retired? 2012 was the last time we sent someone to the all-star game. Utah hasn't sent anyone since 2011. Charlotte since 2010. However, Milwaukee has waited the longest and should see their drought end this year. They haven't sent anyone since 2004. Gosh, I hope we don't have to wait another 9 years...

[Mori Chu]

Narrow loss = ping-pong balls. Bledsoe and Booker each with 25+ points. Warren with 15. Bender got 25 minutes (yay!), Ulis got 11 minutes (yay). Knight DNP. Overall I got essentially 100% of what I wanted out of our team tonight. I'll take it.

http://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=400900041

[djy2j]

Solid game, for the most part, compared to what we've been seeing most of the season. Once they got through that offensive lull to start the game the team seemed more focused than usual. The defensive effort was really good. The results weren't always there because they are still learning but I'll take it.

Obviously, Knight is the root of some of the problems with how we play. Not all. But some. Bledsoe's passing game has improved. Still has a way to go but it's improved.

Bender is starting to flourish on the defensive end. He has some really great instincts. He has developed a lot quicker than I imagined.

Glad Chriss was out there for some learning moments. That was almost the most important takeaway from this game.


My only complaints would be that I wish Len and Williams could have got some more mins. Seemed Len was pretty locked in there. Also, I felt like Watson was out coached there in the second half. Putting Tucker in at center was a typical Watson move and it burnt him in the end. What happens if Tucker gets traded? Will Watson just put 4 guys out there in protest?

[OE32]

Solid game, for the most part, compared to what we've been seeing most of the season. Once they got through that offensive lull to start the game the team seemed more focused than usual. The defensive effort was really good. The results weren't always there because they are still learning but I'll take it.

Obviously, Knight is the root of some of the problems with how we play. Not all. But some. Bledsoe's passing game has improved. Still has a way to go but it's improved.

Bender is starting to flourish on the defensive end. He has some really great instincts. He has developed a lot quicker than I imagined.

Glad Chriss was out there for some learning moments. That was almost the most important takeaway from this game.


My only complaints would be that I wish Len and Williams could have got some more mins. Seemed Len was pretty locked in there. Also, I felt like Watson was out coached there in the second half. Putting Tucker in at center was a typical Watson move and it burnt him in the end. What happens if Tucker gets traded? Will Watson just put 4 guys out there in protest?

I was not pleased with this part. Our team played solid D with the exception of Chriss, who would miss rotations in the worst possible ways at the worst possible times. I thought the rest of our team played well enough to win and should have been rewarded with a W. Inserting Len or Bender for Chriss may very well have made the difference.

Yes, I'd prefer to win than chase ping pong balls, even with our current record.