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Re: Game Day Playoff Edition - WCF Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Clippers Game III Thursday June 24
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 10:59 am
by Superbone
#8 Davis, #30 Goble, #60 Williams, #71 Mott
4-2, 1-1, 2-2, 3-0 (Alternate
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Re: Game Day Playoff Edition - WCF Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Clippers Game III Thursday June 24
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 11:25 am
by Furlanfufi
Re: Game Day Playoff Edition - WCF Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Clippers Game III Thursday June 24
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 11:32 am
by Superbone
So no broken nose for Book, it sounds like.
Re: Game Day Playoff Edition - WCF Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Clippers Game III Thursday June 24
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 11:42 am
by Nodack
Booker is finest but will wear a mask to protect from further injury.
Booker is fine?
Re: Game Day Playoff Edition - WCF Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Clippers Game III Thursday June 24
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 11:45 am
by Superbone
Nodack wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 11:42 am
Booker is finest but will wear a mask to protect from further injury.
Booker is fine?
He's the finest in all the land, man.
Re: Game Day Playoff Edition - WCF Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Clippers Game III Thursday June 24
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:33 pm
by AmareIsGod
Nodack wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 11:42 am
Booker is finest but will wear a mask to protect from further injury.
Booker is fine?
Give the guy a break! Show a little
flex, will ya?
Re: Game Day Playoff Edition - WCF Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Clippers Game III Thursday June 24
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 2:44 pm
by Superbone
AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:33 pm
Nodack wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 11:42 am
Booker is finest but will wear a mask to protect from further injury.
Booker is fine?
Give the guy a break! Show a little
flex, will ya?
I don't think you want to see 'Dack with his shirt off right now...
Ahem! How 'bout those Suns?!
Re: Game Day Playoff Edition - WCF Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Clippers Game III Thursday June 24
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 2:51 pm
by Nodack
Superbone wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 2:44 pm
AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:33 pm
Nodack wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 11:42 am
Booker is finest but will wear a mask to protect from further injury.
Booker is fine?
Give the guy a break! Show a little
flex, will ya?
I don't think you want to see 'Dack with his shirt off right now...
Ahem! How 'bout those Suns?!
Ya, not a pretty sight. More like a Frankenstein experiment.
Re: Game Day Playoff Edition - WCF Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Clippers Game III Thursday June 24
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 2:52 pm
by Nodack
Nodack wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 2:51 pm
Superbone wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 2:44 pm
AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:33 pm
Nodack wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 11:42 am
Booker is finest but will wear a mask to protect from further injury.
Booker is fine?
Give the guy a break! Show a little
flex, will ya?
I don't think you want to see 'Dack with his shirt off right now...
Ahem! How 'bout those Suns?!
Ya, not a pretty sight. More like a Frankenstein experiment or an autopsy.
Re: Game Day Playoff Edition - WCF Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Clippers Game III Thursday June 24
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 4:18 pm
by pickle
Dear basketball gods, I don’t ask for much, not even during the most depressing years. But please, no more injuries. Thank you.
Re: Game Day Playoff Edition - WCF Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Clippers Game III Thursday June 24
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 4:21 pm
by Mori Chu
pickle wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 4:18 pm
Dear basketball gods, I don’t ask for much, not even during the most depressing years. But please, no more injuries. Thank you.
I was thinking that if we are lucky enough to win an NBA title, every single team we've played against will have had major injuries:
Lakers - Davis
Nuggets - Murray, etc.
Clippers - Kawhi
Hawks - Hunter, Reddish, Bogdanovich
Will people discount us if we do win it? Will they try to put an asterisk next to whoever wins this year's title?
Re: Game Day Playoff Edition - WCF Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Clippers Game III Thursday June 24
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 4:22 pm
by Split T
Of course people will, but they’ll forget quickly.
Re: Game Day Playoff Edition - WCF Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Clippers Game III Thursday June 24
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 4:36 pm
by pickle
You’ve already decided that the Bucks are toast huh?
Re: Game Day Playoff Edition - WCF Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Clippers Game III Thursday June 24
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 4:36 pm
by pickle
Also I guess Ibaka is part of the Clipper casualty list.
Re: Game Day Playoff Edition - WCF Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Clippers Game III Thursday June 24
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 4:37 pm
by Flagrant Fowl
Besides a catastrophic injury or random ejection, I've settled on deciding the likeliest way the Clippers can win this game is if it's a "Player-X Game", a la the "Terrance Mann Game" from their series against Utah. Jackson, Batum and Mann are the likely candidates, maybe even Kennard. Of course it's not inconceivable that Paul George scores 50+, but that one seems less likely to me.
There's always a fear of Ayton getting into foul trouble early, but it feels like that mostly comes down to officiating luck since he's quite good at not fouling.
I'm just searching for a reason to not feel as optimistic as I was going into game 4 in Denver.
Re: Game Day Playoff Edition - WCF Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Clippers Game III Thursday June 24
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 4:39 pm
by Split T
The clippers defense is much better than Denver, even with Zubac. If CP3 is a touch rusty, Book struggles with Bev, and our shooters shoot like Tuesday…we could easily lose.
Re: Game Day Playoff Edition - WCF Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Clippers Game III Thursday June 24
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 4:39 pm
by Cap
I hope there’s a whole section of Suns fans at Staples shouting, “Suns in 4!”
Re: Game Day Playoff Edition - WCF Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Clippers Game III Thursday June 24
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 4:51 pm
by Flagrant Fowl
Split T wrote: ↑Thu Jun 24, 2021 4:39 pm
The clippers defense is much better than Denver, even with Zubac. If CP3 is a touch rusty, Book struggles with Bev, and our shooters shoot like Tuesday…we could easily lose.
I've tried to consider the Clippers improving defensively at home, but I just can't imagine the Suns not being more efficient with Paul back. I could be talked into it if he were out for a bodily injury, like his shoulder/neck problem, but his COVID situation is different. He's reportedly been working out the whole time as well.
Beverly is a pain in the ass, but I don't think he's good enough to get the best of Booker twice in a row, especially with Paul back taking away a lot more of the Clippers defensive attention. The facemask is a wildcard, though.
I can imagine the Suns having another 6-26 game. That is worrying. OTOH, game three against Denver was the last time Crowder and/or Bridges had a hot start when they went a combined 3-4 from deep in the first quarter. It kinda feels like they're due.
Someone mentioned in the game 2 thread about Mikal not showing up for this series and I commented that he's suffered the most with Paul being out. Same can be said for Crowder. Paul and Booker just attract so much attention that defenses are just that half a second slower to react to the wing shooters.
Re: Game Day Playoff Edition - WCF Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Clippers Game III Thursday June 24
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 4:53 pm
by Split T
Ya I think we win, possibly even fairly easily, but the Clippers are good, we were lucky to beat them Tuesday. I’m not ready to call the series like I was with Denver after 2 games.
Re: Game Day Playoff Edition - WCF Phoenix Suns @ Los Angeles Clippers Game III Thursday June 24
Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2021 5:05 pm
by Flagrant Fowl
Oh, I'm certainly not comfortable calling the series for the Suns right now. The Clippers have too many guys who will take a cheap shot or make a dirty play out of desperation to count them out entirely. Once the Clippers try those things, and the Suns still prevail, then they'll start to roll over.