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JeremyG wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 10, 2023 10:14 pm

Shocked Monty actually called a timeout.

He must be reading the social media comments.

INFORMER wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 10, 2023 10:18 pm

Bridges!

Yes, Bridges came up big in this one. So many offensive rebounds and put back jumpers.

LazarusLong wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 10, 2023 10:56 pm

Šarić of several years ago made an appearance, thankfully.
Did have a few too many TOs, but 19 pts, 9 boards and 7 assists was definitely welcome.

Yep, he deserved the full accent treatment tonight.

Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 10, 2023 11:16 pm

I honestly don't understand the fascination with Kemba Walker.

He was a star at one point. That’s it.

It was a little weird that we didn’t close with DWJ.

Here was Monty’s reasoning:

What would people have said if the Suns had more ball handlers on the court but couldn't defend shooters or get defensive rebounds?

Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 11, 2023 2:03 am

What would people have said if the Suns had more ball handlers on the court but couldn't defend shooters or get defensive rebounds?

We didn’t defend shooters or get defensive rebounds because we kept turning the ball over and giving them open transition looks.

But if the ball handlers weren't good, they'd have done that and not defend or get rebounds.

So glad the Suns got the win. I can actually sleep well for one night.

INFORMER wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 10, 2023 11:33 pm

Wally_West wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 10, 2023 11:28 pm

Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 10, 2023 11:16 pm

I honestly don't understand the fascination with Kemba Walker.

I think a lot people still remember him as an all-star just two years ago.

I also don’t think anyone is full on advocating to sign him, other listing him as a candidate that couldve help in situations where a pg would be needed haha

Just scoring 30 plus points in NBA game is going to keep him on the NBA radar, especially when you're talking about playing a bit role on a minimum contract.

And seeing how he just played like 5 games in a row like a week ago and we're talking about a 10-day contract, I'm not sure the "he is never healthy, he never plays" argument really holds a lot of weight in this instance.

He hasn't played 5 games in a row since Valentine's weekend of last year.

He's recently played more than the twice a month that I claimed earlier. My bad.

Unfortunately for him, he's been bad in every game except for one. Good luck spinning the Kemba Walker wheel of fortune to predict when that'll happen again.

This is a good look



Way to ball after getting his ring

Postgame quotes and videos

Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 11, 2023 2:03 am

What would people have said if the Suns had more ball handlers on the court but couldn't defend shooters or get defensive rebounds?

If our whole roster was made up of guys that sucked at defense and didn’t rebound and we almost lost the game that way, I would’ve said, would be really nice to have brought in a guy that could get a rebound or a stop right now. We have an open roster spot and a 10-day contract, no reason not to.

So Dario does still have some gas left in the tank.

Good to see!

Feels like there's definitely something Monty doesn't like/trust with DWJ. Maybe he doesn't like the score-first mentality, since we're not really that kind of team/offense but you need a bucket getter, especially with the situation we're in. But I'd rather have DWJ out there with his scoring ability, even if it's some ISO/chucker stuff than Shamet playing "the right way" and bricking everything he puts up or getting shut down by defenders since he can't get around anyone.

I fully expect this skeleton crew team to go on an 8-game winning streak and shock the world. Let's see it, fellas. Winners work.

Honest question - if Shamet plays in this game and gets his 30 minutes, do we win? I honestly don't think so.

Flagrant Fowl wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 11, 2023 2:03 am

What would people have said if the Suns had more ball handlers on the court but couldn't defend shooters or get defensive rebounds?

DWJ has to learn to take it if he wants it to make it. Shamet doesn’t get held to this standard it seems. IDK. But either way, GSW pressured the shit out of the suns. Perhaps Monty wants this comment public and the truth was he chose defense and rebounding at risk of turnovers.