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Re: Game Day: Suns (39-30) @ Spurs (51-18), Thurs 3/19/26
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2026 7:37 pm
by Gladiator
Mori Chu wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2026 7:27 pm
Oooooooof, Fleming gets intentionally fouled by the Spurs and then he misses BOTH FTs. That sucks for the kid. He was just starting to get his confidence. The basketball gods are cruel sometimes.
Really hope he can brush that off and remember the awesome moments he had in this game.
https://x.com/erikruby/status/2034792237935337533?s=46
Re: Game Day: Suns (39-30) @ Spurs (51-18), Thurs 3/19/26
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2026 7:38 pm
by iLLmatic
Ott coached out of his mind this year. I think we have some good pieces going forward but some personnel changes need to happen.
Re: Game Day: Suns (39-30) @ Spurs (51-18), Thurs 3/19/26
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2026 7:40 pm
by Gladiator
Mori Chu wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2026 7:36 pm
(beating this drum yet again) The loss isn't on just one guy, and it will be tempting to blame Fleming's two missed FT at the end. But I can't help but notice that Jalen Green shot 7-20, which does not help. To be fair, my man Booker also shot 8-22 so it isn't on any one guy. Really tough loss by the narrowest of margins. Great game-winning shot from Wemby who was spectacular all night. What's too bad is that I actually thought our bigs did a pretty decent job tonight. Both Oso and ManMan did about as good with Wemby as you can hope to do, and they also contributed some rebounds and points along with it. Tough, tough loss.
Unfortunately Book’s regular Achilles heels in 3-point shooting (0/4) and turnovers (4 versus 5 assists) didn’t help either.
Re: Game Day: Suns (39-30) @ Spurs (51-18), Thurs 3/19/26
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2026 7:45 pm
by Flagrant Fowl
I think this loss puts the nail in the coffin of any chance to finish 6th.
Re: Game Day: Suns (39-30) @ Spurs (51-18), Thurs 3/19/26
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2026 7:48 pm
by ShelC
Ott's been outcoached late during this recent stretch. Fleming shouldn't have been on the floor on that inbounds where he got fouled.
And Green starts off hot and then goes 3-15 the rest of the way.
Re: Game Day: Suns (39-30) @ Spurs (51-18), Thurs 3/19/26
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2026 7:54 pm
by Gladiator
ShelC wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2026 7:48 pm
Ott's been outcoached late during this recent stretch. Fleming shouldn't have been on the floor on that inbounds where he got fouled.
And Green starts off hot and then goes 3-15 the rest of the way.
Yep Fleming at this point in his career should only be on for defensive possessions in close ones down the stretch, wherever possible
Re: Game Day: Suns (39-30) @ Spurs (51-18), Thurs 3/19/26
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2026 7:55 pm
by Flagrant Fowl
I didn't have a problem with Fleming being in the game. He's not a bad shooter, so he has to hit at least one.
Re: Game Day: Suns (39-30) @ Spurs (51-18), Thurs 3/19/26
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2026 7:56 pm
by ShelC
Fun.
Re: Game Day: Suns (39-30) @ Spurs (51-18), Thurs 3/19/26
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2026 8:05 pm
by TOO
Blaming Ott is just funny.
Re: Game Day: Suns (39-30) @ Spurs (51-18), Thurs 3/19/26
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2026 8:37 pm
by Wally_West
Wally_West wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2026 7:31 pm
Just brutal. This injuries have derailed our season essentially.
Now the Booker injury smfh
Re: Game Day: Suns (39-30) @ Spurs (51-18), Thurs 3/19/26
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2026 8:44 pm
by TOO
ShelC wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2026 7:56 pm
Fun.
Disgusting.
Re: Game Day: Suns (39-30) @ Spurs (51-18), Thurs 3/19/26
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2026 8:50 pm
by Danimal
ShelC wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2026 7:56 pm
Fun.
Has to be the most suns post of the season
I guess if they’d won they’d have banged knees when hugging post game.
Just fuck off with these injuries and please fire our training staff.
Re: Game Day: Suns (39-30) @ Spurs (51-18), Thurs 3/19/26
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2026 9:22 pm
by Wally_West
This how I mostly feel. But Ott, Book, and Green can still be better tho.
Re: Game Day: Suns (39-30) @ Spurs (51-18), Thurs 3/19/26
Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2026 10:01 pm
by Split T
That one hurt…my thoughts on the ending:
We can quibble with Fleming being out there, but who else do you want? Bouyea is really the only one…unless you have Oso inbounding. Bigger issue is Booker never even tried to go get the ball.
Also, looking at the replay, Fleming had passed the ball back to Gillespie before the foul. Should’ve been a no call. You can’t intentionally foul someone who doesn’t have the ball in the final 2 minutes.
Lastly…you can’t let Wemby take that shot with no double. Goody should’ve doubled as soon as Fox ran to the corner. Make Wemby force up an earlier shot or attempt the pass to the cross corner and let Fox try and hit a 3.
Also the timeout by Ott ended up being killer…Booker almost got trapped, but he got it away to Green and broke their press…they probably would’ve had to foul Green.
Re: Game Day: Suns (39-30) @ Spurs (51-18), Thurs 3/19/26
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2026 12:07 am
by Superbone
Danimal wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2026 5:14 pm
JJ Slim wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2026 5:11 pm
It's a win! Calling it now.
I’m thinking green and Booker go nuts but we run out of gas again in the 4th.
So close. Rasheer makes his FTs and we probably win.
Re: Game Day: Suns (39-30) @ Spurs (51-18), Thurs 3/19/26
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2026 12:08 am
by Superbone
Gladiator wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2026 6:57 pm
Hope I’m wrong, but this feels like a heart-breaking loss coming up (moral victory but nothing to show in W/L column)

Re: Game Day: Suns (39-30) @ Spurs (51-18), Thurs 3/19/26
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2026 12:10 am
by Shabazz
Gut punch loss of the season. Book was really rough in crunch time and Green had like 4 possessions with misses in a row that let the Spurs back in it. Super frustrating loss. Worse than the Golden State game.
I feel for Sheer, but like Split said, it shouldn’t have come down to that.
Re: Game Day: Suns (39-30) @ Spurs (51-18), Thurs 3/19/26
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2026 12:15 am
by Superbone
Yep, toughest loss of the season. So sad. One make short. Green needs to help at the end of games. Fox made his shots, Green didn't.
Re: Game Day: Suns (39-30) @ Spurs (51-18), Thurs 3/19/26
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2026 12:25 am
by Superbone
Insult to injury:
Re: Game Day: Suns (39-30) @ Spurs (51-18), Thurs 3/19/26
Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2026 3:26 am
by JustWinBaby
iLLmatic wrote: ↑Thu Mar 19, 2026 7:38 pm
Ott coached out of his mind this year. I think we have some good pieces going forward but some personnel changes need to happen.
Yep
I think any or all of the following could be gone next year
Green, Allen, O'Neal, Williams
What could they command in a trade?