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Re: Game Day: Suns (16-9) @ Pelicans (16-8), Fri 12/9/22
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:47 pm
by The Bobster
They have the wrong guys trying to make entry passes.
Re: Game Day: Suns (16-9) @ Pelicans (16-8), Fri 12/9/22
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:47 pm
by virtual9mm
Just tuned in and the difference is that the Pels are getting all the loose balls, long rebounds, etc. Just the little extra edge in energy is making a huge difference. We can complain about the refs or Booker but the reality is that there is a difference in effort.
Re: Game Day: Suns (16-9) @ Pelicans (16-8), Fri 12/9/22
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:48 pm
by AmareIsGod
Book couldn't bother to box out CJ. And that's the game.
Re: Game Day: Suns (16-9) @ Pelicans (16-8), Fri 12/9/22
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:48 pm
by Split T
Took Booker out too late
Re: Game Day: Suns (16-9) @ Pelicans (16-8), Fri 12/9/22
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:49 pm
by virtual9mm
Finishing the game without Booker -- there's nobody able to really create if you shut down CP3-Ayton PnR
Re: Game Day: Suns (16-9) @ Pelicans (16-8), Fri 12/9/22
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:50 pm
by Mori Chu
I feel like a common thread in the last 3-4 games where we've struggled has been an athleticism gap. The Mavs, the Celtics, even the Rockets have a lot of strong and athletic guys and we have a hard time matching that. All the moreso if they're also big and strong like the Pelicans front line. We have a bunch of talented players on our roster, but not a lot of elite athletes in our rotation.
Re: Game Day: Suns (16-9) @ Pelicans (16-8), Fri 12/9/22
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:50 pm
by virtual9mm
Mori Chu wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:50 pm
I feel like a common thread in the last 3-4 games where we've struggled has been an athleticism gap. The Mavs, the Celtics, even the Rockets have a lot of strong and athletic guys and we have a hard time matching that. All the moreso if they're also big and strong like the Pelicans front line. We have a bunch of talented players on our roster, but not a lot of elite athletes in our rotation.
Which, of course, has been James Jones' MO.
Re: Game Day: Suns (16-9) @ Pelicans (16-8), Fri 12/9/22
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:52 pm
by The Bobster
The Suns shoot 22 of 44 on 3's and still lose.
Re: Game Day: Suns (16-9) @ Pelicans (16-8), Fri 12/9/22
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:53 pm
by Split T
Get back on defense if you don’t want the Pels to do that at the end of the game.
Re: Game Day: Suns (16-9) @ Pelicans (16-8), Fri 12/9/22
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:53 pm
by The Bobster
virtual9mm wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:49 pm
Finishing the game without Booker -- there's nobody able to really create if you shut down CP3-Ayton PnR
Well, Booker certainly wasn't the answer tonight when he was in there.
Re: Game Day: Suns (16-9) @ Pelicans (16-8), Fri 12/9/22
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:54 pm
by virtual9mm
There's a lack of energy and focus, some of which can be chalked up to fatigue without Cam Johnson, Crowder, and CP3 for quite a few games. But to lose three games in a row especially after the last game is inexcusable.
Re: Game Day: Suns (16-9) @ Pelicans (16-8), Fri 12/9/22
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:54 pm
by virtual9mm
The Bobster wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:53 pm
virtual9mm wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:49 pm
Finishing the game without Booker -- there's nobody able to really create if you shut down CP3-Ayton PnR
Well, Booker certainly wasn't the answer tonight when he was in there.
I think we're saying the same thing. Something fundamentally wrong with the team right now.
Re: Game Day: Suns (16-9) @ Pelicans (16-8), Fri 12/9/22
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:55 pm
by Mori Chu
Zion windmill dunks on us with 2 seconds left when they're already up 9. Fuck that shit, that's disrespectful. Then Avocado pushes Chris Paul and they start trading barbs. The two teams almost got into a brawl over it. Rivalry brewing between these teams.
Check in some scrub next game and send Zion to the floor.
Re: Game Day: Suns (16-9) @ Pelicans (16-8), Fri 12/9/22
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:59 pm
by SunsRIt
We really need a POWER forward. I would love to get somebody like Larry Nance Jr. Big, strong and athletic. Even when Cam Johnson comes back we don’t have that. He’s athletic. That’s it.
Re: Game Day: Suns (16-9) @ Pelicans (16-8), Fri 12/9/22
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:59 pm
by Split T
Mori Chu wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:55 pm
Zion windmill dunks on us with 2 seconds left when they're already up 9. Fuck that shit, that's disrespectful. Then Avocado pushes Chris Paul and they start trading barbs. The two teams almost got into a brawl over it. Rivalry brewing between these teams.
Check in some scrub next game and send Zion to the floor.
Meh, suns didn’t bother to get back on D the last two possessions. Don’t think you can get mad if you are being lazy
Re: Game Day: Suns (16-9) @ Pelicans (16-8), Fri 12/9/22
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:59 pm
by ShelC
We have a postgame skirmish! Sunday gonna be lit!
Re: Game Day: Suns (16-9) @ Pelicans (16-8), Fri 12/9/22
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:02 pm
by SunsRIt
Split T wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:59 pm
Mori Chu wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:55 pm
Zion windmill dunks on us with 2 seconds left when they're already up 9. Fuck that shit, that's disrespectful. Then Avocado pushes Chris Paul and they start trading barbs. The two teams almost got into a brawl over it. Rivalry brewing between these teams.
Check in some scrub next game and send Zion to the floor.
Meh, suns didn’t bother to get back on D the last two possessions. Don’t think you can get mad if you are being lazy
This a BS take. The game was over. Zion was being a bitch.
Re: Game Day: Suns (16-9) @ Pelicans (16-8), Fri 12/9/22
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:04 pm
by Furlanfufi
Today is not my day.
Re: Game Day: Suns (16-9) @ Pelicans (16-8), Fri 12/9/22
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:05 pm
by Split T
SunsRIt wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:02 pm
Split T wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:59 pm
Mori Chu wrote: ↑Fri Dec 09, 2022 8:55 pm
Zion windmill dunks on us with 2 seconds left when they're already up 9. Fuck that shit, that's disrespectful. Then Avocado pushes Chris Paul and they start trading barbs. The two teams almost got into a brawl over it. Rivalry brewing between these teams.
Check in some scrub next game and send Zion to the floor.
Meh, suns didn’t bother to get back on D the last two possessions. Don’t think you can get mad if you are being lazy
This a BS take. The game was over. Zion was being a bitch.
Who cares what Zion does…Chris Paul was trying to score right before that. Was he being a bitch too?
Re: Game Day: Suns (16-9) @ Pelicans (16-8), Fri 12/9/22
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 9:05 pm
by Vladimir_Taltos
Well, ok...wtf? All I can think is Devin is either hurt or frustrated over his breakup...WTF? How did we start sucking so bad so fast?/