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Game Day: Suns (17-57) @ Jazz (43-30), Mon 3/25/19
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 1:44 pm
by Superbone
Time: 6:00 pm AZ (6:00 pm PT/9:00 pm ET)
Place: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, UT
TV: FSAZ, NBALP
It's Jimmer time! (I said that last time but it didn't work out too well for him.) Jazz are fighting for playoff positioning while the Suns are injured and playing for the lottery.
Go Suns!!!
Dis • cuss
Re: Game Day: Suns (17-57) @ Jazz (43-30), Mon 3/25/19
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 2:45 pm
by ShelC
Want to see how Ayton responds to Gobert after that last outing.
Re: Game Day: Suns (17-57) @ Jazz (43-30), Mon 3/25/19
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 3:46 pm
by Mori Chu
Presumably he'll just pass it out to Jimmer, who will happily hoist a 27-footer.
Re: Game Day: Suns (17-57) @ Jazz (43-30), Mon 3/25/19
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 6:15 pm
by JeremyG
Booker looking for 70 again?
Re: Game Day: Suns (17-57) @ Jazz (43-30), Mon 3/25/19
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 6:33 pm
by Mori Chu
WHERE IS JIMMER
Re: Game Day: Suns (17-57) @ Jazz (43-30), Mon 3/25/19
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 6:37 pm
by JeremyG
This is one of those conflicts between front office and coaching I assume. Coach hates him, front office is going to have to force him to play him if they want to get a good look at him.
Re: Game Day: Suns (17-57) @ Jazz (43-30), Mon 3/25/19
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:07 pm
by Mori Chu
Devin Booker is a special player. I don't get this line of thinking that he's a prima donna and that we'd be better off without him. Look at him out there carrying this team on his back, with 27 points and counting in just the first half.
Re: Game Day: Suns (17-57) @ Jazz (43-30), Mon 3/25/19
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:13 pm
by In2ition
Marty [Mori Chu] wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:07 pm
Devin Booker is a special player. I don't get this line of thinking that he's a prima donna and that we'd be better off without him. Look at him out there carrying this team on his back, with 27 points and counting in just the first half.
Agreed
Re: Game Day: Suns (17-57) @ Jazz (43-30), Mon 3/25/19
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:13 pm
by The Bobster
Marty [Mori Chu] wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:07 pm
Devin Booker is a special player. I don't get this line of thinking that he's a prima donna and that we'd be better off without him. Look at him out there carrying this team on his back, with 27 points and counting in just the first half.
But carrying them where? They're losing by 19.
They're not going to win if he's taking half their shots.
They have to get more players involved. When he concentrates on going one-on-one he'll score a lot of points, but the offense is stagnant.
Re: Game Day: Suns (17-57) @ Jazz (43-30), Mon 3/25/19
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:17 pm
by Mori Chu
The Bobster wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:13 pm
Marty [Mori Chu] wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:07 pm
Devin Booker is a special player. I don't get this line of thinking that he's a prima donna and that we'd be better off without him. Look at him out there carrying this team on his back, with 27 points and counting in just the first half.
But carrying them where? They're losing by 19.
They're not going to win if he's taking half their shots.
They have to get more players involved. When he concentrates on going one-on-one he'll score a lot of points, but the offense is stagnant.
When I look at a player ballhogging and hurting his team, I look at things like:
- did the guy jack up too many shots at a low percentage
- did he pass it at all, did he get any assists
- did he seem to wave off or ignore open teammates
Booker has shot 8-16 in the first half and has 3 assists. I haven't carefully watched every play since I'm doing my course grades tonight, but I don't think he is totally ballhogging and hurting us. I would also argue that other than Ayton we just don't have a lot of guys out there who can score.
Re: Game Day: Suns (17-57) @ Jazz (43-30), Mon 3/25/19
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:30 pm
by Mori Chu
33 points now for Booker with 8 min left in the 3rd. Putting on a show.
Re: Game Day: Suns (17-57) @ Jazz (43-30), Mon 3/25/19
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:32 pm
by AmareIsGod
JeremyG wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2019 6:37 pm
This is one of those conflicts between front office and coaching I assume. Coach hates him, front office is going to have to force him to play him if they want to get a good look at him.
Coach is trying to WIN. Not perform experiments with players.
Re: Game Day: Suns (17-57) @ Jazz (43-30), Mon 3/25/19
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:45 pm
by JeremyG
AmareIsGod wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:32 pm
JeremyG wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2019 6:37 pm
This is one of those conflicts between front office and coaching I assume. Coach hates him, front office is going to have to force him to play him if they want to get a good look at him.
Coach is trying to WIN. Not perform experiments with players.
Agreed. And the front office signed Fredette as an experiment to end the season. Thus the two competing interests.
Re: Game Day: Suns (17-57) @ Jazz (43-30), Mon 3/25/19
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:54 pm
by Xylus
Booker has 47 at the end of the 3rd.
Re: Game Day: Suns (17-57) @ Jazz (43-30), Mon 3/25/19
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:08 pm
by JeremyG
55 points. 4th highest scoring total in franchise history.
Only his second 50-point game in his career.
Re: Game Day: Suns (17-57) @ Jazz (43-30), Mon 3/25/19
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:13 pm
by JeremyG
Booker finishes with 56 points, tying Chambers for the 3rd most in Suns history.
Re: Game Day: Suns (17-57) @ Jazz (43-30), Mon 3/25/19
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:15 pm
by JeremyG
Booker coming back in. Stupid.
Re: Game Day: Suns (17-57) @ Jazz (43-30), Mon 3/25/19
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:15 pm
by Split T
Jimmer missing everything
Re: Game Day: Suns (17-57) @ Jazz (43-30), Mon 3/25/19
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:21 pm
by JeremyG
Booker and Jimmer competing lol.
Re: Game Day: Suns (17-57) @ Jazz (43-30), Mon 3/25/19
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:25 pm
by Mori Chu
Jimmer 1-10, for 2 points, in 14 minutes. What an absurd chucking rate of shooting with such awful results.
Booker scores 59 (!) on 19-34 shooting, 5-8 on threes, 16-17 on FTs. Special player.
http://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=401071778