Game Day: Suns (15-17) @ Pacers (17-18), Sat 1/4/24

[Superbone]

Time: 5:00 pm AZ (4:00 pm PT/7:00 pm ET)
Place: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
TV: AZ Family 3TV/NBALP

The Suns who are on a three-game losing streak, start a three-game road trip Saturday night in Indianapolis. The Suns have also lost 6 of their last 7. Beal is questionable (obvs) and Nurk and O'Neale are out.

https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/pacers.pdf
https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/suns.pdf

Go Suns!!!

Dis • cuss

[Superbone]

[Superbone]

Pacers by 22. (Just wanted to beat some of you to the punch.)

[specialsauce]

Go Pacers. Please beat the living fuck out of this team

[Mori Chu]

We should beat a team like Indy, especially right now. But we can't assume anything at this point. The team's chemistry and body language and spirit are so bad that basically they can pull out a loss in most any game regardless of the parameters. If we can't beat Memphis despite their resting their entire roster, how can we beat anybody? At least we have some addition by subtraction (Nurk and Beal likely out) which may help balance our lineup.

[TOO]

Suns are giving up 140.

[Superbone]

We should beat a team like Indy, especially right now. But we can't assume anything at this point. The team's chemistry and body language and spirit are so bad that basically they can pull out a loss in most any game regardless of the parameters. If we can't beat Memphis despite their resting their entire roster, how can we beat anybody? At least we have some addition by subtraction (Nurk and Beal likely out) which may help balance our lineup.

Huh?! We can't beat anybody right now. What are you talking about?! OK, then you course corrected. Your first sentence doesn't make ANY sense with the way we are playing and losing right now and totally contradicts the rest of your post.

[Mori Chu]

I just mean that, on paper, given what was expected of this team to start the season, we ought to have been expected to whoop a team like Indy. But now given the awful way the season has unfolded, we basically are never favored to beat anybody and every game is a potential loss. What a fall from grace.

[Superbone]

Suns are giving up 140.

Without looking up stats, I would believe that is our average points given up. I don't think I've EVER seen a worse Suns team defensively. It's feels like their opponent scores every time down the court. If not on the first attempt, then on the 2nd, 3rd or 4th. I also don't think I've seen a Suns team give up as many offensive rebounds. It all comes down to a lack of effort and fundamentals.

There are a lot of us pissed off Suns fans. I hope Ishbia is too for all the money he is spending for these results. If we stand pat at the deadline, so help me...

[Superbone]

I just mean that, on paper, given what was expected of this team to start the season, we ought to have been expected to whoop a team like Indy. But now given the awful way the season has unfolded, we basically are never favored to beat anybody and every game is a potential loss. What a fall from grace.

OK, yeah, that is right on.

[Kryptonic]

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[Superbone]

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I think I'll take TOO's recommendation and start going for a walk after every loss. It would help me feel better and I'd get A LOT of steps in.

[Mori Chu]

[Superbone]

Prediction
The Suns lose until further notice.

Yup.

[JeremyG]

How are we only 2 games below .500 when we lose every game we play?

[ShelC]

Must be a bug going around because I've seen a lot of players on injury reports with illness

[Mori Chu]

Wonder if Coach will give some run to guys who haven't gotten much of it yet. In particular, maybe Bol Bol gets some minutes. I would also like to see Coach start Monte Morris at PG; I think he could actually be a good fit in our starting lineup.

Morris-Book-Royce-KD-Plumlee is actually a lineup I would like to see us try out. (I know not all those guys are active to play today.)

[TOO]

Must be a bug going around because I've seen a lot of players on injury reports with illness

Gotta stop those group suck offs.

[djy2j]

I'm here in person....unfortunately.

Beal starting. Jones out. Dunn starting

[TOO]

Is the defense as bad in person as it is on tv?