WCQ Game 1: Phoenix at Minnesota, 2:30 pm Saturday

[Calinks]

This is spicy. This could be the best series in the first round. I was saying playing the Suns sucks for us but its amazing for the NBA fandom.

[FrenchMinnyFan]

Good start. Refs seems to decide not using whistle much.

[guest81]

Kd is gonna be a problem

[Domejandro]

Refs have fully swallowed their whistles, which is way more fun. Extremely problematic for Anthony Edwards, though.

[Calinks]

Kd is gonna be a problem

He can get 40 as long as we shut everyone else down outside of of Booker.

[BlacJacMac]

KAT is playing very solid defense on Durant. Durant is just making shots.

[BlacJacMac]

Ant needs to stop driving into 3 players. And we got lucky Durant blew the dunk because Ant was back complaining.

[Domejandro]

Anthony Edwards has legitimately learned absolutely nothing from the prior Phoenix games. Just so disappointing.

[Calinks]

Naz Reid

[Loaf_of_bread]

Anthony Edwards has legitimately learned absolutely nothing from the prior Phoenix games. Just so disappointing.

Seems as if the coaching staff hasn't either... same **** that got us beaten..

[shrink]

Anthony Edwards has legitimately learned absolutely nothing from the prior Phoenix games. Just so disappointing.

He had a really bad play in game last year too. I had hoped that he would have gotten those jitters out of the way on Game 82.

Still a long series, and he gets better. For now, I’d like to see Mike do more of the decision-making.

[FrenchMinnyFan]

Ant is 22 years old. Hope his immaturity not too costly during PO. But he will learn a lot whatever the outcome of the serie.

[winforlose]

Maybe the refs can get a lifetime ban if they keep trying to cook playoff games. The **** they are letting the Suns get away with and you call these ticky tacks on Rudy and Jaden.

[Calinks]

Edwards needs to get it together. Stop turning it over.

[Murphs56]

We're doing a good job on Booker so far, but KD in isolation from mid range is going to be a killer all series long.

[TimberKat]

Maybe just maximize Towns minutes against Suns second unit for now to get more points

[TimberKat]

Why do I feel like Suns hit a lot more clutch shoots against us vs other teams?

[Domejandro]

Anthony Edwards has legitimately learned absolutely nothing from the prior Phoenix games. Just so disappointing.

He had a really bad play in game last year too. I had hoped that he would have gotten those jitters out of the way on Game 82.

Still a long series, and he gets better. For now, I’d like to see Mike do more of the decision-making.

The concerning thing is that these mistakes aren't jitters-related. It is just a continuation of the terrible decision-making that we have seen all season. Some on this forum have been hostile about me repeatedly calling it out, but it's been a serious problem all season that is rearing its ugly head against a defense that is designed to collapse on Anthony Edwards' drives.

Issue is that it drags the entire team's rythm down, so it is much worse than just having an off shooting night.

[shrink]

We're doing a good job on Booker so far, but KD in isolation from mid range is going to be a killer all series long.

I think that’s ok. Keep McDaniels shutting down Booker, and let Durant tire himself out. And Beal has done nothing. If KD has to carry all the scoring load, we’ll see what he looks like in the fourth quarter, or in Game 4.

I also think that Durant has been defended OK. He’s just really really good.

[FrenchMinnyFan]

If ANT struggle, KAT has to lead the team. An let Mike do the decision making to avoid TO.