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Game 20: San Antonio Spurs (11-9) @ Phoenix Suns (11-8) | Dec 3 | 7:00PM

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Re: Game 20: San Antonio Spurs (11-9) @ Phoenix Suns (11-8) | Dec 3 | 7:00PM 

Post#41 » by Hitachi77 » Wed Dec 4, 2024 4:36 am

Memphis epic choke job. Mainly Smart with dumb plays, like trying to save a ball off a Luka airball. They were up 8 with like 2.5 mins to go.

Oh well, with KD out it’s best to rest and play easier teams.
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Re: Game 20: San Antonio Spurs (11-9) @ Phoenix Suns (11-8) | Dec 3 | 7:00PM 

Post#42 » by lilfishi22 » Wed Dec 4, 2024 4:42 am

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SkyBill40 wrote:Why isn't Bud playing Bol? He has length and could be effective in containing Wmby, but he just sits there. I'll never understand the mindset of coaches who don't play the talent available in reserve when it's needed especially seeing Durant is now out.

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I'll never understand why fans continue to think every coach Bol has had, including 3 championship coaches, is wrong


He has one intangible you can't teach and that's height. Not to mention he's not a bad shooter. And I'll never understand why detractors don't want people who can contribute to sit instead.

Coaching is overrated. Vastly.

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And so are many many fan favourite players. The simple fact is, 3 championship coaches have had long looks at him in practice and all have deemed him not worth consistent minutes in actual NBA games.
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Re: Game 20: San Antonio Spurs (11-9) @ Phoenix Suns (11-8) | Dec 3 | 7:00PM 

Post#43 » by Revived » Wed Dec 4, 2024 4:49 am

I’m really impressed with Oso’s help defense and awareness. His scouting report pre draft didn’t say much about his defense but he’s been a pleasant surprise on that end. Good feet and moves over to help on dribble penetration pretty well.
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Re: Game 20: San Antonio Spurs (11-9) @ Phoenix Suns (11-8) | Dec 3 | 7:00PM 

Post#44 » by Funky Tut » Wed Dec 4, 2024 4:53 am

Hopefully it was just a mild ankle sprain for KD he was able to bear weight on it which means it wasn't a severe sprain.
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Re: Game 20: San Antonio Spurs (11-9) @ Phoenix Suns (11-8) | Dec 3 | 7:00PM 

Post#45 » by garrick » Wed Dec 4, 2024 5:04 am

Wemby desperately needs to do some lower body workouts because he can't keep relying on his jumper especially on nights when he's not hitting anything.

A few times he had mismatches in the post with a smaller defender and he either took too long to go for a shot or just passed out of the low post. With his height there's no reason that he shouldn't be elite at making hook shots in the paint.
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Re: Game 20: San Antonio Spurs (11-9) @ Phoenix Suns (11-8) | Dec 3 | 7:00PM 

Post#46 » by sunsbg » Wed Dec 4, 2024 5:51 am

Damn these fluky injuries to our ironmen players.

Couldn't care less about the cup. Just get wins in KD's absence.
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Post#47 » by Revived » Wed Dec 4, 2024 6:36 am

sunsbg wrote:Damn these fluky injuries to our ironmen players.

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Re: Game 20: San Antonio Spurs (11-9) @ Phoenix Suns (11-8) | Dec 3 | 7:00PM 

Post#48 » by Saberestar » Wed Dec 4, 2024 7:34 am

Pretty good win. This game wasn’t an easy one with the Spurs being fully healthy other than Tre Jones. Sochan was back for this one and he is an impact player.

The Big 3 continues to be successful, we started 0-11 and we never lost the lead.

KD was playing another great game but he rolled his left ankle before halftime. It was a mild sprain, he kept playing and scored a mid-range shot but get tight at the break so they pulled him off the game.

It was a very good decision because we had enough to win it. Beal scored more and Book played a terrific game.

Tyus is getting more comfortable with the team, his scoring is nice.

It's a shame that we couldn't get into the next phase of the tournament...but it's not a big deal.

Net game against Nola. It's gonna be interesting to see if they can recover from a terrible start of the season, their injury report is gonna be huge for that.
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Post#49 » by sunsbg » Wed Dec 4, 2024 9:33 am

Wembanyama who ? Have anybody seen Oso miss on those teardrop shots, if so I've missed it.

Edit : he did in 2nd half but still hitting a nice percentage on those. Good to see the team was able to build a big lead without KD if he's going to miss some time. Hopefully not.
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Re: Game 20: San Antonio Spurs (11-9) @ Phoenix Suns (11-8) | Dec 3 | 7:00PM 

Post#50 » by RaisingArizona » Wed Dec 4, 2024 1:35 pm

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sunsbg wrote:Damn these fluky injuries to our ironmen players.

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Re: Game 20: San Antonio Spurs (11-9) @ Phoenix Suns (11-8) | Dec 3 | 7:00PM 

Post#51 » by Revived » Wed Dec 4, 2024 5:51 pm

More Monte Morris mins and getting him accumulated with the offense will be good for the team in the long run. He seems a bit hesitant to shoot even when open right now and the commentators mentioned it few times as well. But he’s finding open guys and making good plays with the ball in his hands.
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Post#52 » by sunsbg » Wed Dec 4, 2024 6:37 pm

Play as many guys in regular season(even Bol Bol) to keep Big 3 minutes around 30 or less. Playing KD 37mpg is a receipe for disaster. I noticed Monte and Mason have a good chemistry and after checking they played three seasons together on the Nuggets.
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Re: Game 20: San Antonio Spurs (11-9) @ Phoenix Suns (11-8) | Dec 3 | 7:00PM 

Post#53 » by lilfishi22 » Wed Dec 4, 2024 10:38 pm

Revived wrote:More Monte Morris mins and getting him accumulated with the offense will be good for the team in the long run. He seems a bit hesitant to shoot even when open right now and the commentators mentioned it few times as well. But he’s finding open guys and making good plays with the ball in his hands.

I love any and all Monte minutes so far this season. The guy just comes in and does work whether in 3min or 19min, the guy is awesome
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Re: Game 20: San Antonio Spurs (11-9) @ Phoenix Suns (11-8) | Dec 3 | 7:00PM 

Post#54 » by dremill24 » Thu Dec 5, 2024 12:55 am

sunsbg wrote:Wembanyama who ? Have anybody seen Oso miss on those teardrop shots, if so I've missed it.

Edit : he did in 2nd half but still hitting a nice percentage on those. Good to see the team was able to build a big lead without KD if he's going to miss some time. Hopefully not.


Looks like hes 10/18 on those floaters this season. 55% looks like top 20 in the league (though obviously its a low volume)
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