Game 47: Charlotte @ Phoenix

[grumpysaddle]

the 18 game TNT losing streak doesn't exactly bolster confidence, either.

[sunsfan13az]

Oh great is the dallas game on tnt tomorrow? Well if so 2 game losing streak coming up sigh

[hunterxaz]

Bobcats were like 3-17 on the road too... and they're a <500 win team. :/ We're like 26-21 now... crazy

[hunterxaz]

For some reason I can believe the Suns will win tomorrow. Big confidence game, and the Mavs are good. We'll come out with heart and energy and wanting to shrug off this BS we've been going through.

[grumpysaddle]

bobcats aren't a <.500 team. they are .500 now. and they haven't been playing like a <.500 team since their terrible start to the season. over the past couple weeks i think you've moved past MVF territory on a scale of 1-Idiotic.

ever since the suns hot start ended they've been a subpar <.500 team. maybe the bobcats got a witch doctor to switch the suns mojo with their mojo... ... ... mojo . mojo

[hunterxaz]

We should beat every team we play with a worse record than us. Especially < .500 teams, like the Bobcats were, last night.

[Kerrsed]

We should beat every team we play with a worse record than us. Especially < .500 teams, like the Bobcats were, last night.

[grumpysaddle]

We should beat every team we play with a worse record than us. Especially < .500 teams, like the Bobcats were, last night.

[hunterxaz]

Lol... we should guys. It's called being dominating. If you let one slip here or there, like the Lakers, Cavs, etc -- that's ok -- but we should whip the crap out of teams w/ a poor record -- because other people have too.

[grumpysaddle]

We should beat every team we play with a worse record than us. Especially < .500 teams, like the Bobcats were, last night.

[RunDogGun]

I was thinking today (actually still steaming) about why JRich played so many minutes the last two games, despite sucking so badly. Are they trying to showcase him to trade him? Did he catch on, and that is why he did just enough to get by, but not enough to help this team win?

[sunfire0112]

I was thinking today (actually still steaming) about why JRich played so many minutes the last two games, despite sucking so badly. Are they trying to showcase him to trade him? Did he catch on, and that is why he did just enough to get by, but not enough to help this team win?

...Wait, don't get my hopes up!

But if it turns out you're right...

[RunDogGun]

I was thinking today (actually still steaming) about why JRich played so many minutes the last two games, despite sucking so badly. Are they trying to showcase him to trade him? Did he catch on, and that is why he did just enough to get by, but not enough to help this team win?

...Wait, don't get my hopes up!

But if it turns out you're right...

Well it is the only thing that makes sense. It was clear that JRich was not helping our cause, yet he remained in the line-up. Even at the three, while having to guard AK47 and Wallace. I don't see the point in that. Now if he was as good as Marion on defense, I could see that, or if he was unstoppable on offense. But from the second half on in the Utah game he was 0 for 6, and in the Cats game he was 2 for 12. Nowhere near clutch, and he allowed many rebounds by his man.

Maybe I was too harsh on Gentry, maybe his orders came from Kerr and Sarver to play JRich as much as possible to see if any team wants him. Too bad he sucked horribly and helped cause us to lose two in a row. It is starting to seem like we are just trying to play guys to see if other teams want them, instead of trying to win ballgames.

[sunfire0112]

If only that were true.

But with Gentry's rotations (especially late-game rotations) all screwed up, I don't know how feasible that is.

[RunDogGun]

And it makes even more sense why Nash is shooting more at the end of games, knowing that they are supposed to pass to both JRich and Amare, but both of them just hold on to the ball or give it away. Not wanting to play into the FO's plans. Maybe both JRich and Amare know what is going on. It seemed like that for a bit, and then (at least Amare) says F-that, and tries just to win even though that is what they are showcasing him for.

It seems like a bad time to be a player and fan. Such a shame with how they started and all the fun they were having.

[RunDogGun]

If only that were true.

But with Gentry's rotations (especially late-game rotations) all screwed up, I don't know how feasible that is.

But when I saw Goran go in, but JRich NOT come out, it didn't make sense. It is not like JRich can set up plays like Hill. Plus we all saw well Goran, Dudley, Lou, Frye, and either Amare or Lopez played down the stretch of games. Or Nash, Goran, Dudley, Lou, and Frye played together. Why the heck not try that again? With the way Nash shoots (almost always), and Goran and Frye the last two games, we needed defenders to to add in the mix. Frye actually plays better defense, when he has stronger defenders around him. Jrich would not be the answer in any of those situations. So why all the clutch minutes and at the three spot?