Game 31: Phoenix Suns ( 11-19) @ Minnesota T-Wolves ( 13-13)

[sunskerr]

"I can't wait to see Michael Beasley play defense..."

He tried to warn us.

[batsmasher]

"I can't wait to see Michael Beasley play defense..."

He tried to warn us.

That was awesome.

Still trying to figure out what went wrong with Beas lol.

[RunDogGun]

Well I was at the game tonight, and for how cheap the tickets were, they weren't bad seats.

Telfair sucked that game, and wtf is Gentry even playing Beasley. He was absolutely horrible. And if I have to watch him suck it on offense, hang his head and or slowly jog back down the court while his man breaks out for an easy bucket, I might go postal.

Our whole team looks like they don't care. Everyone half jogs, and with the exception of maybe two, no one hustles at all. It's so disappointing to know, that me at 42 could out hustle ten of our guys. And I'm not even playing for money when I play, these f#ckers are getting paid millions.

Something has to be done. Our offense looks terrible on almost every play. Gentry should be fired already. More than half our issues come down to coaching. So sad.

[RunDogGun]

Also, how the heck does JJ Berea get away with clearing out with his off arm on every drive? Even in the upper decks, I could see him do it on every drive. He did not get called for one of them. And the fourth quarter fouls called was ridiculous. The second foul called on the Wolves came seven minutes and forty seconds in.

The fans were pretty cool to us.

[Klomp]

Also, how the heck does JJ Berea get away with clearing out with his off arm on every drive? Even in the upper decks, I could see him do it on every drive. He did not get called for one of them. And the fourth quarter fouls called was ridiculous. The second foul called on the Wolves came seven minutes and forty seconds in.

The fans were pretty cool to us.

The fouls were very loose on both ends of the court tonight. It ended up being a pretty physical game, and not near as many fouls were called as there could've been. (Except for the phantom foul when Shved got the ball in the closing seconds. Not sure he was even touched)

Are you from Minnesota or were you just visiting? If you're from the area, how'd you become a Suns fan?

[bigfoot]

Currently our 11-20 record is the 4th worst winning percentage in Suns history (44 years). At the rate we are going it will probably be the second worst ever. I doubt we will be better than 28-54 for the season. Can someone find 17 wins in our remaining 51 games? I could honestly see us going 2-20 between now and the all-star break. It is a brutal schedule. The teams we play in those 22 games that are below .500 are Philly, Utah, Sacramento, 2xDallas, and New Orleans. There are 16 games against playoff teams.

[RunDogGun]

Also, how the heck does JJ Berea get away with clearing out with his off arm on every drive? Even in the upper decks, I could see him do it on every drive. He did not get called for one of them. And the fourth quarter fouls called was ridiculous. The second foul called on the Wolves came seven minutes and forty seconds in.

The fans were pretty cool to us.

The fouls were very loose on both ends of the court tonight. It ended up being a pretty physical game, and not near as many fouls were called as there could've been. (Except for the phantom foul when Shved got the ball in the closing seconds. Not sure he was even touched)

Are you from Minnesota or were you just visiting? If you're from the area, how'd you become a Suns fan?

We just moved here (Minny) about three weeks ago. I became a Suns fan when I shot against Paul Westphal at the PV Mall opening of Kerr's Sports in 1978. I lived in Az for twenty-eight years, and have been a Suns fan going on thirty-four years now.

[SunsRback4Good]

Also, how the heck does JJ Berea get away with clearing out with his off arm on every drive? Even in the upper decks, I could see him do it on every drive. He did not get called for one of them. And the fourth quarter fouls called was ridiculous. The second foul called on the Wolves came seven minutes and forty seconds in.

The fans were pretty cool to us.

The fouls were very loose on both ends of the court tonight. It ended up being a pretty physical game, and not near as many fouls were called as there could've been. (Except for the phantom foul when Shved got the ball in the closing seconds. Not sure he was even touched)

Are you from Minnesota or were you just visiting? If you're from the area, how'd you become a Suns fan?

We just moved here (Minny) about three weeks ago. I became a Suns fan when I shot against Paul Westphal at the PV Mall opening of Kerr's Sports in 1978. I lived in Az for twenty-eight years, and have been a Suns fan going on thirty-four years now.

I live 3 minutes away from PV MALL.

[Klomp]

We just moved here (Minny) about three weeks ago. I lived in Az for twenty-eight years, and have been a Suns fan going on thirty-four years now.

Fascinating. I'm sure the winter weather has been a culture shock.

[RunDogGun]

We just moved here (Minny) about three weeks ago. I lived in Az for twenty-eight years, and have been a Suns fan going on thirty-four years now.

Fascinating. I'm sure the winter weather has been a culture shock.

It's been interesting. I lived in NY for the first seven years of my life, so I've lived a similar winter, just not as cold. I think I am mentally telling myself that I'm just on a long snowboarding vacation, without ever getting on the slopes.

We have heat, so it's all good. The drive from SoCal to Minny was tough. I drove our dog and two cats. My wife and son flew in on the Sunday where you had all that snow hit. That was a complete shock for her to drive in.

[BIRDMAN BIRDMAN]

I honestly still cant believe wtf is with Beasley. I mean I admit it, I expected this season as some sort of a bounce back one for him, ala 19PPG but on horrible efficiency. But he's only doing the 2nd part, and he's doing it horribly horrible.

Never have I seen a player suck this much. I mean, he seems like a nice guy and all, but he just fails at basketball bigtime. I cant believe Rose-Beasley was once a debate.

He did suck last season at Minny, but he had moments wherein he would randomly come in and be on fire and score 25 on good %. Other than the Nuggets pre-season game this season, has he even done that in PHX? Not even one bright spot can be seen in his Suns tenure.

What a disappointment. If only PJ Tucker had this guy's raw talent.......

[MathiasPW]

Another treasure. From the NBA site game review:

GOOD MOVE: Minnesota refused to offer Michael Beasley a contract before the season, allowing him to become a free agent. In nine minutes, he scored two points on 1-for-8 shooting.

BAD MOVE: Phoenix did offer Beasley a contract.

[Sundreamer]

Another treasure. From the NBA site game review:

GOOD MOVE: Minnesota refused to offer Michael Beasley a contract before the season, allowing him to become a free agent. In nine minutes, he scored two points on 1-for-8 shooting.

BAD MOVE: Phoenix did offer Beasley a contract.

At first I thought you'd made that up

[Ghost of Kleine]

That's just what we do here guys! Ohhh well, at least we still have our draft picks to work with. You know, correct me if I'm wrong, But technically wasn't childress vastly more effective for us than beasley has been? sad to think about though! anyways, would still like to see us do something impressive by the trade deadline to carry us into the offseason until the draft gets here!

[phrazbit]

That's just what we do here guys! Ohhh well, at least we still have our draft picks to work with. You know, correct me if I'm wrong, But technically wasn't childress vastly more effective for us than beasley has been? sad to think about though! anyways, would still like to see us do something impressive by the trade deadline to carry us into the offseason until the draft gets here!

We get a gift from the CBA and are able to amnesty Childress' stupid contract... only to throw the same money at an even less productive player. Awesome.

[lebronjames6]

I would love to see the Hitler meme video with Hilter saying not to worry because the Suns will use the Amnesty clause on Beasley but then be told that's not an option because it's already used on Childress.

Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Lol

[grumpysaddle]

I would love to see the Hitler meme video with Hilter saying not to worry because the Suns will use the Amnesty clause on Beasley but then be told that's not an option because it's already used on Childress.

Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Lol

I'd rather see the amnesty being able to be used on Brown. But... they wouldn't be able to use it on Beasley anyway, since he wasn't with the team before the new CBA.

[RunDogGun]

I would love to see the Hitler meme video with Hilter saying not to worry because the Suns will use the Amnesty clause on Beasley but then be told that's not an option because it's already used on Childress.

Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Lol

I'd rather see the amnesty being able to be used on Brown. But... they wouldn't be able to use it on Beasley anyway, since he wasn't with the team before the new CBA.

Brown was also signed after the new CBA was signed.