Game 55: Suns vs Rockets

[RunDogGun]

Why the **** you give too many lobs in 1st half?
Defense cost us this game...

My man dragic had the chance to tie.
Dam morris missing free throw didnt help.

Suns played good and bad. Kinda robbed as well..

Next game.

You do know your man missed more free throws than Morris, right? Goran also passed up too many shots. We had a lot of sloppy play as well. But despite all of that, we won that game. The two flops by Beverly and Harden down the stretch is the game. If they call the Harden travel (one of about seven or eight tonight), which led to Beverly's three, and Howard's lane violation, and that's the ball game there as well.

I would like to think that if we didn't have such a terrible first quarter, we would have easily own that game, but after watching the horribly one sided calls in the second half, I just don't know if we would have. The league is bull.

I am just asking how this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1edGwnMx6U#t=41 was a travel

Good call, I guess it was only two steps, it was the change in direction, and the seven other travels that threw me off.

[Superbone]

Just saw Howard's lane violation, and poor Jon Barry calls it out. Now he won't get to call a game for a while. Too many bad calls to overcome.

I was glad Barry was calling it like it was but I couldn't stand the fact that he can't say Dragic's name correctly. Pasch and everybody else had it right.

Was he saying it incorrectly? I didn't even notice but that could be cause I had to mute the TV for some time as well.

How did he say it?

Like Magic with a Dr.

[INFORMER-93]

Does anyone else think that if Bledsoe was in this game Beverly would not be able to guard him and would have been shut down defensively. The way I see it Houston does not want to see the Suns in the playoffs unless they are stupid.

Houston has no reason to fear Phoenix, and Bledsoe coming back actually works to their advantage. With Bledsoe in the lineup, Dragic will be forced to guard either Parsons or Harden, and either one is a poor matchup for him. Plus, the Suns don't have anyone that can guard Howard.

[RunDogGun]

Does anyone else think that if Bledsoe was in this game Beverly would not be able to guard him and would have been shut down defensively. The way I see it Houston does not want to see the Suns in the playoffs unless they are stupid.

Houston has no reason to fear Phoenix, and Bledsoe coming back actually works to their advantage. With Bledsoe in the lineup, Dragic will be forced to guard either Parsons or Harden, and either one is a poor matchup for him. Plus, the Suns don't have anyone that can guard Howard.

I don't see why, we played Ish and Goran together a lot last night, and Goran did just fine. Wouldn't it be just the same but instead of Ish, it will be Bledsoe?

[Revived]

Does anyone else think that if Bledsoe was in this game Beverly would not be able to guard him and would have been shut down defensively. The way I see it Houston does not want to see the Suns in the playoffs unless they are stupid.

Houston has no reason to fear Phoenix, and Bledsoe coming back actually works to their advantage. With Bledsoe in the lineup, Dragic will be forced to guard either Parsons or Harden, and either one is a poor matchup for him. Plus, the Suns don't have anyone that can guard Howard.

Dragic can probably guard Parsons just fine. And also, Bledsoe could end up guarding Harden. He has the length for it.

[adrenaLINe]

many of their fans still talk about those championship years like it was yesterday

even though MJ was screwed up because his dad got murdered

and the Sonics who had a winning record against Houston

kept losing out to 8th place teams those 2 years

You must really hate Lin sucking balls now. Now all you have is rooting for teams going up against he Rockets. Don't worry, Lin is done after this season and you'll have no reason to watch Basketball anymore kinda like Lin himself.

Btw, GG Suns and Series.. Hope not to see you in the first round

frankly I dont care if he looks uninterested in playing... his contract will expire and he will sign a contract that is more reasonable with another team... until his contract ends you will be paying him 15 million next year to come off the bench and stand at the 3 point line... Texan money management

if Lin wasnt such a good ol boy... and started to demand a trade before the deadline... that would make Asik, Dmo and Lin looking to get traded all in one season


Suns have a better future... and will beat the Rox in a playoff series, damn right you dont want to meet them in the first round... LOL

[adrenaLINe]

Suns should wait until Asiks contract expires... then sign him to a more reasonable contract to shut down guys like Howard

next year the Rockets will be paying him 15 million to come off the bench too... more Texas money management skills for you

[carey]

Where did this Lin sucks stuff come from? If you want to argue that he's not worth his contract, that's one thing, but he's far from a garbage player.

[Revived]

Why are Rockets fans arguing with each other on our board?

[Superbone]

Does anyone else think that if Bledsoe was in this game Beverly would not be able to guard him and would have been shut down defensively. The way I see it Houston does not want to see the Suns in the playoffs unless they are stupid.

Houston has no reason to fear Phoenix, and Bledsoe coming back actually works to their advantage. With Bledsoe in the lineup, Dragic will be forced to guard either Parsons or Harden, and either one is a poor matchup for him. Plus, the Suns don't have anyone that can guard Howard.

How can you believe we would fare worse against the Rockets with Bledsoe than without him. I just don't see that.

[Frank Lee]

Apparently its subtraction by addition


I don't like the Houston match either. Big front liners beat us up, Howard, ZBo, Cousins, Noah, etc.... we really need to shore that up in the off season. This yr ? let 'em play, as its about all we can do. Neither Plum or Len have the savvy yet. Plum does his best, but he is almost guaranteed to get 2 fouls called on pretty clean blocks each game.

As it is and has been.... we live and die by the J and the trey.

[Marz11]

Got home from the game and was going to make a lengthy post about the poor calls but RDG pretty much sums it up. Disappointed the NBA is now going to such extreme measures to protect the reputations of its money making celebrities, but I guess that's just the way the world works now. Most fans are fickle and having "celebrity" superstars create a channel to bring in revenue from the casual (bandwagon) fans. Protecting the star power of these players ensures they remain marketable and the revenue keeps coming in.

Sad but true.. Why I love the Suns even more..

[SDC]

Does anyone else think that if Bledsoe was in this game Beverly would not be able to guard him and would have been shut down defensively. The way I see it Houston does not want to see the Suns in the playoffs unless they are stupid.

Houston has no reason to fear Phoenix, and Bledsoe coming back actually works to their advantage. With Bledsoe in the lineup, Dragic will be forced to guard either Parsons or Harden, and either one is a poor matchup for him. Plus, the Suns don't have anyone that can guard Howard.

mcdo could have traded for one key player to bolster our lineup. the great gambo said: the suns are considering "10 options" aside from gasol. Mcdo also made it known he was willing to trade picks for players.

in the end, he got NOTHING done, and the suns may end up 9th in the west.

[INFORMER-93]

Does anyone else think that if Bledsoe was in this game Beverly would not be able to guard him and would have been shut down defensively. The way I see it Houston does not want to see the Suns in the playoffs unless they are stupid.

Houston has no reason to fear Phoenix, and Bledsoe coming back actually works to their advantage. With Bledsoe in the lineup, Dragic will be forced to guard either Parsons or Harden, and either one is a poor matchup for him. Plus, the Suns don't have anyone that can guard Howard.

How can you believe we would fare worse against the Rockets with Bledsoe than without him. I just don't see that.

I didn't say the Suns would fare worse; I said bringing Bledsoe back creates another matchup that is favorable for the Rockets.

Yes, Ish and Dragic did play together last night, but the amount of time Dragic spent on Harden was minimal. And Bledsoe and Dragic will be on the court together a lot more than Ish and Dragic. He will spend more time on Harden when Bledsoe is back.

[INFORMER-93]

Does anyone else think that if Bledsoe was in this game Beverly would not be able to guard him and would have been shut down defensively. The way I see it Houston does not want to see the Suns in the playoffs unless they are stupid.

Houston has no reason to fear Phoenix, and Bledsoe coming back actually works to their advantage. With Bledsoe in the lineup, Dragic will be forced to guard either Parsons or Harden, and either one is a poor matchup for him. Plus, the Suns don't have anyone that can guard Howard.

Dragic can probably guard Parsons just fine.

Only if Houston keeps Parsons standing on the 3-point line.

[Cutter]

Houston has no reason to fear Phoenix, and Bledsoe coming back actually works to their advantage. With Bledsoe in the lineup, Dragic will be forced to guard either Parsons or Harden, and either one is a poor matchup for him. Plus, the Suns don't have anyone that can guard Howard.

Dragic can probably guard Parsons just fine.

Only if Houston keeps Parsons standing on the 3-point line.

Tucker guards Parsons
Bledsoe on Harden
Dragic guards Beverly

[Marz11]

Also the fact that Harden would have to guard one of Dragic or Bledsoe..

The way the Rockets were trapping Goran and getting the ball out of his hands in the 4th just won't be successful with Bledoe out there..

[Revived]

Harden just got shut down by Collison in the 4th QTR. Darren Collison.

Imagine what Bledsoe would have done to him.