Game 29: Charlotte Hornets (16-15) @ Phoenix Suns (23-5) l Sunday l 6:00pm l BSAZ

[bwgood77]

This board is officially dead. I'd rather see us suck but have 25+ pages of people b*chin and moaning over not even one page of action.

It's Sunday dude...everyone drank too much during football...Lakers on Tuesday

Maybe people had enough sports with the Cards pathetic performance. At least the Suns kind of made up for it.

[bwgood77]

This team is ridiculously good. Favorites to win it all and I don't know who is the closest team after them. Probably the Bucks, but without Lopez they don't scare me as much as last year.

The starting five is legendary, we are gonna remember those five names together for decades.

Book played like he never missed a game. He scored some crazy difficult shots, he is in great shape.

The production at the C position is off the charts. CP3 and Payne are doing a great job feeding them.

Ayton with 15, 15 and 3 blocks in 24 minutes. McGee 19, 7, 1 in just 16 minutes!

The one great thing is it's getting better. And Booker being out might have been a benefit in several ways. It forced Ayton to step up, and he also got some rest after playing deep into last season and then going directly into olympic play.

[bwgood77]

This board is officially dead. I'd rather see us suck but have 25+ pages of people b*chin and moaning over not even one page of action.

I think it's because there isn't much to talk about. Last year was the excitement that we were actually good again. Now, it's expected.
I tend to post when I need to vent. When we have big games (Lakers, Warriors, Nets, Bucks), I think it'll be loud again.

It also wouldn't hurt if they would update the app so you can 'and 1' posts from there. Mind boggling how that hasn't been added yet. Makes the app very mediocre.

I post a lot more after football season probably, but I've also been swamped at work. I have a bit of time now and will probably hit the game threads more.

I've never been big on fake trades and all that...and this year we are playing so well it seems ridiculous to potentially mess up chemistry unless we have an injury to a key player, but I think we only maybe try that buyout market or 10 day contracts which will be a lot more competitive since we have less playing time available...same goes for getting good buyout players.

[bwgood77]

This team is ridiculously good. Favorites to win it all and I don't know who is the closest team after them. Probably the Bucks, but without Lopez they don't scare me as much as last year.

The starting five is legendary, we are gonna remember those five names together for decades.

Book played like he never missed a game. He scored some crazy difficult shots, he is in great shape.

The production at the C position is off the charts. CP3 and Payne are doing a great job feeding them.

Ayton with 15, 15 and 3 blocks in 24 minutes. McGee 19, 7, 1 in just 16 minutes!

Warriors are going to be very difficult when Klay returns. Even without him they are neck and neck with us. We only watch our guys so it's easy to say we are the favorites, but I bet Bucks and Warriors fans are saying the same thing about their teams when they are at full strength.

I'd say Warriors, Utah and Denver along with the Bucks and Nets in the east. Warriors rested their big 3 (well big 4 if you count Klay) and Utah has struggled but was missing Conley and yes, Denver will be much tougher.

Obviously the Clips will be as tough as anyone if Kawhi comes back healthy.

[grumpysaddle]

I have so much **** going on in my life right now that when a game is on, I just like to lay back and relax usually. Watching and commentating is way too much work for my brain anymore.

[MrMiyagi]

I DEMAND TO BE INSTATED AS A MOD SO I CAN PURGE THIS BOARD OF THE HEATHENS WHO DO NOT COMMIT TO WATCHING AND COMMENTATING ON EVERY SINGLE SUNS GAME. HOW DARE THEY MISS ANY OF THE 82 REGULAR SEASON GAMES! HOW DARE THEY HAVE LIVES OUTSIDE OF THIS FORUM!

[PittsburghSuns]

Suns are so good this year most of the games are not even competitive.

[ImNotMcDiSwear]

Suns are so good this year most of the games are not even competitive.

TBF, most of the games have been competitive up until the last few minutes or so, when Paul and Booker become automatic and our defense locks in. It's only lately that we've started to see some blowouts.

I've never been big on fake trades and all that...and this year we are playing so well it seems ridiculous to potentially mess up chemistry unless we have an injury to a key player, but I think we only maybe try that buyout market or 10 day contracts which will be a lot more competitive since we have less playing time available...same goes for getting good buyout players.

I think Stix and, possibly, Saric could be dealt. We prioritize continuity to maximize chemistry and minimize mistakes, so while I entertained a deal for Eric Gordon, I acknowledge a major move like that is unrealistic.

However, I think we're almost certain to add one more end-of-rotation piece to solidify our depth heading into the playoffs. We'll wait to see who becomes available on the BO market like you said, but a midseason trade where we're sending out nothing/little to add that guy is just as likely. The biggest reason to wait is to see if we suffer a major injury.

It seems Nader isn't very durable, so my guess is 2/3 is where we'd look to add someone if no one gets injured. Maybe 3/4, but certainly someone who can play the 3. The last two players we added were Hutch and Ish - clearly looking for one more SF who can earn some PT. Neither of those guys can play, so the hole remains unfilled. Pretty clear that 2/3 is we're thinnest if you look at our expanded depth chart. You can include the 4 if you acknowledge that Saric, Stix and Frank can't actually cover that spot defensively.

Paul/Payne/Payton/(Shamet, Booker)
Booker/Shamet/(Bridges, Nader)
Bridges/Nader/(Johnson, Crowder)
Crowder/Johnson/(Bridges, Saric, Stix, Kaminsky)
Ayton/McGeee/Kaminsky/Saric/Stix