Game 49: Knicks (21-28) at Suns (17-31), Friday, January 26, 7PM MST

thamadkant · Post #101 » by **thamadkant** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:22 am

Suns are back as bottom 4 team.... and who thought they were knocking on the 8th spot... geez

dremill24 · Post #102 » by **dremill24** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:24 am

First time watching him live...is KP always such a flopper?

Post #103 » by **ATTL** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:53 am

The suns are too good for a top pick

hollywood6964 · Post #104 » by **hollywood6964** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 4:56 am

Burke post game interview- $20 says he has trouble reading the box score.

nedleeds · Post #105 » by **nedleeds** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 5:27 am

So jelly of your superior tank.

Post #106 » by **Qwigglez** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 5:49 am

Didn't watch the game but did anyone see this video?
It's on FB btw.

https://www.facebook.com/TheFumble/videos/1107905062683884/?hc_ref=ARRy-wA35ah5Dwwhx83GfINHOzHk-cdW_Dxr8ZTQamof_m6PfIdj4EwUZskb6NGdZeA

jcsunsfan · Post #107 » by **jcsunsfan** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 5:57 am

Wonder if Booker was ticked tonight about having to start at a position that is not his natural position, and replace his best friend in the line up doing it.

Book1Nation · Post #108 » by **Book1Nation** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 6:00 am

Jared Dudley vs Enes Kanter on twitter is a thing rn btw

RedIndian · Post #109 » by **RedIndian** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 6:46 am

Do we ever win when Monroe starts? Guy's defense is absolutely terrible.

Kdab · Post #110 » by **Kdab** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 6:57 am

jcsunsfan wrote:Wonder if Booker was ticked tonight about having to start at a position that is not his natural position, and replace his best friend in the line up doing it.

I really hope that's not the reason.

sunsbg · Post #111 » by **sunsbg** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 8:28 am

Bender looks like a bigger bust than Len at this point. He is not even trusted by his coach to start the game instead of Chriss(a recently injured bad player) despite playing pretty good defense against KP in a previous game. It also speaks for Triano as a coach I guess.

Saberestar · Post #112 » by **Saberestar** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 8:29 am

Another tough game to watch. TOUGH.

First...Monroe is really bad on defense. He knows how to play and I love his passing on offense, but he is too slow and can't jump to save his life so defensively he is like a chair in the paint. Kanter enjoyed the night.

We don't have an starting PF. We have two projects and Dudley. We need a PF to start the season next year, Chriss and Bender are two years away from being consistent enough to start on a team that wants to fight for the playoffs.

Chriss played a horrible game. His basketball IQ is one of the lowest that I have seen in the NBA. And Bender was...he was Bender. The invisible man.

Booker played out of control on offense a few times and he had problems defending Lee. Not a good night at all, but he is our best player and defenses are all over him. Too bad that confrontation with Kanter.

Warren and Jackson were solid. Really happy with Jackson's progression, he is playing like if he was in college again for the last 10 games, he has adapted himself to the league.

This summer we need to change a lot of players on this roster if we want to be competitive for real.
We need an starting PG. We need an starting PF. We need an starting C.

Bogyo · Post #113 » by **Bogyo** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 8:49 am

I really hope that JJ progresses further, and no injuries/rookie wall for him.
And since I can't really say anything nice other than this, I'll just stfu.

Post #114 » by **ATTL** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 9:00 am

JJ needs to get on the lebron "diet" this summer.

NavLDO · Post #115 » by **NavLDO** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 9:33 am

lilfishi22 wrote:
1UPZ wrote:Chriss trying to dunk it whilst 2 defenders hanging off of him tells the story of why he is what he is

Did it earlier around half time too. The guy is an idiot on the court

Yet let's keep our 'core' together and keep plugging. We have 5 young players, that's all we need, right? #Positionless

Booker / Jackson / Warren / Bender / Chriss

...oh, and a Top 5 Lottery position that will turn into the No. 6 Overall Pick... #SunsLotteryLuck

NavLDO · Post #116 » by **NavLDO** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 9:38 am

Saberestar wrote:Another tough game to watch. TOUGH.

First...Monroe is really bad on defense. He knows how to play and I love his passing on offense, but he is too slow and can't jump to save his life so defensively he is like a chair in the paint. Kanter enjoyed the night.

We don't have an starting PF. We have two projects and Dudley. We need a PF to start the season next year, Chriss and Bender are two years away from being consistent enough to start on a team that wants to fight for the playoffs.

Chriss played a horrible game. His basketball IQ is one of the lowest that I have seen in the NBA. And Bender was...he was Bender. The invisible man.

Booker played out of control on offense a few times and he had problems defending Lee. Not a good night at all, but he is our best player and defenses are all over him. Too bad that confrontation with Kanter.

Warren and Jackson were solid. Really happy with Jackson's progression, he is playing like if he was in college again for the last 10 games, he has adapted himself to the league.

This summer we need to change a lot of players on this roster if we want to be competitive for real.
We need an starting PG. We need an starting PF. We need an starting C.

Good synopsis. I'd just say that Bender can be our PF, if and when he gets the minutes and is coached up properly...get Chriss out of here. Or, keep Chriss (let's not all be 'debbie downers' on Chriss after his 1st game back from injury; he's allowed to have a bad night at age 20), and get Bender out of here.

McD is not likely giving up on both of them, especially at their lowest value, so they are here to stay, unfortunately, unless one 'balls out' the rest of the season, which would be possible if they invested in getting a real PG before the Trade Deadline, IMO.

Post #117 » by **lilfishi22** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 10:24 am

NavLDO wrote:
Saberestar wrote:Another tough game to watch. TOUGH.

First...Monroe is really bad on defense. He knows how to play and I love his passing on offense, but he is too slow and can't jump to save his life so defensively he is like a chair in the paint. Kanter enjoyed the night.

We don't have an starting PF. We have two projects and Dudley. We need a PF to start the season next year, Chriss and Bender are two years away from being consistent enough to start on a team that wants to fight for the playoffs.

Chriss played a horrible game. His basketball IQ is one of the lowest that I have seen in the NBA. And Bender was...he was Bender. The invisible man.

Booker played out of control on offense a few times and he had problems defending Lee. Not a good night at all, but he is our best player and defenses are all over him. Too bad that confrontation with Kanter.

Warren and Jackson were solid. Really happy with Jackson's progression, he is playing like if he was in college again for the last 10 games, he has adapted himself to the league.

This summer we need to change a lot of players on this roster if we want to be competitive for real.
We need an starting PG. We need an starting PF. We need an starting C.

Good synopsis. I'd just say that Bender can be our PF, if and when he gets the minutes and is coached up properly...get Chriss out of here. Or, keep Chriss (let's not all be 'debbie downers' on Chriss after his 1st game back from injury; he's allowed to have a bad night at age 20), and get Bender out of here.

McD is not likely giving up on both of them, especially at their lowest value, so they are here to stay, unfortunately, unless one 'balls out' the rest of the season, which would be possible if they invested in getting a real PG before the Trade Deadline, IMO.

My fear is that we trade away the wrong guy if we're making a decision this early. Even though I like Bender more and think he's probably the better player long term, the fact is, neither guys have shown enough for us to make that decision any time soon. The sooner one explodes, the better

Revived · Post #118 » by **Revived** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 10:32 am

jcsunsfan wrote:Wonder if Booker was ticked tonight about having to start at a position that is not his natural position, and replace his best friend in the line up doing it.

His best friend is one of the worst players in the league so he should happy that his best friend still has the title of being a professional basketball player.

Revived · Post #119 » by **Revived** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 10:41 am

ATTL wrote:JJ will be a player for us

One positive to getting blown out is that he gets more burn.

Revived · Post #120 » by **Revived** » Sat Jan 27, 2018 10:41 am

kennydorglas wrote:I thought Knicks' record would be better since no one crapped about KP as an AS reserve.
Seems like putting great numbers only affect u if u play for our Phoenix Suns.

Excuse for him is apparently that he plays in such a crappy conference. Ugh, whatever.

Who is leading scorer tonight?