NBA PLAYOFFS: Game 6 - (2) Phoenix Suns @ (7) Los Angeles Lakers l Thursday l 7:30pm l TNT l PHX wins series (4-2)

Post #1061 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:16 pm

SunsRback4Good wrote:CP3 shoulder only gets few days off before Sunday's showdown.

It's Monday, so a nice 3 full days off for him and whatever was hurting Ayton.

SunsRback4Good · Post #1062 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:16 pm

^^^^^^^^^

Lebron & AD running for their lives after Suns scorched them.

Post #1063 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:17 pm

I wish Kerrsed was around. We need a fishing boat with LeBron and AD in it. AD can have an injured shoulder from reeling to hard.

Kuzma could be swimming towards the boat yelling "WAIT!:

SunsRback4Good · Post #1064 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:20 pm

bwgood77 wrote:
SunsRback4Good wrote:CP3 shoulder only gets few days off before Sunday's showdown.

It's Monday, so a nice 3 full days off for him and whatever was hurting Ayton.

Yeah, I thought it was Sunday until someone corrected me. 3 days is huge for Paul's shoulder to heal. If he looked like he was playing at 60% I believe by Monday he'll be at 75-80% but I worry much about him aggravating it again as it seems inevitable.

Saberestar · Post #1065 » by **Saberestar** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:20 pm

bwgood77 wrote:I wish Kerrsed was around. We need a fishing boat with LeBron and AD in it. AD can have an injured shoulder from reeling to hard.

Kuzma could be swimming towards the boat yelling "WAIT!:

****, it is true, he has dissapeared again. :noway:

Revived · Post #1066 » by **Revived** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:24 pm

denial wrote:Do you have any idea how many times I’ve sat in the suns arena listening to “let’s go lakers, clap clap clap clap clap” over the past decade?

Do you!?!?!?

I’m going to enjoy every second of this. I’m not being friendly. I’m not being sportsmanlike.

I piss on laker nation.

I hear you 100%. I’m going to LA tomorrow and will be wearing my Book jersey all day. Hoping I’ll have time to go take a pic in front of staple center with it. Maybe go to a bar nearby it as well.

Post #1067 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:31 pm

King4Day wrote:
grumpysaddle wrote:
darealjuice wrote:This is euphoric. Starting our first playoff run in a decade by sending LeBron **** James and the Lakers packing in their own building. I can’t wait to see how far they can take this.

Game 1 on Monday. Good timing for a couple days off, let’s get CP3 as close to 100% as possible.

Was absolutely huge to win tonight and match the Nuggets days of rest. Would have been a struggle if we had to win a Game 7 and go into it with half the rest that Denver got.

I wonder if this was the leagues plan if the Suns won tonight. Give us more time to rest to help Paul heal a bit more.
Looking at who's left, I'd have to think the league would want Suns and Dallas in the WCF (Luka v DA/Book). Paul is the most empathized star left in the West I'd say too with Conley right behind him.

I don't know. They may want the other LA team with Kawhi and George. I'm sure they'd prefer either over Utah though. I'm sure they wouldn't mind Jokic either.

A Utah matchup with us might be interesting to see the Mitchell vs Booker matchup. Mitchell averaged about 29 or 45/40 shooting and the 40% on 3pt shooting was on very high volume, like 9 attempts per game, and he averaged 6 apg..8 per game in his last 3...had none in his first game back. He was also 28-31 from the line. And his solid defense.

SunsRback4Good · Post #1068 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:32 pm

Revived wrote:
denial wrote:Do you have any idea how many times I’ve sat in the suns arena listening to “let’s go lakers, clap clap clap clap clap” over the past decade?

Do you!?!?!?

I’m going to enjoy every second of this. I’m not being friendly. I’m not being sportsmanlike.

I piss on laker nation.

I hear you 100%. I’m going to LA tomorrow and will be wearing my Book jersey all day. Hoping I’ll have time to go take a pic in front of staple center with it. Maybe go to a bar nearby it as well.

What if someone runs at you and starts a fight? Are you prepared to kick more azz on their home court again?

Post #1069 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:33 pm

matt131 wrote:Dang an hour later and I'm still a nervous wreck. So excited for this team and for Booker.

Hope we celebrate tonight and immediately start scouting Denver tomorrow. Lots of rest and recovery for everyone on this team is needed, but we still need a solid gameplay. Denver looked really good (granted, they were playing Portland's non existent defense). Really hoping Ayton is pumped for this next series. He will be the key for us defending Jokic.

Congrats to everyone here as well. We all stood by the suns no matter what. Job ain't finished though....let's go Suns!

Seems we match up fairly well. Can't really stop Jokic but Ayton played well against him and Jokic even praised him saying he stopped him 6-8 times or something.

Then Crowder or Bridges on Porter and the other on Gordon. Book on Campazzo and CP3 on Rivers. Payne on Morris.

Wonder who they will have guard Book..possibly Gordon.

dautjazz · Post #1070 » by **dautjazz** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:34 pm

King4Day wrote:
dautjazz wrote:Congrats to the Suns, will be rooting for you guys in the second round. Let's shock the world with a Jazz vs Suns WCF, well people would be shocked in the preseason if they were told this prediction.

Thanks! Same to you guys. It would be incredible to say that one of the Suns or Jazz will be in the finals.
Who do you all prefer to play in R2?

Well I dislike the Clippers, have no beef with Luka or the Mavs so I'd probably prefer to take out the Clippers. I'm honestly not too concerned by either. If the Clippers are having a tough time vs the Mavs who are basically a one man wrecking crew, they would be obliriated by us. The Mavs don't scare my either, we could let Doncic get his, but make sure he has no help.

Post #1071 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:34 pm

SunsRback4Good wrote:
grumpysaddle wrote:pj0tr tried his hardest on the reverse jinx and it panned out. Thanks for having no faith in the Suns to get it done, bud!

Was he a neutral fan or something cause on here he seemed okay but reading his posts on GB he was picking LA and had no confidence in Phoenix pulling the series out

No, he's a Suns fan.

dautjazz · Post #1072 » by **dautjazz** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:37 pm

bwgood77 wrote:
King4Day wrote:
grumpysaddle wrote:Was absolutely huge to win tonight and match the Nuggets days of rest. Would have been a struggle if we had to win a Game 7 and go into it with half the rest that Denver got.

I wonder if this was the leagues plan if the Suns won tonight. Give us more time to rest to help Paul heal a bit more.
Looking at who's left, I'd have to think the league would want Suns and Dallas in the WCF (Luka v DA/Book). Paul is the most empathized star left in the West I'd say too with Conley right behind him.

I don't know. They may want the other LA team with Kawhi and George. I'm sure they'd prefer either over Utah though. I'm sure they wouldn't mind Jokic either.

A Utah matchup with us might be interesting to see the Mitchell vs Booker matchup. Mitchell averaged about 29 or 45/40 shooting and the 40% on 3pt shooting was on very high volume, like 9 attempts per game, and he averaged 6 apg..8 per game in his last 3...had none in his first game back. He was also 28-31 from the line. And his solid defense.

Mitchell vs Booker is basically a battle of the two best SG's in the league right now. Our teams have similarities in how they are built, strongest at center, and the guards. Two of the best coaches in the league as far as I can tell too. This would be a great matchup, probably going the distance.

Post #1073 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:41 pm

DirtyDez wrote:Anyone have the final +/- for the series? Wanted to see where DA was…

Looks like +34

Book was +30, gaining 10 in the last game. Book was -2 after 4 games...so huge surge in the last 2.

King4Day · Post #1074 » by **King4Day** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:46 pm

Saberestar wrote:

Read on Twitter

TJ Warren could have been part of this team...but oh well, we can not have them all.

From the last seven or eight years I just miss PJ Tucker and TJ Warren. No one else.

Cool he acknowledged him.

Post #1075 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:49 pm

SunsRback4Good wrote:Just stumble upon this and had a nice little chuckle.

Thread was created in November of last year title " Do you agree that the Suns are now a top 4 seed in the west" and here is one outrageous responses.

"wardjdim wrote:
"How are they better when they lost their starting PG and a decent and upcoming forward and got back a 35yr old declining PG with a terrible contract?

If they weren't a playoff team last year, they definitely aren't a playoff team this year either. Even with Houston out of the playoffs, the Suns are still not a playoff team as they got worse and the Warriors will be in regardless of how many unknown factors they have. Let alone the fact that the Booker-Paul tandem doesn't look as a great idea either. They can sell more jerseys with Paul and that's all. Just too bad for them finally looking promising in the bubble and destroying everything with this trade, clearly not believing in their own future which was looking decent to say the least. That's a huge blow. A major disappointment.

If one team became better, that's the Thunder. Props to them for selling this horrible contract and managing to get so much back.

PS: Rubio in the bubble was better than Paul per minute, if this is important as a detail."

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2017167&start=20

Read all the posts in that thread. I was laughing last night.

Damkac · Post #1076 » by **Damkac** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:50 pm

Great to see Suns back in the playoffs and defeating Lakers and Lebron!

Post #1077 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:51 pm

shrink wrote:Congrats! I hope the national media finally starts giving you the respect your team has earned.

ESPN will probably non stop talk about what the Lakers need to do in the offseason now.

Revived · Post #1078 » by **Revived** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:58 pm

SunsRback4Good wrote:
Revived wrote:
denial wrote:Do you have any idea how many times I’ve sat in the suns arena listening to “let’s go lakers, clap clap clap clap clap” over the past decade?

Do you!?!?!?

I’m going to enjoy every second of this. I’m not being friendly. I’m not being sportsmanlike.

I piss on laker nation.

I hear you 100%. I’m going to LA tomorrow and will be wearing my Book jersey all day. Hoping I’ll have time to go take a pic in front of staple center with it. Maybe go to a bar nearby it as well.

What if someone runs at you and starts a fight? Are you prepared to kick more azz on their home court again?

Yup

Post #1079 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:58 pm

Saberestar wrote:

Read on Twitter

TJ Warren could have been part of this team...but oh well, we can not have them all.

From the last seven or eight years I just miss PJ Tucker and TJ Warren. No one else.

Yeah, health obviously still been a problem but so fun to watch, and really a nice guy for very consistent efficient scoring when you needed it. Better on D than many thought as well with steals and few turnovers.

BobbieL · Post #1080 » by **BobbieL** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 6:00 pm

bwgood77 wrote:
shrink wrote:Congrats! I hope the national media finally starts giving you the respect your team has earned.

ESPN will probably non stop talk about what the Lakers need to do in the offseason now.

yes - they will
already started this morning
the lakers should be thankful Shroder turned down that 80m deal

Kuzma and Caruso are free agents - probably will keep Caruso