Game 24, Big 3 debut: The Nets (12-10) @ Suns (13-10) | Wednesday | 7:00PM

garrick · Post #121 » by **garrick** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:08 am

Give me Cam or Bridges over Beal any day.

Beal when he's not scoring doesn't seem to impact the game at all.

Calvin Klein · Post #122 » by **Calvin Klein** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:08 am

lilfishi22 wrote:I miss Mikal

This team right now makes me miss Cam Payne. They're so **** boring to watch.

SkyBill40 · Post #123 » by **SkyBill40** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:09 am

lilfishi22 wrote:I miss Mikal

sunskerr · Post #124 » by **sunskerr** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:09 am

damn were really getting lit up by nick claxton huh

sashaturiaf · Post #125 » by **sashaturiaf** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:13 am

C'mon KD gotta shoot those

Calvin Klein · Post #126 » by **Calvin Klein** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:13 am

Watch on YouTube

ArksNetsSince99 · Post #127 » by **ArksNetsSince99** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:14 am

SunsRback4Good wrote:
ArksNetsSince99 wrote:
SunsRback4Good wrote:Watford looks like the guy who sold me illegal drugs behind Walmart.

He’s our Metu , he barely started playing and he makes good impact on the team

Haha! Every team needs a Watford and Metu it seems. The glue type of guys.

Btw, I’ve been following Cam Thomas a bit ever since his scoring outbursts last season. This little dude can score 30+ effortlessly, but will he get significant time come playoff time or since his defense isn’t that great he might get limited minutes?

The biggest complaint was that he never pass the ball , he got a little better in this department this season , defense wise , he needs to get better on D too

I don’t think we make the playoffs this year so might be not that important :lol:

enigmatics · Post #128 » by **enigmatics** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:15 am

NapoleonII wrote:
enigmatics wrote:This team has too many low IQ / stand around and watch players - something that's not gonna change with "chemistry".

We're missing Gordon and Allen -- two guys who don't just stand around.

Gordon just has spots. He's not what I'd call high IQ or a guy who's relentless with motion. His stroke is what makes him playable irrespective to what I just said.

ArksNetsSince99 · Post #129 » by **ArksNetsSince99** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:18 am

sunskerr wrote:damn were really getting lit up by nick claxton huh

It’s first time ever I saw Claxton made a 3 , it’s almost like Ben Simmons shooting threes

schnakenpopanz · Post #130 » by **schnakenpopanz** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:19 am

Having 1 player left from that finals run team 3 seasons after is just insane.
It never worked never will.

sashaturiaf · Post #131 » by **sashaturiaf** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:20 am

enigmatics wrote:
NapoleonII wrote:
enigmatics wrote:This team has too many low IQ / stand around and watch players - something that's not gonna change with "chemistry".

We're missing Gordon and Allen -- two guys who don't just stand around.

Gordon just has spots. He's not what I'd call high IQ or a guy who's relentless with motion. His stroke is what makes him playable irrespective to what I just said.

Gordon was one of the worst culprits of not putting bodies on guys and cost us a game in doing so. He can guard 1v1 but he's not a high energy guy by any means.

Goodwin, Allen and Little are my picks of the role guys in terms of bringing energy and physicality out there. Okogie tries but he's a lost cause to me cus of the offensive issues.

SunsRback4Good · Post #132 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:21 am

By 2030 there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean. It doesn’t have to be like this.

NapoleonII · Post #133 » by **NapoleonII** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:21 am

It is concerning seeing Beal with KD and Book - his lack of gravity / intangibles / standing around.

We gotta stagger him hard so he's featured more on the ball.

I like this for the bench, actually.

Goodwin
Beal
Metu
Yuta
Eubanks or Little.

Use Gordon in spots and Allen with Book and KD.

AtheJ415 · Post #134 » by **AtheJ415** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:22 am

enigmatics wrote:This team has too many low IQ / stand around and watch players - something that's not gonna change with "chemistry".

We don't run a real offense so many guys are checked out because they solely exist to wait for Book or KD to get them open.

sashaturiaf · Post #135 » by **sashaturiaf** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:22 am

ArksNetsSince99 wrote:
sunskerr wrote:damn were really getting lit up by nick claxton huh

It’s first time ever I saw Claxton made a 3 , it’s almost like Ben Simmons shooting threes

Based off the WTF look KD gave him when it went in, he probably isn't even shooting those at Nets practice.

Post #136 » by **bwgood77** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:22 am

SunsRback4Good wrote:
Maze wrote:I'd never imagine this would be one of the most boring Suns teams of all time.They might look good for maybe 2-3 plays in a row, but never q whole qtr, and damn sure never a whole game.Guess we just need to have patients.It's easy to be frustrated right now.

Let’s see how the Suns perform when our big 3 parlay together for at least 10-15 games and Allen comes back. But I’m afraid our turnovers will continue and that worries me.

The Suns have had plenty of patients for the physical therapists and team doctors this year.

AtheJ415 · Post #137 » by **AtheJ415** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:23 am

garrick wrote:Give me Cam or Bridges over Beal any day.

Beal when he's not scoring doesn't seem to impact the game at all.

Bridges is a top 20 player. He's better than Beal now even when Beal is scoring.

Post #138 » by **bwgood77** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:24 am

ArksNetsSince99 wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:
ArksNetsSince99 wrote:
From what I gather from Suns fans both Mikal and CamJ was already breaking out on Suns , so was the trade really necessary in order for them to really break out ?

Maybe you’re right but I heard otherwise on this very board

No, it wasn't. They were evolving. Mikal would have worked very well as a 2nd option. I think sometimes he struggles being the first option in Brooklyn even though sometimes he has awesome games. But he's not a true #1 really. He was really the perfect complementary player to Book.

With all due respect Mikal isn’t first option often even on this Brooklyn team , there is nights when CamT is that guy , sometimes Dinwidee, and surprise DFS won us a few games with amazing play on O and D

Yeah, I've noticed. I thought last year after the trade he was most all the time, but this year first it was Cam Thomas, and Bridges hadn't been playing as well, though I noticed he had a couple of big games recently. It's nice to have different guys that can step up each night, especially with a pretty young core.

SunsRback4Good · Post #139 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:26 am

AtheJ415 wrote:
garrick wrote:Give me Cam or Bridges over Beal any day.

Beal when he's not scoring doesn't seem to impact the game at all.

Bridges is a top 20 player. He's better than Beal now even when Beal is scoring.

Agreed! Better, younger, stronger, and well endowed. Maybe Bridges will come back to Phoenix by 2027.

SkyBill40 · Post #140 » by **SkyBill40** » Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:26 am

bwgood77 wrote:
SunsRback4Good wrote:
Maze wrote:I'd never imagine this would be one of the most boring Suns teams of all time.They might look good for maybe 2-3 plays in a row, but never q whole qtr, and damn sure never a whole game.Guess we just need to have patients.It's easy to be frustrated right now.

Let’s see how the Suns perform when our big 3 parlay together for at least 10-15 games and Allen comes back. But I’m afraid our turnovers will continue and that worries me.

The Suns have had plenty of patients for the physical therapists and team doctors this year.