Game 2: Portland TrailBlazers (1-0) @ Phoenix Suns (0-1)

SunsRback4Good · Post #141 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:12 am

MVP MVP MVP MVP MVP MVP MVP MVP MVP

Mulhollanddrive · Post #142 » by **Mulhollanddrive** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:13 am

Going from Steve Nash to debating whether Brandon Knight is any good.

Hopefully this reminds us what we should be aiming for.

SunsRback4Good · Post #143 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:13 am

Fans cheering like crazy!!

"Okay, let's play some basketball"

Fans: Boooooooooooooo! Lol

Revived · Post #144 » by **Revived** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:14 am

Man I miss those times from the past.

thamadkant · Post #145 » by **thamadkant** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:14 am

bwgood77 wrote:
MrMiyagi wrote:I want to know how people reconcile the good ball movement we have at times with the bad ball movement we also have. Is it really Hornacek's fault, or do players get away from that system in the heat of the game?

Hornacek has often said that with young players the system breaks down sometimes and results in iso's which are not preferable, and then you have some uneducated fans say he runs an iso offense. Some of the more knowledgeable posters haven't posted as much lately, so the viewpoint is a bit skewed for someone reading posts.

A bit strong accusations that the people that dont agree with you are uneducated.

We all watch games, listen to interviews and can analyze game tapes. Hornacek says the things that we notice... Hence its confusing since he mentions the same issues us fans sees.

But then you see the players do the same thing again the next games and the same issues repeat themselves.

And hence why some of the fans question Hornacek's discipline skills.

And about the ISO.... Name a poster who said Hornacek is pushing the ISO play.

Because almost everyone says it was only Markieff and Marcus Morris who are ball stoppers and tend to isolate.

You have to be more neutral I think when it comes to the frustrated pessimistic fans and the highly optmistic fans... Its the nature of the beast.

starbosa10 · Post #146 » by **starbosa10** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:15 am

fantastic ceremony. Thanks for it all Steve. Now hoping we finish it off with a W, lets go!

Calvin Klein · Post #147 » by **Calvin Klein** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:15 am

Dirk and Finley are there too.

Post #148 » by **batsmasher** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:15 am

bwgood77 wrote:
batsmasher wrote:
Calvin Klein wrote:anyone else completely bored by this team? I just can't get excited about anything.

totally boring. this is all I could think about. we're slow and do nothing special.

Didn't you become a fan after the Nash years? This is probably the most exciting they have played since 13-14...what made you a fan of this team?

13-14 we had some wow factor. GGreen, Gogi, a hearty PJ.

I became a Suns fan because of Goran. I loved his story, loved the way he played.

Night and day between then and now. This team is lethargic. We have no-one with the wow factor (although I think TJ has some). We go up the court every possession and you expect to see the same thing. No pretty passes, no inspired defense. It's all just a bit dull.

It's like we're the Grindhouse without the grind.

THX STEEEEEVE!

SunsRback4Good · Post #149 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:16 am

BrotoNBA wrote:
JellyRolling wrote:At this point just postpone the second half and let Nash's ring of honor continue for another few hours. I'm not asking too much but it's the right thing to do.

Why aren't they showing it on LeaguePass? They showed some lame dupstep dancers for the Bucks game. I want my free trial money back.

Not sure but not every Suns fan lives in AZ they could of at least noticed that and showed the ring of honor for everyone to see whose watching the game on not just FSNAZ but LP as well.

starbosa10 · Post #150 » by **starbosa10** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:17 am

BrotoNBA wrote:
JellyRolling wrote:At this point just postpone the second half and let Nash's ring of honor continue for another few hours. I'm not asking too much but it's the right thing to do.

Why aren't they showing it on LeaguePass? They showed some lame dupstep dancers for the Bucks game. I want my free trial money back.

really annoyed me that they did that. Missed the beginning of it trying to find a stream on my laptop since LP still had the "game break" screen up

Cutter · Post #151 » by **Cutter** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:18 am

55 points at halftime is an above average score. The starting offense has looked good tonight, even with Kieff looking lethargic. If he can become engaged and start hitting his shot we will be in the hunt.

Don't panic people.

MrMiyagi · Post #152 » by **MrMiyagi** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:18 am

1UPZ wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:
MrMiyagi wrote:I want to know how people reconcile the good ball movement we have at times with the bad ball movement we also have. Is it really Hornacek's fault, or do players get away from that system in the heat of the game?

Hornacek has often said that with young players the system breaks down sometimes and results in iso's which are not preferable, and then you have some uneducated fans say he runs an iso offense. Some of the more knowledgeable posters haven't posted as much lately, so the viewpoint is a bit skewed for someone reading posts.

A bit strong accusations that the people that dont agree with you are uneducated.

We all watch games, listen to interviews and can analyze game tapes. Hornacek says the things that we notice... Hence its confusing since he mentions the same issues us fans sees.

But then you see the players do the same thing again the next games and the same issues repeat themselves.

And hence why some of the fans question Hornacek's discipline skills.

And about the ISO.... Name a poster who said Hornacek is pushing the ISO play.

Because almost everyone says it was only Markieff and Marcus Morris who are ball stoppers and tend to isolate.

You have to be more neutral I think when it comes to the frustrated pessimistic fans and the highly optmistic fans... Its the nature of the beast.

I have to disagree. The amount of calling for Hornacek's head, claiming he relied on "hero ball" with IT, Dragic and Bledsoe last season and he's looking to continue that trend with Bled and Knight this season definitely means people think Horny is telling our guys to just run ISOs.

SunsRback4Good · Post #153 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:18 am

Calvin Klein wrote:Dirk and Finley are there too.

I didn't even see/notice them there. Would of been sweet for Steve's best friend Dirk say a few words.

Calvin Klein · Post #154 » by **Calvin Klein** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:19 am

I got it on International League Pass although the sound was terrible. Could hardly hear what they said.

MrMiyagi · Post #155 » by **MrMiyagi** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:19 am

Sunlight wrote:Should lead by 20, but Hornys hero ball keep game tied. Nothing changed, stupid coaching.

Matt1979 · Post #156 » by **Matt1979** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:20 am

I got the Nash induction on league pass in the UK. Weird how you guys get less.... =/

Cutter · Post #157 » by **Cutter** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:22 am

Chandler and the Suns overall defense looks good.

MrMiyagi · Post #158 » by **MrMiyagi** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:22 am

denial wrote:
MrMiyagi wrote:ONE GAME, GUYS. ONE!

Normally I'd agree but the offense looks exactly to me as it did last season. It's looked like this since hornaceck took over. I'm all for read-and-react. We don't have to call plays all the time. But we need ball movement and screens and good shot selection. And we can't expect to run all the time. When there are a lot of fouls we need to be able to score in half court.

Yes it was one game. But I think a season opening home game should never be a blowout like this, with any nba level players. Even if the worst team in the league. this was much more than a loss. It was more than a blowout. They clowned us, at home, season opener

From last game thread page 12

Post #159 » by **bwgood77** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:32 am

Gerald Green with a minus 18 tonight on 1-9 shooting. It's amazing how players that leave here play worse.

Stix · Post #160 » by **Stix** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 4:35 am

Brandon Knight :nonono: