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Game 69: Toronto Raptors (24-44) @ Phoenix Suns (31-37) | Mar 17 | 7:00 PM

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Re: Game 69: Toronto Raptors (24-44) @ Phoenix Suns (31-37) | Mar 17 | 7:00 PM 

Post#21 » by schnakenpopanz » Tue Mar 18, 2025 2:56 am

SunsRback4Good wrote:Wow! Killing the Raptors 23-4 in the 2nd Q. This is probably our best quarter of the season. Lock down defense baby!

hmm playing a young athletic big and keep the lazy stoned idiot out might help
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Re: Game 69: Toronto Raptors (24-44) @ Phoenix Suns (31-37) | Mar 17 | 7:00 PM 

Post#22 » by garrick » Tue Mar 18, 2025 3:00 am

Haven't seen the Suns this engaged on defense in a long time!

Yes it's the garbage Raptors but we lost to a lot of bad teams lately.
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Re: Game 69: Toronto Raptors (24-44) @ Phoenix Suns (31-37) | Mar 17 | 7:00 PM 

Post#23 » by Ghost of Kleine » Tue Mar 18, 2025 3:02 am

Win a game and then throw one away! Rinse and repeat for the entire season. Not sure what the goals are that's being communicated in the locker room. The suns are incredible at setting all the wrong records.

I'll believe a bit more when they actually string together 4-5 wins by the time the season ends so Ishbia can hype up the failed super team premise and promote going hard for another year because they showed something in the last 5 games of the season?
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Re: Game 69: Toronto Raptors (24-44) @ Phoenix Suns (31-37) | Mar 17 | 7:00 PM 

Post#24 » by schnakenpopanz » Tue Mar 18, 2025 3:02 am

if plumlee plays any more minutes than oso, i will throw things out of the window here.
oso should even start over richards
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Re: Game 69: Toronto Raptors (24-44) @ Phoenix Suns (31-37) | Mar 17 | 7:00 PM 

Post#25 » by KLEON » Tue Mar 18, 2025 3:12 am

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SunsRback4Good wrote:Wow! Killing the Raptors 23-4 in the 2nd Q. This is probably our best quarter of the season. Lock down defense baby!

hmm playing a young athletic big and keep the lazy stoned idiot out might help

I respect Kd's game but you can't call yourself a leader and you can clearly see he was upset( hands folded) that he was on the bench almost the entire 2nd qtr. Cheer for the team playing great defense and do the same when you check in
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Re: Game 69: Toronto Raptors (24-44) @ Phoenix Suns (31-37) | Mar 17 | 7:00 PM 

Post#26 » by schnakenpopanz » Tue Mar 18, 2025 3:20 am

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SunsRback4Good wrote:Wow! Killing the Raptors 23-4 in the 2nd Q. This is probably our best quarter of the season. Lock down defense baby!

hmm playing a young athletic big and keep the lazy stoned idiot out might help

I respect Kd's game but you can't call yourself a leader and you can clearly see he was upset( hands folded) that he was on the bench almost the entire 2nd qtr. Cheer for the team playing great defense and do the same when you check in

Exacty. he should see that playing like this is fun. He should take pride in the back end of his bball life to be the mentor for these young players. but all he cares about are his own numbers and success. a true leader makes the people around him better.
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Re: Game 69: Toronto Raptors (24-44) @ Phoenix Suns (31-37) | Mar 17 | 7:00 PM 

Post#27 » by schnakenpopanz » Tue Mar 18, 2025 3:42 am

even up 36 durant makes high school boys mstakes
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Re: Game 69: Toronto Raptors (24-44) @ Phoenix Suns (31-37) | Mar 17 | 7:00 PM 

Post#28 » by schnakenpopanz » Tue Mar 18, 2025 3:43 am

GUESS WHO HAS THE HIGHEST +/- ATM


+35 OSO
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Re: Game 69: Toronto Raptors (24-44) @ Phoenix Suns (31-37) | Mar 17 | 7:00 PM 

Post#29 » by SunsRback4Good » Tue Mar 18, 2025 3:47 am

schnakenpopanz wrote:GUESS WHO HAS THE HIGHEST +/- ATM


+35 OSO


Richards has the lowest +/- @ -6. :cry:
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Re: Game 69: Toronto Raptors (24-44) @ Phoenix Suns (31-37) | Mar 17 | 7:00 PM 

Post#30 » by SkyBill40 » Tue Mar 18, 2025 3:48 am

Hopefully we can build on this and keep it going. DAL plays again WED vs IND as do we against CHI. Nothing is a given at this point and it'll be a wonder which squad shows up. We then have to go into CLE and somehow hope their squad doesn't make the tip.
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Re: Game 69: Toronto Raptors (24-44) @ Phoenix Suns (31-37) | Mar 17 | 7:00 PM 

Post#31 » by SunsRback4Good » Tue Mar 18, 2025 3:51 am

SkyBill40 wrote:Hopefully we can build on this and keep it going. DAL plays again WED vs IND as do we against CHI. Nothing is a given at this point and it'll be a wonder which squad shows up. We then have to go into CLE and somehow hope their squad doesn't make the tip.


Bill we are so back it’s insane. If we somehow manage to win our play in games and face OKC we might surprise them and win a few games. :D
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Re: Game 69: Toronto Raptors (24-44) @ Phoenix Suns (31-37) | Mar 17 | 7:00 PM 

Post#32 » by SkyBill40 » Tue Mar 18, 2025 4:07 am

SunsRback4Good wrote:
SkyBill40 wrote:Hopefully we can build on this and keep it going. DAL plays again WED vs IND as do we against CHI. Nothing is a given at this point and it'll be a wonder which squad shows up. We then have to go into CLE and somehow hope their squad doesn't make the tip.


Bill we are so back it’s insane. If we somehow manage to win our play in games and face OKC we might surprise them and win a few games. :D


I like your optimism even if I don't exactly share it.
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Re: Game 69: Toronto Raptors (24-44) @ Phoenix Suns (31-37) | Mar 17 | 7:00 PM 

Post#33 » by RaisingArizona » Tue Mar 18, 2025 4:09 am

SunsRback4Good wrote:
SkyBill40 wrote:Hopefully we can build on this and keep it going. DAL plays again WED vs IND as do we against CHI. Nothing is a given at this point and it'll be a wonder which squad shows up. We then have to go into CLE and somehow hope their squad doesn't make the tip.


Bill we are so back it’s insane. If we somehow manage to win our play in games and face OKC we might surprise them and win a few games. :D

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Re: Game 69: Toronto Raptors (24-44) @ Phoenix Suns (31-37) | Mar 17 | 7:00 PM 

Post#34 » by Saberestar » Tue Mar 18, 2025 5:09 am

Finally a blowout thanks to a nice 2nd quarter. Tyus, Book, Cody Martin, Royce and Oso played great on both sides and we got a 20 point advantage. Then Dunn replaced Cody and we kept our good defense.

Cody Martin makes winning plays.I think he is similar to Royce but a bit more dynamic, interesting two-way wing.

1 game behind the Mavs and we have the tiebreaker. AD probably back in a few days.
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Re: Game 69: Toronto Raptors (24-44) @ Phoenix Suns (31-37) | Mar 17 | 7:00 PM 

Post#35 » by sunsbg » Tue Mar 18, 2025 6:33 am

Q2 a proof next season Suns will be a real team a lot more fun to watch without a ball hog in KD. Addition by substraction. A stupid GM giving back valuable assets in return will be the cherry on the top. The big question is whether Booker is also another anti-team player, not because of his play style as he's trying to be more of a playmaker, but because of lacking leadership qualities.

Bulls or any of next 10 teams are not tanking so chance to make the play-in still very slim.
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Re: Game 69: Toronto Raptors (24-44) @ Phoenix Suns (31-37) | Mar 17 | 7:00 PM 

Post#36 » by SunsRback4Good » Tue Mar 18, 2025 9:49 am

I can’t fall asleep. Super excited about suns thrashing the raptors by 40 points, Dick or no Dick that was an impressing win.
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Re: Game 69: Toronto Raptors (24-44) @ Phoenix Suns (31-37) | Mar 17 | 7:00 PM 

Post#37 » by sashaturiaf » Tue Mar 18, 2025 11:17 am

Was this the first blowout win of the season? It sure feels like it.

I didn't watch a single minute of this game, but I say with great conviction that Gillespie has to start from now.
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Re: Game 69: Toronto Raptors (24-44) @ Phoenix Suns (31-37) | Mar 17 | 7:00 PM 

Post#38 » by Calvin Klein » Tue Mar 18, 2025 11:36 am

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schnakenpopanz wrote:
SunsRback4Good wrote:Wow! Killing the Raptors 23-4 in the 2nd Q. This is probably our best quarter of the season. Lock down defense baby!

hmm playing a young athletic big and keep the lazy stoned idiot out might help

I respect Kd's game but you can't call yourself a leader and you can clearly see he was upset( hands folded) that he was on the bench almost the entire 2nd qtr. Cheer for the team playing great defense and do the same when you check in


does he call himself a leader though?

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