NBA PLAYOFFS: GAME 2: Los Angeles Clippers @ Phoenix Suns (LAC leads 1-0) | Tuesday | 7:00 PM

Slim Charless · Post #281 » by **Slim Charless** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:07 am

Eric Gordon shot us back into that game. He was awful

enigmatics · Post #282 » by **enigmatics** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:07 am

garrick wrote:Clippers are allowed to commit all sorts of shoves and don’t get called for it.

Kwahi yelling at the refs demonstratively and doesn’t get a tech….

Ya I thought all that hand checking was illegal?

Revived · Post #283 » by **Revived** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:07 am

This run isn’t impressive at all quite honestly. Suns played 10/10 and Clippers basically stopped caring. The fact it took Suns playing perfect just to tie the game up isn’t impressive cause I know they can’t do it like this for a full game (which is understandable).

Let’s see what happens in 2nd half.

Also, as much **** as I give Ayton (rightfully imo) he was the turning point on the comeback. Good screens on KD, his defense went from nonexistent to decent and he was money with the middies. Again, please play at lest 80% as well in the next half.

sunskerr · Post #284 » by **sunskerr** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:08 am

Jesus_H_Macy wrote:Finally showing some semblance of competence and caring. Let’s see if it survives halftime. Who do you think will make better halftime adjustments, Monty or Lue?

Lue will obviously and its up to KD and Book to carry this team in spite of Monty.

schnakenpopanz · Post #285 » by **schnakenpopanz** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:08 am

i am watching it on a turkish stream and the announcer said: suns are not playing playoff basketball.
no urgency for the moment.

BurningHeart · Post #286 » by **BurningHeart** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:09 am

That close shouldn't sugarcoat just how **** terrible that half was.

Blonde · Post #287 » by **Blonde** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:09 am

Credit to Ayton’s shotmaking keeping us afloat for a while but he is totally unfelt on the defensive end. He needs to be a force but nobody is scared of driving into him.

Mixer826 · Post #288 » by **Mixer826** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:09 am

This better light a fire under their a**!! Lets go!!!

enigmatics · Post #289 » by **enigmatics** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:10 am

Slim Charless wrote:Eric Gordon shot us back into that game. He was awful

For the life of me I'm lost as to how they're not attacking him on offense. He's a turnstile.

phnart · Post #290 » by **phnart** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:10 am

Captain Obvious here: The Suns lack identity and leadership right now. It's not Durant's team yet and clearly he is not a guy to make a team "his team." This was Booker's team, but he's more of a wannabe Alpha than a real one and Paul doesn't have the game any more to put the team on his back as a player or a leader.

The worst part is that I didn't see this coming. I thought the Suns would at least fight in this series based on the egg they laid last year. I thought they would want to prove their backers right and make a serious, competitive run, even after not being together for long. From Captain Obvious to Debbie Downer in seven sentences, I suppose.

RedIndian · Post #291 » by **RedIndian** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:10 am

Worth pointing out that the Clippers switching and zone defense throws away of all CP3 led sets - the double drag, the spain PnRs etc.

The obvious counter to that is to let Book and KD screening for each - you'll get some sort of a mismatch on every possession.

CP3 can play as a spot up guy. Okogie should be the other guy at the corner waiting to shoot or crash the glass hard, like he usually does.

Okogie off the bench is not as effective, because then you're worried that you don't have enough shooting.

We built like 20 games of chemistry with Okogie as a starter. Why the hell did Monty decide to just chuck that away?

kennydorglas · Post #292 » by **kennydorglas** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:10 am

This anti moreyball thing wont last long.
If we keep trying to outscore dudes in a brute force way, we'll just be hammered by those odds.
its nos like we have prob the best scorer of all time. THERE's no need to force anything on him.
Just let the game flow and find him open for 3's.

sunsbg · Post #293 » by **sunsbg** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:11 am

Suns defense allowed Westbrick to be the leading scorer lol.

schnakenpopanz · Post #294 » by **schnakenpopanz** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:12 am

5-16 bench points.
this is on james jones and monty.
we have no contribution

Frank Lee · Post #295 » by **Frank Lee** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:14 am

Kenny preaching to my choir

PittsburghSuns · Post #296 » by **PittsburghSuns** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:14 am

For as much slack that DA catches around here the real POS is CP3. That guys is a complete waste of a roster spot.

RaisingArizona · Post #297 » by **RaisingArizona** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:14 am

The whole Shamet thing should have been addressed a long time ago. He does nothing out there and is getting 10 million a year

BobbieL · Post #298 » by **BobbieL** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:15 am

schnakenpopanz wrote:5-16 bench points.
this is on james jones and monty.
we have no contribution

Should have signed somebody wise beside Ish

Sorry Ish but they needed more guard depth

ShamPayne are just not reliable

Durant and Booker need to play a lot of the second half

Revived · Post #299 » by **Revived** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:16 am

Booker and KD are gonna have to play the entire second half.

That’s crazy man. We’re barely in the 1st round and this is barely the 2nd game.

kennydorglas · Post #300 » by **kennydorglas** » Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:17 am

Its weird because our bench was running hot when we WERE NOT PLAYING SHAMET
suddenly Ross and TJ are unplayable and payne is injured. (and ofc we cant use saben lee bc he's a two way contract)
terrible scenario to our 'autolines' man to solve.