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Game 31: Charlotte Hornets (14-16) @ Phoenix Suns (20-10) l Wednesday l 7:00pm l FSNAZ

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Re: Game 31: Charlotte Hornets (14-16) @ Phoenix Suns (20-10) l Wednesday l 7:00pm l FSNAZ 

Post#381 » by TouchPassDario » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:43 am

Gorilla Warfare wrote:This team should beat that team by 30. Ugliest loss of the season for us. Worse than the Nets loss.


Lol? This ain’t the Bobcats, man.

This squad is pretty good and finally getting healthy.
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Post#382 » by TouchPassDario » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:45 am

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Keith_myath wrote:Another shocking last second attempt.

Not on Booker this time even though he took the shot. What did Monty draw up there? :crazy:


Man, watch the game, and understand the game. The hornets just stood around the 3pt line. Its a tough situation to draw something up for.

They were well coached in defending that.


And they still fouled us. Cannot expect the call there tho. Fans gonna cry but what else is new.
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Game 31: Charlotte Hornets (14-16) @ Phoenix Suns (20-10) l Wednesday l 7:00pm l FSNAZ 

Post#383 » by Jdiddy701 » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:47 am

Aside from 2-3 games, the Suns have had a chance to win every game. That’s really impressive. What’s not impressing is how many leads they have gave up. We have a solid team, just gotta learn how to sustain leads.


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Re: Game 31: Charlotte Hornets (14-16) @ Phoenix Suns (20-10) l Wednesday l 7:00pm l FSNAZ 

Post#384 » by SlovenianDragon » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:48 am

grumpysaddle wrote:Last two minutes report will show that was a missed call.


Obviously but that solves nothing...

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Re: Game 31: Charlotte Hornets (14-16) @ Phoenix Suns (20-10) l Wednesday l 7:00pm l FSNAZ 

Post#385 » by TouchPassDario » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:48 am

Read on Twitter


Yup. Shoulda matched up all game like some of us called out pregame.
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Re: Game 31: Charlotte Hornets (14-16) @ Phoenix Suns (20-10) l Wednesday l 7:00pm l FSNAZ 

Post#386 » by SlovenianDragon » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:48 am

Jdiddy701 wrote:Aside from 2-3 games, the Suns have had a chance to win every game. That’s really impressive. What’s not impressing is how many leads they have gave up. We have a solid team, just gotta learn how to sustain leads.


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Less 3 point chucking imo.
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Re: Game 31: Charlotte Hornets (14-16) @ Phoenix Suns (20-10) l Wednesday l 7:00pm l FSNAZ 

Post#387 » by bwgood77 » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:48 am

Always tough to beat a division leader.
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Post#388 » by grumpysaddle » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:48 am

SlovenianDragon wrote:
grumpysaddle wrote:Last two minutes report will show that was a missed call.


Obviously but that solves nothing...

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I know, but welcome to Suns basketball.
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Re: Game 31: Charlotte Hornets (14-16) @ Phoenix Suns (20-10) l Wednesday l 7:00pm l FSNAZ 

Post#389 » by Gorilla Warfare » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:52 am

TouchPassDario wrote:
Gorilla Warfare wrote:This team should beat that team by 30. Ugliest loss of the season for us. Worse than the Nets loss.


Lol? This ain’t the Bobcats, man.

This squad is pretty good and finally getting healthy.


We just beat 3 better teams the previous 3 games, 2 of them by 30+ points.
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Re: Game 31: Charlotte Hornets (14-16) @ Phoenix Suns (20-10) l Wednesday l 7:00pm l FSNAZ 

Post#390 » by bwgood77 » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:53 am

Gorilla Warfare wrote:
TouchPassDario wrote:
Gorilla Warfare wrote:This team should beat that team by 30. Ugliest loss of the season for us. Worse than the Nets loss.


Lol? This ain’t the Bobcats, man.

This squad is pretty good and finally getting healthy.


We just beat 3 better teams the previous 3 games, 2 of them by 30+ points.


Well, Charlotte does have a better record than the Pelicans and Grizzlies.
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Post#391 » by TouchPassDario » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:53 am

Gorilla Warfare wrote:
TouchPassDario wrote:
Gorilla Warfare wrote:This team should beat that team by 30. Ugliest loss of the season for us. Worse than the Nets loss.


Lol? This ain’t the Bobcats, man.

This squad is pretty good and finally getting healthy.


We just beat 3 better teams the previous 3 games, 2 of them by 30+ points.



ergo we should beat every worse team by 30?

Just be happy you’re not a Lakers fan. They getting cooked up MELO style rn. All they do is lose lose lose no matter what!
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Post#392 » by Frank Lee » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:54 am

suns12345 wrote:
Keith_myath wrote:Another shocking last second attempt.

Not on Booker this time even though he took the shot. What did Monty draw up there? :crazy:


Man, watch the game, and understand the game. The hornets just stood around the 3pt line. Its a tough situation to draw something up for.

They were well coached in defending that.


Hey
Book got the good look
What more can you want.

It just didn’t work out well


Is this the first game where Ayton got played off the court?
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Post#393 » by grumpysaddle » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:54 am

Rather have disappointing losses against average Eastern Conference teams than WC teams.
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Post#394 » by spanishninja » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:55 am

Overall this was an evenly matched game, which means we didnt do enough defensively to limit them. And you cant complain about a 3 point loss when you miss 8 FTs man...

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Post#395 » by darealjuice » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:56 am

Frustrating finish but shouldn't even have been in that scenario. Terrible free throw shooting, terrible defense, and bad shot selection in the second half killed us, and it was still a winnable game.

Melo is a hell of a player. Crafty handle and passing, great vision, quickly improving finishing around the rim, and he's been a passable shooter so far. Still room for improvement as an on-ball defender, but he reads the game well off-ball. Already 6th in the league in Steals. Far more fluid and more advanced in pick and roll than Lonzo was as a rookie.
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Post#396 » by spanishninja » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:56 am

Brooklyn was the other notable one, except in that case they didnt win until the end. I would even bet they studied tape of how Harden handled Ayton and had Melo try to do that.
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suns12345 wrote:
Keith_myath wrote:Another shocking last second attempt.

Not on Booker this time even though he took the shot. What did Monty draw up there? :crazy:


Man, watch the game, and understand the game. The hornets just stood around the 3pt line. Its a tough situation to draw something up for.

They were well coached in defending that.


Hey
Book got the good look
What more can you want.

It just didn’t work out well


Is this the first game where Ayton got played off the court?


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Post#397 » by Jarlaxle0204 » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:59 am

Book clearly fouled on that last shot. Oh well. If I'm Monty, I have these guys practice free throws for an hour straight during practice. We don't get to the line enough as it is. Can't afford to miss as many as we did.
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Post#398 » by TouchPassDario » Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:59 am

Suns are clearly in the top4 still.

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Post#399 » by dremill24 » Thu Feb 25, 2021 5:01 am

Don't miss FTs and maybe think about getting a stop here n there...
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Post#400 » by TouchPassDario » Thu Feb 25, 2021 5:01 am

Hope we get the Lakers w/o AD in 4/5 matchup.

Nuggets take down Clips please!

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