Game 56: Phoenix Suns (11-44) @ Utah Jazz (30-24) - 9:00 PM ET

AtheJ415 · Post #41 » by **AtheJ415** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 2:58 am

Best way to make a 3 on 2 fast break a 1 on 2 fast break is to pass to Oubre.

DroughtsOverPHX · Post #42 » by **DroughtsOverPHX** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 3:00 am

grumpysaddle wrote:Rubio trying to make sure he doesn't get traded to the Suns tonight.

lol...I had that same thought. He's not exactly pitching himself to us.

AtheJ415 · Post #43 » by **AtheJ415** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 3:01 am

Rubio's horrendously overrated generally. He's been playing like this all year. He's an upgrade over what we have but he's not some franchise cornerstone or some guy you pay big money to.

Post #44 » by **bwgood77** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 3:03 am

Wow, Nets going to beat the Nuggets...shooting 56% from 3. Russell 6-9 from 3 has 27, 11 and 6.

AtheJ415 · Post #45 » by **AtheJ415** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 3:04 am

Jackson should not be traded for the Ball's of the world. Just saying it again. Moving him now is a mistake.

grumpysaddle · Post #46 » by **grumpysaddle** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 3:04 am

I like this JJ. Suns just need to be a fast paced team the rest of the season. Just RUN RUN RUN. They're young, I don't know why they slow things down and try to run a halfcourt offense so often.

darealjuice · Post #47 » by **darealjuice** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 3:05 am

Lol why did Kelly jump at that

Post #48 » by **bwgood77** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 3:05 am

Tankfest2018 wrote:
grumpysaddle wrote:Rubio trying to make sure he doesn't get traded to the Suns tonight.

lol...I had that same thought. He's not exactly pitching himself to us.

He turns it over a bit but he he can also make some great passes...and is a fairly solid defender.

darealjuice · Post #49 » by **darealjuice** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 3:07 am

Josh can be a really good player if he figures out his jump shot and puts on some weight

Post #50 » by **bwgood77** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 3:07 am

I don't think we will keep Oubre given our roster, cap space, the trade, etc. Just really not a reason too if we still have JJ and TJ. JJ is dynamic and improving. TJ is our most efficient scorer outside of the bigs. No real need for Oubre if his cap hold is almost $10 million. Almost have to renounce that.

DroughtsOverPHX · Post #51 » by **DroughtsOverPHX** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 3:08 am

Jackson is frustrating. One minute he's Westbrook the next he's Goodwin. When he's the former, he's fun to watch.

grumpysaddle · Post #52 » by **grumpysaddle** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 3:08 am

7 seconds left in half, Crawford slowly dribbles ball up and take 30 footer. Should have gotten it to JJ. He would have been at the rim with 3 seconds to spare.

NapoleonII · Post #53 » by **NapoleonII** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 3:13 am

Tankfest2018 wrote:Jackson is frustrating. One minute he's Westbrook the next he's Goodwin. When he's the former, he's fun to watch.

A player like this can be salvaged tho.

The game slows down and ideally he has a coach who puts his ass in line. Add internal improvement and if he ends up being 75% this Jackson and 25% the bad Jackson, that's a great 3rd/4th option.

Funky Tut · Post #54 » by **Funky Tut** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 3:15 am

AtheJ415 wrote:Jackson should not be traded for the Ball's of the world. Just saying it again. Moving him now is a mistake.

Lately, it seems like he's improving his game, he's still tremendously young. I was down on him for a while, but I think he may end up being a solid player in this league.

Mjee · Post #55 » by **Mjee** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 3:16 am

JJ should not be traded unless for a star !!!

He is playing amazing lately and I love what I am seeing from him !!

Whether you like him or not Lonzo would be perfect for this team !!!! I hope we make another move tomorrow

Funky Tut · Post #56 » by **Funky Tut** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 3:17 am

Mjeezy2006 wrote:JJ should not be traded unless for a star !!!

He is playing amazing lately and I love what I am seeing from him !!

Whether you like him or not Lonzo would be perfect for this team !!!! I hope we make another move tomorrow

I'd rather trade TJ over Jackson tbh...

Post #57 » by **bwgood77** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 3:20 am

Mjeezy2006 wrote:JJ should not be traded unless for a star !!!

He is playing amazing lately and I love what I am seeing from him !!

Whether you like him or not Lonzo would be perfect for this team !!!! I hope we make another move tomorrow

So are you saying Lonzo is a star? Would you trade Bridges before Jackson?

AtheJ415 · Post #58 » by **AtheJ415** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 3:23 am

Funky Tut wrote:
Mjeezy2006 wrote:JJ should not be traded unless for a star !!!

He is playing amazing lately and I love what I am seeing from him !!

Whether you like him or not Lonzo would be perfect for this team !!!! I hope we make another move tomorrow

I'd rather trade TJ over Jackson tbh...

I'd move Oubre. His numbers may be good with the starters, but he is the least offensively versatile, and his lack of vision is so jarring that I'm not sure I'd want him as anything other than a bench scorer. And frankly, I think some others scream "awesome future 6th man" on this team who do a lot more. For instance, I think Okobo ends up a 6th man of the year candidate if he puts it all together. Inefficient volume scorers just aren't that valuable, and I fear that is what Oubre is. He defends too, which is why I have some hope, but I would be absolutely petrified to pay him the 8 figure deals being bantered around by the radio people.

Mjee · Post #59 » by **Mjee** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 3:26 am

I would kill for a decent point guard !!!!

AtheJ415 · Post #60 » by **AtheJ415** » Thu Feb 7, 2019 3:27 am

bwgood77 wrote:
Mjeezy2006 wrote:JJ should not be traded unless for a star !!!

He is playing amazing lately and I love what I am seeing from him !!

Whether you like him or not Lonzo would be perfect for this team !!!! I hope we make another move tomorrow

So are you saying Lonzo is a star? Would you trade Bridges before Jackson?

Neither should be moved, at least not for the guys being mentioned. There is 1 thing we do well of late since playing the younger guys and it's deflections and steals. We still give up open 3s and dunks because our rotations are off, but we have 2 already disruptive wing defenders who can play a few positions and that matters a ton. Oubre is also disruptive as a defender but he just shoots so poorly and does nothing else on offense. I could see him being one of those guys teammates just don't pass to because they know the ball isn't ever coming back.