Game 11: Portland Trail Blazers (5-5) at Phoenix Suns (4-7)

[GrantHill]

When: 9.00 ET
Where: US Airways Center, Phoenix




Paul Coro

There still has been no announcement from Suns coach Alvin Gentry about his pledged starting lneup change after the team's three off-days but the word coming from practices is that Shannon Brown figures to be starting in place of Jared Dudley at off-guard.

PG: Goran Dragic
SG: Shannon Brown
SF: Michael Beasley
PF: Luis Scola
C: Marcin Gortat



PG: Damian Lillard
SG: Wesley Matthews
SF: Nicolas Batum
PF: LaMarcus Aldridge
C: J.J. Hickson



Aldridge will face his nightmare Luis Scola, while Lillard vs. Dragic should be an amazing matchup at the point guard position. I'm afraid of a Beasley-Brown combo on the wings.

Go Suns!

[pidi]

i could see alvin switching dragic at the 2spot - while telfair starting at pg..
telfair - dragic - beasley - scola - gortat

or something like

dragic - brown - dudley - scola - gortat...

realy looking forward to the lineup..

gooo suns

[MathiasPW]

Daily Good Luck Quote:

"It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret."

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Let's keep our focus on what this team may achieve, rather than on what it has failed to deliver so far.

[Tricky_Kid]

Daily Good Luck Quote:

"It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret."

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Let's keep our focus on what this team may achieve, rather than on what it has failed to deliver so far.

Nice sentence

cheers for the suns stop bashing Gortat

[Twuan89]

Go Suns!!!

[Twuan89]

Anyone see P.J. Tucker being in the starting lineup?

[Calvin Klein]

No good luck charms??

I'll post some ones from Scola's land.

[sunskerr]

Oh dear. I hope this doesn't turn into a chucking contest between Brown and Beasley. Dragic better keep them under control.

[ATTL]

It will be fun to watch Lillard vs. Dragic tonight.

Aldridge has been playing like a soft version of Amare. Soooo many jump shots.

[SunsRback4Good]

Go Suns!!!

[RaisingArizona]

is that our queen?

[MarcoPolo]

vs



I am just kidding but... GO SUNS !!
Hopefully it will be fun game to watch !!

"Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts says forward J.J. Hickson (left shoulder) and forward Nicolas Batum (under the weather) are a game time decision vs the Phoenix Suns tonight."

[alldayeveryday]

Coach Alvin Gentry informs the media that the starting lineup will be Dragić, Brown, Beasley, Morris and Gortat. #SunsVsBlazers

[Dragic13]

Morris?!

[SunsRback4Good]

Morris???

WTFFFFFFFFFFF

[grumpysaddle]

Morris?!

I'm totally fine with that. Dude will start playing more consistently.

[Dragic13]

Scola was averaging 15/8 on 47% though...

Also Scola and Dragic seemed to have a connection.

Tonights game will be more entertaining though with Morris and Brown in the line-up though.... Guess we are going for an athletic line-up.

I take it Morris is in to stretch the floor and open up for gortat? Guess it was crowded with Scola.

Gortats demands have been met. I bet we see alot on PnR and plays with gortat tonight.

[rsavaj]

Just had a really enlightening
talk with Randy Hill of fox sports arizona. The guy knows his stuff. He talked about the Suns abandoning the corner offense because it requires screens and cuts and trusting the ball to come back to you when you give it up. Not enough players trusted it.

From Bright Side

[Calvin Klein]

I guess it has something to do with Scola getting killed on defense by more athletic guys or stretch 4s.

I didn't expect that at all though.

[Bulk]

Batum in, Hickson out.

Gortat better step up and abuse Leonard on the offensive end. Finish it STRONG!