Game 63: Suns @ Clippers

Sunsss · Post #1 » by **Sunsss** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:35 pm

10:30pm ET / NBA TV

Wannabe MEP · Post #2 » by **Wannabe MEP** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 9:31 pm

Clips are easily the hottest team in the NBA right now. We embarrassed them Dec 30 in L.A. and played them pretty tough last time as well, but they've been unreal recently. Be really nice to have Bledsoe for this one -- they get so much offensive firepower from their guards.

Revived · Post #3 » by **Revived** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 9:32 pm

It will be interesting to see how Green plays. Dude has to be exhausted, he's played 42 mins, 41 mins and 36 mins in the past 3 games.

Wagonband · Post #4 » by **Wagonband** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 9:52 pm

Seems like the perfect game for EB to make a surprise entrance

BurningHeart · Post #5 » by **BurningHeart** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 9:55 pm

Trying to score tickets on eBay same-day. Almost had some good ones but, naturally, got sniped late.

Revived · Post #6 » by **Revived** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 10:11 pm

I think this will be a blowout. Either we come in and jump on them and blow them out like we did earlier this year or they come out and jump on a tired Suns team that played last night and blow us out.

Revived · Post #7 » by **Revived** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 10:16 pm

I hope Hornacek actually plays Frye to defend Griffin instead of trying to outsmart himself by watching Griffin abuse the hell out of the undersized Tucker.

This is one of those games that Frye should get a lot of minutes in.

Post #8 » by **bwgood77** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 10:23 pm

Wagonband wrote:Seems like the perfect game for EB to make a surprise entrance

I was hoping for the same. It would be nice to stick him on Paul for a little while to disrupt their flow for a bit.

NaturalBuns · Post #9 » by **NaturalBuns** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 10:46 pm

We need this win.
Gotta take it.

MathiasPW · Post #10 » by **MathiasPW** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:07 pm

Hard game, and a must-win.

Frye is our worst defender, can't see how he'd handle Griffin.

Phoenix has suffered only one blowout the whole season, to the Heat. Can't understand what sustains a prediction like this.

Not to mention that giving up on your team before the game even starts against a team that we won once and lost once is disappointing, to say the least.

Sunsss · Post #11 » by **Sunsss** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:23 pm

Something I found on suns.com:

47.1 percent of Marcus’ assists this season have been to Markieff, and 34.3 percent of Markieff’s assists this season have been to Marcus.

They were bad last night. We need them to play well to win games.

grumpysaddle · Post #12 » by **grumpysaddle** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:25 pm

MathiasPW wrote:Hard game, and a must-win.

Frye is our worst defender, can't see how he'd handle Griffin.

Phoenix has suffered only one blowout the whole season, to the Heat. Can't understand what sustains a prediction like this.

Not to mention that giving up on your team before the game even starts against a team that we won once and lost once is disappointing, to say the least.

They were blown out one game against the Warriors as well... but I agree with the last part of your post.

Also, Frye is not the Suns' worst defender. He's not amazing defensively, but he does a pretty good job on Griffin.

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Revived · Post #13 » by **Revived** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:37 pm

MathiasPW wrote:Hard game, and a must-win.

Frye is our worst defender, can't see how he'd handle Griffin.

Phoenix has suffered only one blowout the whole season, to the Heat. Can't understand what sustains a prediction like this.

Not to mention that giving up on your team before the game even starts against a team that we won once and lost once is disappointing, to say the least.

Who has given up on the team before the game even starts?

And Frye is surprisingly good against Griffin. Idk why but Griffin is the one player that Frye does a good job against.

And of the good teams we have played, we have blown out the Clippers and Pacers this season and also been blown out by the Warriors and Heat. Not sure why you don't understand that either we could blow them out or that they could blow us out.

SunsFanSSOL · Post #14 » by **SunsFanSSOL** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:56 pm

MathiasPW wrote:Hard game, and a must-win.

Frye is our worst defender, can't see how he'd handle Griffin.

Phoenix has suffered only one blowout the whole season, to the Heat. Can't understand what sustains a prediction like this.

Not to mention that giving up on your team before the game even starts against a team that we won once and lost once is disappointing, to say the least.

Warriors blew us out the first game in Oakland, the Jazz recently blew us out too.

JTrain · Post #15 » by **JTrain** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 12:12 am

Hollinger's current odds to win the NBA Finals:

6. Thunder 6.6%
5. Pacers 6.8%
4. Rockets 12.2%
3. Spurs 12.8%
2. Heat 18.1%
1. Clippers 20.0%

Revived · Post #16 » by **Revived** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 12:14 am

JTrain wrote:Hollinger's current odds to win the NBA Finals:

6. Thunder 6.6%
5. Pacers 6.8%
4. Rockets 12.2%
3. Spurs 12.8%
2. Heat 18.1%
1. Clippers 20.0%

Damn. And that's without Redick

Sunsss · Post #17 » by **Sunsss** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 1:24 am

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schnakenpopanz · Post #18 » by **schnakenpopanz** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 1:38 am

good news no len in the starting line up. but will not matter. i expect a loss, teams looks banged up.

Moochthemonkey · Post #19 » by **Moochthemonkey** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 1:48 am

SF88 wrote:
MathiasPW wrote:Hard game, and a must-win.

Frye is our worst defender, can't see how he'd handle Griffin.

Phoenix has suffered only one blowout the whole season, to the Heat. Can't understand what sustains a prediction like this.

Not to mention that giving up on your team before the game even starts against a team that we won once and lost once is disappointing, to say the least.

Who has given up on the team before the game even starts?

hmm...interesting...who could that be here on this very forum, who constantly is instantly writing the Suns off at the start of game threads where the Suns play against top teams...he/she seems to also "hope Len and Goodwin do well in garbage time", to which he/she has wrongfully declared losses would be had vs. Indiana and OKC....surely it isn't you though...you just aren't that kind of person....it's just someone with a coincidentally similar avatar & username...it is quite clear that you always are fully supportive of the Suns and power them to wins through your own volition...kudos

NaturalBuns · Post #20 » by **NaturalBuns** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 1:52 am

Len has progressed in each start he has had IMO even if it was baby steps.
Plus the first time we played he held his own vs deandre.

EJ last night was saying Len was wide open on those pick n rolls with dragic but he was looking him off.
Just like when Archie ever gets in it's usually with Ish and he always looks him off.

I would say its because they are rookies but still sucks.