Game 22: Phoenix Suns (12-9) @ LA Clippers (14-5)

[SunsRback4Good]

Who: Phoenix Suns @ LA Clippers

When: Monday, December 8, 2014, 8:30pm (10:30ET), FSNAZ

Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA




Phoenix Suns starting lineup:

C- Plumlee
F- Mother Tucker
F- Mark. Morris
F- ScorinGoran
G- Bledsoe

Reserves: Thomas/Green/Len/Morris/Tolliver












Los Angeles Clippers starting lineup:

C- Jordan
F- Griffin
F- Barnes
G- Reddick
G- Paul

Reserves: Crawford/Hawes/Turkoglu/Cunningham/Davis

[aIvin adams]

if hawes is in on len then i wanna check dem low post moves that the big guy has

cmon suns

revenge is a dish best served. so serve it

[Maystack]

I reckon we can win both games of this back to back.

[TheBledShow]

We gotta force turnovers and get steals, and get out and run in transition, We gotta get to the line, and have a really quick start.

Last time the refs just controlled the game for the Clippers way to many free throws!

[thamadkant]

Suns really need to win this for pride sake and playoff sake...

Clippers put a clinic on them last game...

Atleast rough them up or something.

[sunstrooper]

And somehow you believe today would be different. Every time a Sun exhales in the general direction of any of the Clippers there will be a whistle....until the Suns break and stop playing. If they don't it will be whistles all the way.

[TheBledShow]

I believe we are 0-4 vs the Clippers in our last 4 games vs them the last win came last december the game where Bledsoe got hurt right when the suns were really peaking. They have been a thorn in our side especially on the road, and even at home they find ways to steals games from us. Cmon Suns!

[nevetsov]

Time for the Bledshow to redeem himself after his disappearing act in the last meeting. Time to step into the spotlight, Eric.

[TheBledShow]

And somehow you believe today would be different. Every time a Sun exhales in the general direction of any of the Clippers there will be a whistle....until the Suns break and stop playing. If they don't it will be whistles all the way.

Oh Blake and CP3 will get there usual 10 free throws a game calls, and they will get away with stuff on defense and on the offensive end, (CP3s jersey grabing on defense just because you can hold someone with 2 hands and dont let them move much doesnt make you a lock down defender.........) (Blakes 3 seconds, traveling, and over the backs, flopping) to be exact, im just saying the officating is so important especially when you play the Clippers, Hope we get a good crew tonight and Hornaseck gets in there heads early.

[spanishninja]

I will not be going to this game so hopefully we won't get blown out like last time.

I'm still sorry about that!

[BurningHeart]

Gee, I can't *wait* to watch Blake Griffin and Chris Paul and the rest of those insufferable twatsicles flop and whine all over the place for two and a half hours tonight.

[TheBledShow]

Gee, I can't *wait* to watch Blake Griffin and Chris Paul and the rest of those insufferable twatsicles flop and whine all over the place for two and a half hours tonight.

Same Blake isnt arrogant at all, and neither is chris paul.

[aIvin adams]

IT is out again, per rotoworld

[SunsRback4Good]

I sometimes tend to forgot IT is on this team.

[bwgood77]

IT is out again, per rotoworld

I'm beginning to wonder if it is one of those things where they are keeping him out for other reasons because chemistry was vastly disrupted, and all the guards were unhappy, and have agreed to trade him when the time comes.

I won't go so far as to say I think this is what is happening, but it wouldn't surprise me. Everyone talked about how, if players are not playing like the coach wants them to play, that they should bench them. So say, if IT was continually not following Hornacek's instructions, whether it be ball movement or whatever, then keeping him out due to "injury" if you had decided to trade him is a smarter move for both sides.

However, once again, I know that sounds a bit ridiculous, but it just seems odd he has been out THIS long.

[letsgosuns]

I really wonder if Isaiah Thomas is already traded. I personally think he wants off the team. He said publicly that this is not what he expected when he signed here and he wants to play more. I do not blame him for wanting to start. There really is no way to guarantee him more than 15 minutes a game and I would rather have Bledsoe and Dragic over him. I said recently I believe that the Suns signed him because they thought they were not going to keep Bledsoe. Now that they have Bledsoe locked up and still have Dragic, Green, Goodwin, and Ennis, having another starting caliber point guard makes no sense.

[bwgood77]

I really wonder if Isaiah Thomas is already traded. I personally think he wants off the team. He said publicly that this is not what he expected when he signed here and he wants to play more. I do not blame him for wanting to start. There really is no way to guarantee him more than 15 minutes a game and I would rather have Bledsoe and Dragic over him. I said recently I believe that the Suns signed him because they thought they were not going to keep Bledsoe. Now that they have Bledsoe locked up and still have Dragic, Green, Goodwin, and Ennis, having another starting caliber point guard makes no sense.

I don't think they signed him because they were not going to keep Bledsoe, but because they thought the dual pg system could possibly be great all the time AND because the value they got him at is a good trade asset.

However, about him starting. I'm not sure what team out of all of them would start him. I could see a team like Orlando or Chicago playing him quite a few minutes for scoring off the bench (and maybe with Orlando start for awhile since they already decided to bring Payton off the bench).

That's about it though. I liked the idea of trading him for Jordan Hill that someone suggested, but I don't think the Lakers would want a contract lasting another three years as they seem to be about maximizing cap space for free agents when Kobe leaves the summer of 2016. But you never know with them...they could get desperate because their new ownership doesn't seem to know what they are doing.

If he was better at ball movement he would be great for more teams like Detroit.

[letsgosuns]

I really wonder if Isaiah Thomas is already traded. I personally think he wants off the team. He said publicly that this is not what he expected when he signed here and he wants to play more. I do not blame him for wanting to start. There really is no way to guarantee him more than 15 minutes a game and I would rather have Bledsoe and Dragic over him. I said recently I believe that the Suns signed him because they thought they were not going to keep Bledsoe. Now that they have Bledsoe locked up and still have Dragic, Green, Goodwin, and Ennis, having another starting caliber point guard makes no sense.

I don't think they signed him because they were not going to keep Bledsoe, but because they thought the dual pg system could possibly be great all the time AND because the value they got him at is a good trade asset.

However, about him starting. I'm not sure what team out of all of them would start him. I could see a team like Orlando or Chicago playing him quite a few minutes for scoring off the bench (and maybe with Orlando start for awhile since they already decided to bring Payton off the bench).

That's about it though. I liked the idea of trading him for Jordan Hill that someone suggested, but I don't think the Lakers would want a contract lasting another three years as they seem to be about maximizing cap space for free agents when Kobe leaves the summer of 2016. But you never know with them...they could get desperate because their new ownership doesn't seem to know what they are doing.

If he was better at ball movement he would be great for more teams like Detroit.

I think he could fit in with the Pacers. He is a really good scoring point guard and would help their offense. I just have no idea what the Suns could get in return from them.

[Jdiddy701]

IT does not want off the team. If he does, he's not showing it. He wouldn't be on IG or Twitter taking pictures with his teammates during road trips if he was unhappy here.

I do think the Suns are taking offers.


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