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Re: Game 9: Denver Nuggets (4-4) @ Phoenix Suns (4-4)
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 12:11 pm
by TASTIC
Must win - these sorts of home games should be gimmes.
We need to dominate these guys in the backcourt and not let Gallo go off. Make him work on the other end so hopefully Warren gets more burn.
Chandler should be able to keep Hickson off the glass, that guy always seems to have double-doubles against us!
Re: Game 9: Denver Nuggets (4-4) @ Phoenix Suns (4-4)
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 1:47 pm
by m1chal
Jelly, I think you should work on your good luck charms selection
Re: Game 9: Denver Nuggets (4-4) @ Phoenix Suns (4-4)
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 2:17 pm
by ATTL
Those are some big anime tiddies.
Re: Game 9: Denver Nuggets (4-4) @ Phoenix Suns (4-4)
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 2:27 pm
by NTB
These kinds of game made us 9th-10th team in West in last 2 seasons. We MUST win these home games against weak teams. This season, we are good with it (except first game of season against DAL). We defeated Portland twice and Kings without Cousins. Also we defeated Clippers without 3 starters. So we seem to defeat weak teams. Let's keep it going.
Re: Game 9: Denver Nuggets (4-4) @ Phoenix Suns (4-4)
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 7:45 pm
by Saberestar
Any news about Markieff and Price? Are they gonna play?
Re: Game 9: Denver Nuggets (4-4) @ Phoenix Suns (4-4)
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 7:59 pm
by MrMiyagi
Saberestar wrote:Any news about Markieff and Price? Are they gonna play?
I would bet that Kieff has a better shot to play, unless word comes out that his injury was serious, but I don't think it was.
Re: Game 9: Denver Nuggets (4-4) @ Phoenix Suns (4-4)
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2015 8:04 pm
by MrMiyagi
NTB wrote:These kinds of game made us 9th-10th team in West in last 2 seasons. We MUST win these home games against weak teams. This season, we are good with it (except first game of season against DAL). We defeated Portland twice and Kings without Cousins. Also we defeated Clippers without 3 starters. So we seem to defeat weak teams. Let's keep it going.
This is going to be the test for Bled and Knight. They abused the Clippers, but that was Bled's old team, and he gets up for playing them, with or without CP3. He needs to show that he's gonna bring it, no matter the competition. Knight's coming off his best game of the season and need to have an efficient night and prove he can be consistent. Also, if Kieff plays, this is when he needs to get on track. Faried/Hickson/Arthur aren't slouches, but Kieff should be able to score on them.
Re: Game 9: Denver Nuggets (4-4) @ Phoenix Suns (4-4)
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 12:37 am
by bwgood77
MrMiyagi wrote:NTB wrote:These kinds of game made us 9th-10th team in West in last 2 seasons. We MUST win these home games against weak teams. This season, we are good with it (except first game of season against DAL). We defeated Portland twice and Kings without Cousins. Also we defeated Clippers without 3 starters. So we seem to defeat weak teams. Let's keep it going.
This is going to be the test for Bled and Knight. They abused the Clippers, but that was Bled's old team, and he gets up for playing them, with or without CP3. He needs to show that he's gonna bring it, no matter the competition. Knight's coming off his best game of the season and need to have an efficient night and prove he can be consistent. Also, if Kieff plays, this is when he needs to get on track. Faried/Hickson/Arthur aren't slouches, but Kieff should be able to score on them.
I certainly hope they can bring it against a duo as young as Mudiay and Harris. I wonder if Mudiay has faced a defender as tough as Bledsoe yet.
Re: Game 9: Denver Nuggets (4-4) @ Phoenix Suns (4-4)
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 3:41 am
by MrMiyagi
bwgood77 wrote:MrMiyagi wrote:NTB wrote:These kinds of game made us 9th-10th team in West in last 2 seasons. We MUST win these home games against weak teams. This season, we are good with it (except first game of season against DAL). We defeated Portland twice and Kings without Cousins. Also we defeated Clippers without 3 starters. So we seem to defeat weak teams. Let's keep it going.
This is going to be the test for Bled and Knight. They abused the Clippers, but that was Bled's old team, and he gets up for playing them, with or without CP3. He needs to show that he's gonna bring it, no matter the competition. Knight's coming off his best game of the season and need to have an efficient night and prove he can be consistent. Also, if Kieff plays, this is when he needs to get on track. Faried/Hickson/Arthur aren't slouches, but Kieff should be able to score on them.
I certainly hope they can bring it against a duo as young as Mudiay and Harris. I wonder if Mudiay has faced a defender as tough as Bledsoe yet.
Well, he's played Westbrook, Curry and Rubio, and probably a taste of Patrick Beverly's bulldog defense against Houston.
Re: Game 9: Denver Nuggets (4-4) @ Phoenix Suns (4-4)
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 3:49 am
by bwgood77
MrMiyagi wrote:bwgood77 wrote:MrMiyagi wrote:This is going to be the test for Bled and Knight. They abused the Clippers, but that was Bled's old team, and he gets up for playing them, with or without CP3. He needs to show that he's gonna bring it, no matter the competition. Knight's coming off his best game of the season and need to have an efficient night and prove he can be consistent. Also, if Kieff plays, this is when he needs to get on track. Faried/Hickson/Arthur aren't slouches, but Kieff should be able to score on them.
I certainly hope they can bring it against a duo as young as Mudiay and Harris. I wonder if Mudiay has faced a defender as tough as Bledsoe yet.
Well, he's played Westbrook, Curry and Rubio, and probably a taste of Patrick Beverly's bulldog defense against Houston.
He's 1 for 8 right now and Denver is up....the guards are not playing well. It's nice to get another team coming off a b2b.
Re: Game 9: Denver Nuggets (4-4) @ Phoenix Suns (4-4)
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 6:06 am
by Revived
NTB wrote:These kinds of game made us 9th-10th team in West in last 2 seasons. We MUST win these home games against weak teams. This season, we are good with it (except first game of season against DAL). We defeated Portland twice and Kings without Cousins. Also we defeated Clippers without 3 starters. So we seem to defeat weak teams. Let's keep it going.
Agreed. We especially lost so many games against teams that ended up being/projected to be sub .500 last season in the first two months of the season itself and that's why I unfortunately correctly guessed that the Suns won't make the playoffs.
Even in our 48 win year, out of all the top 9 teams in the West, no team lost to more sub .500 teams than the Suns.
I don't know if it's a staple of Jeff Hornacek coached teams come out flat against the non great teams but we gotta fix it whatever it is. Already got blow out by Dallas so early in the season, can't have this one too.
Re: Game 9: Denver Nuggets (4-4) @ Phoenix Suns (4-4)
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 6:23 am
by bwgood77
SF88 wrote:NTB wrote:These kinds of game made us 9th-10th team in West in last 2 seasons. We MUST win these home games against weak teams. This season, we are good with it (except first game of season against DAL). We defeated Portland twice and Kings without Cousins. Also we defeated Clippers without 3 starters. So we seem to defeat weak teams. Let's keep it going.
Agreed. We especially lost so many games against teams that ended up being/projected to be sub .500 last season in the first two months of the season itself and that's why I unfortunately correctly guessed that the Suns won't make the playoffs.
Even in our 48 win year, out of all the top 9 teams in the West, no team lost to more sub .500 teams than the Suns.
I don't know if it's a staple of Jeff Hornacek coached teams come out flat against the non great teams but we gotta fix it whatever it is. Already got blow out by Dallas so early in the season, can't have this one too.
It's kind of unclear who the subpar teams are right now. Houston, for example, has lost to Denver twice and Brooklyn. I mean you have to assume Denver, Portland, Minnesota will fall back a bit, but they are all playing pretty well so far.
Re: Game 9: Denver Nuggets (4-4) @ Phoenix Suns (4-4)
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 6:29 am
by batsmasher
Geez, talk about a soft schedule. Absolute must win.
Clipps coming off a B2B missing 2 starters @ home. Denver coming off a B2B missing a starter @ home. Lakers coming off a late B2B @ home.
**edit** going into the second game of a B2B
Re: Game 9: Denver Nuggets (4-4) @ Phoenix Suns (4-4)
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 6:31 am
by bwgood77
batsmasher wrote:Geez, talk about a soft schedule. Absolute must win.
Clipps coming off a B2B missing 2 starters @ home. Denver coming off a B2B missing a starter @ home. Lakers coming off a late B2B @ home.
Maybe Silver is trying to rectify Stern's ways with the Suns.
Re: Game 9: Denver Nuggets (4-4) @ Phoenix Suns (4-4)
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 6:47 am
by Revived
bwgood77 wrote:SF88 wrote:NTB wrote:These kinds of game made us 9th-10th team in West in last 2 seasons. We MUST win these home games against weak teams. This season, we are good with it (except first game of season against DAL). We defeated Portland twice and Kings without Cousins. Also we defeated Clippers without 3 starters. So we seem to defeat weak teams. Let's keep it going.
Agreed. We especially lost so many games against teams that ended up being/projected to be sub .500 last season in the first two months of the season itself and that's why I unfortunately correctly guessed that the Suns won't make the playoffs.
Even in our 48 win year, out of all the top 9 teams in the West, no team lost to more sub .500 teams than the Suns.
I don't know if it's a staple of Jeff Hornacek coached teams come out flat against the non great teams but we gotta fix it whatever it is. Already got blow out by Dallas so early in the season, can't have this one too.
It's kind of unclear who the subpar teams are right now. Houston, for example, has lost to Denver twice and Brooklyn. I mean you have to assume Denver, Portland, Minnesota will fall back a bit, but they are all playing pretty well so far.
I think it's all just a hot start plus teams not taking them seriously enough. I mean I'm really confident that Denver, Portland and Minnesota won't make playoffs.
Re: Game 9: Denver Nuggets (4-4) @ Phoenix Suns (4-4)
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 6:53 am
by bwgood77
SF88 wrote:bwgood77 wrote:SF88 wrote:Agreed. We especially lost so many games against teams that ended up being/projected to be sub .500 last season in the first two months of the season itself and that's why I unfortunately correctly guessed that the Suns won't make the playoffs.
Even in our 48 win year, out of all the top 9 teams in the West, no team lost to more sub .500 teams than the Suns.
I don't know if it's a staple of Jeff Hornacek coached teams come out flat against the non great teams but we gotta fix it whatever it is. Already got blow out by Dallas so early in the season, can't have this one too.
It's kind of unclear who the subpar teams are right now. Houston, for example, has lost to Denver twice and Brooklyn. I mean you have to assume Denver, Portland, Minnesota will fall back a bit, but they are all playing pretty well so far.
I think it's all just a hot start plus teams not taking them seriously enough. I mean I'm really confident that Denver, Portland and Minnesota won't make playoffs.
Me too, but like you said, these hot starts can be scary, particularly when half of your players are new. It's nice we are getting teams coming off b2b games so we can get into a groove. Hopefully Knight becomes consistent and Kieff gets back to form.
I will say though, that if Kieff is out, any game is going to be tough, so hopefully he is back.
Re: Game 9: Denver Nuggets (4-4) @ Phoenix Suns (4-4)
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 7:38 am
by NTB
Utah has lost to Orlando without Oladipo. Denver defeated Houston twice. Weird things happening early in the season. Pelicans is probably out of playoffs, hard to recover from there. Memphis is struggling. Every team is like .500 right now lol. It is a great opportunity to make a winning streak.
Re: Game 9: Denver Nuggets (4-4) @ Phoenix Suns (4-4)
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 8:36 am
by Saberestar
Ronnie Price (concussion) is doubtful and Markieff Morris (left knee sprain) is questionable for Saturday's #SunsVsNuggets game.
https://mobile.twitter.com/paulcoro/status/665312627124383744
Re: Game 9: Denver Nuggets (4-4) @ Phoenix Suns (4-4)
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2015 10:30 am
by sunskerr
I've been saying we should try to use more of Leur for a while now. This could be good since Markieff's offense is in the toilet.
