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Saberestar wrote:Price is questionable for tonight's game.

Qwigglez wrote:Here's our chance to showcase Len and Warren so we can trade them for Paul George!

Saberestar wrote:Price is questionable for tonight's game.

KLEON wrote:

Saberestar wrote:Price is questionable for tonight's game.

I like Price a lot because he plays great defense but this just shows you how much of a waste Knight is because Price has become one of our most important player of late.

BTW count this as 27 L if Knight runs the floor tonight.

AtheJ415 wrote:

KLEON wrote:

Saberestar wrote:Price is questionable for tonight's game.

I like Price a lot because he plays great defense but this just shows you how much of a waste Knight is because Price has become one of our most important player of late.

BTW count this as 27 L if Knight runs the floor tonight.

Price is not a great defender at all. He's an energetic defender, who doesn't always defend smartly because he presses almost regardless of scouting reports, and in his 10 year career he has had a positive defensive box plus minus score just twice (most recently in Orlando in 2013), which means in every other single season his team defended better with him off the floor, including this Suns team.

The Suns have 11 available players, including 10-day contract addition Lorenzo Brown, for tonight’s game at Indiana with Len sitting out this road trip because of his left hand sprain. Price will be out again for a right big toe sprain.

Len’s absence means the need for Tyson Chandler to avoid fouls and a chance for Markieff Morris to have steady playing time as a backup center.

Morris has played twice since Christmas – six first-half minutes with three fouls Friday and a 20-minute game in a blowout loss at San Antonio.

“He has played five in the past,” Suns coach Jeff Hornacek said. “More than likely, he’ll be there. Jon will play some five. I think this is an opportunity for Markieff to get in there, whether we have Jon (Leuer) or Mirza (Teletovic) in there. We’ll be a little bit smaller but Markieff always has battled for rebounds anyway so we’ll be able to survive that.

“That might help him (Morris) get in the flow a little better. There’s probably some pressure when he first gets in there and you want to try to score and show what you have. There’ll be more minutes out there for him to do that.”

Saberestar wrote:

The Suns have 11 available players, including 10-day contract addition Lorenzo Brown, for tonight’s game at Indiana with Len sitting out this road trip because of his left hand sprain. Price will be out again for a right big toe sprain.

Len’s absence means the need for Tyson Chandler to avoid fouls and a chance for Markieff Morris to have steady playing time as a backup center.

Morris has played twice since Christmas – six first-half minutes with three fouls Friday and a 20-minute game in a blowout loss at San Antonio.

“He has played five in the past,” Suns coach Jeff Hornacek said. “More than likely, he’ll be there. Jon will play some five. I think this is an opportunity for Markieff to get in there, whether we have Jon (Leuer) or Mirza (Teletovic) in there. We’ll be a little bit smaller but Markieff always has battled for rebounds anyway so we’ll be able to survive that.

“That might help him (Morris) get in the flow a little better. There’s probably some pressure when he first gets in there and you want to try to score and show what you have. There’ll be more minutes out there for him to do that.”

http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2016/01/12/suns-adjust-pacers-without-alex-len-ronnie-price/78687736/

OMG, this is just incredible. They are going to play Morris big minutes again....

It's just pathetic. How many times they need to see Markieff playing bad on purpose to take care of the situation??!

Alex Len out the next three games... I was expecting only one but well...it's Alex Len.

KLEON wrote:

AtheJ415 wrote:

KLEON wrote:
I like Price a lot because he plays great defense but this just shows you how much of a waste Knight is because Price has become one of our most important player of late.

BTW count this as 27 L if Knight runs the floor tonight.

Price is not a great defender at all. He's an energetic defender, who doesn't always defend smartly because he presses almost regardless of scouting reports, and in his 10 year career he has had a positive defensive box plus minus score just twice (most recently in Orlando in 2013), which means in every other single season his team defended better with him off the floor, including this Suns team.

Great defender or energetic defender the fact still remains he's a defender. Yes you have a point in that he doesn't defend smartly at times when he presses but I'll rather have him as our floor general than Knight who still hasn't figured out how to play point guard.

BTW are you into analytics ?

Jeff Hornacek implied that Markieff Morris will have the opportunity to get some extended run with Alex Len (hand) out for Phoenix's three-game road trip.
"I think this is an opportunity for Markieff to get in there," Jeff Hornacek said of Morris' increased opportunity sans Len. "We’ll be a little bit smaller but Markieff always has battled for rebounds anyway so we’ll be able to survive that. That might help him (Morris) get in the flow a little better."