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kennydorglas wrote:I've made a spreadsheet with pretty much all the Suns info that I could get (who would be relevant enough)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UtTiXORleFcFbMacmWMTtQ6dd0RVoo0OMT3G0lzAr60/edit?usp=sharing
I plan to update this list after every 5 or 10 games...

bwgood77 wrote:

kennydorglas wrote:I've made a spreadsheet with pretty much all the Suns info that I could get (who would be relevant enough)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UtTiXORleFcFbMacmWMTtQ6dd0RVoo0OMT3G0lzAr60/edit?usp=sharing
I plan to update this list after every 5 or 10 games...

Good work. What is the blue rows as opposed to the white rows?

dremill24 wrote:I havent followed the Nuggets..is Jokic not playing or just not starting?

* Playing five road games over eight nights with 4,700 miles of travel might not seem like a break in the Suns’ schedule until you consider where they have been before this trip.

The Suns are at 3-8 after playing eight games against teams with winning records. Starting tonight in Denver, the Suns have five consecutive road games against teams with losing records – Denver (3-7), Indiana (5-6), Philadelphia (1-9), Washington (2-7) and Orlando (4-7).

“We know we’ve faced some of the hardest teams in the NBA twice,” Suns coach Earl Watson said of Portland and Golden State. “We’re positive that our environment is inspiring and motivating. With the team today, the energy is positive. We’re going to continue to build and we know it’s a long season. We don’t get caught up with the early part of the season.”

“It’s a testament to our young guys,” Watson said. “We feel like we still haven’t hit our stride offensively. With that said, we’re sixth in the NBA in scoring. So maybe we should be top-three. Maybe if we start hitting 3s, which we will, and continue to play better.”

Watson also noted how much better the Suns shared and took care of the ball in the loss at Golden State with 27 assists to 13 turnovers.

* Denver leads the NBA in rebounding percentage but makes more turnovers than any team. The Suns’ ball pressure could take advantage of that and get into their fastbreaking strength.

The Suns have Tyson Chandler, the NBA’s No. 3 rebounder back, to fortify the strong rebounding that Alex Len has given them in his absence.

* Phoenix and Denver rank second and third, respectively, for getting to the free throw line. The Suns average 28.3 free throw attempts per game to the Nuggets’ 28.2.

* Suns forward Jared Dudley is averaging 16.7 points in the past three games after having one double-digit scoring game previously. He has made 11 of 19 3-pointers during that time to get to 50 percent on the season, ranking him third in the NBA behind Minnesota’s Andrew Wiggins and Cleveland’s Channing “Juicy” Frye.

* Suns forward T.J. Warren is averaging 9.0 more points than last season. Only Dallas’ Harrison Barnes (plus-10.6) and Toronto’s DeMar DeRozan (plus-10.5) have higher scoring increases this season.

* Cole Mickelson’s Stone Cole Fact o’ the Day: T.J. Warren and Booker are the second-ranked scorers of their draft classes and each only trail their respective draft’s No. 1 pick. Warren, at 20.0 points per game, trails only Wiggins in the 2014 class. Booker, at 20.2 points per game, trails only Karl-Anthony Towns of Minnesota in the 2015 class.

* The last word goes to Suns forward Jared Dudley on rookie teammate Marquese Chriss: “Most of us when we were 19 were eating dorm food so it’s going to take him a while.”

dremill24 wrote:I havent followed the Nuggets..is Jokic not playing or just not starting?

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bwgood77 wrote:Len is starting isn't he?

NTB wrote:

bwgood77 wrote:Len is starting isn't he?

Tyson is back.