Preseason Game 3: Suns @ Blazers, Saturday, Oct 12, 5:00 PM

[Jarlaxle0204]

Hey guys. I recently heard you get an extra point from behind that circular black line. I've shared this knowledge with the front office this past summer. This "3 point shot" thing seems to be working well.

[Cutter]

I'm hopeful this 3 point effort reflects the true identity of this team. I don't expect 24-45 three pointers every game, or anything even close to that. However I love the high volume 3 point attempts, and if we are high volume this season it should really open up the paint for Ayton to feast.

[Jdiddy701]

How did Oubre do tonight? Played terrible in game 2, but it was his first game back so it is somewhat expected.

He did alright scoring. A little under 50% from field but 60% from 3. Didn't do too much else...almost had too much energy at times and lost control. Not much else besides scoring though.

Dude why do you hate Oubre? He played well tonight. He was the only player early attacking. His first practice with the team was last Wednesday. Made a lot of good passes today to open shooters, but didn’t hit the shot. Really good game for Oubre.


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[denial]

Kaminsky's 3 just now broke the record for most Suns 3s in a game EVER.

Only Box score I can find is at google. It doesn’t show 3pm but it only shows 16 points for Kaminsky which is definitely not enough to support your statement. I’m sure something just went over my head but ?

[itlnsunsfan]

Who do we think are the odd men out? I would think Carter for sure will be out of the rotation, Diallo? Cam? Jerome? I can't imagine we run 11 guys deep during the regular season.

Not a chance that Cam is out of the rotation.

[itlnsunsfan]

Kaminsky's 3 just now broke the record for most Suns 3s in a game EVER.

Only Box score I can find is at google. It doesn’t show 3pm but it only shows 16 points for Kaminsky which is definitely not enough to support your statement. I’m sure something just went over my head but ?

Team 3's broski

[Cutter]

Kaminsky's 3 just now broke the record for most Suns 3s in a game EVER.

Only Box score I can find is at google. It doesn’t show 3pm but it only shows 16 points for Kaminsky which is definitely not enough to support your statement. I’m sure something just went over my head but ?

It was a record for team 3 pointers made in a game for the Suns.

[SuperSunsFan]

you can't help but root for Cam given how much undeserved animosity he has been getting just because for no fault of his own that people believed he was taken too high in the draft.

[bwgood77]

How did Oubre do tonight? Played terrible in game 2, but it was his first game back so it is somewhat expected.

He did alright scoring. A little under 50% from field but 60% from 3. Didn't do too much else...almost had too much energy at times and lost control. Not much else besides scoring though.

Dude why do you hate Oubre? He played well tonight. He was the only player early attacking. His first practice with the team was last Wednesday. Made a lot of good passes today to open shooters, but didn’t hit the shot. Really good game for Oubre.

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I don't hate him, just not particularly a fan of his play or iq. He tries to score too much on offense, with his iso game, and gets lost on D. I like his energy usually but it almost seemed he was over energetic tonight, to where he was a bit out of control.

I think he'd be a nice energy spark off the bench and his # of shots taken wouldn't take away shots from Book/Ayton as much. They need to be surrounded by the best defenders possible and those that spread the floor and move the ball...so Bridges fits that role much better.

I think his worth to the team got way over inflated due to how bad we were last year and how we got better when Tyler Johnson got here and Oubre started alongside him. I think he was overpaid and am afraid he will go back to his previous self before a small stretch with Phx. At least his contract is short and we have depth and smarter players at SF.

[Cutter]

Who do we think are the odd men out? I would think Carter for sure will be out of the rotation, Diallo? Cam? Jerome? I can't imagine we run 11 guys deep during the regular season.

Not a chance that Cam is out of the rotation.

Yeah neither Cam nor Ty Jerome will be out of the rotation. Not a chance.

[denial]

Kaminsky's 3 just now broke the record for most Suns 3s in a game EVER.

Only Box score I can find is at google. It doesn’t show 3pm but it only shows 16 points for Kaminsky which is definitely not enough to support your statement. I’m sure something just went over my head but ?

Team 3's broski

yeah realized after I posted.

I’m just gonna stop posting for the evening.

[Mr Puddles]

Who do we think are the odd men out? I would think Carter for sure will be out of the rotation, Diallo? Cam? Jerome? I can't imagine we run 11 guys deep during the regular season.

I'm imagining an 11 player rotation with Tyler being the primary back-up PG, but at times he'll slide to the back-up 2 to make room for Jerome at the one (in which case Bridges slides to the back-up 3, and Oubre back-up 4):

Rubio / T. Johnson / Jerome
Booker / Bridges / T. Johnson
Oubre / C. Johnson / Bridges
Saric / Kaminski / Oubre
Ayton / Baynes

In this scenario Bridges would still be the first 3 off the bench to replace Oubre, but then would slide to the 2 when Cam Johnson comes in.

12/13
Carter
Diallo

14/15
Okobo
Lecque

[WeekapaugGroove]

Who do we think are the odd men out? I would think Carter for sure will be out of the rotation, Diallo? Cam? Jerome? I can't imagine we run 11 guys deep during the regular season.

I'm imagining an 11 player rotation with Tyler being the primary back-up PG, but at times he'll slide to the back-up 2 to make room for Jerome at the one (in which case Bridges slides to the back-up 3, and Oubre back-up 4):

Rubio / T. Johnson / Jerome
Booker / Bridges / T. Johnson
Oubre / C. Johnson / Bridges
Saric / Kaminski / Oubre
Ayton / Baynes

In this scenario Bridges would still be the first 3 off the bench to replace Oubre, but then would slide to the 2 when Cam Johnson comes in.

12/13
Carter
Diallo

14/15
Okobo
Lecque

That's probably about right. Now the chances of everyone being healthy for a extended period of time is slim so these things tend to work themselves out.

When 100% healthy some of the rotations will depend on matchups. Like against a team that plays small on the second unit there might not be a need for baynes.

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[jcsunsfan]

Who do we think are the odd men out? I would think Carter for sure will be out of the rotation, Diallo? Cam? Jerome? I can't imagine we run 11 guys deep during the regular season.

I'm imagining an 11 player rotation with Tyler being the primary back-up PG, but at times he'll slide to the back-up 2 to make room for Jerome at the one (in which case Bridges slides to the back-up 3, and Oubre back-up 4):

Rubio / T. Johnson / Jerome
Booker / Bridges / T. Johnson
Oubre / C. Johnson / Bridges
Saric / Kaminski / Oubre
Ayton / Baynes

In this scenario Bridges would still be the first 3 off the bench to replace Oubre, but then would slide to the 2 when Cam Johnson comes in.

12/13
Carter
Diallo

14/15
Okobo
Lecque

I can see Tyler Johnson getting traded by the deadline. His expiring will be valuable--maybe to us too though. Kaminsky is going to see time at the backup 5 position too. I would not be surprised to see Kaminsky start over Saric at some point. Kaminsky has been better than Saric in preseason IMO.

[bwgood77]

Who do we think are the odd men out? I would think Carter for sure will be out of the rotation, Diallo? Cam? Jerome? I can't imagine we run 11 guys deep during the regular season.

I'm imagining an 11 player rotation with Tyler being the primary back-up PG, but at times he'll slide to the back-up 2 to make room for Jerome at the one (in which case Bridges slides to the back-up 3, and Oubre back-up 4):

Rubio / T. Johnson / Jerome
Booker / Bridges / T. Johnson
Oubre / C. Johnson / Bridges
Saric / Kaminski / Oubre
Ayton / Baynes

In this scenario Bridges would still be the first 3 off the bench to replace Oubre, but then would slide to the 2 when Cam Johnson comes in.

12/13
Carter
Diallo

14/15
Okobo
Lecque

That's probably about right. Now the chances of everyone being healthy for a extended period of time is slim so these things tend to work themselves out.

When 100% healthy some of the rotations will depend on matchups. Like against a team that plays small on the second unit there might not be a need for baynes.

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I think you'd still probably want Baynes in their for defensive purposes but could run Oubre or Cam at the 4 with Baynes behind him. Most small ball units still have a guy that is bigger and not real quick on offense, like Draymond. You could kind of call Lopez a small ball type C, despite being tall, due to his floor stretching ability, but Baynes could guard him better than someone else.

[Fo-Real]

Great performance, team looked PROFESSIONAL!!! Smart players moving the ball, getting smart open shots and HITTING THEM. Oh ****, I could swear I heard some teams GM say he hoped for **** like this but I cant remember who that was.

[jcsunsfan]

BTW. On Rubio, Book, and Ayton not playing.

I am kinda hoping that Book got benched for violating the team's .5 second rule, that Ayton got benched for lack of aggressiveness and Rubio got benched because he has played so much this summer.

We have good enough bench players now that if the starters dick around, they can sit and we can still win.

[WeekapaugGroove]

I'm imagining an 11 player rotation with Tyler being the primary back-up PG, but at times he'll slide to the back-up 2 to make room for Jerome at the one (in which case Bridges slides to the back-up 3, and Oubre back-up 4):

Rubio / T. Johnson / Jerome
Booker / Bridges / T. Johnson
Oubre / C. Johnson / Bridges
Saric / Kaminski / Oubre
Ayton / Baynes

In this scenario Bridges would still be the first 3 off the bench to replace Oubre, but then would slide to the 2 when Cam Johnson comes in.

12/13
Carter
Diallo

14/15
Okobo
Lecque

That's probably about right. Now the chances of everyone being healthy for a extended period of time is slim so these things tend to work themselves out.

When 100% healthy some of the rotations will depend on matchups. Like against a team that plays small on the second unit there might not be a need for baynes.

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I think you'd still probably want Baynes in their for defensive purposes but could run Oubre or Cam at the 4 with Baynes behind him. Most small ball units still have a guy that is bigger and not real quick on offense, like Draymond. You could kind of call Lopez a small ball type C, despite being tall, due to his floor stretching ability, but Baynes could guard him better than someone else.

Some will depend on what they need in a game. Say you're down and need 3s then kaminsky is probably the option over baynes and maybe Jerome over Tyler.

Early in the year if everyone is healthy it's probably Jerome and Cam that get squeezed simply because coaches will go vet if it's close.

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[KLEON]

Who do we think are the odd men out? I would think Carter for sure will be out of the rotation, Diallo? Cam? Jerome? I can't imagine we run 11 guys deep during the regular season.

Carter,Cam,Jerome and Johnson all deserve minutes. That's why I'm thankful that we have a coach that can actually coach. This is the first time I'm super excited to see this team play since the 09-10 season.

[WeekapaugGroove]

BTW. On Rubio, Book, and Ayton not playing.

I am kinda hoping that Book got benched for violating the team's .5 second rule, that Ayton got benched for lack of aggressiveness and Rubio got benched because he has played so much this summer.

We have good enough bench players now that if the starters dick around, they can sit and we can still win.

I doubt they got sat for that... but I do hope both booker and Ayton are held accountable for effort on D. This team is finally deep enough where the excuse of resting on that end is no longer valid.

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