Game 26: Portland Trail Blazers (9-15) @ Phoenix Suns (11-14) Mon, 12/16 7PM, MST

Post #1 » by **bwgood77** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 6:21 pm

Good luck charm:

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ducler · Post #2 » by **ducler** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 6:58 pm

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Dual · Post #3 » by **Dual** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 7:10 pm

Dificult b2b games, if we win at least 1 of the 2 it will be great.
Ayton will be back tomorrow so at least that will be amazing.
We dont know yet if Devin will play tonight.

Saberestar · Post #4 » by **Saberestar** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 7:52 pm

Dual wrote:Dificult b2b games, if we win at least 1 of the 2 it will be great.
Ayton will be back tomorrow so at least that will be amazing.
We dont know yet if Devin will play tonight.

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Does not look good. I think he will not play.

SunsRback4Good · Post #5 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:24 pm

I wouldn't mind if Booker sat out one more game and came back healthier with Ayton for the Clipps game. What do you guys think?

Saberestar · Post #6 » by **Saberestar** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:33 pm

SunsRback4Good wrote:I wouldn't mind if Booker sat out one more game and came back healthier with Ayton for the Clipps game. What do you guys think?

That would be a bad strategy IMO. I would prefer to play him tonight and rest him against the Clippers.

The Clippers would play at home and with Leonard AND Paul George. I mean... they are the best team in the league. Depth and stars. Long shot that we win. LONG SHOT.

And I think that Ayton is gonna be a bit rusty in his first game back. He is gonna need a couple games to be in basketball condition. It is preseason again for him.

Dual · Post #7 » by **Dual** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 8:38 pm

Saberestar wrote:
SunsRback4Good wrote:I wouldn't mind if Booker sat out one more game and came back healthier with Ayton for the Clipps game. What do you guys think?

That would be a bad strategy IMO. I would prefer to play him tonight and rest him against the Clippers.

The Clippers would play at home and with Leonard AND Paul George. I mean... they are the best team in the league. Depth and stars. Long shot that we win. LONG SHOT.

And I think that Ayton is gonna be a bit rusty in his first game back. He is gonna need a couple games to be in basketball condition. It is preseason again for him.

True, but all depends what kind of Booker we get, if it's the Memphis injured one, no thank you.
If he can contribute, as saber said, the "easier" one is tonight.
But Whiteside is going to eat us alive.

hollywood6964 · Post #8 » by **hollywood6964** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 9:29 pm

He's going to make filet-o-kaminsky all night. 20/20 game.

LesGrossman · Post #9 » by **LesGrossman** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 10:29 pm

I predict two wins after that spurs disaster.

SunsRback4Good · Post #10 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 10:32 pm

This game has PK no team is the favorite nor the underdog. How often do you see that?

Post #11 » by **bwgood77** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 10:34 pm

SunsRback4Good wrote:This game has PK no team is the favorite nor the underdog. How often do you see that?

I see it pretty often, or at least used to. It's just a pick-em. Not that much different than a 1 point spread, other than you can't tie or push.

Dual · Post #12 » by **Dual** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:22 am

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Saberestar · Post #13 » by **Saberestar** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:25 am

Dual wrote:

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OK, another L.

Dual · Post #14 » by **Dual** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:28 am

As I said the other game, we should start Cam

Post #15 » by **lilfishi22** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:31 am

Hopefully Booker plays. If he doesn't there's a real chance we're on a 4-game losing streak going into the OKC game

Dual · Post #16 » by **Dual** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:47 am

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Wow

Post #17 » by **lilfishi22** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:56 am

Dual wrote:

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Wow

Does that mean he'll be active for this game? Not expecting any minutes but does it mean he'll at least be on he bench and "available?"

Post #18 » by **bwgood77** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:58 am

I'm fine being careful with Booker. The thing I am most frustrated with is why the hell we are not starting our backup C? I know Monty is saying "He needs to get integrated with the second unit" and sure, but do we want to win? What unit is Frank in? Doesn't Baynes make it easier for guys in the starting unit to get better shots with his screens?

I would probably start Rubio/Bridges/Cam/Saric/Baynes, and then second unit Jerome/Okobo/Oubre/Kaminsky/Diallo....or you could throw Tyler Johnson in there or Carter. Oubre would be your #1 option in the second unit but you would kind of have floor spreaders, good passers outside of Oubre and Diallo and that wouldn't be bad. But the first unit would be well balance as well, with 3 solid defenders, an elite shooter along with a few others who can hit 3s and a guy to set them up.

Post #19 » by **lilfishi22** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 1:09 am

bwgood77 wrote:I'm fine being careful with Booker. The thing I am most frustrated with is why the hell we are not starting our backup C? I know Monty is saying "He needs to get integrated with the second unit" and sure, but do we want to win? What unit is Frank in? Doesn't Baynes make it easier for guys in the starting unit to get better shots with his screens?

I would probably start Rubio/Bridges/Cam/Saric/Baynes, and then second unit Jerome/Okobo/Oubre/Kaminsky/Diallo....or you could throw Tyler Johnson in there or Carter. Oubre would be your #1 option in the second unit but you would kind of have floor spreaders, good passers outside of Oubre and Diallo and that wouldn't be bad. But the first unit would be well balance as well, with 3 solid defenders, an elite shooter along with a few others who can hit 3s and a guy to set them up.

The biggest question for me is whether we really *need* to integrate Baynes into the second unit. Like is it really that big of a change that we need to actively take him out of the starting line up ?

hollywood6964 · Post #20 » by **hollywood6964** » Tue Dec 17, 2019 1:11 am

bwgood77 wrote:I'm fine being careful with Booker. The thing I am most frustrated with is why the hell we are not starting our backup C? I know Monty is saying "He needs to get integrated with the second unit" and sure, but do we want to win? What unit is Frank in? Doesn't Baynes make it easier for guys in the starting unit to get better shots with his screens?

I would probably start Rubio/Bridges/Cam/Saric/Baynes, and then second unit Jerome/Okobo/Oubre/Kaminsky/Diallo....or you could throw Tyler Johnson in there or Carter. Oubre would be your #1 option in the second unit but you would kind of have floor spreaders, good passers outside of Oubre and Diallo and that wouldn't be bad. But the first unit would be well balance as well, with 3 solid defenders, an elite shooter along with a few others who can hit 3s and a guy to set them up.

Doesn't matter how many times you say it, they're not going to do it, remember?