Game 37: Phoenix Suns (28-8) @ New Orleans Saints (13-23) l Tuesday l 6:00pm l BSAZ

SunsRback4Good · Post #1 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Mon Jan 3, 2022 11:53 pm

Who: Phoenix Suns @ New Orleans Pelicans

When: Tuesday, January 4th @ 6:00pm (8:00ET) l BSAZ

Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA

Phoenix Suns starting lineup:

C- Smith

F- Cam

F- Bridges

G- Booker

G- CP3

Reserves: Payne/Shamet/Biyombo/Payton/Wainright

New Orleans Pelicans starting lineup:

C- Valanciunas

F- Jones

F- Ingram

G- Hart

G- Graham

Reserves: Hernangomez/Temple/Satoransky/Hayes/Murphy

Post #2 » by **bwgood77** » Tue Jan 4, 2022 12:23 am

The Saints would definitely be an interesting matchup.

Ghost of Kleine · Post #3 » by **Ghost of Kleine** » Tue Jan 4, 2022 12:35 am

Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) Tweeted:
No new updates on the Suns' injury report. Deandre Ayton, Jae Crowder, JaVale McGee and Abdel Nader remain in protocols.

Read on Twitter

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Ghost of Kleine · Post #4 » by **Ghost of Kleine** » Tue Jan 4, 2022 12:39 am

Valuncias is going to be a load for Smith! He'll have to counter with his mobility a lot. Also a great game to explore some Smith/ Biyombo combinations for specific matchups or doubles? Our guys have been doing great though. It'll be interesting to see what counters Coach Young comes up with tommorow! I'm having eyes on Herb Jones tommorow too!

Kyler Murray · Post #5 » by **Kyler Murray** » Tue Jan 4, 2022 7:48 am

Crossover episode?

thamadkant · Post #6 » by **thamadkant** » Tue Jan 4, 2022 8:44 am

Damn, Stix about to get man handled by Valenciunas, the guy is probably 50 pounds heavier. Biyombo will get plenty of looks.

King4Day · Post #7 » by **King4Day** » Tue Jan 4, 2022 1:46 pm

thamadkant wrote:Damn, Stix about to get man handled by Valenciunas, the guy is probably 50 pounds heavier. Biyombo will get plenty of looks.

If Smith gets tossed around in the first half, it wouldn't surprise me if Biyombo gets the start in the 2nd half to lineup with Jonas

PittsburghSuns · Post #8 » by **PittsburghSuns** » Tue Jan 4, 2022 2:52 pm

When do these protocol guys get to come back? It seems like Crowder has been out weeks Ayton been a bit too

King4Day · Post #9 » by **King4Day** » Tue Jan 4, 2022 4:05 pm

Read on Twitter

King4Day · Post #10 » by **King4Day** » Tue Jan 4, 2022 4:05 pm

PittsburghSuns wrote:When do these protocol guys get to come back? It seems like Crowder has been out weeks Ayton been a bit too

The speculation has been they will return on the 6th against LAC.

Ghost of Kleine · Post #11 » by **Ghost of Kleine** » Tue Jan 4, 2022 4:37 pm

King4Day wrote:

Read on Twitter

It'll be interesting to see if Stix continues to get time with Monty back. Still strange though to not have Crowder or Ayton back yet. Weren't they in protocols before Monty? ( at least a day or two)??

RunDogGun · Post #12 » by **RunDogGun** » Tue Jan 4, 2022 4:42 pm

PittsburghSuns wrote:When do these protocol guys get to come back? It seems like Crowder has been out weeks Ayton been a bit too

Crowder was placed on Dec 26th, Ayton Dec 27th, McGee Dec 30th, and Nader Jan 2nd. So Crowder, who was placed first, has been out 8 days so far.

Calvin Klein · Post #13 » by **Calvin Klein** » Tue Jan 4, 2022 5:45 pm

Yeah, first thing I thought of was Jonas is gonna feast.

PittsburghSuns · Post #14 » by **PittsburghSuns** » Tue Jan 4, 2022 6:02 pm

Shamet is out Covid. Never ending literally

RunDogGun · Post #15 » by **RunDogGun** » Tue Jan 4, 2022 6:05 pm

PittsburghSuns wrote:Shamet is out Covid. Never ending literally

That is probably why they signed Jackson to a 10 day.

King4Day · Post #16 » by **King4Day** » Tue Jan 4, 2022 6:36 pm

RunDogGun wrote:
PittsburghSuns wrote:Shamet is out Covid. Never ending literally

That is probably why they signed Jackson to a 10 day.

It's weird because I thought we signed Jackson last week. Guess that was false news

spanishninja · Post #17 » by **spanishninja** » Tue Jan 4, 2022 6:55 pm

King4Day wrote:
RunDogGun wrote:
PittsburghSuns wrote:Shamet is out Covid. Never ending literally

That is probably why they signed Jackson to a 10 day.

It's weird because I thought we signed Jackson last week. Guess that was false news

I don't think that was finalized. perhaps we contact guys in advance as "next ups" and then ink the deals as the main roster goes into protocols?

Ghost of Kleine · Post #18 » by **Ghost of Kleine** » Tue Jan 4, 2022 7:18 pm

PittsburghSuns wrote:Shamet is out Covid. Never ending literally

Just when he was starting to find his rythym again in that Charlotte game too! :-?

Mulhollanddrive · Post #19 » by **Mulhollanddrive** » Tue Jan 4, 2022 7:23 pm

Paul, Booker, Bridges, Johnson, Smith
Payne, Payton, Wainwright, Biyombo

Graham, Hart, Ingram, Jones, Valanciunas
Alvarado, Alexander-Walker, Temple, Clark, Hayes

Going 3-2 wouldn't be a bad result before getting our 8 man rotation back.

Ghost of Kleine · Post #20 » by **Ghost of Kleine** » Tue Jan 4, 2022 7:40 pm

They should beat us on the interior. But we have a decided advantage in our playmaking. IF we can double the post well ( Ingram/ Valuncias), lockdown the perimeter and limit their 2nd chance points/ rebounds,, We should be able to win this game. But we really need to communicate defensively and rebound as a team!