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Who: Phoenix Suns @ Toronto Raptors

When: Tuesday, January 11th @ 5:30pm (7:30ET) l BSAZ

Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON, Canada









Phoenix Suns starting lineup:


C- Ayton

F- Crowder

F- Bridges

G- Booker

G- CP3



Reserves: Mcgee/Payne/Biyombo/Payton






Toronto Raptors starting lineup:


C- Birch

F- Siakam

F- Barnes

G- Anunoby

G- VanVleet



Reserves: Boucher/Achiuwa/Mykhailiuk

Danger game. Siakam is healthy and should be too much for Crowder so Ayton will be dragged out of the paint. Cam Johnson might be the better defender than Crowder these days or at least against a 6'9 guy like Siakam.

Booker cant afford to isolate... the ball movement needs to be fluid as per best Suns basketball.

They have a pretty good lineup, we'll have to be at our best.

Looking forward to this one, Toronto is kinda my adopted eastern team to root for now that the Cavs lost Ricky (and Claxton a while back), so they don't really have a backcourt. And I really like Barnes's game, I could see a Kwahi-like career for him.

The Boucher / Smith matchup is also going to be interesting!

Hey Suns fans....

Any word if PHX is sending the whole team? We've seen contenders leave key players home for fear that they test positive before heading home and have to quarantine in Toronto

Been a fan of the Suns since the Barkley days, y'all my team in the West. I try not to get too attached because Sarver won't let me.

Curious to see if the Suns will send their regular team for this game, unlike the cowardly Jazz.
I think we take this one if Barnes and GTJ draw in (both questionable).

Is it me or does GQ (Jalen Smith) have some weird body language on the court?
For example, last game against the Heat he was kind of moping after missing a couple CP passes and in-between FT shots. The missed opportunities were trivial but he seemed oddly bothered by them.

I wonder if we can steal him from you by sending Dragic back to PHX^^

CoachD wrote:Hey Suns fans....

Any word if PHX is sending the whole team? We've seen contenders leave key players home for fear that they test positive before heading home and have to quarantine in Toronto

Yeah, the whole team will be there. I would be very surprised if the Suns "rest" any player.

Michael Grange (@michaelgrange) Tweeted:
Per Raptors: Scottie Barnes is listed as questionable vs. Suns due to left knee soreness. Missed a game with tendonitis already; was riding an exercise bike when not playing last night. Hope it’s not a thing, we’ll see. Trent Jr. (ankle) also questionable. ?s=20

It’s crazy how the Raptors went from such a clown organization to a first class organization somewhat quickly. They used to be known for making terrible trades, draft selections, free agency etc.

Now their consistently good or great basically every season even while losing guys like Kawhi, Lowry etc. Nick Nurse is probably one of the more underrated coaches in the league and Ujiri is by far the best GM in the league.

This is a shame. Johnson’s been on fire in the past couple weeks. Jackson being out too really hurts the wing depth now.

Well I guess this means Jalen is our backup PF vs Toronto?

With Johnson out hopefully Smith gets his 20+ min of play since he excels playing heavier minutes. Crowder and Payne better bring it on the road cause frankly I'm tired seeing them brick shots.

He's playing as a jump shooter now and shoots them at 28% so think the PF dream is going to need a rapid ascension.

Revived wrote:It’s crazy how the Raptors went from such a clown organization to a first class organization somewhat quickly. They used to be known for making terrible trades, draft selections, free agency etc.

Now their consistently good or great basically every season even while losing guys like Kawhi, Lowry etc. Nick Nurse is probably one of the more underrated coaches in the league and Ujiri is by far the best GM in the league.

It's like having competent GM and coach makes a difference. Just ask Suns fans.

sunsbg wrote:

Revived wrote:It’s crazy how the Raptors went from such a clown organization to a first class organization somewhat quickly. They used to be known for making terrible trades, draft selections, free agency etc.

Now their consistently good or great basically every season even while losing guys like Kawhi, Lowry etc. Nick Nurse is probably one of the more underrated coaches in the league and Ujiri is by far the best GM in the league.

It's like having competent GM and coach makes a difference. Just ask Suns fans.

Yeah. If we won last season then it would be eerily similar with CP3 being our Kawhi basically except I think CP3 would’ve still re-signed.

I don't have a good feeling about this one. Coming off a bad game, our depth is impacted, and we're travelling across the country. We tend to bounce back nicely after games like the last one but I wouldn't be surprised if we get smacked in this one

Mulhollanddrive wrote:He's playing as a jump shooter now and shoots them at 28% so think the PF dream is going to need a rapid ascension.

I thought Ayton could play the PF position and accel at three-point shooting. I mean that was the hype when he was drafted 3.5 years ago.

bigfoot wrote:

Mulhollanddrive wrote:He's playing as a jump shooter now and shoots them at 28% so think the PF dream is going to need a rapid ascension.

I thought Ayton could play the PF position and accel at three-point shooting. I mean that was the hype when he was drafted 3.5 years ago.

He wants to play the PF position and he’s said it before that he considers that his true natural position.