10/28 | G5: Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder - 6PM CST

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Player(s) of the Game

Paul George | 23 PTS (9-15 FG, 4-8 3P), 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 BLK
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Nerlens Noel | 20 PTS (9-14 FG), 15 REB, 4 STL
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75%
Russell Westbrook | 23 PTS (8-13 FG), 9 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL
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13%
Patrick Patterson | 17 PTS (5-10 FG, 2-5 3P)
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13%
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Re: 10/28 | G5: Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder - 6PM CST 

Post#61 » by ThunderBolt » Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:34 am

Get Ferguson’s locker room towel ready for him.
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Re: 10/28 | G5: Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder - 6PM CST 

Post#62 » by spearsy23 » Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:37 am

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spearsy23 wrote:Noel better than Adams, fight me.


If he plays like this for a season then there will be no need to throw hands as i will be in aggreement with you


lets pump the brakes. noel is playing a style that would not scale to a bigger role. he's at 9+ fouls per 36 minutes. because he's just going out there and chasing everything without much regard for the consequences. he would not be able to stay on the court playing this way in a starting role.

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Re: 10/28 | G5: Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder - 6PM CST 

Post#63 » by Pillendreher » Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:37 am

Knrstz wrote:Get Ferguson’s locker room towel ready for him.
Even though he stepped out of bounds on that drive, I'm glad he didn't freeze and instead decided to attack the rim. That Lob pass though...

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Re: 10/28 | G5: Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder - 6PM CST 

Post#64 » by RalphSampsonJr » Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:37 am

Knrstz wrote:Get Ferguson’s locker room towel ready for him.


Just awful. Literally **** up three trips down in a row
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Re: 10/28 | G5: Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder - 6PM CST 

Post#65 » by slick_watts » Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:43 am

pg has been slow and gambl-y on defense this year.
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Re: 10/28 | G5: Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder - 6PM CST 

Post#66 » by NaturalThunder » Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:47 am

8-0 run. We're going to let a bottom three player, missing their best player, find a way to make this competitive in the 4th quarter.

We are not a playoff team.
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Re: 10/28 | G5: Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder - 6PM CST 

Post#67 » by ThunderBolt » Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:47 am

We aren’t a playoff team this year.
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Re: 10/28 | G5: Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder - 6PM CST 

Post#68 » by bondom34 » Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:49 am

Jstock12 wrote:I think in a couple of years Bender will surprise a lot of people, you guys included :)

In Europe I assume.
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Re: 10/28 | G5: Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder - 6PM CST 

Post#69 » by Jstock12 » Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:53 am

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Jstock12 wrote:I think in a couple of years Bender will surprise a lot of people, you guys included :)

In Europe I assume.


Wow, you're harsh. No, I meant in the NBA. :(
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Re: 10/28 | G5: Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder - 6PM CST 

Post#70 » by bondom34 » Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:54 am

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Jstock12 wrote:I think in a couple of years Bender will surprise a lot of people, you guys included :)

In Europe I assume.


Wow, you're harsh. No, I meant in the NBA. :(

He literally can't even get minutes on the Suns, and when he did he was by far their worst player. I'm not sure they pick up his option even.
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Re: 10/28 | G5: Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder - 6PM CST 

Post#71 » by Jstock12 » Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:56 am

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bondom34 wrote:In Europe I assume.


Wow, you're harsh. No, I meant in the NBA. :(

He literally can't even get minutes on the Suns, and when he did he was by far their worst player. I'm not sure they pick up his option even.


Yeah it's very likely they will decline the option, but I think he'll get picked up by some other team. He's a 7-footer who can shoot threes and defend. And he's only 20. His issues are more mental than anything. I think he can become a solid player in this league.
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Re: 10/28 | G5: Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder - 6PM CST 

Post#72 » by Pillendreher » Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:58 am

Half Court P.

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Re: 10/28 | G5: Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder - 6PM CST 

Post#73 » by bondom34 » Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:59 am

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bondom34 wrote:
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Wow, you're harsh. No, I meant in the NBA. :(

He literally can't even get minutes on the Suns, and when he did he was by far their worst player. I'm not sure they pick up his option even.


Yeah it's very likely they will decline the option, but I think he'll get picked up by some other team. He's a 7-footer who can shoot threes and defend. And he's only 20. His issues are more mental than anything. I think he can become a solid player in this league.

He's shot 34% for 3 and hasn't been a good defender though. He may get a 2nd shot, but he hasn't shown either of those things, and now with a 2nd (sorta 3rd) coach not even playing him. I liked him early on, but that ship sailed.

Let alone them picking Len and Chriss, they've had like 6 years of high picks and 2 look like average or better NBA players.
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Re: 10/28 | G5: Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder - 6PM CST 

Post#74 » by NaturalThunder » Mon Oct 29, 2018 1:00 am

Hopefully Paul George's halfcourt 3rd quarter buzzer beater against a bottom 3-5 team missing their best player won't be one of our most memorable highlights of the season.

Still, that was a nice shot.
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Re: 10/28 | G5: Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder - 6PM CST 

Post#75 » by Jstock12 » Mon Oct 29, 2018 1:03 am

bondom34 wrote:
Jstock12 wrote:
bondom34 wrote:He literally can't even get minutes on the Suns, and when he did he was by far their worst player. I'm not sure they pick up his option even.


Yeah it's very likely they will decline the option, but I think he'll get picked up by some other team. He's a 7-footer who can shoot threes and defend. And he's only 20. His issues are more mental than anything. I think he can become a solid player in this league.

He's shot 34% for 3 and hasn't been a good defender though. He may get a 2nd shot, but he hasn't shown either of those things, and now with a 2nd (sorta 3rd) coach not even playing him. I liked him early on, but that ship sailed.

Let alone them picking Len and Chriss, they've had like 6 years of high picks and 2 look like average or better NBA players.


I don't know, maybe I'm just biased. Ever since as a 16-year old he dominated a then 18-year old Sabonis he left an impression on me. Just hard to believe how the tables have turned.
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Re: 10/28 | G5: Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder - 6PM CST 

Post#76 » by Pillendreher » Mon Oct 29, 2018 1:04 am

I like Nerlens Noel.

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Re: 10/28 | G5: Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder - 6PM CST 

Post#77 » by ThunderBolt » Mon Oct 29, 2018 1:04 am

So all we can give Noel is the MLE???
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Re: 10/28 | G5: Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder - 6PM CST 

Post#78 » by NaturalThunder » Mon Oct 29, 2018 1:05 am

Wow...Noel just took the ball from behind the 3P line, crossed up his man, and finished with a slam through contact. Hopefully his play tonight carries over because that'd be a much needed boost to our bench.
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Re: 10/28 | G5: Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder - 6PM CST 

Post#79 » by bondom34 » Mon Oct 29, 2018 1:05 am

Jstock12 wrote:
bondom34 wrote:
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Yeah it's very likely they will decline the option, but I think he'll get picked up by some other team. He's a 7-footer who can shoot threes and defend. And he's only 20. His issues are more mental than anything. I think he can become a solid player in this league.

He's shot 34% for 3 and hasn't been a good defender though. He may get a 2nd shot, but he hasn't shown either of those things, and now with a 2nd (sorta 3rd) coach not even playing him. I liked him early on, but that ship sailed.

Let alone them picking Len and Chriss, they've had like 6 years of high picks and 2 look like average or better NBA players.


I don't know, maybe I'm just biased. Ever since as a 16-year old he dominated a then 18-year old Sabonis he left an impression on me. Just hard to believe how the tables have turned.

I liked him too, but after so long I can't keep thinking it. He's had a while tbh.
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Re: 10/28 | G5: Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder - 6PM CST 

Post#80 » by ThunderBolt » Mon Oct 29, 2018 1:05 am

Pillendreher wrote:I like Nerlens Noel.

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He seems very similar to grant but he doesn’t have that “I want to punch him in the face” characteristic.
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