GT #71: PHX 42-29 at WAS 36-34, CSN 7:00 PM, March 26th

verbal8 · Post #21 » by **verbal8** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 6:44 pm

Higga wrote:If the Wiz had Jeff Hornacek, they'd win 50 games.

If the Wizards had Ryan McDonough, they'd have at least 1 first round pick in this draft.

dckingsfan · Post #22 » by **dckingsfan** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 7:08 pm

The Suns became very good because:

1) Dragic improved immensely and was willing to sacrifice part of his game to play next to Bledsoe.

2) Bledsoe was playing lights out at the beginning of the season. Great pickup by the Suns - Clips parted with him a bit too soon.

3) Markieff Morris and Gerald Green had breakout seasons.

4) Frye is healthy

5) Miles Plumlee has been rebounding like a beast AND blocking shots.

6) Hornacek has been a better coach than expected.

I don't think the Suns expected this to happen. Well not all of it in one season. And they are stocked full of draft picks moving into the future.

Post #23 » by **nate33** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 7:09 pm

mohammed10 wrote:
nate33 wrote:I don't feel good about this one. We don't match up well with uber-quick scoring PG's. Phoenix has two of them.

nate - did you have us down for winning this one?

I think this is another home L for us.

We are barely holding onto the 6 seed now...

No. I had us losing this one too. And the next game against IND.

Overall, I was expecting us to go 2-4 over the 6-game stretching, losing to SAC, POR, PHO and IND, and beating LAL and DEN. I fear the only one I'm going to get wrong is DEN. As a result, we will end up going 1-5 over 6 games. I expect people from this message board to start jumping off bridges by Friday.

Fortunately, I think things will look good over our last 10 games and everyone is going to forget about this. It's conceivably possible that we win ten in a row to finish out the season. We should be favorites in 7 of those 10 games, and the other three are definitely winnable (@CHA, @NY and vMIA in the second-to-last game of the season when they'll be resting their vets).

dckingsfan · Post #24 » by **dckingsfan** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 7:33 pm

nate33 wrote:... I fear the only one I'm going to get wrong is DEN. I expect people from this message board to start jumping off bridges by Friday...

Nivek · Post #25 » by **Nivek** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 8:08 pm

In my odds estimator, I have this as basically a coin flip game. Using full season numbers, I have the Wizards at 51% chance of winning. Using their full season numbers with Nenê off the floor, I have them with a 48% chance of winning. Using their numbers since Nenê got hurt, I have them with a 53% chance of winning.

Should be another close one.

Post #26 » by **Zonkerbl** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 8:38 pm

Nivek wrote:In my odds estimator, I have this as basically a coin flip game. Using full season numbers, I have the Wizards at 51% chance of winning. Using their full season numbers with Nenê off the floor, I have them with a 48% chance of winning. Using their numbers since Nenê got hurt, I have them with a 53% chance of winning.

Should be another close one.

So you're predicting it will come down to the last possession?

dlts20 · Post #27 » by **dlts20** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:29 pm

i expect Wall to play well, whether its being very aggressive or just being efficient. He's had good games against both Dragic & Bledsoe

MikeTheKid · Post #28 » by **MikeTheKid** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:40 pm

I'll be at the game tonight, just gotta free tix from my boy

dlts20 · Post #29 » by **dlts20** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:42 pm

MikeTheKid wrote:I'll be at the game tonight, just gotta free tix from my boy

if we stink it up, curse Witt out for us

dlts20 · Post #30 » by **dlts20** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 9:45 pm

for some reason I think Wall is going to have the eye of the tiger tonight. Played great against BK in our last home game, he had 2 great games before this last poor one, he will want to rebound from that poor game, he knows we need this win, the Suns have 2 elite guards who Wall will get up for, Dragic has no D and Wall will want to go hard at his boy Bledsoe, and he will just be in a nice groove. I think his J will be on and his drives will be good. He will look in control and despite the Suns having 2 beast in Dragic & Bledsoe, Wall will clearly look like the best guard/player on the court..........................................(atleast for the 1st half)

Nivek · Post #31 » by **Nivek** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 10:12 pm

Zonkerbl wrote:
Nivek wrote:In my odds estimator, I have this as basically a coin flip game. Using full season numbers, I have the Wizards at 51% chance of winning. Using their full season numbers with Nenê off the floor, I have them with a 48% chance of winning. Using their numbers since Nenê got hurt, I have them with a 53% chance of winning.

Should be another close one.

So you're predicting it will come down to the last possession?

Sure, why not?

Final score of Wizards: 104, Suns: 103.

Go bet the mortgage.

MikeTheKid · Post #32 » by **MikeTheKid** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 10:34 pm

You already know I'll go off!!! Ill be pretty close to the bench too

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JWizmentality · Post #33 » by **JWizmentality** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 10:58 pm

nate33 wrote:I expect people from this message board to start jumping off bridges by Friday.

Ha! I'm waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay ahead of you!

Post #34 » by **LyricalRico** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:06 pm

No way, feeling a bounce back win tonite.

Go Wiz!

MikeTheKid · Post #35 » by **MikeTheKid** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:10 pm

JWizmentality wrote:
nate33 wrote:I expect people from this message board to start jumping off bridges by Friday.

Ha! I'm waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay ahead of you!

Ill jump off tonight cause im really nervous bout this game

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MikeTheKid · Post #36 » by **MikeTheKid** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:14 pm

Going to sleep on D already

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dlts20 · Post #37 » by **dlts20** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:22 pm

same lineup again. I guess this means Nene is coming right back into the starting lineup because there is no justification for him starting. He stretches the floor even less than Nene and isnt as good as anyone on the bench. I was hoping Gooden could start and Nene could be our 6th man when he came back. Gooden fills both needs with having a true big man who can board while also stretching the floor enough for Wall. I dont get it but oh well. We are better with Nene but its still can be ugly sometimes with 2 low post bigs. I just dont get the fascination with Book & Beal getting so much run

dckingsfan · Post #38 » by **dckingsfan** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:24 pm

Gortat having trouble starting this game

dckingsfan · Post #39 » by **dckingsfan** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:28 pm

And in addition to their own picks:

2014 first round draft pick from Minnesota
Minnesota's 1st round pick to Phoenix protected for selections 1-13 in 2014, 1-12 in 2015 or 1-12 in 2016; if Minnesota has not conveyed a 1st round pick to Phoenix by 2016, then Minnesota will instead convey its 2016 2nd round pick and 2017 2nd round pick to Phoenix [Minnesota-New Orleans-Phoenix, 7/27/2012]

2014 first round draft pick from Washington
Washington's 1st round pick to Phoenix protected for selections 1-12 in 2014, 1-10 in 2015, 1-10 in 2016, 1-10 in 2017, 1-10 in 2018 or 1-10 in 2019 or unprotected in 2020 [Phoenix-Washington, 10/25/2013]

2014 first round draft pick from Indiana
Indiana's 1st round pick to Phoenix protected for selections 1-14 in 2014, 1-14 in 2015, 1-14 in 2016, 1-14 in 2017, 1-14 in 2018 or 1-14 in 2019 or unprotected in 2020 [Indiana-Phoenix, 7/28/2013]

2015 first round draft pick from L.A. Lakers
L.A. Lakers' 1st round pick to Phoenix protected for selections 1-5 in 2015, 1-3 in 2016 or 1-3 in 2017 or unprotected in 2018 [L.A. Lakers-Phoenix, 7/11/2012]

dckingsfan · Post #40 » by **dckingsfan** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 11:29 pm

Assuming they resign Bledsoe (restricted):

G: Eric Bledsoe, Goran Dragic, Ishmael Smith, Archie Goodwin, Gerald Green

F: Channing Frye, Markieff Morris, Marcus Morris

C: Miles Plumlee, Alex Len

After signing Bledsoe they will be at about $40M, they will have 3 first round picks and plenty of cap space for FAs.

Sigh...