Game 58: Phoenix Suns (30-27) @ Indiana Pacers (25-31) l Friday l 5:00pm l BSAZ

[grumpysaddle]

If he got 2 more dunks a game he'd lead the NBA in dunks per game by a pretty big margin.

More Dunks would be nice but what I want is more and 1's to get the other team in foul trouble and getting us to the line as a team. I think we are going to be seeing a lot more free throw attempts coming our way with the addition of KD. Book and CP3 are good at drawing fouls as well. Okogie certainly is not bashful when it comes to drawing contact as well.

Dunks lend themselves to drawing more fouls, especially than on a finesse shot by a 7 footer. The dunk is more about aggressiveness, which also leads to more FTs. I don't care about flashy dunking, I just want attacking the basket with purpose.

[Revived]

I kinda expected Ayton to have a bad game against Atlanta. Bridges was the player he was closest to on the team, Mikal always referred to Ayton as his bestfriend and both were always clowning with each other and everything. He was close with Cam too but Mikal was probably like a real brother for him.

I figured his focus wouldn’t be there and that’s understandable. Makes sense his rebounding #s plummeted in that sense. Whole team was pretty shaken up.

Glad to see him and the rest of the team rebound (no pun intended) from that game tonight. We’ll need more from him while KD’s out.

Suns have the 6th hardest remaining schedule after All Star break. Considering the Suns road record this season, I do think having home court will be very important come playoff time.

[Saberestar]

CP3, Book and Ayton looked like a legit big 3 in this one...and we are waiting to KD lol.

Easy money.

[Fo-Real]

CP3, Book and Ayton looked like a legit big 3 in this one...and we are waiting to KD lol.

Easy money.

Cam Payne coming back and being a legit threat is also going to make a huge difference. Cam has been important to what we accomplished in the past. The fact that he is taking extended time out to get completely healthy might be big in the end.

[Ghost of Kleine]

This board has been so dead in game threads, lol.

I've just been busy with work and school. I'm typically watching the game while also doing homework. It's not super effective though.

I'm just laying in bed on worker's comp until I get surgery and then i'll be laying in bed more for a while until I get back to work. I'm just extremely bored. Been off work since september cause this stupid leg.

Sorry to hear that man! I hope that you recover soon and heal well. Being away from work for long can be maddening. Especially if you were accustomed to staying busy. Early retirement or forced retirement can be even more frustrating. Anyways, heal well and get back to form quickly man!

[grumpysaddle]

I've just been busy with work and school. I'm typically watching the game while also doing homework. It's not super effective though.

I'm just laying in bed on worker's comp until I get surgery and then i'll be laying in bed more for a while until I get back to work. I'm just extremely bored. Been off work since september cause this stupid leg.

Sorry to hear that man! I hope that you recover soon and heal well. Being away from work for long can be maddening. Especially if you were accustomed to staying busy. Early retirement or forced retirement can be even more frustrating. Anyways, heal well and get back to form quickly man!

Thanks man! It's not like I love my job, they push us hard and often make us work too much (mandatory 6 day work weeks for months straight). Making a reduced income for the past 4 months and about to get lower sucks though. I never in my life thought I'd say "I really can't wait to go back to work," but here I am. I just really want my leg back to normal. CamJo had the same injury AFTER i left work and he came back already, I'm still waiting around for them to even schedule a damn surgery. Sorry for the long post, had to vent a bit somewhere. Lols.

[Ghost of Kleine]

I'm just laying in bed on worker's comp until I get surgery and then i'll be laying in bed more for a while until I get back to work. I'm just extremely bored. Been off work since september cause this stupid leg.

Sorry to hear that man! I hope that you recover soon and heal well. Being away from work for long can be maddening. Especially if you were accustomed to staying busy. Early retirement or forced retirement can be even more frustrating. Anyways, heal well and get back to form quickly man!

Thanks man! It's not like I love my job, they push us hard and often make us work too much (mandatory 6 day work weeks for months straight). Making a reduced income for the past 4 months and about to get lower sucks though. I never in my life thought I'd say "I really can't wait to go back to work," but here I am. I just really want my leg back to normal. CamJo had the same injury AFTER i left work and he came back already, I'm still waiting around for them to even schedule a damn surgery. Sorry for the long post, had to vent a bit somewhere. Lols.

No worries brother! I can truly empathize with you on things. It's rough! Just keep fighting and get back to routine soon!

[dremill24]

JJ made a huge mistake and didn't trade Ayton for Turner. The Suns fans never forgive that.

I know you forgot to add the green font here .

Also, a reminder that Turner got extended for 30 mil a year - roughly the same as Ayton. Yes, it's on a team-friendly structure, but with the amount of 'overpay' backlash the Suns received for extending Ayton, I think people are going to be surprised to find out lesser players being extended for roughly the same amount of money Ayton is making. Especially when the new TV deal kicks in.

Ignoring all the opinionated parts...Just for clarity, Turner only making $30mil this season with their extra cap space. The next 2 seasons are around $20mil per.