Game 72: Phoenix Suns (38-33) @ Los Angeles Lakers (35-37)

[RaisingArizona]

I only see 1 favorable opponent left on the schedule with the team as is. Really getting concerning if he isn't even being reevaluated till next Thursday

[Jdiddy701]

Suns better tear up the league when KD comes back. They've really been tough to watch and missing KD isn't a good enough excuse for just deciding to not show up.

They definitely don’t have enough without KD. He’s going to open so much up for the Suns when he returns. I’m not taking much from these recent losses.

There’s been some positives, Shamet has looked pretty good. I truly believe the 2nd unit of Payne - Shamet - Ross - KD - Joc/Bizzy will be awesome.


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[Slim Charless]

Williams has lost this team. He hadn't a damned clue as to how this roster should be played and is too soft between the ears to recognize when his matchups are bad and the flow is getting away from him.

We can't be rid of him soon enough.

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I've been screaming this since last summer. Hopefully it happens in the next 90 days.

No title=no job for Tavares Montgomery Williams.

[garrick]

We're getting very little in production from our forwards and CP3 is no longer able to put up big offensive numbers.

Bench is just really weak and you just don't know what you're getting from any given player. I hope Ishbia is happy with his big splashy trade.

[KLEON]

FT- 46(Lakers) 20(Suns)

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[sunskerr]

Yall can't act surprised we've seen this before

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if you need a reminder how the end of this season is going to go down

[LV-Suns]

Yall can't act surprised we've seen this before

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if you need a reminder how the end of this season is going to go down

Thanks to this job, we ended up with Miami Heat's 30th pick instead of the Lakers pick, which would have been a lottery pick. We went from having another pick in the lottery pick(Giannis went 16th) to drafting Archie Goodwin with the 30th pick. The league did everything in their power to make sure Kobe made it to the playoffs that year.

[MrMiyagi]

I'm increasingly losing interest in watching basketball.

Glad I missed this game.

[LV-Suns]

So we lead the league in fouls committed and we are 28th in the league in free throws attempted. What a recipe for disaster. I can almost understand the lack of free throws on our end as we don't have too much dribble penetration within our offense. But I don't understand how we are committing the most amount of fouls. Are we that undisciplined on defense? We are practically not allowed to play any defense. We are a veteran team that gets a worse whistle on defense than most rebuilding teams full of young players.

[Mr Puddles]

I'm increasingly losing interest in watching basketball.

Glad I missed this game.

Right now we're basically threading water with a shorthanded team. The only things I'm interested in at the moment is making sure no more players get injured and we don't fall out of a playoff spot in our remaining games.

[garrick]

So we lead the league in fouls committed and we are 28th in the league in free throws attempted. What a recipe for disaster. I can almost understand the lack of free throws on our end as we don't have too much dribble penetration within our offense. But I don't understand how we are committing the most amount of fouls. Are we that undisciplined on defense? We are practically not allowed to play any defense. We are a veteran team that gets a worse whistle on defense than most rebuilding teams full of young players.

Old head NBA refs still don't like us for some reason maybe because CP3 and Book like to complain a lot and also some from Robert Sarver's reputation.

I don't doubt these refs get together after the games and bitch about certain teams and players which no doubt influences the way they call games.

[MrMiyagi]

I'm increasingly losing interest in watching basketball.

Glad I missed this game.

Right now we're basically threading water with a shorthanded team. The only things I'm interested in at the moment is making sure no more players get injured and we don't fall out of a playoff spot in our remaining games.

Oh, you assume we'll make the playoffs still?

[Bogyo]

So we lead the league in fouls committed and we are 28th in the league in free throws attempted. What a recipe for disaster. I can almost understand the lack of free throws on our end as we don't have too much dribble penetration within our offense. But I don't understand how we are committing the most amount of fouls. Are we that undisciplined on defense? We are practically not allowed to play any defense. We are a veteran team that gets a worse whistle on defense than most rebuilding teams full of young players.

Old head NBA refs still don't like us for some reason maybe because CP3 and Book like to complain a lot and also some from Robert Sarver's reputation.

I don't doubt these refs get together after the games and bitch about certain teams and players which no doubt influences the way they call games.

I dont give a flying f about that. Call the mfing games fing fair. Or at least close to it, and no mf makeup calls in the end. F this.
How many fng games in a fng row now? Kings, GS, Bucks, OKC, fLakers? F this.
Also f Monty. If you can't get the fng job done then fng resign btch.

[Slim Charless]

So we lead the league in fouls committed and we are 28th in the league in free throws attempted. What a recipe for disaster. I can almost understand the lack of free throws on our end as we don't have too much dribble penetration within our offense. But I don't understand how we are committing the most amount of fouls. Are we that undisciplined on defense? We are practically not allowed to play any defense. We are a veteran team that gets a worse whistle on defense than most rebuilding teams full of young players.

Old head NBA refs still don't like us for some reason maybe because CP3 and Book like to complain a lot and also some from Robert Sarver's reputation.

I don't doubt these refs get together after the games and bitch about certain teams and players which no doubt influences the way they call games.

I dont give a flying f about that. Call the mfing games fing fair. Or at least close to it, and no mf makeup calls in the end. F this.
How many fng games in a fng row now? Kings, GS, Bucks, OKC, fLakers? F this.
Also f Monty. If you can't get the fng job done then fng resign btch.

Here's a fun stat: Chris Paul averages almost 2 FTA less per game with the Suns then at any other point in his career. His FGA during that same time? Almost exactly the same.

Cp3 is playing exactly how he's always played and yet simply put isn't getting the same calls he has on any other team.

Something is just different here apparently.....

[sunsbum]

Only persons that deserves more calls is probably cam payne and book. No one else takes the ball to the hoop. Don't brag about being mid range gods and expect to go toe to toe in the FT category.

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[sunsbg]

There was a hope Suns will steal some games with KD out. Things look bad now though an optimist will point out we are still 4th, there is nothing to worry about. Just looking at the remaining games Suns can easily end 9th or worse if KD is not back soon. Very bad start of the KD experience. For now let's hope Ayton and his empty stats are back for the Kings.

[Puff]

There's no hope of us retaining the fourth spot with both the Clippers and Warriors closing on us fast. I expect a slip into the play in and a potential first round exit at this point.

Williams needs to be fired during the off-season.

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While I agree 1000000000000000000000000000000000000% on your second point, I'm not sure the Clips will hold that 4th seed much less catch us. Losing PG13 is a killer for them to improve. They are very deep though so who knows.

Trade Monty for Udoka and profit. In the off-season if we don't win the chip.

I doubt Udoka would win many games coaching a team missing 4 of his 6 players from a 64 win team

Ayton, Bridges, Johnson and Crowder

[garrick]

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I just don't see how you don't call that a foul???