Game 13: Phoenix Suns (6-6) @ Utah Jazz (4-8)

spanishninja · Post #181 » by **spanishninja** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:35 am

SkyBill40 wrote:That female official is absolutely terrible.

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she's Luka's girl.

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sunsbum · Post #182 » by **sunsbum** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:37 am

Team wet blanket started to crawl out of their unattended moldy washing machine but Kevin houskeeper Durant slammed the washer shut and put them on another spin cycle.

grumpysaddle · Post #183 » by **grumpysaddle** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:43 am

sunsbum wrote:Team wet blanket started to crawl out of their unattended moldy washing machine but Kevin houskeeper Durant slammed the washer shut and put them on another spin cycle.

Jdiddy701 · Post #184 » by **Jdiddy701** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 5:21 am

Winning two road games in Utah is not easy. Suns are 12-1 with KD and Booker together in the regular season. That’s pretty crazy. These grind out wins are only going to make us better.

Eric Gordon 20pts, 5 rebs, 6assts, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. Seriously cannot believe the Suns got him on a vet deal and this board continues to question why he plays.

Book didn’t play overall well tonight. 7-6 ain’t bad, considering what we have gone through. Nobody in the West really scares me. Let’s continue to string these wins. Gotta play better defense and take care of the ball. It will take some time but I believe in this group. The offense is incredible and… unguardable.

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AtheJ415 · Post #185 » by **AtheJ415** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 5:52 am

lilfishi22 wrote:Some seriously poor effort plays really gave them a bunch of opportunities to win it all but we persevered and squeaked out a win. Just one of those games where the list of mistakes and low effort moments are pages long and if we cleaned up just 1/3 of it, they would've been down double digits.

7-6...I'll take it

One of those games? That's every game this season since game 3 or so. This is why I hate watching this team so far. They need to start showing improvement on effort and start trimming mental mistakes. Effort is certainly not too much to ask.

grumpysaddle · Post #186 » by **grumpysaddle** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 6:21 am

AtheJ415 wrote:
lilfishi22 wrote:Some seriously poor effort plays really gave them a bunch of opportunities to win it all but we persevered and squeaked out a win. Just one of those games where the list of mistakes and low effort moments are pages long and if we cleaned up just 1/3 of it, they would've been down double digits.

7-6...I'll take it

One of those games? That's every game this season since game 3 or so. This is why I hate watching this team so far. They need to start showing improvement on effort and start trimming mental mistakes. Effort is certainly not too much to ask.

Maybe having to play 10 extra minutes that could have been avoided with slightly more effort in the first 48 will set them straight.

sunsbg · Post #187 » by **sunsbg** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 6:54 am

Book and KD playing 40+ mins is not ideal, but Suns win and Kings ball-movement trashing Mavs ISO ball is a nice start of the day.

Post #188 » by **lilfishi22** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 7:33 am

AtheJ415 wrote:
lilfishi22 wrote:Some seriously poor effort plays really gave them a bunch of opportunities to win it all but we persevered and squeaked out a win. Just one of those games where the list of mistakes and low effort moments are pages long and if we cleaned up just 1/3 of it, they would've been down double digits.

7-6...I'll take it

One of those games? That's every game this season since game 3 or so. This is why I hate watching this team so far. They need to start showing improvement on effort and start trimming mental mistakes. Effort is certainly not too much to ask.

Stop watching if it's causing you so much agony

sunsbg · Post #189 » by **sunsbg** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 7:40 am

That Top 5 thread on GB jinxed Book for this game. Doesn't matter though, KD is playing like a Top 1 right now. It's not only the scoring, assisting but also the way he locked up Clarkson on a few possessions late in the game and the game sealing block at the end. He'll have his lapses like missing to secure the rebound in 1st Spurs game, but it's acceptable early in the season being 35yo and having to carry the team without the rest of Big 3. Gordon missed a key FT and let Sexton send the game to OT, but he and Allen hit some clutch shots. Nurk was big too. Just stay healthy.

Saberestar · Post #190 » by **Saberestar** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 9:31 am

Wow, I just finished watching the game. I can’t believe the intensity of this game, and some people say that teams don't care about the regular season lol.

The Jazz played HARD all game long, at home and with Markannen (All-Star IMO) they are a tough time to beat at this point of the season. Another story will be in March, but now they are tough to beat for sure.

What can I say about KD? He is playing like an MVP. His skillset is ridiculous.

Book played well but not as great as he can play, he looked tired in overtime.

Gordon and Allen did their jobs and a bit more, we are lucky to have these two solid players on our roster.

Happy with Nurkic and KBD. Both can play next to KD and we can go big or small just changing them.Vogel did a good job with lineups to end the game.

Little solidified his role in the rotation. Very good game from him.

All in all a great win. 7W-6L, three wins in a row!

pj0tr · Post #191 » by **pj0tr** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:33 pm

Not too worried about Book's performance.

26/8/5 on an "off" night playing 40+ mins at altitude.

KD is just stupid rn - why hes not discussed as an MVP candidate is beyond dumb.

WeekapaugGroove · Post #192 » by **WeekapaugGroove** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:50 pm

Not going to lie I was shocked they actually reversed that call on KD. It was absolutely the right thing to do because he didn't foul him but refs hate admitting they were wrong especially in that type of situation.

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King4Day · Post #193 » by **King4Day** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:28 pm

What's crazy is, we've been in every single game this season.
We could realistically be undefeated if some things went our way.
On the flip side, we could also be very far under 500 has they gone another way.
Point is, the team is playing this competitively despite being almost entirely new, across the board

King4Day · Post #194 » by **King4Day** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:30 pm

Next couple of games we will see Portland, who may not have Brogdon and Scoot, and then GSW, who won't have Green (not sure if Curry has returned yet).
Take advantage of what's in front of you and don't play around.

Jdiddy701 · Post #195 » by **Jdiddy701** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:10 pm

King4Day wrote:What's crazy is, we've been in every single game this season.
We could realistically be undefeated if some things went our way.
On the flip side, we could also be very far under 500 has they gone another way.
Point is, the team is playing this competitively despite being almost entirely new, across the board

Yeah, pretty crazy that every game has been winnable. That’s all you can ask for. It shows how talented this team is, just need more reps together and we’re going to be crazy good. I just hope Beal returns without any issues.

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enigmatics · Post #196 » by **enigmatics** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:48 pm

sunskerr wrote:eric prydz call on me is something id expect to hear in the background at an nrl game in australia. kinda cool to hear it still in the us lol.

That music video is still the greatest thing ever to happen to mankind. LOL

enigmatics · Post #197 » by **enigmatics** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:51 pm

SkyBill40 wrote:Larry David is straight exhausted tonight.

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I'm literally just now catching up with this thread and the GIF's had me dying laughing. :lol:

flagstaff · Post #198 » by **flagstaff** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 5:04 pm

Saberestar wrote:Wow, I just finished watching the game. I can’t believe the intensity of this game, and some people say that teams don't care about the regular season lol.

The Jazz played HARD all game long, at home and with Markannen (All-Star IMO) they are a tough time to beat at this point of the season. Another story will be in March, but now they are tough to beat for sure.

What can I say about KD? He is playing like an MVP. His skillset is ridiculous.

Book played well but not as great as he can play, he looked tired in overtime.

Gordon and Allen did their jobs and a bit more, we are lucky to have these two solid players on our roster.

Happy with Nurkic and KBD. Both can play next to KD and we can go big or small just changing them.Vogel did a good job with lineups to end the game.

Little solidified his role in the rotation. Very good game from him.

All in all a great win. 7W-6L, three wins in a row!

I think this is a game that we lose without the KD trade. Longterm view of the trade may be a different story...

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #199 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 5:05 pm

Question: How is Bol Bol doing for you guys? Just curious about him.

enigmatics · Post #200 » by **enigmatics** » Mon Nov 20, 2023 5:07 pm

ORLMagicGirl15 wrote:Question: How is Bol Bol doing for you guys? Just curious about him.

Vogel isn't really playing him - but the fans still love them some Bol.