Friday 10/25 NBA Game Thread

[AmIWrongDude]

+22 in free throws.

LeBron and his Lakers are now a near +400 in free throws since the second half of the 2023 season.

How anyone falls for this is beyond me. Reddick is nice. Sure.

But kind of hard to really appreciate that when the king of the NBA is spotted 15 points every game due to legacy.

It's WWE with LeBron and LA.

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Point to the the fouls that were wrong.

Give us the timestamps and everything for every foul that was wrong.

Are you saying that a jump shooting team Suns deserved more fouls? If so point to the fouls that were not given. Timestamps and everything.

Let’s uncover this web of corruption. Because if there is one thing a sportsfan hates. It's corruption in sports. Let’s go fam send us all the timestamps!

I think KD was the only Suns player that entered the paint and he got plenty of calls. And at least 6-8 free throws by LA at the end were intentional or basically intentional. Crazy someone can watch that game and come away with the idea that the refs were the deciding factor lol.

[Tracymcgoaty]

+22 in free throws.

LeBron and his Lakers are now a near +400 in free throws since the second half of the 2023 season.

How anyone falls for this is beyond me. Reddick is nice. Sure.

But kind of hard to really appreciate that when the king of the NBA is spotted 15 points every game due to legacy.

It's WWE with LeBron and LA.

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Point to the the fouls that were wrong.

Give us the timestamps and everything for every foul that was wrong.

Are you saying that a jump shooting team Suns deserved more fouls? If so point to the fouls that were not given. Timestamps and everything.

Let’s uncover this web of corruption. Because if there is one thing a sportsfan hates. It's corruption in sports. Let’s go fam send us all the timestamps!

I think KD was the only Suns player that entered the paint and he got plenty of calls. And at least 6-8 free throws by LA at the end were intentional or basically intentional. Crazy someone can watch that game and come away with the idea that the refs were the deciding factor lol.

Clearly Jaqua here is firm in this belief and i say every person deserves to have their voice heard!

Hear yeeee hear yeee!!!

Also some people might say Jaqua probably didn't watch the game but box score watched and thus came to this conclusion. But alas there is no proof of that and in this world it's innocent until proven guilty!

[zimpy27]

+22 in free throws.

LeBron and his Lakers are now a near +400 in free throws since the second half of the 2023 season.

How anyone falls for this is beyond me. Reddick is nice. Sure.

But kind of hard to really appreciate that when the king of the NBA is spotted 15 points every game due to legacy.

It's WWE with LeBron and LA.

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Celtics were +100 FTAs in the playoffs..

By far the biggest differential per game..

Is that a fake ring?

[John Murdoch]

Suns give me Arenas Wizards vibes, couple chuckers and no defense

[KyRo23]

+22 in free throws.

LeBron and his Lakers are now a near +400 in free throws since the second half of the 2023 season.

How anyone falls for this is beyond me. Reddick is nice. Sure.

But kind of hard to really appreciate that when the king of the NBA is spotted 15 points every game due to legacy.

It's WWE with LeBron and LA.

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Point to the the fouls that were wrong.

Give us the timestamps and everything for every foul that was wrong.

Are you saying that a jump shooting team Suns deserved more fouls? If so point to the fouls that were not given. Timestamps and everything.

Lets uncover this web of corruption. Because if there is one thing a sportsfan hates. It's corruption in sports. Lets go fam send us all the timestamps!

[CobraCommander]

Zion is turning into the biggest what IF in the NBA

What if Zion actually wanted to play basketball full time.

I say that then I remember Kyrie, Embiid, Kawhi, PG, Ben Simmons and others are part time players -

League needs to go to 5o games and call it good

[Mrakar]

Jordan Hawkins is a machine, i hope he will have enough opportunities to show that. Right now Murray and Murphy are out and Willie is forced to play him, i just hope he gives him minutes when those 2 are back. Guy is so smooth and smart it is unbeleveable.

On the other side, we won with a Ingram turnaround fadeaway jumper. Same old **** that lost us 15 clutch games last season, it just went in this time(but it will not next 5 times). Ingram changed his shot profile a lot, we could see that in these 2 games, but when the preassure is on he went for that same god awfull bull move that costed him max extension. A leopard cant change it spots...

[Threezus]

This is a big game for the Hawks. The Hornets have owned them for years in the regular season. Their defense is also night and day from last year where it was a layup line all season. Getting rid of Dejounte was addition by subtraction.

As much as i like Murray as a player and think he is very talented. I have to agree with you here and i wouldn't give Daniels for Murray straight up at this point. I just know what the Hawks have needed for a minute now to pair with Trae the best player type to put around him. Murray 100% needs to be a PG not a SG to make him be super successful as when he goes against bigger SG's they can get to him. But as a bigger PG himself he eats other PG's alive with length.

Daniels, Risa, and Jalen are the perfect type of players you put around Trae and even Hunter is starting to look really good now that he doesn't have to handle the #1 or 2 offensive threat every single night. Hunter vs #1 threat = avg to below avg at times. Hunter vs the #3 threat and hunter can usually handle them pretty well on defense.

The last thing the Hawks need to finish this is a true star quality 5. Capela god love him needs to be replaced and upgraded with a true defensive 7 ft guy that can also provide some solid offense. If you give the Hawks that and let them gain experience together i think they are a very good team in a year or 2 time.

That would be Double O. He plays much taller than his height suggests. Excellent defensive awareness

I'm serious when I say that the Hawks have to legitimate All NBA defensive caliber players.

Bogi is the big question as the secondary shot creator

But I'm all in on them they are set for a successful year

Don't get me wrong i like King Kongwu as a Center but he is going to really have to prove to me this year he can take that next step. I was his biggest supporter over the last few years as our future at Center. But he actually regressed last year and started playing more timid with less defensive effort at times. Quite a few people on the Hawks boards were getting fed up with him at times. We all still like the dude and want him to succeed but aren't against upgrading with a bigger more talented Center.

[California Gold]

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Lakers-Celtics Finals.

[gavran]

Statement game from Haliburton.

[pj0tr]

Lakers like to toy with the Suns. Let them get up by 20, walk them down, and stomp them.

[Scoundreldays]

That was an epic win!!

Greatest homerun I’ve seen !

1st walk off grand slam in WS history

That's wild first thing I thought of was the Gibson homerun but I forgot tonight was a grandslam. I'll be in LA tomorrow hoping for another win!

[STAT_88]

Pelicans aren't seriously trying to win with Theis as their starting Center right? Lol

Through two games, Yves Missi has been a difference maker rim running, contesting shots at the rim and rebounding. If this isn't a fluke, they might be able to get away with him and Theis for a season.

Don’t sleep on King Karlo Matkovic he can give you solid 15-20 minutes as well can jump out the gym great lob threat.


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[STAT_88]

Suns still have many of the same problems at last season. They've looked pretty bad now against two opponents that will likely not be around when the playoffs come around. Still too soft inside, still don't know how to incorporate three scorers.

It's early in the season but the Lakers, Clippers and Portland are the only bad teams the Suns will be facing in the first 10 games so these type of games are must wins if you don't want to start the season with a negative win record.

The team would be much better balanced bringing Beal off the bench but he would sulk.

9 man rotation of this.

Nurkic/Plumlee
Dunn/Royce
Durant/Beal x 2
Booker/Beal
Jones/Morris


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[Homer38]

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[firedavidkahn]

Karl-Anthony Towns is 10-10 on Free Throws with ONLY 2 fouls.

That big market whistle is unreal.

Congrats on KAT for finally getting the whistle he deserves

[Homerclease]

Statement game from Haliburton.

Iggymcfrack in shambles

[akhan786]

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Shades of last season for the Suns. It just goes to show that this experiment with Durant and Beal isn't going to work and never will. I don't know what it'll take for Ishbia to swallow that plate of crow he's made for himself, but he better start chewing.

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What can the Suns even do at this point with their trio? Who wants Beal and is willing to give up something that makes the Suns better? Markannen?

They love Grayson Allen but he’s probably their only real movable asset and I think they should try to get Kessler by trading Allen if they strike out on Lauri.

[SkyBill40]

Shades of last season for the Suns. It just goes to show that this experiment with Durant and Beal isn't going to work and never will. I don't know what it'll take for Ishbia to swallow that plate of crow he's made for himself, but he better start chewing.

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What can the Suns even do at this point with their trio? Who wants Beal and is willing to give up something that makes the Suns better? Markannen?

They love Grayson Allen but he’s probably their only real movable asset and I think they should try to get Kessler if they strike out on Lauri

Markkanen would be a huge get for us and would solve a lot of problems; unfortunately though, it would probably cost us Allen and that is, to me, a no way move. I'd rather we move others but don't see anyone biting on the players we have. We need to convince Beal to allow for a trade, but I don't see that happening either.

Ishbia sunk us with the Durant deal and compounded his mistake with Beal. It's just hugely disappointing as a Suns fan to know how screwed we are for at least a decade. So much promise yet so little delivery on it.

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[akhan786]

Shades of last season for the Suns. It just goes to show that this experiment with Durant and Beal isn't going to work and never will. I don't know what it'll take for Ishbia to swallow that plate of crow he's made for himself, but he better start chewing.

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What can the Suns even do at this point with their trio? Who wants Beal and is willing to give up something that makes the Suns better? Markannen?

They love Grayson Allen but he’s probably their only real movable asset and I think they should try to get Kessler if they strike out on Lauri

Markkanen would be a huge get for us and would solve a lot of problems; unfortunately though, it would probably cost us Allen and that is, to me, a no way move. I'd rather we move others but don't see anyone biting on the players we have. We need to convince Beal to allow for a trade, but I don't see that happening either.

Ishbia sunk us with the Durant deal and compounded his mistake with Beal. It's just hugely disappointing as a Suns fan to know how screwed we are for at least a decade. So much promise yet so little delivery on it.

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Why is moving Grayson no way? For Lauri bro I’m sorry you have to move him. I doubt it would take just Grayson though.

Is there no hope that Beal would one day consider waiving his no-trade clause? Maybe it’ll take another wasted year.