Game 72: Milwaukee Bucks (40-30) @ Phoenix Suns (34-37) | Mar 24 | 7:00PM
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Re: Game 72: Milwaukee Bucks (40-30) @ Phoenix Suns (34-37) | Mar 24 | 7:00PM
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Re: Game 72: Milwaukee Bucks (40-30) @ Phoenix Suns (34-37) | Mar 24 | 7:00PM
Great win!
Mavs won too so it's important we got this dub
btw Wolves lost again. I keep buying them, I think they are great but they keep losing and they are the 8th seed still.
Mavs won too so it's important we got this dub
btw Wolves lost again. I keep buying them, I think they are great but they keep losing and they are the 8th seed still.

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Re: Game 72: Milwaukee Bucks (40-30) @ Phoenix Suns (34-37) | Mar 24 | 7:00PM
WHAT A GAME! That was an intense game with two teams going hard after the W. We could have lost but that's the beauty of having two of the best scorers in the world...they had a tough time covering Book with Easy Money Sniper next to him. That mid-range shot was PURE.
What can I say about Book and KD? They are showing us that we can win with them if they have active and defensive players around him. Dunn fits like a glove and his energy and defensive effort/skills are amazing.
KD with 38 points on 21 shots. WOW. His defense was really good too.
Booker again as a facilitator and creator (12 assists) and a group of dogs playing hard on both sides next to them. I love Gillespie and Cody Martin.
The Mavs won but the Kings lost so it was a good night to close the gap with 9th. We are right there. YES.
What can I say about Book and KD? They are showing us that we can win with them if they have active and defensive players around him. Dunn fits like a glove and his energy and defensive effort/skills are amazing.
KD with 38 points on 21 shots. WOW. His defense was really good too.
Booker again as a facilitator and creator (12 assists) and a group of dogs playing hard on both sides next to them. I love Gillespie and Cody Martin.
The Mavs won but the Kings lost so it was a good night to close the gap with 9th. We are right there. YES.
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Re: Game 72: Milwaukee Bucks (40-30) @ Phoenix Suns (34-37) | Mar 24 | 7:00PM
BTW... Keep Bradley Beal out.
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Re: Game 72: Milwaukee Bucks (40-30) @ Phoenix Suns (34-37) | Mar 24 | 7:00PM
mkot wrote:Great win!
Mavs won too so it's important we got this dub
btw Wolves lost again. I keep buying them, I think they are great but they keep losing and they are the 8th seed still.
Wolves killed my parlay. Put 80 bucks on them and they were down from start to finish. Vegas got me good with Twolves -2.5 I took the bait especially since wolves lost last week by few points to pacers.
Re: Game 72: Milwaukee Bucks (40-30) @ Phoenix Suns (34-37) | Mar 24 | 7:00PM
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Re: Game 72: Milwaukee Bucks (40-30) @ Phoenix Suns (34-37) | Mar 24 | 7:00PM
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Let's talk about the hockey pass from Gil here though. Great basketball IQ to look up the court like that. This guy could be the starter we've needed. Give this man a contract already!
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Re: Game 72: Milwaukee Bucks (40-30) @ Phoenix Suns (34-37) | Mar 24 | 7:00PM
Qwigglez wrote:Ghost of Kleine wrote:
Let's talk about the hockey pass from Gil here though. Great basketball IQ to look up the court like that. This guy could be the starter we've needed. Give this man a contract already!
No reason why he can't be our version of TJ McConnell

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Re: Game 72: Milwaukee Bucks (40-30) @ Phoenix Suns (34-37) | Mar 24 | 7:00PM
Back to winning close games as at start of season. Nice. Wish Booker could be more efficient scorer in those games he puts high assist numbers but the final shot compensated for it. Dunn with nasty dunk over Giannis on one side and defending him on the other. Man of the game - KD with clutch 3 and great shooting thru the game.
The uphill battle continues with Celtics. Tatum turned ankle which improves chances though BOS increased their lead vs Kings in his absence. They are the champions for a reason so Suns need to come out prepared. With Davis back and easy schedule Mavs will make the playin most likely. We could have two Gm7s at end of season vs Kings and Mavs. Juicy.
The uphill battle continues with Celtics. Tatum turned ankle which improves chances though BOS increased their lead vs Kings in his absence. They are the champions for a reason so Suns need to come out prepared. With Davis back and easy schedule Mavs will make the playin most likely. We could have two Gm7s at end of season vs Kings and Mavs. Juicy.
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Re: Game 72: Milwaukee Bucks (40-30) @ Phoenix Suns (34-37) | Mar 24 | 7:00PM
SunsRback4Good wrote:Booker with the easiest game winning shot in his career. Felt like nobody was actually guarding him.
It was a great shot for Book, clutch shot, it was a great look that he can't turn down, BUT, I thought he left a little too much time on the clock. With even score on the board, you want to either take the last shot or a 3 pointer, worse case you go to OT. Lopez got a decent look, lucky for us he missed.
We won so not gonna complain too much!

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Re: Game 72: Milwaukee Bucks (40-30) @ Phoenix Suns (34-37) | Mar 24 | 7:00PM
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Re: Game 72: Milwaukee Bucks (40-30) @ Phoenix Suns (34-37) | Mar 24 | 7:00PM
SunsRback4Good wrote:Booker with the easiest game winning shot in his career. Felt like nobody was actually guarding him.
Gotta Thank Brook Lopez for setting a great screen on Books defender. BBQ chicken after that.
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Re: Game 72: Milwaukee Bucks (40-30) @ Phoenix Suns (34-37) | Mar 24 | 7:00PM
hey that was a great one!! love the Book/KD + young ones line up.
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Re: Game 72: Milwaukee Bucks (40-30) @ Phoenix Suns (34-37) | Mar 24 | 7:00PM
imagine being a bucks fan and complaining about calls

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Re: Game 72: Milwaukee Bucks (40-30) @ Phoenix Suns (34-37) | Mar 24 | 7:00PM
sashaturiaf wrote:SunsRback4Good wrote:Booker with the easiest game winning shot in his career. Felt like nobody was actually guarding him.
Gotta Thank Brook Lopez for setting a great screen on Books defender. BBQ chicken after that.
Yeah, monster screen assist for Brook
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Re: Game 72: Milwaukee Bucks (40-30) @ Phoenix Suns (34-37) | Mar 24 | 7:00PM
dremill24 wrote:sashaturiaf wrote:SunsRback4Good wrote:Booker with the easiest game winning shot in his career. Felt like nobody was actually guarding him.
Gotta Thank Brook Lopez for setting a great screen on Books defender. BBQ chicken after that.
Yeah, monster screen assist for Brook
Had no idea Brook was a Suns fan. He might have just saved our miserable season with that boneheaded screen.
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Re: Game 72: Milwaukee Bucks (40-30) @ Phoenix Suns (34-37) | Mar 24 | 7:00PM
Sometimes I mix Ryan and Oso and need to look at jersey number to differentiate them. True twins. Hope they've a long career as Suns players.
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Re: Game 72: Milwaukee Bucks (40-30) @ Phoenix Suns (34-37) | Mar 24 | 7:00PM
mkot wrote:Qwigglez wrote:Ghost of Kleine wrote:
Let's talk about the hockey pass from Gil here though. Great basketball IQ to look up the court like that. This guy could be the starter we've needed. Give this man a contract already!
No reason why he can't be our version of TJ McConnell
I had him on my undrafted steals list the year he came out of college and had his comp for us (ironically) as TJ McConnell. So good eye man!



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sunsbg wrote:Sometimes I mix Ryan and Oso and need to look at jersey number to differentiate them. True twins. Hope they've a long career as Suns players.
They're the basketball gods' revision of the twins we sadly gave up! They have become the twins 2.0!!! (the upgrade).



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Re: Game 72: Milwaukee Bucks (40-30) @ Phoenix Suns (34-37) | Mar 24 | 7:00PM
mkot wrote:SunsRback4Good wrote:Booker with the easiest game winning shot in his career. Felt like nobody was actually guarding him.
It was a great shot for Book, clutch shot, it was a great look that he can't turn down, BUT, I thought he left a little too much time on the clock. With even score on the board, you want to either take the last shot or a 3 pointer, worse case you go to OT. Lopez got a decent look, lucky for us he missed.
We won so not gonna complain too much!
Could always nitpick what one could do or do better in a clutch possession but I'm not gonna prosecute a shot taken with 2.1s left and whether burning an extra second or a second and a half more would be worth it in the context of giving the Bucks an extra second or a second and a half to get better positionally on defense.
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Re: Game 72: Milwaukee Bucks (40-30) @ Phoenix Suns (34-37) | Mar 24 | 7:00PM
This is what so many of us here had been asking for the Suns' front office to add for years rather than the old, tired, disinterested, passive players Jones and others kept prioritizing! And now we're finally getting to see the effect of young, energizing athleticism and tenacity. And how it supercharges our tam competitively!!! How many games were thrown away due to sitting and icing out our young talent and also stunting their development as a byproduct of poor choices.
My point here is that if anything, we should recognize and prioritize properly utilizing the draft as a conduit to infuse our team with high-end athleticism, size, physicality, and cost-controlled talent to build out our future properly going forward!
