Phoenix Suns vs Minnesota Timberwolves [Game 76]

JustMoe · Post #1 » by **JustMoe** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 11:29 pm

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When: Friday, April 4th, 2008
Where: US Airways Center - Phoenix, Arizona
When exactly: 10:00pm, Eastern Time (4:00am CET)
TV: LeaguePass

The lineups:

The Suns
Starting 5:

C: Shaquille O'Neal (#32 / 7'1'' / 325)
PF: Amare Stoudemire (#1 / 6'10'' / 249)
SF: Raja Bell (#19 / 6'5'' / 215)
SG: Leandro Barbosa (#10 / 6'3'' / 202)
PG: Steve Nash (#13 / 6'3'' / 178)

Bench:

F-C: Boris Diaw (#3 / 6'8'' / 235)
G: Gordan Giricek (#2 / 6'6'' / 220)

The Timberwolves
Starting 5:

C: Al Jefferson (#25 / 6'10'' / 265)
PF: Ryan Gomes (#8 / 6'7'' / 250)
SF: Corey Brewer (#22 / 6'9'' / 185)
SG: Marko Jaric (#55 / 6'7'' / 224)
PG: Randy Foye (#4 / 6'4'' / 213)

Bench:

G: Kirk Snyder (#30 / 6'6'' / 225)
G: Rashad McCants (#1 / 6'4'' / 210)
F-C: Craig Smith (#5 / 6'8'' / 250)
F: Chris Richard (#32 / 6'9'' / 270)

GOOO SUNS!!!

Sun Scorched · Post #2 » by **Sun Scorched** » Wed Apr 2, 2008 2:37 am

Thanks for always putting these together JustMoe!

Mr. Sun · Post #3 » by **Mr. Sun** » Wed Apr 2, 2008 6:32 am

Hill will be starting, its at home. We will have had 2 days of rest. We might actually win this one.

Never Fear 33 Is Here · Post #4 » by **Never Fear 33 Is Here** » Wed Apr 2, 2008 7:15 am

Ok the sky is now back where it belongs after playing above it. I wonder if Shaq will be able to fix our recent hoodoo of getting beat by the T-Wolves.

GET SOME NUTS!!!

albasuna · Post #5 » by **albasuna** » Wed Apr 2, 2008 7:33 am

We will destroy the wolves BANK ON IT.

impulsenine · Post #6 » by **impulsenine** » Wed Apr 2, 2008 9:11 am

This should be the start of a nice little streak

JustMoe · Post #7 » by **JustMoe** » Wed Apr 2, 2008 11:54 am

Sun Scorched wrote:Thanks for always putting these together JustMoe!

Thanks buddy, I really appreciate it

Jefferson gave us some troubles in the previous meetings, but with Shaq on board now we should be able to keep him from scoring at will.
Furthermore we've got a 3-day break before the game, so I'd say we'll definitely win this one.

Go Suns! :clap:

myron · Post #8 » by **myron** » Wed Apr 2, 2008 1:06 pm

If we lose to this team again i think i will cry

scootfu602 · Post #9 » by **scootfu602** » Wed Apr 2, 2008 1:22 pm

I don't foresee a loss in this one. I am sure Al Jefferson understands that with Shaq now in town he won't be beating us up inside anymore. That is really all that has been killing us with this team, AL freaking Jefferson.

donMartini123 · Post #10 » by **donMartini123** » Wed Apr 2, 2008 4:03 pm

This is just a must win. They suck and we have to show what we're worth. Just play the right way at the start of the game and grab the W in the first half, so we can play our scrubs in the second.

pidi · Post #11 » by **pidi** » Wed Apr 2, 2008 6:09 pm

GO OUT AND WIN !!!!

That

Nickhex777 · Post #12 » by **Nickhex777** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 6:16 am

When are the Timberwolves going to change their logo and unis? They may be the worst in the NBA!

b-ball forever · Post #13 » by **b-ball forever** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 2:01 pm

Must win here 2 keep our Pacific div title hopes alive, these guys suck donkeyballs (their only quality playa as of now is Al Jeff).

Was weird watchin scrub teams like the T-Wolves and Heat beat us early in the season, but we haven't been crappin it up when it matters for a while now, so this shud be an easy W.
We'll have Shaq on Al Jeff instead of an outta shape Amare this time round.

GO SUNS

Post #14 » by **tsherkin** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 5:20 pm

The Wolves aren't a very good team. That's understatement, but realistically, they have a LOT of problems.

They're bottom-4 in both offensive and defensive efficiency and they turn it over a lot. They have basically two semi-consistent scorers (McCants and Big Al) and then there's Ryan Gomes and Randy Foye, both of whom are X-factors, but neither is consistently posting high-volume scoring numbers. Part of that is the other issue... coaching. They're not coached terribly well (Whittman is an idiot, they never should have fired Casey).

Another big problem for them is that they don't draw fouls at all, they're last in the league in FTM/FGA.

Theoretically, this is a no-brain call for a Phoenix win. The Wolves will not be able to handle either Shaq or Amare and they will not be able to effectively guard Nash, either. I expect another 30-point game from Stoudemire and probably another double-double from Shaq. I don't see the Wolves having any success in stopping Phoenix's offense or posing a serious threat to them as a scoring team either because they don't really have dangerous scorers.

albasuna · Post #15 » by **albasuna** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 7:45 pm

please win by 30

impulsenine · Post #16 » by **impulsenine** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 9:12 pm

I'm hoping to see these minutes:

C
20 Skinner
18 O'Neal
10 Marks

PF
18 Stoudemire
15 Marks
15 Diaw

SF
20 Giricek
18 Bell
10 Diaw
DNP Hill

SG
20 Barbosa
18 Giricek
10 Piatkowski

PG
20 Nash
28 Strawberry

TOTALS
28 Strawberry
25 Marks
25 Diaw
20 Barbosa
20 Skinner
20 Nash
18 Stoudemire
18 Giricek
18 O'Neal
18 Bell
10 Piatkowski
0 Hill

TOTAL PIPE DREAM. I know. I know.

Post #17 » by **tsherkin** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 9:32 pm

Yeah, expect 36-40 mpg for the usual 5 and then the rest of the minutes to the usual two.

-SDU- · Post #18 » by **-SDU-** » Thu Apr 3, 2008 10:45 pm

i remember the last few times they played us they gave us hassles with the big bodies inside (jefferson and smith), lol, they might have some more work to do this time!

albasuna · Post #19 » by **albasuna** » Fri Apr 4, 2008 12:12 am

1st quarter Suns 45 Wolves 15

then maybe we can see those minutes you're dreaming of.

Never Fear 33 Is Here · Post #20 » by **Never Fear 33 Is Here** » Fri Apr 4, 2008 7:17 am

You watch us go and lose this game as I am sure the players are thinking exactly the same as pretty much everyone else in this forum. :banghead: