Game 23: Phoenix Suns @ LA Lakers (12/10/2008)

[SunsDynasty]

When: 8:30 PM (Arizona time)

Channel/s: FSN Arizona & ESPN

Where: Staples Center (Los Angeles, CA)



Suns
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
C-Robin Lopez



PF-Amare Stoudemire



SF-Grant Hill



SG-Raja Bell



PG-Steve Nash



bench: Leandro Barbosa, Boris Diaw, Goran Dragic, Sean Singletary, etc

DNP: Shaq (Most likely) and Alando Tucker

Lakers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
C-Andrew Bynum



PF-Pau Gasol



SF-Vladimir Radmanovic



SG-Kobe Bryant



PG-Derek Fisher



bench: Lamar Odom, Jordan Farmar, Sasha Vujacic, etc

Go Suns!

[TASTIC]

That bench of theirs could beat a lot of starting lineups...Ariza's awesome

HATE Vujacic...the rest I wouldn't mind here, Farmar just needs minutes to be a really solid player in the Hinrich mold

[SunsDynasty]

Just found this article, looks like Shaq is definately out against the Lakers and maybe against the Magic.

http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/PaulCoro/41027

[KF10]

Shaq's out? Aww, I really want to see him battling against his former team. But yeah, hopefully, the Suns can play within their strength and hit the Lakers hard early part of the game and keep a good intensity against them throughout the game.

[rsavaj]

So let's see.

A)We're on a back to back
B)We're on the road
C)No Shaq against an effing huge front line
D)They just got owned, so they're going to want revenge

And most damningly...
E)It's on national television

We. Are. Screwed.

[Mr. Sun]

This line up would give us the best chance:

Amundson
Nashie
STAT
Barnes
Lopez

I'd be ready to yank Nash at any moment to bring in Hill.

[lilfishi22]

I thought the picture of Raja would have been of him clothes lining Kobe.

It'll be tough without Shaq to get their bigs in foul trouble like last time. We need our 3pt shot to be hitting otherwise, we'd be blown out. In the game against the Bucks, I like how Hill was doing the PG duties while Nash was off. I like the chemistry he has with Diaw. I don't want to see Dragic playing too much against the Lakers, he's just asking to be abused on the court.

[tsherkin]

Optimism Factor around -2, here...

Still, no Shaq means that the Suns are roughly where they were last year (sans Matrix, of course), which means Nash et al will probably tell Porter to perform an anatomical impossibility and run like Hell. They've been outclassed in the frontcourt for 4 years and it hasn't really hurt them that badly in the regular season, so as long as they run (with Hill starting and both Barnes and Diaw seeing 25+ minutes), then this should at least be a COMPETITIVE game, with the Suns having a chance to win it in the 4th.

[lilfishi22]

^ The 4th is usually where we get beat. I reckon if we're not winning by the 4th, we're gone.

[tsherkin]

Well, if the Suns are playing the style to which they're accustomed, I think that might change things.

[scootfu602]

It'll be tough with Shaqtus out, but a "W" would be great for there Psyche

[TXSun]

Yes it's gonna be tough but never impossible. LA is favored by 12 points tonight...ouch!

[hunterxaz]

Chalk this one up in the L column. Suns can't beat the Hornets, or Lakers.

[scootfu602]

Chalk this one up in the L column. Suns can't beat the Hornets, or Lakers.

sadly accurate

[Ninjafish]

Come on, if the Kings can beat them, anybody can beat them.

[Phoenix1977]

Gonna be tough playing tonight without 4 of our guys.

[asubennett]

Gonna be tough playing tonight without 4 of our guys.

Four? What happened and who?

Hopefully you mean Shaq, Tucker, Dragic and Lou.....

[Phoenix1977]

Bell, Diaw, Singletary...gone.

Richardson, Dudley...coming from the Bobcats.

At least Tucker will be activated.

[Purple Palace]

Bell, Diaw, Singletary...gone.

Richardson, Dudley...coming from the Bobcats.

At least Tucker will be activated.

Wow!

When do you think this will make the headlines?

[Phoenix1977]

After 3:30 AZ time.