Game 74: Phoenix(47-26) @ Chicago(35-38)

DaDragicShow · Post #1 » by **DaDragicShow** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:06 am

Who: Phoenix Suns @ Chicago Bulls

When: 5:00pm NBATV

Where: United Center, Chicago, IL

Phoenix Suns starting lineup:

C- Collins
Pf- Amare
Sf- Hill
Sg- Richardson
Pg- Nash

Reserves: Dudley/Dragic/Louu/Barbosa/Frye

Chicago Bulls starting lineup:

C- Miller
Pf- Gibson
Sf- Johnson
Sg- Hinrich
Pg- Rose

Reserves: Noah/Pargo/Warrick/Murray

Post #2 » by **lilfishi22** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:16 am

Isn't Collins still starting for us?

swe_suns · Post #3 » by **swe_suns** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 9:33 am

Must win, must win tomorrow and must win against the Pistons. I would understand if our players would be dead against the Bucks but at least the Bucks will also have played 4 games in 5 nights.

Scorpion King · Post #4 » by **Scorpion King** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 10:02 am

Captain Canada please smoke the bulls.

Go Suns Go!

chriscringle95 · Post #5 » by **chriscringle95** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:04 pm

I will be attending this revenge game tonight here in Chicago. I am hoping I get to see Amare put a nasty facial dunk down on Joakim Noah.

BG7 · Post #6 » by **BG7** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:46 pm

Gibson starts at the power forward for us

Post #7 » by **Miklo** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:49 pm

I need Gentry to get Collins more into the game tonight. We have to hedge our risk of RoLo being injured in the playoffs and we need to be able to operate around Collins - in the Playoffs you can't just have a center jacking up 3's the whole game, we will need Collins' grit and awareness. The Playoffs is about one play at a time and so is Collins' game. He won't let a play go by without smothering on D or setting screens/clearing the lane on offense. Frye's game is about shooting streaks and we already have enough of that to go around.

Post #8 » by **lilfishi22** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:45 pm

Miklo wrote:I need Gentry to get Collins more into the game tonight. We have to hedge our risk of RoLo being injured in the playoffs and we need to be able to operate around Collins - in the Playoffs you can't just have a center jacking up 3's the whole game, we will need Collins' grit and awareness. The Playoffs is about one play at a time and so is Collins' game. He won't let a play go by without smothering on D or setting screens/clearing the lane on offense. Frye's game is about shooting streaks and we already have enough of that to go around.

Can't agree more. The Frye experiment has had varying success, most notably against sub-.500 teams but against a playoff team, we need a *real* center and we should be playing these last 10-12 games as if Rolo is out and Collins had always been our C and Frye had always been a bench player. With playoffs so close, this is not a good time to revert back to our old defenseless chucking ways.

Collins is a real smart player and I'm confident that if we kept him in our starting lineup and give him meaningful starter minutes, we should be able to build our defensive momentum up into the playoffs.

TXSun · Post #9 » by **TXSun** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:24 pm

this one will be tough, Bulls are fighting for a playoff spot and need this win desperately. I want to see us have a double digit winning streak. LETS GO Soles!

A roc 23 · Post #10 » by **A roc 23** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:27 pm

Need this win. It's the fan pick of the night on NBAtv so the Suns will have an audience.

Feed Amar'e like crazy (as they always should). Gibson is a rookie and thus a foul machine (almost 4 fouls per 30 minutes). Brad Miller is very slow. Should be a huge match up. The Bulls back up power forward is Hakim Warrick, so really Amar'e should drop 30-40 tonight.

DirtyDez · Post #11 » by **DirtyDez** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:39 pm

Rose will abuse Nash i wouldn't be surprised if he takes the night off with a back-to--back tommorrow.

TXSun · Post #12 » by **TXSun** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:48 pm

A roc 23 wrote:Need this win. It's the fan pick of the night on NBAtv so the Suns will have an audience.

Feed Amar'e like crazy (as they always should). Gibson is a rookie and thus a foul machine (almost 4 fouls per 30 minutes). Brad Miller is very slow. Should be a huge match up. The Bulls back up power forward is Hakim Warrick, so really Amar'e should drop 30-40 tonight.

what? so this game will be on NBAtv? sweet! it's also one of those new HD channels in my area.

Post #13 » by **Miklo** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:56 pm

A roc 23 wrote:Need this win. It's the fan pick of the night on NBAtv so the Suns will have an audience.

Feed Amar'e like crazy (as they always should). Gibson is a rookie and thus a foul machine (almost 4 fouls per 30 minutes). Brad Miller is very slow. Should be a huge match up. The Bulls back up power forward is Hakim Warrick, so really Amar'e should drop 30-40 tonight.

Blasted fans...and their NBATV blackout on League Pass. Don't vote for the Suns people!!! :lol:

Post #14 » by **Qwigglez** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:40 pm

Chicago is desperate right now to get into the playoffs. Scary game here.

Post #15 » by **Qwigglez** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:42 pm

DirtyDez wrote:Rose will abuse Nash i wouldn't be surprised if he takes the night off with a back-to--back tommorrow.

Well we certainly don't want Dragic on him again...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac3Jks8rEMM

Jdiddy701 · Post #16 » by **Jdiddy701** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:53 pm

Qwigglez wrote:
DirtyDez wrote:Rose will abuse Nash i wouldn't be surprised if he takes the night off with a back-to--back tommorrow.

Well we certainly don't want Dragic on him again...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ac3Jks8rEMM

Dragic would block him 5 out of 10 times.

MaryvalesFinest · Post #17 » by **MaryvalesFinest** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:01 pm

Once they get win #48 they are a definate lock to make the playoffs.

impulsenine · Post #18 » by **impulsenine** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:11 pm

MaryvalesFinest wrote:Once they get win #48 they are a definate lock to make the playoffs.

But the question of who we play is a long way from settled.

swe_suns · Post #19 » by **swe_suns** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:01 pm

MaryvalesFinest wrote:Once they get win #48 they are a definate lock to make the playoffs.

We've already clinched...

grumpysaddle · Post #20 » by **grumpysaddle** » Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:16 pm

not clinched yet. but the suns did move into 4th with denver's 2 loss streak.