Game 55: Phoenix Suns(28-26)@Denver Nuggets(29-25)

SunsRback4Good · Post #1 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Thu Apr 5, 2012 6:47 am

Who: Phoenix Suns @ Denver Nuggets

When: Friday, 6:00pm, [b]FSNAZ

Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, CO

Phoenix Suns starting lineup:

C- Gortat
Pf- Frye
Sf- Brown
Sg- Dudley
Pg- Nash

Bench: Morris/Telfair/Lopez/Redd/Childrish

Denver Nuggets starting lineup:

C- Mcgee
Pf- Faried
Sf- Brewer
Sg- Afflalo
Pg- Lawson

Bench: Koufos/Harrington/Miller/Hamilton

sunskerr · Post #2 » by **sunskerr** » Thu Apr 5, 2012 8:29 am

Some very interesting matchups, namely Brown vs Afflalo and Gortat vs McStooge.

SunsRback4Good · Post #3 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Thu Apr 5, 2012 8:43 am

I don't want to see Afflalo, Lawson and Anderson kill us and go for 20+.

Revived · Post #4 » by **Revived** » Thu Apr 5, 2012 9:40 am

I bet Faried is going to rape Frye in this game.

Their both the EXACT opposites of each other. Only common thing they have is that they play the same PF position but they play it in very different fashion.

SunsRback4Good · Post #5 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Thu Apr 5, 2012 10:17 am

sunsfan88 wrote:I bet Faried is going to rape Frye in this game.

Their both the EXACT opposites of each other. Only common thing they have is that they play the same PF position but they play it in very different fashion.

Faried will just get 15+ rebounds inside while Frye hits a few 3's finishes with 6 points and 2 rebounds and smiles at the end.

GrantHill · Post #6 » by **GrantHill** » Thu Apr 5, 2012 11:13 am

So if we win against Denver are we in 8th place?

YFZblu · Post #7 » by **YFZblu** » Thu Apr 5, 2012 12:30 pm

GrantHill wrote:So if we win against Denver are we in 8th place?

Yep - We would catapult Denver out of the playoffs (momentarily, at least). We would be 1/2 a game behind Houston for the 7th spot. Houston does not play tonight, but they do play the Lakers tomorrow. So Phoenix could be tied for hte 7th spot by tomorrow night if things go well.

Wannabe MEP · Post #8 » by **Wannabe MEP** » Thu Apr 5, 2012 1:21 pm

sunsfan88 wrote:I bet Faried is going to **** Frye in this game.

Their both the EXACT opposites of each other. Only common thing they have is that they play the same PF position but they play it in very different fashion.

They would be so perfect next to each other. :sigh:

YFZblu · Post #9 » by **YFZblu** » Thu Apr 5, 2012 2:32 pm

Los Soles wrote:
sunsfan88 wrote:I bet Faried is going to **** Frye in this game.

Their both the EXACT opposites of each other. Only common thing they have is that they play the same PF position but they play it in very different fashion.

They would be so perfect next to each other.

ShawnBronald · Post #10 » by **ShawnBronald** » Thu Apr 5, 2012 2:46 pm

I gotta ask something, and I'm sure it's just an inside joke or something that's going right over my head, but are you intentionally spelling Josh Childress' name incorrectly? The first time, I thought maybe it was just a simple typo, but then I noticed it a few more times. Please enlighten me. :wink:

Thanks!

ItsSensei · Post #11 » by **ItsSensei** » Thu Apr 5, 2012 10:02 pm

Wait what happened to Wilson Chandler and Gallo? Haven't been really paying attention to NBA lately due to exams =/.

YFZblu · Post #12 » by **YFZblu** » Thu Apr 5, 2012 10:20 pm

ItsSensei wrote:Wait what happened to Wilson Chandler and Gallo? Haven't been really paying attention to NBA lately due to exams =/.

Chandler: Groin strain
Gallo: I'm pretty sure he broke one of his fingers when he missed a dunk

Cutter · Post #13 » by **Cutter** » Thu Apr 5, 2012 10:41 pm

It goes without saying that this is an important game for the Suns. A win against Denver will have us tied for the 8th spot in the standings with 11 games left. If we lose we are 2 games back with 11 games to go.....hard to make up.

Houston plays Lakers tomorrow in LA and if they lose we would also be tied with them.

sunskerr · Post #14 » by **sunskerr** » Fri Apr 6, 2012 5:18 am

Brewer's pinkie in that picture...

Is he ok? lol.

SunsRback4Good · Post #15 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Fri Apr 6, 2012 8:11 am

sunskerr wrote:Brewer's pinkie in that picture...

Is he ok? lol.

Maybe a pinky injuring will sideline him for tonight's game?

Revived · Post #16 » by **Revived** » Fri Apr 6, 2012 8:12 am

We need Brewer to play for Denver. He's one guy that cannot shoot no matter how open he is. Think Josh Childress.

NiGhtWiSh · Post #17 » by **NiGhtWiSh** » Fri Apr 6, 2012 8:40 am

sunsfan88 wrote:We need Brewer to play for Denver. He's one guy that cannot shoot no matter how open he is. Think Josh Childress.

Unless he starts to sink five, six 3's in a row

BTW, I'm very excited to see this kid Faried crushing the boards, abusing us in the paint...

Saberestar · Post #18 » by **Saberestar** » Fri Apr 6, 2012 2:58 pm

Wow, probably Andre Miller can not play tonight.
Andre Miller's status questionable. Miller was ejected Wednesday for a flagrant-2 foul on New Orleans' Carl Landry.

That would be huge, because they have already lost Wilson Chandler, Gallinari and Rudy Fernandez.

gaspar · Post #19 » by **gaspar** » Fri Apr 6, 2012 4:24 pm

Possibly some more good news for the Suns (sorry Paul):

Jonathan Rinehart ‏ @jonrinehart

Paul Millsap (stomach virus) not at shootaround this morning. He will be a game-time decision for tonight vs. Golden State.

Warriors are tanking hard though.

Calvin Klein · Post #20 » by **Calvin Klein** » Fri Apr 6, 2012 5:01 pm

Huge game. I'll have to wait until tomorrow morning to watch it.