Game 41: Pacers @ Suns

Sunsss · Post #1 » by **Sunsss** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 6:05 pm

When: 10:30pm ET
Where: US Airways Center

Suns
Dragic
Green
Tucker
Frye
Plumlee

Pacers
Hill
Stephenson
George
West
Hibbert

spanishninja · Post #2 » by **spanishninja** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 6:28 pm

let's just make a good showing here, take the loss, and then take our rage out on the Cavs and Wiz.

Post #3 » by **Qwigglez** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 6:29 pm

This should be a fun game to watch.

spanishninja · Post #4 » by **spanishninja** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 6:46 pm

The game on monday showed that they are beatable when having to play a fast pace, but I don't think we have the necessary firepower tonight to dictate the game like the warriors did somewhat successfully.

BurningHeart · Post #5 » by **BurningHeart** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 8:59 pm

spanishninja wrote:let's just make a good showing here, take the loss, and then take our rage out on the Cavs and Wiz.

Let's not. Let's win.

Run them out of the building so their defense can't set and hit our shots.

TOO · Post #6 » by **TOO** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 9:12 pm

They'll pound us inside with Hibbert and West, we have nobody to guard Stephenson (assuming Tucker is on PG), we won't be able to get points in the paint, Pacers by 20.

Revived · Post #7 » by **Revived** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 9:55 pm

If we keep this game within 15 pts, that should be considered quite a feat.

I'll predict that Hibbert t-bags Plumlee at least twice....in the first half.

I hope Hornacek does the smart thing and doesn't play Dragic a ton of minutes. I know we don't play again tomorrow but still. Keep Dragic's mins under 30 please cause we are probably gonna need him to play 40 or more against Washongton and Cleveland....you know, games that we can actually win.

Still hope Dragic plays really well in whatever minutes he gets though. Playing good against the Pacers defense on nation television could go a long way to helping him next week when the All Star reserves will be announced. Just sayin.

I hope Len and Goodwin get playing time in the garbage time. Indy is a pretty deep and disciplined team so it should be good for their experience.

I will say this...if we actually beat the league best Indiana Pacers on NATIONAL TELEVISION, that would be like us winning the title this year!

spanishninja · Post #8 » by **spanishninja** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 10:07 pm

SF88 wrote:If we keep this game within 15 pts, that should be considered quite a feat.

I'll predict that Hibbert t-bags Plumlee at least twice....in the first half.

I hope Hornacek does the smart thing and doesn't play Dragic a ton of minutes. I know we don't play again tomorrow but still. Keep Dragic's mins under 30 please cause we are probably gonna need him to play 40 or more against Washongton and Cleveland....you know, games that we can actually win.

Still hope Dragic plays really well in whatever minutes he gets though. Playing good against the Pacers defense on nation television could go a long way to helping him next week when the All Star reserves will be announced. Just sayin.

I hope Len and Goodwin get playing time in the garbage time. Indy is a pretty deep and disciplined team so it should be good for their experience.

I will say this...if we actually beat the league best Indiana Pacers on NATIONAL TELEVISION, that would be like us winning the title this year!

In other news, Chris Paul apparently said today that he hopes to be back in time to play in the ASG. If this happens, any chance Dragic had of making it would be lost.

Revived · Post #9 » by **Revived** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 10:22 pm

spanishninja wrote:
SF88 wrote:If we keep this game within 15 pts, that should be considered quite a feat.

I'll predict that Hibbert t-bags Plumlee at least twice....in the first half.

I hope Hornacek does the smart thing and doesn't play Dragic a ton of minutes. I know we don't play again tomorrow but still. Keep Dragic's mins under 30 please cause we are probably gonna need him to play 40 or more against Washongton and Cleveland....you know, games that we can actually win.

Still hope Dragic plays really well in whatever minutes he gets though. Playing good against the Pacers defense on nation television could go a long way to helping him next week when the All Star reserves will be announced. Just sayin.

I hope Len and Goodwin get playing time in the garbage time. Indy is a pretty deep and disciplined team so it should be good for their experience.

I will say this...if we actually beat the league best Indiana Pacers on NATIONAL TELEVISION, that would be like us winning the title this year!

In other news, Chris Paul apparently said today that he hopes to be back in time to play in the ASG. If this happens, any chance Dragic had of making it would be lost.

What a douche. He's gonna miss all these meaningful games and then return to play in the ASG? Clippers have championship aspirations, shouldn't he actually be taking it slow and easy to recover completely and avoid risking an injury in a meaningless game?

He won't even be starting if he does play so it's not like he's doing it for the hype or recognition.

NaturalBuns · Post #10 » by **NaturalBuns** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 10:53 pm

Hibbert being down low is gonna force us to take a ton of 3s (my guess)
Better hope its one of those nights we are hitting them
and as always we go as far as green a efficient green takes us without Bledsoe

YouTube · Post #11 » by **Kerrsed** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 11:22 pm

Im guessing we will be out-rebounded by 17 boards tonight.

Sunsdeuce · Post #12 » by **Sunsdeuce** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 11:45 pm

SF88 wrote:If we keep this game within 15 pts, that should be considered quite a feat.

LOL thats funny.

grumpysaddle · Post #13 » by **grumpysaddle** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 11:46 pm

This thread is **** pathetic. Everyone saying to just skip over this and look forward to other games... SMFH. The Suns usually play down to their opponents, but they also have a tendency to play UP to their opponents, as well.

I'm more concerned about them having those 2 days off since the last game. If it means having a chance to beat the Pacers, I don't give a **** if Hornacek plays Dragic 45 minutes tonight.

You **** people... I swear.

Post #14 » by **lilfishi22** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 11:53 pm

We'll need everybody hitting shots if we want to have a chance in this game. Hibbert is going to get his and Stephenson will probably get his as well.

Sunsdeuce · Post #15 » by **Sunsdeuce** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 11:56 pm

Kerrsed wrote:Im guessing we will be out-rebounded by 17 boards tonight.

Na, we got this guy to help with the boards.

Revived · Post #16 » by **Revived** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 12:05 am

grumpysaddle wrote:This thread is **** pathetic. Everyone saying to just skip over this and look forward to other games... SMFH. The Suns usually play down to their opponents, but they also have a tendency to play UP to their opponents, as well.

I'm more concerned about them having those 2 days off since the last game. If it means having a chance to beat the Pacers, I don't give a **** if Hornacek plays Dragic 45 minutes tonight.

You **** people... I swear.

BurningHeart, is that you? :lol:

And so when the Suns are on a back to back and they lose, it's because they were too tired out and lost. When the Suns get 2 days or more rest and lose it's because they were too rested.

I love the excuses :lol:

Only here would you find having too many days off in a rigorous 82 game schedule as a bad thing :lol:

Revived · Post #17 » by **Revived** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 12:17 am

lilfishi22 wrote:We'll need everybody hitting shots if we want to have a chance in this game. Hibbert is going to get his and Stephenson will probably get his as well.

I think you forgot about one Mr. George.

NaturalBuns · Post #18 » by **NaturalBuns** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 12:39 am

grumpysaddle wrote:This thread is **** pathetic. Everyone saying to just skip over this and look forward to other games... SMFH. The Suns usually play down to their opponents, but they also have a tendency to play UP to their opponents, as well.

I'm more concerned about them having those 2 days off since the last game. If it means having a chance to beat the Pacers, I don't give a **** if Hornacek plays Dragic 45 minutes tonight.

You **** people... I swear.

I can only respect this post if in this thread you don't say anything negative about the team from 1st Q to 4th Q. Cuz if you do thats being a hypocrite!

GetYourPHX · Post #19 » by **GetYourPHX** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 12:44 am

Tonight we see if this team has started to develop any semblance of a half-court game.

I love transition ball as much as the next guy, but the Suns are toast in the PO's if they can't learn to play the half court set.

Moochthemonkey · Post #20 » by **Moochthemonkey** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 12:53 am

SF88 wrote:And so when the Suns are on a back to back and they lose, it's because they were too tired out and lost. When the Suns get 2 days or more rest and lose it's because they were too rested.

I love the excuses

I don't think he was trying to make an excuse, rather just making a comment on what generally has happened in the past.

NaturalBuns wrote:I can only respect this post if in this thread you don't say anything negative about the team from 1st Q to 4th Q. Cuz if you do thats being a hypocrite!

No that's DivaFan88/Maryvale'sFinest