Game 71: Suns @ Hawks

[Sunsdeuce]

Do you think they can do it?

Is 8-3 record possible? Sure. I really think if the bench continues to put up fifty points per game we can do it.

The next 3 games are @Washington, NYK at home, and @LAL. Those are 3 teams we should beat on paper. If we go 3-0 over then next 3, then 50 wins starts to look real. If we drop one of those games, then 50 wins is pretty much out of the question.

Some of those stupid losses against Cleveland, Sacramento, etc, really start to hurt.

I think Washington is going to give us a hard fought battle.

Regarding the Sacramento loss, teams that have quality bigs give the suns problems. Like the grizzlies. But that has been the suns problem since I was a kid.

[Revived]

Steve Albert is below average. Drysdale is below terrible. I would love to hear Leander and Chambers do a game.

^this x100

[Wannabe MEP]

Our small-ball has been killing it since Bledsoe returned. I think with Bledsoe and Tucker in there, we're tough enough defensively that we can be really small and still rebound and defend. And then our offense has long been good when we go small.

[Wannabe MEP]

That's 6-1 since we've had BOTH Bledsoe and Tucker. Granted, it wasn't murderers' row, but five were on the road...

[TheLoon]

we're 8th...if we were in the east we'd be 3rd...the east is so bad...and I know I'm not saying anything new

[DirtyDez]

I think Washington is going to give us a hard fought battle.

Regarding the Sacramento loss, teams that have quality bigs give the suns problems. Like the grizzlies. But that has been the suns problem since I was a kid.

Yeah Washington can beat or lose to anyone...

<3 the Badger sig.

[NTB]

Washington L, NYK & LAL W is ok for me. It makes the 11 easy game stretch 8-3 as i predicted it earlier.

[grumpysaddle]

Washington L, NYK & LAL W is ok for me. It makes the 11 easy game stretch 8-3 as i predicted it earlier.

Or win all 3. Hell... end the season with a 15 game winning streak.

[Revived]

We have to win our next 3 cause the 6 of 8 games after that is all against playoff teams or teams that are WAY better than the Wizards, Knicks and Lakers.

[ShawnBronald]

We have to win our next 3 cause the 6 of 8 games after that is all against playoff teams or teams that are WAY better than the Wizards, Knicks and Lakers.

That's true, but the Suns tend to play to the level of their opponents. I could see us losing 2 of the next 3 and then easily defeating the aforementioned playoff teams. That's one reason I really hope we make the playoffs. This team is just so unpredictable, no outcome ever really surprises me.

[csavage658]

I was at the game last night and the thing I took away from it that is gonna help us in a playoff push is that Hornacek is not taking stupid plays or anything from anybody. He's gonna run a skin tight 8 man rotation and maybe throw Ish/Archie/Len in every once in a while. In the second game of a back to back he didn't care about anything but the win last night. I don't remember the last time Channing had that many minutes, I barely remember him not being on the floor