Game 69: New Orleans Pels (36-30) @ Phoenix Suns (35-33)

[Revived]

Bledsoe had a great game on the boards but holy crap he missed 13 of the 15 shots he took.

Our starting PG with a whooping 2 assists and 3 turnovers in 37 minutes of play.

Come on man, your making $70 million you can't be the one to not give a ***.

[RunDogGun]

It also might be tough to put Wright on the bench if he can play games like tonight. 8-10 shooting, 8 rebounds, and 7 blocks.

Yea he had a good game. We should start him over Len like we start PJ over Warre.......Now that's what I am talking about. You guys are so desperate to have a good player on this team, all it takes is a half way decent game from some journeyman and you are ready to make him a starter

Well Len keeps getting injured, so maybe it would be wise not to rush him back into the starting lineup. But I guess that is just a dreamer thought, not a realistic one. What is wrong with some of you guys? So if Wright can keep that game up, like is stated as a criteria to get the job, you would bench him just because Len is younger? Oh and risk him getting injured, again!?

PJ earned his minutes and starting position, if you are a realist, you would know this. Maybe you aren't as real as you think you are.

[MilotheSlayer]

Bledsoe had a great game on the boards but holy crap he missed 13 of the 15 shots he took.

Our starting PG with a whooping 2 assists and 3 turnovers in 37 minutes of play.

Come on man, your making $70 million you can't be the one to not give a ***.

In his defense the guy he kept kicking the ball out to went 1-11. And he wasn't taking bad shots, just couldn't hit anything. He had a good game on the defensive end though. Which is good.

[Mulhollanddrive]

Wright/Len protecting the paint, that's something.

Pelicans play Asik and Davis.

[DaleyBlind]

Yep junior, you are acting like a troll. Being a jerk to fans celebrating a win, is the action of a troll.

Our starting backcourt had 23 rebounds tonight.

Being a jerk = having a different opinion......K

Bad assumption.no being a jerk is trying to deflate their rebounds by saying there were a lot of missed shots, and it isn't hard to get rebounds when that happens. Yet we out rebounded the Pels by thirteen. They had the same opportunities to get those boards, but we grabbed them. It's an accomplishment regardless of the amount available.

Then you changed what I wrote, and made it sound like a little girl with your "omg". So yep, jerk fit that. It wasn't a difference of opinion, it was you purposely being a jerk.

Your just being a prat...someone disagrees with ya...your a jerk

[JTrain]

Guys, we're not making the playoffs. We're not. I'm usually an optimist. But we are not making the playoffs.

I've been getting a little frustrated at the TV commentators for constantly talking about the "playoff push" as if we're still in it. I felt like it was insulating the fans' intelligence. But then I realized that there are still intelligent people who think we have a chance.

And I'm not talking about a mathematical chance. There's a mathematical chance I win the lottery and a mathematical chance the sun won't rise (oh god I didn't intend the puns) tomorrow. I'm talking about a reasonable chance. We don't have one. I felt we had at least a small one prior to committing rostercide. And perhaps after that we had a sliver, but we killed it by going 2-5 out of the break.

We're done. I don't like it one bit, but it's true.

[RunDogGun]

Being a jerk = having a different opinion......K

Bad assumption.no being a jerk is trying to deflate their rebounds by saying there were a lot of missed shots, and it isn't hard to get rebounds when that happens. Yet we out rebounded the Pels by thirteen. They had the same opportunities to get those boards, but we grabbed them. It's an accomplishment regardless of the amount available.

Then you changed what I wrote, and made it sound like a little girl with your "omg". So yep, jerk fit that. It wasn't a difference of opinion, it was you purposely being a jerk.

Your just being a prat...someone disagrees with ya...your a jerk

it wasn't a disagreement. I was celebrating an accomplishment of the team I'm a fan of after a win. You made fun of me for it, in a jerky manner. Remember you are a realist, like the other realists, you know how you acted.

I don't care if you disagree with me.

Next, what is a "prat"? And I don't know if English is your second language or third, but the word you used incorrectly twice, was you're or you are, not your, which is for possession.

[DaleyBlind]

Bad assumption.no being a jerk is trying to deflate their rebounds by saying there were a lot of missed shots, and it isn't hard to get rebounds when that happens. Yet we out rebounded the Pels by thirteen. They had the same opportunities to get those boards, but we grabbed them. It's an accomplishment regardless of the amount available.

Then you changed what I wrote, and made it sound like a little girl with your "omg". So yep, jerk fit that. It wasn't a difference of opinion, it was you purposely being a jerk.

Your just being a prat...someone disagrees with ya...your a jerk

it wasn't a disagreement. I was celebrating an accomplishment of the team I'm a fan of after a win. You made fun of me for it, in a jerky manner. Remember you are a realist, like the other realists, you know how you acted.

I don't care if you disagree with me.

Next, what is a "prat"? And I don't know if English is your second language or third, but the word you used incorrectly twice, was you're or you are, not your, which is for possession.

When did I make fun of you for it?

[Revived]

Bledsoe had a great game on the boards but holy crap he missed 13 of the 15 shots he took.

Our starting PG with a whooping 2 assists and 3 turnovers in 37 minutes of play.

Come on man, your making $70 million you can't be the one to not give a ***.

In his defense the guy he kept kicking the ball out to went 1-11. And he wasn't taking bad shots, just couldn't hit anything. He had a good game on the defensive end though. Which is good.

On a night like this when nobody can hit anything, I don't understand why Reggie Bullock isn't given an opportunity. Isn't he supposed to be a good shooter?

[RaisingArizona]

Guys, we're not making the playoffs. We're not. I'm usually an optimist. But we are not making the playoffs.

I've been getting a little frustrated at the TV commentators for constantly talking about the "playoff push" as if we're still in it. I felt like it was insulating the fans' intelligence. But then I realized that there are still intelligent people who think we have a chance.

And I'm not talking about a mathematical chance. There's a mathematical chance I win the lottery and a mathematical chance the sun won't rise (oh god I didn't intend the puns) tomorrow. I'm talking about a reasonable chance. We don't have one. I felt we had at least a small one prior to committing rostercide. And perhaps after that we had a sliver, but we killed it by going 2-5 out of the break.

We're done. I don't like it one bit, but it's true.

It's still unlikely but comparing it to winning the lottery isn't really a fair comparison at all. 2.5 back, we still play OKC at home with 13 games overall to go. A lot stranger things have happened in sports.

[Young gun 6]

Your just being a prat...someone disagrees with ya...your a jerk

it wasn't a disagreement. I was celebrating an accomplishment of the team I'm a fan of after a win. You made fun of me for it, in a jerky manner. Remember you are a realist, like the other realists, you know how you acted.

I don't care if you disagree with me.

Next, what is a "prat"? And I don't know if English is your second language or third, but the word you used incorrectly twice, was you're or you are, not your, which is for possession.

When did I make fun of you for it?

I wouldn't worry about Rundog too much. If someone doesn't agree with him they are instantly wrong. He also thinks he knows the exact way to be a fan of the team and if any other fan acts in a different way to him they aren't a real fan.

One of those guys..

[SunsRback4Good]

I missed this game due to a monster nap but it looked like this game was a napper and I didn't miss mych.

[Jarlaxle0204]

2-22 from 3 and we still won? I'll take it.

Hopefully we shook off that rust and will come out strong again next game. We're really going to need every win we can get from here until the end. We still get another shot at both the Thunder and the Pelicans before it's all said and done. Win both of those games and we're looking a lot better off. We still have a chance and it would be great to see the team come together.

Any word on when Knight comes back?

[SSOL]

It's very possible we make the playoffs. 1 game against NO and 1 against OKC. OKC is extremely banged up. I think it comes down to us and NO.

[bwgood77]

Guys, we're not making the playoffs. We're not. I'm usually an optimist. But we are not making the playoffs.

I've been getting a little frustrated at the TV commentators for constantly talking about the "playoff push" as if we're still in it. I felt like it was insulating the fans' intelligence. But then I realized that there are still intelligent people who think we have a chance.

And I'm not talking about a mathematical chance. There's a mathematical chance I win the lottery and a mathematical chance the sun won't rise (oh god I didn't intend the puns) tomorrow. I'm talking about a reasonable chance. We don't have one. I felt we had at least a small one prior to committing rostercide. And perhaps after that we had a sliver, but we killed it by going 2-5 out of the break.

We're done. I don't like it one bit, but it's true.

I've never felt this whole season like we were going to make it. Though that was assuming OKC got healthy at some point. I still think we finish below 500, but it continues to be crazy that AD, KD and now Ibaka are out.

I think OKC would make it by I know GS plays NO twice and I wonder if they will decide to rest players in either game because they don't want there to be a chance they face a healthy OKC in round one.

Back to us making the playoffs. While it might be nice for our players to experience making it if we did happen to luckily get in, it might not be that fun watching us get swept in the first round and getting a draft spot 5 places lower. At least there is a silver lining by missing, since there are a bunch of pretty good bigs likely to be available in late lottery.

[NavLDO]

Bledsoe had a great game on the boards but holy crap he missed 13 of the 15 shots he took.

Our starting PG with a whooping 2 assists and 3 turnovers in 37 minutes of play.

Come on man, your making $70 million you can't be the one to not give a ***.

Man, your hate for Bledsoe is relentless. It's the same thing over and over with your posts about Bledsoe--you always accentuate the negative, without acknowledgement of any of the positives. I mean, really, the guy played 37 minutes and had 3 TOs. How is that supposed to be such a bad thing that it has to be mentioned above say, oh IDK, maybe the fact that....

...he had 11 boards as a PG.

Or how about his 4 steals?

Which of the 3 are really worth a mention in a post? Which of the those three stats are more of a departure from the norm for a player? 4 steals, 11 boards, or 3 TOs.

And all this negativity after a win is just mind-blowing. I mean, fans here have complained all season, even when we had a 3 game lead in the 8th seed, about how terrible our defense is when our offense was a rockin'-and-a-rollin'. Now that our D has improved over the past several games, and when we win as a result of the good defensive play, fans are complaining about our Offense, but not giving credit to the fact that our D has been really good. I mean, which is it? We are missing our top defensive player in Len, and probably our 2nd or 3rd best scorer, and still winning, and fans want to give the credit for the win due to the fact that NO is missing their starters that are 'supposedly' better than ours (AD aside, of course). It's not about who we or they are missing, it's about who is replacing said players, and with a raw Goodwin and Earl Barron being the primary replacements, I find it hard to believe that our replacement players are better than NO's

Enjoy the win for crying out loud, and save the complaining for the losses. Just unbelievable.

[aIvin adams]

Guys, we're not making the playoffs. We're not. I'm usually an optimist. But we are not making the playoffs.

I've been getting a little frustrated at the TV commentators for constantly talking about the "playoff push" as if we're still in it. I felt like it was insulating the fans' intelligence. But then I realized that there are still intelligent people who think we have a chance.

And I'm not talking about a mathematical chance. There's a mathematical chance I win the lottery and a mathematical chance the sun won't rise (oh god I didn't intend the puns) tomorrow. I'm talking about a reasonable chance. We don't have one. I felt we had at least a small one prior to committing rostercide. And perhaps after that we had a sliver, but we killed it by going 2-5 out of the break.

We're done. I don't like it one bit, but it's true.

no.

1.5% is a reasonable chance. it's a lot higher than winning the lotto or 'the sun not rising'

this thread **** sucks

[Revived]

Bledsoe had a great game on the boards but holy crap he missed 13 of the 15 shots he took.

Our starting PG with a whooping 2 assists and 3 turnovers in 37 minutes of play.

Come on man, your making $70 million you can't be the one to not give a ***.

Man, your hate for Bledsoe is relentless. It's the same thing over and over with your posts about Bledsoe--you always accentuate the negative, without acknowledgement of any of the positives. I mean, really, the guy played 37 minutes and had 3 TOs. How is that supposed to be such a bad thing that it has to be mentioned above say, oh IDK, maybe the fact that....

...he had 11 boards as a PG.

Or how about his 4 steals?

Which of the 3 are really worth a mention in a post? Which of the those three stats are more of a departure from the norm for a player? 4 steals, 11 boards, or 3 TOs.

And all this negativity after a win is just mind-blowing. I mean, fans here have complained all season, even when we had a 3 game lead in the 8th seed, about how terrible our defense is when our offense was a rockin'-and-a-rollin'. Now that our D has improved over the past several games, and when we win as a result of the good defensive play, fans are complaining about our Offense, but not giving credit to the fact that our D has been really good. I mean, which is it? We are missing our top defensive player in Len, and probably our 2nd or 3rd best scorer, and still winning, and fans want to give the credit for the win due to the fact that NO is missing their starters that are 'supposedly' better than ours (AD aside, of course). It's not about who we or they are missing, it's about who is replacing said players, and with a raw Goodwin and Earl Barron being the primary replacements, I find it hard to believe that our replacement players are better than NO's

Enjoy the win for crying out loud, and save the complaining for the losses. Just unbelievable.

Man stop, I have given Bledsoe plenty of credit in the games where I thought he played well. I'm not a homer so im not gonna sugercoat anything.

I've said numerous times that other than his turnovers, he's been real good this season.

But when he effs up, I'm gonna say it as well.

And yea fans complaining so much blah blah blah, maybe once they can at least freakin make playoffs for what first time in 5 or 6 years, there will be no more complaining.

And not sure why you intended that at me anyway, I didn't diminish this win or downplay it.

[Fo-Real]

Our play is not what has renewed our chance at the playoffs, the injuries of the two teams ahead of us has. The Thunder not knowing when Durant is coming back and now Ibaka goes down, could be bad for them. The Pels seem to be very banged up all together. Dont know if I would rather make the playoffs or not?

[asubennett]

When Len is healthy I would like to see this lineup -

PG - Bled
SG - Knight
SF - Keif
PF - Wright
C - Len

Keif has enough handles to play SF and can really exploit them in the post.