Game 21: Phoenix Suns (8-12) @ Memphis Grizzlies (11-9)

[8on]

Seriously, though, remember - we're missing Tyson, a good 6 pts/8 reb per game, and substantial (to us) post defense. we're gonna be worse without him. it's more logical to evaluate our team with him on the floor than without him

[Matt1979]

I think on this trip we have seen almost every possible way to lose a close game. We just need somebody to get T'ed up in the last play of a tie game now.

Tomorrow it'll be a slam dunk which rebounds off the rim and lands back in our basket with 1 second remaining.

[GrantHill]

And in addition to this crappy team, they gave 33-year old Tyson Chandler 52 million to play 24 a game ahead of one of the few bright lights in Alex Len. This whole roster is completely unbalanced.

[Blackification]

yo, the bigger story is kieff's dnp-cd. first of all, i' don't think we would've been tied had kieff played. sorry, man. second, he is basically fired as of tonight. we were definitely close-ish.....this was a good game, but i'm tired of these close "we did our best" losses. making me mad as hell. let's get something - anything - for kieff and make that damn playoff run already

This teams problems go way far past just Kieff. The entire team has no idea what to do in fourth quarter situations and the coach isnt helping.

[SunsRback4Good]

Guys at least we have the Coyotes. They are a professional hockey team that plays in Arizona.

[Jdiddy701]

Summary of the game:

Memphis coach knows how to draw up a GREAT play with a look at the hoop.

Suns coach draws a play for Bledsoe for a bad shot.

We lose.


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[bwgood77]

yo, the bigger story is kieff's dnp-cd. first of all, i' don't think we would've been tied had kieff played. sorry, man. second, he is basically fired as of tonight. we were definitely close-ish.....this was a good game, but i'm tired of these close "we did our best" losses. making me mad as hell. let's get something - anything - for kieff and make that damn playoff run already

Yeah, Kieff not being there helped a ton, and even though I thought Hornacek could have done better with rotations the last game, I don't think there is much room to blame him here. We simply lost to a better team on the road, and were very close to beat them.

The way we lost was absolutely brutal though. I am sick to my stomach.

I don't know why Knight sucks so bad at the end of close games.

[JMac1]

This team is too frustrating to watch. I want to slit my wrist everytime we blow the game.

Eff that and eff them. Why would you even care about this scrub organization so much to say such a thing

[i_am_donald]

Funny feeling when you literally know that the opposing team is going to score a buzzer beater, and you're not even angry because you were prepared.

Hornacek is a **** moron. Give the ball to Mirza and let him shoot it from 30 feet, it has better chance of going in than anybody else on this team shooting a free throw. Smfh

[PackSuns]

PJ is awesome at Defense? I have an idea. Play the guy that has the 6th or 7th best FG% in the NBA! This is a joke. Our team is comprised of a bunch of ball hogs that no other team wanted so they shipped them off to us. Let's start 2 ball hog PG's that chuck it up everytime they touch it. Great players RARELY make great or decent coaches. The fact that we can't draw up a decent inbounds play shows ineptitude. That has cost us more than 2 games this year. Sorry Suns fans but this has too be difficult for you folks that are lifelong fans.

[bwgood77]

Seriously, though, remember - we're missing Tyson, a good 6 pts/8 reb per game, and substantial (to us) post defense. we're gonna be worse without him. it's more logical to evaluate our team with him on the floor than without him

Yeah, I thought without him this one was gonna be real tough. We've really just got to snap out of it though. The players I think are just getting too nervous now at the end because they have blown leads.

[batsmasher]

And in addition to this crappy team, they gave 33-year old Tyson Chandler 52 million to play 24 a game ahead of one of the few bright lights in Alex Len. This whole roster is completely unbalanced.

Ah, the old logic switcharoo.

[JMac1]

yo, the bigger story is kieff's dnp-cd. first of all, i' don't think we would've been tied had kieff played. sorry, man. second, he is basically fired as of tonight. we were definitely close-ish.....this was a good game, but i'm tired of these close "we did our best" losses. making me mad as hell. let's get something - anything - for kieff and make that damn playoff run already

Yeah, Kieff not being there helped a ton, and even though I thought Hornacek could have done better with rotations the last game, I don't think there is much room to blame him here. We simply lost to a better team on the road, and were very close to beat them.

The way we lost was absolutely brutal though. I am sick to my stomach.

I don't know why Knight sucks so bad at the end of close games.

Because he is soft?! Per Marcus Morris

[thamadkant]

Front Office may still not be panicking, they will likely attribute the last several losses to Chandler being out, even though the team has gone 3pt + small ball crazy as of late.
Unless a miracle happens, as in the Suns go 10-0 win/loss run sometime this season… the Suns will finish with less than 42 wins.

[Jdiddy701]

Len should have been in the paint no matter where Gasol was on that play. Should have played zone.


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[schnakenpopanz]

This is the dumbest team I've ever watched.

And Gerald Green is not even on the squad.

You missed Michael Beasley and Shannon Brown. These two are unmatched.

[bigfoot]

Turnovers and missed free throws hurt us ... such a lame ending to the game.

[JMac1]

Funny feeling when you literally know that the opposing team is going to score a buzzer beater, and you're not even angry because you were prepared.

Hornacek is a **** moron. Give the ball to Mirza and let him shoot it from 30 feet, it has better chance of going in than anybody else on this team shooting a free throw. Smfh

Lol....So glad I have UCLA victory over Kentucky, the Bucs beating the Falcons, and the Cubs signing Lackey...Ef the sorry as Suns!!

[8on]

i'm not on the blame Knight train at all. he gives us a lot more than he makes in mistakes.

remember - Knight's only 23 years old. Alex Len is 22.....think about that. Archie is 21. as far as mistakes go, Knight should have some room to breathe. 2 whole years 'til the beginning of his prime

[Sunsss]

Sad thing is we can play with anyone for 40, 45, or even 47 minutes, but when the clock hits 0:00 we end up losers.