Game 38: Charlotte Hornets (17-17) @ Phoenix Suns (12-25)

[AtheJ415]

I'll never understand this.
We draft super offensive players (Warren&Booker) but everytime they make a mistake on defense, they're relegated to the bench.

This is very sad to see. If you draft them, let'em play. Especially now with our season already over.
But I suspect someone is trying to get his 100 win.

I agree, but the irony is Price and Tucker are unequivocally worse than Warren and Booker. The overall numbers show this very clearly. Their impact on defense is drastically outweighed by the youngsters' better offense. Every minute Hornacek plays these guys decreases our chances of winning.

Also, remember when people said the 2 PG idea was McDonough's and not Jeff's. Well, then how the hell is Ronnie Price playing over Booker?

[Flip Murray]

When you're watching this game ready to gouge your eyes out just remember we might be watching Panthers/Cardinals in just three weeks. Hold on to the light of that thought during the darkness of the next two hours.

[letsgosuns]

No doubt in my mind that this move was a Hornacek and McDonough joint decision. They believe in playing veteran players under most circumstances. McDonough said his patented we are only five games out of the 8 seed line on the radio today. He said on multiple occasions that it is very difficult to win with young players and that he still believes the Suns can turn their season around. He is delusional. It is pathetic. I am 100% on board with firing him and Hornacek now.

[ATTL]

So I guess that means heavy minutes for Bryce cotton at the backup point guard?

[letsgosuns]

When you're watching this game ready to gouge your eyes out just remember we might be watching Panthers/Cardinals in just three weeks. Hold on to the light of that thought during the darkness of the next two hours.

"Darkness of the next two hours?" Hahahahahah. That is hilarious.

[saintEscaton]

I couldn't care less about this team. We are imploding yet still in purgatory with no seeming direction. I know you gotta stick with it through the thick and thin but its getting the point where I have no reason to even tune in. We probably all have better things to do than watch this drivel

[Lillard2LA]

This will be a good opportunity for the Suns to get a win. The Hornets are on a losing streak of their own and have been dealing with injuries.

Game Preview via Valley of the Suns: http://valleyofthesuns.com/2016/01/06/suns-look-end-losing-streak-struggling-hornets/

Please stop. We are trying to be optimistic here.


BTW do you live in Portland?

Lol my bad. I actually live in Maryland. I grew up in Oregon, but I have been on the East Coast for the past 2 years.

[Saberestar]

So I guess that means heavy minutes for Bryce cotton at the backup point guard?

Yes, why not? I am preparing myself to watch a Cotton, Price, Tucker, Jefferson, Chandler lineup.

[Jdiddy701]

Lindsey Hunter even talking about us, "They've lost what? How many gms have they lost in a row? They gave up 150 pts the other night."


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[ATTL]

Ronnie goes for 30 tonight, knight takes 30 shots, both play 40 minutes and booker gets 10 minutes off the bench.

[Saberestar]

I really could care less about this team. We are imploding yet still in purgatory with no seeming direction. I know you gotta stick with it through the thick and thin but its getting the point where I have no reason to even tune in. We probably all have better things to do than watch this drivel

The thing is that we can put out there a really interesting lineup and see and entertaining game with our youngsters out there.

Something like Knight, Goodwin, Booker, Warren, Len. We can lose with this team playing heavy minutes, but at least they are young and part of our core for the next few years (well, probably Goodwin no, but...).

[ATTL]

Are they really talking about knight having a good game against the Lakers? He padded in garbage time after sucking ass when it mattered.

[saintEscaton]

I really could care less about this team. We are imploding yet still in purgatory with no seeming direction. I know you gotta stick with it through the thick and thin but its getting the point where I have no reason to even tune in. We probably all have better things to do than watch this drivel

The thing is that we can put out there a really interesting lineup and see and entertaining game with our youngsters out there.

Something like Knight, Goodwin, Booker, Warren, Len. We can lose with this team playing heavy minutes, but at least they are young and part of our core for the next few years (well, probably Goodwin no, but...).

There are 154440 permutation of possible lineups with 5 starters and 13 player active roster. GOGO HORNY. KEEP EXPERIMENTING UNTIL YOU FIGURE OUT THE PERFECT ONE

[Kerrsed]

[ATTL]

Where's Lin's anime hair?

[kennydorglas]

Watch or not to Watch?
That's the question

[jeff2020]

Just turned to the game, saw the starting lineup and no Booker of warren, immediately changed the channel

[Kerrsed]

Where's Lin's anime hair?

Our team isnt good enough for Lin to even spend the time to do it up.

[ATTL]

No batum, Jefferson, or mkg, this should be a win for the suns.

[ATTL]

Alotta frank kaminski slurping right now.