Game 9: Pistons at Suns

[bwgood77]

The Pistons are a horrible team though, are they suppose to be a playoff team??

I think so. They are missing his second best player in Reggie Jackson, so they are going to improve when he returns.

Yeah Reggie was there offensive flow. I think they make the playoffs this year. Drummond isn't a go-to guy on offense though. They might need some firepower. (Knight for Leuer).

As we make the game threads, it occurred to me tonight, that after a win, we stick with the same model as a good luck charm until we lose. So Adriana Lima it is for the next one!

Spoiler:

[batsmasher]

Suns best 2-man combos with 40+ minutes played

Best - Net Rating
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Knight - Bender +12.2
TJ - PJ +8.1
TJ - Chandler +5.0
PJ - Bled +5.0
Book - Chandler +4.3
Book - Dudley +3.8
Chandler - Dudley +2.9
Chandler - Bledsoe +2.1

Worst
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LB - Chriss -35.6
TJ - Chriss -25.1
Book - Chriss -23.9
Knight - Chriss -22.4
Knight - Len -22.2
TJ - Len -21.1
PJ - Len -18.2
Chriss - Len -17.8

[Damkac]

Suns best 2-man combos with 40+ minutes played

Knight - Bender
TJ - PJ
TJ - Chandler
PJ - Bled
Book - Chandler
Book - Dudley
Chandler - Dudley
Chandler - Bledsoe

That's suprising but I guess Bender played didn't played enough minutes to make conclusions. Interesting none of those included any two of Booker-Bledsoe-TJ.

I was wondering why Watson made Chriss a starter after playing him 1.5 minutes previous game. Now I think it's not to promote Chriss but to upgrade bench. It's nice to have high IQ, efficient player like Dudley in there.
Maybe we all gave up on Len too early. He needs to stop forcing shots and focus on rebounds and defense and he will be good. I really hope he can keep on what he has done in this game.
Bledsoe is Suns best player. He is also very consistent, I don't remember if he had any bad game so far. If only he can keep himself healthy whole season.
Booker didn't played well but I like that he was passing the ball to better shooting teammates instead of chucking shots.

[Saberestar]

I think so. They are missing his second best player in Reggie Jackson, so they are going to improve when he returns.

Yeah Reggie was there offensive flow. I think they make the playoffs this year. Drummond isn't a go-to guy on offense though. They might need some firepower. (Knight for Leuer).

As we make the game threads, it occurred to me tonight, that after a win, we stick with the same model as a good luck charm until we lose. So Adriana Lima it is for the next one!

Spoiler:

Adriana Lima...
She and Laetitia Casta are my top two for the last 20 years. The best of the best.

[NavLDO]

Len could have gotten Gobert money had he been playing like this every night.

It's really making me wonder if he is just 10x more confident when he starts as opposed to coming off bench. I'd like to see a statistical breakdown.

I've been hammering that point since last season; I REALLY, TRULY believe Len is a 'rhythm-type' player, and I'm not sure I'm using the right term, but point is, when he starts and gets 30+ minutes, he has more good games than bad; yet when he doesn't start, and get's 25 or less minutes, he has more bad games than good.

Now, that could be a product of when he's playing poorly, the coaches pull him, thus he doesn't get 30 minutes, but when he's playing well, he gets to stay in beyond 30 minutes, thus has a good game. IDK, but I'd love for Watson to 'conduct' an experiment, and for 10 straight games, keep Len in for 30+ minutes, and see how he performs (unless he fouls out earlier than that, of course).

I say this because we need to know by the trade deadline, or at least by the summer, what we have in Len, and what we don't. But this back and forth of starting some games, and coming off the bench in the others for 15 minutes, IMO, is really hurting Len.

[carey]

Third win of the season...if we win the next one it would be a solid 4W-6L in the first ten games of the season.

And over the course of the season would put us around 33-49. Last year that would have put you in the range of picks 8-10.

[Jarlaxle0204]

Wait, who did he say looked and asked the coach "Who is this guy? Reminds me of me."?

Draymond Green

Well I had said Watson's comparison to Green was a bit much, but if it came from Green I guess ok, but now he also compared him to Westbrook. I don't think he should be comparing him to top 10 players yet.

I believe he was trying to compare his intensity (and mindset) on the court, not his skill level.

[NTB]

http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2016/11/09/eric-bledsoe-jared-dudley-rally-phoenix-suns-past-detroit-pistons/93576874/

“Just how the game is going and how the crowd is reacting and how we’re reacting, that pretty much tells you that, all right, it’s time to take control of this game,” Bledsoe said.

The Suns needed to control the interior, where center Alex Len (16 points, 14 rebounds, three steals) played All-Star center Andre Drummond (18 points, 14 rebounds, four assists) to a draw.

“We’re proud of the growth he took from last night to tonight,” Watson said.

“I focused on playing defense first and letting my offense come,” Len said. “He’s a big guy. He’s definitely a little stronger than me. I just tried to do what I can, box him out and use my length over him. He struggles against length. He couldn’t even see the rim.”

“When we don’t grab the rebound and they keep coming back into the paint again, it’s tough to keep that same energy,” Drummond said.

“It was big,” Bledsoe said. “All of us are family, especially to lose someone like your mom who has been there to raise you and see you grow. It was hit and it was hit to us because you never want to see one of your brothers go down like that.”

[KLEON]

Thought it was a boring game. The rookies didn't play very well. Eric Bledsoe looked good tonight. I wish he would play with that aggressiveness through the whole game.

Warren had a bad game but still had 18pts. Len played well, made some lucky shots but overall played good. I just don't understand why he can't play like that every game or at least somewhat.

I saw Marcus Morris smiling at someone in the crowd while shooting free throws which made me laugh. I wonder what they said. Lol

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I was wondering too.