Game 20: Suns @ Warriors

Post #1 » by **Qwigglez** » Fri Dec 2, 2016 11:17 pm

Some Coro tweets!

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Probable Suns starters

Probable Warriors starters

Good luck charms! And1 for the pics! (courtesy of the chive!)

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Post #2 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Dec 2, 2016 11:35 pm

And to remember the old days...

RaisingArizona · Post #3 » by **RaisingArizona** » Sat Dec 3, 2016 12:21 am

I miss our 90s Suns so much. Our unis, owner, players, really just everything was better then.

Post #4 » by **ATTL** » Sat Dec 3, 2016 9:12 am

Nice good luck charms, nice posts so far. Back when I used to have feelings I would probably be pumped for this game.

Damkac · Post #5 » by **Damkac** » Sat Dec 3, 2016 9:18 am

The Suns are an offensive rarity in the NBA because they get most of their field goals without assists.

But why play Bender and Ulis? Who needs assists when you have isolation superstars on a team?

ducler · Post #6 » by **ducler** » Sat Dec 3, 2016 10:41 am

Jdiddy701 · Post #7 » by **Jdiddy701** » Sat Dec 3, 2016 7:04 pm

Blowout time !

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Midnight_Suns · Post #8 » by **Midnight_Suns** » Sat Dec 3, 2016 7:20 pm

Jdiddy701 wrote:Blowout time !

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Suns only get blown out by bad teams. We'll be up 7 going into the 4th and then lose by 11.

ImNotMcDiSwear · Post #9 » by **ImNotMcDiSwear** » Sat Dec 3, 2016 10:15 pm

TJ and '90s Suns unis can't come back fast enough.

GMATCallahan · Post #10 » by **GMATCallahan** » Sun Dec 4, 2016 2:58 am

bwgood77 wrote:And to remember the old days...

I have viewed/studied all three games of that series within the last five years. In the previous game, Game Two, Kevin Johnson was 6-22 from the field in the middle of the third quarter before going 9-9 the rest of the way, finishing with 38 points and 9 assists (2 turnovers).

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Overall, in a span of eight and a half minutes bridging the third and fourth quarters, Johnson scored 19 points (15 in a span of five minutes) and passed for 4 assists (three for three-pointers), accounting for 30 points (out of 34 for the Suns) overall during that span. The Suns went from a 73-69 deficit with about five minutes left in the third quarter to a 103-90 lead with around 8:30 remaining in the game.

When Barkley went off for 56 in Game Three, K.J. only attempted 9 field goals yet still played an excellent floor game with 18 points (5-9 FG, 8-9 FT) and 12 assists, creating easy shots for guys like Oliver Miller and Cedric Ceballos while Barkley cooled off a bit in the third quarter. It goes back to what you were saying earlier this season about wanting a point guard who could go for either 40 points or 15 assists in a given game, depending upon what the team needed.

In terms of offensive firepower, of course, Golden State now is more like Phoenix used to be then. Although totally different in terms of the nature of their games, the Curry-Durant combination is similar to the K.J.-Barkley duo in that either could take over any given game. Klay Thompson, meanwhile, is somewhat like Dan Majerle (a better pure shooter, but not as good of an all-around player, necessarily). The Suns may have possessed better depth and versatility offensively, with guys like Ceballos, A.C. Green, and Danny Ainge, but the Warriors feature all that three-point shooting and the one-man versatility of Draymond Green. Now that is a game that I would like to see, the most efficient offensive team in the NBA then versus the most efficient now ...

GMATCallahan · Post #11 » by **GMATCallahan** » Sun Dec 4, 2016 3:28 am

Damkac wrote:
The Suns are an offensive rarity in the NBA because they get most of their field goals without assists.

But why play Bender and Ulis? Who needs assists when you have isolation superstars on a team?

Ish Smith might have helped there ...

In the end, we can debate McDonough's moves back and forth, but they have certainly downgraded the Suns' offensive Basketball IQ ... and made the team less enjoyable to watch.

Zelaznyrules · Post #12 » by **Zelaznyrules** » Sun Dec 4, 2016 3:33 am

Midnight_Suns wrote:
Jdiddy701 wrote:Blowout time !

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Suns only get blown out by bad teams. We'll be up 7 going into the 4th and then lose by 11.

That would surprise me given that the Warriors are coming off a rare loss. But I'd be fine with a competitive game even if it ends up being a double digit loss. I only want about 19 players in this draft so getting the number one pick would be a great start.

Post #13 » by **ATTL** » Sun Dec 4, 2016 3:45 am

Suns playing really hard to start the game

Post #14 » by **ATTL** » Sun Dec 4, 2016 3:45 am

Bioker still can't shoot for some reason

thamadkant · Post #15 » by **thamadkant** » Sun Dec 4, 2016 3:46 am

Is Booker the worst "Good" Sharp shooter in the NBA? He's chucking it like Kobe.

Post #16 » by **bwgood77** » Sun Dec 4, 2016 3:47 am

Chriss, with a Knight like play. Nice start for Bledsoe. Actually starting typing that before he made that great assist.

kennydorglas · Post #17 » by **kennydorglas** » Sun Dec 4, 2016 3:49 am

GSW dont respect us at all.

Jdiddy701 · Post #18 » by **Jdiddy701** » Sun Dec 4, 2016 3:49 am

Bledsoe looks good, good start

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Post #19 » by **ATTL** » Sun Dec 4, 2016 3:50 am

Book, you shouldn't be giving shooting tips right now.

Sonne · Post #20 » by **Sonne** » Sun Dec 4, 2016 3:52 am

what a block!