Game 5: Utah Jazz @ Phoenix Suns, Wednesday, October 25th, 7PM, PT

Post #261 » by **bwgood77** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 4:41 am

Qwigglez wrote:Didn't watch the game, but looking at the box score we shot 43% FG, 6 made 3's, and 9 FT attempts. How we win?

Look at their shooting.

Post #262 » by **Qwigglez** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 4:41 am

I need to watch the last games, I missed them because I've been busy. Anywhere to watch old games?

TheXgasm · Post #263 » by **TheXgasm** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 4:43 am

Qwigglez wrote:Didn't watch the game, but looking at the box score we shot 43% FG, 6 made 3's, and 9 FT attempts. How we win?

Energetic, long and active hands on defense, plus TJ went off in the second half and Tyler kept the ball moving. Plus we outrebounded them, which I thought would be impossible. Len + Chandler combined for 23 boards.

kennydorglas · Post #264 » by **kennydorglas** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 4:47 am

Sunsfan12 wrote:I'm a fan of Triano at this point. Had my first disappointment with him tonight with finishing the game with Jackson/Chriss/Chandler instead of Warren/Bender/Len. The latter three clearly had better games. If he's gonna run the "best effort plays" system he needs to stick to it.

He's going with a more 'strict' rotation to keep guys fresh. Seems like a lot of them are out of shape to play in this pace lol (according to him)

matt131 · Post #265 » by **matt131** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 4:54 am

Couldn't watch the game but it looks like the Jazz had 24 turnovers? Even if we didnt create every single one, that is pretty darn good! Wow and we out-rebounded them! Nice!

Post #266 » by **lilfishi22** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 4:55 am

We're tied for 8th spot in the West 8-)

NTB · Post #267 » by **NTB** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:07 am

grumpysaddle wrote:People on the general board still don't think Watson was as bad of a coach as he was. People be dumb.

Do they also say these 2 games were just a lucky stretch? :lol:

bigfoot · Post #268 » by **bigfoot** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:11 am

Went to the game (section 103 row 3) ... nice seats. Man did the Suns commit to playing defense. Nearly everyone is stepping up their defense. Not a fan of Daniels defense but he is our only SG option right now. TJ was a monster in the third quarter. I still really like the Len / Bender combo on defense. They are both tall and long and cause lots of problems for guards driving into the lane. If Chris is injured I wonder if we would consider starting Dudley to keep the Blender together.

Post #269 » by **lilfishi22** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:16 am

bigfoot wrote:Went to the game (section 103 row 3) ... nice seats. Man did the Suns commit to playing defense. Nearly everyone is stepping up their defense. Not a fan of Daniels defense but he is our only SG option right now. TJ was a monster in the third quarter. I still really like the Len / Bender combo on defense. They are both tall and long and cause lots of problems for guards driving into the lane. If Chris is injured I wonder if we would consider starting Dudley to keep the Blender together.

I much prefer the Len/Bender combo. The worst is that Chander/Len front line. In a PnR heavy game, you need at least one big who does well on the switch out.

grumpysaddle · Post #270 » by **grumpysaddle** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:16 am

NTB wrote:
grumpysaddle wrote:People on the general board still don't think Watson was as bad of a coach as he was. People be dumb.

Do they also say these 2 games were just a lucky stretch?

Pretty much. "Every team that just fired a coach does this."

I don't think they understand how bad losing by 40+ 2 out of the first 3 games is.

grumpysaddle · Post #271 » by **grumpysaddle** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:20 am

Qwigglez wrote:I need to watch the last games, I missed them because I've been busy. Anywhere to watch old games?

I watch games I missed through a Kodi add-on. NBA On-demand it's called. But a quick Google search of like... "streaming NBA games archive" should bring up something for you

Book1Nation · Post #272 » by **Book1Nation** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:21 am

Apparently Chriss should be fine, so that's great news.

Read on Twitter

NTB · Post #273 » by **NTB** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:24 am

Read on Twitter

NTB · Post #274 » by **NTB** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:26 am

Read on Twitter

Post #275 » by **ATTL** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:30 am

I'm glad bender remembered how to tweet

grumpysaddle · Post #276 » by **grumpysaddle** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:34 am

Also, is Williams just recovering at home? I don't think I've seen him on the bench or around it. Are they scared he'll reinjure himself in one of his patented teammate celebrations?

bigfoot · Post #277 » by **bigfoot** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:39 am

grumpysaddle wrote:Also, is Williams just recovering at home? I don't think I've seen him on the bench or around it. Are they scared he'll reinjure himself in one of his patented teammate celebrations?

When I went to the first game he was still on crutches. Immediately went to the locker room after player introductions.

grumpysaddle · Post #278 » by **grumpysaddle** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 5:40 am

bigfoot wrote:
grumpysaddle wrote:Also, is Williams just recovering at home? I don't think I've seen him on the bench or around it. Are they scared he'll reinjure himself in one of his patented teammate celebrations?

When I went to the first game he was still on crutches. Immediately went to the locker room after player introductions.

So I'm right.

darealjuice · Post #279 » by **darealjuice** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 6:03 am

Very happy I got tickets for that game tonight. Definitely not a big crowd, but there was decent energy when we got rollin.

This offense is nothing like what we were using with Earl. Ulis said it himself on the radio after the game, there's a few things they do similar but it's a completely new offense. The ball movement was impressive at times, everyone was moving and screening with a purpose, and even though we missed a lot of uncontested shots and tips around the rim I thought we had a disciplined showing on offense. There weren't a lot of possessions where we were just jacking up a shot without working the defense, which was refreshing.

The defense was night and day compared to what I'm used to with this team. It started falling off a little when they were getting tired towards the end, but I was impressed with how well we contested shots and how everyone did in help defense and rotations. There were obviously mistakes and bad fouls, but I have a feeling it's been a good amount of time since we've held a team to 13 points in a quarter. Love seeing that energy on the defensive end from this team. Triano has done a good job in a short time with this young team, hopefully we can continue to see improvement.

LukasBMW · Post #280 » by **LukasBMW** » Thu Oct 26, 2017 6:26 am

Wow! What a difference!

Who is this team?

Ball movement! Closing out on defense! Boxing out! Energy! I love it! I don't care how many games we lose or win if we keep playing like this!