Game 50: Phoenix Suns (17-32) at Houston Rockets (34-13), Sunday, Jan 28

[Midnight_Suns]

How do you go 0-13? How? Guarantee if he cut that stupid **** afro off his form would improve. Proper shooting starts with the ball above your forehead. Can't do that with your sweet hairdo blocking the way, Josh.

[lilfishi22]

Damn Jackson, really another shot? What a dumb arse.

Dude has confidence lol

[lilfishi22]

You can see JJ doesnt care about his FG% hahaha

When you're 0-10FG already, it can only go up

[Saberestar]

The worst thing of the game...

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[ATTL]

The worst thing of the game...

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Number 1 pick here we come

[Revived]

Josh Jackson 0-13....Triano has to hold his players accountable. After a certain point, he should’ve sat Jackson or told him to stop shooting the *****ing ball and just pass instead.

The Suns have lost like 5 in a row all in such pathetic fashion.

Triano is better as an assistant than a head coach. McD better do interviews with others instead of being lazy and just going with the interim full time like he did with Watson.

[bwgood77]

Amazing to me that a guy with that kind of athleticism and shooting has a hard time sticking in the L. Shows you how critical are ball handling and BBIQ.

What do you mean a hard time sticking in the league? He was drafted in 2005 along with guys like Deron Williams, Danny Granger, Martell Webster, Charlie Villanueva, Ike Diogu, Andrew Bynum, Hakim Warrick, Nate Robinson, Monta Ellis, David Lee, Brandon Bass.

Even the top two picks Bogut and Marvin Williams seem about done..and 5th pick Raymond Felton. There are only a couple of guys in the draft playing well still and a few others about done, like Frye and Ilyasova....only because they can hit the 3...really prolongs your career these days.

Didn't realize. Referring to the fact that he's been in and out of the league several times. Dude's only 32.

He came in right out of high school so struggled early...but has gotten better as he's grown older as those really young players often do.

[Revived]

I think if we were to trade Bender, Chriss and Jackson today, the best offer we would get is 2 second rd picks for all three combined.

[Revived]

This Greg Monroe **** is exactly what I'm talking about with our team and refs. This team does not shut up bitching to the refs.

Like what is Monroe mad about? He lowered his shoulder and got him in the chest, it's a pretty common call. Yeah he was moving a bit, but Monroe would also be screaming if he did the same thing on the other end and got called for a blocking foul.

Coach has to hold them accountable. Complaint to the refs? Benched. I remember Hornacek did this a few years back and it worked in reducing techs and the whining.

[schnakenpopanz]

i give up on jackson. he has bust written all over him. just not a smart player.

[lilfishi22]

Josh Jackson 0-13....Triano has to hold his players accountable. After a certain point, he should’ve sat Jackson or told him to stop shooting the *****ing ball and just pass instead.

The Suns have lost like 5 in a row all in such pathetic fashion.

Triano is better as an assistant than a head coach. McD better do interviews with others instead of being lazy and just going with the interim full time like he did with Watson.

I agree he probably should have sat Jackson and that we should do a thorough HC interview process but to say Triano hasn't held his players accountable is just not true. Triano benched a healthy JJ about 10 games ago because he wasn't playing smart basketball and JJ has come back with what's probably the best stretch of his young career. Triano played Ulis 2min in this game because he clearly isn't an NBA player at this point and he's been said in multiple interviews that young players will be held accountable if they aren't playing the right way.

I'm going to bet JJ will get another talking to and potentially play less minutes in the next game (assuming we have the players to cover his absence). Triano might not be the best coach in the world but he's certainly done many things right.

[bwgood77]

Booker is really slow to scan the field.
Dragan has been open in those PNP all night long but he cant make a pass when he's 'open'.
Probably because he doesnt have confidence yet on his scoop pass.

Dragan is terrible.Period.

So he's terrible because he can get open and Booker can't find him when playing PG or isn't confident enough to make the pass?

[Saberestar]

i give up on jackson. he has bust written all over him. just not a smart player.

I think that he is gonna be good.

He is too happy shooting the ball. That gave him his DNP a month ago.
He needs to concentrate his game in the little things and defense...offense will come.

[ATTL]

Jackson has had a great january. Dont be bipolar fans.

[Saberestar]

Booker is really slow to scan the field.
Dragan has been open in those PNP all night long but he cant make a pass when he's 'open'.
Probably because he doesnt have confidence yet on his scoop pass.

Dragan is terrible.Period.

So he's terrible because he can get open and Booker can't find him when playing PG or isn't confident enough to make the pass?

The Rockets did not even try to defend him. He is that easy to defend. And he never rolls to the basket, even with all the space in the world.

A few times that Book passed him the ball in the PNP we did not take any advantage, so Book had to force the issue and tried to overcome the double team.

[Saberestar]

I do not want to say that Booker is perfect, and I really think that he made a couple of mistakes not passing the ball here or there, but what I want to say is that I do not think it is a good idea to play PNP with Bender because it is not effective enough yet and it is really easy to defend.

With Chandler at least you get the lob and Monroe is really good in traffic finishing or passing the ball.

[sunsbum]

Jackson had been having a great January and it takes one game for everyone to turn on him eh? Gotta have the sour before you get the sweet.

[Mjee]

Bender is not an offensive threat when he’s in the game !! He’s too passive and lacks aggression!! Unless his attitude and outlook on the game of basketball changes he will be a complete and utter bust

[Puff]

Josh Jackson 0-13....Triano has to hold his players accountable. After a certain point, he should’ve sat Jackson or told him to stop shooting the *****ing ball and just pass instead.

The Suns have lost like 5 in a row all in such pathetic fashion.

Triano is better as an assistant than a head coach. McD better do interviews with others instead of being lazy and just going with the interim full time like he did with Watson.

Maybe just maybe if McDonough would have built at better roster via:
1. The Draft
2. Free Agency
3, Trades

Triano would be a better coach.

I think Triano should interview the next GM prior to accepthing another contract, he deserves better. I would be excited about the off season if that were to happen. If we fire Triano and let McDonough select another coach, we are morons.

[Mulhollanddrive]

Point Booker worked well.

January Jackson did not.