3/8 - POSTGAME | Phoenix Suns (87) - (115) Oklahoma City Thunder

Thabo Sefolosha · Post #1 » by **Thabo Sefolosha** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 3:20 am

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PHOENIX SUNS at OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER

• Record: 38-29
• Standing: #7
• http://www.nba.com/games/20180308/PHXOKC
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Post #2 » by **retrobro90** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 3:25 am

Hard to draw any major conclusions from this game. Brewer could potentially be somewhat of a positive if he continues to move without the ball. Really got the ball moving well today but its the terrible Suns. Westbrook lived in the paint tonight. He loves playing Phoenix because they have absolutely no one that can stop him from penetrating. Anyone else stick it out and see Collison dunk?

Post #3 » by **dakomish23** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 3:28 am

Every win matters. Don’t get cocky. Build some momentum and maybe finish this season strong.

Post #4 » by **ThunderBolt** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 3:30 am

Just saw the hit on Ferguson. I’m not sure how that knocked him out. He looked to be smiling once he sat up so I’m guessing it’s not too serious.

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Osirus89 · Post #5 » by **Osirus89** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 3:33 am

A convincing win! At long last

I need to watch the highlights to see how Corey Brewer looked. I looked up the box score on my phone earlier to see he had 11 points and my first thought was "How in the world has he scored so much?" Great to see though. If he can keep at least a steady level of positive production I will be more than happy with the pickup.

It looks like Russ had one hell of a game, but I had to vote for SA and Brewer. 3 Blocks, 12 Rebs, and 2 Stls is just too hard to ignore. 17 points for Corey Brewer speaks for itself.

hardenASG13 · Post #6 » by **hardenASG13** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 3:34 am

People are under selling brewer big time. He's a major upgrade over abrines, huestis, and Ferguson, which was by far the weakest point of the team. One, if not two of those guys were almost always on the court. Not the case anymore. Brewer is an NBA level player, who is only beginning to build rapport with the starters. That unit is going to take off. He can consistently make the open jumpers given to the 5th starter as well as get to the rim and in transition. Ferguson/huestis shouldn't see playoff minutes.

Post #7 » by **ThunderBolt** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 4:03 am

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Thundershock88 · Post #8 » by **Thundershock88** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 4:08 am

Well, we are currently in decent shape. Timberwolves lost. We now have the same record. (Although lost tie breaker) Spurs will likely lose tonight to GS, with us on deck. Two teams we can pass relatively quickly. Portland also has Golden State tomorrow and then Miami and Cleveland. Gotta grind out these wins. I loved what I saw tonight. Brewer may not be this good, but it goes to show how big of an impact an NBA caliber wing can make on this team. Enough with the Semaj wings.

Post #9 » by **ThunderBolt** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 4:10 am

Thundershock88 wrote:Well, we are currently in decent shape. Timberwolves lost. We now have the same record. (Although lost tie breaker) Spurs will likely lose tonight to GS, with us on deck. Two teams we can pass relatively quickly. Portland also has Golden State tomorrow and then Miami and Cleveland. Gotta grind out these wins. I loved what I saw tonight. Brewer may not be this good, but it goes to show how big of an impact an NBA caliber wing can make on this team. Enough with the Semaj wings.

Curry also is likely out for the rest of the game because his ankle joints are made of play-doh.

mccluskey · Post #10 » by **mccluskey** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 4:20 am

hardenASG13 wrote:People are under selling brewer big time. He's a major upgrade over abrines, huestis, and Ferguson, which was by far the weakest point of the team. One, if not two of those guys were almost always on the court. Not the case anymore. Brewer is an NBA level player, who is only beginning to build rapport with the starters. That unit is going to take off. He can consistently make the open jumpers given to the 5th starter as well as get to the rim and in transition. Ferguson/huestis shouldn't see playoff minutes.

mostly agree, though I don't know I'd call his jumper consistent. But he's way savvier with his offensive positioning and cuts than the other wing options, and he's always flying out in transition and stretching the defense, which meshes great with Russ's pace.

and I really like his defensive hustle and overall energy in the starting lineup - it brings a boost of fresh air there and is a good fit for team chemistry. If he continues to gel with the starters and build off this performance I'm cautiously optimistic about the results we might see - the version of Brewer we saw tonight could go a long way towards easing the pain of losing Roberson.

Dn4sty · Post #11 » by **Dn4sty** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 6:55 am

mccluskey wrote:
hardenASG13 wrote:People are under selling brewer big time. He's a major upgrade over abrines, huestis, and Ferguson, which was by far the weakest point of the team. One, if not two of those guys were almost always on the court. Not the case anymore. Brewer is an NBA level player, who is only beginning to build rapport with the starters. That unit is going to take off. He can consistently make the open jumpers given to the 5th starter as well as get to the rim and in transition. Ferguson/huestis shouldn't see playoff minutes.

mostly agree, though I don't know I'd call his jumper consistent. But he's way savvier with his offensive positioning and cuts than the other wing options, and he's always flying out in transition and stretching the defense, which meshes great with Russ's pace.

and I really like his defensive hustle and overall energy in the starting lineup - it brings a boost of fresh air there and is a good fit for team chemistry. If he continues to gel with the starters and build off this performance I'm cautiously optimistic about the results we might see - the version of Brewer we saw tonight could go a long way towards easing the pain of losing Roberson.

I’d be thrilled with 75% of the Corey Brewer we saw tonight for the rest of the season.

Pillendreher · Post #12 » by **Pillendreher** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 9:06 am

Best win in weeks.

InTheSabonus · Post #13 » by **InTheSabonus** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 10:56 am

The Singler situation is beyond hilarious. We're not even letting him sit on the bench these days!

Just buy the man out for christ's sake. A roster spot is being taken up by a guy who's sitting back a row from the bench.

Bergmaniac · Post #14 » by **Bergmaniac** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 11:43 am

Huestis is such an atrocious offensive player that even Corey Brewer is a major upgrade over him. Both can't shoot, but Brewer actually moves off the ball and can get to the rim and finish there at a good clip.

QPR · Post #15 » by **QPR** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 12:10 pm

Is Corey Brewer the weirdest player to have a 50 point game, or is that still Tony Delk?

CROklahoma · Post #16 » by **CROklahoma** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 12:28 pm

Have a feeling some of the guys here didn't really watch NBA basketball before a couple of years ago.
Brewer was an important piece to the Mavs ship team, and in every team he made his impact known, beside this years tanking Lakers.

Ofcourse he is an upgrade to our SG spot.

Post #17 » by **ThunderBolt** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 12:51 pm

CROklahoma wrote:Have a feeling some of the guys here didn't really watch NBA basketball before a couple of years ago.
Brewer was an important piece to the Mavs ship team, and in every team he made his impact known, beside this years tanking Lakers.

Ofcourse he is an upgrade to our SG spot.

Brewer isn’t a bad player. The problem is the last few years our fifth or sixth option is equal to the 8-9th option on contending teams bench. Also, the lakers aren’t tanking this year as a result of draft pick restrictions.

hardenASG13 · Post #18 » by **hardenASG13** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 1:17 pm

Bergmaniac wrote:Huestis is such an atrocious offensive player that even Corey Brewer is a major upgrade over him. Both can't shoot, but Brewer actually moves off the ball and can get to the rim and finish there at a good clip.

Brewer can shoot wide open jump shots and cut when he's ignored. He's a legit NBA wing, this is what it looks like. Putting too much into his percentages in LA, where he was rotting away behind younger players during the tail end of his athletic prime is a mistake.

Bergmaniac · Post #19 » by **Bergmaniac** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 1:18 pm

CROklahoma wrote:Have a feeling some of the guys here didn't really watch NBA basketball before a couple of years ago.
Brewer was an important piece to the Mavs ship team

Not true. He played 23 minutes in total in the playoffs that season and not a single one of them were in the Finals. He barely played in the regular season too for them.

Bergmaniac · Post #20 » by **Bergmaniac** » Fri Mar 9, 2018 1:27 pm

hardenASG13 wrote:
Bergmaniac wrote:Huestis is such an atrocious offensive player that even Corey Brewer is a major upgrade over him. Both can't shoot, but Brewer actually moves off the ball and can get to the rim and finish there at a good clip.

Brewer can shoot wide open jump shots and cut when he's ignored. He's a legit NBA wing, this is what it looks like. Putting too much into his percentages in LA, where he was rotting away behind younger players during the tail end of his athletic prime is a mistake.

He shot below 30% from 3 while in Houston, he's been a terrible jump shooter his whole career. In 2015/16 his shooting percentage on wide open threes was 28.3%. In 2014/15 it was 28.1%. And it's not like he is a good midrange shooter either - 33.3% for his career on shots from 16-23 feet. He shot 27% on wide open midrange shots in 2015 and 2016.

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