Western Conference | Round 1 | (1) Phoenix Suns VS. (8) New Orleans Pelicans (PHX 3-2)

SeniorWalker · Post #1321 » by **SeniorWalker** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:47 am

TroyD92 wrote:Does Reggie ever shut up?

His voice just isn't suited well to being the color commentator

AussieRules · Post #1322 » by **AussieRules** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:47 am

Crowder is going to injure someone out there with all his flops. The refs should give him a tech!

baldur · Post #1323 » by **baldur** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:47 am

If only cj mccollum could have passed sometimes.

SeniorWalker · Post #1324 » by **SeniorWalker** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:47 am

lakerz12 wrote:Crowder has 1-2 blatant flops every game. Clown.

He's learning from a top 3 flopper of all time

AussieRules · Post #1325 » by **AussieRules** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:48 am

baldur wrote:If only cj mccollum could have passed sometimes.

Willie Green needs to have a talk with him. He is the point guard

ForeverTFC · Post #1326 » by **ForeverTFC** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:48 am

AD asking out was the best thing to happen to NOLA. I don’t know that I’d trade Ingram for AD straight up at this point. Would have to think it through hard.

MotownMadness · Post #1327 » by **MotownMadness** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:49 am

Lavar kills me in that commercial :lol:

Phystic · Post #1328 » by **Phystic** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:52 am

17-2 FT advantage for the Pelicans despite have a good lead in points in the paint.

If Suns knew how to make a jump shot this series would look a lot better.

cjx · Post #1329 » by **cjx** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:56 am

Pelicans will be a super team when they draft Shaedon Sharpe to go with BI tha Boss, McCollum, Zion and Herb!

AussieRules · Post #1330 » by **AussieRules** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:56 am

Phystic wrote:17-2 FT advantage for the Pelicans despite have a good lead in points in the paint.

If Suns knew how to make a jump shot this series would look a lot better.

The Pelicans are just the more aggressive team and giving the Suns all they can handle.

sp6r=underrated · Post #1331 » by **sp6r=underrated** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:57 am

SeniorWalker wrote:
lakerz12 wrote:Crowder has 1-2 blatant flops every game. Clown.

He's learning from a top 3 flopper of all time

You underrate Paul

sp6r=underrated · Post #1332 » by **sp6r=underrated** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:59 am

This is a very nice showing by the Pelicans. This feels like one of those game that will end with Phoenix slowly stretching it in the 4 but they've competed hard.

Open disclosure: I was wrong about Ingram. He is a lot more talented than I thought. He seemed like a drifter when he was in Los Angeles but he is a lot more assertive than I recognized.

BuddyBuckets · Post #1333 » by **BuddyBuckets** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 3:02 am

Genuinely curious:

Anyone here who hasn;t watched any Pels games prior to the play-ins/playoffs? What things jump out at you? Good or bad...

AussieRules · Post #1334 » by **AussieRules** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 3:05 am

Crowder should be called for that hold every play

Post #1335 » by **lebron stopper** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 3:05 am

I'm always amazed by how the Suns manage to pull through and scrape together good games when things just are not going their way. No Booker? No three-pointers falling? No problem for them (somehow):

- They have a lot of very versatile players who step up to the occasion. Ayton and Bridges in particular have been great.

- They are relentless at attacking whatever mismatches they sniff out. For example, JaVale McGee is somehow killing the Pelicans on the interior in his limited minutes.

- They mix up and vary their offense quite a bit from possession to possession to keep their opponents guessing. Entire Pelicans defense is shaded towards CP3 to try and stop him from picking them apart in PnR? No issue, he still manages to pass to his teammates on wide open lanes to the rim. Alvarado tries to press him full court to squeeze out 8-second violations? They just have Bridges bring the ball down the floor next possession against someone who isn't pesky. This is just a tiny sample of the little things they have done tonight to gain an edge.

AussieRules · Post #1336 » by **AussieRules** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 3:07 am

sp6r=underrated wrote:This is a very nice showing by the Pelicans. This feels like one of those game that will end with Phoenix slowly stretching it in the 4 but they've competed hard.

Open disclosure: I was wrong about Ingram. He is a lot more talented than I thought. He seemed like a drifter when he was in Los Angeles but he is a lot more assertive than I recognized.

He was never a drifter in Los Angeles, he was only the youngest American player drafted at barely 18yrs old

damanick10 · Post #1337 » by **damanick10** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 3:08 am

Herb not taking Pauls crap love it

Tor_Raps · Post #1338 » by **Tor_Raps** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 3:08 am

Herb Jones and Chris Paul are playing some football out there lol

SeniorWalker · Post #1339 » by **SeniorWalker** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 3:09 am

sp6r=underrated wrote:
SeniorWalker wrote:
lakerz12 wrote:Crowder has 1-2 blatant flops every game. Clown.

He's learning from a top 3 flopper of all time

You underrate Paul

I can't put him above Harden but he has an argument against anyone else. Skills have few equals, we've never seen moves like the helicopter flop before paul

AussieRules · Post #1340 » by **AussieRules** » Mon Apr 25, 2022 3:09 am

This young Pelicans team are not scared of the Suns, they want all the smoke!

Who wins the series?