GAME #36: PHX (19-17) @ LAC (22-13) MON 1/8—7:30 PM

KingCrimzzon · Post #21 » by **KingCrimzzon** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 5:44 am

Big difference when the shots go down. Still dont like all the TO's. But if we outrebound a team as badly as this we should be able to overcome them. The D is very good today and it was good yesterday too. Refs and some cold shooting caught up to us. Good to see them bounce back in a big way, this will leave a good feeling going into the next set of games.

donemilio21 · Post #22 » by **donemilio21** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 5:46 am

playing Mann in garbage time instead of Bones Hyland is an interesting choice, particularly if Hyland is not injured.

LamarWho · Post #23 » by **LamarWho** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 5:51 am

Love the balanced scoring. T-Mann slowly regaining his 3pt touch. No one is afraid of this Phoenix super team.

Post #24 » by **og15** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 5:54 am

Mann 3/6 3PT

Law of averages kicking in for him

10/18 last 5 games now

NickP · Post #25 » by **NickP** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 5:58 am

I am very happy we won but somehow the loss yesterday hurts even more after this win. Could have gone perfect.

madmaxmedia · Post #26 » by **madmaxmedia** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 6:09 am

NickP wrote:I am very happy we won but somehow the loss yesterday hurts even more after this win. Could have gone perfect.

YES...but it was really nice to blow out Phoenix's 'big 3'. I think I'd rather have this than vice versa.

Scoundreldays · Post #27 » by **Scoundreldays** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 6:31 am

Total annihilation I love it

Max Headrom · Post #28 » by **Max Headrom** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 6:35 am

I hate the Suns and Booker mainly so any humbling of them is always a good night for me

Kelphus · Post #29 » by **Kelphus** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 7:09 am

So very many things to like about this win.

Really a team effort.

OK, I'm greedy but I'd love to see Plumlee back into more contribution, but how can you shove Theis aside or take any of his minutes as well as he's playing.

Kawhi, PG13, Harden, Russ, Zu, Theis, Powell, Mann, Coffee - looks like there's our playoff rotation, and they're playing at championship level now.

Sad for Hyland and Tucker, not even garbage time for them.

Kelphus · Post #30 » by **Kelphus** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 7:10 am

2.5 games out of first place in the Western Conference!

Vae Victus · Post #31 » by **Vae Victus** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 7:51 am

Westy impact was insane. Only played like 15 mins and racked up a pretty stat sheet. Harden/Westy PG tandem is quite honestly the best in the league right now. To go from nearly non existent PG play for years, until Westy came last year, then adding on a still elite Harden at PG, has been massively impactful for the whole team.

All the superstars played 32 or less mins, which is good, not ideal, as ideal would be under 30 mins for all, but the Clips sure as hell put the Suns away decisively halfway through the 4th.

Zubac has been beasting lately and Theis has been more than solid, Plumlee cant break into the rotation, unless Theis plays backup 4. Which doesnt look to be in the cards as Coffey seems to have that role atm.

Not sure what type of realistic upgrade for the bench is out there with the assets on hand.

esqtvd · Post #32 » by **esqtvd** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 8:12 am

heh

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Dynamix · Post #33 » by **Dynamix** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 9:25 am

It's great to see the team blow out Baby Booker, but what warms my heart the most is watching Zu and T-Mann playing with confidence.

Bobbymcgee · Post #34 » by **Bobbymcgee** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 11:53 am

Was Leonard injured? I only watched the highlights on YT and around the 7 minute mark of the 4th quarter it looked like he injured his hand?

MartinToVaught · Post #35 » by **MartinToVaught** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 1:55 pm

The Suns honestly remind me so much of last year's Clippers. No chemistry, no consistency, no system, a team that looks like they'd rather be doing anything else than playing basketball. If you read what Suns fans are saying about them, it's eerily similar to what we were saying last year.

Dynamix · Post #36 » by **Dynamix** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 3:15 pm

Bobbymcgee wrote:Was Leonard injured? I only watched the highlights on YT and around the 7 minute mark of the 4th quarter it looked like he injured his hand?

He got smacked in the eye and pretended to feel some pain in order to blend in with the human players.

ERClips · Post #37 » by **ERClips** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 5:08 pm

Always great to beat the Suns! They were demoralized and just standing around right before the garbage time minutes. Harden firing those long passes to Theis & Mann with zero resistance. Still have a lot of respect for Durant though.

I’d like to see Plumlee get more time again. His passing and toughness will fit right in. Not at the expense of Theis but somehow someway

NickP · Post #38 » by **NickP** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 5:57 pm

Dynamix wrote:
Bobbymcgee wrote:Was Leonard injured? I only watched the highlights on YT and around the 7 minute mark of the 4th quarter it looked like he injured his hand?

He got smacked in the eye and pretended to feel some pain in order to blend in with the human players.

Captain Ballmer · Post #39 » by **Captain Ballmer** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 6:52 pm

Suns are god awful.

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nickhx2 · Post #40 » by **nickhx2** » Tue Jan 9, 2024 7:02 pm

yeesh

btw imo the best way to fix that is to keep piling on them because they deserve no mercy given the obnoxiousness of their fanbase somehow eclipsed peak GS/laker fan levels which is an absolutely incredible feat