Game Thread: Suns @ Blazers
by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 8:15 PM MST
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Suns guard Jason Richardson is not on the active roster for tonight's game in Portland in hopes that his sprained right hand can fully heel with two more days off before Saturday's game. Goran Dragic will start at off-guard in place of Richardson, putting the Brandon Roy defensive duties on Grant Hill. Jared Dudley probably will be the first off the bench and Dragic will have to leave the game and return to man the backup point guard minutes.
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And my first first.
This game is ours I can smell it. Smells like napalm in the morning. At least that will be the Blazers tomorrow after we scorch them.
by Suns Fan For Life on Dec 17, 2009 8:21 PM MST reply actions
TNT curse: you are going down.
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true that
not only are we gonna end that curse, but we’re going to have TNT raving about how good we are.
Add another injury to the Blazers. They all are going to have broken hearts.
oh nice......you're good
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where is everyone....
we need to represent!
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"I'm just wrong" - Charles Barkley
after trying to find something to rag on the Suns about
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I love Kenny Smith on Nash
“He’s # 1 in your heart.”
True dat Kenny, true dat.
by hcblankscreen on Dec 17, 2009 8:44 PM MST up reply actions
You beat me to the punch
The guy was looking for something negative to say and he came in with his pre-concieved notions without knowing the facts.
Typical pro-Sherriff Joe voter.
Mmmmm ... Guinness
J Rich sitting this one out
http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/PaulCoro/69810
Dragic gets the start
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Goran starting!?!
Good thing he had a career scoring game last outing. He needs that confidence tonight.
I need that confidence tonight.
Gary Bender?
Conflict of interest if I ever saw one! lol
by whatisboxhappening on Dec 17, 2009 8:46 PM MST reply actions
dragicccc
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ugh
offense looks slow and stagnant…indecisive
Roy is licking his chops
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yep we need to be able to get out and run
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offense????
Suns gotta figure out what to do when they switch the pick and rolls
by whatisboxhappening on Dec 17, 2009 8:49 PM MST reply actions
the starting unit seems out of sync.
by Gorilla Game on Dec 17, 2009 8:49 PM MST via mobile reply actions
this is not our game at all
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Dragic playing point
w/ Nash off the ball…intersting
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Don't they run that alot when they're together?
by hcblankscreen on Dec 17, 2009 8:52 PM MST up reply actions
I thought it has happened a couple of times
Where we end up having Nash throwing post passes.
by hcblankscreen on Dec 17, 2009 8:53 PM MST up reply actions
I don't think so
I think Goran is normally off the ball
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 8:52 PM MST up reply actions
damn it dragic. miller will do that.
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Was hoping
Gary Bender will give us some home cooking. This is interesting because Bender really can’t be pro Suns this broadcast
by whatisboxhappening on Dec 17, 2009 8:52 PM MST reply actions
grant must of had some sprite before the game.
by Gorilla Game on Dec 17, 2009 8:53 PM MST via mobile reply actions
Nice rebound
and advance the ball and forward pass from Frosty
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Dragic
He’s gotta remember he’s starting tonight and not foul out!!!
by whatisboxhappening on Dec 17, 2009 8:54 PM MST reply actions
nice 3 by dragic, he's playing....alright for having to start!
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he doesn't always shoot, but when he does, he prefers the 3.
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by PHXgp on Dec 17, 2009 8:55 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Nice turn around
started by defense and rebounding!
Suns get a couple of boards and a steal and push the ball
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the RG crowd
just oooh’d and ahhh’d on that Nash circus shot
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Steve Nash is special
This isn’t said enough :P sarcasm
he isssssss
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hey guys
lets keep the pics out of the game threads…its slows down the loading… kthx
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 8:58 PM MST up reply actions
But Stan
My pictures are my babies :(
Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."
It better be
Who would dare to take over Blazeredge’s avatar?
Oh, by the way: perhaps we can shoot for
Bayless—Roy—Webster—Aldridge—Przybilla
in fourth quarters while the injuries hold out and let Andre nurse his 580+ game starting streak on the bench?
Honor Alaa Abdelnaby.
First in the NBA. At least alphabetically
Frosty's reputation is expanding faster than Chuck's waist line
He is the most Slovenian man in the world
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he had a turnover once, just to see what it was like.
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by PHXgp on Dec 17, 2009 8:59 PM MST up reply actions 2 recs
respect the wood
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 9:03 PM MST up reply actions
Nice recovery
from that woeful start…it wasn’t looking good there for a few minutes
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When other teams go smalll
Shouldn’t the Suns kill on the boards. They used to “hustling” and stuff against bigger teams.
Oh, Frye did get that O-Board … O-Face :)
Mmmmm ... Guinness
stan its like a classic car. sometimes it takes a little longer to start and warm up.
by Gorilla Game on Dec 17, 2009 9:06 PM MST via mobile reply actions
and....more reggie talking about how great reggie is.
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phew
just hoped over to the BE thread…that place is jumping. Almost too much to keep up with
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those crazy bedgers
i love the enthusiasm they have, but its too hard to do that and watch the game at the same time, the comments are always overflowing haha. BSoTS is manageable :P
by azmanian_devil on Dec 17, 2009 9:15 PM MST up reply actions
watch three seconds of the game, miss 20 comments
It’s unreal.
-sw
Growing up in the Weinman household, you learn two rules very quickly if you aspire to reach double-digits in the years-of-age category: Hate thy Knick, hate thy Yankee.
Go Celtics, Go Dodgers. -sw
by Steve Weinman on Dec 17, 2009 9:16 PM MST up reply actions
Grrr
I really dont like not having at least 30 in the 1st. I feel like thats our magic number. Get me 60 by the half and I’ll be sassified.
No LB or JRich
that’s a lot of points to make up…no punch off the bench either
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Frosty has your back.
He drops 20 tonight :P
by azmanian_devil on Dec 17, 2009 9:17 PM MST up reply actions
is it just me
or does bayless look kinda like taylor griffin
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he plays like LB
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 9:20 PM MST up reply actions
That play doesn't work
with Dudley…he’s got no elevation curling off the screen
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theyre running on us
that’s our game!
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They took our jobs!
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 9:20 PM MST up reply actions
um......clark? cmon.
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Nice adjustment
go under those screens on Bayless. Make him shoot the ball
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sorry I know hes just beginning to do it, but its a funny comment after the outcome.
were lucky u didnt have jrich tonight or that nash didnt shoot more though. A bunch of small things went our way this game.
amare's shot has been looking sweet lately
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it was NAICE
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is that 2 techs??
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Goran is playing with confidence!
and i like almost everyone on the Blazers.. except for Blake. It’s something about his face.
I'm enjoying the Dragic show
Always nice to watch a southpaw playing well.
-sw
Growing up in the Weinman household, you learn two rules very quickly if you aspire to reach double-digits in the years-of-age category: Hate thy Knick, hate thy Yankee.
Go Celtics, Go Dodgers. -sw
lefties FTW
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 9:25 PM MST up reply actions
I do most things w/ my left hand
but I am a two-handed blogger
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 9:26 PM MST up reply actions
I'm with ya there
Ambidextrous key-boarding, no doubt.
-sw
Growing up in the Weinman household, you learn two rules very quickly if you aspire to reach double-digits in the years-of-age category: Hate thy Knick, hate thy Yankee.
Go Celtics, Go Dodgers. -sw
by Steve Weinman on Dec 17, 2009 9:26 PM MST up reply actions
speaking of lefties,
Bayless had no desire to use his left on that last take-turned-turnover.
-sw
Growing up in the Weinman household, you learn two rules very quickly if you aspire to reach double-digits in the years-of-age category: Hate thy Knick, hate thy Yankee.
Go Celtics, Go Dodgers. -sw
by Steve Weinman on Dec 17, 2009 9:30 PM MST up reply actions
make up callll
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Suns really
able to leave some of these Blzers bigs to help…they can’t shoot
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why are all the refs like 60 yrs old
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b/c they are 65 at least
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 9:28 PM MST up reply actions
Frosty needs to start cussing
the ref’s in Slovenian
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HILL! Damn that Dunk would've been NUTS
Shoutout to Piston days…
and by that I mean
his facial hair…that’s some thick stuff from lip to chin
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 9:31 PM MST up reply actions
yeah i totally agree with that.
dude’s so old and filling in well
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WHo id directing this?
David Lynch? Camera angles are nutz
in blazertown, boos.
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8 of 14 from the line
ugly…this has got to improve as the season goes on
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ouch, more injuries?
i hope he’s alright…wow blazers are having some year.
Suns playing great
really nice to see this…great effort on both ends
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loved that dudley pass
would’ve been a sweet dunk
by azmanian_devil on Dec 17, 2009 9:41 PM MST up reply actions
haha i love the blazers crowd "oooo" when amare dunks it
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Nash not looking to score yet
that will change at some point
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he's had some wide open looks
he usually tsakes those :/
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I'm gonna side with Channing on that one...
“How is that a F-ing foul”
http://seasonsofdiscontent.com/
Nash 5 boards already.
triple double today?
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PLEASE!
He’s gotta score for that though haha..
by azmanian_devil on Dec 17, 2009 9:51 PM MST up reply actions
that was before bayless ended DJ Strawberry's career, right
by ArizonaCactus on Dec 17, 2009 9:58 PM MST up reply actions
exactly
in the first half Tucker handled him. In the second half they put DJ on JBay and it was all over
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 9:59 PM MST up reply actions
where is DJ these days?
did he go to europe?
by ArizonaCactus on Dec 17, 2009 10:00 PM MST up reply actions
not sure
haven’t heard anything
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 10:00 PM MST up reply actions
wikipedia says he's in italy
so that must be true
by ArizonaCactus on Dec 17, 2009 10:01 PM MST up reply actions
I think that was
from last year…not sure he’s still there
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 10:02 PM MST up reply actions
on the same team as nba obscurities qyntel woods and joseph forte…
by ArizonaCactus on Dec 17, 2009 10:03 PM MST up reply actions
"when i get double teamed by these millers, it's tough"
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Tucker thought
Amare was switching the screen. Amare…not so much
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Really good half for the Suns
aside from the first couple of minutes they looked solid. Playing HARD. Getting it done on the glass w/ 8 OReb to 1 for Portland. Like what I see.
No let downs and this game is…up for grabs
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Amare
has his confidence back, time to talk extension, 5 year, 100M?
20 M?
16-17 M I’d be okay with, but 20 M is whoa.
Steve Nash, the league's MVP, is a longhaired Canadian who spoke out against the war in Iraq and reads The Communist Manifesto. Quentin Richardson declared after a game-winning shot that it "was like Hamlet. It was a suspense thriller, and I killed them at the end." Amare Stoudemire, when asked to comment on a 22-point third quarter against the Kings, said, "I've got a tendency to jump over some guys' heads and throw it down."
he’s not gonna get more than 15 million from anyone in this environment i don’t think
by ArizonaCactus on Dec 17, 2009 10:14 PM MST up reply actions
which is why
he isn’t likely to opt out of his $17m for next year
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 10:16 PM MST up reply actions
Keep in mind the Nets are desperate
somebody will overpay him, i bet my right testicle on it, that’s my good one.
Let's wait
for the sky hook and dream shake before we give him 20 mil
April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?
Take a look at that
offensive rebounding. 8 to 1. Eat dirt, Blazer fans.
April 29, 2008 Total Eclipse of the Sun. Is the sky falling?
I still wish Amare
would set a hard screen…just once
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I had to stop watching the game because
… there’s a Peregrine Falcon in my living room !! No kidding.
seriously?
picture of that? and wow
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 10:20 PM MST up reply actions
Seriously ! I finally got him out by using an umbrella as a perch. Beautiful bird.
by troglodytes on Dec 17, 2009 10:48 PM MST up reply actions
Best reason I've ever heard to stop watching a game.
I’m using that the next time I need to make an excuse for… anything.
“Sorry, the rent was late… I had a peregrine falcon in my living room.”
“Sorry I ran that red light… there was a peregrine falcon in my back seat.”
“Sorry I barfed all over your couch… there was a peregrine falcon in my 11th vodka and tonic.”
Yup, solid across the board.
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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 17, 2009 10:51 PM MST up reply actions
huh?
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 10:23 PM MST up reply actions
I assume you're watching the TNT broadcast....
They just showed some clip of Porter doing Portland area charity work.
http://seasonsofdiscontent.com/
by Scott Howard on Dec 17, 2009 10:24 PM MST up reply actions
missed that
ran to the kitchen for some left over chicken
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 10:25 PM MST up reply actions
he was helping open a children's unit
or a ronald mcdonald house or something….
seriously though, wish him well….just the wrong fit for this franchise
by ArizonaCactus on Dec 17, 2009 10:24 PM MST up reply actions
hate to pick on the guy
but Amare gets a lot of those reach in fouls…but I guess that’s only his 2nd for this game so
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I think he's trying to raise his defensive game.
He does have fast hands, but not quite as fast as he thinks. He dodged a couple of those against the Spurs. I counted at least 2 non-calls in the 1st quarter of that game.
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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 17, 2009 10:47 PM MST up reply actions
Portland's not that big
Pryz is a big guy but they never give him the ball
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 10:30 PM MST up reply actions
Great ball movement
doing some little things different
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who's he going to guard?
offensively he’s a disaster right now as far as mucking things up
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 10:35 PM MST up reply actions
WOOOT SUNS!!!!
What did i miss?
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
picky
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 10:34 PM MST up reply actions
very.
as long as amare is dunking on ppl i’m fine.
by azmanian_devil on Dec 17, 2009 10:35 PM MST up reply actions
I turn on the TV
And the first thing I see is a slow motion Jared Dudley flop. Not the action-packed highlight replay I was hoping for!
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Dlop
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 10:36 PM MST up reply actions
weirdly, we look way better in our half-court sets than on the run, except for grant hill run0outs
by ArizonaCactus on Dec 17, 2009 10:41 PM MST up reply actions
Could Roy have carried the ball a little more?
On that kick out to Blake
http://seasonsofdiscontent.com/
If anyone is buying fouls,
Jared Dudley is trying to win an Emmy selling them.
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JMZ baby
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 10:43 PM MST up reply actions
And Bender + TNT isn't really working for me.
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scoreboard...so far
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 10:43 PM MST up reply actions
Ya, bring back MARV!
Marv is the real deal
by Max Simbron on Dec 17, 2009 10:43 PM MST up reply actions
I'm a Kevin Harlan man myself
But Marv’s no slouch.
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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 17, 2009 10:44 PM MST up reply actions
no slouch? I've lost all respect for you
Marv is the end all be all. He does all the sports, and is never boring. I grew up with him announcing all the Knicks games when I was a kid.
by Max Simbron on Dec 17, 2009 10:49 PM MST up reply actions
I got burned out on Marv around the back-biting scandal.
I’ve come around since then. But it’s probably why I prefer Harlan. I definitely like Marv better than Tirico and Breen on ESPN.
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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 17, 2009 10:53 PM MST up reply actions
I'm gradually starting to like Dragic
He wont be a god like Nash, but he’ll be solid
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
Gentry is pissed
about that last play…Dragic needs to work on that but of course Tucker isn’t getting any minutes so touch position for him to be in too which is why they sagged way off him. Bayless moved his feet well to cut Tuck off
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lol i know
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
Yeah,
I didn’t really get that either.
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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 17, 2009 10:49 PM MST up reply actions
Anything I should know about this game other than J-Rich not playing?
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Suns trying to guard Bayless with
a small forward who btw the Suns said could also play PF…that’s not going to work but of course w/o JRich and LB there’s not a ton of options
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Amare got all kinds of lost on defense there.
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Nothing new there
He played D in preseason, sorta.
by Max Simbron on Dec 17, 2009 10:58 PM MST up reply actions
"He played good D in the preseason
…so he was due". – Portland Trailblazers assistant coach
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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 17, 2009 11:00 PM MST up reply actions
That dunk was ferocious.
My reaction: a chuckled “Oh, f**k.”
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Amare must be back-back
all previous games, that ball would’ve been stripped from him or he would’ve just dropped it.
Blazers getting a great game
from Bayless…meanwhile Andre Miller is riding pine collecting his fat paycheck
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Feed Amar'e
Aldridge really can’t handle him, especially if he’s got enough space to face up and shoot or move around him.
Too bad he’s not good at kickout passes
uh...Max?
Did these guys piss you off or something?
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Not at all
Just commenting on the lack of dimensionality some players have. I’ve never waivered from my thoughts on Amar’e (or Barbosa for that matter).
by Max Simbron on Dec 17, 2009 11:01 PM MST up reply actions
no
I was talking about Amare/Max’s play. Tearing it up. Playing fierce
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 11:02 PM MST up reply actions
Ha.
I really think that at home games, when Amare is beasting, the USAC crowd should start chanting Max Con-Tract for Amare the same way they chant MVP for Steve Nash.
I’m not sold on him deserving one yet, but that chant would be hilarious.
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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 17, 2009 11:04 PM MST up reply actions
STAT (Max)
has brought his A game today. Can the rest of the Suns hold up though?
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
Amare
is definitely rounding into form 1/3 of the way into the season…I guess gentry was right about him needing 20-25 games or so.
Go read a book!
Amare screamed after a contested dunk.
First time all season?
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He usually gets all fierce after the uncontested ones.
Just poking fun.
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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 17, 2009 11:06 PM MST up reply actions
OK, Duds,
The shot fell, but that is NOT your shot.
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Why are we giving up the Three?
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
I could be wrong
but I think its our rare chance to dominate the paint and we lost track of the arc.
WTF was Amar'e thinking with that shot.
He doesn’t have any post moves, but even if he did, he never even set up for that shot.
Word.
I did not like that shot. Way ill-advised.
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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 17, 2009 11:07 PM MST up reply actions
Roy, in my opinion
is about a Tier 2, Tier 3 player, with definite Tier 2 clutchness
by Max Simbron on Dec 17, 2009 11:09 PM MST up reply actions
LOl no way, he is for sure Tier 2 player with Tier 1 clutchness
He does that stuff every 4th quarer.
We just need our guys to make some wiser shot selections
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
OK, not cool
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
The offense
is looking stale again…but you have to give the Blzrs credit. Playing good D. Making shots
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the story of this year
utter collapses defensively and an happiness to accept very poor outside shot selection late in games…
infuriating
but usually
that happens 2nd and 3rd…not in the 4th….with under 5min left. Thats when we take fire and burn the place down.
I know right?
12-0 with leads going into the 4th quarter. This team can’t close!
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 11:10 PM MST up reply actions
there's no way
Dudley can cover him 1:1 which is what the Suns are trying to do. Roy is just driving right by him
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 11:09 PM MST up reply actions
Why Pop is a genius.
Gregg Popovich would have called a time-out when the Blazers got within 3, drawn up a simple play to get an easy bucket and stop the bleeding and get his guys chilled out. I honestly don’t know why more coaches don’t do that instead of letting the opposing team’s run go on one bucket too long.
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Because Pop is an elite coach
There’s a handful of them in the league. Figure Pop, Phil, who else?
by Max Simbron on Dec 17, 2009 11:10 PM MST up reply actions
That's it.
I have to exclued Sloan solely based on the lack of rings, but I contend that if he coached in a major market, he probably would have gotten one by now.
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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 17, 2009 11:14 PM MST up reply actions
ARGH
to me the biggest thing has been our inability (or refusal) to defend the 3 point line. if it wasnt for that they wouldnt even be in this game. so frustrating.
but i believe we can pull this out. LETS GO SUN!
Well i hate to say it, but the TNT curse lives on
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
Or you know,
the curse of one of the worst defenses in the NBA.
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yeah why not
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
Too late from Nash
he needed to start taking those shots a few minutes ago
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Wow
Nash has once again switched into assassin mode
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
wow steve nash...
but TNT curse is coming down HARRRRD.
by azmanian_devil on Dec 17, 2009 11:16 PM MST reply actions
SOLID D
dont look for the foul and play the clock….play the tightest D you can. Full court pressure, hands in the face, everything.
I'd look for the foul
if they can get it into the right persons hands.
We save time, and if they only hit 1/2 then we can tie with a 3.
by Max Simbron on Dec 17, 2009 11:17 PM MST up reply actions
perhaps you should move here
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
Amare on the bench?
Gentry just outsmarted himself.
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Really? Amar'e on the bench on defense makes total sense
He’s got about the same defensive impact on the floor or off it.
by Max Simbron on Dec 17, 2009 11:19 PM MST up reply actions
I'm sorry
But Lou Amundson on the floor in crunch time does not have the Suns a better chance at winning.
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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 17, 2009 11:21 PM MST up reply actions
*give, not have
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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 17, 2009 11:22 PM MST up reply actions
I think Amare was gassed
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 11:23 PM MST up reply actions
Don't care.
He wants a max contract? He can give a max game once in a while.
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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 17, 2009 11:24 PM MST up reply actions
Damn
Well with that rebound i think we might be done
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
Don't hate the (nationally televised) game,
hate the players (who can’t perform during them).
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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 17, 2009 11:20 PM MST up reply actions
Being up 15 in the middle of the 3rd....
Can’t really say TNT is to blame for that.
http://seasonsofdiscontent.com/
by Scott Howard on Dec 17, 2009 11:21 PM MST up reply actions
Any more than the refs were to blame in Denver.
/ducks.
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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 17, 2009 11:23 PM MST up reply actions
that one's on Goran for not blocking out on Martell
Webster’s set up in the corner and comes screaming in right past Dragic to grab that one….Not Frosty
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 11:21 PM MST up reply actions
Steve or Channing from outside
a quick foul, a prayer, and a timeout to bring it back to the half court
nice play out of the time out
won’t matter unless the blzrs totally choke
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do the Suns
realize games are four quarters long?
another epic second half breakdown…all the excuses, short-handed, foul trouble, blah blah blah…the truth is we can’t defend and our offense too often becomes stagnant with big leads.
we just don’t have a killer instinct
I think I'll do my utmost to avoid TNT Suns games from now are.
We are well and truly cursed on TNT
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
Portland is soooooooo fouling.
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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 17, 2009 11:25 PM MST reply actions 1 recs
Maybe, they're explaining that not all teams do that
Plus, if you can at least release a shot, u might get 3 trips to the line.
by Max Simbron on Dec 17, 2009 11:26 PM MST up reply actions
*smells air*
is that an OT coming?
Who’s taking it? Would be that LB…but now Nash? Frye? Certainly not Hill.
Wow.
Just… wow. What’s the opposite of “execution?”
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That's a bad loss.
@ Portland notwithstanding….13 point 4th quarter lead. Yuck.
http://seasonsofdiscontent.com/
Yup.
Giving up 35 in the 4th is never good.
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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 17, 2009 11:29 PM MST up reply actions
5/8 from 3 in the 4th.
http://seasonsofdiscontent.com/
by Scott Howard on Dec 17, 2009 11:31 PM MST up reply actions
Damn I friggen knew it
Why do I even get my hopes up for games like this.
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
i cant imagine the amount of tape we could produce
teaching why it’s important to stay on shooters
by ArizonaCactus on Dec 17, 2009 11:31 PM MST up reply actions
yup
I would say so
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by Seth Pollack on Dec 17, 2009 11:31 PM MST up reply actions
wow - you guys are bitter
I thought the Suns did great to stay in this game. Missing two 2 guards you are surprised that the Suns had problems keeping Brandon Freaking Roy out of the paint?
The Blazers hit shots and played well…
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if we wouldn't have been up 13 in the fourth
i wouldn’t be bitter….
it’s not that we lost…it’s how. stagnant offense and non-existant defense
by ArizonaCactus on Dec 17, 2009 11:31 PM MST up reply actions
This. 100% this.
In a vaccum a close loss to the Blazers on the road w/o J-Rich/LB isn’t bad – but when you have a 13 point 4th quarter lead that means bad loss.
http://seasonsofdiscontent.com/
by Scott Howard on Dec 17, 2009 11:32 PM MST up reply actions
Point taken.
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by Mike Lisboa on Dec 17, 2009 11:37 PM MST up reply actions
See "bad loss"
….not to troll.
http://seasonsofdiscontent.com/
by Scott Howard on Dec 17, 2009 11:37 PM MST up reply actions
yeah but the majority of those guys are done for the season
the suns will get their guys back soon, we lucked out seeing them at this point.
+1
except for that ill-timed turn-around jump hook that was so completely unnecessary
by ArizonaCactus on Dec 17, 2009 11:32 PM MST up reply actions
I think...
That Gentry was trying to force things to him and told him to score (not that I was in the huddle) and this cause Amare to force that shot…should have stuck with the 2 man game because Amare was banging on the boards if he didn’t get the ball on the roll
Not discreditting the Blazers at all
they played fantastic ball. I just expect us to play much better than we did. I mean, we took care of business and played really good….most of the time….not all of the time. Not when it mattered most, thats for sure.
I can live with losses. But the frequent mental breakdowns are unforgivable.
by troglodytes on Dec 17, 2009 11:33 PM MST up reply actions
I can't stand watching Steve Nash lose
No matter what team he plays against, with the obvious exception of mine.
Anyone want to blame this one on the refs?
Anyone? Cuz it looked a lot like the Denver meltdown to me. And the numbers are nearly the same too. And the Suns’ second half play.
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there was a game against Denver
must’ve blocked it out :)
by ArizonaCactus on Dec 17, 2009 11:38 PM MST up reply actions
when our guys get open three's
it’s b/c of our offense…when they get open three’s it’s b/c we aren’t staying home on shooters?
please. The Suns D was great for most of this game. They had to suck in to stop penetration from Bayless and Roy which leaves shooters open just like when Nash draws help.
It’s basketball
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understood
but maybe not leave Bayless open….If Martell Webster beats us, fine, so be it. If Steve Blake beats us, fine, so be it….But not the guy that’s been keeping the other team in the game…That’s my only beef
by ArizonaCactus on Dec 17, 2009 11:37 PM MST up reply actions
Bayless...
Would be the guy you would want to try and beat you…an unproven bench player who’s had a hard time cracking the rotation. Hard to game plan for a player who doesn’t get a lot of run. Just ask the Spurs after they let Goran hit all of those 3’s against them.
fair enough
maybe i just read too much blazersedge…but bayless has all the tools to be a great player….steve blake, not so much
by ArizonaCactus on Dec 17, 2009 11:40 PM MST up reply actions
Agreed...
I’ve loved Bayless since UofA but the fact is he has been under-utilized in Portland and it’s hard to game plan for a guy that you really don’t know how he’s going to be used. Yes, adjustments should’ve been made but we kept Roy relatively in check and they just had a dude step up – I don’t blame the Suns for that.
i'll agree on that
i just want it all, i suppose :)
my heart just can’t take a whole year of this up/down stuff…
by ArizonaCactus on Dec 17, 2009 11:46 PM MST up reply actions
no, last year
i had no expectations…i knew that we weren’t gonna do much. the whole 15-3 thing got me pretty excited….
who am i kidding, i’m still never gonna miss a game…
by ArizonaCactus on Dec 17, 2009 11:51 PM MST up reply actions
I thought the Suns D was fine...
Bayless and Roy got hot…Bayless is a stud stuck in a bad situation and Roy is probably a top 10 player in this league. Suns needed to make a few more plays on the offensive end and they didn’t
Curse F'in continues
we just got cold in the 4th… stat was tired and bayless was hot. We really need to develop clark – stat couldve used some time to rest.
clark
looked lost in the brief time he was on the court…he’s not ready for prime time
by ArizonaCactus on Dec 17, 2009 11:37 PM MST up reply actions
Good game guys,
Both teams played hard, I love your guy’s blog here, and PHX is going to atleast the second round, wish i could say that for the blazers, but good luck anyways.
Odenized
calm down
it was a bad, bad loss. i am dissapointed. third road game in a row we should have won. but please, everybody, calm down.
jerryd bayless had a huge game. so we learn from that, ok? gratned, we should have learned from that about 2 quarters ago. but we will learn.
suns D was great for 3 quarters. but portland found its 3-ball in the fourth and we didnt cover it. they started getting hot and the home crowd got into it.
so many people here get absolutely ridiculous after every loss. its fine to be upset, but you have to be reasonable as well. seems like whenever we lose everybody has the same reaction:
1) BLAME AMARE
2) DESPAIR
3) START COMING UP WITH CRAZY TRADE SCENARIOS (i don’t think we’ve gotten to this yet tonight, but it will probably come)
let’s all calm down and look at what actually went wrong: OUR BENCH. clark was bad and alando was bad. i dont think our bench is ready to cover the offensive load placed on them tonight without LB and JRich. blazers, on the other hand, were ready and prepared to dig deep into their bench to find offense because of the injuries. thats the way it rolled. priorities should be finding Earl’s potential. and covering the damn 3 point line.
I thought Alando did exactly as he should’ve done. Didn’t do anything stupid on the offensive end and didn’t do anything terribly wrong on defense…quiet doesn’t mean bad.
He was a warm body
I can’t disagree with that.
http://seasonsofdiscontent.com/
by Scott Howard on Dec 17, 2009 11:43 PM MST up reply actions
I can't believe
Amar’e didn’t grab that rebound while he was on the bench….I don’t know why this always has to happen to us, maybe we’re just cursed. And I would like to trade Steve Nash for Jerryd Bayless.
by ArizonaCactus on Dec 17, 2009 11:48 PM MST up reply actions
please tell me..
somebody else saw nash get held by a portland big.
in the final play, nash was trying to get free and the guy (not sure who) held nash’s jersey for a good second or two, creating a less-than-opportune situation for him to get the ball in..
too bad it won’t make a difference
I find myself continuously forgetting
That an NBA season is not like an NFL season…..82 does not equal 16. There’s some rare perspective from me.
http://seasonsofdiscontent.com/
suns blazers game
It was a good game but i think it is time to face the facts that stevie is going to have to start shooting us to wins as w e have no one who can close games at his level,.I know that it is still early in the season but i think that i have seen enough to know that stevie is our only clutch closer.
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