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    Suns @ Clippers Wednesday WCF game thread 6-30-2021 - Game 6

    Dunno. Kind of like that about Ayton. He only took one bad shot, doesn't force the game, lets it come to him. Areas to improve: *Bridges still can shoot better from the outside. *Still give up too many offensive rebounds. *I think at times they can run that damn pick and roll every single time...
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    Finals Here We Come!!!

    You guys. I've been through the disappointment of the 76 finals and the Barkley team. Hey, every 20 years we get a shot. League rules!
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    Finals Here We Come!!!

    Wasn't hard to do, but I did "call" this in terms of saying the Suns were due to actually hit some shots. Throughout both the LA and Denver series, they missed tons of layups, and then Crawford and Bridges went cold from 3. So it was, to me, only a matter of time before everyone clicked. Bridges...
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    2020-21 Around the NBA Thread

    That was the first game where it looked like the Hawks wanted to play defense. If they defend that way, they definitely have a shot, especially since Bogdanovich finally looked like he wasn't moving at half speed.
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    Clippers @ Suns Monday WCF game thread 6-28-2021 - Game 5

    I'm a little slow, but it just dawned on me why Ayton is better for the Suns than someone like Jucoc or Embiid and that is he is so much more mobile & athletic that he is setting screens beyond the 3-point arc. That means he is fast and agile enough to get to the rim after the screen. Those...
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    Suns @ Clippers Saturday WCF game thread 6-26-2021 - Game 4

    Generally for a team to win a championship, it's not going to have one blowout game after another. Just not possible. Over the years, it seems like playoff teams have three types of games: one or two good blowouts of an opponent (i.e., the Lakers series) at least one miracle ("Havlicek steals...
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    The "Jordan Rules" are in Effect!

    My bad. Paxson.
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    The "Jordan Rules" are in Effect!

    In 1989-1990, the Detroit Pistons annually faced the Chicago Bulls with Michael Jordan as their usual finals opponent. After losing to him on several occasions, Coach Bill Daley came up with what he called the "Jordan Rules:" Jordan was to be hit, or placed in physical contact, every single time...
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    Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Patrick Beverley WCF

    That is because usually the more skilled teams are less thuggish. It was the precise formula Detroit had with Lambeer, Rodman, Salley, et al. They simply bullied Jordan into submission with the "Jordan Rules." Every time he touched the ball he was to get hit. Their strategy involved carefully...
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    Suns @ Clippers Thursday WCF game thread 6-24-2021 - Game 3

    Certainly no expert on recent NBA. Haven't watched for a while really since Nash. But just from what I saw of both Denver and 76ers, those teams were only one good player away from being finals material. Each has a dominant "new type" of center who can shoot really well, drive, rebound...
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    Bucks or Hawks?

    What would you think about having Crowder guard Capela? Free Ayton to rebound & block. At any rate, I was surprised Lopez was bombing from that far out. Not what I want my center doing. I didn't like the long shot Ayton took. My take from watching nearly nothing is that Young can be gigged...
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    Bucks or Hawks?

    Never thought of that. You're right. They got one championship out of it, right? But Alcindor/Jabbar screwed Milwaukee and demanded a trade to the bright lights. Too bad. That Milwaukee team had character. LA? Meh.
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    Bucks or Hawks?

    I watched the game last night, & watched AT's win over the 76ers. Strangely, I think the only person we have who could stay with Young is Payne. Young is too quick & fast for either Booker or Paul. So far, the Hawks have had to rely on Collins or Herder for their #2 scorer. But if the Euros...
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    The NBA is rigged

    Most of you guys are too young to remember that Ritchie Powers likely stole the 1976 series from us. End of game, score was tied, Celtics grabbed a rebound, and Havlicek (as I recall) called timeout. But they didn't have any left. It should have been a technical foul sending the Suns to the...
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    Clippers @ Suns Tuesday WCF game thread 6-22-2021 - Game 2

    Woulda, coulda, shoulda but if Tom Chambers in 1993 had been just the Tom Chambers of 1991, we would have beaten the Bulls. Barkley just didn't have that 2nd really big scorer.
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    Clippers @ Suns Tuesday WCF game thread 6-22-2021 - Game 2

    They used to call the Coliseum the "Madhouse on McDowell" and not because of any characteristics in the building:)
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    Clippers @ Suns Tuesday WCF game thread 6-22-2021 - Game 2

    Payne played exactly the way you hope a backup who wants to prove himself will play. HOWEVER, the difference between him and say Booker or CP3 is in that last shot. The would-be game winning layup and he missed it. He had the lane. That will have to be the shot he eventually makes (think...
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    Clippers @ Suns Tuesday WCF game thread 6-22-2021 - Game 2

    You're kidding. Where did you hear that? Ayton waited just enough for Johnson to draw one defender off, then Booker set an absolutely great screen. Like the Steve Kerr shot with the Bulls: you knew it was coming, yet couldn't stop it.
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    Clippers @ Suns Tuesday WCF game thread 6-22-2021 - Game 2

    The question of trading 2s for 3s is interesting. One traditional argument---not sure the #s still support it---is that you have a higher % with 2s. I just do not believe that Clips can shoot 3s that well for a series. But the other factor is (and I'm sure someone has a stat), I think...
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    76 Suns vs 21 Suns

    Just for giggles I watched the last two games of the 1976 Western Conference Championships vs the Golden State Warriors with Rick Barry, Phil Smith, Gus Williams, and Jamaal Wilkes. This was a year AFTER GS beat the Bullets to win the NBA championship. What was instantly stunning was how much...
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    Deandre Ayton discussion

    Possibly. Moses Malone made a living without a jump shot, and Ayton is a much better foul shooter than ANY big man since Alvan Adams. And remember, any points Ayton gets come from someone else.
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    Deandre Ayton discussion

    I didn't mean "first option" for the Suns. I meant, for their teams. Sorry if not clear.
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    Clippers @ Suns Tuesday WCF game thread 6-22-2021 - Game 2

    This. Clips (esp George) shot insanely well. They have nowhere to go but down. On the other hand, I said after the Nuggets series, the Suns did not play particularly well: they missed a ton of layups in that series. They did not miss layups yesterday. I got the sense that the whole team was...
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    Deandre Ayton discussion

    Yesterday, Ayton had a very solid game: rebounds, good D, great picks, phenomenal screen & rolls and exceptional mobility. I watched Embiid and Jucoc, who both outscored him, and who are much bitter, more formidable. But I get the sense that with those guys it's them . . . and the team. They...
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    Now the story can be told . . . (kinda long)

    Schleuter was a key example of how the Suns always made bad deals based on one season---Schleuter had a good season with someone (NJ?) where he played some of the big guys very tough. But not real plan on how to put all the pieces together---the big exception of course was the Nash teams, where...

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