2010 Playoffs: Round 1, Game 4 - Suns At Trail Blazers Game Thread

[Ronin]

Blazer fans boo alot.

 

[slinslin]

Good grief going to the biggest choker of the playoff series now for 3.

 

[Folster]

Roy's immobility should have been exposed, and I don't want to see Collins playing anymore.

 

[Ronin]

Whatever this series is over in six.

 

[Proteus]

Haha. Hill gets the rebound off his own missed free throw.

 

[GorrilaLips]

Didn't watch the first 3 qtrs, listened to some on radio, came home to see the melt down and than changed the channel 7 mins. in.

WTF?!? happened? Where was Jrich? Hill? How did aldridge get so many points. Why was Juwan howard playing like an all-star? Why was Barbosa and Frye still in? WTH is Roy and Batum back in?
when I heard the score around 76 and was tied...I had a huge hole in my stomach gut feeling we were going to lose just like game 1. They controlled the game to their pace and that's what it sounds like. Another thing, wtf?!? refs? I'm thinking the sway worked great for portland this afternoon.

 

[Proteus]

Pathetic game from the Suns.

Gentry is as good a playoff coach as D'Antoni.

 

[Proteus]

I hate this slow paced, ugly basketball from the Trail Blazers.

 

[Cheesebeef]

They controlled the game to their pace and that's what it sounds like. Another thing, wtf?!? refs? I'm thinking the sway worked great for portland this afternoon.

anyone who blames the refs today would really perplex me. Nash was AWFUL. I still don't get our rotation change, playing Barbs' ******** ass so much and we couldn't take advantage of an 8 minute drought that portland had. That's where we lost the game.

and yeah, one more time... Nash stunk. Peee-uw!

You know what's weird? I'm more at ease with the game than I was with the last game. We played a tough team that got a big emotional lift, fighting for their lives and lost. It happens. This is a young playoff team all things considered.

Looking forward to swing Game 5!

 

[Ronin]

Didn't watch the first 3 qtrs, listened to some on radio, came home to see the melt down and than changed the channel 7 mins. in.

How did aldridge get so many points.

He stayed out of foul trouble.

 

[tobiazz]

Pathetic game from the Suns.

Gentry is as good a playoff coach as D'Antoni.

He can't make Fry, Hill, etc hit their open shots. The offensive game plan worked except that nobody could hit their shots consistently.

The defense was pretty bad this game.

 

[cly2tw]

I missed the game but the final 38 sec. Saw Roy back. Gentry is not a good in-game adjustment coach. This could cost us our chances.

 

[tobiazz]

Nash kept complaining to the refs, but each time I rewatched those plays in slow motion he did not have much of a case. Goran should have seen more time, perhaps.

 

[AfroSuns]

Is Nash tired already? He played really really bad

 

[devilalum]

Classic soft Suns playoff loss.

If the Suns don't grow a pair they're gonna lose this series. The Blazers said before the game they were gonna push the Suns around and all the Suns did was whine and complain and LOSE.

Very disappointing.

 

[cly2tw]

He can't make Fry, Hill, etc hit their open shots. The offensive game plan worked except that nobody could hit their shots consistently.

The defense was pretty bad this game.

Part of coach's duty is to recognize exact that situation, and sacrifice some offense for defense. It looks Frye played a little too long and Lou too little.

 

[Chaplin]

anyone who blames the refs today would really perplex me. Nash was AWFUL. I still don't get our rotation change, playing Barbs' ******** ass so much and we couldn't take advantage of an 8 minute drought that portland had. That's where we lost the game.

and yeah, one more time... Nash stunk. Peee-uw!

You know what's weird? I'm more at ease with the game than I was with the last game. We played a tough team that got a big emotional lift, fighting for their lives and lost. It happens. This is a young playoff team all things considered.

Looking forward to swing Game 5!

We shouldn't have been in the position to begin with, but come on, even you should be disgusted by the refs in the 4th quarter.

They were incredibly inconsistent throughout the entire game. There was at least 2 or 3 travels that they didn't call, and a BLATANT one by Brandon Roy in the 3rd. In the 1st quarter, Rudy took a charge, which was debatable, but understandable, but the same exact thing happened on the other end and Lou was called for blocking. Terribly inconsistent and horrible officiating on both sides.

Not that it would have mattered--I liked that they kept going to Amare, but they needed to do that more--the key to the Blazers is Andre Miller and getting their big men in foul trouble. Amare tried as best he could, but nobody else was. And Jerryd Bayless is a total punk, sad to say as a UA alum. The guy misses shots badly then finally makes one and starts taunting. Nice.

 

[Chaplin]

Is Nash tired already? He played really really bad

Nash wasn't tired, he just played badly. It happens every once in awhile. Unfortunately, the playoffs are the worst possible time for it to happen.

 

[shazaam6]

Collins didnt do much....again. Play the d league guy please. More Dragic less Barbosa. Push the damn ball. Nash, when playing too much, tends to walk it up. Frye 3 off again. Where was Lou, Gentry? At least go out on your shield...play them all like you have been, it will wear out the other team, especially if they are short-handed and hurt. Sheez. Learn that from Popovich. Batum is a puss. Amare is cool. Beatdown coming for the Blazers next game.

 

[Chaplin]

LOL at the complaining about Collins. Lou Amundson was MUCH worse than Collins in this game, which is why you didn't see him. So was LB. So was Goran. In fact, as sad as it is, this was probably one of Collins' better games as a Sun.

 

[Cheesebeef]

We shouldn't have been in the position to begin with, but come on, even you should be disgusted by the refs in the 4th quarter.

man, I didn't think they were that bad. I thought the Roy travel was a missed call but other than that, I had no problems with how they called the game. I mean, the flagrant was bad but the game was over and done by that point.

 

[jagu]

I rather play a blind goat with a wooden leg than Barbosa, Collins and Frye.

We lost this game due to a whole lot of wide open shots that were missed and Nash throwing the ball away every time and looking to the refs for calls.

 

[Proteus]

The Suns got beat badly in both fast break points and 2nd chance points.

Suns 4 fast break points, Trail Blazers 16
Suns 5 2nd chance points, Trail Blazers 17

 

[az1965]

man, I didn't think they were that bad. I thought the Roy travel was a missed call but other than that, I had no problems with how they called the game. I mean, the flagrant was bad but the game was over and done by that point.

I agree... I did not see any major issues with officiating. They were the aggressive, hustling team. How many freakin' offensive board did we give up?

 

[mjb21aztd]

Ugh when a team doesn't score for 8 minutes in a freaking qtr you better win the game, just a disgusting performance by the suns we should have won this game... well had better show up monday if we don't win the blazers will win in 6 . COME ON SUNS WIN ON MONDAY DAMMIT!!!!!!