Blazers @ Suns

[FArting]

TRAIL BLAZERS (31-11) at SUNS (25-18)
Tip-off: 7 p.m. (Phoenix time) TV: FSAZ
C:Chris Kaman … Alex Len
PF:Thomas Robinson … Markieff Morris
SF:Nicolas Batum … P.J. Tucker
SG:Wes Matthews … Goran Dragic
PG:Damian Lillard … Eric Bledsoe

http://www.azcentral.com/story/spor...-preview-suns-blazers-orange-slices/22128183/

 

[95pro]

Should be a good one. I think the Blazers are overrated despite their record. Good regular season team but just a bit young still.

 

[82CardsGrad]

Geeeez... how many TO's does Bledsoe have already??

@ slinslin


Actually, all kidding aside, with LMA out, would really like to see Kief go off again tonight!

 

[Mainstreet]

It looks like a battle of the guards.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Should be a good one. I think the Blazers are overrated despite their record. Good regular season team but just a bit young still.

They have some youth but they have a nice mix of veterans too. As for not being ready for postseason, maybe that's true but it won't help us tonight. Aldridge being out might help us, but Lillard can take over a game if he's motivated. I don't particularly like him but can be scary dominant at times.

As I recall, they beat Houston in the playoffs last year before falling to eventual champion San Antonio so they should be even more ready this season. I don't know about overrated either but I do have a mental image of them dominating the bad teams and coming up short against the good teams last season. I haven't followed them much this season so maybe that's just year old news.

Steve

 

[Drop D]

Geeeez... how many TO's does Bledsoe have already??

The same number as Morri technicals and Len block shots.

 

[Zobaczcie suki]

Lillard is ridiculously talented. Hopefully, he doesn't torch us tonight. Could be a long night for Bled chasing him around.

 

[Ronin]

Paul Coro @paulcoro · 13m 13 minutes ago

Reggie Bullock is on the Suns active roster for the 1st time tonight in #SunsVsBlazers. Tyler Ennis & Zoran Dragic are on the inactive list.

With LaMarcus Aldridge out, the Blazers will go small and start Dorell Wright at power forward. #SunsVsBlazers

 

[Mainstreet]

I'd like to see Reggie Bullock get some minutes.

 

[Ronin]

Turnover #1 for Bledsoe.

 

[Ronin]

Kaman is killing the Suns.
Bledsoe is being very aggresive to start the game.

 

[Mainstreet]

Chris Kaman is scoring with ease.

 

[Mainstreet]

The Blazers have three NBA centers and the Suns want to trade Plumlee?

 

[Zobaczcie suki]

Turnover #1 for Bledsoe.

plus 2 steals, 11 points and we are not even done w/ the 1st

 

[FutureSuperstar]

Chris Kaman is scoring with ease.

A lot of it is the Suns lack of size outside of Len up front. On one play, Len left Kaman to block a layup and no-one switched up to box out Kaman (Eddie Johnson actually called out Len on this play when he did nothing wrong) ... Then the next play Kieff had Kaman and had to switch up (Because of the Suns TERRIBLE effort at keeping the guards in front of them) and Dragic didn't step down quick enough.

It comes down to perimeter defense (So the big guys don't have to leave Kaman), rotations defensively, and just a lack of size when there are rotations.

 

[Mainstreet]

IT lighting it up.

 

[frankeegee1]

Suns going big last couple of minutes?

 

[Mainstreet]

A lot of it is the Suns lack of size outside of Len up front. On one play, Len left Kaman to block a layup and no-one switched up to box out Kaman (Eddie Johnson actually called out Len on this play when he did nothing wrong) ... Then the next play Kieff had Kaman and had to switch up (Because of the Suns TERRIBLE effort at keeping the guards in front of them) and Dragic didn't step down quick enough.

It comes down to perimeter defense (So the big guys don't have to leave Kaman), rotations defensively, and just a lack of size when there are rotations.

Plumlee and Wright together helps the Suns inside off the bench.

 

[Mainstreet]

Suns going big last couple of minutes?

I'd like to see the Suns play Plumlee and Wright together off the bench rather than trade Plumlee for something like a couple of second round picks.

 

[Zobaczcie suki]

Great 1st quarter, though we started out playing from behind, put up 40. Blazers seem a bit out of synch w/o LA.

Bled on his way to some kind of triple double, 11 points, 4 assists, 3 rb, 2 steals, 1 TO

Blazers have no answer for IT.

Let's see if the bench can extend this in the 2nd

 

[Mainstreet]

Just noticed Green has a shorter haircut.

 

[Zobaczcie suki]

Wow, 49 points w/ 8 minutes left in the second. Are they going to let Dragic back in??

 

[Mainstreet]

Wright seems to push Plumlee so he plays harder. JMHO.

 

[frankeegee1]

Everyone, both teams, looked kinda tired or... Not much movement send like - slow motion.

 

[frankeegee1]

Nice