Bobcats @ Suns 2-1-14

[Mainstreet]

The Bobcats play at the Suns tonight with a 7 PM Arizona start time. Al Jefferson is on a big time scoring and rebounding roll. See comments below from Paul Coro at azcentral in an article dated 2-1-14 plus the starting lineups.

Suns center Miles Plumlee has a chore on his hands tonight with Jefferson, the 6-foot-10, 289-pounder who is coming off a 40-point. 18-rebound performance Friday night in the Bobcats’ 110-100 win at the Los Angeles Lakers. Jefferson is averaging 35.7 points and 14.0 rebounds in his past three games and has averages of 28.9 points and 12.6 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Charlotte is 6-4 in that stretch, which sadly makes its 21-27 overall record good enough for playoff position in the Eastern Conference. The Bobcats franchise has reached the playoffs once in 10 seasons.

Bobcats (21-27) at Suns (28-18) … 7 p.m. Phoenix tip time

C: Al Jefferson … Miles Plumlee

PF: Josh McRoberts … Channing Frye

SF: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist … P.J. Tucker

SG: Gerald Henderson … Gerald Green

PG: Ramon Sessions … Goran Dragic

Key Bobcats injuries: Kemba Walker has been out since Jan. 18 with a left ankle sprain and remains unlikely to play tonight. Brendan Haywood (foot) and Jeffery Taylor (Achilles) are out. Ben Gordon (illness) is questionable.

Key Bobcats reserves: Anthony Tolliver, Jannero Pargo, Chris Douglas-Roberts, Cody Zeller, Bismack Biyombo.

http://www.azcentral.com/insiders/p...for-suns-bobcats-big-effort-needed-vs-big-al/

 

[Mainstreet]

Dragic already has 8 ponts in the first quarter at the 6:28 mark.

 

[ProdigalSun]

Dragic has taken his game to another level this year

 

[Mainstreet]

Dragic has taken his game to another level this year

No doubt. It's not a cliche, he is indeed a one man fast break... and he has a complete game to go with it.

 

[JS22]

Let's trade most of our picks + a handful of solid players for Westbrook. Dragic just isn't good enough.

 

[ProdigalSun]

Zeller is pretty good. McRoberts is ugly

 

[Mainstreet]

It would seem like Len would have been a good substitution with Zeller in the game.

 

[Mainstreet]

I guess they heard me about Len a few minutes too late.

 

[Mainstreet]

Alright, who ordered the McRoberts?

 

[slinslin]

Bring Goodwin in for Barbosa, it is not like Barbosa is doing anything positive right now.

 

[Mainstreet]

Bring Goodwin in for Barbosa, it is not like Barbosa is doing anything positive right now.

Look again.

 

[ProdigalSun]

Len holding his own for the most part against Jefferson who is a tough guard

 

[Mainstreet]

Dragic driving the ball on the break, Dragic don't care. They merely annoy him.

 

[Catlover]

Len holding his own for the most part against Jefferson who is a tough guard

Even at our best we've struggled against Jefferson. He must average 30 points and 15 rebounds a game against us, at least it seems like it.

 

[Mainstreet]

Even Plumlee is altering Jefferson's shot. When has that happened before?

 

[Mainstreet]

The Suns are not biting on Jefferson's pump fake which is causing him huge problems. Even Frye blocked his shot.

 

[SirStefan32]

"Jefferson cannot block his own shot!" I love EJ.

 

[ProdigalSun]

I hope the Suns can keep stretching this lead so Goodwin and Len get some minutes in the 4th

 

[Mainstreet]

"Jefferson cannot block his own shot!" I love EJ.

I respect Eddie when it comes to Goran. EJ has been on a campaign (deservedly) as I see it to get Goran into the All-Star game. If he had his choice, Goran would be there.

 

[Mainstreet]

I hope the Suns can keep stretching this lead so Goodwin and Len get some minutes in the 4th

I hope he can play the entire 4th quarter.

 

[ProdigalSun]

Len looked good on that jumper

 

[Mainstreet]

The Suns are playing two centers in Len and Kravtsov. BC867 should eat that up.

 

[Cheesebeef]

I want TNT or ESPN to start airing some of these damn games!

 

[SirStefan32]

Sometimes I really think Dragic is just one step away from being a Superstar. That first quarter was just incredible.

 

[Sci Fi]

Sometimes I really think Dragic is just one step away from being a Superstar. That first quarter was just incredible.

It's good that people are starting to realize this. I'm not sure why it's taking so long. Westbrook could not have lead this team as well as Dragic did this year.