Bucks @ Suns Sunday game thread 3-8-20

[WildBB]

I really enjoy Bridges overall game, a lot. Never any let up. If only Saric were a little quicker!

We'll get there.

 

[Superbone]

I was using the information on the Suns.com schedule which shows a start time of 3 p.m. MST.

My on screen DirecTV guide also shows the same time.

It's something to watch for sure.

Just confirming that it is on at 3 pm Pacific Time and Arizona time.

 

[Raze]

...and he's not just the 10th pick. He's the 10th pick AND another first round pick in a loaded draft. He's got a ways to go before he's commensurate to what we gave up to get him.

Perspective is everything. Yes, we gave up #16, but who was available that was better than Mikal?

Zhaire Smith? He's hurt and didn't show much when he wasn't.
DeVincezo? His stats are close, but not nearly the disruption Mikal is on D.
Huerter? He's the best of the bunch but he's not a better defender than Mikal and only a little better on O.
Walker, Okogie, Allen, Hutchison, Holiday...? None of them are currently better than Mikal.
And I'd think you'd have to go back to #34, Devonte Graham, to find someone that is significantly better than Mikal.

IOW, we got the near best player we could get with the #16 pick. We did the best we could with what we had.

As to the Miami pick we gave up, in all likelihood it will be in the mid 20's. So no real loss there. TBD.

An argument could be made that we could have drafted one of the guys that went #11-#15 since we traded for #10. As to those guys:

Shai is and always was a SG. He'd be backing up Book (although a great back up).
Porter is good. We would've had to wait for him, but it might have been worth it.
Miles, Jerome, and Troy have been nothing special.

I don't see, at all, how we messed up this pick. He comps really well to those who went after him and is a heck of a lot better than Knox who went before him.

And let's not forget that word is he's a heck of a teammate. Everyone seems to love him. Hindsight being what it is, I absolutely love that we traded to get him.

 

[Mainstreet]

Without Oubre and Cam, Bridges needs to put up more shots no more deferring to everyone else.

And he has been very effective. It's not always the number of shots.

 

[Mainstreet]

The game is underway.

Suns lead early on Booker 3 pointer.

 

[Ronin]

Booker for three!

 

[Ronin]

Baynes for three

 

[Ronin]

Rubio for three

Baynes picks up his first foul on the other end

 

[Mainstreet]

Baynes at it again early hitting two 3-pointers.

 

[Mainstreet]

Timeout Bucks. Suns lead 18-6.

 

[Ronin]

Time out bucks

 

[Ronin]

Turnover by Booker

 

[Ronin]

Nice drive by Booker

 

[Ronin]

Nice pass from Booker to carter

 

[Mainstreet]

Wow. Booker backs Lopez down low and scores.

 

[Ronin]

+1 for Booker

 

[Ronin]

Booker is feeling it

 

[Mainstreet]

Booker is red hot shooting (6-7) and passing (4) assists.

 

[Ronin]

Booker Vs Middleton.

 

[Mainstreet]

End of 1st quarter:

Suns 47 - Bucks 28

Whatever the Suns are doing, keep it going.

 

[Ronin]

Jerome needed to make that 3 pointer at the end of the quarter

 

[Mainstreet]

Suns need to get Bridges involved somehow. He hasn't put up a shot.

 

[Ronin]

Jerome being hestitant

 

[Mainstreet]

Jerome is not confident with his shot leading to hesitation and passing off when he has the open look.

 

[Ronin]

Incomplete