Game Day Thread

[JCSunsfan]

first game of the year and no thread yet?

Chirp, chirp, chirp.

Message to Robert Sarver: Steve Nash is not going to sell tickets with no team around him. No hope for fans means no money for you.

 

[Mainstreet]

My only hope rests on Sarver selling the Suns in 2012. This would be my plan for rebuilding the Suns. Getting new ownership and a good GM could do wonders. Fans can live through rebuilding if there is hope. The high water mark for the Suns this season can only be average, if everything goes perfect with no margin for error. When does everything go perfect? Not likely.

 

[BC867]

When does everything go perfect? Not likely.

It already hasn't with Gortat. He made public that he won't be able to dunk for some time, although he said it didn't seem to affect his jump shot.

Contact on offense and defense will be a question.

Hopefully, Lopez will be able to provide quality minutes off the bench.

No matter what, the injury already holds back the team.

 

[Mainstreet]

Here is the Suns starting lineup per Paul Coro at azcentral blog dated 12-26-11.

Hornets (0-0) at Suns (0-0)

C: Emeka Okafor ... Marcin Gortat

PF: Carl Landry ... Channing Frye

SF: Trevor Ariza ... Grant Hill

PG: Greveis Vasquez ... Steve Nash

SG: Eric Gordon ... Jared Dudley

Key Hornets subs: Chris Kaman, Jason Smith, Al-Faouq Aminu, Carldell Johnson, Greivis Vasquez.

The Suns get a break as Hornets starting point guard Jarrett Jack is suspended for tonight's game. More on blog.

http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/PaulCoro/151567

 

[JCSunsfan]

Okafor/Kaman is a better center combo than Gortat/Lopez, and we consider that one of our team strengths. Landry is better than Frye, Gordon better than Dudley, and Ariza and Grant are at best a wash.

Nash is better than. . .who?

 

[Mainstreet]

Okafor/Kaman is a better center combo than Gortat/Lopez, and we consider that one of our team strengths. Landry is better than Frye, Gordon better than Dudley, and Ariza and Grant are at best a wash.

Nash is better than. . .who?

Nash is much better than Jack tonight.

 

[sunsfan88]

We have a better bench. Kaman is washed up and the only exciting player coming off from NO is Aminu.

Look for Morris to score over 20 pts in his rookie debut to break the Suns franchise record.

Suns win BIG!

 

[ninous26]

I honestly don't see us easily winning any games this season. UGHHHHHH.

I see a season like the last one where every game we win is a tough fought out till the end game except we win a lot less.

 

[Mainstreet]

The Suns need to win their first three games to have a glimmer of hope (I'll talking about going for .500 basketball) before the schedule gets tougher. They have the Hornets and 76ers at home, then the Hornets away.

Here is a link to their season schedule.

http://espn.go.com/nba/team/schedule/_/name/PHX/phoenix-suns

 

[desertdawg]

Time to get it moving, another year with Nash, but this year we will finish what we started last year, making it to the play offs. It's going to be fun to watch. I like the rookie, probably gonna need him. Can't wait to see the Polish Hamma fy Slamma

 

[Mainstreet]

Time to get it moving, another year with Nash, but this year we will finish what we started last year, making it to the play offs. It's going to be fun to watch. I like the rookie, probably gonna need him. Can't wait to see the Polish Hamma fy Slamma

If Morris can contribute and play bigger than he streams on the internet in preseason )) this could be big factor. A lot to ask for a rookie.

 

[desertdawg]

Fropez is in the building

 

[Mainstreet]

I was starting to worry about Grant Hill a bit. He seemed to have trouble stopping. He has changed shoes so I guess this was the problem.

 

[AfroSuns]

Lopez hustling, i hope it continues

 

[desertdawg]

Fropez is doing good

 

[desertdawg]

2nd string is keeping up with the tempo

 

[Mainstreet]

I'm liking the way Markief Morris plays. He is aggressive. Could it be the Suns got a draft pick right?

 

[desertdawg]

I'm ready for some more Gortat

 

[desertdawg]

Gortat and Frye come in...

 

[desertdawg]

Coach looks like he is going to make sure Nash gets rest in the first half, he stuck with Fropez while he was doing good, looks like they have almost as much confidence in the rookie...as he has in himself. We need some one like that so I will wait and see.

 

[edukator1]

Lopez and Gortat looks realy realy goooooooood

 

[desertdawg]

Lopez and Gortat looks realy realy goooooooood

And Bigs are so important , Fropez looks like he is bringing it!

 

[Mainstreet]

The Suns are sorely lacking shooters. Childress did not look bad while he was out there.

 

[desertdawg]

The Suns are sorely lacking shooters. Childress did not look bad while he was out there.

N.O. has been hitting their jump shots like it aint no thang, I think we get hotter in the second half, and I hope our Bigs keep playing bigtime. We gotta tighten up on defense, get in folk's faces.

 

[desertdawg]

Grant Hill!