Hawks @ Suns Thursday game thread 1-9-2025

[GatorAZ]

Beal with a great game

Welcome to Detroit.

 

[clyde2tw]

we take tyus out and start turning the ball over immediately - lead dwindling - I THOUGHT THAT'S WHY WE BROUGHT A PG IN

thank you greyson

Like the loss to Hornets, all the critical TOs, 3-4 with 2 mins, resulted from trying hard to feed KD to go ISO. We were aup 13ish, why not keep the way we played up until then! Every team knows now how to get steals in such predictable cases.
All we need is to get the ball flowing. Despite another atrocious shooting night from Book, he was directing the offense well enough. We ought to keep getting hot hands the passes, like Beal, Allen, Tyus for a while, and not always go ISO to KD.

 

[Superbone]

dunn may have a future endorsing energy drinks dude never stops moving

Is there any question who's getting the Majerle hustle award this year?

 

[clyde2tw]

Is there any question who's getting the Majerle hustle award this year?

Seeing how Beal dive for the last steal of game...

 

[AzStevenCal]

Is there any question who's getting the Majerle hustle award this year?

I got off the couch to yell at the team twice this season so I figure Dunn will win the hustle award and I'm a close second.

 

[Hoop Head]

I have to say the reports the Suns were trying to force Beal's hand by benching in order to waive his NTC were either wrong or he's handled it differently than most thought. He's been a baller off the bench. I'd say he was the player of the game in both wins since it happened.

 

[clyde2tw]

I have to say the reports the Suns were trying to force Beal's hand by benching in order to waive his NTC were either wrong or he's handled it differently than most thought. He's been a baller off the bench. I'd say he was the player of the game in both wins since it happened.

As a nice by-product though, it showcased to potential buyers that Beal can still be the scorer he used to be when put into the right position.

 

[Mainstreet]

I have to say the reports the Suns were trying to force Beal's hand by benching in order to waive his NTC were either wrong or he's handled it differently than most thought. He's been a baller off the bench. I'd say he was the player of the game in both wins since it happened.

I'm leaning more than ever that an interior presence on offense and defense would greatly improve the Suns and I'm not talking about a star level player either. And this should be a much easier fix. The type of trade that Dallas made for Gannon and Washington is an example.

 

[how_sweet_it_is]

The next game that means something to me is the Hornets rematch. I want to see whether the Suns are mad about being humiliated by a bunch of nobodies; whether they care about getting even. The Hornets franchise (formerly the Bobcats) continues to exist only because two different parties don't care about the quality of basketball: the NBA itself, and the fans who buy tickets to Hornets games.

 

[how_sweet_it_is]

I would be happy to see the Hawks make a deep playoff run as far as the Finals, because the Hawks franchise hasn't done anything noteworthy since it was the St. Louis Hawks in the mid-20th century.