Jazz @ Suns 4-3-19

[Mainstreet]

Here are the starters.


Duane Rankin‏ @DuaneRankin

Starting lineups.

#Suns Mikal Bridges Dragan Bender Richaun Holmes Devin Booker Elie Okobo

Out: Deandre Ayton (left ankle sprain).

#Jazz Joe Ingles Thabo Sefolosha Rudy Gobert Royce O'Neale Donovan Mitchell

Out: Ricky Rubio (right hamstring tightness).

7:03 PM - 3 Apr 2019

 

[Mainstreet]

Gobert goes up for a close-in shot and Holmes fouls him. He misses both free throws.

 

[Mainstreet]

Bridges scores the first basket of the game a 3 pointer.

Suns lead 6-0.

 

[Mainstreet]

It looks like the Jazz may have taken the night off as the Suns lead 10-0.

 

[Mainstreet]

Booker is down on the floor. Maybe a sprained ankle?

He is helped down the tunnel to the locker room.

 

[SunnyBaller]

Well Booker is down looks like the whole starting five will be out for the season , secure the tank I guess

 

[Mainstreet]

Jazz are not playing any defense. This is not the Jazz team I know.

 

[Mainstreet]

End of 1st quarter:

Suns 31 - Jazz 25

 

[SunnyBaller]

I know I've said this about bender multiple times but I'm changing my statement. Jimmer is by far the worst player on the sun's now , good thing he's gone next year !

 

[Mainstreet]

I know I've said this about bender multiple times but I'm changing my statement. Jimmer is by far the worst player on the sun's now , good thing he's gone next year !

We can hope.

Jimmer makes Bender look like a star.

 

[Hoop Head]

Just turned it on, Okobo hits a 3. Disappointed to see we gave up the lead we had after the 1st and are trailing by 6 now.

 

[Mainstreet]

Just turned it on, Okobo hits a 3. Disappointed to see we gave up the lead we had after the 1st and are trailing by 6 now.

I think when the Jazz brought Neto off the bench he gave them a rhythm they didn't have. They sleep walked early in the game.

Holmes has played well and is really aggressive around the rim.

 

[SirStefan32]

This is comical. Suns are literally missing their starting lineup right now.

 

[Mainstreet]

Ingles is a Suns killer hitting those 3 pointers. Offensively Okobo is hitting his shots.

 

[Mainstreet]

Halftime:

Jazz 56 - Suns 53

 

[Hoop Head]

Why did Okobo start, is Melton out also?

 

[Mainstreet]

This is comical. Suns are literally missing their starting lineup right now.

I thought the Suns were ready to put the Jazz away until the Booker injury. The Jazz did not come ready to play.

 

[Hoop Head]

I think when the Jazz brought Neto off the bench he gave them a rhythm they didn't have. They sleep walked early in the game.

Holmes has played well and is really aggressive around the rim.

I like Neto and was hoping he'd be a target for the Suns but apparently he's best friends with Gobert so they consider him untouchable and given his minimal salary it's understandable why they won't move him.

 

[Mainstreet]

Why did Okobo start, is Melton out also?

I'm not sure why Okobo started but when Melton came into the game he was not making his shots.

Okobo is shooting well (5-9) and has 13 points.

 

[Mainstreet]

I like Neto and was hoping he'd be a target for the Suns but apparently he's best friends with Gobert so they consider him untouchable and given his minimal salary it's understandable why they won't move him.

Neto is not a player to get a lot of attention but he knows how to run a team. He would be a nice bench point guard for the Suns as he is solid.

 

[sunsfan88]

With all these injuries these past several seasons, I wonder if Aaron Nelson is losing his touch and the Suns perhaps need someone new there.

 

[Mainstreet]

@Poop Head

I just looked it up. Neto is under contract with the Jazz next season for $2,100,000.

 

[SirStefan32]

With all these injuries these past several seasons, I wonder if Aaron Nelson is losing his touch and the Suns perhaps need someone new there.

I am 99.999% certain that the medical staff doesn't have the ability to sprain ankles, kick doors, bang up hands and fingers, and stuff like that.

 

[Hoop Head]

With all these injuries these past several seasons, I wonder if Aaron Nelson is losing his touch and the Suns perhaps need someone new there.

I've wondered the same but it's hard to gauge how much time guys are missing because we aren't actually competing. I have a hard time believing Tyler Johnson would have missed all the time he has if we were in a playoff race, Oubre probably puts off his surgery to the offseason, and Ayton pushes through to be able to contribute in a limited bench role at the least.

Once we start competing it'll be interesting to see who misses games and for what reasons.

 

[Mainstreet]

I've wondered the same but it's hard to gauge how much time guys are missing because we aren't actually competing. I have a hard time believing Tyler Johnson would have missed all the time he has if we were in a playoff race, Oubre probably puts off his surgery to the offseason, and Ayton pushes through to be able to contribute in a limited bench role at the least.

Once we start competing it'll be interesting to see who misses games and for what reasons.

I think you have nailed it. Why push players to play injured if nothing is at stake.