Mavericks @ Suns game thread 1-31-18

[Evil Ash]

I was watching him on the floor and initially thought it was only minor. A lady in the crowd was grimacing is what caught my attention but they were not showing anything then.

Yeah if you weren't looking at his leg, it would be hard to tell and the medical staff surrounded him in a hurry

 

[Mainstreet]

Nowhere near as important as the severity of Canaan's injury, but it is disappointing that he finally just started getting a chance at the Point.

Very disappointing indeed, not only for now but next season as well. He had a fair shot at making the roster next season. Wish him well.

 

[Mainstreet]

Yeah if you weren't looking at his leg, it would be hard to tell and the medical staff surrounded him in a hurry

He was so calm... unbelievable, especially the way some basketball players exaggerate injuries.

 

[Mainstreet]

Jackson at the half with 13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 0 turnovers.

 

[SweetD]

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Ya it was bad!

 

[SweetD]

Jackson at the half with 13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 0 turnovers.

0 turnovers is huge.

Bender looked a little better.

 

[Evil Ash]

SweetD could you put that photo under a spoiler tag? It was bad enough looking at it the first time.

 

[ColdPickleNachos]

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Thank goodness!

(James responding to someone tweeting the Suns should bring him back.)

 

[Mainstreet]

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Thank goodness!

(James responding to someone tweeting the Suns should bring him back.)

Come on! You miss him.

 

[Mainstreet]

Booker now with 4 PFs.

 

[Mainstreet]

Bender looks down before shooting the wide open 3 and is wide right.

Need a football smilie of a referee saying the FG was no good.

 

[hsandhu]

Remember, according to a couple geniuses on this board and the morons on realm Josh Jackson is already bust.

Idiot hot takes like that is why athletes justifiably hate some fans. I'm sure he ll have some more terrible games this year, and those same people will declare him a bust again.

His potential is ridiculous, the second he stepped on a court he was already one of the most explosive players in the league.

 

[Finito]

Remember, according to a couple geniuses on this board and the morons on realm Josh Jackson is already bust.

Idiot hot takes like that is why athletes justifiably hate some fans. I'm sure he ll have some more terrible games this year, and those same people will declare him a bust again.

His potential is ridiculous, the second he stepped on a court he was already one of the most explosive players in the league.

Oh god just stop. As far as some guys calling him a bust or not being as good as other players drafted around him that perfectly justifiable, but calling him one if the most exlplosive players in the league is a ridiculous exaggeration

 

[elindholm]

Hey, as one of the resident Bender haters, I have to admit I liked his little flash to the free-throw line there (late in the third quarter).

 

[ColdPickleNachos]

Do they keep airballs as a stat? Tyler Ulis has to be among the league leaders.

 

[Mainstreet]

End of 3rd:

Suns 81 - Mavericks 61

 

[Mainstreet]

There is always a stat for something.

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[hsandhu]

Oh god just stop. As far as some guys calling him a bust or not being as good as other players drafted around him that perfectly justifiable, but calling him one if the most exlplosive players in the league is a ridiculous exaggeration

Calling him a bust after 3 months is justifiable, but not one of the most explosive? Are you trying to prove you are one the people i was talking about?

Was wiggins one of the most explosive coming into the league, well the Kansas coaches said Jackson was equal to wiggins, and you only need eyes to see it.

 

[Evil Ash]

Hey, as one of the resident Bender haters, I have to admit I liked his little flash to the free-throw line there (late in the third quarter).

Once he figures out when to take a midrange shot instead of trying to pass it, his play will drastically improve. Smart kid but often too unselfish

 

[SweetD]

Once he figures out when to take a midrange shot instead of trying to pass it, his play will drastically improve. Smart kid but often too unselfish

At this point, might as well make Bender our pg since all he wants to do is pass.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Calling him a bust after 3 months is justifiable, but not one of the most explosive? Are you trying to prove you are one the people i was talking about?

Was wiggins one of the most explosive coming into the league, well the Kansas coaches said Jackson was equal to wiggins, and you only need eyes to see it.

Are there really that many people here who have called him a bust to dedicate a post to it? To make it seem like there’s a bunch of people claiming he’s a bust seems as hyperbolic as those calling him a bust.

 

[hsandhu]

Are there really that many people here who have called him a bust to dedicate a post to it? To make it seem like there’s a bunch of people claiming he’s a bust seems as hyperbolic as those calling him a bust.

If you visit suns board on realgm, every game half the people were. And yes, there are several people i have argued with on this board over the same thing.

Including someone in this thread! saying it is jusfifiable calling him a bust.

 

[Finito]

Calling him a bust after 3 months is justifiable, but not one of the most explosive? Are you trying to prove you are one the people i was talking about?

Was wiggins one of the most explosive coming into the league, well the Kansas coaches said Jackson was equal to wiggins, and you only need eyes to see it.

I said I wanted Jackson at 4 and it was the right pick to make but hindsight I'd rather have Lauri and I stand by it.

If by "explosive" you mean widly undisciplined then yes he's very explosive a lot of the time. I'm rooting for him to suceed.

 

[Finito]

If you visit suns board on realgm, every game half the people were. And yes, there are several people i have argued with on this board over the same thing.

Including someone in this thread! saying it is jusfifiable calling him a bust.

Dude I am not arguing with you, your having that argument in your head

 

[SirStefan32]

Hey, as one of the resident Bender haters, I have to admit I liked his little flash to the free-throw line there (late in the third quarter).

And he dunked in the first half!