Mavericks @ Suns game thread 1-31-18

[Mainstreet]

Sweet shake and bake basket for Jackson to get to 21 points.

 

[Mainstreet]

And he dunked in the first half!

A thunderous dunk.

 

[Mainstreet]

Quit passing the ball Josh and shoot it.

 

[SweetD]

Jackson padding his turnover stats at the end here.

 

[hsandhu]

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

Youre Saying it is Justifiable calling him a bust, that is automatically triggering an argument.

And by explosive, I mean his fast twitch muscle, speed, second jump, etc... Is off the charts. If you can't see that, I don't know what you are watching

 

[Mainstreet]

Final:

Suns 102 - Mavericks 88

 

[GatorAZ]

Well that was unfortunate.

 

[Mainstreet]

Wesley Matthews shooting 2-17 from the field didn't help the Suns cause.

 

[Finito]

Youre Saying it is Justifiable calling him a bust, that is automatically triggering an argument.

And by explosive, I mean his fast twitch muscle, speed, second jump, etc... Is off the charts. If you can't see that, I don't know what you are watching

Well good luck with your argument hope you win

 

[hsandhu]

Well good luck with your argument hope you win

You not refuting any of the points is the win

 

[Mainstreet]

Canaan will have surgery tomorrow.

Hope everything goes well.

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Canaan to have surgery tomorrow

10:13 PM - 31 Jan 2018

 

[hcsilla]

Canaan will have surgery tomorrow.

Hope everything goes well.

He will be out at least 6 months, IMO after this horrible ankle-break.

 

[Phrazbit]

Yeah... his season is over. So long as he didn't tear any tendons, he should be full strength by next season. Bones are easier to rehab by far.

 

[devilalum]

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

I know you’re joking but he’s probably the best passer on the team.

A seven footer can throw a lot of passes a six foot guy never could.


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[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Well good luck with your argument hope you win

This may be one of my favorite posts ever.

 

[Suns_fan69]

I've missed a number of games but Bender looked more aggressive than usual in this game.

And Isiah's injury is just horrible, on a number of levels. Hopefully he can get back 100% after this. Props to Dudley for being the first guy to come back to him to comfort him when everyone started backing away.

 

[SirStefan32]

I've missed a number of games but Bender looked more aggressive than usual in this game.

And Isiah's injury is just horrible, on a number of levels. Hopefully he can get back 100% after this. Props to Dudley for being the first guy to come back to him to comfort him when everyone started backing away.

Bender started walking towards him, saw his ankle, and turned around and dropped to his knees. I thought he was going to throw up.

I agree about him being a little more aggressive last night. I loved the dunk in the first half. Now he needs to start doing that more often.

 

[Suns_fan69]

The dunk and that flash to the key are two plays mentioned, but he started diving hard to the rim on the pick and roll with booker where before he used to fade to the 3pt line after setting the screen. He also went straight to the block when a smaller defender got switched on him. They all looked like new behaviors to me (though I haven't watched thaaat many games). IMO he needs this level of aggression all the time to stay in this league, he can't be that passive 3 pt shooter/facilitator all the time.

 

[SirStefan32]

The dunk and that flash to the key are two plays mentioned, but he started diving hard to the rim on the pick and roll with booker where before he used to fade to the 3pt line after setting the screen. He also went straight to the block when a smaller defender got switched on him. They all looked like new behaviors to me (though I haven't watched thaaat many games). IMO he needs this level of aggression all the time to stay in this league, he can't be that passive 3 pt shooter/facilitator all the time.

Yes, I noticed that as well!

 

[BC867]

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

Before his growth spurt, he was a PG. What does that mean? I guess it means that his skills haven't progressed in proportion to his size. Correction -- his height. That is the only thing that makes him a "big man".

 

[SirStefan32]

In all fairness, it's hard to find a European player who was not a point guard at some point. When you join a club as a kid, they teach you to be a point guard, or "play maker" as we called it. Then they teach you to shoot.
There is a reason every Euro can (and likes to) pass the ball, and can hit open jumpers. From Sabonis, Divac, and Kukoc, to Jokic, Nurkic, and Bender, they've all been point guards and shooting guards before they grew into PFs and Centers.

 

[elindholm]

Bender started walking towards him, saw his ankle, and turned around and dropped to his knees. I thought he was going to throw up.

That's because he was thinking, "Oh God, now I'll have to shoot more."