Mavericks @ Suns Sunday game thread 8-2-20 (season restart)

[Cheesebeef]

T.J. is a walking bucket: for himself and whoever he is guarding.

to be fair most of our guys only get half of that equation right and it’s the wrong part of it.

 

[Mainstreet]

Devin Booker starting 2nd half with 4 personal fouls.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Yup. I jumped on the David robinson train, and convinced myself euros were soft. Watching the mavs for the next fifteen years is going to be miserable.

I was right there with ya.

 

[BC867]

I want to root for Ayton, but it's hard to when he has four points at halftime because of early foul trouble.

And now, DBook has 4 fouls. And Bridges has 3.

Maybe it's a management problem. Coaching the defense should include how to stay out of foul trouble.

The Suns have committed 19 fouls to 12 by Dallas. And Saric has had to play a lot of Center.

It would sure be nice to be able to post about the Suns playing winning basketball.

Oh well, our Mercury won today.The hapless D-backs lost. And the Suns are on their way.

Let's see the Suns pull out a win.

 

[Mainstreet]

Bridges finally gets the driving layup.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Mikal defense is very impressive. He’s Marionesque.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Start the game that intense, DA.

not when you have 4 fouls w/8:25 in the 3rd.

good point by Eddie.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

This could be Ayton’s worst game ever.

 

[SirStefan32]

Ayton with two stupid fouls in about 60 seconds.

 

[Cheesebeef]

That 5th foul was idiotic and you could see it coming from a mile away.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Lol

 

[SirStefan32]

And Book with a stupid foul too.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Luka now 2-3 against DA.

 

[Sunburn]

Ayton with one of the dumbest frustration fouls I've seen. Saying a lot considering Book is on this team.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Once DA went for that steal knew he was itching to bite on the pumpfake.

 

[JerkFace]

Man, this is just one of those games. And in this bubble scenario having “one of those games” is just a killer and so very disappointing.

 

[sdscard4]

He's averaging 25 points a game with career best shooting percentages from two and three, and he plunked down 53 today to lead the playoff-bound Pacers over the Sixers. And the Suns traded away assets just to dump him.

You forgot to defend your wild assertion that the move set them back 5yrs. This years team alone kills that. For being shorthanded they're doing just fine. Love this teams direction...playoffs or not

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

This team is a LOOOOOONG away from even contending for an 8 seed. Really have zero bench. Our athleticism is likely bottom 5 of league. Our shooting is still really poor despite seemingly trying in the offseason to load up on shooters.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

NBA

 

[sdscard4]

Team has tons of fight

 

[Mainstreet]

Suns cut the lead to 3 points.

 

[sdscard4]

This team is a LOOOOOONG away from even contending for an 8 seed. Really have zero bench. Our athleticism is likely bottom 5 of league. Our shooting is still really poor despite seemingly trying in the offseason to load up on shooters.

As you typed that they're within 3

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

How they are within 1 is beyond me

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

At least Frank tried. Make him hit the fts

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

How they are within 1 is beyond me

rubio