They press cp3 full court, not softly with a 6 feet cushion too. Can we screen someone hard please? Can we also do the same to Luka too? We have the guys to pressure him, Mikal Book and Crowder. It doesn't have to be one of them on every defensive possession but we can mix it up. We are just switching way to easy instead of fighting to stay straight man and we fail to anticipate passing. This requires high energy and using more than a 7 man rotation. i just wish we would substitute early to keep energy up and guys fresher, this would require digging into our bench deeper though.
Mavericks @ Suns Tuesday Playoff game thread, R2, 5-10-2022 - Game 5
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The Suns need to have another player to bring the ball up the court to keep Chris Paul fresh. Also they need to run some plays where Paul is not primarily involved. In game 4, Paul was left wide open for a corner 3P. The Suns need to do more of this.
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These are the referees for tonight's game.
David Guthrie (#16); Sean Wright (#4); Tom Washington (#49); Tre Maddox (#23)
David Guthrie (#16); Sean Wright (#4); Tom Washington (#49); Tre Maddox (#23)
Booker and CP3 combine for 45+ tonight.
Luka will get in foul trouble
Book it
Looking forward to some bbq too
Luka will get in foul trouble
Book it
Looking forward to some bbq too
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Torrey Craig says he is ready to play.
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I think he means he can play. I don't think he has been "ready to play" since the acquisition.
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Man, I have no idea which team is going to show up tonight. The team that was rolling through the middle part of the regular season that didn't lose more than 2 games in a row all year? I'd love to see that team again.
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So Torrey Craig is out for both bad losses… hmmmm…. Lol
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I think smaller guards that can get in Doncic' lap on defense is the secret to slowing him down. Chris Paul and Cam Payne have done this in stretches. Of course a double team will need to follow when he gets close to the basket.
Perhaps Holiday might be able to do this as well. This might be a use for Payton too.
I have a question. Anybody think that if the Suns continue to struggle with rebounding, they get the Twin Towers in there again? Now that isn't going to work if Dallas comes out and hits 20 threes again, but it might limit the second chance points that resulted in a bunch of those threes.
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I think the key is USE the damn bench! They were huge all season now Monty short rotation just wearing the starters out and letting know one else get any rhythm! Stop being stubborn Monty and play some guys geesh Dallas looks like the deeper team because Kidd is actually using them trying to keep guys fresh legs!!!!
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The problem is the guys from the bench he IS playing not named McGee have been awful.
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I cannot agree in the slightest.
Outside Cam Johnson, and McGee to a degree, the bench has been putrid.
Every minute we keep them off the court is important, they quite simply have been tanking us.
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The issue is long rebounds from missed threes. For some reason the suns give them up at a much higher clip than other teams it seems. Against Dallas we have not been getting beat with boards around the basket.
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Thrilled to have been wrong on this.
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Disagree I think part of the reason they are underperforming is lack of playing. They didn’t suck all season? And you have a bench for a reason yet Monty keeps running Payne out there and not playing Holiday even though Payne has been awful. You can switch it up try different guys we have a deep bench but matters not if Coach refuses to play anyone. Biz and McGee both have 6 fouls they could put on anyone going into the lane. This team needs to start being more physical if they gonna call fouls make them freaking count! Ish and Craig can be used as well. Bench isn’t just for scoring they need to give guys rest and can come in and put bodies on people use your fouls! Wear them out like we did all season to teams!
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Doncic does this drive to the top of the key, then leans way back, and passes to his three point shooters. Instead of the Suns drawing in to defend him, they need to run out to their guys and wait, the ball is coming their way! We need to do this a few times and make Doncic take that shot. The threes off that are killing us.
Also, Monty has not done enough to develop different ways to get the ball into our centers. We struggle when it's not CP3 passing it in. That's something we have not addressed all year. Smaller guys are defending the entry pass against us and getting away with it. That is one of the few criticisms I have with Monty's coaching.
Also, Monty has not done enough to develop different ways to get the ball into our centers. We struggle when it's not CP3 passing it in. That's something we have not addressed all year. Smaller guys are defending the entry pass against us and getting away with it. That is one of the few criticisms I have with Monty's coaching.
Awesome! Ill for sure be on the lookout for those!
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IMO, the key to beat the Mavericks is to make Doncic carry the scoring load. Stay down on his fakes and keep the arms straight up.
Don't leave the other players.
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My heart racin hopin i get to use suns win bong hit soon.....
Come mr cp3 monster da pleaseeeeee show up your in phoenix
Sadly ive had a bad gut feelin all day
Come mr cp3 monster da pleaseeeeee show up your in phoenix
Sadly ive had a bad gut feelin all day
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Monty confirms Torrey Craig is available to play.
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Last year’s run was really special… the comeback down 2-1 v. The Lakers where we just kicked the crap out of them in 3 straight, leading to the Suns In 4 rout of the Nuggets to overcoming Chris’ Covid and taking a 2-0 lead on that incredible inbounds jam to win it and then on to the finals and what looked like an untouchable 2-0 lead.
They were just playing their best basketball of the season after going down 1-2 to the Lakers, on a torrid 11-2 clip, with blowouts and buzzer beaters galore… and that’s the last I usually think about them.
This playoffs so far has been a FREAKING GRIND. Games won get more sighs of relief than exultation so far.
