Nuggets @ Suns Monday Playoff game thread 6-7-2021 - Game 1

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Chris Paul's shooting touch looking good.

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Oh boy if he’s back . . . !!!!!!

 

[Ronin]

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[Mainstreet]

Playoff basketball: Bill Lambeer, Wes Unseld, Maurice Lucas, Mutumbo, Rodman, Rasheed Wallace... Those guys weren't lovin on each other.

No more nice guy. Let's turn up the heat!

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[WhyAlwaysMe]

The defense is not comparable

It is. Johnson is quite good. By both eye test and every single impact metric.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Not only is the defense not comparable but Cam's shooting is not sustainable either.

Cam is a better shooter than Jae, and also better off the bounce. I like both of them, but ~nothing supports the proposition that Crowder is clearly better than Cam.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

I don't think home court matters in this series.

Disagree somewhat.

Suns were +32 at home vs. Lakers
Suns were +19 on road vs. Lakers

Nuggets were +12 at home vs. Portland
Nuggets were -4 on road vs. Portland

 

[Superbone]

Enjoy the game guys. I am going to crawl into my hole and hide. Will check the box score at 10pm.

Dude! Watch the game. I really don't think you have that much power!

 

[Chaplin]

Cam is a better shooter than Jae, and also better off the bounce. I like both of them, but ~nothing supports the proposition that Crowder is clearly better than Cam.

Somewhere out there 1Sun’s head is exploding.

 

[82CardsGrad]

Oh boy if he’s back . . . !!!!!!

He just needs to not go for rebounds!

 

[Sunburn]

Somewhere out there 1Sun’s head is exploding.

After we won game 6, one of my first thoughts was I wonder how 1sun would find a way to crap on this lol.

 

[Ronin]

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[mjb21aztd]

Dude! Watch the game. I really don't think you have that much power!

Lol i wouldn't hell i dreamed bout series least 2 times past 4 day's lol

Yea watch the gm been an amazing season regardless what happens

Go suns!!

 

[AzStevenCal]

elevation maybe on game 3

Game 3 and even more so, game 6. The big problem will be Ayton. He may not have asthma but it sure seems like it sometimes. If he can handle it, we should be fine given that we are more of a half court team than the Suns typically are.

 

[Hoop Head]

After we won game 6, one of my first thoughts was I wonder how 1sun would find a way to crap on this lol.

There was enough doom and gloom here surrounding CP3's shoulder but we would have needed to hold a virtual funeral for him if 1Sun was here.

 

[Germz249]

Dude! Watch the game. I really don't think you have that much power!

yes I do!! Its happened this way for most of the season and the playoffs!!

 

[AzStevenCal]

There was enough doom and gloom here surrounding CP3's shoulder but we would have needed to hold a virtual funeral for him if 1Sun was here.

It wasn't "doom and gloom" over CP3's shoulder, it was frustration with the head coach not doing his job. CP clearly should have not been playing in game 2 and game 3. And even though Paul was solid in game 4, I'm still frustrated by the failure of the coaching staff to check to see if he had decent strength and movement with that arm (he did not, see pre-game shoot-around).

I really hope we see CP at his best and I am NOT counting him out at all but not giving him that extra 6 days of rest from Sunday to game 4 might end up being a summer long conversation here.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Monty is not infallible, but I am going to tread very lightly with criticizing his management of Paul’s injury after everyone was saying Paul should sit out Game 4. The “I’m back” game that completely shifted the series.

 

[Superbone]

I'm hoping Paul is back to at least 85% to start this series. We'll see tonight!

 

[Proximo]

Porter Jr shot 38% in last years playoffs. This year so far he is at 42%, we have the guys to key in on him.

not really he can shoot over almost anyone and can make shots with dudes in his face.

 

[Proximo]

Cam is a better shooter than Jae, and also better off the bounce. I like both of them, but ~nothing supports the proposition that Crowder is clearly better than Cam.

well cam should be better than Jae, he is longer and a better athlete. Problem is Jae has been the better shooter.

 

[Proximo]

After we won game 6, one of my first thoughts was I wonder how 1sun would find a way to crap on this lol.

Well my guess is he would talk about how Denver was about to whip us, or he would just be conspicuously absent.

he’s not one to ever admit he was wrong.

 

[mjb21aztd]

Cbd leaf bong hit for good vibes for tonight gm doin a kush break tolerance lol

Really hope paul fully healthy that is a series changer

I know will be a roller-coaster ride

We are the f ing valley!!!!!! Go suns

 

[Mainstreet]

The starting lineups are no surprise.

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[GoldGloveschmidt]

It is. Johnson is quite good. By both eye test and every single impact metric.

Crowder is rated as the 3rd best defender in the entire playoffs thus far, and 6th best overall RAPTOR in the NBA playoffs. LeBron and AD would have eaten Cam Johnson alive if he had to defend them for extended minutes like Crowder did.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/nba-player-ratings/

 

[AzStevenCal]

Monty is not infallible, but I am going to tread very lightly with criticizing his management of Paul’s injury after everyone was saying Paul should sit out Game 4. The “I’m back” game that completely shifted the series.

Some here doubted he'd be ready after seeing how bad that arm was in game 2 and 3 but come on, you know that none of us wanted him to be benched if he showed he was able to play. He couldn't even raise that arm without grimacing prior to game 2; couldn't pass with that arm, couldn't dribble and couldn't shoot (after his first couple of attempts). The coach or the trainer should have checked him out before game 2, game 3 and game 4. And if they had, he would have had almost a week's rest for that shoulder.