Pacers @ Suns 11-27-18

[Mainstreet]

End of 1st quarter:

Suns 26 - Pacers 26

 

[AzStevenCal]

Canaan is in the game.

There goes the neighborhood.

 

[Mainstreet]

I'm not sure why the Suns stick with Canaan.

 

[Mainstreet]

Wham from Josh Jackson!

 

[AzStevenCal]

I'm not sure why the Suns stick with Canaan.

Nobody is. It bugs me but not as much as that perimeter initiated alley oop pass that almost never works for us. Booker is so good when he penetrates and lobs it to Ayton or Holmes but it's just a turnover in the making when the pass starts at the free throw line or beyond.

 

[GoldGloveschmidt]

Canaan and Crawford on the floor together is antithetical to trying to win the basketball game

 

[Bufalay]

Nobody is. It bugs me but not as much as that perimeter initiated alley oop pass that almost never works for us. Booker is so good when he penetrates and lobs it to Ayton or Holmes but it's just a turnover in the making when the pass starts at the free throw line or beyond.

It’s a no look pass where the recipient is the one looking away.

 

[Mainstreet]

Canaan is out of the game. I hope they do not go back to him.

 

[Mainstreet]

That long pass to Ayton inside continues not to work.

 

[AzStevenCal]

That long pass to Ayton inside continues not to work.

Yeah, Booker could cut his turnovers in half by giving that one up.

 

[Mainstreet]

And Bridges says thank you on a steal and takes it down the court for a basket.

 

[Mainstreet]

Halftime:

Pacers 61 - Suns 54

The Suns were able to whittle the lead to single digits.

 

[Mainstreet]

Yeah, Booker could cut his turnovers in half by giving that one up.

I think the message would get through after awhile.

 

[1Sun]

Ariza dogging it yet again, and Canaan -10 in 10 minutes of play.

When, oh when, is Igor Kokoskov finally going to learn and stop gifting them undeserved playing time (or IS he ever going to learn)???

 

[1Sun]

I'm not sure why the Suns stick with Canaan.

Because Kokoskov is clueless.

 

[1Sun]

Canaan and Crawford on the floor together is antithetical to trying to win the basketball game

And everyone in the world knows that...EXCEPT Igor Kokoskov.

 

[1Sun]

Canaan is out of the game. I hope they do not go back to him.

Don't hold your breath.

 

[1Sun]

I think the message would get through after awhile.

Not from a coach who can't communicate and instill discipline.

 

[Carolinacacti]

Having a true power forward would be nice in this game.

 

[HeHasRosen]

Its sad the best acquisition via FA was Jamal Crawford. McD was so much trash. No wonder he was fired, they must have seen this coming internally.

Canaan is not a PG and he's an even worse SG. When the hell will Okobo get some minutes. They need someone to create looks and distribute when Booker is out. Its iso ball every possession once this happens.

Ayton is improving every game. Good to see. This starting lineup can compete. A couple more pieces and this team could be pretty good. Also the officials seem to be doing everything they can to improve our odds in the draft lottery this year. They hate us

 

[sunsfan88]

I think they should give Canaan’s mins to Troy Daniels. At least Daniels can shoot.

 

[Mainstreet]

Bridges needs to put on some more muscle.

 

[Mainstreet]

Ayton with 3 PFs. The last one called by the referee was a joke.

 

[Chaplin]

I think they should give Canaan’s mins to Troy Daniels. At least Daniels can shoot.

No no no. Those minutes should go to Okobo. Can’t develop players when you don’t play them. He can’t be much worse than Canaan.

 

[Errntknght]

I think they should give Canaan’s mins to Troy Daniels. At least Daniels can shoot.

Daniels shooting hasn't been good this year. I'd go with Okobo, who may yet pan out while Canaan and Daniels project almost nothing in the future. Frankly, now I wish we'd have kept Harrison. I was ticked at him when he stopped playing hard-nosed defense but at least he can do it. He was back to it against us but that doesn't mean he'd have returned to it for us - I rather suspect it was us cutting him which woke him up to the fact that without his defense he won't cut it in the league. And, of course, it would have driven 1Sun crazy, which would have been fun to witness!