Pelicans @ Suns 11-25-15

[Mainstreet]

The Pelicans play at the Suns tonight with a 7 p.m. Arizona start time.

Here are the projected starting lineups although Bledsoe missed the Spurs game.

Projected starting lineup

C: Tyson Chandler … Omer Asik

PF: Markieff Morris … Anthony Davis

SF: P.J. Tucker … Alonzo Gee

SG: Brandon Knight … Eric Gordon

PG: Eric Bledsoe … Jrue Holiday

Key Pelicans reserves: Ryan Anderson, Dante Cunningham, Ish Smith, Tyreke Evans, Norris Cole, Luke Babbitt, Alexis Ajinca, Toney Douglas.

Key Pelicans injuries: Tyreke Evans (right knee) and Norris Cole (left ankle) are to be determined; Kendrick Perkins (right pectoral) and Quincy Pondexter (left knee) are out.

Quote from Paul Coro at azcentral dated 11-25-15.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/spor...s-new-orleans-pelicans-phoenix-suns/76386534/

 

[Chaplin]

Tyson Chandler out sick.

 

[Catlover]

I wonder if Bledsoe will play. Last I heard it was a maybe.

 

[Mainstreet]

Alex Len gets the start at center. Bledsoe remains a game time decision.

 

[Catlover]

Alex Len gets the start at center. Bledsoe remains a game time decision.

If he plays, I hope he plays better injured than Knight does. It's no big surprise but we really need our 2 best players healthy. Especially given the huge difference in Knight's shooting and scoring on his healthy ankle days versus his sore ankle days.

 

[Mainstreet]

If he plays, I hope he plays better injured than Knight does. It's no big surprise but we really need our 2 best players healthy. Especially given the huge difference in Knight's shooting and scoring on his healthy ankle days versus his sore ankle days.

I think if Bledsoe plays he is productive. He will leave his heart out on the court. Bledsoe has so changed his image since the days when he was silent in contract negotiations.

I'm hoping to see Bryce Cotton play somewhere down the line. I enjoy watching development type players.

 

[Catlover]

I think if Bledsoe plays he is productive. He will leave his heart out on the court. Bledsoe has so changed his image since the days when he was silent in contract negotiations.

I'm hoping to see Bryce Cotton play somewhere down the line. I enjoy watching development type players.

I don't know anything about Bryce but there's a part of me that would have rather seen our young guys get more minutes. But OTOH, Knight's really struggling right now with his ankle problem and maybe they are more concerned with Eric's knee than they are letting on.

 

[Mainstreet]

I don't know anything about Bryce but there's a part of me that would have rather seen our young guys get more minutes. But OTOH, Knight's really struggling right now with his ankle problem and maybe they are more concerned with Eric's knee than they are letting on.

I just like to watch development players.

It looks like Bledsoe and Knight will be playing together tonight.

 

[Ronin]

good start to the game....Suns up 7-0

 

[Mainstreet]

good start to the game....Suns up 7-0

The Suns got it to 9-0 before Anthony Davis.

 

[Mainstreet]

Brandon Knight is on fire early.

 

[Ronin]

Nice put back by Alex Len

 

[Ronin]

End of the first quarter
Suns 39
Pelicans 25
Knight with 20 points.Wow!

 

[Mainstreet]

Knight scores 20 of the Suns 39 points in the 1st quarter.

 

[devilalum]

Oh man, Brandon Knight, oh man...

 

[Mainstreet]

Oh man, Brandon Knight, oh man...

You can repeat that.

Have the Suns given up on the idea of playing defense?

 

[Ronin]

Nice block by Keiff!

 

[elindholm]

Man that second quarter was bad.

 

[StreetTruckinTitan]

Now, why wasnt Ish good enough to be re-signed by the Suns?

 

[82CardsGrad]

Ish going off... [emoji35]

 

[devilalum]

Anthony Davis looks like a Star Trek character.

 

[mjb21aztd]

Sigh emberresing loss at home to the pelicans... Not going to be pretty vs the warriors

 

[Phrazbit]

Sigh emberresing loss at home to the pelicans... Not going to be pretty vs the warriors

They're healthy now, a lot better than their record indicates. However... we still should have won.

The refs are not screwing us, they're equally awful both ways but its just so dumb how for about 44 minutes of the game its called one way then towards the end just about anything goes, guys are slamming into dribblers, hacking arms... nothing.

 

[SirStefan32]

Yeah, that was quite embarrassing.

 

[Catlover]

I know how to turn this around. Start and finish with Bledsoe, Knight, Price, Booker and Goodwin. It seems like only guards can score for us anyway so we might as well line them all up. Although I'd be willing to call Warren a guard and put him in there too. Whatever we do, it might be time to find a new starting front court.