Playoffs: Clippers @ Suns Sunday game thread 4-16-2023 - Game 1

[95pro]

Ayton easily stripped on what should have been a dunk.

KD layup.

Book free throws.

 

[AzCardsfan76]

Omg ayton

This is who he is.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Well… we did trade some heart and soul fan favorites for the league’s premiere mercenary.

Those heart and soul helped get us killed by 50 last year in Game 7.

Both of which also completely tortilla’d in the second half of yesterday’s playoff game en route to them losing by 25.

Thank god the mercenary is starting to show up this quarter.

He gotta be the man.

 

[Mainstreet]

The Suns bench still only has 2 points, all by Biz.

 

[AzCardsfan76]

The only things hard about him right now are his hands.

It's like he is wearing boxing gloves covered in garlic butter.....

 

[Covert Rain]

We traded a ton for KD. Ride or die with him. I would love to see some pick and roll between Book and KD.

 

[95pro]

Weak arse call on Kd.

Least the timeout leads to a shot of the hotties behind the bench.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Exhibit A for firing monty: shamet leads all bench players in minutes. By TWICE as many as anyone else.

 

[82CardsGrad]

The Suns bench still only has 2 points, all by Biz.

With Payne out, our bench scoring is going to be a major issue…

 

[AzCardsfan76]

Exhibit A for firing monty: shamet leads all bench players in minutes. By TWICE as many as anyone else.

But he's been super productive...

 

[Finito]

All he’s done so far is screen. I haven’t seen him even try for an offensive rebound. Am I shocked to see zubac doubling him up on rebounds playing 2 less minutes? Nope.

That’s was my very first post. I called him the most expensive screen setter in the NBA. He sets 2/3 screens a possession. It’s the system Monty wants.

Without a guard that can knife the defense off those screens it’s not gonna be as productive. We’re still running the same offense for Paul but Paul’s not the same player anymore. No adjustments at all

 

[Cheesebeef]

I really don’t understand how Okogie became such a key part of the starting lineup and rotation and now is seemingly in Monty jail.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

We traded a ton for KD. Ride or die with him. I would love to see some pick and roll between Book and KD.

The few pick and rolls we ran with kd/Ayton were fruitful. Kd is great at the pocket pass to bigs.

 

[Cheesebeef]

How James Jones did nothing to shore up backup PG after Payne was bad all last year, rough this year AND injured is beyond me.

 

[AzCardsfan76]

I really don’t understand how Okogie became such a key part of the starting lineup and rotation and now is seemingly in Monty jail.

Monty is a moron that's why.

 

[Mainstreet]

Booker needed that shot to fall.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

I really don’t understand how Okogie became such a key part of the starting lineup and rotation and now is seemingly in Monty jail.

It’s a scathing indictment of monty

 

[Joe Mama]

I’ll be honest… I have very little emotional connection to this team.

I mean really? I can only imagine all your posts if you actually had an emotional connection. I know he's a liability on offense, but I would really like to see ish Wainwright guarding Leonard every time he's on the floor. And yes I realize I was the one about a month ago saying Wainwright had no business on the floor during meaningful NBA basketball

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Booker needed that shot to fall.

He’s shootings too quickly

 

[Mainstreet]

Booker is doing his best to carry the team. He needs help.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Durant looks like doodoo on both ends.

 

[AzCardsfan76]

Haha, Ayton finally aggressive on the offensive rebound and takes out his own man in Booker.

 

[95pro]

Jeebus book fouled three times there.

 

[Covert Rain]

The fact we are replying on Shamet is so scary.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

I mean really? I can only imagine all your posts if you actually had an emotional connection. I know he's a liability on offense, but I would really like to see ish Wainwright guarding Leonard every time he's on the floor. And yes I realize I was the one about a month ago saying Wainwright had no business on the floor during meaningful NBA basketball

Oh boy. Kawhi would eat his lunch