Raptors at Suns 3-23-11

[desertdawg]

"Tired, beat up, mugged, and robbed"

That game was pretty awesome, triple overtime against Kobe in LA shows we can play with the best of them. But now we gotz to play with the worst of them....

Enter the Raptors, (20-50) and headed for the lottery. We beat them about a month ago in Toronto. They suck on the road, but their 7 footer Andrea Bargnani has been killing it, and those nothing to lose teams play like they have nothing to lose.

After last night's game, I hope we see tons of Lopez and the bench. The starters and Gortat gotta be feeling it. I have no idea what to expect tonight, but it looks like the Sun is setting on our post season hopes, even if we do awesome from here on out.

A victory tonight sure would make it look nice, either way, I'm going down with ship.

 

[dodie53]

go suns!

 

[BC867]

I would have a lot of confidence leaning on our low-minutes guys to win this game. Four out of five anyway.

It is too bad that Siler hasn't been developed to make that happen.

Y'know what? I'd give him minutes against Bargnani anyway. Could it be any worse than wearing Gortat down or giving Lopez significant minutes? Really!

 

[JCSunsfan]

I expect a loss. The playoffs are out of the picture now, I believe. We might as well get the best pick we can.

 

[AfroSuns]

Due to last night 3OT, I would expect the following players to get a lot of minutes today.

Pietrius
Dudley
Aaron
Lopez (oops, someone just choked on his smoke)
Childress

 

[edukator1]

Lopez looks good

 

[Proteus]

We better get it together fast. We can't afford to fall behind much more.

 

[Proteus]

How nice Carter hits a 3 now.

 

[Proteus]

Get the ball out of the Bargnani's hands.

 

[desertdawg]

Wow, LOLopez is just that bad. Good thing we have a good 7 foot center that can play quality starter minutes against the NBA's best.

 

[Proteus]

Suns down 19-11 with 5:43 left in the 1st quarter.

Sigh. Raptors shooting 64%. Bring in the bench to play some defense.

 

[sunsfan88]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahah O YEA LOPEZ STARTING IS NOT THE REASON WE ARE IN A DEFICIT RIGHT NOW.... (SARCASM)

 

[Proteus]

We really need Brooks to produce tonight.

 

[edukator1]

Hahahha carter

 

[desertdawg]

Carter is having one of his 20 point games, too bad he probably won't score in the second half, but we will keep him in there.

 

[Proteus]

Nice floater by Brooks.

 

[Proteus]

Brooks with a 3.

 

[desertdawg]

Nice floater by Brooks.

Brooks is starting to look for the score first, I'm liking lil man.

 

[Proteus]

Carter ice cold now but he keeps on shooting.

 

[sunsfan88]

Of course Barbosa hits the 3 at the buzzer against us.

 

[Mainstreet]

After the 1st quarter Carter might as well stay on the bench. It seems like a pattern. Gentry needs to acknowledge it.

 

[sunsfan88]

Hahahhaha Barbosa owning Carter. I love it! LB used to be one of my favorite players.

Take Vince's garbage *** out of the f****ing game and put in Childress or Pietrus you dumb mother****** GENTRY!!!!!

 

[Mainstreet]

Suns flat footed. They do not have their legs.

 

[desertdawg]

Zero minutes shared between Gortat and Nash in the first quarter, against a club that has a record of 20-50. And we are losing.

 

[Proteus]

Suns down 32-26 after the 1st quarter. Suns shooting 42% with 4/9 3 pointers, Raptors 56% with 1/3 3 pointers.

Suns have committed 3 turnovers, Raptors 2.

Suns have 1 offensive rebound, Raptors 3.

Suns haven't taken a free throw, Raptors have hit 1/1 free throws.

Not a good quarter from the Suns.