Raptors @ Suns 11-2-18

[sdscard4]

Yay not a double digit loss!

 

[Mainstreet]

Final:

Raptors 107 - Suns 98

A very good effort by the Suns but no cigar.

 

[Yuma]

Bridges long arms!

 

[Finito]

Ayton yikes.

16 points 18 rebounds 3 blocks

Yeah he's the problem

Much better effort tonight from everyone. Toronto is just better got to give it to them

 

[Yuma]

This was WATCHABLE!

 

[SirStefan32]

Igor made a big tactical mistake, Booker was not playing like himself, and the Raptors just executed better. Good game!

 

[Finito]

This was WATCHABLE!

And fun

 

[Proximo]

I disagree. It's simple. Booker or Warren cannot be on the bench together. If Ayton is out too, then Ariza and Canaan have to be in.

Which is why I still say TJ needs to be the sixth man.

 

[Yuma]

That was a Barkley-esque rebounding night by Ayton.

 

[1Sun]

I am starting to think that this team could head in the right direction IF:

Ariza and Anderson never see the court;

This team acquires even an average NBA point guard; and

Igor Kokoskov is replaced with a head coach that even remotely knows what he is doing.

 

[Chaplin]

Igor made a big tactical mistake, Booker was not playing like himself, and the Raptors just executed better. Good game!

We lost this game because the Raptors turned on STIFLING defense. By far the best defense we’ve seen so far this year. And we did well all things considered.

 

[SirStefan32]

Which is why I still say TJ needs to be the sixth man.

Eh, you can start both and still rest one at the time. Take TJ out at the seven-minute mark, put him back in to start the second. Booker plays the entire first and then sits as the second quarter begins.

 

[Yuma]

Booker off on shooting tonight. He gets his average, we are close.

 

[SirStefan32]

We lost this game because the Raptors turned on STIFLING defense. By far the best defense we’ve seen so far this year. And we did well all things considered.

Suns did not have a single scorer in there for five minutes. Then they put Ayton in with four non-scorers.

 

[Yuma]

We lost this game because the Raptors turned on STIFLING defense. By far the best defense we’ve seen so far this year. And we did well all things considered.

Yeah. I think we did OK. Maybe left a few baskets on the court by missing some wide open guys. But it was a tough test tonight. VanFleet would have been a great PG pick up for us!

 

[AzStevenCal]

I disagree. It's simple. Booker or Warren cannot be on the bench together. If Ayton is out too, then Ariza and Canaan have to be in.

Yeah, we definitely disagree. You can weaken one lineup or the other, we simply don't have enough weapons to spread them out and keep them both effective IMO. I don't see Ariza and Canaan as real alternatives. I think he kept the scorers out too long but he's a Coach with few good options.

 

[Yuma]

Booker led the team with 6 assists.

 

[Mainstreet]

Ayton has 17 points, 18 rebounds and 2 assists. Yes. I like it.

 

[Yuma]

Ayton has 17 points, 18 rebounds and 2 assists. Yes. I like it.

This guy is doing this as a rookie. He's not NBA strong yet. We don't feed him consistently. The upside is so high, imho.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Ayton has 17 points, 18 rebounds and 2 assists. Yes. I like it.

Sell high!

 

[Mainstreet]

This guy is doing this as a rookie. He's not NBA strong yet. We don't feed him consistently. The upside is so high, imho.

And think what he could do with a point guard that regularly feeds him.

 

[SirStefan32]

Sell high!

 

[Mainstreet]

Sell high!

Where did this come from?

 

[Yuma]

That Booker baseline move finishing with the left hand was wicked!

 

[SirStefan32]

Where did this come from?

I think he is making fun of the comments some posters make on regular basis.