Spurs @ Suns Monday game thread 1-20-20

[1Sun]

I still want to know whose decision it was to bench Bridges tonight.

 

[Mainstreet]

Suns need a shot of basketball IQ.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Kobe Bryant didn't handle being benched well early in his career, either. I guess he was also one of the most useless players of all time. Lakers learned their lesson fast, and Kobe Bryant brought them a number of championships as a result.

These guys have egos. A big part of success in any professional sport, NBA included, is managing egos. Knocking players down for good performance and gifting players playing time that hasn't been earned yields...Marquese Chriss, Dragan Bender and Josh Jackson...

you're right. they need to shoot him in the headand just get over it. i mean, they're totally making the same mistake the Lakers did with Kobe Bryant. It scarred him forever and he was washed out of the league in the second half of his second season.

seriously... juts kill Bridges at this point. 1Sun has shown him to be too mentally weak to ever play basketball at a high level ever again.

is he dead yet? what are they waiting for?

 

[1Sun]

He wasn't broken for at least a year

This is your problem

You flew off the rails and look rediculous to any measure

Indeed he wasn't...because the Lakers quickly put Bryant back in the starting line-up and rectified their mistake.

The Suns instead continue to punish success and reward failure. That facilitates a losing culture, as we have seen for the last almost 10 years.

 

[Cheesebeef]

I still want to know whose decision it was to bench Bridges tonight.

I don't know why you think Monty is a good coach if he's such a freaking bitch that he's letting our rookie GM dictate the lineup.

that would make Monty a grade A bitch.

might as well shoot him in the head too, right?

 

[Cheesebeef]

Indeed he wasn't...because the Lakers quickly put Bryant back in the starting line-up and rectified their mistake.

The Suns instead continue to punish success and reward failure. That facilitates a losing culture, as we have seen for the last almost 10 years.

comparing any situation involving Kobe Bryant to Mikal Bridges (who previous to this game hadn't scored more than 7 points in 5 of his last 9 games continues to be pure comedy.

 

[Mainstreet]

The way the Suns are playing is embarrassing.

Maybe the Suns shouldn't get a day off for rest They trail by 20: 76-56.

 

[82CardsGrad]

I still want to know whose decision it was to bench Bridges tonight.

You want to know who ordered the Code Red? You can’t handle the truth!!! [emoji12]

 

[Cheesebeef]

He wasn't broken for at least a year

This is your problem

You flew off the rails and look rediculous to any measure

yes he was chris. Little known fact, Kobe Bryant killed himself after, but Satan possessed his body after and that's why he was able to come back and be such a son of bitch on and off the court after his benching and ensuing suicide.

 

[1Sun]

You want to know who ordered the Code Red? You can’t handle the truth!!! [emoji12]

Good one.

Seriously, though, I want to know if Monty is part of the problem here, or if James Jones/Robert Sarver are continuing to call the shots.

 

[Cheesebeef]

this team is really frustrating.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

this team is really frustrating.

Sucks you in just enough to crap on the rest of your work week

 

[TJ]

Me: “Ready to get closer to the 8-seed?”

Suns: “Nah, fam. Lottery pick.”

 

[Mainstreet]

It's hard to understand how Ayton shouldn't be getting layups against Aldridge instead of taking outside shots.

 

[GatorAZ]

How are the Spurs not dead yet? They lost Tim, Manu, Tony and Kawhi is the past 5 seasons...

 

[82CardsGrad]

Good one.

Seriously, though, I want to know if Monty is part of the problem here, or if James Jones/Robert Sarver are continuing to call the shots.

Dude - stop it. Just stop. I’m pretty sure I’m safe is saying that 99%, if not 100% of all other NBA coaches would’ve started Oubre tonight. Just deal with it man and stop trying to find or create your own boogeyman!

 

[Folster]

There goes Popovich and his perfectly timed time-out after we cut it to 15. It'll be back to 20.

 

[82CardsGrad]

Suns look physically and mentally exhausted. East Coast travel taking a toll perhaps...

 

[Sunburn]

Suns look physically and mentally exhausted. East Coast travel taking a toll perhaps...

Didn't they get a day off?

 

[Yuma]

Bokker getting no calls from the refs. They allow SA to bump and grind on D. Our guys just chest up on D and its a foul.

 

[82CardsGrad]

Didn't they get a day off?

Yep. They landed at 4:30 in the morning yesterday...

 

[Mainstreet]

Didn't they get a day off?

Yup. It looks like the team can't handle a day off.

 

[Mainstreet]

End of 3rd quarter:

Spurs 96 - Suns 83

 

[82CardsGrad]

Booker going all Marcus Smart now...

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

It's hard to understand how Ayton shouldn't be getting layups against Aldridge instead of taking outside shots.

Yup. My thoughts.