Spurs @ Suns Sunday game thread 1-30- 2022

[Mainstreet]

Make them match up to you. You don’t bend to them.

Let me know next time you see the Warriors go big

I understand what you are saying but the Suns were headed for a loss until they went small.

Monty mentioned lead assistant Kevin Young and Chris Paul discussed going small a couple of times so the Suns could switch all 5 players on defense.

Who am I to argue with success.

 

[GatorAZ]

Pop is still getting his guys to look decent despite having maybe two top-75 players in the league. That squad we saw tonight was on par with those Earl Watson teams.

 

[Mainstreet]

Pop is still getting his guys to look decent despite having maybe two top-75 players in the league. That squad we saw tonight was on par with those Earl Watson teams.

It looked like the Spurs were running almost a weave pattern on offense and running it to perfection until the Suns went small.

I have to give Gregg Popovich lots of credit for the way they played.

 

[1tinsoldier]

i can't wait for Pop to retire
i've grown to admire his moxy and smarts and don't want to face his teams when he gets more talent
he's maximizing the output of what he's got
has them passing (top team assists) and taking high percentage shots
the first half was a layup drill -- right handed layups that are impossible to stop once a player gets going.
it was always my bread and butter in the schoolyards

 

[JCSunsfan]

I missed this due to football but the box score says some things.

#1. Wainwright got big minutes and did well.
#2. Chris Paul with 19 freaking assists to just 2 turnovers. Wow is that impressive.
#3. Booker with a team worse -12 and a 1 to 3 assist to turnover says he has a bad game despite the 28 points.
#4. Bridges with 26. I honestly wondered if it was his career high. It wasn't but still great game.

More than that about #1. Wainwright played all of crunch time.

Book won the game with two clutch threes.

 

[1tinsoldier]

regarding the Suns pulling out all these games late, is it more because?
1. their awesome
2. their competition is pumped to play them, and the Suns are not pumped early

 

[JCSunsfan]

I understand what you are saying but the Suns were headed for a loss until they went small.

Monty mentioned lead assistant Kevin Young and Chris Paul discussed going small a couple of times so the Suns could switch all 5 players on defense.

Who am I to argue with success.

Chris Paul will be a coach or GM on this league some day.

 

[Mainstreet]

Chris Paul will be a coach or GM on this league some day.

This is why the Suns are playing so well. Chris Paul is a coach on the floor.

 

[Muggz]

Chris Paul will be a coach or GM on this league some day.

Commissioner Christopher Paul has a nice ring.
And He'd have a soft spot for the Suns. The team that FINALLY got him his ring.

 

[GatorAZ]

17-3 without Ayton? Not insinuating anything just asking…

 

[Muggz]

Another win!
I'm sitting there bored (not really) just waiting for the late 3rd/4th quarter for the Suns to wake up.
Knowing full well that CP3 is gonna step up and hit a few midrange shots to keep us in the game.
And that Book or CP3 would take us home.
Book and CP3 were talking LOUD to each other pre 4th I thought they were fighting but Book smiled. Maybe just jawing?

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

We haven’t been dominant against bad teams but we win. I’ll take it.

Javale seemed outta sorts.

Nice game by ish. Give the man credit, he’s come a long way imo.

Big game from Bridges not only scoring but rebounding.

Cam Johnson is growing by leaps and bounds.

Paul monster game with 20, 19, and 8.

And tonight proves how one game +\- is relatively meaningless. We don’t win without bookers more efficient shooting and big 3s at the end but he was -12 tonight.

And my god do shamet and Elfrid just suck at basketball.

 

[Muggz]

We haven’t been dominant against bad teams but we win. I’ll take it.

Javale seemed outta sorts.

Nice game by ish. Give the man credit, he’s come a long way imo.

Big game from Bridges not only scoring but rebounding.

Cam Johnson is growing by leaps and bounds.

Paul monster game with 20, 19, and 8.

And tonight proves how one game +\- is relatively meaningless. We don’t win without bookers more efficient shooting and big 3s at the end but he was -12 tonight.

And my god do shamet and Elfrid just suck at basketball.

When you're team is this good +\- means nothing.
That's a metric for teams that are trying to figure out WTF is going wrong.
We won, that's a plus.
I'm glad Bridges is starting to relax and play HIS game. We know what we have with that guy.
When Cam Johnson came into the bubble with 10 lbs of new muscle and started driving to the basket. I had seen all I needed to see. He's a keeper.
I love his growth his attitude and his story. Same with Cam Payne and Ish Wainright both have good stories about being out of the league and fighting back.

 

[JCSunsfan]

We haven’t been dominant against bad teams but we win. I’ll take it.

Javale seemed outta sorts.

Nice game by ish. Give the man credit, he’s come a long way imo.

Big game from Bridges not only scoring but rebounding.

Cam Johnson is growing by leaps and bounds.

Paul monster game with 20, 19, and 8.

And tonight proves how one game +\- is relatively meaningless. We don’t win without bookers more efficient shooting and big 3s at the end but he was -12 tonight.

And my god do shamet and Elfrid just suck at basketball.

Of course JaVale is out of sorts. Biz is taking his minutes.

 

[Muggz]

Of course JaVale is out of sorts. Biz is taking his minutes.

Steel sharpens steel. If Javale wants those minutes back he knows where to get them.

 

[Dback Jon]

17-3 without Ayton? Not insinuating anything just asking…

So that means 24-6 with him.

 

[DJ Tabooh]

Man, my Bengals are going to the Super Bowl, but night wasn’t complete until Suns won. Credit to SA for making it a game. They outplayed us for the most part. CP3 is unreal. Getting to his midrange, making great passes and leading our group. Special team. I’m glad we got Mikal going. He can be a 15-20 point scorer even when DA comes back. It’ll help take the burden off Chris and Book.

 

[Finito]

I understand what you are saying but the Suns were headed for a loss until they went small.

Monty mentioned lead assistant Kevin Young and Chris Paul discussed going small a couple of times so the Suns could switch all 5 players on defense.

Who am I to argue with success.

Suns have been headed towards a loss and turn it up late a lot no matter who’s on the floor.

We’re developing a very bad habit of trying to turn the switch on

 

[Ronin]

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[Mainstreet]

Cam with the SLAM!

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[Mainstreet]

I guess the next concern is Landry Shamet's ankle.

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[Mainstreet]

@Chris_Sanders

I posted it earlier but in case you missed it, here is Devin Booker being the #1 or #2 best player on the Suns.

Hopefully both Booker and Paul will be All-Stars.

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[Chaplin]

@Chris_Sanders

I posted it earlier but in case you missed it, here is Devin Booker being the #1 or #2 best player on the Suns.

Hopefully both Booker and Paul will be All-Stars.

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No doubt they both will be.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Monty is the coach I am sure they will both be in and be in the game quickly.

 

[TJ]

Intentional foul at tip and then sub Wiggins for the game