Suns at Nuggets 1/15/09

[Andrew]

I don't get that, tonight's opponent is far better than tomorrow's, Shaq play in the game that is hardest for the rest of the team. Anyway, I still think we can win tonight.

 

[Andrew]

I bet Amundson is big for us tonight

 

[Mainstreet]

That's why Shaq should really play in both, but if you have to pick one, he ought to play against the tougher opponent on the road.

I wouldn't argue your point that it would be good to have Shaq play in both games but it is not going to happen. However, I think the Suns are trying to ensure they get at least one win on the trip. Al Jefferson really has the Suns number without Shaq. So if Shaq played tonight and sit against the Wolves, the Suns would probably be looking at two losses.

 

[SirStefan32]

Shaq is not playing tonight on the road against a 26-13 conference rival team, in order so that he can be well rested to take on a 11-26 lottery team tomorrow at home. If the Suns lose tonight, can we call it a forfeit?

http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/PaulCoro/43638

Wow! That makes no sense at all.

 

[Andrew]

I am gonna hate it if the last 4 minutes of the game now takes 20 minutes to finish, turn it over to our game before the tip off lol.

 

[msdundee]

Coro's PM Update:

* PM UPDATE ... The guess here is that O'Neal will play tonight and sit out Friday's home game with Minnesota, turning Al Jefferson over to Robin Lopez. There's been no official announcement about either night but that makes sense because they like to give him a rest on back-to-backs and the Denver game could prove more imporant in the standings down the line. Plus, O'Neal had a night off entering this game and a Friday off gives him some rest time before Saturday's long trip to Toronto and Sunday's day game.

* Chauncey Billups missed Denver's morning shootaround today because he is ill but the Nuggets expect him to play tonight.

* J.R. Smith will start a second consecutive game in Carmelo Anthony's absence. Smith is coming off a 1-for-14 game.

He didn't say why he put out the first report when "there's been no official announcement."

 

[SirStefan32]

And I am officially sick of Shaq taking games off. Suck it up and play! Like it or not, Shaq, you are THE MAN on this team and you need to start acting like one!

 

[zod]

I am gonna hate it if the last 4 minutes of the game now takes 20 minutes to finish, turn it over to our game before the tip off lol.

There is still a good 8-10 minutes till it starts.

 

[Griffin]

So if Shaq played tonight and sit against the Wolves, the Suns would probably be looking at two losses.

So, we can't beat the Nuggets with Shaq, and we can't beat the T-Wolves without him? Then we are not a very good team.

 

[Andrew]

Let me guess, the game is underway already?

 

[msdundee]

The odds might be better tonight with Melo out and Billups playing sick.

 

[LV-Suns]

LeBron sucking tonight might push this bulls-cavs game to OT.

 

[zod]

Let me guess, the game is underway already?

nope

 

[Andrew]

TNT could at least do a split screen

 

[zod]

Cavs game going to ot.

 

[Andrew]

We won't see the game until the 2nd

 

[LV-Suns]

What do you know.

 

[i am the bad guy]

tip off time! Non AZ fans are screwed w/ that other game going o.t.

 

[Andrew]

I hate TNT

 

[zod]

This feels like one of those games where we just can't get anything going.

 

[zod]

Lopez with two fouls already.

 

[Proteus]

Great job Lopez...picking up 2 fouls in 4 minutes.

 

[Bert]

It's also on 45 guys if you have local channels.

Channel 9 if you have Cox.

It's 10-8 Denver right now

PS Robin Lopez is a bonehead... *shakeshead

 

[Bert]

haha, Nene just got Posterized by STAT

 

[Cheesebeef]

Shaq is not playing tonight on the road against a 26-13 conference rival team, in order so that he can be well rested to take on a 11-26 lottery team tomorrow at home. If the Suns lose tonight, can we call it a forfeit?

http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/PaulCoro/43638

yes.