Suns at Rockets 12-6-14

[Mainstreet]

The Suns play at the Rockets tonight with a reported 6 p.m. Arizona start time. Can the Suns take another step forward against a quality opponent on this road trip? This is what I am hoping.

 

[JCSunsfan]

I love to watch PJ defend the Beard. Good game for us to pick up a win tonight. Our depth should be a help.

 

[95pro]

whoever Harden is guarding tonight should attack him. they'll probably stick harden on Tucker or whoever stands there in the corner

 

[sunsfan88]

I think I'll DVR this game cause

a) I think I have plans for tonight

And

b) I hate watching Harden, most disgusting style of play among superstars in sports. Biggest flopper in the NBA and such a boring player to watch also.

Would rather DVR it so I can just skip forward past whenever Harden has the ball and whenever they replay his flops in slow motion.

 

[BC867]

Would rather DVR it so I can just skip forward past whenever Harden has the ball and whenever they replay his flops in slow motion.

I wish the Suns could do that in real time whenever Bledsoe walks the ball up the court.

 

[Mainstreet]

Isaiah Thomas will be out tonight for his sixth consecutive missed game. This seems like a long time for an ankle bruise but I'm no doctor.

 

[Mainstreet]

Here are the starting lineups for tonight's game per Paul Coro at azcentral in an article dated 12-6-14. Note the injured list for Houston.

SUNS (12-8) at ROCKETS (15-4) … Saturday at 6 p.m. tip-off (Phoenix time)

C: Miles Plumlee … Tarik Black

PF: Markieff Morris … Donatas Motiejunas

SF: P.J. Tucker … Trevor Ariza

SG: Goran Dragic … James Harden

PG: Eric Bledsoe … Jason Terry or Patrick Beverly

Key Rockets reserves: Joey Dorsey, Nick Johnson, Francisco Garcia, Clint Capela.

Key Rockets injuries: Dwight Howard (right knee strain), Kostas Papanikolaou (right knee sprain), Terrence Jones (left leg nerve issue) and Isaiah Canaan (left ankle sprain) are out. Patrick Beverly (hamstring) is questionable

http://www.azcentral.com/story/spor...-preview-suns-rockets-orange-slices/20016713/

 

[Errntknght]

Cox doesn't seem to have the Houston game set for a telecast... next game they list is the Clips on Monday. Does anyone else that has Cox as their provider have a different story?

 

[Mainstreet]

Suns come out of the gate slow and are down 12-4.

 

[SirStefan32]

Morris is 0-6.

 

[StreetTruckinTitan]

So far Suns barrage of three's not falling.

 

[Mainstreet]

When I look at the Suns and then the Rockets, I wonder where is the beef and this is with Howard out.

 

[Mainstreet]

Morris is 0-6.

Now Markieff is 0-8 and still scoreless.

 

[SirStefan32]

Rockets also have twice as many rebounds and the coach has been playing Morris and Tolliver as PF/C combo.

Dragic is invisible.

 

[Mainstreet]

Rockets also have twice as many rebounds and the coach has been playing Morris and Tolliver as PF/C combo.

Dragic is invisible.

The Suns lack energy tonight and there is no reason for it as the Rockets played last night as well.

 

[BC867]

Cox doesn't seem to have the Houston game set for a telecast... next game they list is the Clips on Monday. Does anyone else that has Cox as their provider have a different story?

Tonight the Suns/Rockets are on Fox Sports Arizona-Plus -- channel 73 in Phoenix. The Coyotes game is on Fox Sports Arizona-34.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Good thing Harden is cold tonight or we'd really be getting our butt kicked.

Steve

 

[BC867]

The Suns = live by the 3-point shot/die by the 3-point shot. Tonight the Suns are dying.

 

[Mainstreet]

It would help if the Suns could rebound.

 

[Mainstreet]

I think the problem with the Suns tonight is that they are buffering.

 

[AzStevenCal]

The Suns = live by the 3-point shot/die by the 3-point shot. Tonight the Suns are dying.

We aren't shooting well from 2 point range either. Even if we made 40% of our 3's we'd be playing catch up. IMO it was the disappearance of our mid-range/inside guy (Markieff) that set the tone.

Steve

 

[Mainstreet]

Anyone else having buffering problems on TV?

 

[Phrazbit]

Aaaaarrrrrrrg that drives me nuts... Goran had a wiiiiiiiide open 3, hesitated, decided to dribble in and took a contested 18 foot 2. He isn't alone in that one. Pretty much the only 2 guys on our team who don't hesitate on a chance to catch and shoot are Tucker and Green... but Green does not hesitate no matter how good or terrible his look is.

 

[Mainstreet]

If the Suns could have tied their shoelaces they could have won this game.

 

[SirStefan32]

Aaaaarrrrrrrg that drives me nuts... Goran had a wiiiiiiiide open 3, hesitated, decided to dribble in and took a contested 18 foot 2. He isn't alone in that one. Pretty much the only 2 guys on our team who don't hesitate on a chance to catch and shoot are Tucker and Green... but Green does not hesitate no matter how good or terrible his look is.

Heh, I yelled at the TV when he did that. In all fairness, he was what, 0-5 from the three-point range, but if you are wide-open, you HAVE to take that shot.
It's the same damn complaint I've had with Dragic since he was a rookie. It gets a little bit better every year, but he still has ways to go. IMO, his lack of assertiveness is what's keeping him from being a star.