Suns at Sonics Game Thread

[Treesquid PhD]

Hopefully he won't a stubborn ass and realize that Hill shouldn't be put in the position to shoot 3's.

D'Antoni stuborn?

 

[carey]

Listening to Al on radio. It sounds like the SUNS are not shooting well. How does their team speed look?

The team speed is fine. They're getting to the spot, just letting the Sonics go by them after they're there.

 

[krispydude]

save our sonics??

the sonics homeopener, with their stud rookie, against one of the most exciting teams in the NBA and they still dont sell out...hmm

 

[mribnik]

Suns turnovers has been the biggest problem of the first half. The Sonics have like 18 fast break points as a result. The combination of that and the poor shooting is why the Suns aren't blowing this team out.

 

[Treesquid PhD]

The team speed is fine. They're getting to the spot, just letting the Sonics go by them after they're there.

I think they look kind of slow to be honest, but I guess turning the ball over 50% of the time they run isn't helping that judgement either.

I do see a lot of standing around at time and every player launching threes look out of rythm.

Skinner looks pretty good thus, but we all know this is just a first impression, which can be deceiving.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Grant Hill's on pace to shoot 8 threes in this game... EIGHT THREES? Grant Hill!?

Come on guys - get your stuff together and stop making a bunch of rookies look like the Globetrotters.

 

[Treesquid PhD]

Grant Hill's on pace to shoot 8 threes in this game... EIGHT THREES? Grant Hill!?

Come on guys - get your stuff together and stop making a bunch of rookies look like the Globetrotters.

Cheese D'Antoni has spoken, Hill will launch 400 threes this year at a 23% clip, watch.

 

[krispydude]

12 threes all last year for grant and on pace for 8 this game? ugh

 

[Cheesebeef]

i never thought i'd say this about a DA team, but if teams just pack the paint against and force us to shoot outside, we're screwed. not enough shooters for a DA run machine to work.

 

[Cheesebeef]

and holy cow, does Nash look bad - that's 6 or 7 turnovers already?

 

[Treesquid PhD]

good thing grant hill didn't come into the league under D'Antoni he would have been a bust. What a joke this caoch is, totaly exposing himself as a loser.

 

[Treesquid PhD]

I bet D'Antoni is pissed Grant took that to the hole.

 

[Cheesebeef]

just ugly. I have a love/hate relationship with the first game of the year.

 

[82CardsGrad]

As has always been the case, the Suns simply refuse to play Defense... I know this is the first game and all, but I see no reason to believe that this year will be any different that previous years... Lot's of shots from behind the arc, lots of running and gunning, lots of out control passes, and ZERO defense...They have already proved that this recipe does not equal a Championship - you would think they would have learned...

 

[Treesquid PhD]

just ugly. I have a love/hate relationship with the first game of the year.

Yeah I already pissed off my wife...meh welcome basketball.

 

[Treesquid PhD]

As has always been the case, the Suns simply refuse to play Defense... I know this is the first game and all, but I see no reason to believe that this year will be any different that previous years... Lot's of shots from behind the arc, lots of running and gunning, lots of out control passes, and ZERO defense...They have already proved that this recipe does not equal a Championship - you would think they would have learned...

Yeah but we have Grant Hill now, and btw, we stripped all the grant hill from him and turned him into Junior part Duex.

 

[MigratingOsprey]

save our sonics??

the sonics homeopener, with their stud rookie, against one of the most exciting teams in the NBA and they still dont sell out...hmm

seattle has traditionally been a good city for the supes - you know not of the current situation with this team

want to see a lot of an support out there as clay is already rich so not going isn't going to hurt him

 

[Cheesebeef]

wake me when the first ten games of the season are over. i love/hate this part of the season.

 

[MigratingOsprey]

btw - completely ugly start to the 2nd half - some of these shots aren't even close............... just chuckin' from both sides

 

[82CardsGrad]

Yeah but we have Grant Hill now, and btw, we stripped all the grant hill from him and turned him into Junior part Duex.

 

[82CardsGrad]

btw - completely ugly start to the 2nd half - some of these shots aren't even close............... just chuckin' from both sides

Can't you just hear D'Antoni at halftime:

"Dammit - we didn't take enough shots from behind the arc!! If anyone touches the ball, I don't care where you are on the court, SHOOT the damm ball!!! Forget about getting back on defense, manning up, stepping in the lane, playing the angles... JUST SHOOT!!!!"...

 

[dodie53]

does the suns have a defense oriented assistant coach?

 

[Treesquid PhD]

Can't you just hear D'Antoni at halftime:

"Dammit - we didn't take enough shots from behind the arc!! If anyone touches the ball, I don't care where you are on the court, SHOOT the damm ball!!! Forget about getting back on defense, manning up, stepping in the lane, playing the angles... JUST SHOOT!!!!"...

I mean Jeezus gosh golly darnit! Chuckle Chuckle.....

 

[krispydude]

as ugly as we look, we will more than likely still win this game.

 

[gusmahler]

Yeah but we have Grant Hill now, and btw, we stripped all the grant hill from him and turned him into Junior part Duex.

Two nice drives to the basket. He must be reading this board.