Suns @ Clippers, 12/26/2010

[AzStevenCal]

So now you're saying Sarver is worse than Donald Sterling? My goodness, next you're going to say that Transformers 2 was a good movie and Jack Black deserves an Oscar!

Hmmm. What to say???

Steve

 

[AzStevenCal]

We might have caught a break on fouls number 5 and 6 on Griffin but we look like a different team with him out of there. 4 point game.

Steve

 

[Chaplin]

I guess Mickael Pietrus wasn't a throw in after all. ;D

 

[Gwindor]

I hate to be a stickler about semantics, but would it have been so hard for you to just say "Nash is back" instead of "Nash's back"? And as long as we're on the subject, if Grant Hill does a sick crossover and his defender falls down, please don't say, "Grant Hill just broke his ankles!"

Understood I'll try to improve my gramma, but i was always rather poor at this


two great entries by Nash now. and one awesome by Pietrus.

What are you guys thinking about those mid-range shots by Gortat? IMHO he should try to avoid that.. maybe some hard entries on foul instead, becouse he is missing definitely too much.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I guess Mickael Pietrus wasn't a throw in after all. ;D

Yeah, I've been saying that. I think he's the perfect player for our team. He should fit very well with Nash and he's a good defender.

Steve

 

[carey]

At least the end was entertaining. Sad for Gortat's -19 and MP getting his pocket picked in crunch time.

 

[Chaplin]

Great comeback, but that 1st quarter killed us. Couldn't overcome Nash's 0 for 7 start.

 

[carey]

Yeah, I've been saying that. I think he's the perfect player for our team. He should fit very well with Nash and he's a good defender.

Steve

He also just blew the game.

 

[JS22]

Anyone want to tell me what Frye was doing there with about 5 seconds left? At least try and foul the guy to make him earn the 2 points?

 

[Budden]

How's your Polish? Mine sucks. And I have actually read the "XXX just broke his ankles" statement from someone that was not dealing with English as a second language.

Steve

I took Polish for 8 years growing up and I can't speak a word of it today. I blame both the American school system and Robert Sarver for failing me.

But I was just kidding about the semantics stuff... I just mean that no Suns fan wants to see the words "Nash's back" or "Grant Hill just broke his ankles". I would also not say, "Amar'e's eye-popping!" when Amar'e posterizes someone; and if Tom Gugliota was still playing, let's say, he was playing scared in a close playoff game, I would politely ask that you not say, "Googs is seizing up out there." OK, maybe those two are a bit of a stretch, but... well you get the idea.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Understood I'll try to improve my gramma, but i was always rather poor at this


two great entries by Nash now. and one awesome by Pietrus.

What are you guys thinking about those mid-range shots by Gortat? IMHO he should try to avoid that.. maybe some hard entries on foul instead, becouse he is missing definitely too much.

It's going to take awhile for him to settle in and feel comfortable here. We need his defense but he's probably going to need to take and make that mid-range shot to really be effective with this group.

Steve

 

[Griffin]

Sad that we couldn't even get a shot off when we had a chance to tie the game. I don't know what play Gentry drew up but that probably wasn't it. Perhaps maybe next time the Suns practice they'll spend just a little bit of time on some offensive plays rather than keep hoping the shots will fall.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I took Polish for 8 years growing up and I can't speak a word of it today. I blame both the American school system and Robert Sarver for failing me.

But I was just kidding about the semantics stuff... I just mean that no Suns fan wants to see the words "Nash's back" or "Grant Hill just broke his ankles". I would also not say, "Amar'e's eye-popping!" when Amar'e posterizes someone; and if Tom Gugliota was still playing, let's say, he was playing scared in a close playoff game, I would politely ask that you not say, "Googs is seizing up out there." OK, maybe those two are a bit of a stretch, but... well you get the idea.

Artest just had a mental breakdown out there?

Steve

 

[Proteus]

How the heck is this team going to make it to the playoffs when they keep on losing to sub 500 teams?

 

[carey]

How the heck is this team going to make it to the playoffs when they keep on losing to sub 500 teams?

I got this one... *cough*. We aren't.

 

[Gwindor]

It's going to take awhile for him to settle in and feel comfortable here. We need his defense but he's probably going to need to take and make that mid-range shot to really be effective with this group.

Steve

Yeah, i know he needs some time to be sure of his plays with new teammates.
Maybe I said it wrong - i think he should avoid those far mid-shots until he will be pretty sure of them. He didn't looks like he was today.
min: Gortat 27, Lopez 10...
Pietrus played much better than i expected he will.


I don't like Griffin, but i have to admit he is good. Damn good.

 

[dziki]

Hi everyone. On the beggining - sorry for my English. I have been always really bad with a grammar ;-)

Pietrus is annoying. Ok, he had 25 pts and 3 rebs but still - sometimes he looks like guy from other world. Gortat ok but I hope that he will play better in a few weeks.

This two matches are my first matches of Suns since I was kid. Like first two matches in 10 years;-)

ps. I see that there is a lot of polish-speaking people here. Nice !;-)

/
Chris.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Hi everyone. On the beggining - sorry for my English. I have been always really bad with a grammar ;-)

Pietrus is annoying. Ok, he had 25 pts and 3 rebs but still - sometimes he looks like guy from other world. Gortat ok but I hope that he will play better in a few weeks.

This two matches are my first matches of Suns since I was kid. Like first two matches in 10 years;-)

ps. I see that there is a lot of polish-speaking people here. Nice !;-)

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Chris.

I don't know how many Polish speaking fans we have here but I'm not sure how many of us are English speaking either, so welcome anyway. Don't break our hearts on Pietrus. Unless he and Marcin turn out to be budding superstars, we're in for some tough times.

Steve

 

[carey]

I don't know how many Polish speaking fans we have here but I'm not sure how many of us are English speaking either, so welcome anyway.

You're on a roll today homey.

 

[Covert Rain]

How the heck is this team going to make it to the playoffs when they keep on losing to sub 500 teams?

Well for starters you can put the superior players in the starting lineup. MG is a better Center then Lopez. Also, Grant is in the starting lineup and even though I like his tenacity and his grit, he looks slow at times this year to me. Other then a game here or there looks like he has no legs at times (especially on back to backs). I love Grant...one of my all time favorite Suns players but maybe it's time to replace him with some younger legs in the starting lineup as well.

 

[Chaplin]

Well for starters you can put the superior players in the starting lineup. MG is a better Center then Lopez. Also, Grant is in the starting lineup and even though I like his tenacity and his grit, he looks slow at times this year to me. Other then a game here or there looks like he has no legs at times (especially on back to backs). I love Grant...one of my all time favorite Suns players but maybe it's time to replace him with some younger legs in the starting lineup as well.

See, this makes no sense. We have a team that can't defend or rebound and you want to bench our best defender? And it's not like we have multiple players like Grant. He's our best defender by a MILE. He certainly frustrated Blake Griffin throughout the second half.

 

[dodie53]

Hill defended Blake?

 

[Covert Rain]

See, this makes no sense. We have a team that can't defend or rebound and you want to bench our best defender? And it's not like we have multiple players like Grant. He's our best defender by a MILE. He certainly frustrated Blake Griffin throughout the second half.

MP plays good defense and at times Dudley does to. Grant is still a good defender but he is not lock down night in and night out. I have seen him play some horrible defense this year. Like I said, I think Grant struggles with back to backs and too many games in a short period of time. He has been inconsistent this year more then I have seen him since he has been here.

Maybe the answer is bringing Grant off the bench when that happens?

 

[Proteus]

MP plays good defense and at times Dudley does to. Grant is still a good defender but he is not lock down night in and night out. I have seen him play some horrible defense this year. Like I said, I think Grant struggles with back to backs and too many games in a short period of time. He has been inconsistent this year more then I have seen him since he has been here.

Maybe the answer is bringing Grant off the bench when that happens?

Pietrus and Dudley are lock down defenders?

Hill has done reasonably well on back to backs this season. The other guys have generally had more problems.

Hill did poorly coming off the bench a couple of seasons ago.

 

[devilalum]

Hill defended Blake?

A lot.