Suns @ Lakers 12-2-18

[Mainstreet]

End of 3rd quarter:

Lakers 95 - Suns 74

 

[Mainstreet]

If Booker is out for any length of time the Suns need to add a point guard.

Of course they have needed to add a point guard for two seasons.

 

[Sunstroke]

Well not a good showing by the boys who were taking 'baby steps' in the competitive game learning curve. Booker injury is huge of course, still a setback imo. Go Suns!

 

[Mainstreet]

Josh Jackson air balls a 3 pointer. It's like summer league.

 

[Mainstreet]

Bender is in the game which illustrates how bad the Suns are playing.

 

[Ronin]

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[Mainstreet]

Holmes has been a bright spot in a dreary game with 15 points, 4 blocks and 3 steals.

 

[Mainstreet]

Final:

Lakers 120 - Suns 96

 

[1Sun]

This is not encouraging. Booker needs to rest until his hamstring heals.

The Suns are not going anywhere this season.

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Tell that to the coach who still doesn't seem to get it...

 

[1Sun]

If Booker is out for any length of time the Suns need to add a point guard.

Of course they have needed to add a point guard for two seasons.

Indeed. My fear is that they are going to bring in Ntilikina, which only makes a bad situation worse.

 

[sdscard4]

Outscored 102-55 after our 17 point lead. Pathetic and should not happen. Lack of focus and execution. This wasn't the Warriors it was LA

 

[sdscard4]

Indeed. My fear is that they are going to bring in Ntilikina, which only makes a bad situation worse.

They need to pull off something cause this team looks like it could be bad for years. Ayton...book and bridges are keepers trade the rest

 

[1Sun]

They need to pull off something cause this team looks like it could be bad for years. Ayton...book and bridges are keepers trade the rest

I still think Jackson could be a building block, as could Okobo in the distant future (not to mention Warren if he could stay healthy and Holmes as a nice bench player), if only we had an NBA level point guard and a remotely competent head coach.

 

[Mainstreet]

And a power forward.

 

[BC867]

Outscored 102-55 after our 17 point lead. Pathetic and should not happen. Lack of focus and execution. This wasn't the Warriors it was LA

With Warren out for the game and Booker out the 2nd half (hopefully until his hamstring and toe heal), it is not pathetic. It is who the Suns are. Our two top scorers playing out of position and MIA.

As a recap and as has been posted by many, lack of experience at the GM and Head Coach positions and its domino effect are what are pathetic. The consequences were to be expected.

 

[sdscard4]

With Warren out for the game and Booker out the 2nd half (hopefully until his hamstring and toe heal), it is not pathetic. It is who the Suns are.

As a recap and as has been posted by many, lack of experience at the GM and Head Coach positions, players out of position and the domino effect are what are pathetic.

Yep 4 years of what we are...not one bit of improvement. Should not be like this ...hurts to watch

 

[1Sun]

Yep 4 years of what we are...not one bit of improvement. Should not be like this ...hurts to watch

Again, it begs the question of what the heck took so long for Ryan McDonough to be shown the door. We desperately need a competent basketball mind to save the day by first ingratiating himself to Sarver and then convincing Sarver to leave the basketball decisions to the basketball people.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

They play too lackadaisically. All those turnovers in the backcourt just because they didn’t take a second to see where Ball was.

And this is ayton’s third poor game in a row. He’s regressing and beginning to look more and more confused out there instead of growing. And I saw poor effort from him tonight.

Once book went down with injury I lost all expectations but man they didn’t have to make it look so ugly.

And Kuzma and hart just salivate when they see the suns. I wonder what their shooting percentage lifetime against the suns is.

 

[1Sun]

Holmes has been a bright spot in a dreary game with 15 points, 4 blocks and 3 steals.

And yet his minus-27 rating was second worst on the team, with only Crawford's minus-31 being worse...

 

[1Sun]

They play too lackadaisically. All those turnovers in the backcourt just because they didn’t take a second to see where Ball was.

And this is ayton’s third poor game in a row. He’s regressing and beginning to look more and more confused out there instead of growing. And I saw poor effort from him tonight.

Once book went down with injury I lost all expectations but man they didn’t have to make it look so ugly.

Do you still think the team can afford to keep Kokoskov as the head coach and keep a roster without an NBA-level point guard for the entire season?...

 

[Mainstreet]

I think the collapse of the 2016 draft class had a huge impact on McDonough being fired.

Of course there were a myriad of other reasons such as not having a point guard to replace Bledsoe after his departure.

 

[BC867]

And yet his minus-27 rating was second worst on the team, with only Crawford's minus-31 being worse...

That reflects our playing without our two top scorers.

 

[1Sun]

That reflects our playing without our two top scorers.

Indeed, but their plus-minus numbers were the worst by far. The next worst was Ryan Anderson at minus-16 (albeit in 8 minutes, which demonstrates just how monumentally bad he is).

 

[JCSunsfan]

With Warren out for the game and Booker out the 2nd half (hopefully until his hamstring and toe heal), it is not pathetic. It is who the Suns are. Our two top scorers playing out of position and MIA.

As a recap and as has been posted by many, lack of experience at the GM and Head Coach positions and its domino effect are what are pathetic. The consequences were to be expected.

BC. I will say this one last time. This is one of the most experienced coaches we could find. He has a 17 year NBA pedigree. There might be problems people have with his coaching, but experience is not the issue. This is not Earl Watson.

The issue is that we have 4 rookies playing in our 10 man rotation. We had our top two players out.

But the biggest problem on this team is that our "experienced" players are not playing well.

 

[Mainstreet]

No report on how long Booker will be out.

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