Suns @ Lakers Sunday game thread, October 6th 2024: Preseason

[Mainstreet]

It's time to take a closer look at the Suns because preseason has arrived.

The Suns open preseason play at the Lakers on Sunday, October 6th, 2024 in Palm Desert, California.

When: Sunday, October 6, 2024

Television: : AZ Family 3TV

Radio: ESPN 620 AM / 98.7 FM HD-2

Time: 6:30 PM Arizona time

 

[Mainstreet]

The Suns five game preseason schedule looks like this.


@ Lakers Sunday 10-6

@Pistons Tuesday 10-8

vs Pistons Friday 10-11

@Nuggets Sunday 10-13

vs Lakers Thursday 10-17

 

[Mainstreet]

Phoenix opens the regular season on Wednesday, October 23rd at the Clippers, then play at the Lakers on Friday.

The Suns home opener is against the Mavericks on Saturday, October 26th so it will be on the second night of back-to-back games. This is a tough way to open the regular season.

 

[Chaplin]

It's like this every year, I can't believe we're 2 days away from Suns basketball again.

 

[95pro]

Time to find the rabbit ears…

 

[Phrazbit]

It's like this every year, I can't believe we're 2 days away from Suns basketball again.

Between preseason, the season, the crazy length of the playoffs, weeks later followed by the draft, free agency and summer league, we basically only have about 10 weeks of the NBA not having real story lines.

This year, tack a few weeks on for the Olympics too.

 

[Superbone]

Time to find the rabbit ears…

I'm all set in my new Phoenix digs! I have a great picture (very close to South Mountain) and my new HDHomeRun to record OTA. So happy to get the local station now as well as pregame and postgame shows. Let's go!

 

[Mainstreet]

Between preseason, the season, the crazy length of the playoffs, weeks later followed by the draft, free agency and summer league, we basically only have about 10 weeks of the NBA not having real story lines.

This year, tack a few weeks on for the Olympics too.

I like it this way, especially with the Diamondbacks falling short of the playoffs and the Cardinals struggling.

 

[Hoop Head]

I'm all set in my new Phoenix digs! I have a great picture (very close to South Mountain) and my new HDHomeRun to record OTA. So happy to get the local station now as well as pregame and postgame shows. Let's go!

I'm in Tempe right on the east side of AZ Mills, so pretty close to South Mountain. I seem to get the AZ Family Sports channel a bit better than Channel 3. Both come in good but channel 3 will hiccup occasionally while 44 (I think that's the number) stays consistently good all the way through. I'm not sure of the cause but Channel 3 being a higher definition might be why that hiccups occasionally.

Not sure where you're located but figured I'm the same vicinity and thought I'd give you a heads up in case you encounter the same thing I have. Maybe my cheap antenna plays a role also.

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

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[Suns_fan69]

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Hopefully get some good Oso minutes.

 

[Mainstreet]

Hopefully get some good Oso minutes.

This will be an early test for the Suns at the center position. Plumlee and Kaminski will probably get a look there as well.

 

[Ronin]

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[gimpy]

This will be an early test for the Suns at the center position. Plumlee and Kaminski will probably get a look there as well.

Kaminski?

 

[Mainstreet]

Kaminski?

Yup. Frank was in camp and is vying for a roster spot. I don't know how he looked, though.

 

[Ronin]

Gerald Bourguet

@GeraldBourguet
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Mike Budenholzer wouldn't offer much in terms of how many minutes the Suns' starters will play in their preseason debut tomorrow, but he did say assuming the guys came out of practice okay, everyone outside of Nurk *should* be available

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

Duane Rankin

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Jusuf Nurkic only Suns player on injury report for Sunday's preseason game vs. Lakers.Suns coach Mike Budenholzer said after Saturday's practice that he expected everyone else to be available Sunday..

 

[Ronin]

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[Superbone]

I'm in Tempe right on the east side of AZ Mills, so pretty close to South Mountain. I seem to get the AZ Family Sports channel a bit better than Channel 3. Both come in good but channel 3 will hiccup occasionally while 44 (I think that's the number) stays consistently good all the way through. I'm not sure of the cause but Channel 3 being a higher definition might be why that hiccups occasionally.

Not sure where you're located but figured I'm the same vicinity and thought I'd give you a heads up in case you encounter the same thing I have. Maybe my cheap antenna plays a role also.

I'm in Ahwatukee. I haven't noticed the hiccups.

I got this antenna:

https://a.co/d/iy6fb5W

 

[Hoop Head]

I'm in Ahwatukee. I haven't noticed the hiccups.

I got this antenna:

https://a.co/d/iy6fb5W

That looks better than mine. Mine looks awfully phallic. It gets weird looks from guests regularly and raises some questions.

https://a.co/d/5SHlI4m

 

[Hoop Head]

I was thinking it was an early game like most Sunday games but 6:30 pm is brutal.

 

[Superbone]

That looks better than mine. Mine looks awfully phallic. It gets weird looks from guests regularly and raises some questions.

https://a.co/d/5SHlI4m

It will come in handy if you ever have an Everything Everywhere All at Once situation.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I'm in Ahwatukee. I haven't noticed the hiccups.

I got this antenna:

https://a.co/d/iy6fb5W

Man I wish an antenna, any antenna, would pick up something at my house. Not that I'd get the Suns games with it but it would be nice to have a local channel of two. Anyway, I'm streaming only (no cable or sat) but this is the first season since League Pass came out that I'm considering not buying it which would mean, no games for me.