Suns @ Mavericks Game Thread

[Chaplin]

and yet again our "defense" fails us

Come on. YOu think any defender outside of Tim Duncan could have defended THAT?

 

[hsandhu]

What pisses me off, is now we're gonna have to listen to those 3 idiots in the studio talk about awful we are, when we lost on a last second shot on the road.

 

[Evil Ash]

Not much you can do about a 7 footer hitting a jumper with the defender right on him. Just a great shot.

Everyone on the planet knew it was going to Dirk. Therefore you deny him from getting the ball

Time to pray for a miracle

 

[TJ]

this team doesnt deserve to be called "elite" after this porus performance

 

[JWF]

lets see if someone can pull out a miracle shot.

 

[Evil Ash]

and there's the game

Ah well

 

[hsandhu]

Raja is a damn fool, why make that inboud pass when we have 2 time outs.

 

[Chaplin]

this team doesnt deserve to be called "elite" after this porus performance

This is one of the most ludicrous posts ever.

There is NO doubt that we saw 2 of the best 3 teams in the NBA playing tonight.

 

[TJ]

Raja Bell is a liability in crunch time. Turnovers, fouls, cold shooting. He shouldnt be in there

 

[green machine]

Raja is a damn fool, why make that inboud pass when we have 2 time outs.

I was wondering the same thing. Use a timeout and try again.

Raja did not have a good game, but this one was lost during that stretch where we just ran down the clock and jacked up bad shots. That let the Mavs back in the game.

 

[Lefty]

What pisses me off, is now we're gonna have to listen to those 3 idiots in the studio talk about awful we are, when we lost on a last second shot on the road.

Here is a simple solution to that, don't watch the postgame show.

 

[Evil Ash]

this team doesnt deserve to be called "elite" after this porus performance

I wouldn't go that far. This team needs improvement but they're still elite

Its one game dude

 

[TJ]

This is one of the most ludicrous posts ever.

There is NO doubt that we saw 2 of the best 3 teams in the NBA playing tonight.

22 turnovers, fouling like its going out of style, poor clock management. Come on buddy. Dont become an apologist tonight

 

[Nashfan]

If Marion would have shown up tonight we might have had a better chance to win. Twelve points and six rebounds is pathetic! Why was Amare taking the shot at the end, it should have been Nash or Bell!!

 

[green machine]

Raja Bell is a liability in crunch time. Turnovers, fouls, cold shooting. He shouldnt be in there

Yeah, I agree. Raja has never hit a big shot for this team in last year's playoffs ever.

 

[Lefty]

Raja Bell is a liability in crunch time. Turnovers, fouls, cold shooting. He shouldnt be in there

I guess you didn't watch the playoffs last year. It's one game people. It seems like after a loss some people here are ready to jump on someone because they did not have a great game.

 

[Chaplin]

22 turnovers, fouling like its going out of style, poor clock management. Come on buddy. Dont become an apologist tonight

Correct. 22 turnovers, lots of fouling and poor clock management. And what happened?

We lost on a relative buzzer beater to the team with the best record in the NBA and winners of the last 7 in a row.

 

[Evil Ash]

22 turnovers, fouling like its going out of style, poor clock management. Come on buddy. Dont become an apologist tonight

It was a bad game. Hell the Spurs lost to the friggin Bobcats earlier in the year, should we stop calling them elite due to a loss earlier in the season?

Newsflash: When the playoffs start it is the best of 7 not best of 1

 

[Treesquid PhD]

Clearly, the difference between the Mavs and the Suns is the amount of clutch shooters they have. I was surprised that Nash didn't get that last pass, I guess they did a good job on defense there.

Raja clearly choked towards the end, I saw Marion just lose the ball as well, these are the types of things that really just kill the Suns in the end. Not to mention all the missed freethrows, they never seem to miss that many when they play Portland.

Other than Nash we don't really have any true clutch players to go to at the end. Unfortunately, it's the exact same team as the last three seasons.

 

[Chaplin]

If Marion would have shown up tonight we might have had a better chance to win. Twelve points and six rebounds is pathetic! Why was Amare taking the shot at the end, it should have been Nash or Bell!!

Amare took the shot because he was the only guy open for the pass. Raja was throwing it in, so he couldn't take the shot. Raja should have called the timeout, but oh well. Amare was the only option at the time.

 

[TJ]

Yeah, I agree. Raja has never hit a big shot for this team in last year's playoffs ever.

Dont think I dont remember that. Tonight, he's proven me otherwise

 

[Cheesebeef]

I wouldn't go that far. This team needs improvement but they're still elite

Its one game dude

I think you have to beat someone elite before you can pronounce yourself as such, don't you think?

 

[basketballfan]

I really wish Steve would've shot more in the last 5 minutes. He's automatic.

 

[Chaplin]

I think you have to beat someone elite before you can pronounce yourself as such, don't you think?

Dude, cheese, we lost by 2 on a crazy shot that only 5 people tops in the world can make. This game was winnable, don't you think?

And again, we had an awful ball handling game with the 22 turnovers in a foul-ridden game. Against the best record in the league and a 7-game winning streak. And yet we lost by 2 on that miracle shot. If anything, I'd say it's pretty impressive that we had a chance to win this game.

 

[TJ]

I really wish Steve would've shot more in the last 5 minutes. He's automatic.

I agree, plus he should have gotten the look at the end. Also, it seemed like everyone else was getting clumsy out there. Barbosa's moving pick, Bell's pass to Al McCoy. Three possesions where we let the clock go down. Come on, what happened to "seven seconds or less?"