Suns @ Mavericks Thursday Playoff game thread, R2, 5-12-2022 - Game 6

[Proximo]

This is a disturbing lack of effort for a close out game

 

[Cheesebeef]

He missed 17 games and averaged just under 33 minutes per game. I think you're looking for an easy explanation here and I'm not sure there is one.

Bingo.

 

[TJ]

Ish needs to come light up some fools on the court

 

[AzStevenCal]

We may win this series but I know believe this team isn’t tough enough to win a title.

Welcome to my world.

 

[FB94]

Bench all the starters the rest of the game, put in the scrubs and send a message to your top players your effort sucks

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

He missed 17 games and averaged just under 33 minutes per game. I think you're looking for an easy explanation here and I'm not sure there is one.

How many times do I have to say it isn’t about how many games he missed?

 

[Finito]

Why is this team so bad on the road

 

[Finito]

Bench all the starters the rest of the game, put in the scrubs and send a message to your top players your effort sucks

Agree

 

[TJ]

Don’t think, Ayton. Do.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Bench all the starters the rest of the game, put in the scrubs and send a message to your top players your effort sucks

Do it and forget the message. Rest them, if it motivates/embarrasses them too well that's just gravy.

 

[Folster]

Why doesn't Ayton just throw it down

 

[Cheesebeef]

Booker had Ayton in front of the basket and shoots a contested three. Just stupid basketball

Ayton would have gotten the ball, dribbled and put up a soft floater from 2 feet that woulda bounced off the front rim anyway.

No one showed up tonight. In a close out game.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Do it and forget the message. Rest them, if it motivates/embarrasses them too well that's just gravy.

Agreed.

 

[Raindog]

Yup. Last year’s team is nowhere to be found.

It almost seems like they feel like they "proved" themselves last year and with the "great" regular season... and this post-season is being treated like an annoying formality, as if they expected they were entitled to win it all.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Why doesn't Ayton just throw it down

He’s allergic to the rim is the only explanation.

 

[Folster]

Time for a big heart hedge on Game 7.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Ish needs to come light up some fools on the court

Why does everyone think ish is a thug? He’s built like a football player bc he was one, but he’s never been a thug on the court.

 

[Cheesebeef]

It almost seems like they feel like they "proved" themselves last year and with the "great" regular season... and this post-season is being treated like an annoying formality, as if they expected they were entitled to win it all.

Been thinking the same thing.

Newsflash guys… you haven’t accomplished JACK SQUAT.

 

[Chaplin]

He’s allergic to the rim is the only explanation.

He is afraid of getting fouled. He’s been like that his entire career.

 

[Bufalay]

Paul played better than this with one arm against the Lakers last year.

 

[FB94]

Why doesn't Ayton just throw it down

Who knows. 7ft plays like 6ft

 

[Finito]

Ayton would have gotten the ball, dribbled and put up a soft floater from 2 feet that woulda bounced off the front rim anyway.

No one showed up tonight. In a close out game.

We’ve just been so bad on the road I don’t get it

 

[dscher]

Don’t think, Ayton. Do.

4 years in and that switch hasn't flipped yet?!

 

[AzStevenCal]

How many times do I have to say it isn’t about how many games he missed?

So you're going to ignore minutes played and games played to hang onto your conclusion that we overworked him? I think you're wrong but heck, I have no perfect explanation for his struggles so who knows?

 

[Raindog]

Don’t think, Ayton. Do.

He's always half a beat behind, with very little natural basketball instincts.