Suns @ Nets Monday game thread 2-3-20

[82CardsGrad]

Look at the shooting efficiency, turnovers and especially defense, and then get back to me.

He scored 32 pts last night on 15 shots. #efficiency

 

[Mainstreet]

Referees call a flagrant 1 on Ayton. I guess he is not allowed to turn and shoot.

 

[Phrazbit]

Diallo is just awful, he telegraphs everything he is trying to do on offense and defense he is just clueless.

Booker is having a bad game but I am not at all worried about him.

The team needs to shut up with their whining at refs, I think it only makes things worse, they don't know how to communicate with refs, they need to let Monty speak for them. Also, wouldn't hurt if one of these nights Monty got himself ran.

Ayton... I've never seen a player who can make 23 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks look both easy and lousy. Damn man, roll to the hoop! He could have 30 points on 5 less shots if he just went to the rim.

The player I am actually concerned about is Oubre. He has been awful since his concussion, I don't know if it is lingering effects or he has a chip on his shoulder that is contributing to his awful decision making, but he has been a mess. Terrible, selfish play on offense and spotty, often sloppy defense.

 

[1Sun]

Diallo is just awful, he telegraphs everything he is trying to do on offense and defense he is just clueless.

Booker is having a bad game but I am not at all worried about him.

The team needs to shut up with their whining at refs, I think it only makes things worse, they don't know how to communicate with refs, they need to let Monty speak for them. Also, wouldn't hurt if one of these nights Monty got himself ran.

Ayton... I've never seen a player who can make 23 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks look both easy and lousy. Damn man, roll to the hoop! He could have 30 points on 5 less shots if he just went to the rim.

The player I am actually concerned about is Oubre. He has been awful since his concussion, I don't know if it is lingering effects or he has a chip on his shoulder that is contributing to his awful decision making, but he has been a mess. Terrible, selfish play on offense and spotty, often sloppy defense.

I am worried about Oubre as well, but he is gone after next season, anyway, if not sooner, and he is somewhat replaceable long term. If Booker asks out or walks, this franchise will never recover.

 

[Mainstreet]

Final:

Nets 119 - Suns 97

 

[Mainstreet]

A look at some final stats. Oubre had 21 points and 5 rebounds.

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[cwamjn]

Final:

Nets 119 - Suns 97

Can I please get a quick recap of what the heck happened in the 3Q?

 

[SunnyBaller]

I am worried about Oubre as well, but he is gone after next season, anyway, if not sooner, and he is somewhat replaceable long term. If Booker asks out or walks, this franchise will never recover.

The franchise will never recover? Ya we can kiss these 20 win seasons goodbye all right

 

[1Sun]

One of Booker's worst games ever. Perhaps not time to full out panic, but definitely a red flag.

 

[1Sun]

The franchise will never recover? Ya we can kiss these 20 win seasons goodbye all right

As in we will long for the days when we could win as many as 20...

 

[Mainstreet]

Can I please get a quick recap of what the heck happened in the 3Q?

Pretty much the Nets took control of the game driving to the basket and hitting 3s to pull away in the 3rd quarter. Booker was not his usual self which made matters worse. He was in foul trouble all night and did not get the benefit of some obvious foul calls against him.

 

[SunnyBaller]

As in we will long for the days when we could win as many as 20...

Ya no, the lack of talent on this team is why they don't win with or without booker it's going to be the same until they get depth , LeBron would struggle to get this team 40 wins in a season. If this team traded booker and got back let's say draft included 3 solid players they would win more then they are now. One guy isn't going to take a bunch of g leaguers to the playoffs. As much as this team needs a #1 super star basketball is still a team game and the sun's roster hardly qualifies as a team. Bookers value is probably the highest it's ever been, I'd hate to see him go but if they got a haul of actually players and picks , that would do more for the team then he could

 

[GatorAZ]

Spoiler

http://www.tankathon.com/

 

[SunnyBaller]

Spoiler

http://www.tankathon.com/

I got the sun's at #2 first try !!

 

[1Sun]

Ya no, the lack of talent on this team is why they don't win with or without booker it's going to be the same until they get depth , LeBron would struggle to get this team 40 wins in a season. If this team traded booker and got back let's say draft included 3 solid players they would win more then they are now. One guy isn't going to take a bunch of g leaguers to the playoffs. As much as this team needs a #1 super star basketball is still a team game and the sun's roster hardly qualifies as a team. Bookers value is probably the highest it's ever been, I'd hate to see him go but if they got a haul of actually players and picks , that would do more for the team then he could

Like the Pelicans did for Anthony Davis?...

 

[1Sun]

I got the sun's at #2 first try !!

Took me 9 tries to get them Top 4...also at #2...

 

[JerkFace]

One of Booker's worst games ever. Perhaps not time to full out panic, but definitely a red flag.

1/12... 12/23... 10/25... It doesn’t happen often, but even the top players have a few stinkers. This was definitely a stinker for Booker. But it wasn’t his first, and unfortunately it won’t be his last.

 

[SunnyBaller]

Like the Pelicans did for Anthony Davis?...

Ya they are set up great for the future, if Zion would have been healthy at the start they'd be a playoff team right now

 

[1Sun]

1/12... 12/23... 10/25... It doesn’t happen often, but even the top players have a few stinkers. This was definitely a stinker for Booker. But it wasn’t his first, and unfortunately it won’t be his last.

The worst part of tonight was that Booker got dominated by LeVert on the other end of the court as well.

 

[1Sun]

Ya they are set up great for the future, if Zion would have been healthy at the start they'd be a playoff team right now

No thanks to the haul of garbage they got from the Lakers.

 

[SunnyBaller]

No thanks to the haul of garbage they got from the Lakers.

Didn't one of those pieces of garbage get into the all star game over booker?

 

[1Sun]

Didn't one of those pieces of garbage get into the all star game over booker?

Undeservedly so. And that grossly overrated player is the ONLY thing of value they got in that trade.

 

[SunnyBaller]

Undeservedly so. And that grossly overrated player is the ONLY thing of value they got in that trade.

Lonzo is about the same as Rubio , and idk how many picks off the top of my head. Far from worthless.

 

[GatorAZ]

I got the sun's at #2 first try !!

Got #3 on the 7th try and ended up with LaMelo!

 

[SunnyBaller]

Got #3 on the 7th try and ended up with LaMelo!

Wow I wanted to try a few more and number 8 or 9 I think I got one of the most unlikely ones ever , I got sun's #1, pelicans #2 and king's #5