Suns @ Pacers Friday game thread 1-26-2024

[Joe Mama]

He probably should have been called for a travel before it, but Booker definitely got fouled on that last shot. Half assed lazy defense and no rebounding was the reason they lost though. They thought they could just keep out scoring the Pacers

 

[JosiahLee]

Yeah Pacers seemed to be getting all the calls but when you play with more energy it’s amazing how you kind of influence the officiating.

 

[Mainstreet]

Some final stats.

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[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Aggressors get the calls

 

[Chaplin]

Beal went cold when he came back, but he didn't bring the ball up. Why?

 

[Covert Rain]

Book was robbed on that last shot but that's not why we lost. That defense was horrendous. One of the worst defensive efforts of the year.

 

[Chaplin]

We didn’t go to the hole much

We were fouled all over the place. I know you don't think the officiating was.bad, but it was.

 

[JosiahLee]

Not really embarrassing. Just ran out of gas

Oh I thought the defensive performance was extremely embarrassing. They have no shame giving up that many points to Beal, KD, and a red hot Booker. Us? No excuses. It’s was a layup drill for them.

 

[mjb21aztd]

Well sucks book 62 had to end in l tough l

Hope suns get back to winnin ways n gm

Least suns crushed mavs in streak

 

[Chaplin]

Aggressors get the calls

This is the problem. A foul is a foul.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Beal went cold when he came back, but he didn't bring the ball up. Why?

That was odd to me bc it took us outta our offense altogether

 

[AzCardsfan76]

Aggressors get the calls

We were clearly watching 2 different games. I'm not at all putting on the refs but the disparity was clear and it affected the game.

Again, Suns play better defense and rebound they win the game. But it's that much harder with that type of lopsided called game in the 4th.

 

[Sunburn]

They beat us purely with hustle, energy, and aggressiveness. That's dissappointing.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

We were fouled all over the place. I know you don't think the officiating was.bad, but it was.

They got up 20 more shots than us because of offensive rebounds and our turnovers - bad dumb turnovers. That’s why we lost.

 

[Chaplin]

That was odd to me bc it took us outta our offense altogether

Well it was the only way he could have helped the team!

 

[JosiahLee]

Book was robbed on that last shot but that's not why we lost. That defense was horrendous. One of the worst defensive efforts of the year.

Sadly, I know they still aren’t a real contender. You simply can’t be when this is how you play defense.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Book was fouled on that last play. Easy contact on both the elbow and the shooting hand.

The Pacers are real good and real deep.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

They beat us purely with hustle, energy, and aggressiveness. That's dissappointing.

Our early season bugaboos -stupid turnovers and offensive rebounds - did us in. No excuse for that. Coach also outwitted himself keeping Gordon in the game.

 

[Chaplin]

They got up 20 more shots than us because of offensive rebounds and our turnovers - bad dumb turnovers. That’s why we lost.

I said the officiating was bad and I don't know what league you watch but that team did not go foul-free that whole 4th quarter. I didn't say the officiating was why we lost. It contributed though.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Well it was the only way he could have helped the team!

Agree

 

[Chaplin]

This is the problem. A foul is a foul.

@Ouchie-Z-Clown, Since you disagree, I'm curious why you think it's ok.to have bad officiating?

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Sadly, I know they still aren’t a real contender. You simply can’t be when this is how you play defense.

Cmon man it’s one close game against a good team after we reeled off 12 wins in 15 games. We still haven’t reached 20 games with the big three.

 

[AzCardsfan76]

I said the officiating was bad and I don't know what league you watch but that team did not go foul-free that whole 4th quarter. I didn't say the officiating was why we lost. It contributed though.

Everyone is in agreement with you, Ouchie is the only one that didn't think the officiating wasn't bad.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

I said the officiating was bad and I don't know what league you watch but that team did not go foul-free that whole 4th quarter. I didn't say the officiating was why we lost. It contributed though.

Meh. We’ll have to agree to disagree.

 

[Chaplin]

The streak was going to end at some point, so whatever. I think they took the Pacers lightly and Vogels gameplan was not good.