Suns @ Timberwolves Saturday Playoff game thread, 4-20-24 - Game 1

[Cheesebeef]

Devin Booker has been on the receiving end of more completely embarassing playoff Suns butt-whippings than any other superstar who’s ever played on this team.

 

[BirdGangThing]

when we suck we suck so bad - it's a top to bottom suck - takes a lot of practice to be this sucky

 

[Mainstreet]

Suns finishing 6th in the West may be their trophy.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

Suns Playoff Fever - Don't catch it.

 

[BirdGangThing]

im gonna go to walgreens and buy a bunch of junk food

 

[Finito]

32-8 bench points hmmm… that’s fun…

Dude you can’t complain about the bench. This team is top heavy all our money is in 3 players. Our bench isn’t going to compete with anyone.

If we win it’s gonna be because Booker, KD and Beal

 

[nashman]

Pathetic 2nd half by the Suns. Going to be a short series if they don’t pull their heads out of their @sses….

It’s one game they shot terrible it’s hardly the end of the series come on… geesh overreaction like crazy after a terrible shooting game and Edwards going crazy from 3 which is NOT his game lol. They are likely playing the best game they will play this series today!

 

[Finito]

It’s not that we are losing it’s just I see a lack of effort. I don’t see any fire

 

[nashman]

Dude you can’t complain about the bench. This team is top heavy all our money is in 3 players. Our bench isn’t going to compete with anyone.

If we win it’s gonna be because Booker, KD and Beal

Well every teams money is in their starters lol. But the bench still need to hit some damn shots and provide quality minutes. Are Minn bench stars? No but they are knocking down threes aren’t they? I’m saying simply this or bench scoring a lot while ours no shows is problematic. Now we start playing and moving the ball late? Good coaching Frank wait til your down 25 to start running some actual offense!

 

[Dback Jon]

And finally some ball movement

 

[nashman]

Vogel is a moron hey maybe try to ball movement offense that has beaten the crap out of this team early instead of wanting till the end of the damn game! Just terrible coaching!

 

[Mainstreet]

Well every teams money is in their starters lol. But the bench still need to hit some damn shots and provide quality minutes. Are Minn bench stars? No but they are knocking down threes aren’t they? I’m saying simply this or bench scoring a lot while ours no shows is problematic. Now we start playing and moving the ball late? Good coaching Frank wait til your down 25 to start running some actual offense!

Check out the Wolves bench versus the Suns bench. How about Reid vs Eubanks.

 

[Yuma]

Suns finishing 6th in the West may be their trophy.

I can see the Banner ceremony next season....

 

[Absolute Zero]

Embarrassing. This team doesn't seem to have the passion. Booker is capable of bringing that, but wasn't there tonight. We also don't have a tough guy who getsng under the other team's skin kind of guy. Like a Rodman, etc., even CP3 or Alvarado type. Just a bunch of good shooters. So they better be hitting their shots in game 2. No passion or toughness won't get you very far.

 

[AzCardsfan76]

It’s one game they shot terrible it’s hardly the end of the series come on… geesh overreaction like crazy after a terrible shooting game and Edwards going crazy from 3 which is NOT his game lol. They are likely playing the best game they will play this series today!

It’s not an overreaction. It’s been a season long theme for them. It’s who they have been all year. Lot of series left but this first game, especially the 2nd half has been a microcosm of the Suns entire season.

 

[Joe Mama]

Yeah never in your life put Devin Booker in any conversation with Jordan

And I hate Jordan

Whatever. I said he put up the same numbers. I'll say it again because it's true BTW on top of that he was playing fantastic defense.

Hubie, it wasn't just one guy hanging on KD. Connolly slapped his arm as well

 

[95pro]

Any star with heard would have tried to drive that. Instead book shovel passes it off.

 

[Yuma]

Dude you can’t complain about the bench. This team is top heavy all our money is in 3 players. Our bench isn’t going to compete with anyone.

If we win it’s gonna be because Booker, KD and Beal

THIS! We are expecting 75 points or more combined by our big three. That doesn't leave a bunch of bench points, in theory.

 

[Dback Jon]

Pull the starters. KD has given up

 

[Finito]

Lmao wide open layup

Followed by an Ant-Man dunk

Bench’s fault? Refs?

This team has a legit culture problem imo

 

[nashman]

They should be embarrassed by their play or just effort in this game! I just knew the time off was not gonna be good for us as Vogel is a clown and rarely has the team prepared. He just depends on his talent to win games total freaking clown JC!

 

[Raindog]

Well, I was a bit worried that Vogel might save his job if the Suns had a one series mini-run because of the favorable matchup against Minnesota. I guess that worry was unfounded, anyway.

On the bright side, people - probably about a week until we get rid of Bleeping Frank Vogel and never have to watch his clown show coaching ever again. And hopefully James Jones right after him.

 

[Yuma]

We are seeing IT in a playoff game? That's a bad sign. We could have used a little Bol Bol today when it was that stretch when we couldn't score.

 

[AzCardsfan76]

Wasn’t there a time when the Suns would play Okogie to disrupt the other team when it mattered??

 

[Yuma]

Well, I was a bit worried that Vogel might save his job if the Suns had a one series mini-run because of the favorable matchup against Minnesota. I guess that worry was unfounded, anyway.

On the bright side, people - probably about a week until we get rid of Bleeping Frank Vogel and never have to watch his clown show coaching ever again. And hopefully James Jones right after him.

So on the flip side, what if he loses a favorable series match up?