Suns vs Spurs

[sunsfn]

Hopefully we will see Lampe tonight for some long minutes.

Spurs are tough with the way they play defense, and the suns played last night.

 

[JS22]

and the injuries include:

eisley
harvey
barbosa
voskuhl

woo!

 

[sunsfn]

What did they say was wrong with Barbosa?

 

[slinslin]

Great Game! 31-11

 

[JS22]

 

[slinslin]

8:15 PHO - Shot clock violation
8:41 - Official timeout

 

[slinslin]

Good night. This is too much.

 

[JS22]

Well THAT was an exciting game!

 

[George O'Brien]

Four games in five days and then the Suns get to play the Spurs in San Antonio. I wasn't hopeful going in, but it was ugly.

At least Lampe got some minutes. I look forward to when he is strong enough to play defense against teams like the Spurs.

 

[carey]

Talk about rested. They had 12 guys in double figure minutes. We played 8 guys.

 

[Joe Mama]

The Suns looked awful last night. I actually felt bad for Casey Jacobsen trying to guard Tony Parker. Parker constantly blew right by him. This leads to one of the biggest problems with the Phoenix Suns defense. They are far too aggressive on the perimeter for a team without a good defensive frontcourt. Their perimeter players play like they have Shaquille O'Neal or Tim Duncan in the line waiting to block shots. They should have forced Parker to shoot from outside instead of playing him so closely on the perimeter.

As bad as the Phoenix Suns were, the San Antonio Spurs were making every shot they threw up there. I mean Robert Horry and Malik Rose made of multiple perimeter shots when they were very well defended. That's not the reason the Suns lost, but it contributed to the lopsided score.

Joe Mama

 

[George O'Brien]

The Suns looked awful last night. I actually felt bad for Casey Jacobsen trying to guard Tony Parker. Parker constantly blew right by him. This leads to one of the biggest problems with the Phoenix Suns defense. They are far too aggressive on the perimeter for a team without a good defensive frontcourt. Their perimeter players play like they have Shaquille O'Neal or Tim Duncan in the line waiting to block shots. They should have forced Parker to shoot from outside instead of playing him so closely on the perimeter.

As bad as the Phoenix Suns were, the San Antonio Spurs were making every shot they threw up there. I mean Robert Horry and Malik Rose made of multiple perimeter shots when they were very well defended. That's not the reason the Suns lost, but it contributed to the lopsided score.

Joe Mama

The Suns don't seem to have recognition of who they are playing. Turkoglu shoots better from the three point arc (45.5%) than he does inside (41.9%). By contrast, Parker shoots only 32.2% from outside the arc, but has a 45.1% overall because he takes the ball to the basket well. Yet the Suns overplay Parker and play off of Turkoglu.

One problem with the Suns perimeter defense is that they do not deny the ball to opponents on the outside, leaving shooters wide open to take jumpers.

Another problem is that the Suns lack court awareness. They get caught by picks and screens more than opponents do against the Suns offense.

None the less, it would be nice if the Suns had a big shot blocking defensive center who could play Duncan one on one and keep drivers out of the lane.