Thunder at Suns 2/20

[dodie53]

http://www.nba.com/games/20090220/OKCPHX/boxscore.html

 

[az1965]

when is the Boston game?

Sunday afternoon... 1:30 CST

 

[zod]

when is the Boston game?

Sunday 12:30 on ABC.

 

[Wally]

He started the 2nd half, but he asked to come out after a minute.

Thanks, I hope he's ok..
Other than the laspe in the 3rd qtr, Sun's did a great job. Even Dragic showed glimpses of promise. Won't be as easy on Sunday.

 

[dodie53]

OT:
Charlie Villanueva just choked Z

 

[Covert Rain]

Suns still score 140, and actually hold the Thunder to 45.8% shooting, only had 11 turnovers, 14 steals and 40 rebounds.

Even thought this was the Thunder that is pretty impressive considering no Amare.

 

[Folster]

Release the hounds!! Barbs and J-Rich were awesome tonight. Terry Porter must feel like a complete fool. I kinda feel sorry for him.

 

[zod]

Where are the people that wanted Jrich traded?

 

[FArting]

Impressive win

Congrats to Barbosa on getting a career high of 41 points.

 

[silencer1515]

game is sunday and i got tix hell yeahh!! is barbs injured??

 

[slinslin]

How bad does this make Porter look?

Without him we would probably be right up there with the Lakers.

 

[YouJustGotSUNSD]

Coro says Grant Hill left the game early when the trainers diagnosed him with a neuroma in his left foot. He will be able to play come Sunday.

WTF is a neuroma?

A neuroma is a thickening of nerve tissue that may develop in various parts of the body. The most common neuroma in the foot is a Morton's neuroma, which occurs at the base of the third and fourth toes. It is sometimes referred to as an intermetatarsal neuroma. "Intermetatarsal" describes its location - in the ball of the foot between the metatarsal bones (the bones extending from the toes to the midfoot). Neuromas may also occur in other locations in the foot.

The thickening, or enlargement, of the nerve that defines a neuroma is the result of compression and irritation of the nerve. This compression creates swelling of the nerve, eventually leading to permanent nerve damage.

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http://www.footphysicians.com/footankle ... euroma.htm

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[PhoenixMaverick]

Wow, I didn't get to watch the game. Just logged on and my Jaws Dropped when I saw the stats.

My god, I was skeptical that we would even win without Amare.

140 again !?!? unfreakinbelievable !!
Are the numbers for LB as in Leandro barbosa or LB for Lebron ??
JRich 34 points !!! and Barnes is putting up crazy numbers !!
Who is this team??

Excitement aside, we WILL NOT get 140 with the celtics.
Its also an early game, I know these guys MUST be tired.
Good luck sunS !!!

Barbosa for MVP !! lol ... i never thought I would say that

 

[Proteus]

Great 1st half, the majority of the 2nd half was poor but from about the middle of the 4th quarter to the end was great.

The Suns had 37 fast break points to the Thunders' 11.

The Suns had 33 points off turnovers to the Thunder's 10.

The Suns had 66 points in the paint to the Thunder's 34.

 

[AfroSuns]

If this team can force their tempo at every game,they have a chance to move up in the playoff seeding.
I do worry about the veterans and their rate of recovery and how tired they will be in the post-season. The Cs game is going to be a grind it out game. We can only hope our players wont be too tired to compete.

 

[Mainstreet]

If this team can force their tempo at every game,they have a chance to move up in the playoff seeding.
I do worry about the veterans and their rate of recovery and how tired they will be in the post-season. The Cs game is going to be a grind it out game. We can only hope our players wont be too tired to compete.

The Suns can only win with a smaller version of of DA small ball and count on good shooting most every night. Sadly I think this is the smallest lineup the Suns have fielded up and down the roster. Shaq is the Suns only legitimate big man.

It's a shame the Suns finally start clicking but are doomed by a lack of size.

 

[nowagimp]

The amareless suns have not played a team with legitimate bigs yet, this is where everyone will be going after them. Rebounding will be a problem vs the celtics. I guess Hill/barnes is the new PF tandem, since Lous will be backing up shaq. Sounds like they can be abused in the half court.

 

[lou_skywalker]

The amareless suns have not played a team with legitimate bigs yet, this is where everyone will be going after them. Rebounding will be a problem vs the celtics. I guess Hill/barnes is the new PF tandem, since Lous will be backing up shaq. Sounds like they can be abused in the half court.

yeah true. fortunately KG is not playing otherwise we will get embarrassed again.

 

[YouJustGotSUNSD]

LB's game last night was quite impressive, and is now in an exclusive club

http://www.basketball-reference.com...l=7&c4stat=stl&c4comp=gt&c4val=6&order_by=pts

 

[nowagimp]

LB's game last night was quite impressive, and is now in an exclusive club

http://www.basketball-reference.com...l=7&c4stat=stl&c4comp=gt&c4val=6&order_by=pts

LB is a keeper, IMO. I guess his language problems are behind him. Watching defenders try to guard him off the dribble is very revealing, they are scared they will be burned. Leo finally seems to have developed to the point that he reads the defense instead of just trying to go fast. The only player I have seen in the last few years with more speed/quickness is monta ellis, and that was before the "moped" injury.

 

[Errntknght]

He even pulled up twice... unfortunately he missed them both. I still want him to work on that part of his game for the times the opponents have skilled shot blockers. Wade and Parker give every shot blocker fits but Leo is good ways behind them.

 

[Bufalay]

He even pulled up twice... unfortunately he missed them both. I still want him to work on that part of his game for the times the opponents have skilled shot blockers. Wade and Parker give every shot blocker fits but Leo is good ways behind them.

Did you see the last shot he hit? That was a pull-up jumper. I wouldn't be surprised if his eyes were closed on that shot. I've never seen him with so much confidence.

 

[YouJustGotSUNSD]

Not gonna lie, that last jumpshot was pretty sexy looking.

 

[DeAnna]

The amareless suns have not played a team with legitimate bigs yet, this is where everyone will be going after them. Rebounding will be a problem vs the celtics. I guess Hill/barnes is the new PF tandem, since Lous will be backing up shaq. Sounds like they can be abused in the half court.

That sounds familiar. See Suns teams of 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-7 ... you get the idea.

 

[LV-Suns]

Update: Hill, who left Friday’s game with a neuroma on his left foot, started the game at power forward in place of Amare Stoudemire (eye) and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future, the Arizona Republic reports.

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