Thunder @ Suns game thread 3-2-18

[95pro]

That’s play where Melo goes at Payton, Bender attempts to help. But his help is useless. Is melo or anyone else afraid of Benders D?

 

[Chaplin]

He’s so good we don’t talk bout him as much, but Booker is becoming a top 3 guard in the NBA before our eyes.

 

[Mainstreet]

The announcers are saying Len has 6 blocks. Wow.

 

[95pro]

Big sauce giving out water/Gatorade haha

 

[Mainstreet]

Thunder up by 3 after Westbrook hits 3 point shot.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Did Westbrook just rebound his own air ball?

 

[hsandhu]

Perfect tank loss!

So many good performances from the young guys, lose a close one to a good team.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

CANT BELIEVE with all those shots bender only got up one. Meh.

 

[95pro]

EJ is right about not resetting backcourt position. Jumped, caught ball, landed in backcourt

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

good loss.

Nice game from Booker jj len

 

[Mainstreet]

Thunder 124 - Suns 116

What an exciting game to watch.

Booker had 39 points and 8 assists.

 

[hsandhu]

good loss.

Nice game from Booker jj len

You forgot elfrid, he was really good.

Best part about him playing well... No drafting the euro hope!

 

[GatorAZ]

Who are all the people that were going crazy on that dunk? Are there basketball fans from Oklahoma in Phoenix?

 

[Mainstreet]

Orlando beats Detroit so there is that.

 

[Hoop Head]

You forgot elfrid, he was really good.

Best part about him playing well... No drafting the euro hope!

I don't think Payton will make a difference in whether the Suns decide to draft Doncic or not. Payton is a good player but he is a restricted free agent. I think his presence means that the Suns don't need to select a PG with their pick, they can select the BPA instead, as it should be that high in the draft.

 

[Finito]

This stretch has been pretty eye opening.

We've taken the Blazers, Pelicans and Thunder to the end and it's taken huge games from Dame, Davis and Westbrook all while Booker has matched them on the court.

Payton was a freaking steal. I mean come on for a 2nd rounder.

Jackson looks like a stud. Flat out stud.

So Suns are pretty much done with Ulis?

Bender smh

Chriss might be the single dumbest player I have ever seen. Just when you think of he's really giving effort tonight he gets a T for crying about a foul at a very bad time. Triano pulls him and he's never heard from again

 

[SweetD]

Good game, still nothing from Bender or Chriss. Payton, Booker, Jackson and Warren with good games. Len did what he needed to do, I am ok with him being Ayton's back-up

 

[hsandhu]

I don't think Payton will make a difference in whether the Suns decide to draft Doncic or not. Payton is a good player but he is a restricted free agent. I think his presence means that the Suns don't need to select a PG with their pick, they can select the BPA instead, as it should be that high in the draft.

If you have a 24 year old you feel will be a good long term pg, why draft another? Is McD sign IT again this summer... Shouldn't give him any bad ideas

 

[95pro]

Who are all the people that were going crazy on that dunk? Are there basketball fans from Oklahoma in Phoenix?

When the suns suck, yes the other teams fans show up.

But I would like to one day see Westbrook play in person, even though I’m a suns guy.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

You forgot elfrid, he was really good.

Best part about him playing well... No drafting the euro hope!

I knew I was forgetting someone. His hair got in the way of my memory.

 

[Chaplin]

When the suns suck, yes the other teams fans show up.

But I would like to one day see Westbrook play in person, even though I’m a suns guy.

It’s always awesome to see truly great players in person. I saw Anthony Davis against us earlier this season and he was amazing in person.

 

[SweetD]

When the suns suck, yes the other teams fans show up.

But I would like to one day see Westbrook play in person, even though I’m a suns guy.

As a Suns fan I was oooooing and aaaaing at that dunk. Westbrook is a great player and it is nice to have one of those in Booker and maybe even two with Jackson.

I hoping to see more of the lineup with Payton, Booker, JJ, Warren and Len. I know we like our 4s to be stretch 4s, but Warren is so great around the basket. He is showing some more ability to play the NBA 4s now - the Davis/Townes of the game.

 

[JS22]

Bender took ONE SHOT IN 37 MINUTES.

That's all I'm going to say.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Bender took ONE SHOT IN 37 MINUTES.

That's all I'm going to say.

But his basketball IQ is unmeasurable!!!

 

[Phrazbit]

Payton averaging 17 points, 7.8 rebounds, 7.5 assists so far as a Sun. Wish he was hitting better from 3 and his turnover rate is merely average.

Overall he's been pretty freakin good.

Cut his hair and he'd probably put up 24-10-10.

Kidding.