Timberwolves @ Suns Monday game thread 12-9-19

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So what does Los Suns mean? Lose Suns or Lost Suns? I hope neither...lol
 

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Suns defense has gone downhill since the first couple of weeks.


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Baynes finally scores a basket.

Suns have no rim protection.
 

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Lack of interior defense and rebounding continue to kill us. In addition to Ayton's return, we desperately need a power forward.
 
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Halftime:

Wolves 64 - Suns 61
 
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If the Suns are not going to play defense they would be better off running SSOL.

It's really sad what has happened to their defense. I'm not seeing the effort.
 

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If the Suns are not going to play defense they would be better off running SSOL.

It's really sad what has happened to their defense. I'm not seeing the effort.
I'm not sure it's completely an effort thing. I think it is more of a communication/synergy thing. Early in the year everyone was healthy and had formed a synergy on defense that just doesn't seem to be happening anymore.
 
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Wolves are going to take almost everything inside until they foul players out.
 

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I'm not sure it's completely an effort thing. I think it is more of a communication/synergy thing. Early in the year everyone was healthy and had formed a synergy on defense that just doesn't seem to be happening anymore.

The team can only do so much to compensate for four awful defenders in Saric, Kaminsky, Jerome and Cam, a below average defender in Booker, a good team defender but poor one on one defender in Rubio, and an erratic defender in Oubre.
 
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Wolves have started settling for outside shots and the Suns now lead 73-68. It's funny how that works.
 
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There we go. Mikal with a slam over Towns.
 
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Yes! Bridges with corner 3 pointer.
 
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End of 3rd quarter:

Suns 94 - Wolves 85
 

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Suns outscore the Wolves by 12 in the 3rd quarter.

'Good to see.
 

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Ray's fragmented style does wear on me. Can't we just stick with Leander?
I think you're ..... right in ..... saying ..... that. And I've ..... thought ..... that ..... ..... ..... . :(

As I've mentioned, and messaged Al McCoy, KRay is used to announcing football, which has
a lot of dead time between plays.

He is not fit to do basketball play-by-play (which he doesn't attempt to do).

He is not as bad as Steve Albert was (no one is as bad as Steve Albert was), but KRay most
of the time doesn't pay attention to what is happening on the court.

I know we're watching TV (as opposed to listening on radio), but there is more to announcing
TV play-by-play than waiting until plays are over to mention it, which he doesn't always do.

And it is his job to set the timing in the "booth" for the color commentator, which he doesn't do.
 
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I think you're ..... right in ..... saying ..... that. And I've ..... thought ..... that ..... ..... ..... . :(

Lol it's the playcall version of stop and go driving. Like I'm sitting in word traffic.
 
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Booker is getting a nice long rest.
 

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Wiggins throws his body into the lane over and over and gets the star treatment?


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I can't accurately know if I like Kevin Ray or not. The Suns could have Amazon Polly call the games, and I'd find it an improvement over Steve Albert.
 

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I can't accurately know if I like Kevin Ray or not. The Suns could have Amazon Polly call the games, and I'd find it an improvement over Steve Albert.
Comparing anyone to the worst ever is not a positive.
 
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