Warriors @ Suns

[sunsfan88]

Hope we defend the pick and roll better against Steph Curry and Klay Thompson than we did against Isiah freaking Thomas on Friday. Otherwise it will be a looong night.

I have a weird that we should be more worried about their front court though....David Lee vs Channing Frye? Eh...and GS isn't a team we can double off because they have good shooters all over the place.

Should be a fun game though. Bledsoe, Dragic and the Suns vs the best backcourt in the NBA and league leader in pts Curry & Thompson and the Warriors.

Suns have lost each time in the past 6 times they have played the Warriors including twice in Phoenix.

Go Suns!

 

[95pro]

This should be a good test to see how we truly measure up in the west.

 

[JCSunsfan]

A Warriors board is dubbing this game

The Splash Bros vs the Slash Bros

I guess Curry and Thompson are being called the Splash Bros in GS country. This should be a very entertaining game if you like guard play.

 

[Errntknght]

Tough two weeks coming up... no EC teams until the 28th when Philly visits...

 

[Mainstreet]

Frye with 10 points in 1st quarter.

 

[Mainstreet]

When Gerald Green plays well, he adds another dimension to the Suns on offense.

 

[JCSunsfan]

When Gerald Green plays well, he adds another dimension to the Suns on offense.

He just needs to be more consistent, or we need to find someone who plays like him who is more consistent.

 

[Mainstreet]

He just needs to be more consistent, or we need to find someone who plays like him who is more consistent.

I think he tends be a poor decision maker which makes him inconsistent.

 

[AfroSuns]

Bledsoe playing huge in the final minutes. huge 3 and a nice assist to Frye

 

[Mainstreet]

Now 20 points for Channing Frye. He has played well.

 

[Mainstreet]

Bledsoe playing huge in the final minutes. huge 3 and a nice assist to Frye

Also Hornacek has not given him much rest in the second half. He plans to go with him until the finish.

 

[Suns_fan69]

Last couple possessions by Bledsoe a bit rough. Ball movement coming to a stop.

 

[Mainstreet]

Plumlee, a defensive anchor in the middle.

 

[Suns_fan69]

Another rock solid defensive effort by Tucker. Not just the iso by Curry, but rotating down to cover Lee after Plumlee altered Thompson's layup.

 

[Mainstreet]

Another rock solid defensive effort by Tucker. Not just the iso by Curry, but rotating down to cover Lee after Plumlee altered Thompson's layup.

Tucker always plays hard nosed defense.

 

[BC867]

Plumlee, a defensive anchor in the middle.

He comes back into the game near the end and Steve Albert called one right. He repeated that Miles is among the league leaders in blocks . . . and he blocks which sealed the deal for the Suns.

Way to go #22. And you too, Steve. At least that offset earlier in the game when Albert told EJ he wouldn't want to be like him because he (Steve) lives in a dark world.

 

[zett]

That was a good win for us, Frye played well so did Bledsoe. warriors are a tough team. never thought we would be 5 games over 500 at this point of the season. or at any point for that matter.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

The Slash Brothers showed up once again! Very nice win!

 

[Sunburn]

Tucker always plays hard nosed defense.

Tucker is, by far, one of our most important players. Not just with his D, but with the example he sets for how to play D.

 

[SirStefan32]

Tucker is playing smarter than last year, and the refs are giving him more respect this year. I actually think Green needs to look at Tucker and work hard to be more like him. If he can focus on defense, and not worry about scoring, he will turn into an outstanding player.

Frye was Frye- when he is on, and his shot is falling, he is a beast.

Plumlee is really turning into one of my favorite players in the league. Forget rebounds and blocks, even- just look at the team defense when he is on the floor- it's like night and day. He needs to work on finishing strong on offense.

I am impressed with Goran's shooting lately. I hope it lasts.

Bledsoe is a terrific defender. He really needs to stop doing stupid stuff on offense though. Every single time I sit down to watch a Suns game, I am always sure that at least twice, he will do something so stupid that it will cause me to scream, sigh, and facepalm. Why Hornacek insists on Bledsoe being the primary ball handler is beyond me. I guess it's working, so I am sure he has good reasons.

 

[SirStefan32]

Tucker is, by far, one of our most important players. Not just with his D, but with the example he sets for how to play D.

I agree. Tucker and Plumlee are just amazing. Bledsoe doesn't get enough credit though- he is a hell of a defender too.

 

[95pro]

Oh yeah another win. Wish I could watch the games.

Was it close near the end? Or does the final score not reflect how in control we were?

 

[Chaplin]

How long before we turn to hoping for playoffs instead of the 1st pick? We are almost 25 games in and it doesn't look like we're going away.

 

[ProdigalSun]

Barring any significant injuries this team will make the playoffs

 

[sunsfan88]

What a great win. This is the most fun team we have had since 2010.

There is hardly any players in the NBA who can stop Bledsoe or Dragic during a fast break or when they have a full head of steam. Dragic is ridiculously crafty and has a s**t load of moves in his arsenal and Bledsoe is ridiculously athletic.

Plumlee's impact on the defensive end these past 2 games can't be understated. Dude is bringing it, he's going back to contesting at the rim and protecting the rim. Please continue and don't go back to that stretch when you were invisible when players took turns driving in.

Tucker's defense is almost on par with Grant Hill's defense. That's very, very high praise.

Morris bros need to be more consistent. They have to be held accountable to give us like at least 25 pts combined every night. They made plays today for sure but scoring wasn't very big. Marcus is improving his basketball IQ a lot though.

Frye with a very good game. He finally turned it on, which your due to do if you keep shooting and shooting your bound to have at least one day when everything's going in and today was that day for Frye. Good defense too for the most part.

My criticism of the game:

Bledsoe's iso ball. He gets tunnel vision randomly and tries to go one on one way too much. He missed a wide open Dragic a handful of times and then bricks on the iso.

Bledsoe, like Dragic, is most effective in pick and rolls...Hornacek needs to slap that into his head.

Also, why did Dragic get absolutely 0 pts and 0 shot attempts in the 4th QTR? Had we lost this game, the blame would be entirely placed on Dragic's lack of usage in the 4th QTR. Both Goran and Bledsoe need to share the ball especially in crunch time.

Tucker needs to improve his 3pt shooting. Dude plays with great heart and that's cool and everthing but my god man, your costing this team pts on the offensive end!

And Plumlee needs to finish! Bledsoe and Dragic both set him so many times, he should easily get 12 pts a game simply off of the penetration from Bledsoe and Dragic.

Gerald Green isn't a ball hog but his ball handling and passing skills are laughable. Come on man. Just shoot the ball if your left open otherwise just pass it to the nearest open guy and let the big boys take care of the playmaking.