Who will the Suns play in game 5?

[Greg Popovich]

I don't know the roster well enough.

Without Diaw and STAT--who can Coach D insert into the lineup?

This may be a dumb question--but can't they just play "small ball" the same way that Golden State plays--putting smaller quicker guys against bigger guys?

 

[F-Dog]

Shouldn't you be on a Utah Jazz message board somewhere, apologizing to the fans there?

 

[KelVarnsen]

Subs

Alvin Adams will get Stat's minutes and Truck Robinson will play in place of Boris.

 

[454]

Alvin Adams will get Stat's minutes and Truck Robinson will play in place of Boris.

Either Burke or Rose (or both) are gonna have to play the best games of their lifetime. And that's to let the suns keep it within 10. Best case scenario: Bowen goes down with a career ending crotch injury, and Duncan fouls out in the 3rd quarter.

 

[ndjmc]

Alvin Adams will get Stat's minutes and Truck Robinson will play in place of Boris.

Why not Mark West???

or Oliver Miller?

Kyle Macy could back up Leandro

 

[ndjmc]

Either Burke or Rose (or both) are gonna have to play the best games of their lifetime. And that's to let the suns keep it within 10. Best case scenario: Bowen goes down with a career ending crotch injury, and Duncan fouls out in the 3rd quarter.

"Career ending crouch injury" that is the greatest thing I have ever read.

 

[bootfunkzilla]

How about bringing in
Joe Kline "Rebounds lots of Rebounds"

 

[Heucrazy]

I'm betting the Suns will play the Spurs.

 

[jbeecham]

The Suns will either go small with:

PG: Nash
SG: Barbosa
SF: Bell
PF: Marion
C: KT

or

PG: Nash
SG: Bell
SF: James Jones
PF: Marion
C: KT

Either way they'll need solid games from Pat Burke, Jalen Rose, and possibly Marcus Banks, Eric Piatkowski and/or Jumaine Jones. I could even see Sean Marks get some time since he was with the Spurs the last 2 yrs and should know Duncan well.

 

[bootfunkzilla]

I was hearing on the radio that since the vp of the league put down the punishment, in an act of looking like the good cop $hit head stern may over turn it

 

[ndjmc]

How about bringing in
Joe Kline "Rebounds lots of Rebounds"

Nice...

 

[WuRaider]

I know its wrong and I know Coach is too much of a nice guy but I'm hoping for payback. I'm hoping for a rough play against either Timmy or Parker well maybe not Parker because that would upset Boris. So yeah, I hope Burke hurts Duncan, and hurts him bad.

 

[bootfunkzilla]

I say we have pat burke take out parker to get duncan's big eyes on the court

 

[ndjmc]

I say we have pat burke take out parker to get duncan's big eyes on the court

I vote MANU

 

[Mainstreet]

Who is not eligible to play for the Suns besides Diaw and Amare? I heard on TV that inactive players will not be able to play. I sure hope their wrong.

 

[RingtheBell]

I say we squeeze Chuck back into a uniform.

 

[jbeecham]

Who is not eligible to play for the Suns besides Diaw and Amare? I heard on TV that inactive players will not be able to play. I sure hope their wrong.

I don't see why inactive players couldn't be activated for this game (Mark & Ju. Jones are the inactive guys). During the regular season, they had to be activated by noon on gameday.

 

[Chaplin]

I don't see why inactive players couldn't be activated for this game (Mark & Ju. Jones are the inactive guys). During the regular season, they had to be activated by noon on gameday.

You have to submit a playoff roster before the playoffs begin, and if I recall correctly, that can't be fixed--I think that was an issue a season or two ago after a brawl. (Indiana/Detroit?) I don't remember exactly what it was.

 

[msdundee]

I say we squeeze Chuck back into a uniform.

Do they make unis in 52 XXXXXL?

 

[jbeecham]

You have to submit a playoff roster before the playoffs begin, and if I recall correctly, that can't be fixed--I think that was an issue a season or two ago after a brawl. (Indiana/Detroit?) I don't remember exactly what it was.

That's a poor rule, if 5 players get injured during the playoffs then the team wouldn't have the minimum 8 active men to play the game.

 

[F-Dog]

Do they make unis in 52 XXXXXL?

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[__SA__]

Shouldn't you be on a Utah Jazz message board somewhere, apologizing to the fans there?

i dont mind most of the fans on here, but there are a few like you...i dont think you realize we've won the last 4 of 5 playoff games in YOUR arena...

i'm not saying the spurs would definitely beat the suns if all the players were on the court, but for fans to think yall were a shoe in for the conf. finals if amare were playing is ridiculous.

 

[gosuns]

i dont mind most of the fans on here, but there are a few like you...i dont think you realize we've won the last 4 of 5 playoff games in YOUR arena...

i'm not saying the spurs would definitely beat the suns if all the players were on the court, but for fans to think yall were a shoe in for the conf. finals if amare were playing is ridiculous.

Oh just go kick or knee someone. That seems to be a proud thing to do in SA

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I have talked about the lineups, but how is Marion supposed to guard Parker now? Do we really want Burke, or JJ on Oberto/Elson for extended minutes? We will get pounded on the boards.

 

[elindholm]

We will get pounded on the boards.

I think that's pretty much a given. The Suns will have to shoot about 60% to stay in this game.