Wizards @ Suns 3-7-17

[Mainstreet]

The Wizards visit the Suns tonight with a scheduled 7 p.m. Arizona start time. Near the trade deadline the Wizards traded for Bojan Bogdanovic using a first round pick which should help their scoring off the bench immensely. The past two drafts the Wizards have chosen to use their first round picks for players (previously Markieff Morris) and it has worked out for them.

Here are some comments from the ESPN Preview:

Washington, one of the top teams in the East, still gets a vast majority of its scoring from its starters. All five of its starters average in double figures, led by two of the top 25 scorers in the league, guards Bradley Beal (22.9) and John Wall (22.6).

But in an effort to increase their firepower off the bench, the Wizards swung a deal at the deadline for Brooklyn's Bojan Bogdanovic, the leading scorer at the Rio Olympics. It cost the Wizards two players and a 2017 first-round pick.

Led by Ulis, Alan Williams and Derrick Jones Jr., the Suns have outscored their opponent 141-72 off the bench during their first three-game winning streak of the season.

Tuesday's game begins a brutal stretch for the Wizards, who have two five-game trips remaining. They also play five sets of back-to-backs in March, the first of which concludes Wednesday night at Denver.

http://www.espn.com/nba/preview?gameId=400900343

 

[Bert]

*quietly roots for the Suns to win

#Sorry

 

[Ronin]

Marcin Gortat‏ @MGortat
Hey Phoenix ..... will Kifff and I get boooos or applause? Y'all let me know so I can get right mind set

 

[Ronin]

J. Michael‏ @JMichaelCSN
Phoenix will go with Ulis, Bledsoe, Booker, Warren @ 4 and Chriss @ 5

 

[Ronin]

Nvm mind the Washington guy says that Len may start. That lineup up above is what the Suns might use during the game according to him.

 

[Mainstreet]

Bledsoe is always looking to get fouled so he can shoot the ball rather than vice versa.

Suns lead 12- 8 in the 1st quarter.

 

[Mainstreet]

Bradley Beal has 15 points thus far in the 1st quarter as the Wizards take a 5 point lead.

 

[Mainstreet]

Booker does not have a handle tonight as he keeps losing the ball. He already has 3 turnovers but so does Bledsoe.

 

[Mainstreet]

End of 1st quarter:

Wizards 38- Suns 25.

 

[gimpy]

It seems the Suns have way too many unforced turnovers.
The refs suck, too.

 

[Mainstreet]

A scuffle is under way. Dudley tries to be the enforcer.

Ulis ran into a player sitting a pick (screen) but he shoves Ulis with the forearms.

 

[Mainstreet]

Dudley is ejected. He knocks heads with Smith.

 

[Mainstreet]

It seems the Suns have way too many unforced turnovers.
The refs suck, too.

I totally agree about the turnovers.

The referees always suck.

 

[Mainstreet]

The Suns should have kept Bledsoe on the bench after Ulis went out.

It would have been a good time to play Price.

The Suns had a 14-0 run with Bledsoe.

 

[Mainstreet]

Halftime:

Wizards 68 - Suns 61

Another chippy game.

 

[Mainstreet]

Suns lead Wizards 76-70 with 8:58 in the 3rd quarter.

The Wizards had a 20 point lead or more in the first half and the Suns looked like they were dead in the water but here they are.

 

[hsandhu]

This is ridiculous, we're gonna end up costing ourselves a shot to get one of the real players in this draft... we might slide to 7 or worse.

Yes, it's exciting to see how much talent we have, hell we could be a top team in the east playing like this, but this season is sunk cost, get the top player in the draft.

If we slide far enough, I say f it and take harry giles, gamble he will be healthy

 

[Bert]

That comeback in the 2nd quarter was so much fun to watch.

 

[StreetTruckinTitan]

Man these guys are playing some exciting ball lately. I almost feel bad hoping they lose.

 

[hsandhu]

Down to 4, I need barbosa to do his chucker act when he comes in

 

[Hoop Head]

I don't like screwing up our draft position but the way the team has played since the All Star break is really hard to root against. Everything is a lottery anyways, so the worst record doesn't guarantee a top pick. Suns luck we'd end up drafting #4.

 

[Mainstreet]

This is ridiculous, we're gonna end up costing ourselves a shot to get one of the real players in this draft... we might slide to 7 or worse.

Yes, it's exciting to see how much talent we have, hell we could be a top team in the east playing like this, but this season is sunk cost, get the top player in the draft.

If we slide far enough, I say f it and take harry giles, gamble he will be healthy

Bledsoe is playing on another level. If the Suns want more ping pong balls they need to rest him.

 

[Hoop Head]

Bledsoe is playing on another level. If the Suns want more ping pong balls they need to rest him.

Bledsoe knows the top prospects are PG's, he does not want to lose his job to a rookie. I can't blame him there but I really hope this is the new normal and he doesn't regress next year.

 

[Mainstreet]

Bledsoe knows the top prospects are PG's, he does not want to lose his job to a rookie. I can't blame him there but I really hope this is the new normal and he doesn't regress next year.

Unless the Suns get one of the top couple of picks, I don't think they go PG.

I think Bledsoe is peaking. My only concern is injury.

 

[Mainstreet]

End of 3rd quarter:

Wizards 94- Suns 92