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Tucker played 10:45 minutes and went 3 of 3 including 1 of 1 for three, and 3 of 3 from the line with 3 rebounds. (All came from his first stint)
Barnes in the second period was 4 of 7 (1 of 2 for three), 6 rebounds in just 11:47 minutes.
Diaw was more impressive in his second stint. In 16:58 he had 4 rebounds and went 2 of 3.
Singletary in 6:04 was only 0 of 1 shooting, but but 4 rebounds and 1 assist.
Lopez had 3 fouls in 1:27 minutes.
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At the Half, 48 to 43; 47.2% by the Suns 42.9% shooting by Utah. Suns out rebounded the Jazz 24 to 18 without much help by Shaq.
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Last edited by Irish; October 9th, 2008 at 07:24 PM.
It is Tucker at 2 and Barnes at 3 for a lot of minutes, and both doing great. Meanwhile, Dragic did decent running the point for a while, 2 assists and 1 3P, but he got foul trouble. Another bad news is, Lopez is in foul trouble again, no contribution at all ...
Another player who is going to be in constant foul trouble
Porter has been pushing for agressiveness, but obviously it is hard to get that when the rules are so different.
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"I like to act decisively whenever I'm trying to get something done," Dumars said. "But I'm well aware that there has to be another team that's willing, and there has to be a good deal for both teams. Those two things will slow you down in doing a deal."
barnes 1-4 for 3, another disappointing night in that regard for him. Tucker is 3-4 on the other hand, which is nice to see. another horrible game for lopez, definitely not a good sign.
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It's discouraging Robin Lopez gets only 1 rebound in 20 minutes but he did get 2 blocks. Amundson could be a factor at center if he could shoot FTs. I like his energy.
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I'd like to see tucker get some regular season minutes this year. he needed to improve his shot coming into the year, and i think he's proven that he has done that so far. barbosa will probably need some time when he gets back to get acclimated to the new system, so why not give tucker a shot?
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"America is so quick to label people these days. I wear a little hat on my head, you label me a jew. I think the Knicks will have a good season, you label me a lunatic. I forget to pull out once, you label me a father. Come on now!"
It's discouraging Robin Lopez gets only 1 rebound in 20 minutes but he did get 2 blocks. Amundson could be a factor at center if he could shoot FTs. I like his energy.
What the hell about Shaq? He didn't play well at all either. 21 minutes, ZERO rebounds, 3 asts, 1 BS and got his stuff blocked twice.
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What the hell about Shaq? He didn't play well at all either. 21 minutes, ZERO rebounds, 3 asts, 1 BS and got his stuff blocked twice.
lopez has had back to back terrible games with foul trouble in both. shaq dominated last night, so a bad performance tonight is more easily forgiven.
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"America is so quick to label people these days. I wear a little hat on my head, you label me a jew. I think the Knicks will have a good season, you label me a lunatic. I forget to pull out once, you label me a father. Come on now!"
I'd like to see tucker get some regular season minutes this year. he needed to improve his shot coming into the year, and i think he's proven that he has done that so far. barbosa will probably need some time when he gets back to get acclimated to the new system, so why not give tucker a shot?
There is nothing to say Tucker does not belong in the rotation or be given some playing time because he never got a chance to prove himself last season. It's hard to understand Strawberry got playing time and Tucker did not. This is one player where D'Antoni and I disagreed.
__________________ If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging. -Will Rogers
Barnes had 21 points and 13 rebounds in 17 minutes, that is more than impressive. 25% for 3p is the only flaw. Hopefully he can improve that.
Tucker did 18 and 6 in just 10 minutes, 6-9 and 3-4 for 3, WOW ... If he keeps doing that, would Sarvar consider trade Barbosa b4 deadline to save luxury tax? ...
Dragic played 20 minutes, 5 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds, 2 turnovers, not bad. A very good sign is he can make 3p. Solid improving.
Diaw definitely showed more tonight: 4 of 5 shooting, 3 of 4 from the line, 8 rebounds.
Forget Barnes three point shooting. 7 of 11 inside the arc and 13 boards is pretty impressive.
Tucker at 6 of 9 (3 of 4 for three), 6 rebounds all in 22 minutes. So far he's way ahead in the biggest surprise for returning players.
After last night's second half melt down, the Suns held the Jazz to 42.5% and a +10 on rebounding. Last year the Jazz were the 2nd best shooting team in the NBA at 49.7% and the 4th best rebounding team with a +3.12 rpg differential. Last year the Jazz were 37-4 at home.
It is a nice win.
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"I like to act decisively whenever I'm trying to get something done," Dumars said. "But I'm well aware that there has to be another team that's willing, and there has to be a good deal for both teams. Those two things will slow you down in doing a deal."
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