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On Wednesday the Suns visit the Clippers before the All-Star break.

The Clippers (31-27) are coming off a six game road trip. They lost their last game to the Timberwolves on Monday 130-120.

While the Suns (11-47) have lost fourteen straight games with their last loss coming on the road to the Kings 117-104 on Sunday.

The Suns/Clippers game is scheduled to be televised at 8:30 p.m. Arizona time on FSAZ.
 
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If there is a worse team in the NBA it's probably the Knicks who rank last in the league standings.

They have lost 17 games in a row.

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Melton and Warren are out for Wednesday's game.

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I don't know. These injuries seem too regular, almost a pattern.

They both have been out for awhile but so has Booker.

The Suns play the same no matter what. LOL
 

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I don't know. These injuries seem too regular, almost a pattern.
I think it was the eighties, where almost EVERY Sun had "back spasms" at some point in the season. Seems like ankle injuries and ham strings are the new back spasms.
 
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Ayton gets the Suns first points.

Game tied 4-4.
 
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The Clippers start three point guards in Shamet, Beverley and Shai. It's doesn't seem fair.

Also the Clippers waived Teo.
 
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Clippers stretch it to a 10 point lead 25-15.
 

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Suns down 10 well it’s not 20 so that’s good right
 
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End of 1st quarter:

Clippers 32 - Suns 22
 
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It's a layup drill for the Clippers.
 
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Ayton has 14 points and 4 rebounds thus far. Also 2 assists.
 
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Halftime:

Clippers 67 - Suns 51
 

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in a game where the ONLY person playing hard is Ayton, can anyone explain to me WTF HE'S ONLY GETTING 13 MINUTES WITH 1 FOUL?!

He has been feasting on guys on offense and playing okay defense. BOTH times they took him out of the game, the lead went from 7 to 15 the first time, then 7 to 15 again the second time.

And don't give me that "Igor has rotation minutes locked in." The guys aren't JV players at Phoenix Country Day School.

I mean, Tyler Johnson, who looks like one of the most usless basketball players I've ever seen is getting 17 minutes? Holmes, who has been awful tonight is deserving of 10 minutes when Ayton's getting 13?

Sorry. That makes no sense. Every time they've gone into Ayton he's either been productive or at worst put up a good shot. And yet, they're still sitting him, with 1 foul, with 4 minutes left after just cutting a 17 point lead to 7, after he got a 3 point play. That's AWFUL coaching. Atrocious.
 

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in a game where the ONLY person playing hard is Ayton, can anyone explain to me WTF HE'S ONLY GETTING 13 MINUTES WITH 1 FOUL?!

He has been feasting on guys on offense and playing okay defense. BOTH times they took him out of the game, the lead went from 7 to 15 the first time, then 7 to 15 again the second time.

And don't give me that "Igor has rotation minutes locked in." The guys aren't JV players at Phoenix Country Day School.

I mean, Tyler Johnson, who looks like one of the most usless basketball players I've ever seen is getting 17 minutes? Holmes, who has been awful tonight is deserving of 10 minutes when Ayton's getting 13?

Sorry. That makes no sense. Every time they've gone into Ayton he's either been productive or at worst put up a good shot. And yet, they're still sitting him, with 1 foul, with 4 minutes left after just cutting a 17 point lead to 7, after he got a 3 point play. That's AWFUL coaching. Atrocious.

FWIW, I have been saying this for several weeks now.
 
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I'm hoping Jones viewed Johnson primarily as a chip to make a trade work.

If not, this summer doesn't look good.
 
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The Cavaliers lost in 3OT to the Nets; 76ers beat the Knicks.
 

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in a game where the ONLY person playing hard is Ayton, can anyone explain to me WTF HE'S ONLY GETTING 13 MINUTES WITH 1 FOUL?!

He has been feasting on guys on offense and playing okay defense. BOTH times they took him out of the game, the lead went from 7 to 15 the first time, then 7 to 15 again the second time.

And don't give me that "Igor has rotation minutes locked in." The guys aren't JV players at Phoenix Country Day School.

I mean, Tyler Johnson, who looks like one of the most usless basketball players I've ever seen is getting 17 minutes? Holmes, who has been awful tonight is deserving of 10 minutes when Ayton's getting 13?

Sorry. That makes no sense. Every time they've gone into Ayton he's either been productive or at worst put up a good shot. And yet, they're still sitting him, with 1 foul, with 4 minutes left after just cutting a 17 point lead to 7, after he got a 3 point play. That's AWFUL coaching. Atrocious.
And All-Star break comes up after the game. What is he saving Ayton for?

Or is he punishing him for going public about not wanting to play "Guard"?

If that is the case, who in the organization has the combination of authority & knowledge to take action behind the scenes?

The only ones I can think of who have the knowledge are color commentary announcers -- EJ, TC and Annie. All former players.

Unless the Front Office has made the tank official behind the scenes.
 
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