Suns @ Bucks Sunday game thread 3-6-2022

[Ronin]

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[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

in an effort to become a better offensive player, Mikal has become a worse defender. Dude was getting his ass punked inside and out. His value to this team is not balance; it’s consistent focus on defense. We have enough offensive fire power

There’s zero causation between the two

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Bridges is longer but Middleton is longer.

Holiday was just too strong for Shamet.

I have to say, I’ve always like holiday, but man he’s like unstoppable against us.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Bruh seriously

Ayton 30/8
Giannis 19/13

Payne 23/8 assist
Holiday 24/9 assist

Bridges 14/0
Middleton 44/8



And Ayton was the problem in this game? He dominated his match up meanwhile Bridges our “defensive stopper” was flat out abused in the game.

Oh 8 rebounds isn’t enough for Ayton what about 0 for Bridges? Is 0 good? Idk no ones brought it up I assume we’re all good with 0 then.

Ayton and Cam Payne held serve.

Bridges/Middleton that’s your ball game right there. Period point blank.

Well you’re wrong as I literally posted during the game bridges had zero rebounds.

But if you are just going to throw out stats I’m assuming you either didn’t watch the fourth quarter or you’ve developed some weird vision condition called Ayton goggles to not understand how he could’ve been key to keeping us in the game but a primary cause of us losing it down the stretch.

 

[mjb21aztd]

Good effort by suns cant win every gm onto next

Motvation 420 hit for next gm ....

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Ayton kept Giannis in check and got him to foul out. He wasn’t the problem on defense. The guy who’s billed as a DPOY candidate was MIA.

Eh, he got the foul that fouled Giannis out. He didn’t draw any of the first 5 fouls. And that was a tremendous team effort slowing down giannis. Montys plan to have guards intercept giannis as he crossed over the mid court was brilliant and it helped Ayton avoid much confrontation with Giannis coming downhill but it also resulted in a little bit more scrambling defensively on the perimeter.

Regardless, great game scoring. Poor game rebounding and giving up HUGE offensive rebounds down the stretch.

 

[TJ]

Hawt takes are especially fire after this game.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Biz and McGee combined for 6 points 4 rebounds that’s not good at all

Craig hasn’t been great so far

This actually seemed to be Craig’s best game from my perspective. Was it great? No. But that’s just commentary on how bad he’s been since we reacquired him.

 

[Ronin]

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[TJ]

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Good self-awareness. Figure it out, dude

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

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[Mainstreet]

Good rebounders feel the ball belongs to them. You have to really want it.

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

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[Chaplin]

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Obviously I want him to improve but it’s always satisfying when a player echoes what we talk about here in the board.

 

[Finito]

Obviously I want him to improve but it’s always satisfying when a player echoes what we talk about here in the board.

It’s such a 180 from watching a guy like Westbrook go up at the press conference and pretty much say I don’t care and it doesn’t bother me

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

I’m not even upset by this game. We paced ourselves with the defending champs with our top two players missing. Cam Payne looks like a legit NBA starting PG. Jae Crowder looks solid. Ayton scored at will. Shamet was actually a net positive.

We’re good.

Agreed. We are indeed good.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Hawt takes are especially fire after this game.

I love how everyone that watched the game saw the same thing . . . except you and Finito. Bias makes for some funny goggles.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

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Good. I hope it burns in his mind. Seems even Ayton recognized his shortcomings. And that’s a good thing. Only way to improve is to identify your failures and work on them.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

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I hate to see the FT disparities but our guys have to understand, we don’t aggressively draw fouls. Other than Booker and I believe cam Johnson, we don’t seek contact. We shy away from it. Those teams never shoot a lot of free throws. Doesn’t help that our biggest guy averages 2.5 attempts per game still in his fourth season.

 

[TJ]

I love how everyone that watched the game saw the same thing . . . except you and Finito. Bias makes for some funny goggles.

You mean the apologies for Mikal underperforming on defense? That bias?

 

[Finito]

I love how everyone that watched the game saw the same thing . . . except you and Finito. Bias makes for some funny goggles.

What didn’t I see

please tell me.