Suns @ Pelicans Sunday Playoff game thread 4-24-2022 - Game 4

[AsUpRoDiGy]

FTFY

No. Booker alone can't make literally the rest of the team shoot/play better. They're in such a massive funk that there's absolutely no way they can win anything meaningful.

 

[Chaplin]

No. Booker alone can't make literally the rest of the team shoot/play better. They're in such a massive funk that there's absolutely no way they can win anything meaningful.

Yes he can. The Pelicans don’t have to guard Book when he’s in street clothes.

 

[Cardsfan77]

This might top the clippers playoff game from last season for worst officiated I’ve ever witnessed

 

[Bufalay]

I loved the last two months of fans gassing up the Suns players for awards, talking about the team's historical greatness and ignoring the reality that they were barely winning and getting worse as the season progressed. This series has not been surprising at all to anyone paying attention.

 

[dscher]

Payne playing well in the bubble cost us Halliburton. Suns in 6 still.

Bold move Cotton.

Suns winning two in a row at this point? Wowee

 

[Phrazbit]

No. Booker alone can't make literally the rest of the team shoot/play better. They're in such a massive funk that there's absolutely no way they can win anything meaningful.

Yes, having a consistent shot maker can absolutely make everyone else play better.

 

[Covert Rain]

OMG. Payne’s terrible play isn’t enough. He has to add stupid to it. The Suns better make an adjustment or they are in trouble.

 

[Proximo]

It’s 2-2 and half the board wants to kill themselves.

I would feel a lot better if suns were playing well, but this is the playoffs and this is the worst they have looked all season.

there is every reason to be very worried.

 

[DJ Tabooh]

Monty got a tech?!? Is that his first all season?!?

2nd. He accidentally ran onto the court during a game because he thought there was a timeout.

 

[FB94]

Monty is too stoic for me at times. Sometimes stick your foot up the refs ass

 

[Raindog]

Payne sucks and keeps playing major minutes. Crowder sucks and keeps playing major minutes. Pelicans crushing Suns in the blocks but Suns refuse to play bigger lineup.

All of this is on Monry the Clown. If the Suns lose to the 8th seed, it's on Mellow Monty. But I'm sure he will have some words of encouragement for Willie Green and his underdog team for punking him.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

No. Booker alone can't make literally the rest of the team shoot/play better. They're in such a massive funk that there's absolutely no way they can win anything meaningful.

Actually he can. It’s a trickle down effect. When he’s on the court he takes the best defender that’s presently covering a lesser offensive player, which means everyone is now covered by a slightly worse defender. He also creates more gravity which means players have more room to operate, particularly driving to the basket.

 

[mjb21aztd]

If suns lose in phoenix im gonna break something lol

Very rough gm

Maybe team meeting? Bef next

 

[Mainstreet]

Suns could have used a backup point guard tonight.

 

[Covert Rain]

First it was Frank last year riding the bench until we had tried every other possible option and now Monty is doing the same thing at the backup PG.

 

[DJ Tabooh]

I would feel a lot better if suns were playing well, but this is the playoffs and this is the worst they have looked all season.

there is every reason to be very worried.

If we lose in the first round, this would feel like the most meaningless regular season ever. Listen, I want us to win a title but if we’re gonna lose, at least lose playing Suns basketball. New Orleans isn’t better than us, but they sure as hell are playing like it.

 

[jf-08]

12 - 38 FT disparity. Joke

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Freaking injury to book. Unreal

 

[82CardsGrad]

This is gonna be a painful final 4 mins…

 

[dscher]

12 - 38 FT disparity. Joke

No true inside game in the playoffs will do that to ya...

 

[Proximo]

Freaking injury to book. Unreal

Whats the excuse for every other player but ayton and Paul?

 

[Bufalay]

Anyone have real complaints about Monty other than "Crowder/Payne shouldn't play"? Who should play? These are the only players the have and they're all playing like crap.

 

[Covert Rain]

There is no excuses. We are getting outworked by a bunch of rookies. I thought we were the deepest team in the NBA?!!

 

[82CardsGrad]

OMG. Payne’s terrible play isn’t enough. He has to add stupid to it. The Suns better make an adjustment or they are in trouble.

The only possible adjustment is to play Holiday over Payne. But the problem with that is Holiday hasn’t had much live action… It’d be a risk… but perhaps one worth trying.

 

[Folster]

Alvarado needs two of these.

xc_hide_links_from_guests_guests_error_hide_media