Preseason: Trail Blazers @ Suns Monday game thread, 10-16-2023

[Mainstreet]

Beal showing off point guard skills.

 

[Chaplin]

Oh my

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

These Suns are already so damn good it's like there's an All Star game atmosphere with relaxed confidence and public displays of unselfish play - like if someone just stole the ball - they get to take the shot - no worry at all about the other team - I know it's the preseason and its Portland but damn we are deep af and we are locked in

 

[Mainstreet]

Goodwin is tenacious on defense with 3 steals.

 

[Mainstreet]

Now 4 steals by Goodwin.

 

[Chaplin]

I don’t know if I’ve ever seen that many steals in such a short amount of time.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Oh boy… that was a beautiful play by Beal.

 

[Chaplin]

These kids are way overmatched.

 

[Hoop Head]

I'm loving Goodwin. He's a special player. Absolute hellraiser on defense.

 

[Cheesebeef]

This Portland team is gonna epically bad.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

Goodwin is showing us good things - very good things - on defense too - which is what Vogel has to be looking for because we have more offense than a fart in church

 

[Cheesebeef]

This KD looks pretty damn good.

 

[Mainstreet]

How did Duop Reath fly under the radar.

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

I love you Matt Ishbia

 

[Mainstreet]

Allen with the corner three.

 

[Mainstreet]

I love you Matt Ishbia

I wonder how much is Matt Ishbia and how much is James Jones.

 

[Proximo]

I mean we aren’t even shooting that great and we are going to score 75 again.

this is kinda crazy.

 

[Folster]

Suns are rolling but Portland essentially benched their entire starting line-up.

 

[Mainstreet]

Gerald Bourguet is excited about the Suns offense and rightly so.

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[Hoop Head]

How did Duop Reath fly under the radar.

He's 27 but he was part of the bronze medal team in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, representing Australia. He should have made an NBA debut a little sooner. Doesn't look bad.

 

[Mainstreet]

The Trail Blazers have always been good at collecting talent, not as much using it.

 

[Mainstreet]

Halftime:

Suns 76 - Trail Blazers 54

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

This Portland team is gonna epically bad.

They won't be too bad. 4 of their 5 best players didn't play in this game.

 

[Mainstreet]

Here are some halftime stats.

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[Weenus O'Baggins]

This Portland team is gonna epically bad.

They are going to Dominayton