Hawks @ Suns Thursday game thread

[sdscard4]

Graph says throw this Cam game out.

 

[Jake6233]

Ayton will make a huge difference indeed because teams have been abusing the Suns inside.

Yep crazy to think how good this team might be once he comes back.

 

[Mainstreet]

Final:

Suns 128 - Hawks 112

 

[Cheesebeef]

come on guys. stopping dorking around. one more good push ends this game.

danke!

great bounce back win.

also, as one of the guys who was VERY skeptical (to say the least) of the Cam Johnson pick, looks like we do NOT have another Bridges situation and that shooting is really starting to carry over for the kid. Good to see.

man... our shooting is just NIGHT AND DAY from last year.

 

[Hoop Head]

Ayton will make a huge difference indeed because teams have been abusing the Suns inside.

Not only that but when Ayton returns is about when other teams will believe they have the Suns "figured out". His return will change the scouting report entirely.

 

[sdscard4]

Cam and his damn extended gather how does he even get his shot off

 

[Phrazbit]

Another great game. Nice bounce back game from Oubre, Cam Johnson is looking like a real rotation player... well, unless you ignore all his made shots, then he is pretty bad.

But WOW, Diallo is really REALLY bad. Maybe he was just excited to be on the court but he was comically terrible in his brief PT.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Yep crazy to think how good this team might be once he comes back.

if he comes back and Monty's effect has rubbed off on him like it has the rest of the team, this could be a 50 win team this year. They would pretty much have it all. Lots of shooters, good size between Ayton, Baynes, Frank The Tank and Saric, depth, youth, just the right mix of veteran talent.

very excited about this team.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Take away the solid defense he has played and the shots he has made, he's having a real stinker.

He's played good individual defense but I'm especially impressed by his help D. He also moves constantly which puts pressure on the defense and leads to better shots for teammates. For a one trick pony, he's pretty impressive. It will still take me awhile to get over the fact we didn't draft Clarke or PJ but AFAIC Cameron is playing up to his draft spot.

 

[Mainstreet]

Not only that but when Ayton returns is around when other teams will believe they have the Suns "figured out". His return will change the scouting report entirely.

Ayton would have been huge with Baynes struggling. The scouting report seems to be attack the Suns inside.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

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Hawks already at 48 points in the paint. Was willing to write off last game on LeBron/AD but now this looks like teams starting to figure some things out against this defense. Two good games of film for opponents to use the next couple games. Stevens will have it locked in Monday

7:59 PM - 14 Nov 2019

The one plus against Boston is that they aren't a big team. So I don't expect them to take advantage of it nearly as much as many teams will.

 

[Cheesebeef]

He's played good individual defense but I'm especially impressed by his help D. He also moves constantly which puts pressure on the defense and leads to better shots for teammates. For a one trick pony, he's pretty impressive. It will still take me awhile to get over the fact we didn't draft Clarke or PJ but AFAIC Cameron is playing up to his draft spot.

this. would I rather have PJ or Clarke... yeah. But Cam is showing himself to have a place in this league.

 

[Mainstreet]

It's hard to believe the Suns throttled Trae Young yet he scores 21 points and gets 13 assists.

 

[Absolute Zero]

Nice win.

The number of shooters on this team is ridiculous.

 

[Mainstreet]

The one plus against Boston is that they aren't a big team. So I don't expect them to take advantage of it nearly as much as many teams will.

Let's hope Baynes has something to prove to his old team.

 

[Proximo]

We are really good when both frank and Dario are hitting their 3’s.

baynes and Rubio both had lousy games, and we still won easily.

 

[CRC83]

Nice win.

The number of shooters on this team is ridiculous.

Seriously. Team is shooting 39% this season from 3 (top 3 in the league). I think we were near the bottom, if not the worst, last year.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Great bounce back game for the team and for oubre. Nice to see when two players (Rubio and baynes) have down games others step up (cam, Dario, frank). Bridges still largely MIA on offense.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

Seriously. Team is shooting 39% this season from 3 (top 3 in the league). I think we were near the bottom, if not the worst, last year.

Dead last with 32.9% last season.

 

[Evil Ash]

It's hard to believe the Suns throttled Trae Young yet he scores 21 points and gets 13 assists.

Stars are like that. Book had 27 and most wouldn't have noticed

 

[Mainstreet]

Some final stats.

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[Mainstreet]

Stars are like that. Book had 27 and most wouldn't have noticed

It was certainly true tonight. I noticed Booker get his points but not Young.

 

[Evil Ash]

It was certainly true tonight. I noticed Booker get his points but not Young.

To be fair, trae shot it a ton and didn't have a good fg%. Easy to miss when that happens

 

[1Sun]

Some observations from Section 108 tonight:

Oubre played like a man possessed. You could tell he was bothered by his performance against the Lakers.

Saric and Kaminsky were outstanding offensively, but they were completely lost defensively most of the time (though each had a few isolated nice moments). I maintain Kaminsky is more of a stretch 5, and that really seemed to be the case tonight.

Booker continues to improve and develop...in all areas but one. His ball handling and passing are quite sloppy, and there are times he seems to try to go for flash over fundamental substance. The careless turnovers are a concern.

Baynes seemed out of it. I know part of it was the early foul trouble, but there appeared to be something else off, where I wonder if he wasn't 100%. Same goes for Rubio. Both looked a step slow.

Bridges does so many of the little things well. I just wish he would be more confident in his shot and that his offense would catch up to his defense and fundamentals.

There were moments where Cam Johnson looked spectacular and moments where he looked awful. At least I saw flashes, so I guess I am willing to wait and see. I'm still not confident in his long term prospects, though.

Tyler Johnson found ways to contribute when his shot wasn't falling and didn't resort to being a chucker. I admire his restraint tonight. When he plays within himself, he can be a contributor off the bench.

Slow and sluggish start, but the team kept an even keel and methodically took care of business. It is clear each game how good of a coach Monty is.

 

[Mainstreet]

Lots of kudos after the game for Tyler Johnson. Frank Kaminsky says he was key to the Suns defense.

Tyler went 0-2 but had a +23.