Clippers @ Suns Thursday game thread 1-6-2022

[Evil Ash]

Is this Cam's dad in the post game?

Yup

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Yep. Hilarious. He broke down a bad play by his kid and said "We will talk about it at the Casita"

 

[Mainstreet]

No trading Stix. We need him for the playoffs and hopefully a chance to keep him.

 

[Mainstreet]

Yep. Hilarious. He broke down a bad play by his kid and said "We will talk about it at the Casita"

Before I knew who it was I was asking who would say that.

 

[GatorAZ]

Best record!

 

[Cheesebeef]

To go into a bad Covid stretch down a game to the Warriors and come out of it ahead of them is good ish.

 

[Mainstreet]

Chris Paul does this for the Suns every game.

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[Mainstreet]

Chris Paul closes out a lot of games.

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[mjb21aztd]

Great w by suns will make zzz easier lol

Stix is awesome maybe pushin for ayton role

Green hit to 30th victory

 

[Mainstreet]

Jae Crowder understands things like how to break a zone defense.

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[Mainstreet]

Chris Paul says Jalen Smith can really play.

Fans can see it too.

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[Muggz]

Chris Paul says Jalen Smith can really play.

Fans can see it too.

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Ok. So where have those passes been when we don't need it. Give this MAN some mins and don't ignore him at the end of the bench.
Yes the last thing we need is another center. With Javalle and now Bismak we are loaded. Can you produce at the 4? Can someone else? Maybe DA?
We couldn't possibly get enough for Stix in a trade. JJ/Monte saw something in this MAN that most didn't and We/I can clearly see it now.
**** Thad Young we got a magic JJ pick who can produce at the 5. If Jalen Smith can learn to play the 4 its OVER for the rest of the NBA.

 

[JCSunsfan]

Jae Crowder understands things like how to break a zone defense.

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Wait. Those guys are on healthy and safety protocols and they are on the bench?

 

[JCSunsfan]

Ok. So where have those passes been when we don't need it. Give this MAN some mins and don't ignore him at the end of the bench.
Yes the last thing we need is another center. With Javalle and now Bismak we are loaded. Can you produce at the 4? Can someone else? Maybe DA?
We couldn't possibly get enough for Stix in a trade. JJ/Monte saw something in this MAN that most didn't and We/I can clearly see it now.
**** Thad Young we got a magic JJ pick who can produce at the 5. If Jalen Smith can learn to play the 4 its OVER for the rest of the NBA.

Who cares if he can play 4 or 5? All he has to be able to do is play with DA.

Maybe we can keep him.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Wait. Those guys are on healthy and safety protocols and they are on the bench?

They all cleared yesterday. Held out tonight to get them some conditioning before game play.

 

[Ronin]

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[Muggz]

Who cares if he can play 4 or 5? All he has to be able to do is play with DA.

Maybe we can keep him.

Have you even seen him play the 4? Its not pretty at all.
I care if he can play the 4.
It's the difference between watching Giannis drive the ball down our throats over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. Or having someone in that can stop/impede him some of the times.
Stix can't play the NBA 4 (this is not a surprise). Can he learn?...**** yes he can. Has he so far? Uhmmm NOPE.
His play of late WILL get him more mins if he's our 3rd or 4th center time will tell.
Unless he changes his game he will never ever be an NBA PF and that's ok because he's a damn fine center in training.

 

[JCSunsfan]

Have you even seen him play the 4? Its not pretty at all.
I care if he can play the 4.
It's the difference between watching Giannis drive the ball down our throats over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. Or having someone in that can stop/impede him some of the times.
Stix can't play the NBA 4 (this is not a surprise). Can he learn?...**** yes he can. Has he so far? Uhmmm NOPE.
His play of late WILL get him more mins if he's our 3rd or 4th center time will tell.
Unless he changes his game he will never ever be an NBA PF and that's ok because he's a damn fine center in training.

You missed my point. But Ok.

 

[Muggz]

You missed my point. But Ok.

Yeah I may have spent tooo much time at Majerle's.
No offense
Peace

 

[Yuma]

Who cares if he can play 4 or 5? All he has to be able to do is play with DA.

Maybe we can keep him.

Yes! Just play bigs like the All Stars do. No one is a center or PF. They just play as a big. It's all mental anyway if you are a four or five on the floor. If you can play, who cares what position you are supposedly playing?

 

[Mainstreet]

Have you even seen him play the 4? Its not pretty at all.
I care if he can play the 4.
It's the difference between watching Giannis drive the ball down our throats over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. Or having someone in that can stop/impede him some of the times.
Stix can't play the NBA 4 (this is not a surprise). Can he learn?...**** yes he can. Has he so far? Uhmmm NOPE.
His play of late WILL get him more mins if he's our 3rd or 4th center time will tell.
Unless he changes his game he will never ever be an NBA PF and that's ok because he's a damn fine center in training.

Stix simply needed minutes. He is a 5 that can make the transition to the 4. Only when the Suns centers went out were the Suns forced to give him meaningful minutes. And he has produced.

Fans tend to forget Stix is only a 21 year old second year player who is still learning what the NBA is all about.

We shouldn't judge him because he hasn't perfected the 3-point shot. He can do everything else and he has a mid-range shot.

Also Stix is the Suns fourth forward not to mention a small ball center if the Suns need one. A lot of teams would like to be in this position.

 

[Mainstreet]

Wait. Those guys are on healthy and safety protocols and they are on the bench?

I see Cheese has already answered that question.

 

[Mainstreet]

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Give him a little pump fake and Ibaka will be nailed to the floor.

 

[Mainstreet]

Stix understands if you set that screen for Chris Paul, everything opens up.

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[Chris_Sanders]

Smith's PER on the season is up to 21.8 due to this run. That's the same as Clint Capella in Atlanta and would be #30 in the NBA.