Mavericks @ Suns Sunday game thread 8-2-20 (season restart)

[Cheesebeef]

My Ahab-esque single-mindedness of Ayton over Doncic is easily my worst sports take ever.

that kid is so damn good.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Cam getting rook’d by the guy 3 years younger than him.

 

[SirStefan32]

Cam getting rook’d by the guy 3 years younger than him.

Eh, there is no shame in that if the young guy is a top-ten player in the league. Maybe even a top-five.

 

[SirStefan32]

My Ahab-esque single-mindedness of Ayton over Doncic is easily my worst sports take ever.

that kid is so damn good.

Even us Luka fans didn't think he would be this good. I thought he'd be good, but not this good this soon.

 

[Mainstreet]

Even if Baynes was healthy he couldn't guard the rim. The same with Kaminsky and Saric. This an area that needs to be fixed in off season.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

And now Booker.

good coaching, Monty

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Good strong rebound, Cam.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Even us Luka fans didn't think he would be this good. I thought he'd be good, but not this good this soon.

that’s the really scary part is that he’s THIS good THIS fast. The idea that he’s anywhere near his ceiling at 20 isn’t realistic. His body is still
Growing, he can really start getting into even better shape and the longer he’s in the league, he can get better defensively. Not a TON better, but better.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Luka getting an insane whistle, isn’t helping matters.

 

[1Sun]

Yeah ok... this years record alone shuts your post down.

He's averaging 25 points a game with career best shooting percentages from two and three, and he plunked down 53 today to lead the playoff-bound Pacers over the Sixers. And the Suns traded away assets just to dump him.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Lol Booker just throwing the game.

 

[1Sun]

Lol Booker just throwing the game.

I'm telling you, Booker wants out. You can see it in his body language since the restart.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Looks at this lineup. There’s not ONE great athlete on the floor before Booker took himself out.

 

[Mainstreet]

Halftime:

Mavericks 73 - Suns 60

Four personal fouls on Booker.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

I think we can slow the “he’s on his way to being a MAX player.”

he’s a really good defender, but he’s not a knock down shooter yet and he still can’t do much of anything off the dribble.

Yeah bridges is a LONG way from being a real threat offensively.

doncic is great but they let him get away with pushing off every time.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Suns look/are super tiny without DA.
Frank is unplayable.
We need to draft a big that doesn’t suck.

 

[Evil Ash]

Good half from cam Johnson, book (but he had foul trouble) and Rubio.

Pretty much jack squat from everyone else

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Bridges and Ayton giving us 6 fouls and 4 points. Crazy this is only 13.

 

[Cheesebeef]

He's averaging 25 points a game with career best shooting percentages from two and three, and he plunked down 53 today to lead the playoff-bound Pacers over the Sixers. And the Suns traded away assets just to dump him.

he’s averaging 20 ppg for the season. You don’t make your case stronger when you just blatantly lie about things... especially when you don’t need to lie in the first place.

the Warren situation was handled with the grace of an elephant balancing on exercise ball in a china shop. You don’t need to make things up to make that point.

 

[Proximo]

I'm telling you, Booker wants out. You can see it in his body language since the restart.

You say the same crap every time the suns are getting whipped.

It’s beyond annoying.

 

[Mainstreet]

Mavs with an effective game plan against the Suns that has worked all season. Drive the ball to the basket until they stop it and then shoot the 3-pointer. Suns can't even stop the drive to the basket.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

T.J. is a walking bucket: for himself and whoever he is guarding.

 

[SunnyBaller]

Not sure what's worse today, refs are whistle happy , sun's lack of defense, or everyone but Booker's ability to not do a thing , we need probably 4 more actual NBA players on this team before they are playoff worthy

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Suns can’t beat this Mavs team with this whistle. Need to hope refs “let them play” and maybe Kristaps and/or Luka pick up two quick fouls in the third.

 

[cwamjn]

My Ahab-esque single-mindedness of Ayton over Doncic is easily my worst sports take ever.

that kid is so damn good.

Yup. I jumped on the David robinson train, and convinced myself euros were soft. Watching the mavs for the next fifteen years is going to be miserable.