Pelicans @ Suns Tuesday Playoff game thread 4-19-2022 - Game 2

[itlnsunsfan]

Who would you rather have now, Craig or stix?

 

[Mainstreet]

Who would you rather have now, Craig or stix?

I'd rather have Jalen Smith but the Suns made the decision earlier by not picking up the option on his contract.

The unfortunate thing is losing Frank Kaminsky to injury. He could play against the Pelicans.

 

[Muggz]

I'd rather have Jalen Smith but the Suns made the decision earlier by not picking up the option on his contract.

The unfortunate thing is losing Frank Kaminsky to injury. He could play against the Pelicans.

If we had just drafted Obi instead of the Stix experiment we'd be miles ahead.

I'm not saying Obi is a great fit for our culture or the answers to our problems but he can actually play PF against other PFs.
We could have avoided all this BS by drafting what we needed instead of trying to reprogram a 5 to play a 4.
Anyway hindsight...
Go Suns

 

[Phrazbit]

If we had just drafted Obi instead of the Stix experiment we'd be miles ahead.

I'm not saying Obi is a great fit for our culture or the answers to our problems but he can actually play PF against other PFs.
We could have avoided all this BS by drafting what we needed instead of trying to reprogram a 5 to play a 4.
Anyway hindsight...
Go Suns

Didn't Toppin come off the board already?

 

[Phrazbit]

Suns never carry enough big men on their roster.

We knew Dario Saric would be out but Frank Kaminsky and Jalen Smith were never satifactorily replaced.

Biz is as good a 3rd string center as anyone could ask for.

 

[Chaplin]

Maybe he had a brief case of the dizzies and they are being extremely cautious.

Fingers crossed.

They held an open practice today, so if something happened there, you'd think it would have been tweeted already.

Maybe there's something going on with his kid.

 

[Mainstreet]

Biz is as good a 3rd string center as anyone could ask for.

Kaminsky and Smith could play both power forward and center. This would have been useful against bigger opponents like the Pelicans.

I have no issue with Biz as a third center.

 

[Phrazbit]

They held an open practice today, so if something happened there, you'd think it would have been tweeted already.

Maybe there's something going on with his kid.

I will be thrilled to look like a jack ass if he shows up tonight like nothing happened, but he wasn't arriving as a visitor.

Maybe he yacked his lunch and the Suns want to get some blood work done, asap... who knows.

 

[Bufalay]

Willie Green is not going to let the Pelicans quit.

Has any coach ever let a team quit?

 

[Proximo]

Just dropped $50 on Pelicans +10

Well you might cover, but it's not a bet I would make.

I have several bets on the suns -4.5

 

[Proximo]

Who would you rather have now, Craig or stix?

Craig.

Biyambo is far more playoff ready than stix is.

 

[Mainstreet]

Has any coach ever let a team quit?

I've seen teams and players quit. Willie Green is one of those coaches that will get every ounce of effort from the Pelicans.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Craig.

Biyambo is far more playoff ready than stix is.

disagree. Biz has been straight up trash for months. Stix would be a perfect backup for Ayton if McGee is out for any extended period of time.

 

[Phrazbit]

UPDATE: Javale and co hopped in his Maybach and left the medical center.

My source on the update was not my own eyes but someone who kept an eye out for me.

 

[Mainstreet]

disagree. Biz has been straight up trash for months. Stix would be a perfect backup for Ayton if McGee is out for any extended period of time.

Stix could play along side Ayton as well.

 

[Proximo]

disagree. Biz has been straight up trash for months. Stix would be a perfect backup for Ayton if McGee is out for any extended period of time.

Yeah, I just don't agree. Stix was getting pushed around by any large center. For defense - which is really what we need the backup center to provide Biz is far better.

It's not that big of concern anyway, as Javale can be taken out of games anyway due to small lineups.

Utah or Dallas he will not really be needed, and he won't be needed against GS either.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

No we lost game 3 and 6 in the finals he reffed and a game against the Lakers

The only game we won in the playoffs that he reffed CP3 was out

That’s in the playoffs. But I think we won a few games he reffed this season. I doubt any ref purposefully only holds a grudge for the playoffs.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Yes, but when you actually watch the games their an observable difference in the calls he make versus the calls other refs make. Its a common occurrence with Foster as i usually try to ignore how refs influence a suns game. I will say i do notice Foster does get a 'ref you suck' chant in other games too. Maybe he's just overall bad.

I’d be more inclined to believe this.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Yeah, I just don't agree. Stix was getting pushed around by any large center. For defense - which is really what we need the backup center to provide Biz is far better.

It's not that big of concern anyway, as Javale can be taken out of games anyway due to small lineups.

Utah or Dallas he will not really be needed, and he won't be needed against GS either.

Stix would get steamrolled but valencunius.

 

[Chaplin]

Stix could play along side Ayton as well.

Sure he’d be a body but he’s be next to useless as a 4 in the playoffs.

 

[Mainstreet]

Stix would get steamrolled but valencunius.

The Suns would get the benefit of some foul calls then. He knew how to play under the basket. Stix is much more athletic than Jonas.

Bottom line, the Suns miss another big man. I wish the Suns had a healthy Frank Kaminsky this season.

 

[Chaplin]

The Suns would get the benefit of some foul calls then. He knew how to play under the basket. Stix is much more athletic than Jonas.

Bottom line, the Suns miss another big man. I wish the Suns had a healthy Frank Kaminsky this season.

You actually think STIX would get the benefit of foul calls?? Come on.

 

[Mainstreet]

If we had just drafted Obi instead of the Stix experiment we'd be miles ahead.

I'm not saying Obi is a great fit for our culture or the answers to our problems but he can actually play PF against other PFs.
We could have avoided all this BS by drafting what we needed instead of trying to reprogram a 5 to play a 4.
Anyway hindsight...
Go Suns

Obi Toppin was drafted #8 in the 2020 NBA draft.

 

[Phrazbit]

On the train, heading to the game, let’s goooooooo!!!

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[Chaplin]

I guess no news is good news regarding Javale…