Rockets @ Suns game thread 11-16-17

[Cheesebeef]

It's a miracle this team won 5 games.

 

[Mainstreet]

Announcer mentions the Suns defense is ranked last in points allowed.

The Suns are trying to run with the Rockets. It won't be pretty but I am not sure if they have another choice.

 

[Mainstreet]

Man, James is not good.

It's a miracle this team won 5 games.

You are being too polite. LOL

 

[Mainstreet]

I wonder if the Rockets can score a 100 by halftime.

Monroe gets his first points.

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

Defense is 90% effort...inexcusable to give up this many points this early.

 

[Phrazbit]

We seem to end up defending a 2 on 1 break about once a minute.

On a related note, IMO Len is the worst defender on the team. Against a quick, transition team like this, we might as well be playing 4 on 5... on both ends.

 

[Mainstreet]

Anderson used the arm to clear out Jackson, yet Jackson gets the foul.

 

[Mainstreet]

It's nice the Suns have a center that can score down low in Monroe taking nothing away from Chandler.

Monroe has some nice moves.

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

Ditch Len and keep Monroe? Count me in.

 

[Mainstreet]

Ditch Len and keep Monroe? Count me in.

Unfortunately Len doesn't have the big contract.

I'd like to trade Len with his consent but I expect the Suns to move Monroe and/or Chandler before the trade deadline to get more assets.

 

[SirStefan32]

It depends on who wants to stay and who wants to leave too. I would be thrilled if Monroe stayed in Phoenix, but I would be surprised if he wanted to stick around. I doubt Len would stay in Phoenix after not getting a new contract.

 

[Mainstreet]

It depends on who wants to stay and who wants to leave too. I would be thrilled if Monroe stayed in Phoenix, but I would be surprised if he wanted to stick around. I doubt Len would stay in Phoenix after not getting a new contract.

I think Len is already gone. I think who the Suns trade, Chandler and/or Monroe, depends upon their market value. The Suns would like to get more assets for trade or the future.

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

This is like watching an All-Star game -- Defense is a complete afterthought lol

 

[Hoop Head]

Harden is an exquisite fit under D'Antoni. It's getting harder to remember the Suns played at this speed years ago with Nash.

Did you hear how the 7 seconds or less Suns in their first year with Nash, Joe Johnson, Marion, Q, and Amare would rank 25th in pace this season? I thought that was amazing. I knew the league had sped up but I had no clue it had sped up that fast. That was only 13 years ago.

 

[Hoop Head]

It doesn't matter if Harden is being guarded or not, he's just drilling 3's over everything.

 

[Mainstreet]

Did you hear how the 7 seconds or less Suns in their first year with Nash, Joe Johnson, Marion, Q, and Amare would rank 25th in pace this season? I thought that was amazing. I knew the league had sped up but I had no clue it had sped up that fast. That was only 13 years ago.

I thought it looked faster than I remember.

Harden's scoring is insane especially with the Suns porous defense.

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

The Suns might as well just stay on the sidelines during defensive possessions...good lord.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Well, this is embarrassing...

 

[Mainstreet]

The Rockets will not score a 100 in the first half but they scored 90.

Wait they are reviewing a foul call on the Suns.

Nevermind says the referees.

 

[SirStefan32]

This is terrible.

 

[Folster]

Harden needs to be fooled hard. He's way too comfortable out there.

We are showing are ass nationwide.

 

[mjb21aztd]

Lmao ugh bad time to be a suns fan...

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

Harden needs to be fooled hard. He's way too comfortable out there.

We are showing are ass nationwide.

Well it's midnight back east, so surely no one is watching on the east coast, and anyone else who was watching have already turned it off due to the complete lack of effort from the suns lol

 

[Mainstreet]

I'd feel a little better if Chriss and Bender had more than 2 points between them.

Thank goodness Monroe scored 12 points.

 

[Hoop Head]

Harden needs to be fooled hard. He's way too comfortable out there.

We are showing are ass nationwide.

He already went to the sidelines limping once, it doesn't matter. He's beyond comfortable and D'Antoni won't play a true 2nd unit.