Suns @ Kings Wednesday game thread, November 26th, 2025

[BirdGangThing]

If I’m Ott, I look at Friday as a scheduled loss. We got no shot against OKC and if we try to go all out and then have to play Denver the next night with or without Williams, that’s likely a definite L too. Best chance for a split is to sit Williams against OKC and have him fresh for Denver the next night at home.

if i know ott - williams starts friday against okc

 

[Cheesebeef]

good thing we came out like that in the first quarter- struggled the rest of the way but a win is a win

what we need is dunn and grayson against okc

No. We need to put ourselves in best position to get a split against the best two teams in the league. That means taking a scheduled L against OKC, sitting Williams there, and having Williams healthy for the game the next night against Denver and give those other guys another day of healing if necessary.

 

[Superbone]

whoa this is a cup game??

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday all Cup games.

 

[Cheesebeef]

if i know ott - williams starts friday against okc

Then I think Ott will be stupid. I don’t think he’s stupid.

 

[BirdGangThing]

that first quarter with gillespie handling - book roaming and williams sliding... everybody playing defense - that was it

 

[BirdGangThing]

No. We need to put ourselves in best position to get a split against the best two teams in the league. That means taking a scheduled L against OKC, sitting Williams there, and having Williams healthy for the game the next night against Denver and give those other guys another day of healing if necessary.

ott doesn't roll like that - there's no scheduled Ls with this new identity

 

[Cheesebeef]

ott doesn't roll like that - there's no scheduled Ls with this new identity

Every time they sit Williams it’s with an eye on the future and which games they think they can best win. If you think that doesn’t enter in the calculation, someone slipped salvia into your greens.

It may not be an out and out scheduled L, but if I am going to have Williams in only 1 of 2 games in a back to back against OKC and Denver, which do you think he should play?

 

[Superbone]

I guarantee you Williams is playing Friday. Hopefully Grayson too. Has nothing to do with Ott's intelligence. Suns try to win 'em all.

 

[BirdGangThing]

Every time they sit Williams it’s with an eye on the future and which games they think they can best win. If you think that doesn’t enter in the calculation, someone slipped salvia into your greens.

It may not be an out and out scheduled L, but if I am going to have Williams in only 1 of 2 games in a back to back against OKC and Denver, which do you think he should play?

lol salvia? I smoke and eat weed bro you know this - and im not arguing your point im saying ott's gonna start williams against okc

i think he's played williams in the first game of the 2(?) back to backs this season - and i can guarantee you ott thinks we can beat okc

 

[95pro]

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i think he's played williams in the first game of the 2(?) back to backs this season - and i can guarantee you ott thinks we can beat okc

That he has.

Also gives him the chance not to bang around with Jokic, which actually seems more taxing than playing against okc. Then this gives him 2 days between the next game on Monday.

 

[Cheesebeef]

I guarantee you Williams is playing Friday. Hopefully Grayson too. Has nothing to do with Ott's intelligence. Suns try to win 'em all.

If that was true, Williams would play every game.

I guess we’ll see Friday.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I guarantee you Williams is playing Friday. Hopefully Grayson too. Has nothing to do with Ott's intelligence. Suns try to win 'em all.

I think he is too unless there's soreness or something like that. Normally I'd say he'd play Williams in whichever of the back to backs we'd have the best chance with which would be Denver. But given that the OKC game is Cup, they'll likely use him then IMO.

 

[Cheesebeef]

lol salvia? I smoke and eat weed bro you know this - and im not arguing your point im saying ott's gonna start williams against okc

i think he's played williams in the first game of the 2(?) back to backs this season - and i can guarantee you ott thinks we can beat okc

Guess we’ll see.

 

[SactownSunsFan]

Brilliant 1st quarter tonight. We win this by 40 if Book, Brooks and Royce don't have off shooting nights. Kings had ZERO answer for Williams size and athleticism.

 

[Cheesebeef]

I think he is too unless there's soreness or something like that. Normally I'd say he'd play Williams in whichever of the back to backs we'd have the best chance with which would be Denver. But given that the OKC game is Cup, they'll likely use him then IMO.

Man… I hope the meaningless Cup game of it all doesn’t factor into it.

 

[Chaplin]

I love our team, and I love the way we play. But let's be realistic -- we got no chance against OKC right now. None. Why take an unnecessary risk?

 

[AzStevenCal]

Man… I hope the meaningless Cup game of it all doesn’t factor into it.

Yeah it's meaningless to many of us but not to the league and maybe not to the coaches and players.

 

[Cheesebeef]

I admit, I don’t know Ott well enough to make any definitive statement and could very well be wrong. Just saying how I would game out Williams’ availability with the schedule coming up.

 

[ProdigalSun]

Good bounceback win. Thankful that we have a team that is fun and competitive this year. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

 

[Superbone]

There ya go, @AzStevenCal. We got to your 12 game projected win total in only 19 games.

 

[Mainstreet]

Good bounceback win. Thankful that we have a team that is fun and competitive this year. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving to you as well.

 

[Mainstreet]

My guess is Jordan Ott sticks to his schedule concerning Mark Williams and doesn't push any players back early.

He has been especially cautious with his players after Jalen Green was re-injured.

The Suns have a three day break between the Lakers game on Monday December 1st and the Rockets game on Friday December 5th.

This would be an opportune time for an injured player to return not named Jalen Green.

 

[AzStevenCal]

My guess is Jordan Ott sticks to his schedule concerning Mark Williams and doesn't push any players back early.

He has been especially cautious with his players after Jalen Green was re-injured.

The Suns have a three day break between the Lakers game on Monday December 1st and the Rockets game on Friday December 5th.

This would be an opportune time for an injured player to return not named Jalen Green.

Ha. Watch Ott sit him for both games just to make us all wrong.

 

[GatorAZ]

Since the rest of the guys will be tired from a travel b2b I’d think it’d make more sense to save him for Saturday.

 

[JCSunsfan]

Gillespie can be a starter in this league.