Thunder @ Suns Wednesday game thread, 2-11-2026

[Superbone]

It would be par for the course for another Arizona team to have a letdown the rest of the season...

That's the spirit!

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

The Suns have lost four out of their last six games. No excuse for that, especially when five of the games were at home.

We didn’t have the talent to win. It’s that simple. We’ve been spoiled by the dirt work these guys have done. But many have been playing at their respective peak levels. That’s not sustainable over an entire season and really shouldn’t be expected when your top talent is out.

For years many of you considered me a darksider on both cards and suns boards. It was never negativity for negativity’s sake. It was realism. The same reason I’m not beating up the team right now for their current spate of losses. It’s unrealistic to believe a squad of Gillespie, Brooks, mark williams, goody, Dunn, Oso, Fleming, Royce can consistently win games against any pro team.

 

[Superbone]

I agree but there is a difference here. OKC plays their last game before the break tonight on a back-to-back. Suns were completing a back-to-back before the break. OKC probably will but let's see if they play with the same intensity.

They were also hitting a very high percentage of shots last night against us early. I do like that coach Ott recognized that the Suns defense hasn't been as good the last couple weeks. Let's hope it's back to peak form after the break.

Yep, OKC lost at home to the Bucks tonight on their back-to-back heading into the all-star break, 110-93, and they're the best team in basketball. Just shows it can happen to anybody.

 

[Mainstreet]

We didn’t have the talent to win. It’s that simple. We’ve been spoiled by the dirt work these guys have done. But many have been playing at their respective peak levels. That’s not sustainable over an entire season and really shouldn’t be expected when your top talent is out.

For years many of you considered me a darksider on both cards and suns boards. It was never negativity for negativity’s sake. It was realism. The same reason I’m not beating up the team right now for their current spate of losses. It’s unrealistic to believe a squad of Gillespie, Brooks, mark williams, goody, Dunn, Oso, Fleming, Royce can consistently win games against any pro team.

It's a matter of playing hard every night, playing up to capabilities, not necessarily winning or losing. This team is presently underachieving. We have already seen what they are capable of. Other teams can and do win playing shorthanded.

Not playing good defense, leaving the lane open and not rebounding is a team thing. Some nights they are not even competing. I think you saw this firsthand against the Thunder.

As I previously mentioned, I saw it when the Suns last played the Clippers and called it out. Now here they are losing 4 out of their last 6 games, five of them at home.

 

[leclerc]

They need to shake this off now these days and get back to basics which put them in the middle of playoff hunt instead of laughing stock bottom dwellers, and that is the intensity and hustle, especially on defense but also rebounding and mixing it up on offense. In spite of the recent let down it has been a truly fantastic season. I did not expect this kind of entertainment and spirit.