Warriors @ Suns Saturday game thread 2-29-20

[Mainstreet]

Are we in the lottery again?

It's pretty obvious at this point.

 

[Yuma]

Wouldn't it be nice to have athletic players who play hard? James Jones needs to wake the hell up and stop targeting soft, slow players.

I was just thinking that same thing!

 

[Mainstreet]

Booker is clearly frustrated trying to carry the load with not a lot of options.

 

[Mainstreet]

This says it all.


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"Mentality very weak. Everybody." Mikal Bridges. #Suns

8:45 PM - 29 Feb 2020

 

[ArizonaSportsFan]

Not sure Williams is cut out to coach. Trend continues in Phoenix.

 

[TJ]

Not sure Williams is cut out to coach. Trend continues in Phoenix.

Maybe not, but he’s better than we’ve had the past few seasons. The deficiency on this team is easy to spot: Poor bench play.

 

[elindholm]

That was one of the most inept performances on the offensive end I've ever seen. The Suns could have put five of me out there and the shot selection wouldn't have been much worse.

 

[Mainstreet]

That was one of the most inept performances on the offensive end I've ever seen. The Suns could have put five of me out there and the shot selection wouldn't have been much worse.

Suns have a roster spot open. It couldn't hurt. Suns quit tonight.

 

[Mainstreet]

Not sure Williams is cut out to coach. Trend continues in Phoenix.

I'd start with the GM first. Williams is on a 5 year contract so I don't think anything is changing there unless he decides to leave.

 

[Mainstreet]

Appreciate the honesty of Mikal Bridges. At least that's a starting point of sorts.

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[elindholm]

I appreciate Mikal Bridges honesty. At least that's a starting point of sorts.

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Heh, all four players in that photo were drafted by the Suns.

 

[Mainstreet]

Heh, all four players in that photo were drafted by the Suns.

Before and after but not necessarily in a good way.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

What a joke this is again.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

How Ayton doesn’t dominate these two opponents is beyond me. And book’s just broken right now.

 

[Superbone]

We've proven we could lose to almost any NBA team but a loss tonight would be beyond embarrassing. Not that I think we'll lose, quite the opposite, but the Suns have taught us to dampen down our enthusiasm.

I don’t know what to say.

 

[Superbone]

Suns trying for a repeat performance of last night.

Like Yoda says, “There is no try.”

 

[Phrazbit]

We've proven we could lose to almost any NBA team but a loss tonight would be beyond embarrassing. Not that I think we'll lose, quite the opposite, but the Suns have taught us to dampen down our enthusiasm.

Prophetic. Brutal. True.

The Suns have had a lot of crap go against them this year and despite their short comings they've fought hard in almost every game.

Not tonight.

This loss sucked.

I know I've been harsh on Oubre, but I think I've been fair. The guy screws up a lot on D, and he is maddeningly selfish on offense. But he really is a barometer for the team. A guy who, even if he is screwing up, is still hustling his butt off.

It seems as though, without Oubre, a level of accountability is lacking. These last 2 games we've fallen apart upon encountering any resistance. I still don't think he is worthy of a max deal... but I also know this currently constructed team desperately needs him.

 

[AzStevenCal]

I don’t know what to say.

I don't either. You can rationalize away many of our losses but this one, especially coming on the heels of the loss to Detroit is just deflating.

 

[AzStevenCal]

After a night to reflect on it I would say that was the most disheartening performance I've ever seen from the Phoenix Suns.

 

[Mainstreet]

After a night to reflect on it I would say that was the most disheartening performance I've ever seen from the Phoenix Suns.

I can't remember a worse performance from a Suns team with this much talent on the roster.

 

[Mainstreet]

If anything comes out of the loss, I hope James Jones realizes the need for more talent... athletic talent.

Continuity is fine if the pieces are in place but they are not. Suns need to build upon the core of Ayton, Booker, Oubre, Bridges and Rubio.

 

[elindholm]

It seems as though, without Oubre, a level of accountability is lacking. These last 2 games we've fallen apart upon encountering any resistance. I still don't think he is worthy of a max deal... but I also know this currently constructed team desperately needs him.

Talk about moving the goalposts. Who's suggesting a max deal for Oubre? He makes $15.6 million this year and less than that next year.

 

[Mainstreet]

Talk about moving the goalposts. Who's suggesting a max deal for Oubre? He makes $15.6 million this year and less than that next year.

Yeah. No one was talking about a max deal for Oubre. I was hoping for at least a three year contract.

 

[Yuma]

I think one of the telling things about our situation versus Gokden States situation is next year their starting four eclipses ours, with better bench guys lile Pschall and Looney already in place. Right now our starting four don't match up with Golden State next year. We are already behind starting next year, too!

 

[AzStevenCal]

Yeah. No one was talking about a max deal for Oubre. I was hoping for at least a three year contract.

There was a lot of speculation/rumor that Oubre's camp was looking for a max or near max deal even when he was in Washington and that was a big part of why they were trading him. My critical comments about Oubre lately have been based on the idea that we gave him a 2 year "show us" deal to let him earn that max deal. And many of us have viewed him as our 3rd core piece and as such, a max deal is right in line. Forgetting the injury, if Oubre is actually comfortable with a 15 to 20 million per salary going forward, then I would say he's a solid piece considering the cost.