Phoenix 109 - Clippers 107

if we dont win the next game, we will end up not much better than last year (record wise). This may seem arbitrary, esp, because the Jazz are good. but whatever.

For various reasons many games come down to the final plays. This is one of those games. The Suns executed on offense and defense, and the Clippers did not. Poor defensive rotations led to a killer Barbosa three. Nash executed as he needed to. The Clippers did not. For whatever reason. This gets old quickly.

Forget about the foul calls. The Clippers had several chances to bring the game home and they did not do so tonight. No excuses.

Get some damn TiVo etiquette! I come home all excited about watching the game on my DVR and I get a boneheaded message on my iPhone app: Suns 109 – Clips 107!

Thanks Einsteins! You just blew it for me. I just uninstalled the app!

Is a little thinking too much to ask?!

This game because we should have won if we made our FTs. Nash just shred our d on the pick and roll. Baron have a tough time keeping up with Nash all nite, but didn’t help where camby was also screening him out. I learned to stop complaining about the fouls because we never get foul calls ever.

I see this team going 0-4. It doesn’t help the team psyche, but there was a time where we were 5-0 at the beginning of the season then only 21 games, I think. It’s a long season.

Go clips!!

Why did Baron Davis wait until the second half to post up Steve Nash? Isn’t it MDsr job to make sure he does? Nash is great but he can’t guard Baron or Gordon underneath.
Why have Novack active and Collins inactive if your not going to use Novack in end of game/quarter shooting situations? at least Collins could gone in for defense at the end of the game.
These are the games you have to win. If you can’t beat the Suns at home without JRich, you can’t make the playoffs.

Through out the whole game Dunleavy was going after the Refs, so was Baron. But you could tell the Refs were bugged by Dunleavy. Not once did I notice Alvin Gentry or any Sun player go after the refs. Let it go. Make your foul shots.

BTW, I got there pretty early tonite and was able to see Baron warm up & work with Lucas. I also saw Novak warm up. To watch Novak shoot the ball is a thing of beauty!!!!!! Baron, not as much. Novak in warm up- 90% Baron- 60%. I got to see Nash in warm up – 90%

this game and last night, even though early in the season are going to hurt 75 games from now, when are fighting for a playoff spot.

most people are saying crap like, its a long season and it doesnt matter, the crappy refs wont make much difference over the course of the season. but its games like this , or especially last night which i think was way way worse ref wise, that will haunt us game 79.

also, i was watching the suns feed (i’m in the bay area) and their terrible (and i mean seriously god awful announcers) were praising the refs for not calling a foul on nash when he knocked over EJ in the last play. they were saying “yeah these veteran refs, are great, they would’t fall for eric gordon trying to bait nahs” and then went on a 2 minute long discussion about how mike dunleavy must have designed that play to have eric gordon flop on purpose while keeping his 20 second timeout in case the flop play didnt work. AND THEN one of the announcers said that ej should be called for a technical for unsportsman like conduct for flopping.

Seriously. I was already mad about how the game was going , but that just about drove me insane.

I was watching the same feed in the bay area. The Suns announcers were so frustrating to listen to. They were praising the second unit of the Suns team so much during the second quarter. I was just thinking…this is a second unit run by dragic…they’re not that good.
And they did make a huge deal about the last play where EJ got shoved. They were making it sound like the Clippers drew up this dirty play to fool the refs and how unsportsmanlike it was.

Sure we lost a game that we should have won. The effort was there and that’s what we should take from this. If the effort in there on a nightly basis things will work themselves out.

People that only see Baron going 4-11 need to wake up and see what he brings to the game. He played tough the entire game and his stat line was great. Having a +12 last night was the best on the team.

This game was lost at the Clippers’ own free throw line. Period. The Clippers tied the possessions battle, completely out shot the Suns, and got to the line enough to win. They outran the Suns, literally beating them at their own game.

The players (and we can name names if we must, Davis, Gordon and Camby) lost the game at the free throw line. But why name names? Otherwise those players had nice games. As long as the clock was running, the Clippers looked great. Each player down the line did their part. The game plan was effective.

This game was actually good news people. Yes, this game was a loss, but they lost because of a fluke. They played extremely well. Be less myopic. This is not a look at the bright side comment. This is a look at what actually happened comment. If the Clippers shoot a normal FT% they would have 6, 7, 8 more points and the game would have been over long before the last shot.

Against the champs and another 40+ win team from last season, the Clippers combined to shoot 50%. That’s a GOOD offense.

You’re better than this Citizens.

..but not much; I was INCENSED to see Blake Griffin walking around on the sidelines like nothing’s wrong. I know he’s probably experiencing very little pain, but bone stimulation DOES NOT WORK if weight is applied to the broken bone, increasing the outward pressure on the fracture. The PSP seems to help spark healing, but in the first few weeks, the last thing Griffin should be doing is walking around like normal. You and I could probably afford to do it (if we were in our early 20s), but we aren’t million-dollar NBA players who hope to put 245 pounds of pressure on an already-surgically-repaired knee in 82+ professional games a year.

This goes beyond my thorough disregard for Jasen Powell; the team doctors and, mystifyingly, Dunleavy seem to be saying, “OK, it doesn’t hurt too much, Blake? Walk around and greet the fans and go see your brother!” and whatever else. Don’t you want to take care of your prime asset? Especially when you had to be told how bad it was by an outside source? This is how things like Kaman’s 12-day injury became 12 weeks.

LeBrons Cavs are too…

The team’s general fitness to start the season is far better than the past few yrs and comparable to that of the 05-06 team. This has been well-documented throughout training camp interviews but it’s good to see the team being able to hold up physically and run/defend set plays at the tail end of back-to-back demanding games.

Kaman deserves special mention on this front – the frequency of those unwanted Mr. Flippy cameos has a negative correlation to his ability to focus, which is more or less dictated by his fitness level. What we see so far is a stronger Kaman who focuses on defensive rebounding, fights for most offensive boards, runs on coverages, and demonstrates his ability to finish with both hands. Whether he can keep up with this as the season goes on remains to be seen, but if he continues to play this role we’ll at least have a fighting chance against every opponent

was a depressing drive home from Staples after. (on a completely unrelated note, my buddy’s season ticket rep is smokin HOT)