Clips Nation - Clippers-Suns game coverage: Must win for PhoenixWhat it do babyyyhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47967/clipsnation_fave.png2014-04-02T23:01:28-07:00http://www.clipsnation.com/rss/stream/53383352014-04-02T23:01:28-07:002014-04-02T23:01:28-07:00Clippers Gut Out Comeback Win Over Suns, 112-108
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<p>The Clippers had a chance to clinch the Pacific Division for the second straight year with a win over the Phoenix Suns, and delivered in impressive fashion.</p> <p>With the <a href="https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Golden State Warriors</a>' 111-90 loss to the <a href="https://www.poundingtherock.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">San Antonio Spurs</a> earlier tonight, the <a href="https://www.clipsnation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Clippers</a> had a chance to clinch the Pacific Division for the second straight year with a win over the <a href="https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Phoenix Suns</a>. Thanks to losses by the <a href="https://www.grizzlybearblues.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Memphis Grizzlies</a> and Golden State Warriors, Phoenix had the opportunity to get within one game of the sixth seed. The scene was set for an entertaining and intense divisional clash.</p>
<p>Although the game was fairly close during the first half, the Suns threatened to run away with the game in the third quarter, and it seemed for a moment that we were headed for a blowout similar to the one Phoenix inflicted to the Clippers in LA in late December. Although the Suns led by as much as seventeen late in the third quarter, the Clippers bench held their ground and slowly chipped away at the lead, with help coming from several unlikely contributors.</p>
<p>For the second straight game, <span>Jared Dudley</span> got significant minutes and made huge plays for the Clippers, especially down the stretch. He hit a three-pointer midway through the fourth quarter to cut the lead to 3, then was fouled driving for a layup and hit a pair of free throws that gave the Clippers their first lead since late in the second quarter. Then with ten seconds to go and the Clippers leading by two, Dudley played excellent defense on <span>Eric Bledsoe</span>, who was driving for a game-tying layup, allowing <span>Darren Collison</span> to block him from behind and seal the game. He then calmly hit a pair of free throws for the final margin.</p>
<p>Collison also had an excellent game, putting up 23 points and 5 assists. For long stretches of the game, it seemed like he was the only Clipper who was able to consistently make shots, by attacking the rim aggressively and hitting open midrange jumpers. He helped spark a Clippers run late in the third quarter that marked the beginning of the comeback from 17 down, with the help of Jared Dudley and <span>Willie Green</span>.</p>
<p>The Clippers may not have even needed a comeback in the second half if they were able to contain the Suns bench in the first. <span>Gerald Green</span> and the Morris brothers were impossible to stop in the second quarter, hitting almost every shot they took, and accounting for 39 of the Suns' 62 points at halftime. Despite Eric Bledsoe getting into foul trouble early and mostly limiting <span>Goran Dragic</span>, the Suns outscored the Clippers 37-30 in the second quarter, taking a two-point lead into halftime while hitting 58% of their shots.</p>
<p>In the third quarter, it was the Suns' starting bigs' turn to get hot from the field. <span>Channing Frye</span>, who entered the game ice-cold from three (29% in the month of March), hit four long-range shots in the second half, while starting center <span>Miles Plumlee</span> went 6-7 on the night, including a running hook and-one over <span>DeAndre Jordan</span>. With Dragic and Bledsoe penetrating the defense and generating easy shots, and PJ Tucker repeatedly ripping down offensive rebounds to give the Suns second chances, Phoenix began to pull away in the third quarter as the Clippers went ice-cold from the field. Even after Doc Rivers called a timeout with the Clippers down seven, the team was unable to staunch the bleeding.</p>
<p>It's surprising I've gotten this far in the recap without mentioning either of the Clippers' superstars, <span>Chris Paul</span> and Blake Griffin. Both delivered gritty performances on the tail end of a long road trip, especially Blake, who returned after a one-game absence due to back spasms and was clearly not himself for most of the night. He played through the pain and although he became a liability on interior defense down the stretch, he also had a clutch tip-in with a minute left to put the Clippers up by 4. He finished with 23 points, including an astounding tip-slam in the first half where he put back a missed shot over a pair of Phoenix defenders and DeAndre Jordan.</p>
<p>And Paul continued his stretch of brilliant play since the stinker of a <a href="https://www.thebirdwrites.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Pelicans</a> game, hitting four threes (52% in his last four games), including a four-point play at the end of the first quarter over a crossed-over Plumlee, and a fearless 30-footer with the shot clock winding down late in the fourth. He and Collison were active in the passing lanes for much of the fourth quarter, disrupting the Suns offense and providing fast break opportunities for Los Angeles.</p>
<p>The Clippers are now 54-22 (they were 50-26 at this point last year), repeat Pacific Division champs, and all but guaranteed to beat last year's franchise record for wins. They now return home for a SEGABABA with the <a href="https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Dallas Mavericks</a>, kicking off the final homestand of the season.</p>
<p><b>Notes</b></p>
<p>— Jamal Crawford again sat out resting his leg, although Blake Griffin did end up playing despite being a gametime decision. Every starter played more than 30 minutes except for DeAndre Jordan (who sat the entire fourth quarter as the Suns put five shooters on the floor). Doc Rivers leaned surprisingly hard on his starters even though the Clippers will play again tomorrow night. It should be noted most of the Clippers' starters played heavy minutes last Wednesday too, and they still won on a road SEGABABA in Dallas. No reserves entered the game for Los Angeles until the three minute mark of the first quarter.</p>
<p>— News came out during the game that JJ Redick was planning on returning to action within the next few games, and perhaps as soon as the Dallas game. This is welcome news for a banged-up Clippers backcourt, and obviously has longer-term ramifications as well.</p>
<p>— The Clippers were on the receiving end of bad whistles in the first half. Two obvious clear path fouls on the Suns were both overturned, and Chris Paul was called for a technical after a fairly weak offensive foul call drawn by Goran Dragic. Matt Barnes was also T'd up early in the third quarter after being hammered on a drive to the rim that resulted in a no-call and Suns ball.</p>
<p>— Barnes was a major spark early in the game, making a variety of shots around the rim in the first quarter, including a powerful dunk after he rebounded his own missed three. He went cold in the third quarter however, and his insistence on taking three-pointers led to multiple consecutive Suns fast break opportunities that helped them build up a large lead.</p>
<p>— The Suns and Clippers entered tonight 1-2 in the league in fast break points, scoring more than eighteen each per game. They combined for 21 tonight.</p>
<p>— With the loss tonight, the Suns drop to 44-31, again falling into a tie with the Grizzlies and Mavericks for the final two playoff spots (although due to tiebreakers they're currently the odd man out in this three-team race). None of these teams seem able or willing to create separation, although Dallas will have a chance to take a lead tomorrow night in Los Angeles.</p>
<p>For the opponent perspective, check out <a href="http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/">Bright Side Of The Sun</a>.</p>
https://www.clipsnation.com/2014/4/2/5577086/los-angeles-clippers-gut-out-win-over-phoenix-suns-112-108-chris-paul-blake-griffinAdithya2014-04-02T18:45:02-07:002014-04-02T18:45:02-07:00Clippers-Suns open thread
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<p>The Clippers finish a five game trip tonight in Phoenix, and five of their final six games of the regular season will be at home after this. But with Blake Griffin and Jamal Crawford doubtful, it will be very tough going against the Suns.</p> <table class="sbnu-legacy-content-table" cellspacing="5" border="1" cellpadding="5" align="center"><tbody>
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<th bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center">2013/2014 NBA Regular Season</th>
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<td width="240"><center><img src="http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/472353/bvv028jd1hhr8ee8ii7a0fg4i_medium.gif" alt="Bvv028jd1hhr8ee8ii7a0fg4i_medium"></center></td>
<th width="20" align="center">vs</th>
<td width="240"><center> <a href="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/assets/302236/g9agfgof0kzui4u445wrsj3e5.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="G9agfgof0kzui4u445wrsj3e5_medium" class="photo" src="http://cdn2.sbnation.com/assets/302236/g9agfgof0kzui4u445wrsj3e5_medium.gif"></a> <br id="1393889313104">
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<td width="240"><center><b>53-22</b></center></td>
<th width="20" align="center"><br></th>
<td width="240"><center><b>44-30</b></center></td>
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<td bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center"><b>April 2nd, 2014, 7:00 PM</b></td>
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<td colspan="3" align="center"><b>US Airways Center</b></td>
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<td colspan="3" align="center"><b>Prime Ticket, KFWB 980 AM, KWKW 1330 AM</b></td>
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<th bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center">Win-Loss Breakdown</th>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>21-9</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">East</th>
<td width="240"><b>20-10</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>32-13</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">West</th>
<td width="240"><b>24-20</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>31-5</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">Home</th>
<td width="240"><b>25-13</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>22-17</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">Road</th>
<td width="240"><b>19-17</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>23-14</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">.500+</th>
<td width="240"><b>14-21</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>30-8</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">.500-</th>
<td width="240"><b>30-9</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>8-2</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">L10</th>
<td width="240"><b>8-2</b></td>
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<th bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center"><b>Probable Starters</b></th>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>Chris Paul</span></b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">PG</th>
<td width="240"><b><span>Goran Dragic</span></b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>Darren Collison</span></b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">SG</th>
<td width="240"><b><span>Eric Bledsoe</span></b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>Matt Barnes</span></b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">SF</th>
<td width="240"><b><span>P.J. Tucker</span></b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>Jared Dudley</span></b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">PF</th>
<td width="240"><b><span>Channing Frye</span></b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>DeAndre Jordan</span></b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">C</th>
<td width="240"><b><span>Miles Plumlee</span></b></td>
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<th bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center"><b>Advanced Stats</b></th>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b style="text-align: start; ">98.33 (7th of 30)</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">Pace</th>
<td width="240"><b>98.33 (6th of 30)</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b style="text-align: start; ">109.3 (2nd of 30)</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">ORtg</th>
<td width="240"><b>107.0 (8th of 30)</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b style="text-align: start; ">101.5 (6th of 30)</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">DRtg</th>
<td width="240"><b>103.7 (13th of 30)</b></td>
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<th bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center"><b>Injuries/Other</b></th>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b style="text-align: start; "><span>J.J. Redick</span> (bulging disc) out</b></td>
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<td width="240"><b><span>Emeka Okafor</span> (neck surgery) out</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>Jamal Crawford</span> (strained calf) GTD</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center"><br></th>
<td width="240"><b><span>Leandro Barbosa</span> (broken hand) out</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>Blake Griffin</span> (back spasms) GTD</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center"><br></th>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>Danny Granger</span> (hamstring) out</b></td>
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<p><b>The Back Story (Clippers lead the season series, 2-1):</b></p>
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<td style="text-align: center; "><b>Date</b></td>
<td><b>Venue</b></td>
<td><b>Final</b></td>
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<td style="text-align: center; "><b>12/30/13</b></td>
<td><b>Los Angeles</b></td>
<td><b><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/">Suns</a> 107, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.clipsnation.com/">Clippers</a> 88</b></td>
<td><a href="http://www.clipsnation.com/2013/12/31/5259780/suns-embarrass-clippers-107-88" target="_blank"><b>Recap</b></a></td>
<td><a href="http://www.nba.com/games/20131230/PHXLAC/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore" target="_blank"><b>Box</b></a></td>
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<td style="text-align: center; "><b>03/04/14</b></td>
<td><b>Phoenix</b></td>
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<b>Clippers 104, </b><b>Suns 96</b>
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<td><a target="_blank" href="http://www.clipsnation.com/2014/3/4/5472470/clippers-vanquish-the-suns-104-96"><b>Recap</b></a></td>
<td><a target="_blank" href="http://www.nba.com/games/20140304/LACPHX/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore"><b>Box</b></a></td>
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<td style="text-align: center; "><b>03/10/14</b></td>
<td><b>Los Angeles</b></td>
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<b>Clippers 112, </b><b>Suns 105</b>
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<td><a target="_blank" href="http://www.clipsnation.com/2014/3/10/5495078/los-angeles-clippers-vs-phoenix-suns-recap-112-105"><b>Recap</b></a></td>
<td><a href="http://www.nba.com/games/20140310/PHXLAC/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore" target="_blank"><b>Box</b></a></td>
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https://www.clipsnation.com/2014/4/2/5576098/clippers-suns-open-threadSteve Perrin2014-04-02T10:54:07-07:002014-04-02T10:54:07-07:00Clippers-Suns preview: End of the road
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<p>The Clippers five game road trip comes to a conclusion tonight in Phoenix, after which the team will have a five game home stand with only six games left in the season.</p> <table class="sbnu-legacy-content-table" cellspacing="5" border="1" cellpadding="5" align="center"><tbody>
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<th bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center">2013/2014 NBA Regular Season</th>
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<td width="240"><center><img src="http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/472353/bvv028jd1hhr8ee8ii7a0fg4i_medium.gif" alt="Bvv028jd1hhr8ee8ii7a0fg4i_medium"></center></td>
<th width="20" align="center">vs</th>
<td width="240"><center> <a href="http://cdn3.sbnation.com/assets/302236/g9agfgof0kzui4u445wrsj3e5.gif" target="_blank"><img alt="G9agfgof0kzui4u445wrsj3e5_medium" class="photo" src="http://cdn2.sbnation.com/assets/302236/g9agfgof0kzui4u445wrsj3e5_medium.gif"></a> <br id="1393889313104">
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<td width="240"><center><b>53-22</b></center></td>
<th width="20" align="center"><br></th>
<td width="240"><center><b>44-30</b></center></td>
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<td bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center"><b>April 2nd, 2014, 7:00 PM</b></td>
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<td colspan="3" align="center"><b>US Airways Center</b></td>
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<td colspan="3" align="center"><b>Prime Ticket, KFWB 980 AM, KWKW 1330 AM</b></td>
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<th bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center">Win-Loss Breakdown</th>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>21-9</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">East</th>
<td width="240"><b>20-10</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>32-13</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">West</th>
<td width="240"><b>24-20</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>31-5</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">Home</th>
<td width="240"><b>25-13</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>22-17</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">Road</th>
<td width="240"><b>19-17</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>23-14</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">.500+</th>
<td width="240"><b>14-21</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>30-8</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">.500-</th>
<td width="240"><b>30-9</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b>8-2</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">L10</th>
<td width="240"><b>8-2</b></td>
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<th bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center"><b>Probable Starters</b></th>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>Chris Paul</span></b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">PG</th>
<td width="240"><b><span>Goran Dragic</span></b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>Darren Collison</span></b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">SG</th>
<td width="240"><b><span>Eric Bledsoe</span></b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>Matt Barnes</span></b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">SF</th>
<td width="240"><b><span>P.J. Tucker</span></b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>Jared Dudley</span></b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">PF</th>
<td width="240"><b><span>Channing Frye</span></b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>DeAndre Jordan</span></b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">C</th>
<td width="240"><b><span>Miles Plumlee</span></b></td>
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<th bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center"><b>Advanced Stats</b></th>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b style="text-align: start; ">98.33 (7th of 30)</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">Pace</th>
<td width="240"><b>98.33 (6th of 30)</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b style="text-align: start; ">109.3 (2nd of 30)</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">ORtg</th>
<td width="240"><b>107.0 (8th of 30)</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b style="text-align: start; ">101.5 (6th of 30)</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center">DRtg</th>
<td width="240"><b>103.7 (13th of 30)</b></td>
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<th bgcolor="silver" colspan="3" align="center"><b>Injuries/Other</b></th>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b style="text-align: start; "><span>J.J. Redick</span> (bulging disc) out</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center"><br></th>
<td width="240"><b><span>Emeka Okafor</span> (neck surgery) out</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>Jamal Crawford</span> (strained calf) GTD</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center"><br></th>
<td width="240"><b><span>Leandro Barbosa</span> (broken hand) out</b></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>Blake Griffin</span> (back spasms) GTD</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center"><br></th>
<td width="240"><br></td>
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<td width="240" align="right"><b><span>Danny Granger</span> (hamstring) out</b></td>
<th width="20" align="center"><br></th>
<td width="240"><br></td>
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<p> </p>
<p><b>The Back Story (Clippers lead the season series, 2-1):</b></p>
<table border="0"><tbody>
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<td style="text-align: center; "><b>Date</b></td>
<td><b>Venue</b></td>
<td><b>Final</b></td>
<td><b><br></b></td>
<td><b><br></b></td>
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<td style="text-align: center; "><b>12/30/13</b></td>
<td><b>Los Angeles</b></td>
<td><b><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/">Suns</a> 107, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.clipsnation.com/">Clippers</a> 88</b></td>
<td><a href="http://www.clipsnation.com/2013/12/31/5259780/suns-embarrass-clippers-107-88" target="_blank"><b>Recap</b></a></td>
<td><a href="http://www.nba.com/games/20131230/PHXLAC/gameinfo.html#nbaGIboxscore" target="_blank"><b>Box</b></a></td>
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<td style="text-align: center; "><b>03/04/14</b></td>
<td><b>Phoenix</b></td>
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<b>Clippers 104, </b><b>Suns 96</b>
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<td><a target="_blank" href="http://www.clipsnation.com/2014/3/4/5472470/clippers-vanquish-the-suns-104-96"><b>Recap</b></a></td>
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<td><a target="_blank" href="http://www.clipsnation.com/2014/3/10/5495078/los-angeles-clippers-vs-phoenix-suns-recap-112-105"><b>Recap</b></a></td>
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<p><b>The Big Picture:</b></p>
<p>The Clippers are 3-1 on their five game road trip as they make their final stop in Phoenix tonight. And they'd be 4-0 if Chris Paul could have made a shot or two in his old home of New Orleans. The last win came without three of their top four scorers and a fourth key rotation player, which could very well be the situation again tonight. <span>Doc Rivers</span> appears to be in no mood to take any chances with the health of Blake Griffin (back spasms) or Jamal Crawford (strained Achilles) just as he's been super cautious with J.J. Redick's bulging disc. It's all about the postseason for Rivers, and he's not going to risk the longer term physical health of these guys for an extra win here and there -- no matter how small the risk. Not to mention that the Clippers have to play again tomorrow back in L.A. If anything, Doc may ask Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan and Darren Collison to play big minutes in Phoenix, assuming that he can give them extra rest Thursday against Dallas by bringing back the likes of Griffin and Crawford. We'll see. In the meantime, the Clippers remain dangerous even with so many weapons sidelined, mostly because Paul is playing as well as he has all season. He hasn't needed to carry the team on his back very much this season, particularly since his own injury that came shortly after the emergence of the improved Griffin. But lo and behold, although Paul hasn't had to carry the team, it turns out he still can when the need arises.</p>
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<p style="font-weight: bold;"><b>The Antagonist:</b></p>
<p>The last time we saw the Suns we were about ready to write them off in the Western Conference playoff race. They'd been caught by the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.grizzlybearblues.com/">Grizzlies</a> in the standings with 20 games left, and their remaining schedule coupled with the general feeling that they'd been overachieving all season seemed to indicate that they'd eventually fade. Well, eventually has not yet arrived. Almost four weeks later, the Suns and Grizzlies are still tied, and currently it's the Mavs, a half game back of them, who are the odd team out in the playoff race. The Suns still have the most difficult remaining schedule of the three, so they still may wind up as the best lottery team in memory, but they're clearly not going down without a fight (Sunday's loss to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/">Lakers</a> notwithstanding). With all the young talent on this roster, what appears to be a great coach in <span>Jeff Hornacek</span>, and a boatload of assets, the Suns could be the Clippers' biggest Pacific Division threat in the coming years. Postseason or not, it's been a great season in Phoenix.</p>
<p style="font-weight: bold;"><b>The Subplots</b></p>
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<li> <b style="font-weight: bold;">The Questionable Blogger.</b><span> We haven't done one of these for a while, so hopefully you're all ready for a new installment of the Questionable Blogger. I got a chance to ask Dave King of <a href="http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/">Bright Side of the Sun</a> some <a href="http://www.clipsnation.com/2014/4/1/5573152/the-questionable-blogger-with-dave-king-of-bright-side" target="_blank">questions about Phoenix</a>, and I also answered some of his questions.</span> </li>
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<b>Podcast.</b> I also appeared on the <a href="http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/">Bright Side of the Sun</a> <a href="http://www.clipsnation.com/2014/4/2/5574212/clippers-suns-steve-on-bright-side-podcast" target="_blank">podcast</a> for this game, with host Kris Habbas.</li>
<li> <b style="font-weight: bold;">Comparison of key metrics.</b> The Suns are a top ten offensive team and slightly better than average on defense, as measured by points scored/allowed per 100 possessions. I did not see that coming. </li>
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<b>Pacific Division title.</b> The Clippers won the first division title in franchise history last season and are poised to win for the second season in a row. A win tonight in Phoenix, combined with a Golden State loss in San Antonio, would clinch the Pacific Division for LA. Even if it doesn't happen tonight, it's obviously going to happen. It's worth remembering that when Chris Paul was hurt back in January, a lot of people were ready to hand the Pacific to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/">Warriors</a>, but it didn't turn out quite that way.</li>
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<b>P.J. and Blake.</b> Blake Griffin may or may not play in this game. If he does, he'll be defended by the Suns P.J. Tucker, and it would be their first encounter since an altercation in the fourth quarter of the last game. The two got tangled up fighting for rebounding position and Griffin fell on top of Tucker, which Tucker did not appreciate. What happened next is open to debate -- did Tucker throw an elbow, did he throw a punch, was he just trying to get Griffin off of him? Regardless, the officials tossed him and the NBA suspended him for a game. So if Griffin does play, keep an eye on that matchup.</li>
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<b>Mavs loss.</b> The Suns need to write a nice thank you note to Steph Curry, who beat the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.mavsmoneyball.com/">Dallas Mavericks</a> last night with a buzzer-beating jumper in overtime. It was in fact the second time this season that a Curry jumper has downed the Mavs in the final seconds, and if the Suns make the playoffs at the expense of Dallas, those games will almost certainly be the difference.</li>
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<b>What happened Sunday?</b> Phoenix lost to the Lakers on Sunday in a game they really, really needed to win. Riding a six game winning streak and facing a 25-win Lakers team with nine healthy bodies including more than a few on the fringes of the league, the Suns laid an egg, trailing by as many as 26 in the second half. That will be the loss that haunts them if they miss the playoffs by a game.</li>
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<b>Jared Dudley, stretch four.</b> Former Sun Jared Dudley has certainly been a disappointment for the Clippers this season, but don't count him out yet. Given the starting spot at the three for the first half of the season, Dudley has shot well below his career average from beyond the three point arc, and without that consistent deep threat he was not the player the Clippers thought they were getting. But after falling completely out of Doc Rivers rotation for a time, Dudley was called up Monday to start in place of Blake Griffin at the four, an assignment that brought with it the responsibility of defending Kevin Love. Dudley responded with 16 points, the most he's scored since the second week in January, and even managed to keep the Love at least somewhat in check. If Griffin sits out again tonight as I suspect he will, Dudley will almost certainly get the nod again, and he should be very effective against the collection of stretch fours the Suns like to play like Channing Frye and Marcus Morris. Dudley may not have been the glue guy starter we had hoped for at the three, but he's a very good guy to have around on the depth chart.</li>
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<b>Davis in the doghouse.</b> Dudley's resurgence has come partially at the expense of Glen Big Baby Davis, who should have featured prominently in Griffin's absence on Monday but only logged four minutes. The absence of <span>Nikola Pekovic</span> had something to do with that, but Davis is clearly a bit on the outs right now. Saturday night in Houston he objected to being replaced by <span>Ryan Hollins</span>, which earned him an early trip to the locker room when Rivers decided he didn't want to listen to a Big Baby whining. A shout out to RyHo, by the way, who has been productive in his recent appearances. I assume that Davis will eventually regain the minutes that Hollins is currently taking, but Rivers isn't going to just give them to him -- he's going to have to earn them.</li>
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<b>Road record.</b> The Clippers set a franchise-record with 24 road wins last season. When they lost in Memphis just after the All Star break, they dropped to 14-15 on the road and just breaking even seemed like a lot to ask. But they've gone 8-2 on the road since, turning their fortunes around and with just two road games left, they could actually equal last season's record win total. Success on the road has come mostly in blue uniforms, which the Clippers have worn with far greater frequency in the second half of the season. They did finally lose in the blue unis in New Orleans to start this trip, causing them to switch back to red for the win in Dallas. But they've since returned to the blues for back to back wins in Houston and Minnesota. That Dallas game was the first time in two months that the Clippers voluntarily wore their road reds -- in Utah (a win) and Denver (a loss) in March, they wore red because the home team was in green and blue respectively and the NBA required red for contrast.</li>
<li> <b>Nagging injuries.</b> The fly in the Clippers ointment at present is their ongoing injury problem. Redick hasn't played since early February. Granger was sent home after tweaking his hamstring in Dallas. Jamal Crawford missed time with a strained calf, and when he came back his Achilles tightened, probably because he was still favoring the calf. And of course Griffin left the Houston game early with back spasms. None of these are serious injuries. None will require surgery (a possibility for Redick's bulging disc, but an extreme solution to say the least and not one that is currently being considered). But they are all also injuries that can linger, that can impact a player for weeks or even months. The Clippers have as much talent and as deep as roster as any team in the league at this point -- but it won't matter if they can't get healthy.</li>
<li> <b>Do the Suns have the Clippers number?</b> Although the Clippers lead the season series 2-1, the Suns have really given the Clippers fits this season. Dave King points out correctly that each of the Clipper wins in the series featured some insanely hot shooting, first from Matt Barnes and then from Blake Griffin. And even when Griffin's ridiculous 14-16 performance in the last meeting gave the Clippers a huge lead, the Suns came storming back to make it close in the fourth quarter. There's something about this team the Clippers don't quite get. They can't contain Dragic, they Morris twins have hurt them, <span>Gerald Green</span> has gone off a couple of times. And now they've got Bledsoe back -- as it happens, the Clippers' two wins came while Bledsoe was injured.</li>
<li> <b>The Bledsoe trade</b>. When you look at the return that Phoenix got on this trade, you can't help but think about whether the Clippers could have gotten more for Eric Bledsoe. But at the same time, the Clippers got a lot as well (they obviously miss J.J. Redick) and there was little hope of being able to retain Bledsoe in free agency at any rate. The fact that Phoenix was able to trade <span>Caron Butler</span> (getting out of his salary) and that Milwaukee has now released Butler makes the deal Phoenix made look even better.</li>
<li> <b>Why the Suns surprised everyone.</b> The conventional wisdom is usually pretty accurate in the NBA. There aren't usually a lot of surprises. Teams may be a little better or a little worse than one expects, but what the Suns have done, going from a team every expected to be near the top of the Tank Rank to a team fighting for a playoff spot in the deepest Western Conference in memory is essentially unprecedented. So how did it happen? It's actually pretty simple at one level -- everyone on the Suns is outperforming their career numbers, and most are having career best seasons. All nine of their top players by minutes played are over their career PERs this season; eight of the nine are averaging career highs in minutes played; and seven of those eight are averaging career high PERs. The only one who is not averaging a career high in either minutes or PER is Channing Frye, who missed all of last season after heart surgery, so he's had his own resurrection. When every member of a roster plays more minutes than they have in their career, and produces more with those minutes than they have in their career, well, that team will be better than expected. See? Simple.</li>
<li> <b>Hornacek.</b> It's worth asking how much effect new Suns coach <span>Jeff Hornacek</span> has had on all of these career years. Unfortunately it's impossible to disentangle the impact of the coach from the ongoing development of players. Of the nine Suns who stepped up their game, four have fewer than four years in the league, so some amount of improvement might be expected as a part of the normal progression. But three more are reclamation projects (P.J. Tucker, Gerald Green and <span>Ish Smith</span>) and for all of them, Hornacek must be given credit for at the least putting them into a situation where they have thrived.</li>
<li> <b>More on Hornacek.</b> Hornacek was a member of the late 80's Suns teams while I was living in Phoenix, and I absolutely loved those teams. Kevin Johnson was clearly my favorite Phoenix player, but Hornacek was right there with Tom Chambers and Eddie Johnson and <span>Dan Majerle</span> for me. Hornacek was the centerpiece of the trade that brought Charles Barkley to the Suns, and that was more or less the day that I changed my allegiance from the Suns to the Clippers. (The fact that I had moved back to L.A. in the interim was certainly a factor.) A former assistant coach in Utah under Ty Corbin (another key member of those 80s Suns teams), Hornacek has got to be considered the odds-on favorite for NBA Coach of the Year.</li>
<li> <b>Dragic.</b> By far the most striking example of Suns having career years is Goran Dragic. Dragic has accomplished the rare feat of increasing the number of shots he takes per 36 minutes, while at the same time significantly improving his shooting percentages across the board. Dragic probably should have made the All Star Game this season -- if the team had been chosen a bit later in the year, he no doubt would have, as he's been tracking upward all season. Dragic had shown flashes of brilliance in his first five seasons in the league, but nothing to indicate he could be this guy consistently. How much has Dragic outperformed expectations? Well, consider that Dragic was on the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.thedreamshake.com/">Rockets</a> in 2012, and Houston opted to let him leave for free agency so that they could sign <span>Jeremy Lin</span> instead. Now imagine a Rockets team with Dragic, Harden, Parsons and Howard.</li>
<li> <b>The Morris twins.</b> Back in the day, the Suns reunited twins Tom and Dick Van Arsdale in Phoenix for a season. In recent years, the team has made a habit of employing the less talented half of many NBA brother tandems, including <span>Robin Lopez</span>, Jaron Collins and Blake's big brother Taylor Griffin. At the trade deadline in 2013, they acquired <span>Marcus Morris</span> from Houston to pair him with his twin bother Markieff. I have no idea how to tell them apart other than jersey number. Marcus (15) is the more prolific three point shooter, so hopefully Blake and the other defenders know to stay close to number 15 on the perimeter.</li>
<li> <b>Stretch fours.</b> The Clippers lead the NBA in three point defense (a huge turnaround from last season) and the Suns rely on the three ball quite a bit (second in the NBA in threes made per game), so how the Clippers defend the three point line will be key. However, the Suns threes aren't really coming from the traditional sources. Channing Frye and Marcus (15) Morris are two of their best and most willing three point shooters, so the Clipper bigs are going to have to stay close to those guys on the perimeter.</li>
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<b>Three point shooting.</b> The Clippers are now 32-1 in games in which they have made at least nine three pointers, and they've made 48 in the four games of this road trip (though the one loss did come against the Pelicans in New Orleans despite 13 threes). </li>
<li> <b>Connections.</b> <span>Matt Barnes</span> played for the Suns for one season in 08-09. <span>Hedo Turkoglu</span> played 25 games with the Suns back in 2010 before Phoenix traded him back to Orlando. Clippers associate head coach <span>Alvin Gentry</span> was the head coach in Phoenix for portions of five seasons before being fired last year. Before that he was the Clippers head coach. (Be sure to read citizen FlyByKnight's <a href="http://www.clipsnation.com/2014/4/1/5572294/clippers-and-the-a-g-e-of-reason" target="_blank">excellent piece</a> on Gentry's impact on the Clippers' offense this season.) And of course there's the Dudley-Bledsoe thing. <span>Sasha Vujacic</span> is no longer with the Clippers after having a 10 day contract earlier in the season, which is too bad because fellow-Slovenians Vujacic and Dragic are bitter rivals and it is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBMgFhknWGc" target="_blank">always entertaining</a> when they get on the court together.</li>
<li><b>Get the Phoenix perspective at <a href="http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/" target="_blank">Bright Side of the Sun</a>.</b></li>
<li> <b>Shakespearean reference:<br></b><b><a href="http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/views/sonnets/sonnet_view.php?Sonnet=21" target="_blank">Sonnet XXI (21)</a><br></b><i>So is it not with me as with that Muse <br>Stirr'd by a painted beauty to his verse, <br>Who heaven itself for ornament doth use <br>And every fair with his fair doth rehearse <br>Making a couplement of proud compare, <br>With <b>sun</b> and moon, with earth and sea's rich gems, <br>With April's first-born flowers, and all things rare <br>That heaven's air in this huge rondure hems. <br>O' let me, true in love, but truly write, <br>And then believe me, my love is as fair <br>As any mother's child, though not so bright <br>As those gold candles fix'd in heaven's air: <br>. Let them say more than like of hearsay well; <br>. I will not praise that purpose not to sell.</i>
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https://www.clipsnation.com/2014/4/2/5572276/clippers-suns-preview-end-of-the-roadSteve Perrin2014-04-02T08:42:58-07:002014-04-02T08:42:58-07:00Clippers-Suns: Steve on Bright Side podcast
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<p>I spent about 45 minutes discussing the Clippers and the Suns on the Bright Side of the Sun podcast yesterday in advance of tonight's game.</p> <p>Tonight's game is really huge for the <a href="https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Phoenix Suns</a>, and SB Nation's <a href="http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/">Bright Side of the Sun</a> blog is pulling out all the stops in advance of it. They asked me to do a Q&A for the game. They also asked me to be on their podcast. And since I love writing and talking about basketball, especially my two favorite teams, I obliged.</p>
<p>So give a listen to Kris Habbas and myself talking about everything <a href="https://www.clipsnation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Clippers</a>/Suns related from <span>Eric Bledsoe</span> to the Suns playoff chances.</p>
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<p>My phone connection went dead right at the end, and apparently Kris calls this blog "Clipper Blog" in his sign off. Oh well, what can you do. Besides, Clipper Blog needs the publicity.</p>
https://www.clipsnation.com/2014/4/2/5574212/clippers-suns-steve-on-bright-side-podcastSteve Perrin2014-04-01T23:52:24-07:002014-04-01T23:52:24-07:00The Questionable Blogger with Dave King
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<p>We haven't had a Questionable Blogger post in a long time, but in advance of Clippers-Suns tonight, we have some answers to Suns questions provided by Dave King, the managing editor of Bright Side of the Sun.</p> <p>Early in the season, the first couple of times through the league or so, it was more or less standard proedure to conduct Q&A sessions with rival bloggers before games. But as the season has worn on, we've stopped doing them, mostly because I'm a lazy bastard.</p>
<p>I am convinced however that Dave King is NOT a lazy bastard, no matter what all the other SB Nation NBA bloggers keep saying about him. Dave reached out in advance of this crucial game to ask me some questions about the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.clipsnation.com/">Clippers</a>, so what could I do? I couldn't say, "Go away, I'm a lazy bastard." So I asked him some questions as well, the answers to which are below.</p>
<p>Be sure to check out <a href="http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/">Bright Side of the Sun</a> for my answers to his questions.</p>
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<p><i><b>Steve Perrin:</b> <span>Eric Bledsoe</span> is going to be a restricted free agent this summer, and he reminds me a little of another former Clipper named Eric with Phoenix ties, one named Gordon. He's shown flashes of superstar potential, but has a relatively brief track record, not to mention some injury history. These are the most difficult RFAs to deal with -- if you take Gordon, New Orleans felt compelled to match the Phoenix offer sheet or risk losing a future star for nothing, but now they're on the hook for max money for two more seasons for a non-star. If another team makes Bledsoe a huge offer, will Phoenix match it? Should they?</i></p>
<p><b>Dave King:</b> The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/">Suns</a> are 19-6 with Bledsoe and Dragic starting (and finishing) together, despite being surrounded by less than All-Star talent. The Suns coach said last summer they reminded him of himself (Dragic) and Kevin Johnson (Bledsoe) and they certainly know how to play well together already with Hornacek coaching them and scheming for them. It's a small sample size, and Bledsoe was out a long time for injury, but he's already proven he's a winner on this team. He has proven he can score and defend, though he's prone to playing bad off-ball defense. He is the most complete player on the team and his ceiling is higher than he's already shown. Yes, the Suns should match any offer.</p>
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<p><i><b>SP:</b> It's been a tremendous season for the Suns regardless of how this playoff race pans out. Is there a part of you that feels satisfied, that says "Let Dallas and Memphis go on, we'll take our lottery pick and see you guys next season"?</i></p>
<p><b>DK:</b> Uh no. There is no part of me that wants the #14 pick versus a #20 or #21 and a few very important playoff games. A #14 pick is not much different than a #21 when you're GM knows how to find talent. The playoffs are a great opportunity to show the everyone that the Suns are legit, and not there just to get swept. The team really knows how to play the game of basketball and use every matchup they can to win a game. 44 wins so far from a team - a lineup - that wasn't picked to win 20 is mindboggling even for Suns fans. And this is the SAME lineup. They didn't make any deadline trades. This team believes in itself and should win their way to the playoffs.</p>
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<p><i><b>SP:</b> The Suns will have three first round picks in June, and could even have a fourth, though it would involve some crazy lottery luck. (I just realized, the crazy lottery luck could even involve the Suns themselves -- if they miss the playoffs, jump from 14th to top three and push Minny to 14 in the process, essentially getting a top three pick AND another lottery pick.) Is that too many rookies on a deep team that is already a playoff contender? Do you think they'll try to package those assets to either move up in the draft or make a trade for a veteran?</i></p>
<p><b>DK:</b> Haha I hadn't considered the forced Minny pick by jumping into top 3! That's awesome. Of course, that's too many rookies. But that doesn't mean the Suns won't draft them anyway. Two years ago, Morey in Houston had three mid-round picks and tried to use them to acquire a star. When he couldn't move way up or make a big trade, he drafted them anyway and waited until a star was available for the right price. He got Harden in October. That's what McDonough wants to do. He will try to trade up, trade for a star or wait for a star and work the roster around having the best assets to acquire him.</p>
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<p><i><b>SP:</b> If you couldn't see their jersey numbers, could you tell the difference between the Morrii?</i></p>
<p><b>DK:</b> The Morrii have the same everything - facial hair, tattoos, body shape and style. Everything. Marcus has a bigger, wider smile and is an inch shorter, but you can't really tell unless he is standing next to Markieff. I've told this story a few times but it never gets old. Once this preseason, I spent a good five minutes interviewing Markieff about his last season and how he wants to improve this season. When I asked about how he feels playing the 5 position, he stopped, smiled and asked "You know I'm Marcus right?"</p>
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<p><i><b>SP:</b> I'm convinced that <span>Goran Dragic</span> is a bad ass. He's got an edge, he doesn't just want to beat people, he wants to embarrass them. He's like <span>Chris Paul</span> in that way in fact. I don't watch him as much as you do, and he doesn't necessarily have that reputation, but am I onto something here?</i></p>
<p><b>DK:</b> Dragic has an edge but the nasty only comes out when someone tries to embarrass him. He never acts first. He acts last. As a rookie, I still remember Jamal Tinsley bouncing the ball between Dragic's legs on a drive to the rim. Less than two minutes later, Dragic did it right back to him. Same move. Same finish. And then he brushed right into Tinsley coming back out from under the basket, not making eye contact but not backing off either. I've loved the kid ever since. He's got a warm personality that breathes fire when provoked.</p>
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<div>Thanks to Dave for these great answers. It's been a great season in Phoenix, with or without the playoffs, but this team is a lot of fun to watch, and I'm hoping they make it.</div>
https://www.clipsnation.com/2014/4/1/5573152/the-questionable-blogger-with-dave-king-of-bright-sideSteve Perrin