Comments on: Clippers vs. Suns Game Recap: Impressive effort from deep bench

By: dhpat

dhpat — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 06:55:55 +0000

If Kawhi really is healthy, then we have the edge.

If PG shows up as the MVP, then how is any team going to stop both of our stars rolling with a competent point guard and bench unit.

We have a shot.

By: WhyNotTyler

WhyNotTyler — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 01:31:43 +0000

Thought you talked about us when stating ‘once all those jumpers start missing…’

No idea what to expect. The team has been awesome, then hasn’t played like a team at all, then a bit of both. I’m hopeful and sceptical at the same time

By: jbugs

jbugs — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 01:13:42 +0000

If we’re healthy, we’re beating the mavs in 6 or less. If we’re not, it doesn’t really matter. We’re a way better team than they are across the board.

By: John Maclean

John Maclean — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 00:27:06 +0000

On the Dallas series. Trying to predict who will win this is complicated and they are 4/5 for a reason. But we still have the edge talent wise. Everyone is understandably raving about how much Dallas has improved their team—especially at the deadline. Gafford is a ton of fun and I would have loved for us to pick him up too. But Zu is bigger and will make life difficult when it comes to the lobs and put backs DG has been feeding off of. PJ and DJJ are wonderful two way guys but are a bit smaller and will struggle containing PG and Kawhi. And having both Kyrie and Luka out there on defense at the same time–in the playoffs—is a whole other liability.

Where Dallas has the edge is that we don’t have any answer for Kyrie (who does?) and we haven’t seen him in the playoffs and rarely have otherwise. They are also rolling and in a great groove and our chemistry to close the season has been choppy at best.

For all the above I think we can still win the series but we may have to ease our way into it to figure them out. I’m a homer so will pick Clippers in 7—IF Kawhi is healthy.

By: Freeman Williams

Freeman Williams — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 22:38:54 +0000

Unfortunately, post trade deadline Mavs have been much better on defense.

By: jbugs

jbugs — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 22:03:06 +0000

That’s right. I always ignore that year. Totally blame it on Doc Rivers, but tbh, our chemistry wasn’t great back then.

By: federer70

federer70 — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 21:49:14 +0000

I know everyone forgets about the bubble year, but unfortunately that was the one year we didn’t win even being healthy :-). of course, that was probably all on stupid doc rivers :-).

By: federer70

federer70 — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 21:48:11 +0000

didn’t we beat utah w/o kawahi three years ago after going 7 vs. the mavs? :-). the mavs don’t play any d so i think we’ll be fine – once all those jumpers start missing, it will get ugly for them (just have to rebound, be offensively efficient, and reduce turnovers).

By: jbugs

jbugs — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 21:18:00 +0000

I just hope we get an answer to that question. We still have never finished a post season healthy with this team. It’s insane. It’s hard to feel anything about this era when we just haven’t seen the team play through the playoffs. Hoping this is the year.

By: chogokin

chogokin — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 21:09:37 +0000

Glad we avoided the play-in, and it was great seeing the young guys get some run, even in a loss – this was Phoenix’s worst win of the season lol.

That being said, our matchup against Dallas is why I wanted the team to push for the 3 seed – even if we win (which I’m predictably not sure about), we aren’t coming outta that series unscathed. Guys are gonna have to grind and expend a *ton* of energy in round 1, and given the age/wear and tear of this roster, doesn’t inspire a ton of confidence for what comes next.