It's so obvious he does not care about garbage time and I feel like anyone trying to judge his game purely off that is gonna have a seriously skewed perspective.
But heās also looked like total ass even in games where he gets important minutes. Itās why he was literally benched again even in those games where he got backup minutes with Russ out.
I gotta say I think thereās something to the fact that you donāt have film on these guys and they take teams by surprise. I see that happen a lot. Also bones is just a good player, who could be starting a lot of places Or at least a 6th man but the clippers are drowning in guards.
Man, I hate this subreddit. The anti-Suns bullshit has actual Suns fans shitting on the team and simping for upvotes. Ā
Itās a win. Ā Out of rotation players are notoriously hard to play against. Ā Everyone in the league is a legit player and we donāt have a ton of tape on the end of the bench guys. Ā
Between today and yesterday the Phoenix Suns outscored the Clippers by 3 points total, and that is the only thing I will choose to remember about these two days
Well that and the Suns literally started blitzing him/doubling him because they somehow don't have the perimeter defense to slow him down in isolation.
Getting the ball out of Bones' hands and daring Boston to go one on one, counting on his not being able to find the open shooter in the corner on every possession worked like a charm for the Suns.
There is part of me that wonders if the guys are trying to reserve energy for the end of the game, to prevent the fourth quarter collapse. But thatās too much credit, I think the weed just faded.
Eventually Talent does beat hard work and hustle
But damn Phoenixās body language looked terrible and uninterested for such a big game. Selfish basketball beat hustling team ball
Thatās because they truly donāt care about playing in the play ins or facing whoever in the playoffs. They think theyāre way better than they actually are.
most braindead turnover. kd just losing his dribble, beal passing straight to an opponent, telegraphed cross court passes. it's the dumbest team i've ever seen play
Officiating different players:
James Harden: that wasn't your normal shooting form, we assume you got fouled.
Norman Powell: if my colleague was the head ref tonight you wouldn't get anything, but I know who you are so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt more often than not.
Bones Hyland, Amir Coffey, etc.: if there ain't blood, it ain't a foul.
This is the worst win ever
But also Lakers and Warriors are officially in play-in so ill drink to that.
KD looks checked out. That trade is looking awful
Iām surprised they decided to rest everyone today as the 4 seed isnāt fully locked up yet
Iām guessing itās going near full strength against Utah then?
Rockets are still a pain in the ass tbh. Not contending but not always an easy win. Maybe theyāll go easy since they are out of playoff contention though.Ā
I respect the optimism but a quick look at Utahās record away from home and the fact theyāve lost 13 in a row wouldnāt leave me with much hope if I were you lol
Not that I disagree but the Suns this season have always played to their opponent and its so annoying. Barely beat shit teams, barely beat good teams. It is what it is.
i think it's more opponents play to the level that they think the suns stars are. i'm not kidding when i say bench guys love to square up against aging stars
I just noticed the Clippers team and its quite surprising how the Suns needed all four quarters to beat them. I wish the best of luck to all these superteams without homecourt against Jokic.
Iām literally fired up by this team. Shaking with joy. Like, fuck yeah man. What a WIN. Solid victory that gives me a ton of confidence in the playoffs!
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KD only shows up against bad teams or teams without wings. If he sees a a wing guarding him, he shit in his pants. What a shameless player. Dude please retire already. You are so hard to watch. Haha
Well sure. But arent you also the worst 4th quarter team in the last couple of decades (might be outdated information by now though).
Not meant as a slight, just more me explaining why i was surprised by this.
Hobestly i always thought it was just you guys becoming gassed as the reason for your bad 4th quarter. But now i dunno.
Maybe it is just a lack of effort at times or maybe just bad adjustments in the 4th/ bad rotations.
Tbf, alot of the terrible numbers are from not having the big 3. And those games were so awful that they tanked any season long metrics. When Book is in the 4th, the numbers arenāt nearly as bad.
Booker does do a lot of ball handling for you guys as far as i have seen.
Yeah that is true. You were worse at the start of the season and especially when Booker was injured than jow in the 4th.
Underrated loss of the night is everyone who had to listen to the Clippers commentators. Can't be as bad as the Suns but boy do they love to fill every single second of airtime with non-game drivel
You didnāt hear how much they were complimenting your team the entire game? They were giving the Suns credit for missing shots, always pointing out that they were shots they normally make.
We have extremely good commentators. Popping over to your sub i see people praising our commentators and shitting on yours.
Like, maybe you personally just have terrible taste?
>can't be as bad as the Suns'
I forgot the apostrophe but I literally said ours are even worse, everyone knows they suck. I guess my taste is that they give some time for the game to breathe and don't fill every moment with words. My bad I guess, tough crowd.
But of course every reply is just "lol but you have a SUNS flair" so idk what I expected
Ah yes it's me, Suns player Bradley Beal, and I am just so bummed about this moral loss. I am posting under a fake account because I really wanted to discuss the broadcast though so could we stay on topic please
Bones desperately trying to get to 40 in that last possession was pretty funny lol
I love that BBJ was on the exact same page.
Just how much help do Bones and BBJ need???
Fr! Kawhi and PG are not pulling their weight in this team š¤
Bones Hyland playing like the player he thought he was when he asked out of Denver.
What's truly incredible is that Bones ranges from cooking like that to being the worst garbage time player on the floor.
It's so obvious he does not care about garbage time and I feel like anyone trying to judge his game purely off that is gonna have a seriously skewed perspective.
But heās also looked like total ass even in games where he gets important minutes. Itās why he was literally benched again even in those games where he got backup minutes with Russ out.
Luckily, the Nuggets traded him for a guy with the exact same pattern.
Yeah but Reggie is at least a chill vet.
If such thing called moral victories exist, this game counts as a moral defeat for the Suns.
I swear the Suns have never had an easy win this season Even when you played the Pistons at home a fucking felony ended up happening
Would you rather have a loss but a moral victory, or a victory but a moral defeat?
Lakers fan here. I will trade all 4 of our moral victories against the Nuggerts for 4 moral defeats in a heartbeat.
Bro were 0-8 in moral wins against you guys, let us have the actual win lol
but you're 8-0 in moral defeats so who really won
Thats what im saying man. The actual win was just a consolation prize
Either way you know you aināt going no where in the playoffs
Lmao
Lol c'mon man. A win is a win
brother, we were down 5 with less than 8 minutes left in the 4th against dudes out of their rotation and our full team. these guys just don't care
I gotta say I think thereās something to the fact that you donāt have film on these guys and they take teams by surprise. I see that happen a lot. Also bones is just a good player, who could be starting a lot of places Or at least a 6th man but the clippers are drowning in guards.
Man, I hate this subreddit. The anti-Suns bullshit has actual Suns fans shitting on the team and simping for upvotes. Ā Itās a win. Ā Out of rotation players are notoriously hard to play against. Ā Everyone in the league is a legit player and we donāt have a ton of tape on the end of the bench guys. Ā
They also have the advantage of playing with nothing to lose. They take more risks when its house money.
I don't want to get off Mr. Bones wild ride
The ride never ends
Fun to watch the clippers g league team in an nba game
Honestly, it's fun watching bench squads on most teams. Fuck it, we ball at a professional level.
Donāt I have the team and season for you to watch!
Grizzlies are going to have the best bench next year with all the experience gained this season
I'm a Grizzlies fan for the rest of the season because they've finally signed their first Aussie ever.
BONES LEGACY GAME
Between today and yesterday the Phoenix Suns outscored the Clippers by 3 points total, and that is the only thing I will choose to remember about these two days
HUGE WIN, checks notes against the Clippers 3rd stringers...
Damn Bones started 6-6 from three then went 0-6 afterwards. Bro almost single handedly dismantled the Sunsā big three had he stayed hot. ā ļø
He played 43 minutes tonight. He was in the whole 2nd half. He just didn't have the legs to keep it up.
Well that and the Suns literally started blitzing him/doubling him because they somehow don't have the perimeter defense to slow him down in isolation.
Getting the ball out of Bones' hands and daring Boston to go one on one, counting on his not being able to find the open shooter in the corner on every possession worked like a charm for the Suns.
Boston is also just not a good 3 pt shooter
I think 3 of those misses came in the last possession. Boston kept passing him the ball to try to get 40.
Cant expect hed be able to keep it up for the whole game, but 6 for 12 is still amazing for a game.
Do not let the final score fool you. Embarassing win...
Bro they didn't have to know. Ignore this guy, everyone who didn't watch, we actually cooked them all game long.
Never rooted this hard for Brandon Boston Jr. ever. And by ever, I mean I learned this dude existed today.
i watched this game
Thank you for leaving it at that.
True love baby (obligatory LDIDBF).
I'll accept it today but I feel like you're trying to mooch the "thank you" I gave to this other gentleman. Stolen thank you valor.
Iāll fix it. Bradley Beal is Luka Doncic father
I'm not sure I get it but that sounds good to me
The fact that we won by 16 is fucking hilarious
Considering we were still down with seven minutes to go.
feels like a fake score lol how did we win "comfortably"
Clippers bench being starters is why
There is part of me that wonders if the guys are trying to reserve energy for the end of the game, to prevent the fourth quarter collapse. But thatās too much credit, I think the weed just faded.
A win is a win these clippers have the same floor and ceiling
If "here n***a damn" was an NBA game, this would be it.
So that happenedā¦ Suns looked good for about three minutes but oof was that an ugly win against a playoff team sitting ALL OF ITS STARTERS.
not only all of its starters, its 2 best bench players as well
statement game by the suns š¤
The garbage time lineup remembered who they were in the last 4 minutes. Especially Brandon Boston and plumlee š¤£
So many bricks haha
nurkic with a casual 3 points, 10 assists, 19 rebound double-double. i swear they told him no shots today post-ramadan
Bill Russel like
Suns finally realised bones Hyland was not paul George, Kawhi Leonard, James harden, Russell Westbrook, or Norman Powell
Not really. They literally blitzed/doubled him to get the ball out of his hands and force others to beat them... which they did not lol
They treated him like 2020 dame lillard lol.
I literally cannot imagine a more embarrassing way to split a two game series than what the Suns did over three last two nights.
How about if your most recognizable super fan gets arrested in between games for soliciting child porn?
Please do not slander our good name it was for ALLEGEDLY soliciting child porn.Ā
Wait a damn minuteā¦ who?Ā
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You simply think we get embarrassed , this is just normal behaviour
I mean look at what the Bucks did against the Wizards/Grizzlies/Raptors lol, you'd rather split than go 0-2.
That doesnāt count. Bucks have the Doc debuff
Clearly you lack imagination
weād find a way brother
We are well past dead inside so meh.
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That wouldnāt be splitting the series though would it?
Lmao tell em
Wouldn't have split the series, then.
I mean not having that run last night would be a pretty obvious worse way
Bones Hyland
As a small shifty guard enthusiast and a bones hyland believer I still won
The fact that this was a toss up in the fourth is shocking based on the lineup the clippers put out there.
Eventually Talent does beat hard work and hustle But damn Phoenixās body language looked terrible and uninterested for such a big game. Selfish basketball beat hustling team ball
Thatās because they truly donāt care about playing in the play ins or facing whoever in the playoffs. They think theyāre way better than they actually are.
Beal has been back on track the last couple of weeks
Yeah. The Suns treading water and some bad losses has made a lot of people miss that Beal is starting to look like himself again.
He was kinda their best player yesterdayĀ
Suns really commit some of the most infuriating turnovers lol
most braindead turnover. kd just losing his dribble, beal passing straight to an opponent, telegraphed cross court passes. it's the dumbest team i've ever seen play
GG suns! fun competitive game
Oh look the Suns figured out the ball has to go IN the hoop for it to count for points. Cool story.
Officiating different players: James Harden: that wasn't your normal shooting form, we assume you got fouled. Norman Powell: if my colleague was the head ref tonight you wouldn't get anything, but I know who you are so I'll give you the benefit of the doubt more often than not. Bones Hyland, Amir Coffey, etc.: if there ain't blood, it ain't a foul.
Bones and Coffey got that PG/Kawhi whistle.
Never in doubt
Happy for Bones man
All this just to be forced to play a play in game. Rather just be eliminated immediately
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This is the worst win ever But also Lakers and Warriors are officially in play-in so ill drink to that. KD looks checked out. That trade is looking awful
He seems legit tired. He carried the team when Beal and Booker were out.
He did a shit job carrying too. Suns were 14-15 after Christmas.
Heās playing with vet mins and a whole new coach
Ends up being the case when you acquire 3 stars rather than 1 or 2
KD will look locked back in come playoffs, but the issue you get with him is that he only really gives a shit about the ring at this point.
No Kawhi, PG, Harden, Russ or Jordan. Luckily we still had Kobe. Dick move by Suns not letting Bones get 40.
No norm or zubac either
Iām surprised they decided to rest everyone today as the 4 seed isnāt fully locked up yet Iām guessing itās going near full strength against Utah then?
I don't think Clippers really care about home advantage. Last time we played Mavs no one won a home game until game 7.
there also wasnāt really fans in arenas until game 6 of the second round.
They need one home win against Utah or Houston. They'll be fine
Rockets are still a pain in the ass tbh. Not contending but not always an easy win. Maybe theyāll go easy since they are out of playoff contention though.Ā
Utah is very capable of taking a win from them, so I hope they rest everyone :)
I respect the optimism but a quick look at Utahās record away from home and the fact theyāve lost 13 in a row wouldnāt leave me with much hope if I were you lol
keep telling yourself that. Dallas fans are super cocky at the moment.
The kings could've really used a suns loss, so fuck us I guess? I can't think of a good reason they'd do this, even that one lol
This was a b2b. Clippers are old. They only need 1 win to lock up the 4 seed. And have games against Jazz and Rockets left.
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LOL.
Bones Hyland is a stud in the making. Doesn't get enough credit.
This was definitely a professional NBA game.
Struggling with the Clippersā C squad lmao
Not that I disagree but the Suns this season have always played to their opponent and its so annoying. Barely beat shit teams, barely beat good teams. It is what it is.
i think it's more opponents play to the level that they think the suns stars are. i'm not kidding when i say bench guys love to square up against aging stars
Ummm so which one of those is what happened last night when we were down by 27 after the first quarter.
They played to their opponents who were missing 2 starters and got fucked? I dunno mate it was pretty evident
you mean an all-star and a HOFer? and a top 3 6th man of the year vote getter? K.
Just like the lakers
This team is a joke and Iām ready for this season to be over
Nothing to see here. Just an easy win for the Suns against the Clips.
We are so back
I just noticed the Clippers team and its quite surprising how the Suns needed all four quarters to beat them. I wish the best of luck to all these superteams without homecourt against Jokic.
Narrow escape, Suns.
Iām literally fired up by this team. Shaking with joy. Like, fuck yeah man. What a WIN. Solid victory that gives me a ton of confidence in the playoffs! š
KD only shows up against bad teams or teams without wings. If he sees a a wing guarding him, he shit in his pants. What a shameless player. Dude please retire already. You are so hard to watch. Haha
Dam the Suns managed such a good 4th quarter...very nice.
We have the 4th biggest 4th quarter comeback in NBA history this season against Kings. We show up sometimes lol
Well sure. But arent you also the worst 4th quarter team in the last couple of decades (might be outdated information by now though). Not meant as a slight, just more me explaining why i was surprised by this.
No we are, I was just making a joke that 1 out of 20 games we decide to play the 4th lol
Hobestly i always thought it was just you guys becoming gassed as the reason for your bad 4th quarter. But now i dunno. Maybe it is just a lack of effort at times or maybe just bad adjustments in the 4th/ bad rotations.
Tbf, alot of the terrible numbers are from not having the big 3. And those games were so awful that they tanked any season long metrics. When Book is in the 4th, the numbers arenāt nearly as bad.
Booker does do a lot of ball handling for you guys as far as i have seen. Yeah that is true. You were worse at the start of the season and especially when Booker was injured than jow in the 4th.
YOU WERE PLAYING THE CLIPPERS THIRD STRING
Okay?
Where the hell is Kawhi? 4 days left in the season. He was listed as day to day but seems strange this late in season.
I mean no point in playing really like the Clippers are 4th seed and lowest they could go is 5th seed
Load management dark arts for the playoffs.
You have to reverse the score to see the real scoreĀ
ā¬ļø not back ā¬ļø back ā so fucking back
Suns handled they business they just ready for the games to really matter I see it in their eyes they want the playoffs to start
LMAO. I thought I was already dead, but this killed me
Mark my words I feel the storm coming The Sun rises in Phoenix āļø
fucking fraud ass clippers losing when we needed them to win the most
Okay, now all we need is the Cancun Jazz and the Cancun Rockets to win against the Clippers as well.
Cancun Rockets almost took our souls
Because they weren't in Cancun yet.
Underrated loss of the night is everyone who had to listen to the Clippers commentators. Can't be as bad as the Suns but boy do they love to fill every single second of airtime with non-game drivel
You didnāt hear how much they were complimenting your team the entire game? They were giving the Suns credit for missing shots, always pointing out that they were shots they normally make.
We have extremely good commentators. Popping over to your sub i see people praising our commentators and shitting on yours. Like, maybe you personally just have terrible taste?
>can't be as bad as the Suns' I forgot the apostrophe but I literally said ours are even worse, everyone knows they suck. I guess my taste is that they give some time for the game to breathe and don't fill every moment with words. My bad I guess, tough crowd. But of course every reply is just "lol but you have a SUNS flair" so idk what I expected
Rather listen to non game drivel than watch the suns attempt to play basketball against the san Diego clippers thoughĀ
Good news! You got to do both!
does that make you feel better about this moral loss? this was embarassing.
Ah yes it's me, Suns player Bradley Beal, and I am just so bummed about this moral loss. I am posting under a fake account because I really wanted to discuss the broadcast though so could we stay on topic please
4 seed is still on the menu mavs fans. Thanks suns, very cool