Game Thread PRESEASON GAME # 2: SUNS @ BLAZERS - OCTOBER 7, 2016 - FRIDAY, 7:00 PM (PDT), CSNNW

[Darkwebs]

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PHOENIX SUNS

T.J. WARREN, ALEX LEN, JARED DUDLEY

ERIC BLEDSOE, DEVIN BOOKER




PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

ALLEN CRABBE, MASON PLUMLEE, AL-FAROUQ AMINU

DAMIAN LILLARD, C.J. McCOLLUM
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WHEN: 7:00 PM (PDT), FRIDAY, 10/7/2016​

WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR

TV BROADCAST:

RADIO BROADCAST:

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--------------BENCH--------------

PHOENIX SUNS

KNIGHT , ULIS , GOODWIN

BARBOSA , JENKINS , CHRISS

WILLIAMS , BENDER


PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS

NAPIER , TURNER , HARKLESS

CONNAUGHTON , QUARTERMAN , MONTERO , LAYMAN

JERRETT , STIEMSMA , VONLEH



INJURIES
SUNS
Jared Dudley (right knee tendinitis): QUESTIONABLE
Tyson Chandler (personal reasons): OUT
P.J. Tucker (low back microdiscectomy): OUT
TRAIL BLAZERS
Jake Layman (left shoulder): PROBABLE
Festus Ezeli (left knee): OUT
Meyers Leonard (left shoulder): OUT
Noah Vonleh (right thigh): PROBABLE
Ed Davis (Derek Anderson rule): OUT



HEAD COACHES

- VS –

EARL WATSON--- TERRY STOTTS



OFFICIAL SUNS' GAME NOTES
OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​

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[THE HCP]

Damn you to hell FAMS!

 

[Pinwheel1]

I watched the Phoenix / Utah game last night. The Suns have some some very good young talent. But no, they are a year away from making the playoffs.

As for the Jazz....Trey Lyles worries me. I have a bad feeling that he is going to be really really good. I would love to trade for him.

 

[Trackjack]

Lyles was big this summer he is going be good. The problem he sitting behind favors and that might stump his growth.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Aside from Booker's potential development into the next big star SG (as some have predicted), Phoenix's future is tied up completely in their rookies. I'll be very interested to see how Ulis, Chriss, and the Dragan perform.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Lyles was big this summer he is going be good. The problem he sitting behind favors and that might stump his growth.

I think Favors , Gobert and Lyles is a good rotation since Favors can play center too. I'ts Diaw that might take some of his minutes this year, which I bet decreases as the season goes on.

 

[gatorpops]

Darkwebs, why are the Suns positioned over the Blazers Pin Wheel?
Are you suggesting that that they will win? Shurely not!
(green font as I don't know how to insert it - I am old u know)

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I really like Bledsoe/Booker/Warren. If Bled can stay healthy, and the rooks are as good as their hype in 2 or 3 years, they could really be something.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Aside from Booker's potential development into the next big star SG (as some have predicted), Phoenix's future is tied up completely in their rookies. I'll be very interested to see how Ulis, Chriss, and the Dragan perform.

Chriss has so much upside. Very glad he left WA early. He will struggle with his shot this year. It will be interesting to see how he grows into his body. I am shocked he is already weighs 233. He looks thinner.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Darkwebs coming out of the gate strong. These are championship caliber game threads.

We are going to run teams the fuck over this year, fair warning to the rest of you NBA bridesmaids. Get ready to eat our rainy dust.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Darkwebs coming out of the gate strong. These are championship caliber game threads.

We are going to run teams the fuck over this year, fair warning to the rest of you NBA bridesmaids. Get ready to eat our rainy dust.

The team has kept track of deflections for years. This year we should take a leap in that.

 

[THE HCP]

Aside from Booker's potential development into the next big star SG (as some have predicted), Phoenix's future is tied up completely in their rookies. I'll be very interested to see how Ulis, Chriss, and the Dragan perform.

Shit, is half their roster made up of Kentucky kids!!??

 

[Eastoff]

Get ready to eat our rainy dust.

The term is petrichor. The smell after the first rain. '...he smell derives from an oil exuded by certain plants during dry periods, whereupon it is absorbed by clay-based soilsand rocks. During rain, the oil is released into the air along with another compound,geosmin, a metabolic by-product of certainactinobacteria, which is emitted by wet soil, producing the distinctive scent'

 

[THE HCP]

And to be honest this thread isn't all that! DarkWing, I know it's preseason, but I thought you'd bring it stronger than this.#Disapointed

 

[riverman]

Darkwebs, why are the Suns positioned over the Blazers Pin Wheel?
Are you suggesting that that they will win? Shurely not!
(green font as I don't know how to insert it - I am old u know)

daylight savings preparation

 

[riverman]

The curse of the Suns left with Lamarcus....we have their number now

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

The term is petrichor. The smell after the first rain. '...he smell derives from an oil exuded by certain plants during dry periods, whereupon it is absorbed by clay-based soilsand rocks. During rain, the oil is released into the air along with another compound,geosmin, a metabolic by-product of certainactinobacteria, which is emitted by wet soil, producing the distinctive scent'

That's EXACTLY what I meant.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

And to be honest this thread isn't all that! DarkWing, I know it's preseason, but I thought you'd bring it stronger than this.#Disapointed

Yes Darkwebs, more crayon drawings!

 

[Strenuus]

And to be honest this thread isn't all that! DarkWing, I know it's preseason, but I thought you'd bring it stronger than this.#Disapointed

If you're going to be disappointed, spell disappointed right. #disappointed

 

[THE HCP]

If you're going to be disappointed, spell disappointed right. #disappointed

You know what sucks...... I looked at that and thought it looked wrong. Oh well not all of us can be genuisess!

 

[Strenuus]

You know what sucks...... I looked at that and thought it looked wrong. Oh well not all of us can be genuisess!

Well done! LOL

 

[Blazer4ever]

I voted No on the poll but who knows. If they come together well they could maybe make some noise. Bledsoe is a player, people say Booker is quite good and I've also seen some love for this Ulis kid already. Lets see what they've got

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

The term is petrichor. The smell after the first rain. '...he smell derives from an oil exuded by certain plants during dry periods, whereupon it is absorbed by clay-based soilsand rocks. During rain, the oil is released into the air along with another compound,geosmin, a metabolic by-product of certainactinobacteria, which is emitted by wet soil, producing the distinctive scent'

Well at least one person stayed awake in science class......

 

[BigGameDamian]

The Suns have some some very good young talent. But no, they are a year away from making the playoffs.

Isn't that what they said about the Blazers last season?

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Fuck the Suns

 

[BonesJones]

Shit, is half their roster made up of Kentucky kids!!??

Bledsoe, Booker, Knight, Ulis, and Goodwin are all from Kentucky, and that's just in their backcourt.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Isn't that what they said about the Blazers last season?

Yeah but looking at our competition last summer I thought we had an outside chance. I only counted 7 teams who I thought were locks to make the playoffs. And all the other teams IMO had just as many question marks as we did.

This year I see 10 teams who are better than Phoenix. Now of course injuries to other teams can change that in a hurry.
So it's not impossible, I just would not bet on it.

 

[Strenuus]

Isn't that what they said about the Blazers last season?

They don't have a Dame. lol.

 

[Chris Craig]

The term is petrichor. The smell after the first rain. '...he smell derives from an oil exuded by certain plants during dry periods, whereupon it is absorbed by clay-based soilsand rocks. During rain, the oil is released into the air along with another compound,geosmin, a metabolic by-product of certainactinobacteria, which is emitted by wet soil, producing the distinctive scent'

So basically, when it rains, plants orgasm an oily substance into the air

 

[Chris Craig]

No the desert dwellers will not make the playoffs this year...I think in two years time they will.

I hate Devin Booker...guy had no business in summer league....he beat our summer league team by himself