Game Thread PRESEASON GAME# 4: SUNS @ BLAZERS - OCTOBER 10, 2018 - WEDNESDAY, 7:00 PM (PDT), NBCSNW

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---------PROBABLE STARTERS---------

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PG
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ELIE OKOBO VS SETH CURRY

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SG
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JOSH JACKSON VS NIK STAUSKAS

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SF
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TREVOR ARIZA VS JAKE LAYMAN

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PF
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RYAN ANDERSON VS AL-FAROUQ AMINU

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C
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DEANDRE AYTON VS JUSUF NURKIC

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WHEN: 7:00 PM (PDT), WEDNESDAY, 10/10/2018

WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR
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TV BROADCAST:
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RADIO BROADCAST:
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--------------BENCH--------------

-------- PHOENIX SUNS --------
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ISAIAH CANAAN , SHAQUILLE HARRISON
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DE'ANTHONY MELTON , TROY DANIELS
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DAVON REED , GEORGE KING
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MIKAL BRIDGES , TJ WARREN
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DARRELL ARTHUR , RICHAUN HOLMES
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DRAGAN BENDER , TYSON CHANDLER


---- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ----
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GARY PAYTON II, WADE BALDWIN IV
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ANFERNEE SIMONS , CAMERON OLIVER
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CALEB SWANIGAN , ZACH COLLINS
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CHINANU ONUAKU , MEYERS LEONARD





INJURIES
SUNS
Devin Booker (right hand): OUT
Mikal Bridges (left elbow sprain): OUT
Darrell Arthur (personal): OUT
TRAIL BLAZERS
Moe Harkless (right ankle): PROBABLE
Damian Lillard (rest): OUT
CJ McCollum (rest): OUT
Gary Trent Jr. (right quadricep): OUT
Evan Turner (left shoulder): OUT



HEAD COACHES
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IGOR KOKOSKOV --- TERRY STOTTS



:reading:OFFICIAL SUNS' GAME NOTES
:reading: OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​

• Wednesday’s game marks the second preseason meeting between the Trail Blazers and the Suns this season.

• LAST MEETING: The Trail Blazers defeated the Suns, 115-93, in Phoenix on Oct. 5. Jusuf Nurkic led Portland with 16 points, nine rebounds and four blocks while the Suns were paced by Deandre Ayton’s 19 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks.

• Portland has played Phoenix four times in the last three preseasons. Portland is 3-1 in those contests, including 1-1 at Moda Center

• The Trail Blazers swept the season series against the Suns in 2017-18, 4-0. Portland has won seven consecutive regular season games against Phoenix, tying its longest winning streak in the series history.

• Both teams had five players score in double figures in the Oct. 5 meeting. Portland’s double figure scorers were Jusuf Nurkic (16), Jake Layman (13), Seth Curry (12), Zach Collins (10) and Evan Turner (10) while Deandre Ayton (19), Isaiah Canaan (11), Trevor Ariza (10), Dragan Bender (10) and De’Anthony Melton (10) reached double figures for Phoenix.
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So excited to be at this game!!! I voted for summer league. The whole NBA goes to one city but it’s really low key and affordable. It’s your first glimpse of rookies and there seems to be something on the line. Preseason is meaningless. I missed tonight’s game and don’t mind.
 
KingSpeed said:
So excited to be at this game!!! I voted for summer league. The whole NBA goes to one city but it’s really low key and affordable. It’s your first glimpse of rookies and there seems to be something on the line. Preseason is meaningless. I missed tonight’s game and don’t mind.
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Preseason is a lot more meaningful than summer league. Summer league is pick up basketball while rotations/roles can be decided by preseason games.

I do enjoy summer league more though, just because it’s the first look at the rookies. It allows you to dream.
 
KingSpeed said:
So excited to be at this game!!! I voted for summer league. The whole NBA goes to one city but it’s really low key and affordable. It’s your first glimpse of rookies and there seems to be something on the line. Preseason is meaningless. I missed tonight’s game and don’t mind.
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Hold on, you think there is more on the line at summer league? What?
 
I think the Suns won't be awful this season.
 
Poll question: undoubtedly preseason. Especially the way Stotts coaches preseason. You get to see everyone. And over the course of the preseason, you can see if people have or haven't developed and that kind of stuff...
 
I don’t want to see the starters. They look ready to go. I want to see the guys fighting for minutes and roles. I even want to see more of Oliver, because we still need to fill those two ways spots. Unless they know what they have and are just trying to sneak him on there, I’d like to see him play.
 
Scalma said:
I don’t want to see the starters. They look ready to go. I want to see the guys fighting for minutes and roles. I even want to see more of Oliver, because we still need to fill those two ways spots. Unless they know what they have and are just trying to sneak him on there, I’d like to see him play.
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I thought the same way until I had to sit 20 feet from the court and watch that disaster of a 4th quarter last night.

But jokes aside, I agree. And yes, Oliver. I'd much rather watch Oliver that Swanigan. These bench guys obviously need to find their stride. I know they are better than they've shown thus far (at least I really hope they are).
 
Propagandist said:
I thought the same way until I had to sit 20 feet from the court and watch that disaster of a 4th quarter last night.

But jokes aside, I agree. And yes, Oliver. I'd much rather watch Oliver that Swanigan. These bench guys obviously need to find their stride. I know they are better than they've shown thus far (at least I really hope they are).
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Biggie would’ve been cut by now if he wasn’t a draft pick. Instead Neil is probably already prepping his speech next training camp about Biggies “third year jump.”
 
Darkwebs said:



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______________________________
---------PROBABLE STARTERS---------

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PG
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ELIE OKOBO VS DAMIAN LILLARD

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SG
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JOSH JACKSON VS C.J. McCOLLUM

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SF
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TREVOR ARIZA VS JAKE LAYMAN

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PF
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RYAN ANDERSON VS AL-FAROUQ AMINU

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C
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DEANDRE AYTON VS JUSUF NURKIC

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WHEN: 7:00 PM (PDT), WEDNESDAY, 10/10/2018

WHERE: Moda Center, Portland, OR
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TV BROADCAST:
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RADIO BROADCAST:
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--------------BENCH--------------

-------- PHOENIX SUNS --------
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ISAIAH CANAAN , SHAQUILLE HARRISON
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DE'ANTHONY MELTON , TROY DANIELS
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DAVON REED , GEORGE KING
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MIKAL BRIDGES , TJ WARREN
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DARRELL ARTHUR , RICHAUN HOLMES
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DRAGAN BENDER , TYSON CHANDLER


---- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS ----
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GARY PAYTON II, WADE BALDWIN IV
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SETH CURRY , ANFERNEE SIMONS
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NIK STAUSKAS , GARY TRENT Jr.
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EVAN TURNER , CAMERON OLIVER
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CALEB SWANIGAN , ZACH COLLINS
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CHINANU ONUAKU , MEYERS LEONARD





INJURIES
SUNS
Devin Booker (right hand): OUT
TRAIL BLAZERS
Moe Harkless (left knee): PROBABLE
Evan Turner (left shoulder): QUESTIONABLE



HEAD COACHES
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IGOR KOKOSKOV --- TERRY STOTTS



:reading:OFFICIAL SUNS' GAME NOTES
:reading: OFFICIAL BLAZERS' GAME NOTES ​
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Just looking at that starting line up makes it obvious why the Suns fired Ryan McDonough. What isn't so obvious is why it took so long.

The Suns pulled off the rare combination of finishing dead last in both offensive efficiency and defensive efficiency last season.

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It's actually quite difficult to suck so badly on both sides of the ball. The time to fire him would have been the morning after the last game of the regular season (or better still, three years ago).

BNM
 
Boob-No-More said:
Just looking at that starting line up makes it obvious why the Suns fired Ryan McDonough. What isn't so obvious is why it took so long.

The Suns pulled off the rare combination of finishing dead last in both offensive efficiency and defensive efficiency last season.

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It's actually quite difficult to suck so badly on both sides of the ball. The time to fire him would have been the morning after the last game of the regular season (or better still, three years ago).

BNM
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Im gonna disagree here. I think the suns fired him because he ‘wronged’ the wrong person. The timing makes it sound like theres way more to this then basketball.

Also I think theyve been tanking, I dont think they’ve been trying to be good. They got Booker and now if Aytons as good as advertised, they arent that far away from being make a 76ers like jump in a couple years.

I get that they just sucked, but it always felt like that was by design as they accumated lottery players hoping some would pan out.
 
I hate paying real money for pre-season , , , It oughta be free-season for season ticket-holders . . .
 
TorturedBlazerFan said:
Im gonna disagree here. I think the suns fired him because he ‘wronged’ the wrong person. The timing makes it sound like theres way more to this then basketball.

Also I think theyve been tanking, I dont think they’ve been trying to be good. They got Booker and now if Aytons as good as advertised, they arent that far away from being make a 76ers like jump in a couple years.

I get that they just sucked, but it always felt like that was by design as they accumated lottery players hoping some would pan out.
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If they are truly trying to tank the Ariza and Ryan Anderson acquisitions make zero sense. They ridiculously overpaid for Ariza and took on Anderson's bloated contract without even getting a 1st round pick in the deal.

Yeah the timing is weird, but their owner is kind of a dip shot, so who knows? Maybe he finally realized what a shitty job McDonough had done, or maybe frustration between the two if them finally boiled over.

Like the quote said, they are bad enough to lose 50 games, but would have been better served losing 60 (again) and getting a higher draft pick.

BNM
 
i liked watching the summer league games this year. (probably cause we never lost, lol) it was fun. chance to see the newbies.

p.s. welcome back, @Darkwebs !
 
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