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[Arizona_Sting]

After tonight's game at GSW and the next game at LAC we have 11 winnable games in a row.

vs. CLE
@ BOS
@ TOR
@ BKN
vs. ORL
vs. DET
@ MIN
@ ATL
@ WSH
vs. NYK
@ LAL

We need to go at least 9-2 in this 11 game stretch.

 

[bksballer89]

After tonight's game at GSW and the next game at LAC we have 11 winnable games in a row.

vs. CLE
@ BOS
@ TOR
@ BKN
vs. ORL
vs. DET
@ MIN
@ ATL
@ WSH
vs. NYK
@ LAL

We need to go at least 9-2 in this 11 game stretch.

Not a suns fans but I see 7 almost locks. The 4 that are in doubt imo are the games in Toronto, Brooklyn, Minnesota, and Washington. They could easily lose all 4 of those games

 

[Arizona_Sting]

Not a suns fans but I see 7 almost locks. The 4 that are in doubt imo are the games in Toronto, Brooklyn, Minnesota, and Washington. They could easily lose all 4 of those games

Yeah those will all be difficult games. We could easily win all 4 of them as well, though. I think winning the 7 games we're "supposed to" and then going 2-2 in those 4 games is attainable. It has to happen if we want to make the playoffs.

 

[Orange602]

I think they'll lose to Toronto, Washington, and Minnesota.

 

[bksballer89]

8-3 still isn't so bad. What would be interesting is to see who Memphis and Dallas play in those 11 games. I'm assuming Dallas schedule will be tough because they only have 2 games left against the East and that is against Brooklyn and Boston

 

[Arizona_Sting]

Dallas's next 12 games

@GSW
@UTH
@OKC
vs.BOS
vs.MIN
vs.DEN
vs.BKN
vs.OKC
vs.LAC
vs.SAC
vs.GSW
@LAC

I could see them going 7-5 or 6-6 in this 12 game stretch. A lot of home games though.

 

[Arizona_Sting]

Memphis has a somewhat difficult schedule as well to close out the year.

 

[bksballer89]

A lot of home games but I already see 5 really tough games including 3 at home.

 

[Arizona_Sting]

So let's say we go 8-4 and they go 7-5 in that 12 game stretch... that would put us ahead of them since we own the tie-breaker. Like I said before, the last week of the season will be crazy. Mem-Phx-Dal all play each other.

 

[Jonas_steven]

I think bksballer is right with a 7-4 or 8-3 prediction. If we do any worse, we can kiss the playoffs goodbye!

 

[Jonas_steven]

So let's say we go 8-4 and they go 7-5 in that 12 game stretch... that would put us ahead of them since we own the tie-breaker. Like I said before, the last week of the season will be crazy. Mem-Phx-Dal all play each other.

It is definitely going to make for some exciting basketball!

 

[Jonas_steven]

Have we gotten a definitive game as to when Bledsoe is supposed to return?

 

[Arizona_Sting]

Have we gotten a definitive game as to when Bledsoe is supposed to return?

Wednesday vs. Cleveland

 

[johnson]

Make it happen, Suns. This year has been too special to end up on the outside looking in at Memphis or Dallas securing the 8 seed.

 

[Orange602]

I will consider this season a failure if the Suns don't make the playoffs. It will just be another season of middle of the pack basketball. Yielding a mid 1st round pick in the draft.

 

[johnson]

Exactly. Tanking would have been better than 9th place. Make the playoffs and it's always a successful season (unless you are the Heat or something).

 

[Arizona_Sting]

I disagree. With how deep this draft is and how many picks we got we will be fine.
This isn't like in year's past where we were an old team in the NBA purgatory on decline. This is purgatory on the upswing and tanking just creates a losing culture.

 

[tuffydahog]

Has anybody been paying attention to the Blazers recently? They are 0-10 in their last ten games against the other top eight teams in the West. They have not beaten any of the other top Western teams since January 18 against Dallas. That was almost two months ago. And the Suns should honestly be 3-0 against them if not for the missed goal tending call at the end of the game against them in Portland when Batum grabbed the rim and the refs missed it. As of right now, I think Portland is definitely the weakest of every Western playoff team. They are so lucky that they had all those super close wins at the beginning of the season because if not for those, I bet you they would be the ninth seed right now.

 

[SpartyNash13]

Has anybody been paying attention to the Blazers recently? They are 0-10 in their last ten games against the other top eight teams in the West. They have not beaten any of the other top Western teams since January 18 against Dallas. That was almost two months ago. And the Suns should honestly be 3-0 against them if not for the missed goal tending call at the end of the game against them in Portland when Batum grabbed the rim and the refs missed it. As of right now, I think Portland is definitely the weakest of every Western playoff team. They are so lucky that they had all those super close wins at the beginning of the season because if not for those, I bet you they would be the ninth seed right now.

Could not agree more

 

[AZ Sun]

When Bledsoe plays the Suns allow 99.8 PPG, when he doesn't they allow 104.9 PPG. Clearly a difference maker on both ends of the floor.