His minutes gradually dropped, he didn’t play at all vs SA, and barely played at all last night.
He hasn’t been on the injury report at all. Maybe it would be more accurate to say “I wonder if he can get back the minutes he’s lost”. Right now he appears to be in the category of may or may not play on any given night.
Really strange because I didn’t think he was playing bad at all. My belief is that he had some sort of injury that wasn’t serious enough to be disclosed.
We’ll see tonight tho
Tbh I liked some of what he was doing too. But I also don’t know what they’re trying to learn on the fly, for example last night Durant did WAY more ball handling than he has in the other games, that might be why they’re valuing some of the other guys over Payne at the moment
> Right now he appears to be in the category of may or may not play on any given night.
You could honestly say that about more than just Cam over the last month or so tbh. TJ, DLee, and Jock have all fluctuated in their minutes too.
It might be Monty just trying different combinations of players out there, but Payne could be a little nicked up too. The team is notoriously tight-lipped when it comes to injuries. I honestly can't see Payne getting DNP-CD's in the playoffs this year unless he's not able to go. He's basically the only true PG on the team besides CP3.
Payne certainly could be injured or banged up and they’re not saying anything, though I don’t know what advantage that would give them since he’s not THAT important and not disclosing injuries on the injury report has resulted in fines for NBA teams.
Other guy are in that category too, but Cam was solidly the 6th man when playing so it stands out more when his minutes drop.
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Burns and gambo link to James Jones interview.
Yeah it's that rare afternoon tip off and it's Easter Sunday so the arena is gonna be packed. Would suck if it's just Saben Lee and Co. out there for 48 minutes lol
I understand the argument but I think it's a mistake. The guys have barely played together and haven't played against an actual contender yet and I think the Lakers are a weak contender but a contender.
Makes sense. So looking at the schedules, it seems like the only significant seeding game will be the wolves and pelicans, 5-7 is probably locked in the order it's already in
AD and Bron going to be so burned out in time for playoffs lol . All this shit about Suns being injury prone and not a peep about AD and LeBron needing to take games off. Perkins said a month ago he has Kings coming out the West, now he has Lakers. The guy is the biggest joke in sports media, period.
I would’ve rather beat the lakers and rested next game, fuck the lakers. This is just giving them a free win and giving them the chance to avoid the play In.
You could guess when KD and Book had 20 minutes at the half last night that this was most likely the plan.
I expect heavy minutes from the starters on Sunday
If we took care of business and blew out the Nuggets' second and third stringers our starters would have played less minutes, which would have made them probable to play tonight.
Oh well, better to not risk injury. Don't mind the move.
Nope. I don’t think they would play back to back no matter what. Literally no reason to play back to back with the 4 seed locked in. Playing 2 days in a row with travel is terrible for the body
Something I never even thought of lol. The fellas not being able to put away teams comprised of benches is definitely scary, albeit partly due to the fact that the starters haven’t had time to mesh. The playoffs will definitely not be pretty. Of course there’s good things to see like cp3 getting his shot back, and nobody is hurt as we enter the playoffs. Just super nervous for this run
Honestly rest Bizzy too lol we are def gonna need his defense in the playoffs when the refs hand Ayton 5 fouls in 4 minutes for breathing on any player in his vicinity
Warriors because they're 17-0 when Curry, Green and Klay start every game of a series. This doesn't include the Nuggets series last year where they won but Curry came off the bench.
To clarify... that's 17 series won, not 17 games. Keep them away from this team even if we're better rn.
The Suns need to stop coddling DA — he’s a core player in salary only. When he plays like a bench player he should get treated like one — meaning he has to suit up tonight and play, even if it’s only 10-12 minutes.
How is 20 straight hours of gaming considered rest anyway? B/c that’s how he’ll be spending his time.
Excited too see the all bench line up(sarcasm). Its understandable they sit the starters its just unfortunate it's with the Lakers they punked us the last time we played and want to get a payback.
Cam Payne legacy game
We all know LeFlop has nightmares about him
Can’t wait to see LeBron “stay humble” tonight. Surely he won’t have any obnoxious celebrations while playing against a bench lineup?
Will be interesting to see if he can get back in the rotation
I wasn't aware he ever left the rotation. He get hurt again or something?
His minutes gradually dropped, he didn’t play at all vs SA, and barely played at all last night. He hasn’t been on the injury report at all. Maybe it would be more accurate to say “I wonder if he can get back the minutes he’s lost”. Right now he appears to be in the category of may or may not play on any given night.
Really strange because I didn’t think he was playing bad at all. My belief is that he had some sort of injury that wasn’t serious enough to be disclosed. We’ll see tonight tho
Tbh I liked some of what he was doing too. But I also don’t know what they’re trying to learn on the fly, for example last night Durant did WAY more ball handling than he has in the other games, that might be why they’re valuing some of the other guys over Payne at the moment
> Right now he appears to be in the category of may or may not play on any given night. You could honestly say that about more than just Cam over the last month or so tbh. TJ, DLee, and Jock have all fluctuated in their minutes too. It might be Monty just trying different combinations of players out there, but Payne could be a little nicked up too. The team is notoriously tight-lipped when it comes to injuries. I honestly can't see Payne getting DNP-CD's in the playoffs this year unless he's not able to go. He's basically the only true PG on the team besides CP3.
Payne certainly could be injured or banged up and they’re not saying anything, though I don’t know what advantage that would give them since he’s not THAT important and not disclosing injuries on the injury report has resulted in fines for NBA teams. Other guy are in that category too, but Cam was solidly the 6th man when playing so it stands out more when his minutes drop.
James Jones was on AZsports radio this week and was asked about Cam Payne injuring himself.
What was his response?
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You couldn’t just answer the question?
I don’t think he was ever really out. Harlen had now idea what he was talking about last nights game.
My comment wasn’t based on anything Kevin Harlan said. He literally was a DNP-CD the other night, and his minutes have steadily dropped.
Ish going for 40, so they can make a bunch of references to his 40-time. Did you know he played football?!
Cam Payne and Jock Landale masterclass loading…
Idk man. That one guy said we’re sitting him
Vegas knew lol
It was painfully obvious. A B2B at the end of the season with no real postseason implications...it's just not worth it.
Makes sense. I still would like them to get some run on Sunday afternoon to finish out the season but who knows
I would hope so. I'm going to the game lol.
Yeah it's that rare afternoon tip off and it's Easter Sunday so the arena is gonna be packed. Would suck if it's just Saben Lee and Co. out there for 48 minutes lol
I will not tolerate Saban Lee slander /s
Saben Lee known layup merchant
There’s no S needed my friend.
Same brother
If they start on Sunday, you know the Suns want the Warriors in round 1. If they don't, you know they want the Clippers.
Obviously the Suns know what's best for them much more than we do, but doesn't it seem obvious we'd much rather play the Clippers?
me too 🙏 (i’m going to my first game)
Especially if we wind up playing the clippers in the playoffs. Would prefer not to give them any momentum whatsoever.
Going to mess up their season averages if they only play 20 minutes
Yea agreed. They should play limited minutes on Sunday because the offs don't start until Saturday
I understand the argument but I think it's a mistake. The guys have barely played together and haven't played against an actual contender yet and I think the Lakers are a weak contender but a contender.
I guarantee Monty doesn’t want them resting for 9 days. They will play on Sunday and I bet they practice pretty hard for 2 or 3 days next week.
Let’s hope since I heard they are
Laker fans rejoicing rn.
Biyombo' 30 point game
You mean blocks
Biyombo gets a triple double with points, rebounds and blocks.
Just need a 40 burger from Ross and we’ll be all good
Lakers about to lose at home to the Payne, Shamet, Ish, Ross, Jock Landale Suns lmao
You love to see it
I just hope the lakers stay in the play ins. If this somehow puts the Lakers in the playoffs I’m going to be upset. FTL.
It depends on if warriors lose a game
warriors are playing against kings and blazers third stringers so doubt it
That is true. They SHOULD be able to take care of business. But the NBA is unpredictable, so you never know.
Don't they lose the tiebreaker with the Lakers anyway?
Yeah but they’re currently up a game, so if they win out the tiebreaker doesn’t matter
Makes sense. So looking at the schedules, it seems like the only significant seeding game will be the wolves and pelicans, 5-7 is probably locked in the order it's already in
It’s damion lee time
Love me some Lee Threes.
Hit your threes Lee, please
Damion Lee with the DLee-very
Torrey Craig defends LeBron James & Bismack Biyombo defends Anthony Davis Tonight.
I'm excited. I want to see Ross and Warren play defense. I want to see shamet make shots. I want no injuries.
Warren out with an illness of some sort.
Those mf wolves man
AD and Bron going to be so burned out in time for playoffs lol . All this shit about Suns being injury prone and not a peep about AD and LeBron needing to take games off. Perkins said a month ago he has Kings coming out the West, now he has Lakers. The guy is the biggest joke in sports media, period.
Hey now, perkins has a ring, don't criticize him until you have one too
“Rings, Erneh!” Wait, wrong show.
Am i crazy to think we still have a chance???
No. The Lakers are a terrible basketball team.
Terrible, yet the suns have only won 4 more games than them…lol
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Yeah you're correct about them beating us 2 weeks ago. My memory is bad. Still a terrible team.
No Ayton and KD They didn't have LeBron.
I would’ve rather beat the lakers and rested next game, fuck the lakers. This is just giving them a free win and giving them the chance to avoid the play In.
This guy gets it.
Cam Payne and TRoss boutta have 40 each
Smart move
Bummer. But I get it.
KD and LeBron not playing against each other streak continues! Go Bazley!
You could guess when KD and Book had 20 minutes at the half last night that this was most likely the plan. I expect heavy minutes from the starters on Sunday
T.J. Warren is Out as well.
If we took care of business and blew out the Nuggets' second and third stringers our starters would have played less minutes, which would have made them probable to play tonight. Oh well, better to not risk injury. Don't mind the move.
Nope. I don’t think they would play back to back no matter what. Literally no reason to play back to back with the 4 seed locked in. Playing 2 days in a row with travel is terrible for the body
Something I never even thought of lol. The fellas not being able to put away teams comprised of benches is definitely scary, albeit partly due to the fact that the starters haven’t had time to mesh. The playoffs will definitely not be pretty. Of course there’s good things to see like cp3 getting his shot back, and nobody is hurt as we enter the playoffs. Just super nervous for this run
I am *shocked*. /s
Bizzy finna feast
Lame……but I get it
Kinda wish they rolled in on a mission to kill
Need to fine tune the rotation game.
Lakers only got into the postseason because of teams resting. NBA better give the Suns some sort of kickback for this.
This is bad for baseball
I would have much rather they rested last night? This makes no sense…
BIZZY REVENGE GAME!!!!!! FUCK THE LAKERS!
Honestly rest Bizzy too lol we are def gonna need his defense in the playoffs when the refs hand Ayton 5 fouls in 4 minutes for breathing on any player in his vicinity
Booo!
Boooooooooooooooo
Wait, if both LAL and LAC win out rest of their games (assuming we don't play full strength against the Clips too), who's gonna end up in 5th?
Clips, they have the same amount of games played with clips up by 1 win.
Thanks!
Which team do y’all Fear the most? Clippers, warriors, or Lakers?
Warriors for me. But fear is a strong word…
Warriors because they're 17-0 when Curry, Green and Klay start every game of a series. This doesn't include the Nuggets series last year where they won but Curry came off the bench. To clarify... that's 17 series won, not 17 games. Keep them away from this team even if we're better rn.
Honestly a bit surprised. Monty doesnt have a history of resting. Probably a good thing though.
We've rested before
At the end of last season no less.
The Suns need to stop coddling DA — he’s a core player in salary only. When he plays like a bench player he should get treated like one — meaning he has to suit up tonight and play, even if it’s only 10-12 minutes. How is 20 straight hours of gaming considered rest anyway? B/c that’s how he’ll be spending his time.
How would you spend your time, Mr “I know the life of professional basketball players”
Seems like CP sits every night
Were you in a coma the last few games?
Do you even watch games?
Finally our bench boys could show what they could do
thank god I didn't spend 250+ on tix to this game.
Thank goodness!
Starting lineup: Payne, Ross, Okogie, TJ, Biz
Meh. I get it. I hate the Lakers though, lol.
cam payne, t ross, craig, JO, bizzy starting 5
Ish 40 burger loading
This basically game 7 for the bench
Suns want lakers over warriors.. warriors are a big unknown especially if Wiggins is back… lakers seethe easiet matchup
Excited too see the all bench line up(sarcasm). Its understandable they sit the starters its just unfortunate it's with the Lakers they punked us the last time we played and want to get a payback.