Game 59: Phoenix Suns (11-47) @ Los Angeles Clippers (31-27) - 10:30 PM ET

[Fo-Real]

I can't decide whether it looked like the team turned on Booker and froze him out, or if he was instructed that he must play within the offense and that he's not the PG/main ball handler anymore.
Considering the comments from Crawford and Holmes' mom it could be that the players had an "intervention" with him. He looked paralysed/lost/checked out there last night.

He did look checked out but I thought it was because he was getting held, pushed, and doubled at all times without getting many calls, or the game plan really changing. Just going through the motions at that point.

That too probably but I thought there was a noticeable difference as to how he played from the get go. Played basically off-ball, went straight to the corner a lot, etc. Like I said, it seemed like he tried to play within the offense.

I agree.

[bwgood77]

This really was likely a trap game in Booker's mind, probably causing the poor performance, as he looked ahead to the 3 pt contest.

[ImNotMcDiSwear]

This really was likely a trap game in Booker's mind, probably causing the poor performance, as he looked ahead to the 3 pt contest.

[grumpysaddle]

Booker is fine. Hard to play when you're literally the only player on a team that the other team has to defend. Suns can't shoot, can't defend, can't run any kind of offense, can't rebound, can't hit FTs, can't hit layups, can't set screens right, can't roll to the basket right, can't space the floor at all, can't, can't, can't. Trade everyone except Booker, Ayton, and Bridges. Surround them with a team that makes **** sense at all. This is the darkest timeline. More than halfway to worst losing streak of all time. 13 more ties it, and 14 more takes it. I don't know if I can see them winning again this season, let alone in the next 14 games.

Also, wtf is wrong with TJ? How'd he get "soreness" in his knee like 3 weeks ago and he's still not playing?

Each of these players has excelled at basketball at every stage in their lives. Quite literally only the cream of the crop makes it to the prestigious level of making it to the NBA, with there being extremely ultra talented players who never even sniff being able to dawn an NBA Jersey. Most of these peoples lives has been spent playing and learning to play basketball and they have been the best of the best of who they were around... and now, none of them know what the **** they are doing. Right now not one of our players other than Booker (who looked overwhelmed and checked out) is or has ever been good at basketball?! Tyler Johnson at some point earned a huge payday AFTER fighting to get into the league, obviously never could play basketball. None of this has to do with the Organization, System, Chemistry, motivation, or Coaching...... Coo cooo coooo, yeah I see it now.

Oh it does have to do with all those things. But the players also have to do with that. Sure, they were the best players out of who they played with as kids and teenagers, but they **** suck compared to the rest of the league. There is more talent on the Suns this year, and they've had a worse season than ever. Players, coaches, definitely the owner, the front office, everything is to blame. This franchise has become a dumpster fire. There's no plausible way to easily fix it at this point either. Every decision they make is wrong. Change needs to happen from the top down, but Sarver has no reason to sell when his supremely inferior product is still gaining monetary value year over year.