Game 56: Phoenix Suns (26-29) @ Chicago Bulls (22-34) | Feb 21 | 3:00PM

[bullsaficianado]

Finally a much needed W. Now win the next two and get back to .500 and pull for the play in.

[schnakenpopanz]

If Beal would make half the money no one would be negative. 50 million and the NTC makes it hard.
But that's not on him, the FO knew what they were trading for.

[Saberestar]

I am glad Budenholzer moved Beal back to starting lineup. It was a much needed move because Tyus has shown that he can't defend and wasn't good enough on offense to worth it.

The game was tough to watch with a really bad first quarter. At least we started making shots in the 2nd and we could make a run.

Beal, KD and Book all over 25 points but Beal was our most impactful player IMO.

The Bulls defense was pretty bad so nothing to be very proud of but at least we secured the W on the road.

[Slim Charless]

I am glad Budenholzer moved Beal back to starting lineup. It was a much needed move because Tyus has shown that he can't defend and wasn't good enough on offense to worth it.

The game was tough to watch with a really bad first quarter. At least we started making shots in the 2nd and we could make a run.

Beal, KD and Book all over 25 points but Beal was our most impactful player IMO.

The Bulls defense was pretty bad so nothing to be very proud of but at least we secured the W on the road.

If Beal would make half the money no one would be negative. 50 million and the NTC makes it hard.
But that's not on him, the FO knew what they were trading for.

Beal's the only one of the 3 that I want back next year. Now, thats mostly cause we won't get anything for him, but still lol.

If we get a haul for the 2 of them, it's only because Beal refused to be traded and forced Ishbias hand with a rebuild and hopefully less input.

[Mr Puddles]

Finally a much needed W. Now win the next two and get back to .500 and pull for the play in.

Play-in is still the Suns' own hands, the team has two matches left against the Kings who the Suns are trailing by one game.

I get that some people here don't care on account that we'd be a lower level play-in team, but I still want to see the Suns wins as many games as possible. Also, rockets fans currently schadenfreude gloating that they might get a lottery pick this year is already getting annoying.

[KLEON]

So the Suns won a game I didn't watch, Am I the problem?

[Saberestar]

Finally a much needed W. Now win the next two and get back to .500 and pull for the play in.

Play-in is still the Suns' own hands, the team has two matches left against the Kings who the Suns are trailing by one game.

I get that some people here don't care on account that we'd be a lower level play-in team, but I still want to see the Suns wins as many games as possible. Also, rockets fans currently schadenfreude gloating that they might get a lottery pick this year is already getting annoying.

Yeah, and getting to that 7th or 8th spot and going to the playoffs avoiding to the Thunder is yet a possible outcome for us.

[handsome salary]

meh

[Ghost of Kleine]

Finally a much needed W. Now win the next two and get back to .500 and pull for the play in.

Play-in is still the Suns' own hands, the team has two matches left against the Kings who the Suns are trailing by one game.

I get that some people here don't care on account that we'd be a lower level play-in team, but I still want to see the Suns wins as many games as possible. Also, rockets fans currently schadenfreude gloating that they might get a lottery pick this year is already getting annoying.

You'd think they'd be paying attention and be more cautious with their absurd gloating considering the last team to do that to us was the Mavs, and look what their franchise has now been through karmically! Sure we're definitely cursed as a franchise to the point it's almost comical if not so very sad! But apparently our misfortune can be transferable or infectious to those that taunt and ridicule us.

Almost as if the act of doing so is solely reserved for the basketball gods themselves. And anyone who infringes on that privilege is also punished severely. LOL!

[Ghost of Kleine]

While getting a win is good due to it being a rarity for this team. I still think it's "fools Gold" and a double edged sword scenario, as it only continues the delusion filled slow burn that Ishbia has our franchise on and illicit a false sense of progress.


But the reality is that at best, we only barely scraped by a team that in their current construction have no superstar, no real depth or balance, and barely look like an NBA team in this current iteration. So we barely beat an east coast bottom feeder and prolonged our competitive futility for a bit longer.

And if we keep this up limping through the last remaining games of the season only to miss the play in anyways, we'll still be giving up a high lotto pick to Houston because we once again waited too long to try and get our act together.


And Ishbia and Jones will delude themselves into resigning KD and trying to upgrade ( minimally on the fringes) and rationalize running it back with the excuse of us making progress late in the season, which to anyone with a modicum of intelligence could discern is an illusion or illogical fallacy rationalization.

[sunsbg]

Watched only first half and it was more of the same with stupid TOs from "Big 3" leading to easy fast break points for Bulls. Looks like 2nd half was a bit better. Can't lose them all I guess. Next 2nd game of b2b against another tanking team.

[Bogyo]

I am glad Budenholzer moved Beal back to starting lineup. It was a much needed move because Tyus has shown that he can't defend and wasn't good enough on offense to worth it.

The game was tough to watch with a really bad first quarter. At least we started making shots in the 2nd and we could make a run.

Beal, KD and Book all over 25 points but Beal was our most impactful player IMO.

The Bulls defense was pretty bad so nothing to be very proud of but at least we secured the W on the road.

If Beal would make half the money no one would be negative. 50 million and the NTC makes it hard.
But that's not on him, the FO knew what they were trading for.

Beal's the only one of the 3 that I want back next year. Now, thats mostly cause we won't get anything for him, but still lol.

If we get a haul for the 2 of them, it's only because Beal refused to be traded and forced Ishbias hand with a rebuild and hopefully less input.

Yea, funny enough I m the least disgusted with him out of our big 3. Other than his contract no complaints. Does what he was known to do, tries to play D as much as he can, fills the role he was given withougt b1tching about it even from the bench if need be. He might even give somewhat honest answers to questions, not the run of the mill speak much but say nothing perfectly chiseled, painted and polished bs bookerisms that we all know are bs lies - but cant prove otherwise. barf

[sunsbg]

Beal is mostly OK when he plays but let's not forget the fluky injuries. The faith of this team hanging on his great toe is so scary.

[MrMiyagi]

So struggle. Such beauty.

[Ghost of Kleine]

Beal is mostly OK when he plays but let's not forget the fluky injuries. The faith of this team hanging on his great toe is so scary.

Or the fact that he's still making superstar money while all too often 3 out if 5 games putting up only midlevel production. His random 2 out of 5 or 6 great games just doesn't offset that handicap to our team.


That being said, it you think about it, his inconsistencies and random injuries limiting his overall impact tracts all to well in terms of fit with our foreboding outcomes for this cursed team historically.

Our team is nothing if not creatively disappointing and underwhelming. And Beal definitively embodies those attributes!!

[Ghost of Kleine]

So the Suns won a game I didn't watch, Am I the problem?