Game 40: Sacramento Kings (23-16) @ Phoenix Suns (21-18) l Tuesday l 7:00pm l AZFamily

[NapoleonII]

This is still winnable.

Bad calls on bad calls, and they're hitting TOUGH shots.

I swear the Kings play like the prime Splash Bros whenever they play us.

[MrMiyagi]

Y dont KD dunk it, tho?

[SunsRback4Good]

KD pretty much checked out for the season.

[schnakenpopanz]

Fox > Durant + Booker + Beal

[garrick]

This team has enough offense on paper to come back.

The problem is this is such a bad defensive team that has no hope of stopping a hot shooting Kings team.

[SkyBill40]

I'm sure I'll catch hell for this, but is it such a terrible idea to wonder just what we might be able to get for Booker?

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[SunsRback4Good]

I heard we're having a GoK party!

Yes, next week is GOK party afterwards I’m having a pants party and only you are invited.

[King4Day]

This team is really a joke.
Same old story. Go down big. Cut into the lead. Continue to make dumb mistake after dumb mistake. Allow deficit to grow

[King4Day]

I'm sure I'll catch hell for this, but is it such a terrible idea to wonder just what we might be able to get for Booker?

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A lot.
Though, you don't do that trade yet IMO. Unless you believe KD and Beal can give us more than Book and KD.

I still believe the way to go is, trade KD by midseason next year if things aren't working still. Get as max value that you can get.
Including role players.
Then a year later, trade Booker for the world. Picks and pieces.

Let Beal keep us competitive for a season or 2 until he expires. Then who knows. hope to find diamonds with the picks we wind up with.

[garrick]

I'm sure I'll catch hell for this, but is it such a terrible idea to wonder just what we might be able to get for Booker?

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We aren't getting close to what we got for KD, not in this climate where 1st round picks are incredibly important to hold on to for a team that is over the luxury tax.

[KLEON]

This team is playing like trash especially Booker but the refs with these ghost calls and the Kings constant moving screens especially Sabonis is beyond disgusting

[King4Day]

68 fn points by half man. The defense of this team is so embarrassing.

We cut it to 11 and it seems the tide is starting to turn. But as per the usual, we give it all back up.

[mikea7]

Challenge for the stats guys: 40 games so far. In how many of those games have the Suns given up a 60 point half?

[King4Day]

Challenge for the stats guys: 40 games so far. In how many of those games have the Suns given up a 60 point half?

I don't know but I wouldn't be surprised if it were in the 10-15 range. Also wouldn't be shocked if it were more.

[garrick]

68 fn points by half man. The defense of this team is so embarrassing.

We cut it to 11 and it seems the tide is starting to turn. But as per the usual, we give it all back up.

It's not surprising when we are playing one of the worst defensive centers of all time in Nurkic. Beal and Booker were never elite stoppers either and Grayson is just a little above average.

KD and Okogie aren't enough to man the defense.

[Maze]

KD & Book might be about as successful as Backcourt 2000.I believe they win one playoff series vs a Duncan' less Spurs.Sort of like the Clippers without Kawhi.

[SunsRback4Good]

Challenge for the stats guys: 40 games so far. In how many of those games have the Suns given up a 60 point half?

Just went through every single first half game and the total # is @ 12 games in which Suns allow at least 60+ points by halftime.

[King4Day]

I keep telling myself I'm going to turn this game off by 'x-time'. Then I don't. Forcing me to stress out even more and be frustrated.

Every time this team goes on a little winning streak, I gain a little hope, only to be let down again like this.

I mean, in a game where Allen is KILLING it, the rest of the big 3 don't have it.

We've had some good wins this year. Utah, Heat, Magic, Lakers... But through 40 games, we have yet to have a statement win. Unfathomable to go this long without a big win. This was the game I really felt it coming. Instead, they lay an egg, at home, early. It's a game where we may cut it to 9-10 a few times but then let them have a 5-0 run or 9-2 run, and out of it again. Our starters will log a ton of minutes all for nothing.
If we don't have it, I'd rather go down 25-30 and rest the starters in the 4th.

[SunsRback4Good]

Challenge for the stats guys: 40 games so far. In how many of those games have the Suns given up a 60 point half?

I don't know but I wouldn't be surprised if it were in the 10-15 range. Also wouldn't be shocked if it were more.

It’s crazy the first 25 games we seemed to allow maybe 4-5 games over 60 but last 15 games the amount seeem to triple.

[King4Day]

Last lil rant or whatever.
I don't expect us to have nearly enough assets to get him but I really believe a player like Caruso could turn things around for this team. Adding him as a 3&D guy that we could have only wished Okogie could have been, would have been huge. Then you bring Allen off the bench have better balance.
The most I could see us offering is Little and all of our 2nds.
I think they'll fetch a first and a couple 2nds for him in the end.