Devin Booker

Twuan89 · Post #421 » by **Twuan89** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 9:37 am

Best Player In The NBA Currently.

AtheJ415 · Post #422 » by **AtheJ415** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 9:38 am

Jdiddy701 wrote:I love Devin Booker. Defense is not good but his drive for the game will change that. He's the total package man and we got a complete steal! I still think he has a brighter future than KP. Booker is a franchise guy.

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Yeah. You just look at his numbers as a starter and his age and it's pretty obvious he's a future all-pro. We have our "star". We just need to keep hitting the draft and get him running mates. I think Len at worst is a solid starting center in the future. Warren at worst is an elite 6th man, although I have hopes his D will improve enough to make him a good starter. If Len can become more of a consistent force offensively, and get his blocks back to what he did in years 1 and 2 it would go a long way.

AtheJ415 · Post #423 » by **AtheJ415** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 9:42 am

Also, unlike Harden, Booker wouldn't need to pay strippers 6 figures to date him.

Post #424 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 5:34 pm

Unbiased advanced analyst take on Booker...

George (Tucson, AZ)

What do you think Devin Booker's ceiling is? He seems to have a great feel for the game and good instincts in the pick and roll in addition to being an incredible shooter. Is it crazy to think he can be better than Klay?

Kevin Pelton (3:06 PM)

Yeah, I think the ability to create his own shot is what gives Booker a realistic chance to be better than Klay Thompson offensively. Being better than him overall is a different story because Thompson is a good (if overrated) defender and thus far Booker has not shown much indication of developing into a positive defensive player.

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/52108/nba-insider-kevin-pelton

MrBigShot · Post #425 » by **MrBigShot** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 7:56 pm

Things may be rough in Phoenix atm but you guys have something special in Booker. He's a future perennial all star imo.

jcsunsfan · Post #426 » by **jcsunsfan** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 10:07 pm

Booker with 25.8 ppg scoring in March. 6 games. Best 6 game run for a Sun since Amare in 2010.

jcsunsfan · Post #427 » by **jcsunsfan** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 10:11 pm

AtheJ415 wrote:Also, unlike Harden, Booker wouldn't need to pay strippers 6 figures to date him.

AtheJ415 · Post #428 » by **AtheJ415** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 10:32 pm

jcsunsfan wrote:
AtheJ415 wrote:Also, unlike Harden, Booker wouldn't need to pay strippers 6 figures to date him.

That's certainly a part of it. Still though, how awful a person must Harden be if he can't pull in a stripper when everyone knows he's worth like $360 million.

AtheJ415 · Post #429 » by **AtheJ415** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 10:34 pm

bwgood77 wrote:Unbiased advanced analyst take on Booker...

George (Tucson, AZ)

What do you think Devin Booker's ceiling is? He seems to have a great feel for the game and good instincts in the pick and roll in addition to being an incredible shooter. Is it crazy to think he can be better than Klay?

Kevin Pelton (3:06 PM)

Yeah, I think the ability to create his own shot is what gives Booker a realistic chance to be better than Klay Thompson offensively. Being better than him overall is a different story because Thompson is a good (if overrated) defender and thus far Booker has not shown much indication of developing into a positive defensive player.

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/52108/nba-insider-kevin-pelton

I think Booker will be All-NBA, not just All-Star level. I think he'll be a top 2 or 3 guy at SG. We're really not as far away as our record indicates due to our underachievement. We're really just a really good 4 away. Bender or Simmons would potentially fix that.

Post #430 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 10:41 pm

AtheJ415 wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:Unbiased advanced analyst take on Booker...

George (Tucson, AZ)

What do you think Devin Booker's ceiling is? He seems to have a great feel for the game and good instincts in the pick and roll in addition to being an incredible shooter. Is it crazy to think he can be better than Klay?

Kevin Pelton (3:06 PM)

Yeah, I think the ability to create his own shot is what gives Booker a realistic chance to be better than Klay Thompson offensively. Being better than him overall is a different story because Thompson is a good (if overrated) defender and thus far Booker has not shown much indication of developing into a positive defensive player.

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/52108/nba-insider-kevin-pelton

I think Booker will be All-NBA, not just All-Star level. I think he'll be a top 2 or 3 guy at SG. We're really not as far away as our record indicates due to our underachievement. We're really just a really good 4 away. Bender or Simmons would potentially fix that.

Yes, if we don't get one of those guys, or even if we do get one of them, and especially Bender, I wouldn't be against taking another PF or maybe even 2 others since that is clearly the one position we have a massive hole at...it seems we are 2-3 deep everywhere else.

I just posted about a guy we might want to consider with our 2nd round pick, though it's just based on seeing his #s last night and reading some stuff about him. Maybe you've seen him play if you've watched Dunn.

I may have to get home and try to catch some of the Providence/Villanova game to watch Dunn and Bentil.

Post #431 » by **bwgood77** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 10:42 pm

AtheJ415 wrote:That's certainly a part of it. Still though, how awful a person must Harden be if he can't pull in a stripper when everyone knows he's worth like $360 million.

He must be pretty awful. Fixing his teeth wouldn't hurt though.

JMac1 · Post #432 » by **JMac1** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 11:16 pm

Until Devin starts getting some love from the refs, I am going to hold off on his defensive issues; he plays so passive because of the refs, IMO.

JMac1 · Post #433 » by **JMac1** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 11:16 pm

Plus, wait until he starts getting superstar calls on offense!

jcsunsfan · Post #434 » by **jcsunsfan** » Fri Mar 11, 2016 11:44 pm

Wait til he drops a little baby fat and adds some muscle! He won't even have to try that hard, he still has a kid's body.

Post #435 » by **Qwigglez** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 12:49 am

JMac1 wrote:Plus, wait until he starts getting superstar calls on offense!

Have we had a player get superstar calls lately? Even Nash hardly got them.

Mulhollanddrive · Post #436 » by **Mulhollanddrive** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:38 am

Just had a look at the games he's scored 24 points +

They came against D-Rating Team Ranked - 1, 3, 5, 13, 16, 20, 21.

Makes it even more impressive.

Post #437 » by **Qwigglez** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 6:30 am

Just took a look at Durant's rookie numbers to see if he ever put up 28.4 points per game during a 5 game span and he hasn't.
So this means... Booker > Durant

irish22022 · Post #438 » by **irish22022** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 9:43 am

Love the excitement around Booker. I'm not as sure as you guys, especially because I think a good majority of you guys went on about Archie, which I always thought was ridiculous.

But here's what I'll say about Booker: if he adds 10 pounds muscle and increases his 3pt %, he'll be a very solid NBA player in this new NBA we're witnessing.

My money, he doesn't. But I'd love to be surprised. I don't think he's athletic enough, he doesn't handle the ball well enough nor does he control the offense well enough. I think booker is a korver type guy. He'll be better than korver if he keeps working but that's his type. He's def not a franchise guy.

But hey, who knows. Maybe he takes some strides forward and grows from all of this playing time. But, I will say, I really doubt it. He's a terrific draft pick, a good NBA player at this trajectory, and a wonderful supporting teammate.

nerazzurri10 · Post #439 » by **nerazzurri10** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 11:34 am

I really don't understand why you're saying is gonna be a Korver type of player whose only ability is hitting 3s. Booker shows us he has additional qualities.

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SSOL · Post #440 » by **SSOL** » Sat Mar 12, 2016 12:54 pm

irish22022 wrote:Love the excitement around Booker. I'm not as sure as you guys, especially because I think a good majority of you guys went on about Archie, which I always thought was ridiculous.

But here's what I'll say about Booker: if he adds 10 pounds muscle and increases his 3pt %, he'll be a very solid NBA player in this new NBA we're witnessing.

My money, he doesn't. But I'd love to be surprised. I don't think he's athletic enough, he doesn't handle the ball well enough nor does he control the offense well enough. I think booker is a korver type guy. He'll be better than korver if he keeps working but that's his type. He's def not a franchise guy.

But hey, who knows. Maybe he takes some strides forward and grows from all of this playing time. But, I will say, I really doubt it. He's a terrific draft pick, a good NBA player at this trajectory, and a wonderful supporting teammate.

This "analysis" is so far off. It's comical.

When will Booker hit 8,000 career points?