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Game 63: Phoenix Suns (33-29) @ Charlotte Hornets (20-43) l Wednesday l 5:00pm l BSAZ

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Re: Game 63: Phoenix Suns (33-29) @ Charlotte Hornets (20-43) l Wednesday l 5:00pm l BSAZ 

Post#61 » by grumpysaddle » Thu Mar 2, 2023 12:46 am

Of all the things I hate about listening to Drysdale, I think my least favorite is when she says "... from threes".
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Post#62 » by SkyBill40 » Thu Mar 2, 2023 12:46 am

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sashaturiaf wrote:I love Book as a player, but there's just no doubt who the best player on the floor is when KD is out there.


Book is still better I don’t see Durant scoring 70 points anytime soon.
There's a LOT more to being a well rounded player than scoring. Scoring is glamorized for what it is, but it's the intangibles and completeness that's where it's at. Booker isn't there yet and his inability to close consistently and fall prey to bait laid for him in a collapsing double leading to a turnover are two huge difference makers.

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Post#64 » by grumpysaddle » Thu Mar 2, 2023 12:48 am

SkyBill40 wrote:
SunsRback4Good wrote:
sashaturiaf wrote:I love Book as a player, but there's just no doubt who the best player on the floor is when KD is out there.


Book is still better I don’t see Durant scoring 70 points anytime soon.
There's a LOT more to being a well rounded player than scoring. Scoring is glamorized for what it is, but it's the intangibles and completeness that's where it's at. Booker isn't there yet and his inability to close consistently and fall prey to bait laid for him in a collapsing double leading to a turnover are two huge difference makers.

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Durant's also got the body dimensions Booker will unfortunately never have. Book has to jump 3 feet in the air to get shots over defenders consistently, Durant doesn't have to jump much.
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Post#65 » by sashaturiaf » Thu Mar 2, 2023 12:50 am

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SunsRback4Good wrote:
sashaturiaf wrote:I love Book as a player, but there's just no doubt who the best player on the floor is when KD is out there.


Book is still better I don’t see Durant scoring 70 points anytime soon.
There's a LOT more to being a well rounded player than scoring. Scoring is glamorized for what it is, but it's the intangibles and completeness that's where it's at. Booker isn't there yet and his inability to close consistently and fall prey to bait laid for him in a collapsing double leading to a turnover are two huge difference makers.

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KD takes the least heat checks out of all the premier scorers so I don't think he'll challenge Booker's 70 anytime soon.

Interesting that Bookers biggest weakness is dealing with double teams since that's also Durant's. Now that they have each other on the court hopefully that can allow them to release the ball sooner if a hard double comes
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Post#66 » by sunskerr » Thu Mar 2, 2023 12:50 am

Brah is someone in here really talking about whether Durant or Booker is better? Who cares we got two shot creators on the wing which is like the most desirable thing you could ever want on a roster.
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Post#67 » by sashaturiaf » Thu Mar 2, 2023 12:50 am

grumpysaddle wrote:
SkyBill40 wrote:
SunsRback4Good wrote:
Book is still better I don’t see Durant scoring 70 points anytime soon.
There's a LOT more to being a well rounded player than scoring. Scoring is glamorized for what it is, but it's the intangibles and completeness that's where it's at. Booker isn't there yet and his inability to close consistently and fall prey to bait laid for him in a collapsing double leading to a turnover are two huge difference makers.

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Durant's also got the body dimensions Booker will unfortunately never have. Book has to jump 3 feet in the air to get shots over defenders consistently, Durant doesn't have to jump much.


Booker is great. KD is like Booker with 6 extra inches
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Post#68 » by sunskerr » Thu Mar 2, 2023 12:52 am

This is crazy it hasnt even set in for me. This is crazy.
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Post#69 » by sunskerr » Thu Mar 2, 2023 12:53 am

Yeah go get your buckets TJ they cant stop you from there
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Post#70 » by Saberestar » Thu Mar 2, 2023 12:53 am

Happy that Warren is out there playing well.
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Post#71 » by SunsRback4Good » Thu Mar 2, 2023 12:54 am

How did Paul’s pass get to Ayton’s hands? that was an awkward pass, but Ayton still got the ball and made the basket.
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Post#72 » by sunskerr » Thu Mar 2, 2023 12:55 am

SunsRback4Good wrote:How did Paul’s pass get to Ayton’s hands? that was an awkward pass, but Ayton still got the ball and made the basket.


Hes gonna brick that **** in the playoffs though we already know
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Post#73 » by m1chal » Thu Mar 2, 2023 12:56 am

We have a deep team. So many options, Monty definitely has some work to do to figure it out.
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Post#74 » by SunsRback4Good » Thu Mar 2, 2023 12:59 am

Just placed 300 on Suns ML for chance to win 302.76. Let’s Gooo!!!
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Post#75 » by sashaturiaf » Thu Mar 2, 2023 1:03 am

So far so good. KD being his highly efficient self, making an impact on both ends, and a team high +15.
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Post#76 » by SunsRback4Good » Thu Mar 2, 2023 1:03 am

Suns 0-0 from ft line! Don’t matter if we have KD, Giannis, Embiid on same team we never get enough ft attempts. :lol: :lol:
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Post#77 » by sunskerr » Thu Mar 2, 2023 1:04 am

Pretty easy going so far.
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Post#78 » by MrMiyagi » Thu Mar 2, 2023 1:15 am

SunsRback4Good wrote:Just placed 300 on Suns ML for chance to win 302.76. Let’s Gooo!!!

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Post#79 » by SunsRback4Good » Thu Mar 2, 2023 1:19 am

Durant flying like a butterfly and stinging like a bee.
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Re: Game 63: Phoenix Suns (33-29) @ Charlotte Hornets (20-43) l Wednesday l 5:00pm l BSAZ 

Post#80 » by garrick » Thu Mar 2, 2023 1:22 am

Lack of FTs is concerning.

For the Hornets not a big deal but it will be for playoff bound teams.

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