Are the suns Legit?

[VanWest82]

The Booker/Ayton PnR is legit.

[thamadkant]

4 in a row now and beating one of the big dawgs in the Celtics. Where can they go from here?

Relax


Nets and Magic has had their win streaks too

In fact Nets has the longest winning streak out East now since Pacers lost.



Suns look good.

If they can maintain looking this good and winning close to 35..

I think they can attract FA stars finally.

[dakomish23]

They had the hardest schedule of pretty much any team the first 20 games and now finally have a fully healthy team who gel together well in Melton - Booker - Bridges - Warren - Ayton.

Perfect balance of offense (Booker, Ayton, Warren) and defense (Melton, Bridges, Ayton (been a stud the last month defensively)).

This is the team people were hoping to see at the start of the year.

Very excited about Melton getting a shot. Was on my radar for a while and was hoping we’d get him somehow.

[lilfishi22]

they're legitly gunning for barrett or zion

Even the guys who've just won 4 in a row? Seems counterintuitive.

whats a 4 game streak when your at the bottom already , only direction they can go is up but.....
trading your top free agent acquistion and your former dpoy veteran backup center who should be mentoring your #1 draft pick center is all im saying....i digress

The top FA acquisition was always going to be a very short term asset. Ariza was going to be traded before the end of the season. As for the mentoring by Chandler, he hasn't done any since he's been in a Suns uniform.

[LV-Suns]

Even the guys who've just won 4 in a row? Seems counterintuitive.

whats a 4 game streak when your at the bottom already , only direction they can go is up but.....
trading your top free agent acquistion and your former dpoy veteran backup center who should be mentoring your #1 draft pick center is all im saying....i digress

The top FA acquisition was always going to be a very short term asset. Ariza was going to be traded before the end of the season. As for the mentoring by Chandler, he hasn't done any since he's been in a Suns uniform.

If anything, I wish we would have cut terms with Chandler before the season even started. Holmes have already shown more than Chandler did in 3 years in Phoenix and we would have been able to sign Melton to a longer contract. Idk what Chandler people have been watching, but he is far far away from the dpoy player he once was.

[Prokorov]

4 in a row now and beating one of the big dawgs in the Celtics. Where can they go from here?

are we calling the celtics a "big dawg? they are liek 5th or 6th in the east.

2nd worst record in the league... 4 game streak is nice but hard t call a team legit who is battling for the #1 pick

[Young gun 6]

4 in a row now and beating one of the big dawgs in the Celtics. Where can they go from here?

are we calling the celtics a "big dawg? they are liek 5th or 6th in the east.

2nd worst record in the league... 4 game streak is nice but hard t call a team legit who is battling for the #1 pick

They were 9-3 at home before this game.

[grumpysaddle]

Also, the suns are undefeated since Sarver allegedly said he would move the team.
I'm convinced this is a "Major League" situation and there's a cutout of Sarver in the locker room.

Just here for my avatar.

[VinBaker6]

The Celtics aren't good, not really an impressive win

[Damkac]

Read on Twitter

Wizzards 0-2, Suns 4-0 since then.

[Young gun 6]

Read on Twitter

Wizzards 0-2, Suns 4-0 since then.

I think he meant trying to be a vet leader is what he struggles at..

[Alatan]

Haha, now ive seen it all.

[r0drig0lac]

4 in a row now and beating one of the big dawgs in the Celtics. Where can they go from here?

championship or bust

[Side beard]

Suns are legit. But their job is to get high pick.
Owner came in to locker room, said win 5 games in a row so people get their hopes up and then keep on tanking.

[The-Power]

They are playing really well but they are so far behind that a 4 game win streak isn't really something to get excited about. If anything it ruins the tank.

Terrible thinking. The Suns desperately need to win, to establish a winning culture and let their young guys experience winning. No team which has been built through the draft became a contender over one off-season, you almost certainly go through periods of relative mediocrity. It's a terible strategy to just decide to go into tank mode after rough starts with young teams. Otherwise, this circle is just going to repeat itself over and over again (especially the Suns should know by now that drafting high doesn't guarantee anything). The Suns should take every win they can get, and worry about the draft when it's there.

[Wagonband]

Who are the clowns who said that Ayton couldn't defend? The guy is a beast

Nobody said he doesn't have what it takes to be a great defender. People had issues with commitment on that side of the floor. He has really stepped it up as of late. At the start of the year he was targeted A LOT because of his lack of effort

[bwgood77]

They are playing really well but they are so far behind that a 4 game win streak isn't really something to get excited about. If anything it ruins the tank.

I can't say they are legit, but they finally look a lot better after getting healthy, learning the complexities of the offense, and having their toughest schedule ease up. There is almost no chance they climb out of the bottom 5 and the odds for bottom 3 are 14% chance each at top pick, 4th is 12.5% and 5th is 10.5%, so odds are not significantly different for each of the bottom 5, or even bottom 6 or 7 once you look at odds of jumping in top 4...after the top 5, odds increase with each pick to move up after the 1st pick (for pick 2,3 and 4 drawings), because it takes a team out of the pool.

http://www.tankathon.com/pick_odds

They are at a time in their rebuild where wins and confidence are more important than trying to lose, especially since odds are not a significant drop off like previous years where it was 25%, 19.6% and 15% for 1 to 3 and dropping significantly with each pick thereafter as well.

[manou]

TJ Warren adding a 3pt shot is a big + for them.
He went from grossly overpaid player (in my opinion) to very interesting offensive player now.

[itlnsunsfan]

TJ Warren adding a 3pt shot is a big + for them.
He went from grossly overpaid player (in my opinion) to very interesting offensive player now.

He's only making 12mil/year. Even without the 3 point shot he developed in the off season, he was a highly efficient 20ppg scorer last year. He has one of the most team friendly contracts in the NBA.

[John Murdoch]

Its weird but say you added like Holliday/Mirotic to the suns , they suddenly become a legit 5 ish seed . Idk what to make of them yet , i think we have to wait a bit and see how they look post allstar break