GT #52: Suns @ Bullets 7 PM (NBCSW/980 AM) [2/5/22]

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[ERNIE GRUNFELD ACTIVATED]

Was Tommy the Ernie whisperer all along

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Bryant has been terrible since his return. Hopefully just needs more time. He seems to have lost any explosiveness and speed he had. Not that there was much, but he ran the floor well.

Why can other teams set good screens, and we cannot? Every Suns' screen freed up the ball handler or forced a switch. Half the time our screens force the ball handler to a corner, and the other half, the screener doesn't even come to a stop, and flashes back to the basket. From my "rec" league coaching days I know that you can teach elementary age kids to set good screens, so it's really not that hard.

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Bryant has been terrible since his return. Hopefully just needs more time. He seems to have lost any explosiveness and speed he had. Not that there was much, but he ran the floor well.

Why can other teams set good screens, and we cannot? Every Suns' screen freed up the ball handler or forced a switch. Half the time our screens force the ball handler to a corner, and the other half, the screener doesn't even come to a stop, and flashes back to the basket. From my "rec" league coaching days I know that you can teach elementary age kids to set good screens, so it's really not that hard.

I've never been a Bryant fan. He sucks on defense. You can throw all the stats about you want, but he can't defend a paper bag. Paying big money to a backup center is stupid. I hope this is Bryant's last year here. I hope we can trade him at the deadline.