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Mat Ishbia blew up a championship-level team.
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NOT the answer for the Suns, btw. Can’t shoot and isn’t a positive impact in the locker room. Which means Ishbia is licking his lips to trade for him.
Dejounte Murray (personal) downgraded to questionable Monday.
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Great Day To Be Great
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James Jones cooks Ishbia, Bartelstein, and Gregory.
James Jones teams are just taken out the oven too early I guess. Ty Jerome and Jalen Smith? He was kinda cooking.
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Cam Boozer already contributing 18-11-6 and playing winning basketball at age 19. Top 5 player most likely at some point, right?
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Unadjusted for 3pt luck on both sides, the Suns are the 3rd worst team by net rating in the NBA. Adjusted for 3pt luck, the Suns are the 8th worst team by net rating. Luck hasn’t gone their way, but they are still bad either way.
Through 4 games, Suns opponents are shooting 43.9% from 3, which is the highest opponent 3P% in the NBA. 2nd place is at 40.5%, and league average 3P% is 34.6%. How much of that is bad defense vs. just bad luck?
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Grayson Allen just had the most efficient 25-point game in the entire NBA this season. 27 PTS on 104.8% TS
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Passed on Zion for “Miles Bridges”
Zion Williamson games with 3+ steals: 2026-27: 5 of 6 (83%) Rest of career combined: 25 of 276 (9%) Leads NBA with 3.2 steals/game.
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Want a fun little officiating stat? Of all 30 NBA teams, none have been whistled for more fouls per game by referee Tyler Ford than the Phoenix Suns. In 44 games he's officiated involving Phoenix, the Suns have averaged 21.9 fouls per game.
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Suns starting lineup has a -38.8 net rating in 39 minutes this season while shooting 17% from three and allowing opponents to shoot 53% from three. Another way of saying if they play 100 straight possessions together, they would lose 136 to 97.
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2,300 words on why I believe Collin Gillespie should be starting over Jalen Green. Yes, 2,300. Because apparently I have a lot to say about a team that's played four basketball games...
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It’s bad that I thought he was talking about someone else at first.
The guy is literally shuffling up the court. Run the fucking ball every damn time.
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Another Mat Ishbia masterclass.
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Booker sucks now.
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Tyler Ford is betting on this game.
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Booker doesn’t have it. The decline is sad to see. Refs are bad this game too.
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Gillespie blocked Tyus Jones lmao
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Oso is the glue.
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Low basketball IQ team.
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I don’t care who you are. The Phoenix Suns play basketball today. Today is a good day.
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Giddey Diddy Primo Game 6
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