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  1. Sunburn

    Watching the Twins succeed from afar.....

    Ok, twist my arm. So now that he's in a new situation, the switch has flipped and he's suddenly able to bring the ball upcourt, initiate the offense, and attack the defense at all three levels in ways we never saw here? Monty knew he could do this and tried to implement it, but Mikal's switch...
  2. Sunburn

    Watching the Twins succeed from afar.....

    I'm going to conclude my argument that we underutilized Mikal with this. In Mikal's entire career with the Suns, 400 games, he scored at least 30 points three times. In 56 games with the Suns this season, he scored at least 30 points once. None in the 20 games leading up to the trade. In the...
  3. Sunburn

    Watching the Twins succeed from afar.....

    There was nothing stopping Mikal from defending any number of positions while he took on a more dynamic offensive role here. He's doing this in Brooklyn. I do not buy that he was ascending here, but was not yet capable of what he achieved merely 3 games into his Brooklyn career. What I buy...
  4. Sunburn

    Watching the Twins succeed from afar.....

    Is Booker's role not more important than Mikal's? You're saying it was more valuable for the team for Mikal to continue to play his supplementary offensive role when Booker was out? That doesn't make sense.
  5. Sunburn

    Watching the Twins succeed from afar.....

    I agree, he looks like a different player. 3 games into his Brooklyn stint, Mikal scored his career high 45 points. Usually it takes a player awhile to feel comfortable in a new situation, so I'm not sure I buy that he didnt feel comfortable enough to excel here. What I am seeing is Mikal...
  6. Sunburn

    Watching the Twins succeed from afar.....

    It seems like you havent watched Mikal in Brooklyn. Mikal is excelling in the mid range. When Booker was out (and just about everyone else), why did we not see Mikal playing the Booker role as he has shown himself capable?
  7. Sunburn

    Watching the Twins succeed from afar.....

    Background on PER, it is not strictly a measure of scoring efficiency like we are discussing. It attempts to measure a player's overall impact relative to the "average" NBA player. It is dated and found to be flawed, which is why Clint Capela ranks above Devin Booker. Since PER's inception, a...
  8. Sunburn

    Watching the Twins succeed from afar.....

    I'm sorry but this is silly. Mikal is scoring at higher efficiency in Brooklyn than anyone on our team with the exception of Kevin Durant. The point of offense is maximizing points per possession. If a guy is scoring on volume at higher efficiency than everyone else, the team needs that guy...
  9. Sunburn

    Watching the Twins succeed from afar.....

    Then that would indicate a fundamental lack of comprehension on offense from Monty. Again, if Mikal is capable of scoring at volume on elite efficiency, as he is doing now, it is bad basketball to not maximize his utilization.
  10. Sunburn

    Watching the Twins succeed from afar.....

    Mikal scored 45 points in his third game with Brooklyn. Why did we see such swift progress in recognizing what he can do there as opposed to here?
  11. Sunburn

    Watching the Twins succeed from afar.....

    One, you're ignoring the fact that practically everyone has been out injured this year besides mikal. There was no one to take the ball out of his hands. Two, if Mikal is capable of scoring at volume on elite efficiency, as he is doing now, you take shots away from other guys and give those...
  12. Sunburn

    Watching the Twins succeed from afar.....

    Yes, I was talking about Brooklyn since the trade. There's been explanations ranging from there was too much talent for him to get the opportunity to excel here, to there was not enough talent for him to get the opportunity to excel here. Is it possible he did not excel here to the degree we...
  13. Sunburn

    Watching the Twins succeed from afar.....

    Is Brooklyn's rotation that much stronger?
  14. Sunburn

    Watching the Twins succeed from afar.....

    What glut of guards have we had this year? Booker, Paul, and Shamet have all missed significant time. We had to call up Saban Lee at one point and plug him in as a starter. You're telling me Monty couldn't have utilized Mikal at guard while we were pulling in guards from the g league......a...
  15. Sunburn

    Watching the Twins succeed from afar.....

    I did mention when Booker was injured this year, but I dont buy this argument anyway. CP3 hasn't wanted to shoot all season. This team doesn't go out of its way to feed Ayton The whole squad was pretty much a hospital unit this year except for mikal. So why did we not see his capability...
  16. Sunburn

    Watching the Twins succeed from afar.....

    Seriously wtf. Every 30 and 40 burger that Mikal drops is pissing me off more and more. How the F did we under utilize him so bad? I'm seeing him do things he never even attempted here. Why did we not use that? You can't tell me we couldn't have used that when Booker was injured this year...
  17. Sunburn

    Suns updates and discussion for the 2022-23 season

    Which package do you think held more value, the Celtics alleged package or the package we gave up?
  18. Sunburn

    2022-23 Around the NBA Thread

    I get the Kyrie perspective here, but why is Luka a terrible human being? I find him mildly irritating at times, but I can't remember seeing anything that indicates he is a low class person in general.
  19. Sunburn

    Watching the Twins succeed from afar.....

    I agree with your assessment. He's not quite there in being able to personally dismantle a team in crunch time. Him playing the Booker role though is nothing short of astonishing. I did not know he had that capability before the trade. I'm still astonished he managed to fix the hitch in his...
  20. Sunburn

    Watching the Twins succeed from afar.....

    They have him playing more of a guard role. He's handling the ball more. Sometimes he brings it up from backcourt. He has an ultra green light. He's creating his own shot. In the Woves game, I saw him get a defender on his back hip, then pull up from mid range Ala Booker. When Gobert was...
  21. Sunburn

    Suns @ Warriors Monday game thread 3-13-2023

    @ Boston was a good win.
  22. Sunburn

    Bucks @ Suns Tuesday game thread 3-14-2023

    We didn't lose to the Bucks because they're tough and we're a finesse team. We lost because they have far more talent than us right now. Without Durant, this is just a generic try hard team.
  23. Sunburn

    Suns @ Warriors Monday game thread 3-13-2023

    If we couldn't keep Mikal, we needed to keep Cam. Our role 3pt shooters are not threatening outside of maybe Ross. But inserting Ross gives everything back and them some on the defensive end.
  24. Sunburn

    Bucks @ Suns Tuesday game thread 3-14-2023

    Well, at least I have all my teeth.
  25. Sunburn

    Bucks @ Suns Tuesday game thread 3-14-2023

    Lol really want to know what Book said to Crowder there.

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