Bradley Beal Appreciation Thread

[Ronin]

Bradley Beal, Suns embracing defensive potential

The Phoenix Suns will go as their offense goes this season, but their margin of error will be much less anxiety inducing if they can surprise defensively.

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[Chaplin]

Brad has consistently been our best player in 1st quarters this year. By far. He seems to cool off after that though. My theory is it has to do with the substitution pattern.

 

[Covert Rain]

Brad has consistently been our best player in 1st quarters this year. By far. He seems to cool off after that though. My theory is it has to do with the substitution pattern.

That and the fact that there are only so many balls to go around and we have 3 players who need to be fed constantly.

 

[Chaplin]

That and the fact that there are only so many balls to go around and we have 3 players who need to be fed constantly.

That is true to an extent, however in the 1st quarter Beal is at his best when all 3 are on the court.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

That and the fact that there are only so many balls to go around and we have 3 players who need to be fed constantly.

In today's NBA it's not really an issue though. The big 3 can combine for about 48 shots per game and there is still 35+ shots for everyone else. Point being due to the number of shots being taken they can get those 48 shots fairly organically.

For comparison, in 2010 The Heat's big 3 averaged 50.7 shots per game and left just 26 shots for everyone else.