Suns @ Grizzlies Monday game thread 3-10-2025

[Mainstreet]

The Beal trade was an attempt to reanimate the deceased corpse. The Ayton trade was slathering it in perfume to keep the smell of death hidden. This body needs buried, still.

Problem is, it's going to take years and years to bury the body and reminders will keep popping up for decades to come.

 

[Covert Rain]

I was right there with you until the last line. The Suns had two ways to go after adding KD. More offense, or more defense. They choose at almost every point to add offense. We became one dimensional. Arguably, you take two of the top ten scorers in the league, then surround them with defensive players, and you will win your share of NBA games. No. We thought we could just outscore the Denvers of the world, and defense be damned. I think it was the moves after the KD trade that nailed the coffin shut.

Yep. This could have still worked. The Beal trade shut that door completely. When we look back 10 years from now at KD, we are going to say great player, played really well for the Suns but couldn't get it done. When we look back at Beal???

Not one person is going to say that. He has not been a great player here. Can't stay healthy and wasn't worth that contract by long shot.

 

[Phrazbit]

Yep. This could have still worked. The Beal trade shut that door completely. When we look back 10 years from now at KD, we are going to say great player, played really well for the Suns but couldn't get it done. When we look back at Beal???

Not one person is going to say that. He has not been a great player here. Can't stay healthy and wasn't worth that contract by long shot.

We already knew these things about Beal! It's why he was so cheap to get in the first place! He's on a terrible contract and he can't stay healthy... this has been Bradley Beal for like 8 years now.

This was NEVER going to work.

In 10 years we are going to look back at KD and say that the Suns made one of the worst and most damaging trades in NBA history.