Suns updates and discussion for the 2020-21 season

[Cheesebeef]

I also think the fact that Booker struggled so much in the Clipper series and CP3’s epic close out game has let people focus on the CP3 of it all. Booker was having a MAJOR coming out party all the way through Game 1 of the WCF but that came to a screeching halt as he struggled for the rest of the series. It’s a what have you done for me lately press cycle and Chris impressed the most at the end of the conference finals.

and he’s just such an incredible story this season. This is a guy TWO teams left for dead and wanted to get rid of, who came to the worst team in the last decade and turned them into WCC. It’s a stamp of greatness on an already HOF career and the Finals will be a coronation of him as likely the second best PG ever when he holds up the trophy at the end.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Ayton anchoring our 107.6 playoff DRTG is still somehow getting lost in the shuffle.

 

[Ronin]

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[Cheesebeef]

Ayton anchoring our 107.6 playoff DRTG is still somehow getting lost in the shuffle.

that’s because defense isn’t a **** story to build highlight packages around. Never has been. Never will be.

that said, almost every interview I’ve heard on the radio about this team, they person interviewed always gives Ayton credit for reaching his potential and being the anchor for the defense that the Suns as a franchise has never had.

 

[Ronin]

According to former Nets executive and ESPN cap guru Bobby Marks, the Suns can offer Paul a four-year deal while the Knicks can’t go past three years because of an obscure “over-38’’ bylaw in the collective bargaining agreement.

Marks predicts the Suns will net Paul with a three-year, $100 million contract if the veteran decides to opt out of the $44 million final season of his current deal.

If Leon Rose’s Knicks attempt to match the offer, the Suns can add a fourth year.

Report: Rarely discussed “over 38 rule” makes it unlikely Knicks land Chris Paul

At this point, does anyone think Paul wants to leave the Suns?

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[TJ]

Report: Rarely discussed “over 38 rule” makes it unlikely Knicks land Chris Paul

At this point, does anyone think Paul wants to leave the Suns?

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There's a better chance of me making love to Kate Upton than Chris Paul leaving Phoenix after this season.

 

[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

“I appreciate him a lot. I've been a sponge to him since the day he got here,” Booker said. “Our relationship definitely took off since he's been here.”

As a result, Paul and his young teammates have reached a destination that was once unfamiliar to them. While the Suns toiled in mediocrity, Paul experienced early playoff exits amid ongoing struggles with injuries and star teammates. Not anymore.

“It's a fun group to be around, and when you're around a group like that, you want to win,” Paul said. “You don't ever want the season to end because you actually like being around each other.”

'Best thing that happened to my career': How the Suns view Chris Paul's leadership style

Over the years, Chris Paul's demanding style elevated the play and expectations for those around him. It also led to tension with star teammates.

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[CardsSunsDbacks]

I stumbled back across a video that I saw around the time the CP3 trade happened and it looks pretty genius now. Obviously most of us didn't see this coming this early, but this guy did.

Also he does curse quite a bit so if that's something that bothers you than you have been warned.

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[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

I stumbled back across a video that I saw around the time the CP3 trade happened and it looks pretty genius now. Obviously most of us didn't see this coming this early, but this guy did.

Also he does curse quite a bit so if that's something that bothers you than you have been warned.

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He makes good points. Great insight before the season. Don’t understand why anyone’s speech has to be so full of expletives. Makes him sound like an idiot to me.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

He makes good points. Great insight before the season. Don’t understand why anyone’s speech has to be so full of expletives. Makes him sound like an idiot to me.

Seems he isn't really trying to become a big channel as he'll never be monetized like that. Cursing has never really made people sound dumb to me, but I have been in the military for 18 years and that's how a lot of us talk around each other.

 

[Zobaczcie suki]

Cam Johnson on the Herd

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[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Seems he isn't really trying to become a big channel as he'll never be monetized like that. Cursing has never really made people sound dumb to me, but I have been in the military for 18 years and that's how a lot of us talk around each other.

The reason it sounds dumb to me is the regular usage of useless words. They play no role in his communicating his point. They’re just garbage filler. It’s like people that fill their speech with a lot of “um’s” and “likes” and “uhhh’s”, except worse bc many people find it offensive.

 

[Mainstreet]

Cam Johnson on the Herd

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Interesting. So Puff Johnson is Cam's younger brother. He is listed at 6'8."

Puff Johnson - Men's Basketball - University of North Carolina Athletics

Puff Johnson (14) F/G - JUNIOR SEASON (2022-23) Averaged 4.1 points and 2.7 rebounds in 16.0 minutes per game • Carolina’s leading scorer off the bench and p...

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[Zobaczcie suki]

Interesting. So Puff Johnson is Cam's younger brother. He is listed at 6'8."

Puff Johnson - Men's Basketball - University of North Carolina Athletics

Puff Johnson (14) F/G - JUNIOR SEASON (2022-23) Averaged 4.1 points and 2.7 rebounds in 16.0 minutes per game • Carolina’s leading scorer off the bench and p...

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[Ronin]

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[Yuma]

This is CP3’s title run. We’re just along for the ride. And I’m more than fine with that.

I like CP3, and want to see him get a title, but I really feel defensive that this is Book's team! Don't know why, but I feel like CP3 has been here a hot minute, while Devin has literally bled for us. CP3 will come and go, but Devin is our guy!

 

[Cheesebeef]

I like CP3, and want to see him get a title, but I really feel defensive that this is Book's team! Don't know why, but I feel like CP3 has been here a hot minute, while Devin has literally bled for us. CP3 will come and go, but Devin is our guy!

this is absolutely not Booker’s team. This is CP3’s team... just like the 93 Suns weren’t were Barkley’s team, not KJ’s. And even KJ had a much better claim to the 93 team considering he had led the Suns to the playoffs four years in a row with 2 WCF appearances compared to zero playoff appearances for Booker and the rest of the young guns.

as CP3 gets older, we’ll see that transition more and more to Booker where eventually he becomes total alpha dog, but that’s not who he is here. He’s following CP3’s lead, just like the rest of these young guys who are kicking ***.

 

[Ronin]

NBA Finals: How Suns’ Monty Williams has evolved as a coach to lead his team to the Finals​

PHOENIX – As his team gathered together for a morning shootaround, Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams offered a message.

Why wouldn’t he? The Suns were about to play in the NBA Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks, the franchise’s first Finals' appearance in 28 years and the first for the majority of the Suns’ coaches and players.

Williams found no need, however, to deliver a fiery speech or offer another detailed scouting report. Instead, Williams told his players, “Go hoop; ya’ll know what to do.”

NBA Finals: How Suns’ Monty Williams has evolved as a coach to lead his team to the Finals

Players have praised Monty Williams for staying calm both after wins and losses. Williams also has stressed to his players to “smell the gym.”

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[Superbone]

NBA Finals: How Suns’ Monty Williams has evolved as a coach to lead his team to the Finals

Players have praised Monty Williams for staying calm both after wins and losses. Williams also has stressed to his players to “smell the gym.”

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This is a great article other than the fact that they have William’s hat contents backwards.

Williams has often appeared in press conferences wearing a hat with the message “WS > WD” a knockoff of Ben Franklin’s familiar message that "Well done is better than well said.”

The writer must have flunked math in school.

 

[Mainstreet]

Phoenix Suns Arena will now be known as Footprint Center.

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[Ronin]

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[Hoop Head]

Phoenix Suns Arena will now be known as Footprint Center.

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There's another name ill rarely use. At least Sarver got paid, hopefully that will help offset some of the cash he'll need to shell out this offseason.

 

[Mainstreet]

There's another name ill rarely use. At least Sarver got paid, hopefully that will help offset some of the cash he'll need to shell out this offseason.

I will gladly accept and use the name Footprint Center if it helps us become plastic free over time.

 

[Ronin]

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