1tinsoldier
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apparently, it is now "official policy" that critical thinking in a thread noted as an "appreciation thread" is considered "trolling."
So, to be fair, though there are surely things to appreciate about Booker's decade as a Sun, that goes in the "Booker is the best Sun ever...and it isn't even close" thread. This is the "that guy" thread by this "dum, dum" who was ushered out of there. I'd like to think it's a bully-free space for anyone who wants the best future for the Suns, period. (and regardless of any fans attachment to any one player).
While the Suns broadcasters have been pushing the Booker bandwagon hard the past 2 weeks (they did a 3 minute bit on his 70 point game twice tonight) there's other opinions being suppressed.
For example, do you think Booker's 9 turnovers in a loss tonight will be mentioned -- by anyone. Even though he's a record setter in that dept too. Player 4 on the all-time game turnover list with 9 (which he now accomplished 5 times). But Nash had bad nights too, so I'll leave that feat off my non-appreciation list for now.
More importantly, isn't a player's value based on their performance on both offense AND defense? How can that side of the court be so blatently ignored?
WHAT I DON'T APPRECIATE:
1. Amidst the fanfare of scoring the most points in his decade here, no one mentions that his defensive rating makes him the #1 worst rated defender in Suns history (StatMuse.com).
2. Fans can argue about whether he's a top 12 NBA player, even as he's on the outskirts of the 24 players picked for the All-Star game, but his defensive rating is 12th worst in the entire NBA.
3. The Suns are the worst clutch shooting team in the league for 2 years and Booker is the worst on the team (besides a few bench players). And because i was accused of reverse "cherry-picking" his 18% shooting in the last 2 minutes of close games, here's this season's 5 minute clutch stats from NBA.com.
100% Nurkic, Plumlee, Oso, and Richards. Big men in close, of course.
56% Royce O'Neale
50% Kevin Durant:
43% Grayson Allen:
30% Tyus Jones
28% Bradley Beal
24% Devin Booker
4. His contract is among the 5th most expensive in the NBA
"don't shoot the messenger." that's just the facts folks. Feel free to verify them yourself.
So, to be fair, though there are surely things to appreciate about Booker's decade as a Sun, that goes in the "Booker is the best Sun ever...and it isn't even close" thread. This is the "that guy" thread by this "dum, dum" who was ushered out of there. I'd like to think it's a bully-free space for anyone who wants the best future for the Suns, period. (and regardless of any fans attachment to any one player).
While the Suns broadcasters have been pushing the Booker bandwagon hard the past 2 weeks (they did a 3 minute bit on his 70 point game twice tonight) there's other opinions being suppressed.
For example, do you think Booker's 9 turnovers in a loss tonight will be mentioned -- by anyone. Even though he's a record setter in that dept too. Player 4 on the all-time game turnover list with 9 (which he now accomplished 5 times). But Nash had bad nights too, so I'll leave that feat off my non-appreciation list for now.
More importantly, isn't a player's value based on their performance on both offense AND defense? How can that side of the court be so blatently ignored?
WHAT I DON'T APPRECIATE:
1. Amidst the fanfare of scoring the most points in his decade here, no one mentions that his defensive rating makes him the #1 worst rated defender in Suns history (StatMuse.com).
2. Fans can argue about whether he's a top 12 NBA player, even as he's on the outskirts of the 24 players picked for the All-Star game, but his defensive rating is 12th worst in the entire NBA.
3. The Suns are the worst clutch shooting team in the league for 2 years and Booker is the worst on the team (besides a few bench players). And because i was accused of reverse "cherry-picking" his 18% shooting in the last 2 minutes of close games, here's this season's 5 minute clutch stats from NBA.com.
100% Nurkic, Plumlee, Oso, and Richards. Big men in close, of course.
56% Royce O'Neale
50% Kevin Durant:
43% Grayson Allen:
30% Tyus Jones
28% Bradley Beal
24% Devin Booker
4. His contract is among the 5th most expensive in the NBA
"don't shoot the messenger." that's just the facts folks. Feel free to verify them yourself.
