NON-JAZZ NBA PLAYOFF thread

[framer]

When you don’t suck at the draft, things happen. Phx has got a ton of athleticism and shooting. Powerful mix

I mean, they bypassed Luca. Imagine the hate if the Jazz had done that. . .

 

[framer]

It just occurred to me the suns have a guy named campaign (Cam Payne).

It's amazing to me that he was literally HomeyTennis level trash when the Suns picked him up. It just tells me that there are so many teams out there just killing talent with napalm because they suck so bad at teambuilding.

 

[The Thriller]

I mean, they bypassed Luca. Imagine the hate if the Jazz had done that. . .

They drafted Ayton, not exactly a bust.

imagine if the Jazz took Trey Lyles instead of Devin Booker. Haha right? Oh wait…

So yeah, guess Phx could’ve done better. But they haven’t whiffed like we have.

 

[framer]

They drafted Ayton, not exactly a bust.

imagine if the Jazz took Trey Lyles instead of Devin Booker. Haha right? Oh wait…

So yeah, guess Phx could’ve done better. But they haven’t whiffed like we have.

I mean, we are the freaking #1 seed in the NBA. Seems to me we have done just fine.

 

[MT Steve]

They drafted Ayton, not exactly a bust.

imagine if the Jazz took Trey Lyles instead of Devin Booker. Haha right? Oh wait…

So yeah, guess Phx could’ve done better. But they haven’t whiffed like we have.

Woah wait a minute here.

In the following two years after drafting Booker, the Suns had the 4th overall pick in both drafts. They used them on Dragan Bender and Josh Jackson.

 

[The Thriller]

I mean, we are the freaking #1 seed in the NBA. Seems to me we have done just fine.

Yep, we had the best record in the regular season. Had we not ****ed up so bad in the draft we could’ve drafted players to offset some of our glaring weaknesses on the wings that will most likely be exploited in this round.

 

[MT Steve]

Yep, we had the best record in the regular season. Had we not ****ed up so bad in the draft we could’ve drafted players to offset some of our glaring weaknesses on the wings that will most likely be exploited in this round.

This completely ignores that we turned Trey Lyles into Donovan Mitchell.

 

[The Thriller]

Woah wait a minute here.

In the following two years after drafting Booker, the Suns had the 4th overall pick in both drafts. They used them on Dragan Bender and Josh Jackson.

Jackson doesn’t suck. Bender does. I remember Rudy making him look like a fool. Amazing how they retooled this roster to bring in length, athleticism, and shooting. They look like the best team in the west right now.

 

[The Thriller]

This completely ignores that we turned Trey Lyles into Donovan Mitchell.

We could’ve had Booker.

We had to trade the 24 and Lyles for Spida when we could’ve just drafted Booker.

 

[MT Steve]

We could’ve had Booker.

If we had drafted Booker we wouldn't have Mitchell.

 

[The Thriller]

If we had drafted Booker we wouldn't have Mitchell.

And???

 

[MT Steve]

Jackson doesn’t suck.

His year 4 stats are pretty similar to Trey Lyles. You can't say the Suns "haven't whiffed like we have" if you don't consider Jackson at #4 a whiff but Lyles at #13 is. Throw in Bender, and this debate is a wrap.

 

[MT Steve]

And???

... you're lamenting what could've been if the Jazz had drafted Booker. The Jazz traded the player they took instead of Booker for Donovan Mitchell.

You shouldn't need this spoonfed to you.

 

[The Thriller]

His year 4 stats are pretty similar to Trey Lyles. You can't say the Suns "haven't whiffed like we have" if you don't consider Jackson at #4 a whiff but Lyles at #13 is. Throw in Bender, and this debate is a wrap.

Jackson career average pts is nearly twice that of lyles. That’s pretty similar?

 

[The Thriller]

... you're lamenting what could've been if the Jazz had drafted Booker. The Jazz traded the player they took instead of Booker for Donovan Mitchell.

You shouldn't need this spoonfed to you.

Are we arguing this? Seriously? Booker man. For his size alone! 6’5” vs 6’1”.

I’m lamenting that we’ve got some glaring weaknesses out on the wing that are about to be exploited bigly. I really wished we had done more in the draft over the last several years to get us more than just Royce to defend the perimeter.

This series could get ugly, especially if Conley isn’t going to play.

 

[MT Steve]

Jackson career average pts is nearly twice that of lyles. That’s pretty similar?

I said their Year 4 stats, not career. I am comparing current Josh Jackson to Year 4 Trey Lyles, where their per 36 stats are damn near the same.

Are we arguing this? Seriously? Booker man. For his size alone! 6’5” vs 6’1”.

I can't tell if you're ignoring that we wouldn't have Mitchell if we drafted Booker, or if you're trying to say Booker is better than Mitchell.

lol @ both.

I’m lamenting that we’ve got some glaring weaknesses out on the wing that are about to be exploited bigly. I really wished we had done more in the draft over the last several years to get us more than just Royce to defend the perimeter.

That's fair, but you can do that without making the absurd point that the Suns haven't "whiffed in the draft like we have".

 

[fishonjazz]

Are we arguing this? Seriously? Booker man. For his size alone! 6’5” vs 6’1”.

I’m lamenting that we’ve got some glaring weaknesses out on the wing that are about to be exploited bigly. I really wished we had done more in the draft over the last several years to get us more than just Royce to defend the perimeter.

This series could get ugly, especially if Conley isn’t going to play.

Calm down chicken little. The sky isn't falling. Damn, have some faith in our team. It's pretty damn awesome.

Someone should look up our record when only Mike conley is out but everyone is healthy. I think it's something pretty staggeringly good.


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[fishonjazz]

Maybe we didn't get these awesome lengthy wing defenders that it seems that we could use

Maybe instead we assembled the deadliest shooting team of all time while still maintaining a top 5 defense.



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[MT Steve]

Calm down chicken little. The sky isn't falling. Damn, have some faith in our team. It's pretty damn awesome.

Someone should look up our record when only Mike conley is out but everyone is healthy. I think it's something pretty staggeringly good.

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I gotcha.

Games without Conley but all other key players are healthy: 9-1 this season, and 12-3 last season post-Clarkson trade.

21-4 overall. Pretty good.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Are we arguing this? Seriously? Booker man. For his size alone! 6’5” vs 6’1”.

I’m lamenting that we’ve got some glaring weaknesses out on the wing that are about to be exploited bigly. I really wished we had done more in the draft over the last several years to get us more than just Royce to defend the perimeter.

This series could get ugly, especially if Conley isn’t going to play.

Booker is the definition of a selfish, chucking turd. Congratulations to him for getting a Chris Paul because prior to that, he was one of the biggest losers considered a star in the league.

I’d much, much rather have Mitchell.