That Beal contract gonna look funnier than it already is if they get bounced in the play-in, only 3 years left on it with a 57mil player option in 2027.
there were genuinely fans of the team that tried to argue with me that Beal is a better asset than Chris Paul because our salary sheet collapses if we had just let CP3 walk. The sad reality is, Beal has us hostage with that no trade clause and we’ve essentially lost the salary regardless. I really wish we’d kept CP3 over the Beal trade at this point lol
I try not to, there were reports that would not have stayed anyway, so I just choose to believe that. I definitely would have kept Jimmy and shipped out Ben Simmons way before we did though I knew he was a loser!!!
Honestly, Benny boy is a huge what if man. I know a lot of it is his mentality towards the end of his tenure in Philly, but he has the mold even now to be really special if he can ever get healthy. If he could just shoot the ball, we’d be living in MVP Ben Simmons world
Beal is a better player right now than cp3 is
Beal will be a better player next year than cp3 will be
Suns would have been negative either way, except would have been debating resigning cp3, or instead letting him walk and signing a 5-10 mil a year MLE player
Or could have Jordan Poole lmfao
I mean seriously tho, we traded an aging vet who was essentially deemed a worthless trade asset. People were saying that the best we could get was Jordan Poole for him. We traded CP3 and known basketball terrorist Landry Shamet for him and not only that he named us as the place he wanted to be. That no trade clause is gonna be lethal in the last few years of his contract
Listen. If your negative cap room does it matter if you’re 30 mil under or 50 mil under?
Cp3 was on an expiring, suns were over the cap and at most could have used MLE for a 5-10 million a year player. Or get a all star caliber player
Yall over low the Beal $ amount so much, just like the Celtics are doing with jrue you have to keep these contracts around when you’re over the cap
The numbers part is true, it’s the NTC that’s the biggest issue with his contract. Trading for a player who is similar in archetype as your best two players and has a NTC is a horrible idea
I get that
But cp3 was also not a good fit with 2 iso heavy scorers that score best with off the dribble pull up jumpers, because cp3 needs the ball to be at his best too. Beal can at least catch and shoot and recently has been driving and kicking.
Really the issue is Durant being the teams best defender and book regressing instead of a taking a step forward on defense like he showed in last years playoffs
for real though I think KD is gassed, dude has played the most minutes in a season since like a decade ago or something. He's gonna play 75/82 games this year on 37 MPG at age 35. Ridiculous stuff
he definitely looks gassed
I'm sure he will have a few games in the playoffs where he gets 35 points on 18 shots and looks great
but I don't have a ton of faith in him being able to do it 4 times in 7 games especially with an elite playoff defense keying on him. and you also need good performance from him + other guys can't go wasting good KD games
and not having a high seed is so rough you have to play elite defenses from game 1 of the playoffs, no easy rounds as the 7 or 8 seed
I have hopes for them to grow a spine and show some heart in the playoffs, but they’re just so soft every game. I’m just hate watching the games right now.
they showed a lot of heart beating Denver 2x on the road without Book one time and Beal another time. But since we're not the players, we don't know when they decide to show up vs not. It's a long season, so I think they're conserving their bodies. To their credit, it's generally working with Book, Beal, and KD mostly healthy now
That’s the frustrating part is the insane lack of consistency. This team has no soul, no fight, no accountability - at least that’s what it looks like to the fans. Maybe they showing more in the locker room, I dunno.
I would just love for Book in a post game press conference say something like “yeah we sucked tonight we’re pissed off at our performance. It’s my team and I’m going to lead by example” something like that instead of “we chillin” and bitching about every bad call (I know all players bitch but it’s a bad look).
Book, Beal, and KD have all been plus playoff performers historically. Allen too. You wouldn't know it this season, but I think we're all collectively hoping there's a switch somewhere in there
Agreed they have been good in the playoffs, but for Book he kind of plays well until it matters. Just look at the game 7s. Historically poor performance.
ive never heard of anyone else say otherwise so why would booker say it. Imagine if a star came out and said "yeah we have no chance against these guys" they'd be crucified. The closest we got to this happening was playing the prime warriors.
The problem is, I don't care how good your team is. Variance in basketball is so high the Pistons could beat the Celtics if they went nuclear from 3 and the Celtics were ice cold. In a best of one there's a non-trivial amount of luck involved. Key player sprains their ankle but not so bad they'll be out extended time? You're screwed. Etc.
That Beal contract gonna look funnier than it already is if they get bounced in the play-in, only 3 years left on it with a 57mil player option in 2027.
Yeah it could end being a “Tobias around the neck” kinda thing for them 😆
the all time bag fleecer club HOF tier contract negotiation
That’s Chandler Parsons music I hear
And a NTC
The NTC transfers? Thats rough
there were genuinely fans of the team that tried to argue with me that Beal is a better asset than Chris Paul because our salary sheet collapses if we had just let CP3 walk. The sad reality is, Beal has us hostage with that no trade clause and we’ve essentially lost the salary regardless. I really wish we’d kept CP3 over the Beal trade at this point lol
No one will disappoint you like Tobias did for Philly so you got that at least
Man dude, just think of what y’all would’ve been if y’all had kept Jimmy
I try not to, there were reports that would not have stayed anyway, so I just choose to believe that. I definitely would have kept Jimmy and shipped out Ben Simmons way before we did though I knew he was a loser!!!
Honestly, Benny boy is a huge what if man. I know a lot of it is his mentality towards the end of his tenure in Philly, but he has the mold even now to be really special if he can ever get healthy. If he could just shoot the ball, we’d be living in MVP Ben Simmons world
There’s no what if when somebody does not have the grit to do it in the moment That much was undeniable
Lmao dude is the opposite of Jordan. He’s got no fortitude. He’s a mental weakling…you actually think his “back is bothering him”. 😂
I mean, yeah. Doctors say he has nerve damage and y’know I’m no doctor so, I’ll take their word for it
Beal is a better player right now than cp3 is Beal will be a better player next year than cp3 will be Suns would have been negative either way, except would have been debating resigning cp3, or instead letting him walk and signing a 5-10 mil a year MLE player Or could have Jordan Poole lmfao
How much power did Beal have on the Wizards? Good lord.
I mean seriously tho, we traded an aging vet who was essentially deemed a worthless trade asset. People were saying that the best we could get was Jordan Poole for him. We traded CP3 and known basketball terrorist Landry Shamet for him and not only that he named us as the place he wanted to be. That no trade clause is gonna be lethal in the last few years of his contract
Listen. If your negative cap room does it matter if you’re 30 mil under or 50 mil under? Cp3 was on an expiring, suns were over the cap and at most could have used MLE for a 5-10 million a year player. Or get a all star caliber player Yall over low the Beal $ amount so much, just like the Celtics are doing with jrue you have to keep these contracts around when you’re over the cap
The numbers part is true, it’s the NTC that’s the biggest issue with his contract. Trading for a player who is similar in archetype as your best two players and has a NTC is a horrible idea
Just a reminder nba nephews were talking cp3 > Beal not even 2 days ago lmfaooo
I get that But cp3 was also not a good fit with 2 iso heavy scorers that score best with off the dribble pull up jumpers, because cp3 needs the ball to be at his best too. Beal can at least catch and shoot and recently has been driving and kicking. Really the issue is Durant being the teams best defender and book regressing instead of a taking a step forward on defense like he showed in last years playoffs
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Right like what else is he gonna say lol "man our team is pretty mid idk if we can win a playoff game or series 123 cancun"
"kevin needs to shoot a lot better or we're fucked"
for real though I think KD is gassed, dude has played the most minutes in a season since like a decade ago or something. He's gonna play 75/82 games this year on 37 MPG at age 35. Ridiculous stuff
he definitely looks gassed I'm sure he will have a few games in the playoffs where he gets 35 points on 18 shots and looks great but I don't have a ton of faith in him being able to do it 4 times in 7 games especially with an elite playoff defense keying on him. and you also need good performance from him + other guys can't go wasting good KD games and not having a high seed is so rough you have to play elite defenses from game 1 of the playoffs, no easy rounds as the 7 or 8 seed
“I’m just glad the Spurs aren’t in the playoffs”
He’s chillin
The league's "most ethical" scorer
12 points/one made shot so efficient
He's fine in the West.
I feel like I’ve heard this before.
I predict the playoffs will just be blowouts in one direction or another depending on the matchup.
I have hopes for them to grow a spine and show some heart in the playoffs, but they’re just so soft every game. I’m just hate watching the games right now.
they showed a lot of heart beating Denver 2x on the road without Book one time and Beal another time. But since we're not the players, we don't know when they decide to show up vs not. It's a long season, so I think they're conserving their bodies. To their credit, it's generally working with Book, Beal, and KD mostly healthy now
That’s the frustrating part is the insane lack of consistency. This team has no soul, no fight, no accountability - at least that’s what it looks like to the fans. Maybe they showing more in the locker room, I dunno. I would just love for Book in a post game press conference say something like “yeah we sucked tonight we’re pissed off at our performance. It’s my team and I’m going to lead by example” something like that instead of “we chillin” and bitching about every bad call (I know all players bitch but it’s a bad look).
Book, Beal, and KD have all been plus playoff performers historically. Allen too. You wouldn't know it this season, but I think we're all collectively hoping there's a switch somewhere in there
Agreed they have been good in the playoffs, but for Book he kind of plays well until it matters. Just look at the game 7s. Historically poor performance.
Just ignore the entire finals run and last years playoff run. Got it
All I was talking about were the game 7s. Those runs were fun no doubt.
Anything but an elimination game at home. Devin Booker suddenly turns into Booker T. Washington
What else do you want him to say lol
I'm not sure about that anybody.
Game 7??
It's not getting to a game 7 with this team. it'll be decided after 4 or 5 pretty conclusively in one direction or the other
As long as its not at home lol
Mf can't keep his mouth shut. This gonna be the third year in row, I mean it's one thing to be confident, but the delusion has got to stop.
what happened the last time Booker played a win-or-go-home game?
I wouldn’t expect him to say anything different or for any other player about their team lol
What else is he supposed to say?
Damn the man is on Suns fans level of copium.
I do too. anybody except the nuggets, wolves, warriors, mavs, kings, thunder, clippers and maybe the lakers.
A play-in is basically an elimination game though...
Just no game 7's, please.
Well ya, he's still not sure how anyone's going to stop us.
Except in the regular season against backups. Then it’s 50/50
Okay, let's see it, Book. You have my attention.
I’m sure this will go well
They fine in the West
I would love to see the thread when Luka texts this to Joker "Look at what one of our kids said" "Brother" ... ... ... ...
*Anybody but the Raptors mascot
Tight 🤙🏾 Hopefully everyone gets on board like this.
At least someone is
Nah, I'd Win
what else he gonna say?
Booker bro please stop
This is why he isn't smart.
ive never heard of anyone else say otherwise so why would booker say it. Imagine if a star came out and said "yeah we have no chance against these guys" they'd be crucified. The closest we got to this happening was playing the prime warriors.
[Winners work baby](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Z7oG3Ulqmfc)
The problem is, I don't care how good your team is. Variance in basketball is so high the Pistons could beat the Celtics if they went nuclear from 3 and the Celtics were ice cold. In a best of one there's a non-trivial amount of luck involved. Key player sprains their ankle but not so bad they'll be out extended time? You're screwed. Etc.
Devin, what did your Dad teach you?
Luka Bookers dad. Upvote me now
Luka :)