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  1. DDolla

    DDolla Well-Known Member

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    Wish CJ plays like Book
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Whose bright idea was it to have Rondo guard Booker for nearly 8 minutes in single coverage
     
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    There is the Nic Batum we remember in crunch time
     
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    Clips in 6
     
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    He does. He is just not as good at it. Booker is spectacular.

    But as Van Gundy pointed out during this game, you have to have someone who can hit the mid-range jumper when teams take away the rim and the 3 ball, and CJ is one of the best at it in the league.
     
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    I tell you what, some in here are better coaches than some of this coaches in the playoffs.
     
    DDolla, Jun 20, 2021
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    Other than Saric going 2-2 from the line, the only other player to shoot a FT for Phoenix was Booker who went 7-7.
    The Suns shot 55% from the field (40% from 3)
     
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    Someone has to explain the Suns to me. It’s not Chris Paul. They dominated the bubble without him. I wonder how far they would’ve gone last year if Lavert hit that last shot against us (putting Suns in play-in). What clicked for this team? They didn’t make a big trade or get players back from injury. They just all of the sudden got good. And Chris Paul has gotten way too much credit for it. Like I said, they were just as great with Rubio. Is Monty Williams a genius?
     
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    Their young players are getting older and better.
     
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    Tore it down and rebuilt it. Hit on their draft picks. Didn’t reach for a WABC. Complimented their best player with the roster
     
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    They picked up Payne from somewhere and dude got better. Better than Simons
     
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    Yep tore it down for over a decade and hit on a few of their draft picks in that 10-year stretch.
     
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    To quote Mike Tyson: everybody's got a plan until they get punched in the face.
     
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    Couldn't you say something similar about the Roy-and-Aldridge Blazers? Didn't we have the worst record in the NBA in their rookie year?
    And apparently it's not CP3, it's James Jones.
     
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    Bake. The. Cake.
     
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    What a waste of time we been the last 8 years. Phx completely lapped us
     
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    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    And now look at em

    I’d rather go from hell to heaven than stay in purgatory
     
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    Dame needs to leave this garbage franchise
     
    AldoTrapani, Jun 20, 2021
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    Do you have a positive bone in your body lol
     
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    Short answer, no.
     
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