Suns News: Week 11 3/1-3/7

[Flagrant Fowl]

So, no Jalen Smith?

[Superbone]

So, no Jalen Smith?

Too soon, FF.

[Shabazz]

Keldon has been the better Johnson.

[O_Gardino]

Keldon gets more minutes than Johnson this season, but Cam shoots better from everywhere and has sustained a high level of play for 2 years. Keldon didn't play last year. Sure, he's physical, but he isn't playing better than Cam.

[Split T]

I think it’s close between the 2. You could argue either way, so hard to be upset that they went Keldon.

[In2ition]

Cam should have Keldon Johnson's spot.

Agreed, but you could definitely make a case that Keldon has passed Cam this season.

[Flagrant Fowl]

Keldon Johnson has started all but one game this season and is averaging 14ppg in 30mpg. He's more deserving than Cam Johnson.

[Mori Chu]

Every time I see that shirtless Sarver with the chain, I feel like bleach got poured into my eyes.

[carey]

That world vs. U.S. format for the rising stars game has some people I've never heard of making it. 7.7 PPG scorer Theo Maledon. 4.2 PPG scorer Mychal Mulder?

[pickle]

I kind of almost wish we drafted Maledon over Smith... sorry Jalen, not your fault at all...

[Indy]

That world vs. U.S. format for the rising stars game has some people I've never heard of making it. 7.7 PPG scorer Theo Maledon. 4.2 PPG scorer Mychal Mulder?

Yeah, like the NBA, the all-star game and all the iterations of it should just go full league wide, instead of conferences or divisions or us/international or even the old rooks vs sophomores.

[O_Gardino]

Keldon Johnson has started all but one game this season and is averaging 14ppg in 30mpg. He's more deserving than Cam Johnson.

He has a bigger role on a worse team. I'm not denying that he is a good player, and he has had a few really big games. But he has had a total of ~25 good games in his whole career, and most of those have come in losses. I'll argue that although Cam gets fewer minutes, he plays a more important role. He plays it well, and he helps his team win.

[jonh]

Maybe my favorite Suns article I’ve read in a long time:

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2021/3/4/ ... ndre-ayton

[bajanguy008]

And ppl are surprised when I say I don't really watch ESPN anymore

[Indy]

I have seen ESPN if they have a Suns game that isn't playing on Fox Sports, but other than that I don't watch them. Nothing of value, really.

[ShelC]

Maybe my favorite Suns article I’ve read in a long time:

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2021/3/4/ ... ndre-ayton

Good stuff. Great quotes and philosophy from Jones, especially about adding a "mercenary" to a group once the culture is established. Hard argue about any of the results. It's nice being a good team again.

[Mori Chu]

I enjoyed that article. For a national writer, Kevin O'Connor does a good job knowing what he's talking about when he dives deep on a given team. Great quotes from Jones, Booker, Ayton, Crowder, and others. I cringed a little at the Ayton quote where he said he came out from his 25-game suspension as "an OG," but oh well. The more I hear him in interviews, the more I tend to think he talks like that partly out of insecurity. He is using humor as a defense mechanism to mask doubts he has about himself. I don't know. But either way it was cringey to read.

[Indy]

Yeah, the OG quote was really cringey.

I did think his energy and enthusiasm for his post-game interview after the Lakers game was very good.

[Wally_West]

Ayton came out as “OG”

So O_Gardino has been Ayton this whole time? Wow. That’s crazy.

Yo, OG. Is Booker really as nice and dreamy as he appears on TV?

[bajanguy008]

I probably got a lil annoying with the Zero Hesitation Mikal and Off the Dribble Cam posts early in the season lol but no secret I believe there's alot of potential to unlock there.

Was happy to change my Avatar especially after watching Cam media availability in the lead up to the season. (talks Mikal at 6:15 mark)



Now to see this tweet today warms my heart smh lol. Forgive me guys



Just great to see man especially as you do see the improvements in Cam's D and off ball cuts