Suns News: Week 15 (1/29/24 - 2/4/24)

[Split T]

How does Yuta go from sniper and serviceable player on the Nets to completely unplayable for us? Is it Vogel's defensive requirements? Is it the offense where he's not getting the right kind of shots? Were the Nets just so bad that he was able to get minutes and play thru the bad stretches?

By the end of last season Yuta had fallen out of Brooklyn's rotation.

And those arguing in favor of keeping Lee must not remember how he was unplayable for us in the playoffs as well. I don't have any confidence he'll be better with coming off a major knee injury with zero ramp up. He is totally redundant on our roster.

Lee is small and can’t defend…that’s his liability. You’re right though that he didn’t perform in the playoffs. Didn’t hit his shots. He’s a guy I wouldn’t want to be in the regular rotation, but if a guy like Okogie is and teams stop guarding him, he’d be nice to dust off and throw out there for a few minutes.

[Flagrant Fowl]

I prefer to at least see Lee given a chance in a 15mpg role before writing him off as being as bad as Yuta, if possible.

[TOO]

Did Gumbo ever shoot down the bridges stuff?

[Split T]

Did Gumbo ever shoot down the bridges stuff?

No, he said suns have interest but thinks chances are slim

[Split T]

I’ve probably missed something but from what I remember(Gambo’s reports):

Royce O’Neale - Suns have interest
Miles Bridges - Suns have interest but slim chances
KJM - Interest, but more as a last resort if they don’t get other guys.

Nick Richards - No interest
Jae’sean Tate - No interest
PJ Tucker - No interest(as a trade candidate).

[Superbone]

[Flagrant Fowl]

I think the toughest schedule remaining stuff is mostly nonsense.

[In2ition]

Bring it on.

[Mori Chu]

Bring it on.

Agreed. I think being tested in battle is what this team needs.

[Kryptonic]

This season just feels like an 82 game pre-season where we're constantly trying to figure it out.

[Wally_West]

[TOO]

He stopped shooting all those dumb 3s, now if he just would try to dunk a little more instead of flailing and trying to draw a foul everytime he'd stay over 50%

[Split T]

28/11/6/2/1 is an insane game.

[ShelC]

Jokic numbers.

[AmareIsGod]

He stopped shooting all those dumb 3s, now if he just would try to dunk a little more instead of flailing and trying to draw a foul everytime he'd stay over 50%

He had multiple dunks last night.

[TOO]

He stopped shooting all those dumb 3s, now if he just would try to dunk a little more instead of flailing and trying to draw a foul everytime he'd stay over 50%

He had multiple dunks last night.

Yes he did.

[Superbone]

I think the toughest schedule remaining stuff is mostly nonsense.

How so? It's just the facts, man.

[Superbone]

He stopped shooting all those dumb 3s, now if he just would try to dunk a little more instead of flailing and trying to draw a foul everytime he'd stay over 50%

Agreed. Don't worry about fouls. Just go up strong. But he was great yesterday for the most part.

[Flagrant Fowl]

I think the toughest schedule remaining stuff is mostly nonsense.

How so? It's just the facts, man.

Not sure if you're entirely serious so..

I think long road trips and back to backs are really the only relevant factors in schedule difficulty.

Using opponent win percentage is misleading when players sit out with injuries they otherwise wouldn't in games with more stakes, and win percentage doesn't necessarily represent the current overall form of a team. For example, the Suns still play the Sixers once more and they're on a four game losing streak right now, so did the Suns projected schedule become "easier" in the past week? I don't think so.

[Flagrant Fowl]

Jokic numbers.

Jokic halftime numbers, but I hear ya. He was affecting every part of the game like Jokic.