Game Day (Early Start): Suns (31-36) @ Lakers (40-25), Sun 3/16/25

[Cap]

I’ve never loathed a suns player more than KD. Can’t stand his attitude.

Jerrod Mustaf
William Bedford
The Morris twins
Robert Horry

Take your pick.

Then there were “liked at the time” guys like KJ and Niles.

[LazarusLong]

Good news: Suns out-rebounded Lakers, 51-40.

Bad news: Many of the rebounds were from their numerous misses. 9-41 from behind the arc.

[LazarusLong]

I’ve never loathed a suns player more than KD. Can’t stand his attitude.

Jerrod Mustaf
William Bedford
The Morris twins
Robert Horry

Take your pick.

I'd include Mario Bennett.

And Rick Robey, for either being hurt, out-of-shape or both his entire stay in Phoenix.

[The Bobster]

Conversely, to be a little more positive, here are some role players who I have among my favorites -

(I'm talking guys who were never really starters here, otherwise I would have included Tyrone Corbin)

Ronnie Lee
Leandro Barbosa
Rich Kelley
Elliot Perry
Frank Johnson (the player)
Ted "Hound Dog" McClain

[iLLmatic]

I’ve never loathed a suns player more than KD. Can’t stand his attitude.

Jerrod Mustaf
William Bedford
The Morris twins
Robert Horry

Take your pick.

Vince Carter
Deandre Ayton
Shaquille O'Neal
Mario Ellie
Antonio McDyess
Eric Bledsoe
Brandon Knight

[Kryptonic]

I’ve never loathed a suns player more than KD. Can’t stand his attitude.

Jerrod Mustaf
William Bedford
The Morris twins
Robert Horry

Take your pick.

The difference…. they’re all bums compared to the accolades KD has achieved as far as being an all star, champion, all-nba. He’s reached those levels and still acts like his crap don’t stink. So ready to move on past this era of suns basketball.

[Mori Chu]

[TOO]

I’ve never loathed a suns player more than KD. Can’t stand his attitude.

Jerrod Mustaf
William Bedford
The Morris twins
Robert Horry

Take your pick.

The difference…. they’re all bums compared to the accolades KD has achieved as far as being an all star, champion, all-nba. He’s reached those levels and still acts like his crap don’t stink. So ready to move on past this era of suns basketball.

Yeah, the KD hatred for me is more for basketball reasons than anything, he is not a winning player. Very Carmelo Anthony where he can do whatever he wants and expects everyone to move him for it but it.doesnt really move the needle when you need it to.

[specialsauce]

I’ve never loathed a suns player more than KD. Can’t stand his attitude.

Jerrod Mustaf
William Bedford
The Morris twins
Robert Horry

Take your pick.

The difference…. they’re all bums compared to the accolades KD has achieved as far as being an all star, champion, all-nba. He’s reached those levels and still acts like his crap don’t stink. So ready to move on past this era of suns basketball.

Yeah, the KD hatred for me is more for basketball reasons than anything, he is not a winning player. Very Carmelo Anthony where he can do whatever he wants and expects everyone to move him for it but it.doesnt really move the needle when you need it to.

Bingo. And that attitude is exactly why I hate the punk bitch.

As much as I went from hating CP3 to loving him as a Sun, I didn't like KD before and now I absolutely hate him. Doesn't make anyone around him better and really doesn't care about the team or building a culture, more focused on himself.

[specialsauce]

I’ve never loathed a suns player more than KD. Can’t stand his attitude.

Jerrod Mustaf
William Bedford
The Morris twins
Robert Horry

Take your pick.

Vince Carter
Deandre Ayton
Shaquille O'Neal
Mario Ellie
Antonio McDyess
Eric Bledsoe
Brandon Knight

Not one of these players impacted the Suns franchise nearly as much as KD (for the worse).

[specialsauce]

Conversely, to be a little more positive, here are some role players who I have among my favorites -

(I'm talking guys who were never really starters here, otherwise I would have included Tyrone Corbin)

Ronnie Lee
Leandro Barbosa
Rich Kelley
Elliot Perry
Frank Johnson (the player)
Ted "Hound Dog" McClain

Kurt Thomas
Boris Diaw
Goran Dragic
Eddie House

I know the first three were starters at some point, but they weren't stars. Some of my favorites for the way they embraced their roles and played smart ball. Eddie House was electric for a stretch. Just the definition of a microwave who knew his (small) role to come in and just let it launch.

[Superbone]

I’ve never loathed a suns player more than KD. Can’t stand his attitude.

Jerrod Mustaf
William Bedford
The Morris twins
Robert Horry

Take your pick.

The difference…. they’re all bums compared to the accolades KD has achieved as far as being an all star, champion, all-nba. He’s reached those levels and still acts like his crap don’t stink. So ready to move on past this era of suns basketball.

Yeah, the KD hatred for me is more for basketball reasons than anything, he is not a winning player. Very Carmelo Anthony where he can do whatever he wants and expects everyone to move him for it but it.doesnt really move the needle when you need it to.

Yep, I learned very well who KD is since he came to the Suns. Before that, I just thought he was a great player. Too bad, so sad.

[Split T]

Conversely, to be a little more positive, here are some role players who I have among my favorites -

(I'm talking guys who were never really starters here, otherwise I would have included Tyrone Corbin)

Ronnie Lee
Leandro Barbosa
Rich Kelley
Elliot Perry
Frank Johnson (the player)
Ted "Hound Dog" McClain

Kurt Thomas
Boris Diaw
Goran Dragic
Eddie House

I know the first three were starters at some point, but they weren't stars. Some of my favorites for the way they embraced their roles and played smart ball. Eddie House was electric for a stretch. Just the definition of a microwave who knew his (small) role to come in and just let it launch.

Gerald Green in 2013-14 was a ton of fun

[specialsauce]

For sure he was

[Cap]

I thought it was kind of rude how he was always make the shocker gesture.

[TOO]

I thought it was kind of rude how he was always make the shocker gesture.

Could never quite put my finger on why he did that.

[ShelC]

Did someone say Gerald Green?

[Kryptonic]

Did someone say Gerald Green?

Forgot how fun he was.

[Superbone]

Did someone say Gerald Green?

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Forgot how fun he was.

That was a very fun season that just happened to be the lost phxsuns.net year.

[iLLmatic]

Did someone say Gerald Green?

Forgot how fun he was.

One of the best dunkers I’ve ever seen. I’m going off memory but I think he scored like 24 points in the 4th quarter that year. He was hard to stop when he got hot. He was a really fun player to watch.