Game Day: Suns (26-17) @ 76ers (23-18), Tues 1/20/26

[TOO]

Yeahhh, I don't care how good his shot looks if it doesn't go in. (See Devin Booker)

[Split T]

I’ll just take him not playing scared around the rim first. He has been a bit better at that lately.

[pickle]

I wouldn’t look twice at shooting motion if he can hit like Reggie Miller but if he is missing anything outside of 8 feet and his jump shot has this weird off hand motion and takes forever to launch then I’m glad he’s at least working on the low hanging fruits. And to Split’s point he’s taking more floaters in the lane now in addition to straight up dunks and oops.

[virtual9mm]

I wouldn’t look twice at shooting motion if he can hit like Reggie Miller but if he is missing anything outside of 8 feet and his jump shot has this weird off hand motion and takes forever to launch then I’m glad he’s at least working on the low hanging fruits. And to Split’s point he’s taking more floaters in the lane now in addition to straight up dunks and oops.

You can game plan around the lack of a 3pt shot to some extent. Not much you can do with a 50% FT shooter, unfortunately.

[virtual9mm]

Put a wing on Oso and switch any action. But that’s probably a win for us if we are forcing teams to put good defenders on Oso.

Oso is slowly moving a little more towards Draymond for me. Not as strong, but his defense has been very good and he’s doing a lot in the playmaking department. Not sure he’ll ever even have a Draymond level shot, but he is a more explosive finisher if he can get passed being afraid of getting fouled.

His free throw motion is much much smoother now. Here’s hoping that we extend him for four years and *then* he starts developing a respectable outside shot.

Exactly my thoughts.

[Superbone]

Yeahhh, I don't care how good his shot looks if it doesn't go in. (See Devin Booker)

Yeah, Booker is horrible. Great example TOO:

As of January 2026, Devin Booker's free throw percentage for the current 2025-2026 season is exceptionally high, with recent games showing 100% against Philly and Miami, 75% against Brooklyn, and 85.7% against the Knicks, indicating his usual elite accuracy from the line, though an overall season average isn't detailed in these snippets. In the prior 2023-24 season, he ranked 10th in the NBA with an 88.6% FT%, while his career average sits around 87-89%.

Here's a look at his recent performance (Jan 2026):
vs. 76ers (Jan 20): 100%
vs. Nets (Jan 19): 75.0%
vs. Knicks (Jan 17): 85.7%
vs. Heat (Jan 13): 100%

For context:
2023-24 Season: 88.6% (10th in NBA)
Career Average: Around 87-89%.

[Aztec Sunsfan]

I thought he was talking about those beautiful clunkers Devin loves to take from the 3-point line in transition. Form is great but any Suns fan knows that shot is not going in most of the time.

Dillon on the other hand, throws it with very low arch and too much speed, and still, somehow he will surprise you with a score.

[TOO]

Yeahhh, I don't care how good his shot looks if it doesn't go in. (See Devin Booker)

Yeah, Booker is horrible. Great example TOO:

As of January 2026, Devin Booker's free throw percentage for the current 2025-2026 season is exceptionally high, with recent games showing 100% against Philly and Miami, 75% against Brooklyn, and 85.7% against the Knicks, indicating his usual elite accuracy from the line, though an overall season average isn't detailed in these snippets. In the prior 2023-24 season, he ranked 10th in the NBA with an 88.6% FT%, while his career average sits around 87-89%.

Here's a look at his recent performance (Jan 2026):
vs. 76ers (Jan 20): 100%
vs. Nets (Jan 19): 75.0%
vs. Knicks (Jan 17): 85.7%
vs. Heat (Jan 13): 100%

For context:
2023-24 Season: 88.6% (10th in NBA)
Career Average: Around 87-89%.

Was referring to Booker shooting 30% from 3 even though his shot is pretty. Ya dingus.

[Superbone]

Yeahhh, I don't care how good his shot looks if it doesn't go in. (See Devin Booker)

Yeah, Booker is horrible. Great example TOO:

As of January 2026, Devin Booker's free throw percentage for the current 2025-2026 season is exceptionally high, with recent games showing 100% against Philly and Miami, 75% against Brooklyn, and 85.7% against the Knicks, indicating his usual elite accuracy from the line, though an overall season average isn't detailed in these snippets. In the prior 2023-24 season, he ranked 10th in the NBA with an 88.6% FT%, while his career average sits around 87-89%.

Here's a look at his recent performance (Jan 2026):
vs. 76ers (Jan 20): 100%
vs. Nets (Jan 19): 75.0%
vs. Knicks (Jan 17): 85.7%
vs. Heat (Jan 13): 100%

For context:
2023-24 Season: 88.6% (10th in NBA)
Career Average: Around 87-89%.

Was referring to Booker shooting 30% from 3 even though his shot is pretty. Ya dingus.

Here are the two posts that your post immediately followed. Makes perfect sense why I'd think you're talking about FT form. Maybe you could do a little better in the communication department. Just a thought.

Put a wing on Oso and switch any action. But that’s probably a win for us if we are forcing teams to put good defenders on Oso.

Oso is slowly moving a little more towards Draymond for me. Not as strong, but his defense has been very good and he’s doing a lot in the playmaking department. Not sure he’ll ever even have a Draymond level shot, but he is a more explosive finisher if he can get passed being afraid of getting fouled.

His free throw motion is much much smoother now. Here’s hoping that we extend him for four years and *then* he starts developing a respectable outside shot.

His FT% is worse (50% vs 53%) this season than last, and even in the last 10 games (47%). So I don't really care about his form. He can shoot it granny for all I care but he has got to figure something out cause it ain't working and it's getting worse.

[TOO]

Yeahhh, I don't care how good his shot looks if it doesn't go in. (See Devin Booker)

Yeah, Booker is horrible. Great example TOO:

As of January 2026, Devin Booker's free throw percentage for the current 2025-2026 season is exceptionally high, with recent games showing 100% against Philly and Miami, 75% against Brooklyn, and 85.7% against the Knicks, indicating his usual elite accuracy from the line, though an overall season average isn't detailed in these snippets. In the prior 2023-24 season, he ranked 10th in the NBA with an 88.6% FT%, while his career average sits around 87-89%.

Here's a look at his recent performance (Jan 2026):
vs. 76ers (Jan 20): 100%
vs. Nets (Jan 19): 75.0%
vs. Knicks (Jan 17): 85.7%
vs. Heat (Jan 13): 100%

For context:
2023-24 Season: 88.6% (10th in NBA)
Career Average: Around 87-89%.

Was referring to Booker shooting 30% from 3 even though his shot is pretty. Ya dingus.

Here are the two posts that your post immediately followed. Makes perfect sense why I'd think you're talking about FT form. Maybe you could do a little better in the communication department. Just a thought.

Put a wing on Oso and switch any action. But that’s probably a win for us if we are forcing teams to put good defenders on Oso.

Oso is slowly moving a little more towards Draymond for me. Not as strong, but his defense has been very good and he’s doing a lot in the playmaking department. Not sure he’ll ever even have a Draymond level shot, but he is a more explosive finisher if he can get passed being afraid of getting fouled.

His free throw motion is much much smoother now. Here’s hoping that we extend him for four years and *then* he starts developing a respectable outside shot.

His FT% is worse (50% vs 53%) this season than last, and even in the last 10 games (47%). So I don't really care about his form. He can shoot it granny for all I care but he has got to figure something out cause it ain't working and it's getting worse.

I don't wanna.

[Nodack]

At the beginning of last year I thought the team was the most stacked Suns team ever and they went nowhere. At the beginning of this year after the garage sale, I was talking of trading Booker just to give him a chance to win a title somewhere else out of mercy for him. I had zero confidence this team was going to do anything and I just assumed we were starting another rebuilding process. My expectations couldn’t have been much lower. Apparently he didn’t want to go anywhere else and has stayed loyal to his team and city.

Having said that, they have totally won me over just from their sheer grit and determination. They play as a team and a lot of guys are playing out of their minds. They say defense wins titles. I have never seen a Suns team this ferocious on defense. Following the Suns over the years we all know they are rarely known for any defense. They are a little undersized and have shown to be vulnerable inside and maybe that bites us if we make the playoffs. We also have a plethora of 3 pt shooters that those bigger guys have trouble defending. It was said that the other teams all step it up in the playoffs and maybe that negates the extra hustle the Suns have shown in the regular season. Maybe the Suns have another gear in the playoffs too. I won’t try to predict the future. I am enjoying the ride.

Green finally playing is another piece to the puzzle that will be exciting to watch. I was worried he would go out there and pull his hammy again. Last time it was the second game back that got him.

Maybe hold him out the next game give him one extra day to recover

Obviously that didn’t happen.