Suns News: Week 23 (3/23-3/29)

[BKinSJC]

I'll bet that's also the list of players with 22 shots in 22 minutes or less.

You can't bag on his efficiency though. 13-22 and 5-11 from three. You want a player getting up a lot of shots when on that kind of a heater. No FTs. While also getting 6 boards and 3 assists.

True, he had a very efficient night. I'd love to see more of that going forward.

[TOO]

I maintain Jalen Green will be a good basketball player in the near future.

[Superbone]

I maintain Jalen Green will be a good basketball player in the near future.

I hope so too. He's still young. Has a great attitude.

[ShelC]

I tend to think guys like him just are what they are. Maybe he can cut down on some of the poor decisions but he's a streaky volume scorer. He's just going to have those 3-16 games and hang around that 40-43% average from the field.

[Split T]

I think he’s good now…it’s all about salary and role…if he was making half his salary and playing a 6th man role, we’d all feel great about him.

Similarly, if Colin or Grayson were making 35 million a year, we’d likely be complaining about them non-stop…It’s all relative.

[Aztec Sunsfan]

I think he’s good now…it’s all about salary and role…if he was making half his salary and playing a 6th man role, we’d all feel great about him.

Similarly, if Colin or Grayson were making 35 million a year, we’d likely be complaining about them non-stop…It’s all relative.

I think you’ve nailed. And we have as well the best possible outcome for Green with Booker, so that’s another redundancy on role and price.

[virtual9mm]

I think he’s good now…it’s all about salary and role…if he was making half his salary and playing a 6th man role, we’d all feel great about him.

Similarly, if Colin or Grayson were making 35 million a year, we’d likely be complaining about them non-stop…It’s all relative.

Exactly.

[Flagrant Fowl]

I maintain Jalen Green will be a good basketball player in the near future.

He's a good basketball player right now. He's just not $30M+ a year good, and I don't think he ever will be.

[TOO]

I maintain Jalen Green will be a good basketball player in the near future.

He's a good basketball player right now. He's just not $30M+ a year good, and I don't think he ever will be.

I can't do the salary thing anymore, too many dudes in the NBA aren't worth their money, just kinda par for the course now.

[Flagrant Fowl]

I maintain Jalen Green will be a good basketball player in the near future.

He's a good basketball player right now. He's just not $30M+ a year good, and I don't think he ever will be.

I can't do the salary thing anymore, too many dudes in the NBA aren't worth their money, just kinda par for the course now.

So just completely ignore the competitive advantage of prudent salary distribution? That's an easy way to ensure never winning a title.

[TOO]

I maintain Jalen Green will be a good basketball player in the near future.

He's a good basketball player right now. He's just not $30M+ a year good, and I don't think he ever will be.

I can't do the salary thing anymore, too many dudes in the NBA aren't worth their money, just kinda par for the course now.

So just completely ignore the competitive advantage of prudent salary distribution? That's an easy way to ensure never winning a title.

It's not that, we're stuck with what we've got, gotta play the hand you're dealt as they say. Neither of the Suns top 2 players are worth anywhere near what they get paid, I fully get that, but as it stands, that's the cost of doing business. Good or bad.

[TOO]

I'd love to trade one of them and redistribute the funds in a more depth friendly manner, but I don't think that is in the cards.

[O_Gardino]

I gotta get this sacrilege out of my system before the game tonight.

Anyone else just not miss Brooks. I mean, it'll be nice to have a competent scorer and good defender. He's an upgrade from Dunn for sure. But the narrative for most of the season was how he set the tone for the Suns defense, and I don't think that's the case. He was a go-to scorer, but we really don't miss that, either.

[ShelC]

I think we've missed his effort, physicality and attitude. There were games where we were flat and he woke us up. I know the advanced defensive numbers weren't there but we're better with him playing.

[O_Gardino]

I feel like the games when we missed him were mostly games that a bunch of people sat out. I'm not saying he's a 0 - just that he's not the heart of the team that the media story lines made him out to be. It'll def be nice to have a starting quality SF back in the lineup tonight.

[Mori Chu]

I gotta get this sacrilege out of my system before the game tonight.

Anyone else just not miss Brooks. I mean, it'll be nice to have a competent scorer and good defender. He's an upgrade from Dunn for sure. But the narrative for most of the season was how he set the tone for the Suns defense, and I don't think that's the case. He was a go-to scorer, but we really don't miss that, either.

I'm on the opposite side on this one. I think Brooks was a huge asset for us this season and that things haven't felt quite right since he has been out. Yes he had some real stinker games where he shot 4-16 or whatever. But we didn't have a reliable second scorer with Green, Allen, and others often out. So I don't 100% blame him. I am really looking forward to having him back and getting his energy and toughness back on the team. It has been great seeing other guys like Fleming and Dunn get more minutes, but I would usually rather have Brooks playing than guys like O'Neale, and even rather than Dunn in many situations. So I think he'll be a net positive when he comes back.

[Superbone]

I gotta get this sacrilege out of my system before the game tonight.

Anyone else just not miss Brooks. I mean, it'll be nice to have a competent scorer and good defender. He's an upgrade from Dunn for sure. But the narrative for most of the season was how he set the tone for the Suns defense, and I don't think that's the case. He was a go-to scorer, but we really don't miss that, either.

I'm on the opposite side on this one. I think Brooks was a huge asset for us this season and that things haven't felt quite right since he has been out. Yes he had some real stinker games where he shot 4-16 or whatever. But we didn't have a reliable second scorer with Green, Allen, and others often out. So I don't 100% blame him. I am really looking forward to having him back and getting his energy and toughness back on the team. It has been great seeing other guys like Fleming and Dunn get more minutes, but I would usually rather have Brooks playing than guys like O'Neale, and even rather than Dunn in many situations. So I think he'll be a net positive when he comes back.

Don't forget OG what Brooks has been doing outside of games since this summer. Being the first guy in the gym and last to leave. Booker talked last night after the game about how hard he works. All that stuff rubs off on the other guys too. The Villain Jr stuff with Gillespie. He's making an impact in a lot of ways other than on the court during games. I'll be looking forward to seeing how he integrates back into the team since our young guys are starting to make such a greater impact.