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It's almost like he has a habit of making high-risk decisions without thinking them through carefully.
ishbia didn't go group style when buying the suns he owns like 83% - he will more than make his money back despite buying high - should he desire
 

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maaaaaaaan..... far as i can tell with have everything but a true pg - and i'm starting to think that's by design - i'm starting to wonder if book prefers it that way
honestly, if Book prefers it that way, he's an idiot considering that without a PG, he's only made the playoffs 2 times out of 9 years and even in those two years is an absolutely embarrassing 0-8, while losing those 8 straight games by an average margin of 16 ppg.
 

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honestly, if Book prefers it that way, he's an idiot considering that without a PG, he's only made the playoffs 2 times out of 9 years and even in those two years is an absolutely embarrassing 0-8, while losing those 8 straight games by an average margin of 16 ppg.

He's not an idiot; it's just that winning isn't a top priority for him. But we've known that for a while.
 

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Not sure what Booker is supposed to do about the PG situation. He and Colin played well together last year. Hopefully he pushes for Colin to start. They’ve tried bringing in other point guards… they’ve just sucked.

I think he likes playing of the ball and in motion, just he’s been stuck in a situation where the rest of the team sucks at passing.
 

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Don't forget Booker and Green were supposed to be co Point guards. At least that was the way they initially sold it. Green was supposed to bring it up more and take pressure off Booker. From what I saw, Green isn't that great bringing it up.
 

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Hope both of them can stay healthy at the same time so we can see some improvement from backcourt 2025!
 

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Don't forget Booker and Green were supposed to be co Point guards. At least that was the way they initially sold it. Green was supposed to bring it up more and take pressure off Booker. From what I saw, Green isn't that great bringing it up.
Green is great at pushing the tempo in break opportunities. Conceivably it could work. However, I am all for Collin starting and bringing Green off the bench as a 6th man. Collin is a pretty good distributor, but it’s his shooting that really pairs him well with Book. I think Kennard would pair well with Green in the same way. Kennard is not the distributor but he is a great kick out option when Green is driving.
 

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Green is great at pushing the tempo in break opportunities. Conceivably it could work. However, I am all for Collin starting and bringing Green off the bench as a 6th man. Collin is a pretty good distributor, but it’s his shooting that really pairs him well with Book. I think Kennard would pair well with Green in the same way. Kennard is not the distributor but he is a great kick out option when Green is driving.
There's a few podcasters pushing for Gillespie to start over Green. I am thinking the Suns will try different lineups to see what happens. Definitely either way, the Suns are going to try and maximize Green's value. If it works to our favor, great, if not, future trade.

I happen to think, it's not a bad thing to let guys walk sometimes. I don't buy into, you can't let them walk without getting something back. Sometimes, that is better than using assets to trade them. If two seasons down the road it's not working, just decline to sign him.

Even though he was a cancer, I was for letting Beal stay on our roster one more season, and maybe just Jae Crowder him. I thought maybe it would lower that waive and stretch number, or at least make it one less season. I'm vindictive though. After the comments he was making to the fans, I would hve been, well, we will just give you an indefinite suspension to see if you will change your attitude a bit. LOL.
 
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