The Devin Booker non-appreciation thread.

[1tinsoldier]

I want to trade him for a lot of reasons but one of them is that I'm still very fond of Devin. I think he's a good player, capable of being a very good player if we keep him at his natural position. But we're not going to compete for many seasons and I hate the idea of wasting his best years on a team like ours. Let him go somewhere else and be the great second fiddle he's capable of being.

i'd be fine with more fans just admitting they're "very fond of Devin" instead of accusing me of lying.

imo, he'd be a fair 2nd fiddle for a team if they've got 4 defensive players on the floor with him. But for a championship contender, he'd need to be 3rd fiddle

 

[AzStevenCal]

i'd be fine with more fans just admitting they're "very fond of Devin" instead of accusing me of lying.

imo, he'd be a fair 2nd fiddle for a team if they've got 4 defensive players on the floor with him. But for a championship contender, he'd need to be 3rd fiddle

Devin has been a poor defender for much of his career but he has shown flashes of being an almost elite defender when he's playing the two. I believe he can do it for more than just flashes but not if he's matching up against point guards.

 

[1tinsoldier]

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[oaken1]

if a genie gave me one wish i'd take a great defensive team like OKC over a great offensive team any day.
you can count on great defense to be consistent
offense can be hot and cold -- and redundant, since only one player can have the ball and shoot. "Big 3's" fail when they're all offensive studs.

and great defensive teams also go hand and hand with a high bball iq. CP3's defensive skills didn't come from his athleticism.

Booker and Beal's bad defense is linked to their bad decision making like reaching-in and fouling at the wrong time. For example, Beal lost us a couple of games in crunchtime by gambling on a steal.

Joker is the most un-guardable force in basketball and had the best chance of beating OKC. Now, they'll take it all.

Yup...Dennis Rodman had a great career just rebounding and playing defense...you gotta have a guy or two like that.
Funny thing was, a game came along where the two top scorers were out...and Rodman put up like 32 points along with his other contributions...it wasnt that he couldnt score...dude just liked defense and playing his roll on the team.

 

[CardNots]

agreed.
but why the hell do we need to "find one for Booker?" Why are so many so dedicated to supporting, defending, and building around one flawed, overpriced player?

Strictly saying if management commits a new contract for Booker they will have zero success without a talent at point guard, period!

 

[1tinsoldier]

now Barkley's on board with trading Booker because it would be best for Suns and best for Booker's championship aspirations. Booker's priority, however, seems to be the money. Him, his agent, and Ishbia likely agreed to the contract extension before the trade deadline -- the dump Durant campaign began and the coach was thrown under the bus. Loyalty to phx? Sure -- Phx is a goldmine for him -- a safe place for his empty stats, jersey and shoe sales, etc..

 

[1tinsoldier]

With a 75 mil salary, other teams will not even speak Booker's name in future trade talks. His points will go up without Durant demanding double teams, but his defense, 3pt shooting, and shooting percentage, and clutch shooting won't. He hasn't got the Kobe lift on his jumpshot anymore and he'll be even slower on defense.

worst of all, the rookie coach will make the same mistake as the 7 coaches before him -- letting Booker make his own decisions and play his own game!