shanmustafa

91 | 4 hours ago

for some reason i thought his advanced stats would be a little better

didn’t realize they were a negative with him on, which i have to imagine is more of a lineup combination thing

No_Giraffe_1551 | Suns

67 | 4 hours ago

He’s been the #1 scoring option in a lot of the Booker-less minutes over the season which is a pretty tough spot to be in. Also like… even if he’s having a career year it’s a career year for a guy who is fundamentally a role player if he was on a title contender. He’s been wildly above what any reasonable person could’ve expected given the context.

afjecj | Magic

1 | an hour ago

100% agree. He’s meant to be a Jalen suggs / dort / hart type of guy who can sometimes do a bit of scoring but is mainly about hustle. You can’t them put him in bookers role and expect to win

dpatel211 | Rockets

32 | 4 hours ago

He brings the intensity on defense but he’s been on a steady decline on-ball and his scoring is also very streaky. Still a great player to have on your team and like you said it’s more probable that it’s a lineup combination.

shanmustafa

29 | 4 hours ago

it looks more like a Royce thing

or just that Brooks/Royce are too small to be your ³⁄₄

Royce/Brooks -4

Royce/Brooks/Booker +0.5

Booker/Brooks no Royce +7.6

Booker/Royce no Brooks +3.5

Schmoova | Mikal Bridges

1 | 4 minutes ago

Its rebounding.

Brooks is weirdly inactive/bad rebounder despite his hustle or strength or intensity.

Royce tries but is limited athletically while only being 6’5 or 6’6.

They hold up defensively despite their smaller sizes, it’s mainly the rebounding.

jm3546 | Thunder

4 | 4 hours ago

Other people have already mentioned the line ups. But I think one thing that gets overlooked with big, physical defenders like Brooks, Dort, and prime Smart, is that they just wear out stars on the other team. They make every shot difficult early in the game and they get gassed, and that makes it easier for other players to guard them.

So Brooks might not be on the floor, but his defense earlier in the game is helping whoever is currently guarding because that star is more fatigued than they’d usually be.

Like in our two games against the Cavs this season, Mitchell is ¹⁴⁄₃₇ from the field and ¹⁄₁₆ from 3. When Dort is guarding him he’s ⁵⁄₁₇ from the field and ¹⁄₁₀ from 3. So when someone other than Dort is on him, he’s ⁹⁄₂₀ from the field 0/6 from 3, which is below what he’s capable of and part of that is just fatigue.

YSLAnunoby | Raptors

2 | 2 hours ago

FVV when he was the off guard also did this to people, notably playing hard D on Steph in the finals.

Charlie_Wax | Warriors

51 | 5 hours ago

Luckily he is still able to poke bears with his right hand.

MashedPotatoMelvin

1 | 4 hours ago

That’s a really funny and clever joke

legend023 | Pelicans

15 | 4 hours ago

I just hope the Suns can hang on to that 7th seed and possibly get an upset in the first round against an inexperienced opponent.

This team being this good despite the expectations and the health is wild

NoShape0 | Spurs

16 | 4 hours ago

I just hope the Suns can hang on to that 7th seed and possibly get an upset in the first round against an inexperienced opponent.

7th seed would play the 2nd seed

I wonder who you could be talking about? 🧐

Longjumping_One_9164 | Thunder

7 | 4 hours ago

There is a definite possibility the Spurs go ice cold from 3P in the Playoffs.

Personally think that they’d still win, but against an very good to great 3P shooting team it has potential to be exposed.

The Playoffs are entirely different ball game when it comes to offense.

NoShape0 | Spurs

3 | 3 hours ago

Oh, anything could happen in the playoffs.

It was just funny guessing who they were referring to without saying it.

Lacabloodclot9 | Grizzlies

2 | 3 hours ago

Especially considering the Spurs are the only team in the top 6 with no recent postseason experience

No_Mobile7208

9 | 4 hours ago

This ain’t bad. Green is back too so they should have enough offense

suns2012 | Suns

37 | 4 hours ago

Brother we scored 77 points in a full nba game yesterday

No_Mobile7208

4 | 3 hours ago

They’ll be fine bro trust me

AlpacaDC | Suns

1 | 2 hours ago

Tbf it was the second of a b2b when the first was a 2OT win. They were gassed from the start.

Schwalm | Suns

13 | 4 hours ago

Book is out too

No_Mobile7208

10 | 4 hours ago

He’s back soon tho. Sooner than brooks

browndude10 | United States

5 | 4 hours ago

he was ⁶⁄₂₆ yesterday

No_Mobile7208

-2 | 4 hours ago

😂😂 he won the game tho. He’ll be alright

ButlerFromDowntown | Bulls

3 | 3 hours ago

They are usually not going to be close enough for Green to have the chance to win the game if he keeps shooting this poorly. Was ⁶⁄₁₆ last night and the Suns scored 77 points and lost by double digits. Doesn’t do much good if he makes the final shot in these situations.

No_Mobile7208

0 | 3 hours ago

77 against the spurs right? Most teams aren’t the spurs

ButlerFromDowntown | Bulls

2 | 3 hours ago

77 against the Blazers, who I think are fairly comparable to most teams.

No_Mobile7208

-1 | 3 hours ago

Fuck no. Their defense is great. Clingon. Camara. Deni. Jrue. They’re good. Suns will be straight

browndude10 | United States

-1 | 4 hours ago

he had a +- of zero but ok

No_Mobile7208

0 | 4 hours ago

He still got to the line. He can get buckets. Their defense is what makes them good. Allen Collins and green will be enough to float by until booker get back. They’re not gonna fall off a cliff

AvengingHero2012 | Rockets

6 | 4 hours ago

With how loaded the West is, they are for sure falling into the lower end of the play in because of this stretch.

Slow-Raccoon-9832

8 | 4 hours ago

They have a 5 game lead on the 9th seed and a pretty easy overall schedule the next month

heat_fan_ | Raptors

7 | 5 hours ago

Suns can’t catch a break

AvengingHero2012 | Rockets

8 | 4 hours ago

It seems that catching a break is the issue here

Ittenvoid | Spurs

-8 | 3 hours ago

that fanbase gets nothing but what they deserve

Minute_Elephant_3218

6 | 4 hours ago

I’m glad that this is what Shams is now. The importance we gave ppl for breaking news was so weird. Woj acted like he retired from a tour in Iraq when he quit

WolverineLong1430

3 | 4 hours ago

Left hand high-fives when he returns. Send the memo to the other teams.

FrankieBarbingo | Celtics

3 | 4 hours ago

That’s not too bad I guess.

StrtupJ | Heat

3 | 4 hours ago

I’m always surprised by the timeline for a broken hand, sounds crazy these dudes are back a month later playing at a high level

Meanwhile I’d be bitching typing away on my keyboard for the remainder of the year

FrankieBarbingo | Celtics

2 | 3 hours ago

Yeah, it’s pretty insane.

Tatum coming back from an Achilles’s tear in nine months is kinda unreal. I’m scared lmao

bigawesome2000 | Celtics

2 | 4 hours ago

Hopefully the Suns can be relatively healthy going into the playoffs. It feels like Booker, Green, and Brooks have barely played together as a trio all year. If they can get there in time they shouldn’t have a problem locking up the 7th seed.

WhatYouProbablyMeant | Warriors

2 | 3 hours ago

Steph should be brought in to hit his injured hand

Big_Trophy_1

1 | 4 hours ago

He will be back in 4 lol maybe earlier he’s a maniac lol

Lotan | PHO

1 | 3 hours ago

This is probably going to lower his tech rate.

Gristle__McThornbody | Lakers

1 | 3 hours ago

Tough loss. Suns would have been a fun team in the playoffs.

Edit: Nvm for some reason I thought he injured his hamstring. They’ll be alright.

[Charania] Return timetable for Suns guard Dillon Brooks after suffering a broken left hand: 4 to 6 weeks, sources tell ESPN.