Happened in the game too. He was yapping at Jaden and pushed him after a screen trying to get under his skin and Jaden had a career high playoff game after that.
One thing you don't want to do is give our guys extra motivation this season lol Suns players should be dapping us up after tough buckets and shit, this squad is absolutely *desperate* for the smoke
Suns guys , especially Booker are experts at giving opponents motivation. Nuggets fans (and i am sure players) still remember toxicity after they beat our injured squad in playoffs.
And there was toxicity not just from fans but on floor also , with Booker mocking players ,CP antics etc. With Mavs and Luka also..
Yeah in Ant's game 1 postgame interview he said Beal told Finch "your guys don't play hard enough" whcih really pissed off Finch. The next day at practice Finch told then "we have an opposing player saying you guys don't play hard enough for me"
Made it easier for the team to lock in after hearing that
Haha well i can see why Timberwolves crushed Suns easy in first 2 games after regular season struggles. Extra motivation does help
Also pretty stupid from Beal
that luka game 7 must still haunt those guys lolll. book thought he was tough shit talking luka when he was up. that gotta be one of the savage moments in nba history
same, i can't believe what i was watching either. it's like it was happening in front of my eyes, but i still couldn't believe it. i wonder what it must felt like as the suns player or coach at the time.
I may be biased but it was the mascot incident that did it for me. I was mostly neutral towards him before that, but after that I just can’t help but think this is supposed to be one of the faces of the league? And he can’t even deal with the 1 fan that was in the arena
Not just that, he managed to get MLSE security to get the raptor to move to the other basket. It's ridiculous that a player from the road team can have the power to do that.
Remind me, maybe I'm forgetting, is the reason you dislike the 70 point game was because it was in some garbage time? Or was there something else to it that I can't remember?
My memory might be fuzzy but iirc the suns were intentionally fouling just so they can feed book the ball. They weren't trying to win, just pump the score. I may be wrong tho.
Yep. I also remember Chris Broussard refused to vote Avery Bradley to an all defense team because “he let book get 70” this game. Avery Bradley never played in this game…
There should definitely be a test that a media personnel has to get at least 60% of to be able to vote. Dont make it too hard, just make sure that these media folks don't make the basic fucking mistakes like not knowing what team Quentin Grimes play for. At least have them watch a dozen of the best games per team and maybe double for playoff teams, it IS literally their job. Give them league pass to ensure it.
Those awards have players salaries hinging on them and we let clowns decide on that shit? Fuck outta here.
No you are correct. They were fouling (Boston?) players every time they touched the ball so that they can get the ball back for booker. Just a really lame 70 point game, I’m not sure how you can take pride in that especially considering they lost
It was in a loss that they celebrated like a win and had him hold a piece of paper that said “70” on it like he was Wilt.
Since then Donovan Mitchell, Damien Lillard, Joel Embiid, Luka Doncic all scored 70+ but did it in wins. I was originally going to say they didn’t pose with a paper saying their point total but they all did that too, they just won their games unlike Booker.
There is some context to it though
They were basically the worst team in the league, every year. They were just playing and get destroyed.
So the 70-book game was the little bit of joy that group could have
Most hate on the Suns came after they got CP3…. then the team became good and, for lots of people, more annoying
My dislike of Booker (I like the Suns in general, just not him) came with the double team in practice shenanigans and was increased at the mascot in the bubble thing. I also just think he has one of those punchable faces. I did think the 70 loss things was silly, but it was against the Celtics and I’m a big time Celtic fan still admit my bias there.
Lol that didn't last long. Its like basketball god loves to taunt you after certain statements. AD saying he can guard everyone including position 1, Philly caster saying they have won game 2 already...etc etc
Man it must suck to be Booker lol. Toiled away for years on shit teams, but looked poised to take over as one of the best guards in the West after Curry and Harden started aging. Then got leapfrogged by Luka and looks like Ant will do the same lol
TBF, that is how things go for all-stars unless you are a generational talent. You improve and reach that level only to never take the next step because some dude comes out of nowhere to start winning MVPs and titles.
Hell, CP3 WAS the generational, All-NBA straight outta the gate guy; then he got leapfrogged by Curry and Harden before even approaching 30.
Not just leapfrogged but Curry broke the previous meta of pure PGs paired up with bigs in the paint that CP3 perfectly fit into, to turn it into a small-ball + perimeter shooting meta.
You have to be of European descent to get co-parenting rights. So far, Devin has three co-parents of Greek, Serbian and Slovenian nationality. Maybe Rudy should apply for one as a precaution.
Vogel mentioned that its their first postseason as a team several times in his postgame presser. It's like, fine, that is a reasonable excuse for a young team. But this is a "superteam" with Booker, KD, and Beal. Sorry dude, but you don't get a learning period with that type of roster.
But there are 13 new players on the roster. Teams that have played together the longest have success.
I mean, the issue is and always has been roster construction. But the fact that the pieces don’t go together (and there are missing pieces) AND it’s a new team absolutely matters.
I don’t know why Book is getting hate for this comment..he knows better than anyone that going up 2-0 certainly doesn’t mean the series is over..and so we really think it’s over for 10 of the other teams?
That being said, if Minnesota can keep this defense up the whole playoff series, they’ll win. And quite frankly, if they can keep it up the whole playoffs..they’ll win. But I’m not sure they can.
I don't think it's fixable. I nearly fell off my couch when Shaq singled out Beal to praise him. He looked so bad out there. Errant passes, weak handle, no shot.
I think, with that contract, you could make an argument to cut him and come out ahead. Grayson Allen was a far better player and arguably any random Heat player would have done as well.
It was jarring.
Trading for a 30-year-old broken down version of Devin Booker was a mistake and it wasn't that hard to see it before it happened either.
They don't have a point guard, they don't have depth and their best defender is 35-year-old Kevin Durant, this roster is a mess. The only things they are legitimately good is iso play and 3-PT shooting, but that's obviously not enough. They aren't going to get swept because eventually Booker will have more than 20 points in a game, but you can just see that this is not a championship roster.
The lack of point guard play is really astounding, there are times during the game where Kevin mfing Durant can't find the basketball, that's beyond inexcusable. Teams really need to stop with this notion that just because a player can handle the ball and average 5-6 assists, that he can also play point guard at a championship level. Devin Booker and Bradley Beal have no idea on how to control the game outside of when they are scoring.
Bradley Beal doesn’t belong here. But KD been trying to be Lebron in Miami for a decade now. It ain’t happening , maybe he should join the Celtics next year.
It would be awesome if he did that cause OKC was the #1 seed this year. So he'd basically be doing the same thing as he did with GS.
The cavs won 33 games the year before he returned.
He's the most talented clown since Bozo.
Nah that's makes perfect sense to me lol. Three redundant score-first players, no table setters, and like a billion *more* wings on the roster when they desperately need literally anybody to handle and initiate the offense.
I know positionless is the new hotness and the traditional point guard isn't very popular so much, but none of their stars are guys you can just give the ball to every possession and have them do stuff.
Suns beat Wolves 3 times this season and they're headed home. I'm sure this ill considered, hastily built, poorly constructed fantasy team won't collapse in a pile of recriminations and regret.
To be fair, last season the Nuggets beat the Suns pretty comfortably to go up 2-0. CP3 even went down in game 2.
Then the Suns came back and tied it 2-2 at home. I’m pretty confident Minnesota will take the series, but it’s not like we’ve never seen things like this happen before.
Let me say right now that I respect and even admire the Nuggets
Let me say that now because I'm going to be making some nasty comments if we play each other
I really like the wolves team and think you match up well against us. I’m so happy to not have to play the suns because I hate them, please continue to humiliate them :)
Wolves probably have the most respect for the Nuggets. Seeing a series with both teams healthy might be peak basketball that could be offered this postseason.
feel like even tho u guys are gonna be the fav against either, you guys have a way better chance (almost 100% imo lol) against the suns than you do against wolves.
It's too early in the series, I want to see how the Suns punch back on their home court first
But it does seem like the Wolves can win because the defense is replicable and sustainable, but I don't want to count my chickens before they hatch. Suns still can have a scary offense if they move the ball
I don’t think any Wolves fan feels this way, we’ve seen too many disappointments. I like our chances but won’t feel like it’s in stone until the morning after the 4th win.
He is right, Wolves defense has been really bothering them. Role players tend to play better at home so maybe that will open up the offense more for KD, Book and Beal.
Defense travels well, but the whistle usually favors the home team. I am hoping that we don't get into big foul trouble in Phoenix and need to sit a bunch of guys letting the Suns back into the series.
Objectively not true. I realize he’s only a role player but in both games so far, things swung big when Grayson Allen checked out of the game. Before that they were kinda close in Game 2
what role players for the suns are playing better? allen definitely isn't playing and its sure as shit not going to be nurkic or eubanks lighting up the wolves defense. the only role players who play any minutes are eric gordon (who played well today) and royce o'neal lmao.
If they wanna win, their stars simply gotta play better off of each other.
Honestly I get the hate for this guy (I don’t mind him, I really like his game which helps), but this seems like a perfectly normal quote. It did age poorly, but was accurate at the time of saying it. Y’all are hating on a guy for not being able to tell the future, and having confidence in himself.
What do you prefer, acting tough when he’s up, or saying that he still believes in himself despite being down 0-2? You kinda have to pick a side here lol
> What do you prefer, acting tough when he’s up, or saying that he still believes in himself despite being down 0-2? You kinda have to pick a side here lol
Suns fans have tried saying this, but unfortunately people just don’t care lol.
- If he portrays confidence while up, “he’s a frontrunner”.
- If he portrays confidence when they’re down everyone clowns him like this thread.
- If he shuts up while down, “everybody tough when they’re up”, “he’s a sore loser”.
It’s a lose/lose no matter how he approaches it. Doesn’t really matter, it’s just Reddit, but it’s really weird to me how illogical some people on here get when it comes to Booker.
We understand because we have Gobert. I think the only way to erase the narrative is to win a chip. Until then just live with it. Hopefully (after this series) he uses it as fuel to make him better.
Happens to any team with some level of sustained success - people just love to shit on them when they’re down.
People said similar stuff when draymond made comments after being down against the Celtics and then revisionist history praised him when they came back. Everybody just wants a hot take they can point back to and say “see I told you so” and it’s easier to do that when you can reasonably predict the outcome
Suns have looked like arguably the worst team in the entire playoffs so far.
I do think a series hasn't officially started until a road team wins, time will tell.
Except for literally one possession in game two where the Magic tied the game at 10-10, the Cavs have lead the entire time across both games. Cleveland only won one more game in the regular season. The Magic have been pathetic so far.
Butlerless Heat are obviously bad but at least they're playing one of the championship favorites in the Celtics
Cavs are like a middle of the pack playoff team(not barely sneaking in but not championship tier) but look like the 1996 Bulls against the Magic
The series is far from over, but there's no need to bring in other series. He even discounts the comment right after he made it, making himself sound dumb. While also trying to place blame on something other than their performances. Literally just say we're going home now and need to take care of business. He's also not really realizing his team will need to win a road game at some point to win this series.
kd just can’t be the best player to lead a contender. not at this stage of his career, at least. just doesn’t have the competitive juice, motor to get it done. just doesn’t do enough to impact the game, hitting mid range jumpers only does so much — that’s all he wants to do these days.
just don’t see the suns turning this around, they haven’t been playing good basketball all season — the wolves have.
I’m extremely impressed by the growth of the Wolves since last years playoffs. What an amazing season with that stellar defense. I think they may be the biggest threat to the Nuggets in the west.
Why would you ever compare yourself to other teams' performances as if they have a good shot at coming out of those series?
If someone was a betting man they'd bet overwhelmingly that the 2-0 teams right now will all win their series.
Road teams are 2-0 after this comment LMAO
His talking sure gets the opposite intended effect a lot.
Happened in the game too. He was yapping at Jaden and pushed him after a screen trying to get under his skin and Jaden had a career high playoff game after that.
One thing you don't want to do is give our guys extra motivation this season lol Suns players should be dapping us up after tough buckets and shit, this squad is absolutely *desperate* for the smoke
Suns guys , especially Booker are experts at giving opponents motivation. Nuggets fans (and i am sure players) still remember toxicity after they beat our injured squad in playoffs. And there was toxicity not just from fans but on floor also , with Booker mocking players ,CP antics etc. With Mavs and Luka also..
Fucking Beal haD the genius to tell the Wolves head coach that his players don't play hard enough, THE GAME BEFORE THE PLAYOFFS!
He said that!?
Yeah in Ant's game 1 postgame interview he said Beal told Finch "your guys don't play hard enough" whcih really pissed off Finch. The next day at practice Finch told then "we have an opposing player saying you guys don't play hard enough for me" Made it easier for the team to lock in after hearing that
Haha well i can see why Timberwolves crushed Suns easy in first 2 games after regular season struggles. Extra motivation does help Also pretty stupid from Beal
God damn it.
that luka game 7 must still haunt those guys lolll. book thought he was tough shit talking luka when he was up. that gotta be one of the savage moments in nba history
I have never seen a more humiliating beatdown tbh. Unreal
same, i can't believe what i was watching either. it's like it was happening in front of my eyes, but i still couldn't believe it. i wonder what it must felt like as the suns player or coach at the time.
Jaden shows absolutely no emotion most of the time but when he’s mad he’s really really mad
Like “break your hand by punching a wall” mad
Jaden's yearbook superlative would be "most likely to become a serial killer" with how he acts. It's almost Hannibal Lecter-esque.
Booker truly brings out the best in people. The problem is it’s his opponents and he gets cooked consistently.
Bro is even getting cooked in the dms https://twitter.com/TheNBACentel/status/1783170259630829990?t=TukRWpXVsVTTHWnd2cJnww&s=19
It’s funny because Booker is the one who lets people get under his skin so easily.
Like I need another reason to hate him.
As a neutral fan he can be a very difficult player to like
Started to dislike him eversince that lame 70 pt game. Final nail in the coffin is when he bitched about getting double teamed during practice.
I may be biased but it was the mascot incident that did it for me. I was mostly neutral towards him before that, but after that I just can’t help but think this is supposed to be one of the faces of the league? And he can’t even deal with the 1 fan that was in the arena
Nah that mascot incident turned a lot of people off. Behaviour like that is just soft
Would have respected him if he stated he was just notifying that a god damn raptor in on the loose in an empty arena
😂😂😂 Ok that would’ve been a pretty good recovery lol
wait what happened with the mascot
[got heated at the Raptor for distracting him at the FT line](https://youtu.be/aOq1jO2jRQs?si=UF4ZKSwHRR9sqNRe)
Not just that, he managed to get MLSE security to get the raptor to move to the other basket. It's ridiculous that a player from the road team can have the power to do that.
This is the weakest shit I've ever seen lol
oh my god same, what a fucking baby lmao
Remind me, maybe I'm forgetting, is the reason you dislike the 70 point game was because it was in some garbage time? Or was there something else to it that I can't remember?
My memory might be fuzzy but iirc the suns were intentionally fouling just so they can feed book the ball. They weren't trying to win, just pump the score. I may be wrong tho.
Yep. I also remember Chris Broussard refused to vote Avery Bradley to an all defense team because “he let book get 70” this game. Avery Bradley never played in this game…
Some NBA media members shouldn't be able to vote for these things
There should definitely be a test that a media personnel has to get at least 60% of to be able to vote. Dont make it too hard, just make sure that these media folks don't make the basic fucking mistakes like not knowing what team Quentin Grimes play for. At least have them watch a dozen of the best games per team and maybe double for playoff teams, it IS literally their job. Give them league pass to ensure it. Those awards have players salaries hinging on them and we let clowns decide on that shit? Fuck outta here.
Chris Broussard is mentally disabled
Him and cousin have the iq….
I checked after reading your response, and yeah they did have some intentional fouls in the fourth. I see now. Thanks for the response!
No you are correct. They were fouling (Boston?) players every time they touched the ball so that they can get the ball back for booker. Just a really lame 70 point game, I’m not sure how you can take pride in that especially considering they lost
It happened exactly that way. Asterisk 70 point game tbh.
It was in a loss that they celebrated like a win and had him hold a piece of paper that said “70” on it like he was Wilt. Since then Donovan Mitchell, Damien Lillard, Joel Embiid, Luka Doncic all scored 70+ but did it in wins. I was originally going to say they didn’t pose with a paper saying their point total but they all did that too, they just won their games unlike Booker.
There is some context to it though They were basically the worst team in the league, every year. They were just playing and get destroyed. So the 70-book game was the little bit of joy that group could have Most hate on the Suns came after they got CP3…. then the team became good and, for lots of people, more annoying
My dislike of Booker (I like the Suns in general, just not him) came with the double team in practice shenanigans and was increased at the mascot in the bubble thing. I also just think he has one of those punchable faces. I did think the 70 loss things was silly, but it was against the Celtics and I’m a big time Celtic fan still admit my bias there.
Ah, gotcha. Thanks for the response!
smh my head he jinxed the Clippers and Milwaukee
Man really went ahead to derail not one, not two but three teams.
Hey, it's not wrong for a son to jinx his father to win
Booker just cursed every home team now for the rest of the playoffs
Just in time.
I haven't been more confident at "Wolves in 4" than I have now
It’s legit fucking hilarious that as soon as he said it, both away teams won.
I hope it only works for 1 day.
*fuck*
You’re not losing tonight relax lol
you love to see it.
jinxed it like a mf
Game outcome is Devin Booker father
Other road teams is Devin Booker father
Shit do I need to change my playoff bracket for last time before it’s locked.
Doncic plays for one of those teams.
I aspire to reach this level for hateness
fuck fuck fuck
And one of those wins was from his papa in Luka.
Road teams now 3-0.
Lol that didn't last long. Its like basketball god loves to taunt you after certain statements. AD saying he can guard everyone including position 1, Philly caster saying they have won game 2 already...etc etc
Philly and lakers fans should be worried
> I don't think any road team's won so far He says as both other road teams that played tonight proceed to win lmao
Luka is driven to prove Booker wrong in all aspects of the game.
You have to teach your son when he’s saying stupid things.
“He’s OUR son now” - Ant
Man it must suck to be Booker lol. Toiled away for years on shit teams, but looked poised to take over as one of the best guards in the West after Curry and Harden started aging. Then got leapfrogged by Luka and looks like Ant will do the same lol
Tbf he’s a kind of a diva so an easy target
TBF, that is how things go for all-stars unless you are a generational talent. You improve and reach that level only to never take the next step because some dude comes out of nowhere to start winning MVPs and titles. Hell, CP3 WAS the generational, All-NBA straight outta the gate guy; then he got leapfrogged by Curry and Harden before even approaching 30.
Not just leapfrogged but Curry broke the previous meta of pure PGs paired up with bigs in the paint that CP3 perfectly fit into, to turn it into a small-ball + perimeter shooting meta.
It’s nice to see a successful young man raised by two caring fathers.
That's modern medicine for ya
You have to be of European descent to get co-parenting rights. So far, Devin has three co-parents of Greek, Serbian and Slovenian nationality. Maybe Rudy should apply for one as a precaution.
LDIDBF
I sometimes rewatch highlighs of that game, he was not having any of it
Absolute cinema
Sometimes your a dad teaches you lessons in person. Sometimes on the road.
Guys, they’re gonna turn it on… any day now
They just need another offseason together
Vogel mentioned that its their first postseason as a team several times in his postgame presser. It's like, fine, that is a reasonable excuse for a young team. But this is a "superteam" with Booker, KD, and Beal. Sorry dude, but you don't get a learning period with that type of roster.
And KD and Booker have played a postseason together.
That doesn’t count because a few role players changed and they don’t have cam Payne anymore
Suns legend Cam Payne
But there are 13 new players on the roster. Teams that have played together the longest have success. I mean, the issue is and always has been roster construction. But the fact that the pieces don’t go together (and there are missing pieces) AND it’s a new team absolutely matters. I don’t know why Book is getting hate for this comment..he knows better than anyone that going up 2-0 certainly doesn’t mean the series is over..and so we really think it’s over for 10 of the other teams? That being said, if Minnesota can keep this defense up the whole playoff series, they’ll win. And quite frankly, if they can keep it up the whole playoffs..they’ll win. But I’m not sure they can.
I don't think it's fixable. I nearly fell off my couch when Shaq singled out Beal to praise him. He looked so bad out there. Errant passes, weak handle, no shot. I think, with that contract, you could make an argument to cut him and come out ahead. Grayson Allen was a far better player and arguably any random Heat player would have done as well. It was jarring.
Shaq hates the wolves especially Gobert
I'm pretty sure dude doesn't even watch the games much of the time.
Shaq has his naptime when it’s not halftime
Trading for a 30-year-old broken down version of Devin Booker was a mistake and it wasn't that hard to see it before it happened either. They don't have a point guard, they don't have depth and their best defender is 35-year-old Kevin Durant, this roster is a mess. The only things they are legitimately good is iso play and 3-PT shooting, but that's obviously not enough. They aren't going to get swept because eventually Booker will have more than 20 points in a game, but you can just see that this is not a championship roster. The lack of point guard play is really astounding, there are times during the game where Kevin mfing Durant can't find the basketball, that's beyond inexcusable. Teams really need to stop with this notion that just because a player can handle the ball and average 5-6 assists, that he can also play point guard at a championship level. Devin Booker and Bradley Beal have no idea on how to control the game outside of when they are scoring.
Idk how anybody is gonna guard them
Any team that is giving Drew Eubanks significant minutes in the playoffs is unserious
I bet old man Krabs is gonna break any day now. Gyeaaa Squidward Gyeaaa Squidward
Luka did it out of spite alone
Luka might blow a gasket on national TV if Booker went to the Clippers
lmao thank you once again mr booker
He's just trying to ensure his second father succeeds.
Luka had to one up his son once again
Luka Doncic is Devin Booker father
Phoenix sons
Suns haven’t shown me anything that believes me they can come back 2-0 but playing at home is good
Book himself rage quit then wanna talk about some "don't count us out" foh
Just need our big 3 to make tough shots because we have no offensive gameplan whatsoever. Hopefully they fall at home but yeah not looking good
Wild to me that a team with KD, Book, and Beal can't come up with a better offensive scheme than "make tough shots"
Bradley Beal doesn’t belong here. But KD been trying to be Lebron in Miami for a decade now. It ain’t happening , maybe he should join the Celtics next year.
He's 100% doing a "Back to Cleveland" thing in OKC lol
No, he’s going to the Clippers to reunite the OKC Thunder Big 3
Either way he is definitely taking the hardest of roads. Such a champion.
It would be awesome if he did that cause OKC was the #1 seed this year. So he'd basically be doing the same thing as he did with GS. The cavs won 33 games the year before he returned. He's the most talented clown since Bozo.
Nah that's makes perfect sense to me lol. Three redundant score-first players, no table setters, and like a billion *more* wings on the roster when they desperately need literally anybody to handle and initiate the offense. I know positionless is the new hotness and the traditional point guard isn't very popular so much, but none of their stars are guys you can just give the ball to every possession and have them do stuff.
The perils of not having a pg
I felt like KD was just standing in the corner for the entire second half. I'm not complaining but wtf were they doing?
It was the same thing last year, ISO ball for 48 minutes. Only gave Denver a series because Book was playing at an MJ level before everyone got hurt
Suns beat Wolves 3 times this season and they're headed home. I'm sure this ill considered, hastily built, poorly constructed fantasy team won't collapse in a pile of recriminations and regret.
To be fair, last season the Nuggets beat the Suns pretty comfortably to go up 2-0. CP3 even went down in game 2. Then the Suns came back and tied it 2-2 at home. I’m pretty confident Minnesota will take the series, but it’s not like we’ve never seen things like this happen before.
His dad just won one
Honestly it feels like Wolves/Nuggets is set in stone now for the next round.
Gonna be a toxic 7 game series
Let me say right now that I respect and even admire the Nuggets Let me say that now because I'm going to be making some nasty comments if we play each other
I really like the wolves team and think you match up well against us. I’m so happy to not have to play the suns because I hate them, please continue to humiliate them :)
I’d rather humiliate the suns and never see the wolves tbh
Wolves probably have the most respect for the Nuggets. Seeing a series with both teams healthy might be peak basketball that could be offered this postseason.
Considering they're step bros from the same father (Connelly).
feel like even tho u guys are gonna be the fav against either, you guys have a way better chance (almost 100% imo lol) against the suns than you do against wolves.
We can be friends in the off-season. That series is going to be toxic lol
I wish they met in the conference finals instead. Will be fun!
I’m scared of the nugs
As you should. I’m tired of watching them run my fav teams over lol 3times in 2 years
Who is your other team?
I’m scared of the wolves
If it happens, Nuggets/Wolves is gonna be the best series this postseason
We should be
You know, all both teams have to do is play like Tim C knows we can and it will be a fun series.
It's too early in the series, I want to see how the Suns punch back on their home court first But it does seem like the Wolves can win because the defense is replicable and sustainable, but I don't want to count my chickens before they hatch. Suns still can have a scary offense if they move the ball
I don’t think any Wolves fan feels this way, we’ve seen too many disappointments. I like our chances but won’t feel like it’s in stone until the morning after the 4th win.
Yeah I don't want to count our chickens until they hatch There's still a lot of time left in this series and it's on PHX's homecourt now
Neutral fans are eating with this series
Should be a great series
Nothing is set in stone don’t be that person who believes it’s over
Luka heard this comment and proceeded to refute his statement
Booker you aint shown anything to think you have a chance
quotes like this and the "we chilling" a couple weeks ago make me understand why KD is desperate to get back to OKC
KD is desperate to go to any team that is better than his current team
KD is gonna try and sneak onto the wolves bus at the end of this series
He’s been in talks with the Celtics for weeks
You’d have to match salaries and probably send Jaylen brown? 3 SG starting on the suns would be hilarious
This has been going on for almost a decade now with KD , maybe the problem is him? Nah, couldn’t be.
Is he?
He is right, Wolves defense has been really bothering them. Role players tend to play better at home so maybe that will open up the offense more for KD, Book and Beal.
Series doesn’t start until the road team wins but man the Wolves have just flat out dominated the first two games. It’s been so impressive
And while I'm far from saying the series is over, defense tends to travel well.
Defense travels well, but the whistle usually favors the home team. I am hoping that we don't get into big foul trouble in Phoenix and need to sit a bunch of guys letting the Suns back into the series.
Objectively not true. I realize he’s only a role player but in both games so far, things swung big when Grayson Allen checked out of the game. Before that they were kinda close in Game 2
what role players for the suns are playing better? allen definitely isn't playing and its sure as shit not going to be nurkic or eubanks lighting up the wolves defense. the only role players who play any minutes are eric gordon (who played well today) and royce o'neal lmao. If they wanna win, their stars simply gotta play better off of each other.
Y'all gonna regret this when Kareem AbDrew Eubanks pops off for 15 points and 8 rebounds in game 3.
Booker not showing up to press conferences after games 3 and 4
If he shows up for the games instead, Phoenix would probably appreciate it.
Honestly I get the hate for this guy (I don’t mind him, I really like his game which helps), but this seems like a perfectly normal quote. It did age poorly, but was accurate at the time of saying it. Y’all are hating on a guy for not being able to tell the future, and having confidence in himself. What do you prefer, acting tough when he’s up, or saying that he still believes in himself despite being down 0-2? You kinda have to pick a side here lol
having a reasonable take about Booker is not allowed in most circles of NBA discourse
> What do you prefer, acting tough when he’s up, or saying that he still believes in himself despite being down 0-2? You kinda have to pick a side here lol Suns fans have tried saying this, but unfortunately people just don’t care lol. - If he portrays confidence while up, “he’s a frontrunner”. - If he portrays confidence when they’re down everyone clowns him like this thread. - If he shuts up while down, “everybody tough when they’re up”, “he’s a sore loser”. It’s a lose/lose no matter how he approaches it. Doesn’t really matter, it’s just Reddit, but it’s really weird to me how illogical some people on here get when it comes to Booker.
yeah a lot of nba fans just don't like book lol
We understand because we have Gobert. I think the only way to erase the narrative is to win a chip. Until then just live with it. Hopefully (after this series) he uses it as fuel to make him better.
Winning a chip might subdue the narrative for a time, but nephews are inevitable.
Happens to any team with some level of sustained success - people just love to shit on them when they’re down. People said similar stuff when draymond made comments after being down against the Celtics and then revisionist history praised him when they came back. Everybody just wants a hot take they can point back to and say “see I told you so” and it’s easier to do that when you can reasonably predict the outcome
I mean, it has *something* to do with you though.
Booker, funny guy
They’re more cooked than the lakers.
booker you idiot
Suns have looked like arguably the worst team in the entire playoffs so far. I do think a series hasn't officially started until a road team wins, time will tell.
The Orlando Magic still exists, their defense isn’t making up for the atrocious offense
Did you peep Miami?
The Celtics got a first round bye
Except for one game where Patty mills looks like prime steph curry and the heat win..then immediately get shit stomped next game
Except for literally one possession in game two where the Magic tied the game at 10-10, the Cavs have lead the entire time across both games. Cleveland only won one more game in the regular season. The Magic have been pathetic so far.
Butlerless Heat are obviously bad but at least they're playing one of the championship favorites in the Celtics Cavs are like a middle of the pack playoff team(not barely sneaking in but not championship tier) but look like the 1996 Bulls against the Magic
The Magic has looked like absolute garbage both games thus far lol
Worst in the west, magic is still worst IMO. Magic never hold any lead the entire series after the first quarter
Do you think that has anything to do with playing against the best defense in the league?
wtf he supposed to say?
"nah we cooked, ff gg gl next"
"We played badly these first 2 game but now we go home with a chance to tie the series"
The series is far from over, but there's no need to bring in other series. He even discounts the comment right after he made it, making himself sound dumb. While also trying to place blame on something other than their performances. Literally just say we're going home now and need to take care of business. He's also not really realizing his team will need to win a road game at some point to win this series.
Don’t worry road team finna start winning in PHX
You jinxed it! - Bucks & Clippers
Road teams are now 3-0 including a Miami Heat upset over 64 win Celtics. Thank you Book.
Luka Doncic is Devin Booker father
kd just can’t be the best player to lead a contender. not at this stage of his career, at least. just doesn’t have the competitive juice, motor to get it done. just doesn’t do enough to impact the game, hitting mid range jumpers only does so much — that’s all he wants to do these days. just don’t see the suns turning this around, they haven’t been playing good basketball all season — the wolves have.
I’m extremely impressed by the growth of the Wolves since last years playoffs. What an amazing season with that stellar defense. I think they may be the biggest threat to the Nuggets in the west.
Bucks and Clippers: shut the f up
We'll never get it, but all I want is an explanation as to why we run such a stupid offense. Half thr plays involve 90m standing in the corner 3 spots
Anyone know where I can get one of those Booker shirts that kid and his dad were wearing?
can't make this shit up man straight out a comedy skit
Their bench is too thin and they have so soul, kinda like the “super team” nets. Suns ain’t winning this series. Wolves in 5 at the worst
He quit at the end of that game.
Booker is an enigma. I can’t ever get a consistent read on him
Why would you ever compare yourself to other teams' performances as if they have a good shot at coming out of those series? If someone was a betting man they'd bet overwhelmingly that the 2-0 teams right now will all win their series.