Then why did the Bucks fire him midseason?

@@hungryhippowdon7141 That's the bucks mistake.

@@ju9330maybe he needed time? He was an assistant coach on the Lakers during their Championship run. it worked out for Jason kidd and the bucks in the end. Both got a ring (kidd as a assistant coach & the bucks as a team) now he has a chance to lead a team to a ring. I hope it works

@@hungryhippowdon7141 Much younger, less mature and clearly wasn't willing to adapt back then. Completely the opposite this season since returning to coaching. Clearly in his time away he has had a lot of time to reflect on what he was doing wrong when he was a younger Coach and how to improve that.

@@ju9330 he sucked as coach when he was on the Bucks

I feel like out of any team the hornets would definitely be the ones to give ayton a huge amount of money

Ayton needs a SOLID PF

@@tidedetergent4382 miles bridges is solid

The saddest thing about this team was what made them great was their depth and “next man up” attitude all season until the playoffs. Somehow guys like Payne, Johnson and McGee were non factors and it showed what this team would look like if they were handcuffed with most of their cap into Booker, Ayton and CP3. They couldn’t risk losing CP3 to the Lakers, Booker was the 1st homegrown superstar since Amar’e and sadly Ayton is nowhere close to what Amar’e was in his prime. I’d like to see him stay and grow as it took Embiid a few years to become who he is but just don’t see Ayton making that leap especially with all that was on the table this season.

The Suns just can't give him max money.. he's unproven.. Dude is too soft in the paint.. I hope they use their brains and offer something that both can agree with while adding more depth to their roster..

Exactly, its not perfect but you need those harsh decisions for many new doors to open, in the future.

De'Aaron Fox on the Kings for example

@@TheLongWind DeAaron is not the problem in Sacramento, he's been one of the only good players the Kings have actually hit on since the Adelman days

@@rynomclaughlin1595 He's good, but max-contract good?

@Jason Tyrese Haliburton... oh wait lmao

That's why i have still hope for nash

Kidd is responsible for making giannis good. Giannis was even mad they let kidd go. Plus, kidd literally said he wants giannis to play all 5 spot and develop all skills

@@st4r444 why when he can just truck into the defenses and get his free throws

He still does that. He's just better at teaching the weak side adjustments and rotations. But that is still literally his style. Watch how they defend Steph.

@@mentazmic Also, with Westbrook, we see where relying on only athleticism takes you.

Pelicans weren’t a normal 8th seed, and don’t forget the pelicans coach basically was the Suns’ assistant coach for about 4 seasons if I’m not mistaken.

@@oddking1 still should’ve been a 4 or 5 game series. Suns were heavy favorites and by far were the better team yet struggled noticeably.

@@oddking1 Normal or not, it doesn't matter. Suns are the first seed, with 64 wins, and favorites to win the title. How poorly they responded to the Pelicans is indicative that they're playoff frauds.

@@daonlygoat their best players missed some games it was bound to happen And losing a player mid series is much more impactful than the situation Zion is in where he didn't play once so the team had time to develop without him

@@silverfang4583 but in 2019 WCF KD also got hurt and the Warriors still swept the Blazers because they are LEGIT contenders unlike the Suns who only beaten injured teams they are not legit ive been saying this since last year they are like the 2015 Hawks and the past two years Jazz theyre only a regular season animals 64wins they still struggle to Zion-less 9th seed Play-In Pelicans team granted the Pels are better than their record after the CJ trade but nah they are 100% proven overrated

Don't Forget in 2019 Draft they could have Draft tyler Herro over cam Johnson

At the time, Ayton made a lot of sense because of positional need, I knew luka was gonna be the best player in the draft class though.

@@jdcsteelers498 chris paul wasn’t there in 2018 so they needed a point guard

Coulda, woulda, shoulda

@@jdcsteelers498 Phoenix didn’t have a good PG, which they needed. At least the damn Kings had one when they didn’t pick him

So in other words another DeRozan

I was one of the people who said the closest thing to Kobe since Kobe was Booker, but I was mostly referring to solely his scoring ability. In terms of that comparison, I think its still more or less a good comparison. The footwork in the mid range and shooting ability + size, I think he is very "Kobe-like." However its become clear thats where the comparison stops. For 1, he has nowhere near the athletic ability that Kobe had in his prime. And then after that, he lacks everything else. Booker is the poster boy for "empty stats". The only 70 pt game in the last 10 years? Still an L and he was clearly just stat padding. All his scoring during losing seasons. Never even led the league in PPG despite being the #1 option on a trash team. And like Andy mentions here in this video, he becomes a completely useless player when he's not scoring. I was a fan of his for awhile after the last few seasons, hes hard to root for. Especially after getting paired up with CP0rings.

Booker doesnt have the footwork that kobe had. Kobe can work through double and even triple team

Ur a genuis

What a call. What’s gonna happen next?

since this is the internet, where lots of people lie…I can easily say you’re lying. You will have to prove with out a doubt that was your take then. Not mad or anything just bored tbh.

@@superstar4948 he prolly meant porzingis is just a shitty slot spacetaker on the mavs

The Warriors are no Suns though, it will be tough for them.

Meanwhile Suns biggest acquisitions of Aaron Holliday and Torey Craig got little to no playing time even when CP3 and Crowder were struggling 🤦‍♂️

@@NotMeNaNaNa they benched the wrong guy. Ayton showed up in game 7 more than fucking CP and Booker

Yea exactly. U can't even go by the full season #s. Look at our offensive n defensive #s after we got rid of KP. Became a completely diff team. Mavs n Boston were the best defensive teams n also had the best records since all star break. So our offense was also better than jus #15, n our boys have been proving it.

@Israel Raider he's been good the past few seasons and wasn't he the one that took Kyries spot when he was injured?

facts. mavericks have an offensive rating of 119.1 since they traded for dinwiddie and bertans (111.6 before the trade), the pelicans have an offensive rating of 118.1 since they traded for mccollum and nance jr (110.2 before the trade). that is actually insane for the pelicans considering they didn't have zion for any of those games. so much young talent to build on.

We are not giving up just Ayton for Harrell. Better add some players to it too

@@haydotzero3372 They'll probably add P.J Washington to it. Aytons Stock is at a all time low so they'll probably just get Herrel and some second round picks. But The Portland Trailblazers might be in consideration too because they'll have capspace this off season too

@@ybnmason5976 you can’t say he’s a max player and low stock In the same sentence

@@JohnDoe-rk7ej I agree he's played trash got out rebounded by Luka like. Ayton is tall for nothing but someone's gonna do a sign and trade for him and they gotta pay a lot of people on the Suns so it might be Harrel and a first round pick if the hornets ho after him

Sounds like Chris Chan documentary music

But will it matter because they might choke again.

@@RansomBallard Probably, depends on Paul. I mean that dude is balling like crazy but once he turns 37, he became Cliff Paul with health insurance.

Yeah also seemed like ayton didn’t want to try, defense went out the window and notice how they didn’t do or use the same plays that was winning games it’s like a whole different type of team was playing, bunch of players got exposed I just hope next year there is no dispute over contracts or bs internal problems

Just like the 2015 warriors

@@DavidLopez-ro6bj not really a fair comparison. The 2015 Warriors won the chip and the only injured team they faced was Cleveland. Kyrie and Love's injuries helped for sure, but they did win it and followed it up with four more finals appearances in a row and a dynasty. All of the teams the 2021 Suns faced leading up to the finals had at least one of their top two players injured and they got absolutely exposed in the finals against the first healthy team they played. Also followed it up with an embarrasing second round exit

@@DavidLopez-ro6bj I can see what your saying but not to the same degree

@@isaacdunaway7149 with that same team, they blew it. 73-9 is a joke now. They needed kevina durant to win, what fake 3 rings

But when those players are always injured (AD, Kawhi, and Murray), it is like the normal team...those players stay injured and/or load managing

that would be funny lol

I think Mavs is looking for a big man that can play in a 5-out system and also be a non-liability in switches, basically an upgrade from Maxi is who they are targeting. But Ayton sure would be a nice piece.

@@hittkid6312 who do u think they can realistically get

@@Equilyzr zach Lavine and luka the next 1 - 2 punch

@@hittkid6312 the only center who is viable on the perimeter is Jarett Allen

Atleast the Mavs had the excuse of the Warriors being the absolute worst matchup possible for them that year. Don Nelson they’re old coach knowing exactly what they liked to do, and a whole bunch of explosive perimeter guys who exploited Dirk on both offense and defense

@@enthusiastofcute no excuses

@@arizonaFIREent I’m comparing that Mavs team to this years suns team. And comparatively, that Mavs team getting upset by the Warriors was a hell of a lot more likely then the Suns losing to this years Mavs team

He Is a trap for franchises

@@Nicomartz52 under contract around 2024.

@@Nicomartz52 exactly! All for the money.

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Nah he legit choked only 2 times during his career (this year and in 2014), most of the time he played well but his team lost anyway or injuries

I don’t. He’s always been a dirty player and a coward, he doesn’t deserve a ring.

Phoenix just needs another 15-20ppg scorer

@@VLE-Grimace He plays Hard, not dirty

He’ll be getting the Doc Rivers’ special: choking series leads & not using the ABC’s. **Always Be Closing

@@vladirackpubama6785 He has done a combination of both. No one is denying how hard he plays, but let's not act like he hasn't committed dirty acts throughout his career.

the Lakers, Nuggets and the Clippers would beat them in 5 games or even a sweep if they are healthy those3 teams that i mentioned are LEGIT top heavy contenders meanwhile the Suns are not

@@dxtremecaliber and all 3 of those teams did what in the playoffs this year???

@@dxtremecaliber The Lakers sucked ass this year. They are in no way “top heavy contenders.” If they were then they would’ve at least made the play in.

@@dxtremecaliber Correction were well in the Lakers case. Denver and Clippers still have a chance.

clippers have accomplished less than the suns and they’re the biggest choke job in the league. nuggets got swept 2 years in a row they’re not contenders even when murray gets back. I don’t believe either one of them would’ve beat the suns last year

are you a suns fan? just curious no hate

@@Matt-wy6zf don’t see why that matters

@@elijahthegoat9681 it doesn't exactly but I'm right tho

Booker playing with CP3 is the worse thing that could've happen to him. Before he use to take pride in his game on Offense and Defense cus he wanted to be like Kobe. Now all he does is FLOP and complain to the refs like CP3. CP3 ruins players careers by showing them how to flop, just look at Blake Griffin, Harden, Crowder and the whole Suns team!

"He rated out as the #1 defensive SG in the NBA this year"..... jesus h crikey....can't tell which is worse: - the reg season ratings system or - the level of competition in the current field of 2-guards

Exactly

Pretty much.

Yea he apparently can’t control when he actually plays well either

The problem is that Ayton acts like he doesn't want to be aggressive. There were multiple times where he could've had a dunk at the rim and he passed up on it

@@supermanrun2313 bcoz he does not have that confidence, he still a kid… Giannis is the same way back, the bucks just trust him and run plays around him which build his self confidence

"There's still no doubt that the Suns were and still are the better team." We'll see how this take ages and know for certain within the month....however, I never bought any of their hype. Waltzing through the playoffs in '21 thanks to other's misfortune, and getting Ws in the reg is nothing close to being dominant. Or even necessarily 'better'. Just fortunate.

this whole video is how Suns are trash when facing actually good teams, and here you are claiming that they are good. They are not. Never have been. They cant beat a single good team/or even decent team if their opponents aren't crippled to shit.

@@Three60Mafia that’s why next season we need to make statement wins in the playoffs against teams like mavs and championship type teams, season was good but the playoff showed us we had a weak defense and no other shooters when it became important we are good just not as good as the teams this season wie will either get better or worse

@@123bboymeandyou that and if they will still be together with good chemistry next season

@@johnangeloperez9866 true because who knows what’s been going on backstage

Which he lost..

Mavs fan here. Luka needs help big time. He's it right now. The Mavs have no other star to help out. Fortunately he's young and will only get better but it's hard to bring a star player to Dallas.

Lol

Exactly why they are losers.

Cp3 closest chance to win a ring was last year. Suns up 2-0 against the Bucks.

Cp3 and Harden don’t seem like the type of guys to take paycuts

@@jonahsunshine9273 harden did goofyy

Lol if CJ was consistent we’d beat them in 6 or 7.

If your Mother had wheels she’d be a car.

Don't worry. Chris Paul and his twin Cliff Paul are really entertaining in insurance company commercials 🤓

30 million a year for a reserve player? No thanks

It specifically outlines 2-0, which can include 3 1 as he also choked one of those. Just means in the next two games they split

Cp3 always injured in crucial games funny

You should check out dylandoesbasketball. Has good 30 minute videos discussing people's careers and teams (usually ones that are troubled).

SBNation too.

There are plenty other ones around, with all due respect…

@@benjaminan1183 The collapse series is top-tier.

@@benjaminan1183 no.

He’s been that way for years way before pandemic P

"only" lol. But that's been the narrative Chris Paul's entire career. That everything always has to fall in his shoulders that it's always his fault that he can't do this right and he can't do that right. Chris Paul has been truly great for last few years. He's consistently averaged a double double or close to a double double with consistently 49% from the field for the last three seasons. I don't know if anybody else who is that close to 40 years old besides and I'm going to hate myself for this LeBron that has been nothing short of a consistent workhorse.

@@billdover3165 Chris Paul is no LeBron James so idk why people even hold Chris Paul to his standards. lol

Just to go 10-72 😂

@@KH-ou4st How dare you mock my team!

@@edwinvazquez4230 yes, how dare he mock the second worst NBA franchise next to the Kings…

Shaq got away and won, Dwight got away and won (not as the main guy but still), what makes this any different?

The Mavs is going to get destroyed.. The Mavs don't have no defense to stop those efficient perimeter shooters..

Yes but not against gsw

Good luck against the Warriors, they ain't the Suns.

Warriors up 3-0

He's been known for consistently knocking mid range/elbow shots and NOT turning the ball over. But against the Mavs, he did neither of those

@@elizabethgeorge168 they trapped him, isolated him.

Basically Dwane Casey in 2018 except Monty Williams in my opinion had a far better team

Aged like milk meme is dead. Get some new material bud.

@@famousmortimer7933 it's not a meme my man it's a phrase just like "aged like fine wine" is. I'm pretty sure those phrases were used well before memes even existed

@@lakyak Apparently the world did not exist before the internet smh.

Exactly

Except it was clearly Dinwiddie who did all the damage in the decisive game. The end

Because he doesn't want to play for the Suns just like Harden giving up on the Rockets Nets and 76ers.

Thank you, Ayton wants money not a ring lmao. His skill ain’t even a factor at all.

Actually Russ and Harden still have time unlike CP0

Won't happen now since the Wolves made the playoffs.

Keep crying😂

@@novembers5760 not crying over it just really bummed out that the team I grew up loving became so toxic over these last two years. I guess that's inevitable when Chris Paul joins your team. You're a real asshole. I don't wish bad on your team.

oh yeah i really didnt like suns/suns fans attitudes all year so i happily called them out. predictable af offense. respects to you for being solid and holding it down gl next year

^ this didnt age well

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I think I’m with you on that. Just a proven playoff loser. I’m sick of it.