Game 49: Phoenix Suns (28-20) @ Atlanta Falcons (20-27) l Friday l 5:30pm l AZFamily

[SunsRback4Good]

Gave away such a likable team with chemistry for a bunch of mercenaries.

...who won't even surpass what the previous team did.

Exactly!

[SunsRback4Good]

Gave away such a likable team with chemistry and NBA historic playoff defeats for a bunch of mercenaries.

Fixed it.

Sure I'd like Bridges and maybe Cam to still be on the team but everyones else...CP3, Ayton, Shamet, Craig, Saric, Landale, Wainright, Sticks...not missing them at all.

We could’ve kept one of Saric/Craig, Payne perfect off the bench.. there are no need to gut an entire roster for slim chance at a title. There’s something called chemistry if you don’t have it you’re not going to magically win.

[bwgood77]

You guys are telling me we’re committing so many dumbass turnovers often….i wonder if having a PG like Tyus Jones that’s available for 2nd rd picks can help with that?

If we could get him for 2nd round picks, we should for sure. It would be dumb not to. It seems they would get a better offer...but then again, most teams have starting PGs.

Better offer from who? I doubt most teams would be open to sending more than 2nd rd picks for a 30 game rental. He’s a FA this summer.

He’s not netting a 1st rd pick for 30 games imo.

Well it says they'd be happy with 2nd rounders, but I am not sure we have the most or best ones. I don't know what other teams might be interested...it's definitely worth going for him but doesn't seem like we have a lot of interest.

[bwgood77]

Gave away such a likable team with chemistry and NBA historic playoff defeats for a bunch of mercenaries.

Fixed it.

Sure I'd like Bridges and maybe Cam to still be on the team but everyones else...CP3, Ayton, Shamet, Craig, Saric, Landale, Wainright, Sticks...not missing them at all.

We could’ve kept one of Saric/Craig, Payne perfect off the bench.. there are no need to gut an entire roster for slim chance at a title. There’s something called chemistry if you don’t have it you’re not going to magically win.

I noticed Payne is shooting like 40% from 3 and has like a 3 to 1 ast/to ratio. I wish we would have kept him.

[WeekapaugGroove]

Fixed it.

Sure I'd like Bridges and maybe Cam to still be on the team but everyones else...CP3, Ayton, Shamet, Craig, Saric, Landale, Wainright, Sticks...not missing them at all.

We could’ve kept one of Saric/Craig, Payne perfect off the bench.. there are no need to gut an entire roster for slim chance at a title. There’s something called chemistry if you don’t have it you’re not going to magically win.

I noticed Payne is shooting like 40% from 3 and has like a 3 to 1 ast/to ratio. I wish we would have kept him.

Most bucks fans would like Payne off the team or at least out of the rotation after the deadline.

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[SunsRback4Good]

Fixed it.

Sure I'd like Bridges and maybe Cam to still be on the team but everyones else...CP3, Ayton, Shamet, Craig, Saric, Landale, Wainright, Sticks...not missing them at all.

We could’ve kept one of Saric/Craig, Payne perfect off the bench.. there are no need to gut an entire roster for slim chance at a title. There’s something called chemistry if you don’t have it you’re not going to magically win.

I noticed Payne is shooting like 40% from 3 and has like a 3 to 1 ast/to ratio. I wish we would have kept him.

Definitely could have kept him. Teams that go to finals the previous year don’t just gut the entire roster. How many games could suns have won in 4th Q with Payne playing? I’m sure we can have an extra 3-4 wins now.

[WeekapaugGroove]

We could’ve kept one of Saric/Craig, Payne perfect off the bench.. there are no need to gut an entire roster for slim chance at a title. There’s something called chemistry if you don’t have it you’re not going to magically win.

I noticed Payne is shooting like 40% from 3 and has like a 3 to 1 ast/to ratio. I wish we would have kept him.

Definitely could have kept him. Teams that go to finals the previous year don’t just gut the entire roster. How many games could suns have won in 4th Q with Payne playing? I’m sure we can have an extra 3-4 wins now.

They went to the finals 3 years ago. Id actually say the hindsight mistake was not trading Ayton that summer when his value was at its absolutely peak. They opt'd for keeping it together.

Boston lost in the finals the year after and I think they have what 4 players left from that roster still on the team. Hell the Bucks only have like 4 guys left from the roster that beat the Suns.

NBA rosters change rapidly, it's just the way it goes these days.

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[SunsRback4Good]

I noticed Payne is shooting like 40% from 3 and has like a 3 to 1 ast/to ratio. I wish we would have kept him.

Definitely could have kept him. Teams that go to finals the previous year don’t just gut the entire roster. How many games could suns have won in 4th Q with Payne playing? I’m sure we can have an extra 3-4 wins now.

They went to the finals 3 years ago. Id actually say the hindsight mistake was not trading Ayton that summer when his value was at its absolutely peak. They opt'd for keeping it together.

Boston lost in the finals the year after and I think they have what 4 players left from that roster still on the team. Hell the Bucks only have like 4 guys left from the roster that beat the Suns.

NBA rosters change rapidly, it's just the way it goes these days.

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Yeah, it’s making sense why we traded nearly everyone on our roster. It sucks caus I value chemistry very heavily knowing how important it is to an organization to succeed, but yeah, the Suns team was unraveling the last couple of seasons especially in playoffs watching that Mavs & Pel’s series you knew something drastic has to be done.