BREAKING NEWS: The Phoenix Suns have traded for KEVIN DURANT

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Did you see how the roster was constructed? Boston literally had to guard one man (KD) and hunt two players on the other end. Not to mention refs let them get away with every bump and foul. Did KD not manhandle Boston the year prior with a more evenly constructed roster? Did he not drop an efficient 31 on Boston this season and is averaging 30 ppg?

Booker is enough to keep teams from selling out and doubling KD every possession. CP0 will be the primary ball handler so he can get to his spots.
Also I think KD himself will make adjustments to how he plays teams that play him the way boston did. They were anticipating him getting to his spot at the elbow where he's automatic and bringing a hard double and swiping at the ball.

He'll either pass to the open man when he sees the double or anticipate the swipe for fouls. And like you said, they let the refs get away with hacking
 

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Also I think KD himself will make adjustments to how he plays teams that play him the way boston did. They were anticipating him getting to his spot at the elbow where he's automatic and bringing a hard double and swiping at the ball.

He'll either pass to the open man when he sees the double or anticipate the swipe for fouls. And like you said, they let the refs get away with hacking
Monty Williams will also scheme the defense into staying honest along with CP0 directing on the court. I don’t see how any team can play him that way anymore with the pieces around him. They gotta earn buckets on the other end bc Phoenix is a complete team with decent wings even with Bridges gone and a big that can at least rebound and alter shots. Okogie and Craig ain’t that bad. The team looked decent against Indiana without him.
 

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Yeah they'll try it. Big difference though is the Suns havent won prior to KD like the Dubs who won and had a 73 win season. So if the Suns win, KD is unequivocally the guy who put them over the top.
Lethotties already juelzing about their bench like the buyout market they’re talking about every season doesn’t exist :mjlol:

Only thing that can stop this team is health. They were probably just calling this team washed but now it’s stacked with four all stars :comeon:
 

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Phoenix should be the favorites in the West on paper but CP3 being washed, Ayton being extremely inconsistent in terms of production and effort and lack of depth has them as kind of shaky favorites. At least for this season
I also think they're not a good health bet
Yeah and they don’t have wing defenders to cover for teams hunting CP3 and Booker. Ayton isn’t a good enough rim protector to make up for the lost depth in perimeter defenders.
 
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