all these goofballs keep insisting that KD is underrated and disrespected and he's better than bron and all this shyt - KD is empty calories if there isnt a real leader on the team to make sure his productivity is for winning basketball. sadly, i had to finally accept that booker isnt a real leader and we are stuck with this untradable quiet quitter from washington dc. fukk!!!
Family, please explain in basketball terms what this means. Because there’s nothing basketball sensible about what you just said. Was LeBron empty calories these past few years with AD? Was Wade empty calories before LeBron came to the Heat post-Shaq? Was Kobe empty calories before Pau Gasol? I’m so sick of this non-sports related imaginary “leader” shyt. Do you know how crazy it is to say KD needs someone to make sure his productivity is for winning? That literally means nothing and makes no sense. The problem is that you, and a lot of other smart people came of age watching the Michael Jordan propaganda of basketball where you think cult of personality instead of team construction leads to winning. You believe that there is some intangible quality that makes teams win instead of just the players on the actual team.
Your team is only competitive BECAUSE of Kevin Durant. You have won about 1 game that isn’t against Utah without him. Your team SUCKS. Leadership isn’t your problem - it is roster construction. You’re looking at the names and thinking it should work instead of the talent and roster construction. The Phoenix Suns have less overall talent than probably 10 different rosters in the West. How much was Curry leading the Warriors when they tanked without KD? How much was he leading them these last few years or when they lost in the playoffs to a young Ja Morant? Is he suddenly leading them better post all star break or did he get JIMMY BUTLER and now everyone is in their natural role.
The Suns have three different guys on their team who prefer to operate out of the mid range without a legit defensive playmaker next to them and without athletic wings or a rim protector. You’re losing because you can’t defend anything and the guys on your team who can defend (Dunn) can’t space the floor. The Suns inserted Beal into the starting line up and then their bench scored like 8 points. Your team isn’t good b.
Your downfall was the Ayton trade - you’ve never found a suitable replacement and Beal’s NTC cost you Jimmy. Booker is a scorer and secondary playmaker who is being forced to be a primary playmaker and to defend the opposing team’s best guard half the time. It’s untenable.
