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Mars

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Booker is too inconsistent to lead a team to a championship as the #1 option...He has games where he explodes for 40-60 pts...Then has multiple games where he'll drop 16-22 pts on poor shooting...Booker is a 2nd option on a title contender
 

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I still think that Ayton has to be the X factor for the Suns but that ship has seemingly sailed
This year is wide open but overall I agree. CP is old, Ayton is halfway out, and Suns bench is a joke. Booker's play has masked over their real issues. Point is Booker has proven to be a #1 on a contender, that comment is dumb
 

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He just did this 2 years ago lol

Did what 2 yrs ago?

Beat an injured Lakers team? (Lebron/AD both playing hurt)
Beat an injured Nuggets team? (No Murray)
Beat an injured Clippers squad? (No Kawhi)

Booker was too inconsistent in the finals vs the Bucks. just look at his scoring totals by game:

Gm 1- 27 pts on 8-21 fg
Gm 2- 31 on 12-25 fg
Gm 3- 10 pts on 3-14 fg
Gm 4- 42 pts on 17-28 fg
Gm 5- 40 pts on 17-23 fg
Gm 6- 19 pt on 8-22 fg

Booker had 2 dud games...I'll give him a pass on game 1 since Phoenix won...He needs to be more consistent....Just look at Booker's inconsistency vs the Mavs in the playoffs

Gm 1- 23 pts on 7-20 fg
Gm 2- 30 pts on 11-19 fg
Gm 3- 18 pts on 6-13 fg
Gm 4- 35 pts on 10-22 fg
Gm 5- 28 pts on 11-20 fg
Gm 6- 19 pts on 6-17 fg
Gm 7- 11 pts on 3-14 fg

3 bad shooting games out of 7
 

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Yet Ja caught feelings when that c00n Barkley said he don’t get his teammates involved enough.

He stay going into Iverson chucking mode and forgetting that Jaren is a walking mismatch.

And don’t get me started on Dillon and his dumbass

You already know i'm a fan of Ja and MEM but thanks for acknowledging this.

For all the passive aggressiveness naysayers have for Donovan ("too many mouths to feed") in regards to Mobley’s development, they should have the same energy then for Jackson Jr’s situation.
 

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I don't know if the Pels can get over the hump with Willie as coach. Waited until Booker had 50+ before he started taking the ball out of his hands.

For me, it’s whether an in sync Zion/Ingram duo can overcome the deficiencies of CJ/Val over a 7 game series… in a West where every team will have the firepower to take advantage of mishaps.

Everyone knows CJ gon chuck up some streaky bs. Everyone knows Val gon set them moving picks and look incredulous afterwards.

I do agree their defensive strategy vs Booker in the 4th was pretty questionable.
 
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