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this video didnt aged well 😂😂

If Beal keeps this up Suns are going to the Finals

Tired of people talking about regular season W-L as the determining factor. People could lose every game to the Lakers and they would still pick them as an upset in the playoffs. 56 wins in the regular season on a consistent basis was not enough to earn the flowers from ANYONE.Be the best defense means nothing compared to teams that take 80 shots a night. Strap in and don’t feel sorry for us wolves fans. I’m Coming back to cash the tickets when the wolves win in 5.

As a Suns fan I am cautiously optimistic, but I still remember how inconsistent the Suns can be so I can't be confident. To me, the regular season record doesn't really mean a ton when forecasting playoff matchups. The Suns had won like 8 straight games in the regular season against the Mavs before the 2022 conference semi-finals, and all Suns fans remember how that turned out. But, I just don't know if KAT, returning from injury, can stay on the floor against this matchup. Even when healthy there's no defensive matchup you love for him. If he isn't hitting his shots, if he's turning it over when he sees a double, or if he's committing offense fouls trying to taking advantage of switches onto smaller guys, he can't play on offense either. That being said, the key to the Suns winning in the regular season was slowing down Ant. I just think Ant is too good to be slowed down by the boxes and elbows defense the Suns have been showing him. Gobert is capable in more aggressive pick and roll coverages, which he will have to do because drop doesn't work against the Suns. The Wolves have tried their best to not double and blitz in the regular season matchups, but that's the Suns' weakness so I'm sure they will in this series. Nurkic is very inconsistent, but he has to keep trying to score while rolling or Gobert will begin to roam off of him. I think the Wolves one-big lineups, especially with Reid or KAT, can cause Nurkic to be played off the floor too. Overall I think Suns in 6, but there will definitely be times in the series where it looks like the Suns are going to get blown out.

The Suns are just not good. Their shooting will not continue to be crazy like it was in the regular season against the Wolves. Defense will grind them down, I'm thinking wolves in 6.

Im a Suns fan but I don’t want to get too comfortable that the Suns can beat the Wolves so easily..

Wolves going to prove you all wrong

They haven’t gotten our best effort. 1st game - day after the in season tournament. Wolves were on a B2B. 2nd game - missing Kat. 3rd game - KAT just got back from surgery. I don’t think Ant has taken the matchup serious. But he will. He coasts vs bad teams and Phoenix don’t look like a threat if you standings watch. Wolves just need to stop playing the Suns game and trying to match up to what they are doing and just play their own game. Go big and make them react to us. Don’t let them dictate tempo cause more possessions just plays into what the Suns want. More shots.

Ant was trying to bait Beal into throwing a punch to get him ejected. Beal was not falling for the banana in the tailpipe trick. I guess if you can't guard Beal, might as well try to get him ejected. Problem solved.🤣

Bad match up? None of the Suns can frikin match up hunt the smallest guy in the Wolves lineup in Mike Conley. Meanwhile the Suns are pitiful on the boards and barely beat out the Wolves on the glass in game 2. Only because the Wolves were still finding big buckets elsewhere. Suns don't have anyone reliable to throw at Ant or even KAT if he gets the hot hand. Suns will get their big scoring game off Booker/KD but the consistency won't be there to keep it close. Especially if pressure is on Booker to buy buckets in an elimination game.

wtf I didn't recognize kevin until he spoke

Is Chris Vernon a casual? Still thinks gobert can be played off the court?

I liked the clarification here that Rudy is not the problem. He’s been so good this year and still has his detractors but I think he is not going to be “exposed” - if anything he’s probably the key to getting Nurkic in foul trouble and opening up driving lanes later in the game.

How did the Suns all of a sudden become the best team in the Nba

Wow. This has aged well...

Small ball hasn't really been effective against the Wolves this season so far. Even in the PHX games, I believe the most effective lineups were the ones with Nurkic. When teams have gone small against the Wolves, typically they have been able to punish it and use their size to dictate the game (so far). I don't think that small ball is necessarily going to be as effective as people think.

Beal KD and Booker will be too much for anyone in the West including the Nuggets

Put ant on beal McDaniels on book and force them to let KD run the offense. Hes always struggled as the lead ball handler in the playoffs

Never mind the Wolves, despite the Suns up and downs all season (and they have adjusted a completely new team all year with minimum continuity) they know they are more than a match for any team in the west, beating the nuggets twice in Denver, the Wolves three times so they’re not phased by any team in a playoff series. It’s no longer the regular season, their players have their reputations for being among the best when they apply themselves, their record is not a reflection of how they play at their best, it would have been a top 4-5 place in some previous playoff seedings. Their various collective and individual stats are superb throughout but also in phases of the season. They are now a seriously motivated and galvanised team who are also well aware of their own weaknesses. No team wants to face Phoenix but Phoenix will challenge any team.

The suns are going to go small without Nurkic and Eubanks. KD at the 5. If they win those mins, Minnesota can't beat them

Well.... The Suns got Punk'd today.😂

Fun watching this after game 1

If Wolves beat the Suns, they will win the championship

Every game the Suns were shooting lights out and the Wolves were bricking. Not even in the sense of the Wolves defense was bad or that they arent a good shooting team. Just outliers. Yes all 3 games were Suns dominated, my question though is: What happens when it flips? What happens when Nurkic gets in early foul trouble and the Suns cant stop Minnesota. What happens when the Suns dont shoot 55 percent from 3 but 35? The Suns havnt had adversity in this series yet. Is it because theyre that much better? Maybe I think it had more to do with the ball going their way more than anything. Is Ant going to have more points than the Suns in game 7 going into the half? Wolves in 7

They got PACKED UP

My question is what is KOC going to use to defend Gobert this time?

Suns have 3pt shooters to help KD and Booker unlike last year in playoffs. Beal Allen, Gordon, O’Neil and Bol Bol Can all spread the floor. I think suns can beat Denver as well. The team suns will struggle against will be Dallas Clippers and OKC

Come on people. PHO misses roleplayers. MIN is a complete team with way more flexibility. Booker and Beal are liabilities

Vernon still going with that "play Gobert off the floor" delusion. Cool...

(Phoenix)-Buying in, not buying in, buying in lemme guess…. Not buying in now?

Beal will find a different defensive strategy for him. The Wolves will make adjustments. Injuries were a big part of the difference.

if the suns go small they may benefit on offense but on defense it will hurt more than it helps on offense

Well.......

We sweeping the Suns . Bring on the Nuggets !

This hasn't aged well lol

Exciting matchup! But....The Suns shot 9 percentage points higher than their season average on threes and Minnesota shot 10 percentage points lower.. Was it coaching or was it choking? Will that shooting last through a 7 game series? Whatever it's going to be exciting.

The Suns are 11-2 against Edwards

Legoat in 6 vs nuggets.

UH OHHHHH. RINGER NBA WHAT HAPPENED? The faithful shall be rewarded once again. Please make another video saying the Nuggets will win. Keep that same energy and we will see you in the finals

Play Bol Bol and we good.

Kevin O'butter face. Bring back the beard

🐺 in 4

Twolves wont win more than 1 or 2 games. Rudy and Kat will be killed after switches. Kat cant punish Kd in the post. Ant will have to go nuclear to even give them a chance. Beal has quitely been really efficient. Kd and Book along with him and sneaky good/solid years from Allen and Nurk is too much.

As Madonna predicted - Vogue's

Suns in 4

KOC looking fresh with the shaved Face

KOC got fat

Don't be surprised the Suns make it to the Finals.

Tell me he doesn't look like a white Draymond😂

No way you've been watching the Suns THIS SEASON if you're harping on Frank Vogel "Adjustments" & "Counters"! That man is being carried by their talent bcaz his decisions/lineups often coach them right out of games! 😂🤣😂

Suns in 4

Kevin and Wos are those dudes who throws 26 sh!!eet on the wall and maybe 2 pieces stay sticking on the wall. But at least Kevin and wos has their convictions😂 with their dirty stinky wall. Bill simmons is the boss and Bill is one of the best sh!!eet throwers on the wall😂

oh, Suns bout to wash em lol everyone knows Ant Man even knows shit i’m a Kd fan …..! run it

T wolves need this loss they’ll finallly trade KAT after this.

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