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Originally Posted by TimM846
What are your thoughts on Jackson? I've never liked him and I'm assuming his 7-11 performance was variance, but does his shot look better at all?
Booker/Ayton could be lots of fun, but it feels like their ceiling as a core is a team that wins 50+ every year and loses in the 2nd round. Do other people think they have more potential title equity than I do?
Booker will be fun to watch, and Ayton has some upside. Not sure if those are your two cornerstones in 2018 You are looking at much title equity in the future even with both as all stars.
That being said watching them against my Mavericks (who seemed to be overrated by some, underrated by others preseason), I do think the Suns will be better this year than most people gave them credit for. Sure they shot ridiculously from 3pt in game 1 but that is a good sign in terms of how their coaching staff can execute the offense in modern nba. Could come down to close game record and shoot outs that determine their fate but I would be surprised if they are legitimately in the run for worst record this season.
With all that being said I would say it’s probably silly to read too much into what that game means for both teams right now. I think the next few teams will give a clear indication of where these teams are headed, at least this years.
Oh yeah I think ariza is a big X factor for the suns and the main reason I can see them stepping up to more of a middle of the pack (out of playoffs) team than a bottom of the pack team.