Has Devin Booker come out of his slump for the Phoenix Suns?

Has Devin Booker come out of his slump for the Phoenix Suns?

We are due for a big Breakout game from De the second half was a good like appetizer but I think we’re all still waiting on the Entree all right we talked about Devon Booker I want to continue down that path because of course he is tonight’s big bright shiny star I am a big bright shining star star he finished with 35 points six assists 11 of 15 from the field and espo you had mentioned he was

Eight of 10 in the second half right Cor in the first half he had seven points on five shots and he finished with 35 points on 15 Shots tonight ethical basketball efficient basketball in the second half for Devin Booker yeah yeah I I me I kind of said it all already

Earlier I just thought he was a lot more more efficient in the second half he was more assertive he played with purpose I always talk about playing with purpose you have to play with purpose out there whether it’s on offense defense moving the ball setting screens knowing what

You were going to do and Devin looked like he finally was able to tell where he was going to be able to get his spots he didn’t hesitate and he played with purpose and then that second half was huge and it kept the Suns relatively in

The game I know they weren’t like you know super close but it could have been a far worse if de doesn’t do what he does again I think he he’s starting to snap out of that little Funk that he was in and just in time it felt like in the

Second half too he found a way to balance okay I’m in this point book position but I’m going to find a way to still be that Cutthroat scorer that that I have been and that’s a balance he’s going to have to figure out how to strike uh the rest of the year unless

They make some kind of move to alleviate him being the primary ball handler uh and and I think they got smarter like we talked about with the double teams because we’ve seen how much that can frustrate them but they they kind of use the Clippers aggressiveness in that

Against them in the second half which hopefully is a plan that they can Implement throughout games when teams try to throw that at him in situations where one of the big three isn’t isn’t in there and it can be more effective throughout so the things that I did not

Like were in that first half my bro stopped jump passing I mean he had turn it was not working out at all uh six turnovers as you said like again if you’re going to be the primary ball handler most of the time you’ve got to take better care of the ball like those

Six turnovers were crucial and and you you just you can’t do that and it sometimes he he loses it’s like he doesn’t in the first half it’s like he doesn’t think that the team is going to send doubles in the first half and then when it happens he’s kind of surprised

Like damn y already doubling right now uh even with Bradley Beal on the court but until Bradley starts going ape it’s it’s never going to stop because book is the primary he’s the heart of the of the Suns you take out the heart the team’s gonna die and that’s what the

Every team has been trying to do basically all season long and a lot of teams have been effective at it so when they don’t have the big three out there that’s what’s going to happen books got to adjust better earlier on and expect that to happen from the tip no more

Waiting to see no it’s going to happen just be ready for it you you played guard how much of it is guys not rotating uh towards you as well when when the double team happens because sure he he should be making the quick move but if the guys aren’t in a

Position where he can get him the ball I mean that is that part of it early on too the so the the part of it that you’re kind of alluding to it’s kind of correct kind of not is because he was waiting for those doubles to get too

Close close to him he was forced to make difficult passes even if it was to an open Guy and because of those things when you allow the defense to get closer to you you are also signaling to the other Defenders to to identify where the closest guy is to get in those passing

Lanes so when book was jumping up to pass he thought he was going to have his guy open but he saw the defender right there and then he was scrambling and try and find something else to turnover so but in the second half he was seeing those those doubles come further away

Way and he was able to get the ball out to that outlet guy first before the defender could recognize what was going on and then swing the ball and then the ball mve it came back to him and he was able to be assertive so you got to be

Able to be smart enough to get the ball out of your hands sooner and when I say like the doubles it’s like you know those are lengthy guys that are doubling him so he has to throw it over the top or he has to skip pass it over it’s it’s

Very tough when you’re when you’re Devon Booker trying to do that so be ready be ready yeah hopefully it’s something they’ll clean up I mean I think for a minute there they were doing a lot better on cleaning up on the turnovers obviously Kevin Durant being out is an

Adjustment for them but they’ll still continue to work on it because it’s something they put a lot of emphasis on and they know it’s one of their big issues this season um but I just wanted to give we wanted to give Devin a little bit of love it had been a minute since

We had named him our big bright shiny star and I still think we are due for a big Breakout game from the second half was a good like appetizer but I think we’re all still waiting on the entree and it’s it’s due it’s coming it’s just a matter of time

Devin Booker went OFF against the Clippers in the second half before losing to Los Angeles. The PHNX Suns crew discusses if he is truly back and will be himself again with Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal.

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