The Phoenix Suns ARE ON FIRE, but……

The Phoenix Suns ARE ON FIRE, but……

The Phoenix Suns were one of the most active teams in last year’s free agency trading for Bradley Bill instantly gave the Suns one of the best big threes in basketball and the Suns did their best to surround their Trio with good supporting pieces picking up Sharpshooter Eric Gordon and setting out

The underwhelming DeAndre Aon and getting back Grayson Allen and Yousef nerkish when the dust had settled they were instantly viewed as one of the top contenders but accorded through the season they were a mediocre team with just a 14 13 record which put them out

Of the playoff picture now to be fair to the Suns they dealt with some brutal injuries with Bradley Bill being injured in the early part of the season but still many considered the Suns to be a disappointment well recently the Suns have finally gotten healthy Bradley Bill

Is back in the lineup and they’ve won 10 out of their last 13 games which has put them back in the playoff picture the offense is now firing on all cylinders were over their last 10 games they ranked second in the league and offensive rating so how exactly are the

Suns doing it let’s break it down a major reason the Suns offense has been so Elite is their insane combination of star Talent Kevin Durant and Devin Booker have both been shooting Lights Out All Season Booker has already scored over 50 points twice including a 62-point game and a loss to the Pacers

He’s a master at getting to his spots in the mid-range where his fadeaway jumper is one of the deadliest shots in basketball a lot of his makes are well defended but it doesn’t matter he’s got a high release point to help him get the shot off and he’s an incredibly tough

Shot maker he’s also done plenty of damage from downtown if given too much room he’ll just let it fly and he’s money when shooting off the bounce debug also carves up defenses with his drives to the rim he’s got a terrific handle and strong finishing moves once he gets

In the paint on this play the Pacers are going to switch this ball screen then dbook uses the crossover the get by his Defender and then kisses this Fade Away off the glass here debuk isolates at the top of the key again he loves that left

To right crossover to get by his man and after bumping mathine to create some space he finishes with the push shot his deep offense of bag makes him one of the toughest covers in the league Durant is also dominating as a scorer which is incredible considering he’s in year 16

Like Booker he’s a mid-range assassin all KD need to do is Dribble To His spots pull up and that’s cash the majority of his makes are contested but at 7 ft tall and with that high release Point KD barely sees Defenders KD can just pull up in your face but he’s also

Got moves to create Separation on this ISO ktie drives Baseline then uses a step back to create space and knocks it down most of his buckets come from jump shots but ktie still puts a lot of pressure on the rim he could get by his man at will and his insane length allows

Him to elevate and finish in traffic and when he can’t get all the way to the hole he’s got a nice floater that he likes to shoot over help Defenders the Suns also love to get Kevin Durant and DEA Booker open shots running handoff plays with Yousef nurkic on this Play

Nerkish Hands it off to KD Turner doesn’t step this up and as all the space KD needs to hit this shot this time nerkish hands it off to Deon Booker the defender foolishly goes under and dbook drains the open three the Suns also like to use nerkish as a screen and

Roll option here nerkish sets the pick for KD he rolls to the basket this pass is nearly deflected but nage still catches and finishes if nerkish has a favorable matchup the Suns will dump him the ball down low here M Bridges switches on to nerkish so Devon Booker

Feeds him the entry pass and nerkish knows what to do with the ball down low he backs him down and finishes with the hook shot another big part of this team’s success is the excellent outside shooting the Suns have plenty of snipers in the lineup like rayon Allen and Eric

Gordon KD and Booker draw a ton of defensive attention and they’re both very willing passers which creates plenty of open shots on this possession the Suns use the pin down screen to get KD open he sees he’s being double teamed at the elbow then makes the crosscourt pass to Grayson Allen for the

Three here ktie isolates at the top of the key again he notices he has two Defenders on him then makes the swing pass to Eric Gordon who drives and dishes the ball the Drew yuck this time it’s going to be Devon Booker who gets double teams out of this pick

And roll and he makes the right decision finding Bates Diop who’s open from Deep they also create a lot of easy baskets for their teammates by driving to the rim Andre Drummond has to step up on this KD drive and Katy threads the needle for this Eubank slam this Kevin

Durant Drive collapses the Pacers defense and he finds Deon Booker on the corner who drains the open three ball and later in this game Deva Booker is going to return the favor on this pick and roll Miles Turner has has to step up to contest the booker shot he gets right

By him and finds Kevin Durant in the corner who drains the open shot now let’s discuss Bradley Bill because his unselfishness is also helping this team to thrive as the third option he’s naturally taken a back seat on offense which is why his scoring is down from 23

A game last year to just 17 points per game this year but beill is thriving off the ball thanks to his abilities as an outside shooter he gets a lot of open looks playing next to KD and book and he could get cooking from downtown in a

Hurry when Bradley Bill plays next to KD and Booker he’s more of a spot up shooter but when dbook is resting they use him as the primary ball handler and he’s still a great Creator off the bounce on this play he uses the killer crossover to get by Pascal cakam then

Goes to the reverse layup to avoid getting his shot blocked this time Beal is going to go one1 against CJ McCullum at the top of the key and he’s just going to stop it pop from mid-range and knock it down Beal is also one of the top Playmakers

On the team here nerkish screens for Beal he keeps Kobe white behind him collapses the defense and finds Durant in the corner for three even though bill is in a reduced offensive role for the Suns he can still erupt for 30 points on any given night this makes the sun’s

Offensive Firepower overwhelming for opposing teams they have three legit star players that can consistently create their own shots and create for others and because fing shoots the three so well the spacing on the floor is excellent this puts defenses in a really tough spot defending the sun’s big three

And isolation is nearly impossible but if you load up on them they can kick the ball out to a quality shooter so there’s no stopping this Sun’s offense you’re just picking your poison while the offense is humming and the team is playing well there are some serious weaknesses that are concerning for one

Thing the suns are a very top heavy team they’ve got one legit B bench score and Eric Gordon but the rest of their bench players minutes have been sporadic since they’re very limited players as a result they have the second lowest scoring bench in the league now Frank vogle has

Done a good job of addressing this issue by staggering the minutes of their big three he likes to keep two of Bill KD and Booker on the floor at the same time this way the Suns have at least two guys on the floor that can create their own

Shot I think the poor depth won’t be as big of an issue come playoff time since rotations always get in the postseason but if one of their top six guys in their rotation gets hurt they could get exposed an even bigger issue is the defense the Suns don’t have a highlevel

Team defense that you would expect to see from a title Contender they rank just 16th in defensive rating when generally to be a contender you got to be in the top 10 the biggest issue I’m seeing is to poor interior defense nerkish is a offensively skilled big man

But he’s simply not a good rim protector he’s too slow to rotate to driving players so when opposing players get by the first line of defense they’re met with little resistance in the paint Drew Eubanks their backup center doesn’t offer much help defense either another big issue is the poor work on a

Defensive Glass Phoenix gives up way too many offensive rebounds leading to extra possessions for opposing teams and putbacks often times they’re not doing a good job of identifying their man putting a body on them and crashing the glass but this is also caused by the sun’s small lineups they like to go

Small with KD at the five and four guards on the floor and this lack of size exposes them on the glass we saw the poor rebounding cost the Sun a game against the Pacers when they failed to box out OB toppen leading to a game-winning putback while the defense

Has been underwhelming it’s not all doom and gloom they have improved on that end of the floor over their past 10 games they do have some quality defenders in their rotation like Grayson Allen Josh aogi and Durant and those guys can be disruptive with their length which creates turnovers and leads to fast

Breaks on the other end if Phoenix can get within the top 10 defensively that’s going to make them even more scary considering how great they are offensively and how loaded they are with star Talent if this team continues to gel and improve and they can get into the postseason healthy there’s no

Question they’re threat to win the championship anyway guys it’s about time to wrap this up the fedix suns are hooping right now but there’s still a lot of games left in the regular season and it’s going to be interesting to see how this team continues to gel as the

Season goes on if they can continue to thrive they can get themselves a much higher playoff seed and put themselves in a much better position to go on a Deep Run come playoff time but now I want to hear from you guys what do you think of this fedix Suns team are they

Legit title contenders let me see your thoughts Down Below in the comment section guys if you enjoyed this video and you want to see more awesome content just like it please drop a like on the video and hit that subscribe button thanks for watching and have an amazing rest of your day

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The Phoenix Suns are one of the hottest teams in the NBA right now. Due to injuries they got off to a rough start to the season but Bradley Beal recently returned from injury and they’ve just won 10 out of their last 13 games. This video explains whats made the Suns such an excellent team but also points to some team weaknesses that need to be addressed come postseason.
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