Is something wrong inside the Phoenix Suns’ locker room?

Is something wrong inside the Phoenix Suns’ locker room?

This was very very um disconcerting watching this game right here without SGA the Thunder shot 56% from the floor 56% from the floor 53% from Beyond The Arc they had assists on 33 of 49 made field goals and at one point led by his much as 29 Points in

This game and the Suns played everybody I’m sorry man I I’m this is this is really really difficult to watch you know losing a game um especially in O OKC losing a game to the Thunder there’s no shame in that even without sgaa but man not being competitive for

The most part I did not see that coming said it on Friday there you you lose to Oklahoma City this is before the game obviously and there’s a way you can lose to Oklahoma City where it’s not like the sky is falling because they are one of

The best teams in the NBA for a reason and yes SGA is an MVP candidate but they have a really good team outside of SGA but to just get blown out and to never really even be in it I I don’t know how you can look at

That and be like Oh but they’ll be fine in the playoffs who are you going to play in the playoffs you’re going to play in Oklahoma City or you’re going to play for whatever reason they keep beating Denver but I mean you’re going to play good teams in the playoffs or

Wolf you might not even make the playoffs because now you’re close closer to ninth than you are to sixth yeah you know the narrative that is out there and I’ve been wondering about this narrative myself Brothers about whether or not okay listen when the playoffs start you

Know the big three and here we go and the intensity level and you know what they okay they’re going to rise to the occasion I I do not see that and do not believe that anymore I do not there’s certain series that you could convince

Me you know let’s say they get into the six spot and in 3 weeks it’s kind of been back and forth but you know it’s not really a whole lot different than it is now I don’t I don’t know that anything’s going to happen in the next eight games it’s

Going to change completely how we feel about this team but if you’re telling me they’re starting a best of seven series with the Timberwolves I still think the Suns can pull that off if you’re telling me they they’re playing I don’t know man I don’t know

That I would pick him over Oklahoma City I’d have to see something against the Clippers I don’t know about against Dallas like this is this is starting to get dicey and and again the problem is they’re more likely to be playing in the play in now than any of these

Anyway yeah you know once again um the prove it mentality is what we continue to take in the wolfle compound prove it prove it prove it at this point in time it is time for you to prove that you guys are a team and you’re going to go

Out there and you’re going to compete with everything that you’ve got and the talent is there that’s that’s the part that blows your mind the talent is there but everything else that comes with being on a team appears to be absent and it’s super hard now once again Bas you have to

Understand when I talk about the Phoenix Suns whom I love we love our Phoenix Suns yet at the same time when I talk about them the ju a position of where my expectation was before this season started think about it right now Brothers where your expectation was for

The Phoenix Suns before the season started and where it is right now there was that stretch from my goodness from the day after Christmas where they went on that run where it ended up being like what was it like 26 games or something and it was a it was a really good record

19 and S people were still looking and saying oh what’s wrong with the Suns I told you I did a radio hit in Kansas City and the first question they asked me I think it was the day after the Super Bowl was hey what’s wrong with the

Suns I was like didn’t you guys just win the Super Bowl and also the suns are playing you know they’re they’re winning a lot of games but now in their last 22 games they’re 12- 10 and my my big thing when they were on that winning streak was

This is a a sizable portion of the season 26 games that’s almost a third of the Season well 22 games is more than a quarter of the season and they are 12 and 10 in the stretch and I could they flip the switch I mean they

Have the talent I’m going to keep saying that until their season’s over they have the talent to do it but we really haven’t seen them do it so it almost feels ridiculous to say they’re going to so once again why is this so depressing right now I never thought this would be

A team that lacked intensity played up and down to their opponent’s standard wallowed their way through the season honestly I never thought this would be them ever something is not right inside that locker room and more times than not it may have something to do with a player

Chemistry situation that is inside that locker room or a disconnect between the player and the coach relationship it’s either player chemistry inside of that locker room or it’s a player coach situation right now and when I say player coach I’m not saying just one player I’m just saying a disconnect

Between what the coach and the coaching staff is trying to do and what the players are willing to absorb and regurgitate it’s either something with the players inside between them or it’s something with the player coach relationship when you’ve got a team that underachieves right and right now I

Think we’d all agree the suns are a team that have underachieved correct isn’t isn’t that I mean again my expectation was they were going to compete for a world championship and I know everyone says well wolf wait till they get into the postseason wait till they get just

Wait man they’re going to flip the switch I don’t know everybody says that anymore okay I’m just saying for people that still are clinging to that can I just tell you man that’s not how it works it is it I I get it if you want to cling to

That but the problem that you’re really going to run into at this point is they’re tied for seventh with Sacramento they’re two games back of New Orleans and Dallas so it’s not like hey you know if they just win their next game they’ll be back in the in the top six like you

Know you’re going to need to win some games and get some help and times running out and then the really scary thing is they’re only a game and a half up on the Lakers who are playing a little bit better and if you drop down into ninth you are legitimately playing

A oneandone game against the Warriors just to have a shot to move into the playoffs you’d still have to win another game after that if you’re in the difference between eighth and Ninth if you are ninth You’ll Play Golden State if you lose your season’s over if you win

You’ll Play either Sacramento or the Lakers and if you lose your seasons’s over so you’re going to have two Do or Die games if you’re in ninth place and you’re only a game and a half up on the Lakers right now and I don’t know the

Lakers schedule off the top of my head but I guarantee you the sun schedule is more difficult yeah and the real issue w is uh Brandon ingrams out tonight for New Orleans so when the other team’s missing one of their best players the suns are in trouble okay beware yes

Start ringing the bells right now you know once again I I’m big into team chemistry and I’m big into team identity and who you are I absolutely love it and when I think about what I thought this team was going to be with all of the talent the big

Three and the talent that they had yet I thought because of Frank vogle and the defense of of Frank vogle in the fact that this philosophy was going to permeate the big three and they were going to regurgitate it and be an example and model it for everybody else

I thought oh my goodness this is going to be great we just need exposure to each other we just need that the big three just needs exposure to each other and then we’re going to start seeing a gel it has not solidified it hasn’t it is up and it is

Down and the question is why and the answer typically is not a good thing can they fix it yes a player relationship if it’s a player on player chemistry issue they can fix that they can a player coach it can flip of the switch when we

Talk flip of the switch a player coach relationship can suddenly take hold as well it can change but right now man they have issues playin the NBA playin round starts two weeks from tomorrow like that’s not something you want to be involved in look you’re seeing other teams start to Peak right

You’re seeing other team Dallas New Orleans play better New Orleans even the Lakers yeah look at the Lakers as I said I’m I’m going to stay in the camp until the until the season ends that they could still turn it around but I’m not going to sit here and say they’re going

To because there seems to be this misconception of oh they’ll just flip the the switch when the Playoff starts that usually is happening now you’re usually flipping the switch leading into the playoffs it’s not as they throw the ball up in the air for game one of the

Playoffs or certainly game one of the play in where you really don’t want to be involved thanks for watching wolf and Luke tap to see more and click the button in the middle to subscribe to Arizona Sports

After the Phoenix Suns lost to Oklahoma City Thunder team missing MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Friday, Wolf & Luke begin to questions what’s happening behind the scenes.

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