The Superteam That Can’t Win: Phoenix Suns Exposed

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  • @hardwood_yt
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  • @caladanrude6395
    @caladanrude6395 หลายเดือนก่อน +271

    Only the media thought the suns were a title favorite.

    • @sadmarinersfan8935
      @sadmarinersfan8935 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Their owner is a criminal for destroying their franchise for the next decade given the GM is just a puppet

    • @leoneildy2224
      @leoneildy2224 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      on paper they would win the championship, but they are not playing in the paper playoffs

    • @cafelatte1124
      @cafelatte1124 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@leoneildy2224 I don't think so. Even on paper, the team balance is just bad. Plenty of basketball fans were saying the Beal trade didn't make sense.
      They sacrificed everything for offense, but defence wins games. KD once got roasted by a comedian for throwing adhominem and trying to argue that offense wins games, but the comedian fired right back, calling KD just a side piece pea shooter and that Warriors really didn't need him to win championships.
      I think most fans saw this coming.

    • @kai1x_
      @kai1x_ หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​​​@@leoneildy2224 on paper im still taking Harden, Leonard, George and Westbrook over Beal, Durant, and Booker

    • @MDOOMBot
      @MDOOMBot หลายเดือนก่อน

      AGREED 100%.

  • @issamelarmi
    @issamelarmi หลายเดือนก่อน +133

    The phoenix Buns pulled out a play straight from the old Brooklyn nets playbook

    • @theblazikenbro
      @theblazikenbro หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Not the same at all

    • @lc41086
      @lc41086 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      You spelled bums wrong

    • @cafelatte1124
      @cafelatte1124 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yep, they got cooked real nice.

    • @managed9348
      @managed9348 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@lc41086buns, bums they stink regardless the odor is TERRIBLE

    • @antokarman2064
      @antokarman2064 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Iso gang!

  • @Pinecracker1
    @Pinecracker1 หลายเดือนก่อน +299

    I could honestly see the Timberwolves giving the Nuggets quite the run for their money.

    • @KrustyKrabPizza22
      @KrustyKrabPizza22 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

      It's a tossup between them tbh. The wolves almost won without Naz, Gobert, and KAT. Kyle Anderson played the 5 lmao but that's also regular season.

    • @AfricanH3ro
      @AfricanH3ro หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      They match up really well, TWolves offensive deficiencies is what will cause them to lose.

    • @jerikoh
      @jerikoh หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      As well as Nuggets defensive deficiencies, it is a toss up between these two.

    • @misterduelog
      @misterduelog หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Wolves are a legit contender

    • @mort996
      @mort996 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​@@jerikohthe Nuggets have a decent defense, their offense is more than enough to compensate for their defensive issues at least, I know these series will be super exciting but I still have Denver in 6

  • @Shawnjohson1608
    @Shawnjohson1608 หลายเดือนก่อน +69

    The Bradley Beal trade will go down as the worst trade of all time not kd trade.

    • @somone1437
      @somone1437 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      there are worse trades, but sure

    • @sadmarinersfan8935
      @sadmarinersfan8935 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Definitely because they have no way of making the team better now because no team will take him unless you also bundle it with picks they don’t have or players they don’t have

    • @CockShoe
      @CockShoe หลายเดือนก่อน

      Beal done for…not everyone ages like Bron and KD you already see Beal slowing down like crazy

    • @hansonlee5847
      @hansonlee5847 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      One of the worst, but I don't think it's beating Celtics trading aging KG/Paul Pierce to the Nets for massive amount of picks anytime soon

    • @johnschlong
      @johnschlong หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lakers westbrook trade

  • @JEndymion
    @JEndymion หลายเดือนก่อน +60

    The ironic thing is the Gobert trade made the Durant trade more expensive and ultimately more costly for Phoenix. People clowned the Wolves for that trade; two bigs won’t work, Gobert can be played off the floor, all those picks. But what Minnesota was able to do the that trade and Phoenix couldn’t was keep core rotation players like 3-and-D Jaden McDaniels and now 6-man-of-the-year Naz Reid.

    • @KrustyKrabPizza22
      @KrustyKrabPizza22 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Personally I don't actually think it did. Minnesota also called up Brooklyn for KD and they wanted either kat or ant plus a ton of draft capital. Basically they said they asked for too much for KD, so they said no and then got Gobert instead. I think that trade season was always gonna be wildly expensive even if we didn't trade for gobert judging by how much the nets asked for KD before the Gobert trade even happened.

    • @dontbedummy8101
      @dontbedummy8101 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Shut out to the wolves for figuring out putting Gobert and KAT together. I was very high on the trade when it first happened as I can see how adding Gobert could potentially lift Wolves ceiling by a lot, only to be very disappointed. Hence I am super happy to see it works out.
      Nuggets VS Wolves would be hard for me as I like both Joker and Antman.

    • @TheKing60210
      @TheKing60210 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@dontbedummy8101it seems more like a Western Conference Finals tbh than the Semi Finals lol

  • @henry-ex1pg
    @henry-ex1pg หลายเดือนก่อน +62

    booker has already so many fathers already hahah

    • @hardwood_yt
      @hardwood_yt  หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      LMAO.

    • @hurricanestarang
      @hurricanestarang หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      At this point Luka is his grandfather 😂

    • @ry_an.
      @ry_an. หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      they’re gonna have to fight each other for custody of little Book

    • @sssamui286
      @sssamui286 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      i think of ant as kds father instead of booker

    • @pacman7658
      @pacman7658 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He also has many kids of his own.....

  • @ivanott7196
    @ivanott7196 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    I think the Suns with CP3, Booker, Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson and Ayton has better shot against Wolves. hahaha. The current Suns basically only has shooting but no any sort of defense and playmaking. Only Durant is a good defender in their starting lineup while even Wolves doesn't have good offense still able to demolish Suns poor defense.

    • @dontbedummy8101
      @dontbedummy8101 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      All the Suns needed to do was to adjust the lineup by trading CP3 and the no-longer-locked-in Ayton. What a joke they traded the farm for KD and then traded the remaining of the farm for Beal.

  • @MistyKathrine
    @MistyKathrine หลายเดือนก่อน +74

    The only smart move the Suns can make this off season would be to trade Durant and Booker for as many picks and young players that they can get and go into full rebuild mode. Beal has a no trade clause so they are stuck with him. They have to blow it up and trade those guys why they can get value out of them otherwise they will end up like the 2010s Nets, a place no team wants to be.

    • @NewGoldie
      @NewGoldie หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Trading Book is likely out the equation. They should try to get whatever value they can out of trading KD though.

    • @MistyKathrine
      @MistyKathrine หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      @@NewGoldie Sure but if Suns trade Durant and then miss the playoffs, sooner or later Booker will try and force a trade out of Phoenix at which case his value will tank and the haul they can get for him will probably be diminished.

    • @NewGoldie
      @NewGoldie หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@MistyKathrine Lol then they better not miss the playoffs then. But they simply cant trade Booker so abruptly. They still gotta sell tickets at the end of the day. If Booker ends up wanting out they'll still recoup a lot for him. Hell look what Phoenix gave up for KD when he wanted out of Brooklyn.

    • @Shawnjohson1608
      @Shawnjohson1608 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@NewGoldiethey are definitely not making the playoffs next season currently constructed might as well rebuild asap.

    • @NewGoldie
      @NewGoldie หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Shawnjohson1608 Ehh that isnt a guarantee. If Beal is healthy(ish) next season they'll win enough games to make the playoffs.

  • @alectateformayor5129
    @alectateformayor5129 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    Just shows your how important a PG is and how good cp3 really was

    • @lc41086
      @lc41086 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Cp3 a cornball man. Theirs a reason he ain’t got a ring yet buddy.

    • @DaVinciiTaylor
      @DaVinciiTaylor หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @@lc41086true. But I think he would be hell of a lot more effective than Beal has been these playoffs.

    • @substance806
      @substance806 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@lc41086was the team better with him or with kd and beal 😂😂 chris paul went to finals…. kd went to first round

    • @DaleRojoDecaf
      @DaleRojoDecaf หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@lc41086cp3 ain't getting you a ring
      This current team ain't getting you close.
      The better choice is now clear enough in hindsight.

  • @JunkYardCardGuy
    @JunkYardCardGuy หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    You NEVER trade for a 34 year old hired gun, who's already popped an Achilles, frail and a bit soft...

  • @user-rm2lj5zx3b
    @user-rm2lj5zx3b หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    And well in fact the suns got swept by my Wolves!! GO WOLVES!!!

  • @toxicmelody6228
    @toxicmelody6228 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    KD said offense beats out defense....like, did he miss the whole history of the NBA? All the teams that have won were top 10 in defense

    • @gmailgmail6234
      @gmailgmail6234 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He is stupid

    • @MerpTime
      @MerpTime หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Cant blame KD. I talk to a lot of casual NBA fans and they think the same thing. Probably didnt realize the importance Draymond was when he left Golden State thinking his and Kyrie's offense will lead him to more titles.

    • @user-uu7mq8bx4t
      @user-uu7mq8bx4t หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Idk bro there’s a thing that says the team with more 3 pointers has an 80% more chance of winning look at jimmyhighroller vid about the nba being unpredictable

    • @0Adnin
      @0Adnin หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@user-uu7mq8bx4t which is why defense becomes even more critical. I know which video you are talking, I think it was the same video or some other one where he mentioned that 3s are high risk high reward points. So if you are defense can even make a 3 point shooter miss half of his 3s you are still going to come out on top as long as you have a successful possession on other side.

  • @dman1069
    @dman1069 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Bro thought he was in 2K 😂

  • @mopape6525
    @mopape6525 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I never looked at the Suns as a “SuperTeam” 😂

    • @hardwood_yt
      @hardwood_yt  หลายเดือนก่อน

      👀👀

    • @paulwieber2067
      @paulwieber2067 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@hardwood_yt "more like pooperteam." my 7 year old

    • @richborn6700
      @richborn6700 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Super team in terms of contract size, not production level

  • @legionandsons8763
    @legionandsons8763 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Yup, we're getting ready to clean our brooms off so we can relax before we play the nuggets

  • @ProdSmooth
    @ProdSmooth หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    very good video. yea keep going your content is elite for this niche. you gonna be big.

  • @swen1208
    @swen1208 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The Suns disaster exposes how little the media know about team building.

  • @daywaster1382
    @daywaster1382 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I never thought K.D. would do anything here either. Dude can score, but he is a bus rider, He got no DOG in him. He probably tries to force another trade out this off season.

    • @Ilovemylightskinqueens
      @Ilovemylightskinqueens หลายเดือนก่อน

      Top ten in points but has no dawg u bet ur one dem ppl that said he only win cuz of curry

    • @daywaster1382
      @daywaster1382 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@Ilovemylightskinqueens I'm not wrong tho

  • @khackett7
    @khackett7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Incredible organizational collapse

  • @artuanmcgee9244
    @artuanmcgee9244 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    They blew up their core to have 3 ball dominate players and no role players. It never works.

  • @gnm4
    @gnm4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great work as usual bro

  • @dennisschroder9278
    @dennisschroder9278 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I had to take a break cuz the lakers kept losing, but now I’m back. Great work as always Hardwood!

    • @hardwood_yt
      @hardwood_yt  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Turn me up Dennis!! Ps: join the cord 👀

  • @masterthedream9580
    @masterthedream9580 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great presentation. Thank you.

    • @hardwood_yt
      @hardwood_yt  หลายเดือนก่อน

      thank YOU!

  • @kimannepark4709
    @kimannepark4709 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is definitely a super team! They're completely stacked. Everyone expected them to sweep their way to win the championship.

  • @LilKitty0001
    @LilKitty0001 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    KD is one of my favorite players but thë Suns really can’t get æ win to save their lives 😂

  • @LukeWarm612
    @LukeWarm612 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Baby Book so shook he wants to run out east

  • @kuruptzZz
    @kuruptzZz หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Well they tried going the draft route...and it flopped. So how can you blame them? If you can pair KD with booker, and then add beal and nurkic, that should make you a borderline contender

    • @byrronmobley1602
      @byrronmobley1602 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      They had the opportunity to draft better. So yes they are still to blame for the shit show they are currently in

  • @balimbula
    @balimbula หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yup. The Suns may be done. Have they given enough meaningful minutes to some players on the bench? Is there sunlight there? Can they develop some of these players?

  • @DankDoggo
    @DankDoggo 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    First reaction when the trade happened: “Yup I’ll come back to this when it all comes burning down.” 🤣
    Then Booker was like “I don’t know how anybody is gonna guard us”, but it never crossed his mind that they couldn’t guard anyone either. 🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @saiken811
    @saiken811 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Everyone thought the suns were gonna take it all? I certainly didn't...
    And let's not forget Ishbia's comment "GMs of 26 of the other 29 teams would absolutely trade their rosters with ours" 😂😂😂😂

  • @dacobylaw4721
    @dacobylaw4721 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This proves exactly what I said when it was announced the suns were signing Bradley Beal they needed some defense, not more offense.

  • @wizkhalifa2379
    @wizkhalifa2379 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    if your starters don’t know how to play defense why not try the bench . You got Bol Bol and t young Fran Vogel is just bad bad coach . 😂

  • @enzorocha2977
    @enzorocha2977 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Good on Beal for getting that sweetheart deal. That sure was a cushy clause to include in a contract; all but guarantees job security imo.

  • @user-pg4iq4uu3h
    @user-pg4iq4uu3h หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    this has 400 views 💀💀💀💀
    But this is fire 🔥🔥🔥

    • @hardwood_yt
      @hardwood_yt  หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      RIP channel is cooked

    • @cwatson42785
      @cwatson42785 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@hardwood_yt Nah you at 19k views now, hang in there! You make great content. I'll sub

    • @hardwood_yt
      @hardwood_yt  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@cwatson42785 haha I’m happy. Thanks man!!!

    • @user-pg4iq4uu3h
      @user-pg4iq4uu3h หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@hardwood_yt not as cooked at the Matt throne channel

  • @wataruik2244
    @wataruik2244 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The suns manager needs IQ test

  • @beastjon723
    @beastjon723 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amazing video as always bro

  • @Sanchiiro
    @Sanchiiro 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Suns with no assets plus all of the Draft picks were given away are going to be insanely bad. The franchise is at stake!!

  • @RobCortez0416
    @RobCortez0416 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love that this is happening to the Suns. My hope is Rockets GM Rafael Stone is paying attention.

  • @dom2960
    @dom2960 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Book and Beal going down ringless

  • @zach_hillary1646
    @zach_hillary1646 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Kd and Book finna ask a trade at the deadline next season, I'm calling it.

  • @ken58763
    @ken58763 หลายเดือนก่อน

    wolves fan here, great video hope we prevail against the nuggets

  • @JGRG07
    @JGRG07 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I remember saying this wouldn't work and everyone gave me crap for it

  • @CaptnWeatho
    @CaptnWeatho หลายเดือนก่อน

    OKC laughing at your take on Minnesota being the only challenge.

  • @JamesMeyer2
    @JamesMeyer2 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The best thing the Suns can do is see what kind of trade package they can get for Booker. If they can get 3-4 first round picks and maybe a good player or two, I say trade him away. Those picks would become their future. You would have thought that teams would have learned with the infamous KG/Pierce to the Nets trade, but clearly, some teams did not.

  • @burna2650
    @burna2650 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What makes the Suns a superteam and not the T Wolves?

  • @rabbigrape
    @rabbigrape หลายเดือนก่อน

    Watching most of their games thru the season, I can tell you the main problems I saw (after everybody was healthy - mainly Beal from his early injury) was this team was hot and cold all damn season. The only two that were almost always consistent in scoring was KD and Booker. The rest of the team would be on fire for a game and then disappear for a couple games, sometimes a week. Need more consistency in their shooting accuracy. And then the damn turnovers were a problem as well. The other teams would get an 8 point lead and for the reasons I just listed, could not catch them. They'd sometimes tie or even take the lead only to be back down by 8 within a minute. Hot, cold, hot, cold. I would finally just turn the damn tv off I was so angry watching us miss over and over or turning it over and then the other team would make every thing they threw up. They were so bad sometimes at shooting that it seemed like the only practice they had before the current game was the shoot around before the game started.

  • @user-tz5ck1xy5u
    @user-tz5ck1xy5u 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You hitched your wagon to someone with absolutely no heart. Congraturations!

  • @AmadoFuentes23
    @AmadoFuentes23 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Why isn’t Kevin Durant getting the same hate Lebron would get for not winning with a superteam??

    • @drsurtur3240
      @drsurtur3240 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Because LeBalco is racist baiting complaining a**hole that thinks he is the goat and that's coming from a guy who doesn't like Durant

    • @soleynate
      @soleynate หลายเดือนก่อน

      Look around bro lol

    • @hurricanestarang
      @hurricanestarang หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Uhh Durant gets plenty of hate from the internet

    • @AmadoFuentes23
      @AmadoFuentes23 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@hurricanestarang yeah NOWWWW he’s getting it. He should’ve been getting it since the nets

    • @AmadoFuentes23
      @AmadoFuentes23 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@soleynate yeah it took for them to get swept when he should’ve got this hate on the nets

  • @UnknownFilipino
    @UnknownFilipino หลายเดือนก่อน

    All teams moving forward can learn from this. It's not super teams that win chips, its team with 2 superstars who compliment each other supported by a deep young well constructed supporting cast. I am a SUNs fan and I am sick to my stomach. We're cooked, and the only way out of this is if Bradley Beal is willing to be traded or if we trade KD for some first round picks and a some good role players. Cuz if we trade away Booker who IS STILL IN HIS PRIME, then it means the SUNs are blowing the team up!

  • @Herz.Seele.Verstand
    @Herz.Seele.Verstand หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very very good video. I also said that the Suns have no chance with this roster, because of their lack of defense and bench depth. Only scoring is not enough. I played 3 on 3 since 30 years and when only one of my teammate was weak in defense, we lost every game. Maybe this is not comparable, but without a good defense you have no chance in the playoffs.
    People like Mat Ishbia think, when they were successful in another business, they will be successful in sports too. But when you have no clue of this sports (or another), you just gambling and mostly loosing at the end.

  • @stretchluv
    @stretchluv หลายเดือนก่อน

    I do recall push back on these pundits who said this team was a title contender. They said they don’t have a bench. Colin Cowherd said they don’t need a bench because this is a star’s league. Ooops!

    • @hardwood_yt
      @hardwood_yt  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lol so funny man. Yeah I think Stephen A was hesistant. I just love that the common narrative was "it's Kevin Durant" and the cost didnt matter

  • @davidnguyen3363
    @davidnguyen3363 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I really liked the team they had before the Durant trade. If they were patient and build around that team they would have been better off.

  • @Somebodys-unc
    @Somebodys-unc หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If lakers and suns create a upset, this would be the craziest playoffs in history 😂

    • @ryanwall1780
      @ryanwall1780 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      What world do you live in? Never going to happen.

    • @Somebodys-unc
      @Somebodys-unc หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ryanwall1780 it was a joke.. wasn't type serious or anything

  • @joejack6305
    @joejack6305 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Idk how their gonna guard us
    Multiple DPOY 😂🎉😂😂😂😂 wooo

  • @Light23K
    @Light23K 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    A mansion that they could afford because the owner is rich but a mansion that they don’t need.

  • @pentagongaming8996
    @pentagongaming8996 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm betting in the timberwolves right now 🙌

  • @calvinhobbes5524
    @calvinhobbes5524 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Not everyone can be a bus driver

  • @dash4800
    @dash4800 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The suns breaking up their young core that made it to the finals is like GS breaking up the team just before they became a dynasty. Its just obviously moronic to throw away a team like that before you know how good they will be. But the NBA has a win now mentality where you arent allowed to build up for years. If you get 1 star in a draft, you have to morgage everything to bring in other stars to win now. Nobody thinks about the need for good young role players or team chemistry

  • @THEENERGYINHALER
    @THEENERGYINHALER 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Nope.. Wolves are golfing now

  • @ReelKingBadgerCombatYT
    @ReelKingBadgerCombatYT หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is the modern-day Brooklyn Nets trade that basically ruin their franchise back in 2013 for a super team, suns just did the damn same imo

  • @dbeast03
    @dbeast03 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Not a suns fan obviously but I woulda told you they weren't doing it this year.
    I heard the hype but there was no way they were making this stick. I mean you nailed how bad the contracts will be in the near future for them, but even as a fairly casual fan I thought the suns were absolute idiots for selling out on depth like a year ago. When you make it to the finals and let one slip like they did, you usually only get ONE more chance to make it stick . . . so when they blew it to the Mavs I was pretty sure it was over for them. Now I'm not a huge KD hater, but that trade just made me throw up all the red flags, because it guarantees your future is gonna be out of money. That year had to be THE year. That trade was their committment, and when it couldn't stick then I went from pretty sure to REALLY sure their window was done. Depth was already gone, future mortgaged, depth already cracking (and likely to get worse), and a rather old core.

  • @THEENERGYINHALER
    @THEENERGYINHALER 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I HATED the KD Trade

  • @9InchHandle
    @9InchHandle หลายเดือนก่อน

    And.. a sweep.

  • @MNSportsJunkie101
    @MNSportsJunkie101 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ready to comment after the Wolves just got done sweeping the Suns. Who knew not having a player at the most important position in the sport (Point Guard) wouldn't yield much success for a team?

  • @cameronloy9947
    @cameronloy9947 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have a couple of NBA teams I would love to see win it all Timberwolves, thunder, Pacers,Knicks,Clippers and mavericks but one problem there can only be one to win 😂😂😂

  • @SR95_
    @SR95_ หลายเดือนก่อน

    Would of been great to see reactions of wolves trade for Rudy and the reactions in beginning back to back😂😂😂

    • @hardwood_yt
      @hardwood_yt  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lmao go look at this video: “The Resurrection of Rudy Gobert” on my channel back in November. I clipped a ton of them for the intro. It’s hilarious lol

  • @felipemendez8448
    @felipemendez8448 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Whoever thinks that Bradley Beal is the missing piece should be blame for this mess. Last offseason, they should consider Jrue Holiday. They could trigger a 3-way trade with the Bucks and Blazers where Lillard goes to the Bucks and Ayton goes to Blazers. Maybe they could get Nurkic in that trade too. And then CP3 would have traded for depth.

  • @chorndog11
    @chorndog11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love being an Arizona sports fan 😀

  • @fybnikkahz1133
    @fybnikkahz1133 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I mean they got kD but we got jayden mcdaniels

    • @hardwood_yt
      @hardwood_yt  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yessirskiiii

    • @fybnikkahz1133
      @fybnikkahz1133 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@hardwood_yt only thing is the mavs got kyrie lol

    • @hardwood_yt
      @hardwood_yt  12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@fybnikkahz1133 lmfaoooo

  • @jeshuamathis9013
    @jeshuamathis9013 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excluding “on court Durant” ,I low key blame the players too. I feel like they’re often low effort.

    • @hardwood_yt
      @hardwood_yt  หลายเดือนก่อน

      yeah there's no urgency it feels. or chemistry/heart to this team.

  • @robertcarter8868
    @robertcarter8868 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great intro😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @ryanwall1780
    @ryanwall1780 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Whichever team wins the Nuggets vs Wolves series will win the Finals.

  • @tyronpouncey5985
    @tyronpouncey5985 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When will these owners and Gm learn, you dont blow up your team for one player.

  • @buddhavaro
    @buddhavaro หลายเดือนก่อน

    0:38 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

    • @hardwood_yt
      @hardwood_yt  หลายเดือนก่อน

      i was DYING in real time

  • @bradbutcher8762
    @bradbutcher8762 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have to liken the Suns to the Bucks the past couple years...both made the 2021 finals and had a competitive series...both teams have tried to fix what wasn't really broken since...big trades, new coaches...just to go backwards. The Bucks were another top 3 seed again last year as it was under coach Bud the past 5 or 6 years. They get beat by a Heat team that has also made a couple finals the past few years and it's time to sell out, rather than admit that it's just really hard to go to the finals every single season

  • @balancedwoah6374
    @balancedwoah6374 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As soon as I seen that the suns lost a PG and traded for Beal I knew they were cooked.

  • @frequentlyoffline3917
    @frequentlyoffline3917 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The media seems to be of the belief that trading your future for aging superstars is low risk high reward decision.

    • @hardwood_yt
      @hardwood_yt  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Team building over anything else.

  • @cito478
    @cito478 หลายเดือนก่อน

    To be fair, Rudy was playing horribly when he first got to Minnesota which was making it look worse than what it would eventually turn out to be

    • @hardwood_yt
      @hardwood_yt  หลายเดือนก่อน

      100%. It took awhile for everyone to learn how to play with him. Plus he was dealing with back injuries all year and KAT was out for 60 games!

  • @colevt
    @colevt หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    KD just can’t get it done without a cast of future Hall of Famers. He’s overrated.

  • @IQAfan
    @IQAfan หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The gotta trade KD and salvage what they can. Could get at least two first out of him (maybe more, slightly less). Then hope those picks hit and they’ll have another window with Booker. If not… we’ll I’ve heard KAT and Booker have always wanted to play together

    • @hardwood_yt
      @hardwood_yt  หลายเดือนก่อน

      A KAT for KD trade would be insane lol.

  • @jamesjensen5226
    @jamesjensen5226 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The irony is the wolves and the gobert trade was the one that was supposed to be the worst trade in nba history but yeah you wouldn't talk about this because that's the bigger story bro

    • @hardwood_yt
      @hardwood_yt  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I’m a Wolves fan. Nobody is happier about their recent success than me. They’ll get their video :)
      Also Ive made two videos throughout the year on the wolves. Rudy Gobert and KAT.

    • @richborn6700
      @richborn6700 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It wasn't a great trade, but flipping D-Lo for Conley and getting NAW as a freebie plus picks like Leonard Miller does make up for it. Connelly been in the kitchen cooking since he got to MN

  • @jammiebooker6489
    @jammiebooker6489 หลายเดือนก่อน

    0:29 they'll double team your ass and you'll fold like a lawn chair

  • @kimdohyun2024
    @kimdohyun2024 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Booker is stat padder then chokes when needed. Idk but people keep saying he is the next Kobe.

  • @cordee21
    @cordee21 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I miss the twins.. and Payne too.

  • @steverl22
    @steverl22 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    KD never gets held to a high standard 🤔 he just plays ball, cant win championships w/o ALL START TEAM 👀 and just be chilling.

  • @robertdaniels-lane7321
    @robertdaniels-lane7321 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Were they really a “super team”? 😅 Also, I still blame Skip Bayless for saying what he said when KD was traded to Phoenix. He jinxed KD 🤣

  • @hypickle821
    @hypickle821 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    BLOW IT UP! TRADE ALL OF THEM TBH. Idk fuck it, kd to lakers. Bronnie Bron and KD. First round exit to Denver next year as well! LETS DO IT! 👌👌👌👌👌👌

    • @hardwood_yt
      @hardwood_yt  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Lmaoooo

    • @mort996
      @mort996 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      With how incompetent LAL front office seems to be I honestly think this is possible 😂

  • @roww10
    @roww10 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    When you get to the playoffs most of the teams have 2 star players. But so does the other team. Those players usually cancel each other out. It then comes down to 3-5 and bench players.
    Prime example is Lakers vs Nuggets. The Nuggets 3-5 players are game for game better than the Lakers 3-5. The Lakers were swept last year and they ran it back this year. Same results.
    This year look for D. Russell to be gone for sure and they will try to get bigger at center.

  • @necromora666
    @necromora666 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    They need to just blow it up. Trade Durant and Booker and get lots of picks. I'm sure Beal will agree to a trade at that point.

    • @billlarussa5908
      @billlarussa5908 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Except that at $50M/season salary Suns are not going to find a trade partner.

  • @tw9535
    @tw9535 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you have a 'Big 3' it would help if at least one of them had leadership potential.
    To me, and so many others, this group of 3 was from the day of the Beal trade just a 'Big Overlap' on top of the leadership problem.
    The most INEFFICIENT roster imaginable. And at _that_ price? So dumb.

  • @johnschlong
    @johnschlong หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I didnt mind the kd trade, the beal trade was the one thats gonna really gonna screw them

  • @REVIEWSWITJAY
    @REVIEWSWITJAY หลายเดือนก่อน

    If I’m the GM I’m trading KD to the highest bidder for draft capital, unfortunately you stuck with Beal unless you can finesse

  • @danilobanaag1354
    @danilobanaag1354 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Why blame the ownership??? They put a decent roster with 3 “superstars”.

  • @bpach8919
    @bpach8919 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Pretty much like any sport, defense wins championships. KD and Booker both don’t have it.

  • @mofftarkin6010
    @mofftarkin6010 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Since it's not going good with the Suns, KD will probably want to go back to the thunder and join all those young guys.

    • @hardwood_yt
      @hardwood_yt  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ive heard people saying KD should go back and LeBron should return to Cleveland. Would be fun lol

    • @mofftarkin6010
      @mofftarkin6010 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@hardwood_yt I don’t see the thunder trading for KD. Lebron going back to Cleveland I could see that happening

  • @PrinceTalonSabre
    @PrinceTalonSabre หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was rooting for the Suns in their finals run. I knew they'd be back.
    Then they traded for KD, and i thought it might take a bit more..
    Then they went to acquire Beal. I knew they were cooked, man.
    The Suns are going back to irrelevance sooner in my lifetime than I thought they would. Honestly, it almost seems like the owner came in with sabotage as his goal. He just wanted to see how fast he run a team financially and competitively into the ground.

  • @PeopleLoveShorts
    @PeopleLoveShorts หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Twolves VS OKC in da Finals

    • @hardwood_yt
      @hardwood_yt  หลายเดือนก่อน

      stay in OKC and he's considered one of the greatest of all time tbh.

  • @Demontri
    @Demontri หลายเดือนก่อน

    probably the worst trade in nba history

  • @TheLaundryGuy32
    @TheLaundryGuy32 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Super team? Bit of a stretch? Durant is clearly past his best days and Booker is hot and cold.

    • @gmailgmail6234
      @gmailgmail6234 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If it was lebron instead of Durant it would be universally, known as a superteam

    • @hardwood_yt
      @hardwood_yt  หลายเดือนก่อน

      point is, that is what everyone viewed them as. They are not that