After losing to the Knicks at home, the Suns suffered another wave of two-game losing streaks, and in the last five regular season games, the Suns only achieved a poor record of 1 win and 4 losses. Obviously, the Suns are in a very embarrassing situation again, unlike at the beginning of the season, the Suns have experienced the integrity of the core lineup, at least their Big Three have completed the combination, but unfortunately, in the two regular season games in which the Big Three came together, the Suns lost, and this time against the Knicks, Beal folded again. He was in good shape, shooting 2-of-2 from the field and 1-of-1 from three-point range, scoring six points in an efficient individual performance, but after that, Beal left the court. 207 million in 4 years, goodbye Suns, the fault tolerance rate of the Big Three is too low, and Durant is in trouble for the championship.
Although the Warriors are still in a state of chaos and the Clippers have struggled after the trade, then again, Suns fans are also one of the most painful groups at this stage. They have a record of only 13 wins and 12 losses, ranking only 10th in the West, and the Suns are 1.5 wins away from the Pelicans in front of them. Bill's injury was just another handful of salt on top of the sun's wound. It seems that a full lineup is not necessarily the answer to the Suns' problem, and Beal's contract has begun to give the Suns a headache.
4 years of 207 million US dollars, this season's annual salary of 46.74 million US dollars, Beal's salary ranks 6th in the league, and the five people in front of him are Curry, Durant, Embiid, Jokic, James, these players, either the top strength, or at the same time outstanding strength, the commercial value is extremely high, Beal is the team's contribution on the court, off the court his influence, The ability to absorb money is also very poor, there is not too many fans, to a certain extent, Beal's deal is likely to become a failure for the Suns, the destruction of the management, and in the end, it may only be bleak and disintegrated, after all, the problems exposed by the Suns at present, one or two sentences are not clear.
This Suns need to run in, and a quarter of the way through the season, they don't even have a chance to run in. Beal has only played 6 regular season games so far, excluding this one in which he left the game due to injury, Beal only played 5 regular season games for the Suns, and then, he will still be out for a while, there is no specific timetable for when Beal will return, and more importantly, how long he can last after his return is also unknown. There is one statistic that stands out. Over the past three seasons, Beal has played 60, 40 and 50 regular season appearances. What is the concept? It's probably the rhythm of one fight and one break. In other words, this ankle sprain, which seems to be an accident, seems to be an ordinary thing in Bill's case.
It may be too early to make a conclusion about the Suns' trade for Paul for Beal, but judging from the Suns' chemistry, this deal has almost become a failure, because even if Beal is healthy, the Suns do not have a qualified playmaker, whether it is Durant or Booker, they can't connect the team's offense when they encounter high-pressure defense, and Beal is even less capable in this regard. On the defensive end, the Suns are also short of resources, they conceded 139 points against the Knicks at home, which is absolutely unacceptable, and Frank Vogel, who is known for his defense, cannot help the Suns build a defensive system, which is also related to the way the Suns build a team.
It can only be said that the Big Three may still work, but the Big Three of the Suns are not the answer to the championship, their positions and roles are too overlapping, and almost all three of them are masters of attacking with the ball, in addition, including organization and defense, are not the characteristics of these three players, the Suns need others to take on these responsibilities, but their salaries are all piled up on the Big Three, and you can't ask the bottom salary players to play the performance of giants. Beal's frustration with Suns fans is not only his low attendance, but also the fact that he has four full years left on his contract, and when Beal signed a five-year, $251 million contract, he was already recognized as a garbage contract, and whether the Suns admit it or not, Beal has not played a performance worthy of his salary.
The margin for error in the Big Three lineup is very low, and the requirements for the three stars are very high for such a lineup. To make a comparison, the Clippers are also the Big Three, but the roles of Harden, George, and Leonard are different. Harden is a master of playmaking passing, Leonard has enough offensive ability, and at the same time, he and George are both strong players in front defense, the three cores can lead the team in terms of organizational tandem and offense, and can also play a leading role on the defensive end, role players just need to follow their footsteps and play their role, the Suns' Big Three obviously have problems in terms of role.