Before the Mavericks, the Suns had a tough season, with a 3-8 record in their last 11 games and a 1-4 record in their last five, including a loss to the second-to-last in the West.
In addition, there is a set of data that makes Suns fans quite uncomfortable.
1. When the Suns face teams with a win rate of more than 50% in the West, they only have a 1-7 record;
2. The total time of the Big Three combined this season is 24 minutes, which is equivalent to playing half a game.
The Suns' current disadvantage is something that no one expected, and it is also something that new recruit Gordon did not expect, due to many losses, Gordon gradually became dissatisfied with his position in the team, and he publicly said:
'I don't understand, when I first came here, I wasn't positioned like that, I can score goals, and I need to play a bigger role, I'm here to win and yes, I'll talk to Vogel. ”
In order to further improve the team's strength, the Suns can be described as a big move this summer, they reached a deal with the Wizards, sent away the questionable Dunbao and a group of forward players, in exchange for $260 million Beal.
The sun took advantage of this operation to form a trio with strong offensive firepower, thinking that they could use the offensive firepower of the third brother to help the sun take off, but I didn't expect the third brother to cooperate in only 24 minutes before it was over.
Booker and Beal took turns to be injured, and the Big Three eventually became the oldest Adu alone, who played in 24 games this season, averaging 36.5 minutes per game, and could score 30.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1 block, shooting 52.1%/47.3%/87.1% from three.
In those 24 games, I can't remember how many empty cuts Adu had.
Booker recently made a comeback, but the role changed, and Vogel wanted him to contribute to the playmaking, so Booker was almost all on the court for the sake of organization, and the offense became a mess.
Adu is carrying, Booker is changing, and the Big Three are the only ones who are the most "comfortable".
Beal has only played in six games so far this season, averaging 25.2 minutes per game, scoring only 14.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists while shooting 44.9%/42.9%/70.8% from three.
With an annual salary of nearly $50 million, with such data and attendance, Bill's ability to make money is quite enviable.
Like Gordon, Adu was disappointed with the lack of help and the Suns' lineup, according to ESPN.
The team's inconsistent state and contradictions have made the Suns' road this season confused.