After the home win over the Magic, the Suns ushered in a wave of two consecutive wins, and what excited the Suns more than winning was undoubtedly Beal's state. After suffering a back injury and ankle injury, Beal returned to bring two straight wins to the Suns, although his first game was mediocre and his performance was far from his best. However, Beal didn't keep fans waiting too long, and he quickly adjusted his form and played the way an All-Star guard should be. In the win over the Magic, Beal shot 10-of-13 from the field and 1-of-2 from three-point range as he finished with 84A team-high true shooting percentage of 7% resulted in 25 points, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. 31 million, joining the Suns, the Big Three and you have very different styles, and it is not easy for Phoenix to compete for the championship.
It seems that the Big Three are in good shape, and Beal quickly regained his former self, he quickly found his position by the side of Durant and Booker, and the Suns also ushered in the first consecutive victory after the Big Three joined forces, and compared to the last victory won by Booker and Durant, this is a victory led by the Big Three in a real sense. However, from this victory of the Suns, to be honest, the fans did not feel much joy, but instead had a trace of concern about their future prospects. Because it can be seen that this Suns, from the coaching staff to the player lineup, it seems that they are so out of place, and there are huge hidden dangers in the lineup, for a team that aims to compete for the championship, the Suns still have a long, long way to go.
Why?Judging from the content of this confrontation with Magic, on the one hand, the Suns won a bit of a "fluke", of course, the victory was real, but then again, the data is indeed deceiving. It looks like the Suns limited the Magic to 107 points, and they limited their three-point shooting to 324%。However, the truth is that the Suns leaked too many open three-point opportunities for the Magic, but the Magic didn't take advantage of those opportunities, which had nothing to do with the Suns' defense, because the Magic were not a team known for their projection, and they were really out of shape.
If you change to other teams with a slightly higher offensive level, or if the Magic are in normal shape, it will be difficult for the Suns to get out of the house at home. In addition, on the offensive end, the Suns are all kinds of singles, the Big Three take turns heads-up, there is one statistic that is embarrassing, the Magic's offense is bad enough, they still have 22 assists, and the Suns' assists, only 21, are not as good as the Magic. This season, the team with the least average assists in the league is the Trail Blazers, who are averaging 22 assists per game5 times, the Suns' performance in assists this time is worse than this. Although the Suns can still rely on the Big Three to play an efficient offensive performance, it is enough to see that this team has no offensive tactics, or rather, it is their more effective tactics than risking mistakes.
Such a singles team, not to mention the championship, must be carefully considered in the choice of coaches. It was clear that Frank Vogel and the Suns were completely out of place. The team performs poorly, the offense has no tactics, the defense has all kinds of leaks, and the coach is often the first person to be harshly criticized. And the season is already halfway through, although the Suns have been absent for a long time, but then again, as a coach, he has never been able to establish a system for the team, which is a dereliction of duty on the part of the coach, or to put it mildly, incompetence. However, Vogel is not a bad coach, on the contrary, he is a good house coach and has already proven his ability over the years.
As a coach, Vogel has won the NBA championship trophy, which is enough to speak, and he also has the experience of leading a young team (Pacers) to the division finals many times, and Vogel's system has proven to be effective many times. But it is also true that his system is not suitable for the sun. Compared with other coaches, Vogel doesn't know anything about offense, he needs to have a brain to share the offense for him, James who brought his own system during the Lakers period, and Rondo on the bench perfectly solved this problem, plus Vogel's solid defensive system, the Lakers won the championship trophy. And now, the Suns don't have brains on the offensive end, and they don't have enough resources to help Vogel build the system on the defensive end, which is embarrassing.
The ceiling of this Suns does not even look as high as the Suns led by D'Antoni back then, with Nash Xiaosi as the core. What kind of chef with what kind of dish can make delicious dishes, the Suns' lineup resources are completely incompatible with Vogel's system, they can't play the all-destroying offense that the Suns should have, and at the same time the defense is full of holes. In fact, the Suns should find an offensive coach who, like the Nets did back then, completely destroys the opponent with offense and leads defense with offense, rather than being a four-and-like team like they are now. What's even more embarrassing is that the Suns offered Vogel a five-year, $31 million contract, and the management would not let Vogel leave so soon, but Durant couldn't afford to wait.