On February 23, Beijing time, before the start of the All-Star Game, the Suns had already started the Northern Expedition, although they could not directly rush into the first echelon of the West, nor could they threaten the top four teams in the West, but the Clippers did stabilize the top five positions in the West. I thought that after the All-Star Weekend, as the Suns players got a certain amount of time to adjust, they would definitely continue to continue the Northern Expedition in the next schedule. Just when all fans are full of confidence in the Suns and waiting for the Suns to continue to improve the rankings, the Suns have lost to Phoenix fans as a blow to the head, without the impact of injury hazards, and the core elite is exhausted, the Suns are exposed on the court, and the team's shortcomings are becoming more and more serious. Four years 19.4 billion, if you have to play for the Suns and lose all retreats, Durant may not be able to win the championship.
In recent games, the Suns have really given fans hope as if everything is on track and the Big Three have found a way to work together, which is why the team has moved up the rankings. Now that they have found a way to cooperate, when they had a card battle with the Mavericks, the Suns did not make any response or make any adjustments. As fans described, the Suns will not be able to win the championship trophy without organizing guards and relying only on the Big Three. In the last 10 games, it has a 7-3 record, if you don't consider this card battle, then the Suns should have a 7-2 record, during this time the Suns have passed five levels and six generals, and the team's ranking has also improved to the top five in the West. But it is undeniable that the team led by the Big Three, who only finished in the top five in the regular season, does not deserve praise at all.
In other words, it is natural for the Suns to reach their current heights in the regular season, and the Big Three have proven their worth in the regular season more than once. However, Booker and Beal have yet to win a championship, which is enough to reflect some problems, and the Clippers need to adjust until they find the right direction and build the perfect system to compete with the championship team. But it is undeniable that the Nets formed a Big Three lineup at the beginning, and they were about to get the championship trophy, but unfortunately Harden was disheartened, and in the end, the Big Three fell apart, and Durant also requested a trade when he couldn't see hope, although the Nets got 194 renewed his four-year contract with the highest salary, and also got the core lineup of the Big Three, but Durant still submitted a trade request, and at this time, it also means that Durant has no way out.
Originally, in Durant's heart, Booker was a teammate who was more suitable for him to impact the championship, after all, when he was in the Nets, Harden was a ball-handling guard who could not get Durant's attention, and even after Harden left, Durant also emphasized in full view that he could take on the task of organizing and attacking, and the results were naturally self-evident. And fans who like Durant must also understand that Durant has been playing a super scorer since he entered the league, and his singles ability is even more incomparable, and even in Durant's heart, only players with strong singles ability can help him win the championship, which is why Durant will choose to parachute into the Nets with Irving.
In the end, Durant entered the Suns, intending to join Booker to win the championship together, and the Suns also recruited a single titan Beal for Durant. However, the situation of the Suns this season is obvious to all, basically the Big Three have always carried the team forward, but the Big Three are also human beings in nature, and they will also be dragged down by physical fitness, once the state is not good, once they can't hold on to the final quarter, then the Suns will lose their competitiveness. You must know that this season's Suns, basically every time they lose, it is because the performance of the Big Three in the first three quarters is very hot, and the physical strength is limited in the last quarter, resulting in the inability to continue the aggressiveness, and the opponent will take advantage of this opportunity to directly start a crazy counterattack, and the Suns can only watch the opponent continue to score, and finally reverse the game, or turn defeat into victory.
It's a pity that Durant has lost all his retreats, the emergence of the Green formula, and the initiative to leave the Nets, have led to a serious impact on Durant's career reputation, based on this premise, Durant can only win the championship can reverse his own reputation, can completely break the Green formula, and can prove his ability to lead the team. However, do the Suns really have what it takes to win a championship today? In the absence of an organizational guard, Booker is still the team's core point guard despite the failure of the transformation, and since Booker is not essentially a point guard, Durant also needs to take care of the responsibility of point guard. Not to mention Beal next to the Big Two, whether it is scoring ability or organizational tandem ability, it can't be compared with Durant and Booker at all. And this season, Beal's efficiency has also dropped quickly, and his scoring ability is not strong.
In other words, the swap between Beal and Paul may not be an improvement for the Suns. After all, in essence, Beal can't bring any help to the Suns, and the team with serious shortcomings is destined to be very difficult to lift the championship trophy in the playoffs. What's more, most fans know that a team that wants to win the championship must not be too weak on the defensive end, and the so-called defense is the strongest weapon to bring the championship trophy. And it is really not easy for Durant, who is bent on competing for the championship trophy and proving that he wants to prove his worth, and he has been tossing and turning several teams in recent years, but the results are not satisfactory, and it may be difficult to win the championship this season. The strongest mercenary in the history of the alliance is destined to be difficult to reverse the reputation of his career.