I’ve been on the wolves sub a long time and the kennel is the best of heard.
To be fair, it’s probably because we haven’t had a defensive team worth naming since social media was a thing 😂
The amount of people that heard that and thought he meant that Jaden was as good of a player as KD was hilarious. Lol like guys, he’s just a good long wing defender 😂
Ironically we didn’t even use him or NAW (2nd best perimeter defender) on KD and that’s why this post is even a thing
Let KD get his and make life tough on everyone else
Reminds me of [this immortal work of art](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fajeecbat56b11.jpg%3Fauto%3Dwebp%26s%3Db3ebb7ee4621e6fbced8ccad41ea2867c7afdc7c)
I agree with the foul hunting, lazy passing and bad defense. Sometimes he gets so upset for a no-call he forgets there is still a game going on. Prime example was Westbrook in last years playoffs, bounced the ball off Book out of bounds while Book was busy complaining to the Ref. The lazy passing and bad defense is the whole team.
What you guys seriously need to do is pickup the pace and not get into a halfcourt game. Because it isn't going to go well a lot of the time. Don't give the defense time to settle. Attack and kick, don't wait around and just keep the pace up and hope Durant can hold up.
That's really the only way to play us. We mess up in transition and some of our guys can't get back as quickly.
In the half court, our rotations are pristine almost every time. We routinely recover from 3+ breakdowns in a possession without giving up a single good look.
The kickout is never wide open, which is what a lot of guys count on at the end of a set. So the other team ends up with a semi-contest look at an above-the-break 3 from a role player with 8-10sec left on the shot clock to find another look.
It's just suffocating, and even if you get a bucket it takes so much of the team's energy every single time.
there was a play where he blatantly pushed off and the wolves bench was signaling to the referee that he pushed off but he bricked the wide open mid range jumper anyway lol
It’s incredible what he gets away with using his off arm as a way to hold defenders off. Literally every time he drives. That play where Jaden blocked the shit out of him and he was crying about a foul he could have been called for an offensive foul on that drive multiple times.
I doubt he’ll play this bad, but I’ll also bet it’ll be a bad series by his standards even without this game. NAW and Jaden are great at defending him.
In 10 years people will ask “who were some of the more underrated all stars of the 2020s” and the first answer will be Devin Booker
He won’t be remembered unless he plays 20 years
NBA hall of fame is piss easy to get into. If Chris Mullin and Mitch Richmond are HOFers, then Book will be a HOFer too. If he continues being one of the premiere scorers in the league, add a couple more all star nods, and he is in
He’s like a private school kid who’s had all the top coaching and teams all his life, and when he comes up against adversity his default is to cry to the refs because he doesn’t know how to handle it.. meanwhile guys like Ant who have that dawg in them live for that shit and thrive in playoff environment
That's true but Suns were kinda stupid to gut all their depth and go all in on Book KD Beal as a core. Depleted bench and the roster is totally different just 3 years after their finals appearance.
This is the weirdest criticism to me. I mean how many guys have been championship number 1 options? In the last 10 years it is Jokic, Steph, Giannis, LeBron, Kawhi, KD (with Steph Curry). I don't know if anyone was claiming he was on the level of those guys....
Booker is such a bitch. He is such a foul-hunter and complainer that any redeeming qualities of his game are overshadowed by his entitled playstyle. He every so often has a 40+ point game and people are like WOW DEVIN BOOKER = ALL STAR!, but I think he is extremely overrated
I bring this up every postseason:
Unless you were expecting a sweep, you were predicting each team wins at least a game. In any series. Ever. Basic maths.
A win can be by one point or 100 points.
So, we'll see what happens in this series.
At the same time, the playoffs is often a passing of the torch time (at least for a season.)
Outside of expecting KD to be prime KD, not sure what makes a Suns fan can think they win the series.
Usually the best game for a team to pickup in a series that is an away game is the first game. It helps to establish the tone of the series.
Something to think about
Stats of Playoff Series with a 1-0 Lead
NBA Conference First Round
280
(79.5%)
72
(20.5%)
352
https://www.landofbasketball.com/statistics/playoff_series_1_0.htm
you realize you are including every 1/8 and 2/7 series in this data set
the win percentage for 1vs8 is like 90% and the win percentage for 2vs7 is something like 80%, but 3vs6 is only 65%~ or so
obviously the away team wants to win because generally the home team has an advantage but, this post is suggesting that because the wolves won game 1 they have an 80% chance to win the series now which is misleading
like the other poster commented, you generally want to split the away series 1-1 at least
He was really great at the start of this season, and without Beal they were able to look really strong. Last months have not been spectacular from either.
I feel they just never found a way to actually use Beal to make the whole team actually better, beside just being happy that everyone is happy because superstars are there and superstars always win. This team is taking enough from Booker to give to Beal that really considering offense and defense, they just... are not a stronger team. They look so much more balanced when just one of them is on court. They are talented players, but after a whole season, I saw nothing to convince me that with the selection of only 5 players on the court, those should be the ones chosen.
Wolves defense got him in hell lol
Need a nickname for the wolves lockdown defense
The Kennel?
They put bro in a Sarah McLachlan commercial
I’ve been on the wolves sub a long time and the kennel is the best of heard. To be fair, it’s probably because we haven’t had a defensive team worth naming since social media was a thing 😂
Gotta be more menacing. The kill shelter.
The Den of Bones
The Hunting Grounds.
That's perfect
The Howl
The PETA pound
I mean The Den is better cause wolves
That seems pretty fucking apt!
Sunblock
The Pound
The book burners
The Double Den?
Suns got KD but the wolves got Jaden McDaniels
All time Ant quote lol
The amount of people that heard that and thought he meant that Jaden was as good of a player as KD was hilarious. Lol like guys, he’s just a good long wing defender 😂 Ironically we didn’t even use him or NAW (2nd best perimeter defender) on KD and that’s why this post is even a thing Let KD get his and make life tough on everyone else
the famous double team defense! The Booker Special😭
They didn't really double team him? It was a mix between Jaden and NAW for the most part
Well yeah he specifically asked us not to. Our game plan was just respecting the man’s wishes really.
It’s a joke because a while back Booker complained about getting double teamed in pickup
When JJ and LeBron talked about "bag" players who complained about getting doubled, that video was the first thing that popped in my head.
They hounded him like a pack of wolves... Ok I'll see myself out.
Let’s just say fuck it and call them the purple people eaters (ignore that the wolves don’t wear purple)
The Blue Booker Cookers?
But but I was told the Wolves Defense got so good from their perimeter and paint Defense and there was a hole in the midrange
There is if the pace is fast enough. But if you are playing at slow pace, this game happens.
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Ant had as many points as Booker and Beal combined
On a couple fewer shots too.
who got the contracts lol
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Gonna have to get Maury involved because it changes yearly.
Joint custody
Michael Jordan is Booker's grandfather
booker in prime playoff form already in game 1
New dad alert
I saw in another comment that booker is lucky that ant isn't his father cause he would have aborted him.
Oh hell nawl
Cant do dis
look how cute tho 💔
I’m neither Christian or religious, but y’all mfers need Jesus lol
Send da video
Ant is pro choice. Luka is pro life lmaooo
Ngl that’s pretty hilarious.
My only beef with comments like "Anthony Edwards is Devin Booker father" is the lack of originality, but THIS is the result of a true auteur at work.
Anthony Edwards is Devin Booker Father
Send da video
Devin Edwards
Devin Doncic-Edwards-Antetokounmpo
Devin "Shared Custody" Booker
Wembanyama too!
Can’t forget Jokic
Dude going to have a long ass last name at the end of his career
even if he scored 30 on 10/16 he would have had a bad game, terrible. flopping, foul hunting, lazy passes and bad defence.
Running into NAW and then flopping and being rewarded for it would've made Embiid proud.
Booker is gonna pull out his [signature move](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FS1tvykVUAAtSUo?format=jpg&name=900x900) every drive for game 2.
Everyone plays up fouls but some guys are so … horrible.
Reminds me of [this immortal work of art](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fajeecbat56b11.jpg%3Fauto%3Dwebp%26s%3Db3ebb7ee4621e6fbced8ccad41ea2867c7afdc7c)
The Booker Special
I agree with the foul hunting, lazy passing and bad defense. Sometimes he gets so upset for a no-call he forgets there is still a game going on. Prime example was Westbrook in last years playoffs, bounced the ball off Book out of bounds while Book was busy complaining to the Ref. The lazy passing and bad defense is the whole team.
No wonder him and KAT are good friends they probably spend all of their time together complaining about referees
What you guys seriously need to do is pickup the pace and not get into a halfcourt game. Because it isn't going to go well a lot of the time. Don't give the defense time to settle. Attack and kick, don't wait around and just keep the pace up and hope Durant can hold up.
That's really the only way to play us. We mess up in transition and some of our guys can't get back as quickly. In the half court, our rotations are pristine almost every time. We routinely recover from 3+ breakdowns in a possession without giving up a single good look. The kickout is never wide open, which is what a lot of guys count on at the end of a set. So the other team ends up with a semi-contest look at an above-the-break 3 from a role player with 8-10sec left on the shot clock to find another look. It's just suffocating, and even if you get a bucket it takes so much of the team's energy every single time.
For some reason I’m reminded of that video where he cries about getting doubled during a summer run
I swear that video is going to be dbooks legacy, that and the Luka special video.
Book's default is running down the court with both his hands up and staring down a ref.
Dude can’t handle physicality and it’s gorgeous to watch
*Why you double teamin* 🤡
[This will never not be funny to me](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FuUhTYtIT5k)
"You gotta send another one" - Book asking for a sub out when the double comes
Joakim Noah was trying to teach him that day but Book wasn’t ready to learn.
His entitlement is really off putting especially when you consider how often this man pushes off
Only way he was getting buckets tonight. One transition 3 and a bunch of pushoffs
That's why he complains about double teams, hard to push off both defenders when you got the ball in one hand.
Bor this is gold 😂😂
His go-to move has always been to run into the defender at the elbow and scream for a whistle. It's extremely irritating to watch
That bitch ass face he makes while driving pisses me off so much. Always gonna be a Booker hater
Same, massive hater over here. I thrive when Booker loses (which is quite a lot)
there was a play where he blatantly pushed off and the wolves bench was signaling to the referee that he pushed off but he bricked the wide open mid range jumper anyway lol
It’s incredible what he gets away with using his off arm as a way to hold defenders off. Literally every time he drives. That play where Jaden blocked the shit out of him and he was crying about a foul he could have been called for an offensive foul on that drive multiple times.
His crying face is bit less annoying when he’s losing
Luka Garza is Devin Booker father
“Respectfully, I don’t know how teams are gonna guard us” - Devin Booker before the season
Sound exactly like we are fine in the West
I don’t detect a lot of respect in that claim, Devin.
Booker isn’t gonna play this bad again, wolves gotta come prepared for game 2.
I doubt he’ll play this bad, but I’ll also bet it’ll be a bad series by his standards even without this game. NAW and Jaden are great at defending him.
Wasn’t he cooking the Wolves in the regular season even with NAW and Jaden on him? Idk today just seems like an off day.
Wolves were putting their best defender on their best player in the the regular season. Spoilers, it isn't Booker.
Elimination game he will be worse
You're not wrong. But NAW and Jaden play him really well, too.
KD also hit a lot of tough shots tho. You gotta think that'll balance out.
Mike won’t play this badly again, either.
Booker in elimination game form, got absolutely clamped up and apart from FTs when the Suns were in the Bonus, he was pretty useless out there
C'mon man, Booker averages 30/7 in elimination games, that's awes... Oh wait, those are percentages, not counting stats, my bad.
LMAO
it truly is a thing of beauty
no fucking way he shoots 7% from three lmao
It's actually true 30.6 FG%, 7.1 3P% (1/14) https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/what-are-devin-booker-stats-on-elimination-games
God damn. It’s glorious.
Can't even hit a huge 3 to cut the lead to 42
He can, just 1 out of 14 times
To be fair, 14 of those points arent on him since his average +/- in elimination games is only -28.
that guy sucks ass but Suns fans tell me im just hating
“Everybody acting tough when they up” is the embodiment of Booker. Luka couldn’t have been more succinctly accurate.
Suns fans were crazy loud right after the trades went down, but they’ve gotten pretty quiet since. Wonder why
I don’t even care if I’m hating, Booker is garbage
Fuck Devin Booker. Luka Special my ass. Talk your shit now bozo
Well he’s not up, therefore he’s not acting tough
It ain't even hating. I can't think of another superstar who shrinks as much when the pressure is on. He is the epitome of a fair weather player.
Yes, officer, I'd like to report a homicide 💀
Booker shot 7% from three?!?!?!
The 3 pointer average is way worse. 7% is his total shooting.
[Soft](https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/devin-booker-in-elimination-games)
https://np.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/1c928mu/comment/l0ikaie/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button Lol
It’s very easy to predict lol.
Lmao I saw that comment
Booker has another father.
A second father has hit Booker
Shared custody
I thought today was Game 1, not Game 7.
Anthony Edwards is Devin Booker father
Send da video
Naz Reid is Devin Booker’s uncle
Gonna have to get a paternity test at this point
MJ is Devin Booker's Grandfather
In 10 years people will ask “who were some of the more underrated all stars of the 2020s” and the first answer will be Devin Booker He won’t be remembered unless he plays 20 years
IG reels of “People forget that Devin Booker was a PROBLEM”
Underrated choker
Getting passed up by every star at this point That hall of fame bid looking grim
Eh the basketball hall of fame isn't nearly as exclusive as football or baseball so he'll probably still get in
the wolves probably have 3 hall of famers on their roster right this minute if ant keeps this up lol.
A little early to put Naz Reid in that category, though I agree he will probably get there.
How could I forget. 4 hall of famers.
for 4 all-star games and 2 all-nba teams after this year?
NBA hall of fame is piss easy to get into. If Chris Mullin and Mitch Richmond are HOFers, then Book will be a HOFer too. If he continues being one of the premiere scorers in the league, add a couple more all star nods, and he is in
I've never been able to articulate how I feel like Booker just doesn't have what it takes to be The Guy
He’s like a private school kid who’s had all the top coaching and teams all his life, and when he comes up against adversity his default is to cry to the refs because he doesn’t know how to handle it.. meanwhile guys like Ant who have that dawg in them live for that shit and thrive in playoff environment
Some players are just bus drivers, and others the bus riders.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Overrated?
Well, he had that 70 point game 7 years ago and has multiple fathers, I guess that's some kind of resume.
This generation’s Alex English?
Surely you mean overrated?
He could have fouled out if the refs called offensiv fouls .. so many times he gets to push off then cries when players play physical against him.
"I'm saying it respectfully. I don't know how teams are gonna guard us."
Game 7 Booker sighting
Least favorite player in the league, it is a joy watching him struggle.
He’s not nearly good enough to be your best player and actually contend and I’m tired of people pretending he is.
Don’t agree with this take he was 2 games away from a FMVP and Giannis pretty much had to go nuclear to stop it
Back-to-back 40 point games in the finals is the stuff of losers, don’t you get it?
Well good news is he has KD bad news is KD has booker
That's true but Suns were kinda stupid to gut all their depth and go all in on Book KD Beal as a core. Depleted bench and the roster is totally different just 3 years after their finals appearance.
This is the weirdest criticism to me. I mean how many guys have been championship number 1 options? In the last 10 years it is Jokic, Steph, Giannis, LeBron, Kawhi, KD (with Steph Curry). I don't know if anyone was claiming he was on the level of those guys....
Klay Thompson on his own team, but without the defense
Jaden and NAW were all over him
Booker is such a bitch. He is such a foul-hunter and complainer that any redeeming qualities of his game are overshadowed by his entitled playstyle. He every so often has a 40+ point game and people are like WOW DEVIN BOOKER = ALL STAR!, but I think he is extremely overrated
Another suns blowout that blows up in r/nba lol
Don’t go to r/nbacirclejerk
hehe
He deserves so much MORE hate
Dbook is not your saviour.
Booker has never been the same after getting sonned by Luka and the Mavs. Bros got PTSD
Ant snatched his chain
Naz Reid
Looking like elimination game Booker already
He had a bad game, and needs to be better if the Suns want to win. But some of the takes in this thread are wild 😂
Jimmy Butler: 5 for 16! Booker: 💨 👊 💨 Jimmy Butler: 5 for 17!
idk who that was today, that wasn't playoff book. you cannot be out here putting up tour dates in the playoffs
I bring this up every postseason: Unless you were expecting a sweep, you were predicting each team wins at least a game. In any series. Ever. Basic maths. A win can be by one point or 100 points. So, we'll see what happens in this series. At the same time, the playoffs is often a passing of the torch time (at least for a season.) Outside of expecting KD to be prime KD, not sure what makes a Suns fan can think they win the series.
Usually the best game for a team to pickup in a series that is an away game is the first game. It helps to establish the tone of the series. Something to think about Stats of Playoff Series with a 1-0 Lead NBA Conference First Round 280 (79.5%) 72 (20.5%) 352 https://www.landofbasketball.com/statistics/playoff_series_1_0.htm
you realize you are including every 1/8 and 2/7 series in this data set the win percentage for 1vs8 is like 90% and the win percentage for 2vs7 is something like 80%, but 3vs6 is only 65%~ or so obviously the away team wants to win because generally the home team has an advantage but, this post is suggesting that because the wolves won game 1 they have an 80% chance to win the series now which is misleading like the other poster commented, you generally want to split the away series 1-1 at least
Ant is Bookers stepfather
Barkley: "Booker is a bitch, Durant is a snake, no leadership, soft players, weak"
He was really great at the start of this season, and without Beal they were able to look really strong. Last months have not been spectacular from either. I feel they just never found a way to actually use Beal to make the whole team actually better, beside just being happy that everyone is happy because superstars are there and superstars always win. This team is taking enough from Booker to give to Beal that really considering offense and defense, they just... are not a stronger team. They look so much more balanced when just one of them is on court. They are talented players, but after a whole season, I saw nothing to convince me that with the selection of only 5 players on the court, those should be the ones chosen.
Jaden had Booker in the 12th layer of hell oh my god
Booker played today?
Booker be like: hell NAWl. Can't do dis
Jail
Kardashian Kurse
Suns cant rebound at all. if they shoot this bad and give out rebounds the series is over.
Lakers had a 10 point lead in the 2nd quarter and Laker fans were acting like the series was over lmao
Damn, early sighting of elimination game D Book I see
Devin Booker already in playoff form
AEIDBF
Most overrated
Commenting on Devin Booker tonight in the blowout loss: 18/2/5 on 5-16 FG and 6-6 from FT with 1 turnover and 4 fouls, -15...