Special Times Call For Special Measures…..
Something different to discuss the start of the Suns season so far. If this your first time on the Newsletter page, please consider hitting the subscribe button below. Even if you are here simply as a returning 7SolPod listener, your support is much appreciated and there’s bound to be more in the future.
So How About A Podcast Special…….
I’ll keep this brief.
The Suns are 5-1 and there was far too much to jam into one normal Newsletter Issue for the first week back. So instead, Max McCauley and I reunited for a Special Edition of our old podcast.
We covered everything we felt was worth talking about and had a lot of fun doing so! All in a near 2 hour extravaganza, so plenty to keep you occupied until the next more traditional written Issue.
To listen - you can click the audio player on this page or through the YouTube embedded video below of you’d prefer. In the O.T section I have also included instructions to help you find it on your normal podcast player, if you like that better.
Below I have included timestamps in case you want to skip ahead and just so there is also a little bit of familiarity, I have also included some of my favorite clips from the first 6 games. There are all directly or loosely referenced in my chat with Max, so should be fun to follow along with while you listen.
Timestamps & GIFs
02:30 - Recap Of Results So Far.
Including…..
Max’s favorite moment so far - Chris Paul’s game winner @ DEN 
David’s favorite moment so far - Paul to Crowder for the dagger @ UTA 07:20 - Mikal Bridges’ Surprising Start.
Featuring…..
Mikal has worked out how to put defenders “in jail” & use his length on O. 
He is also flashing an ability to find his shot in the mid range. 
Coupled with his ability to work through screens & create TOs for his own O.
23:10 - More Thoughts on Chris Paul
34:10 - Jae Crowder vs Cam Johnson
Mentioned…..
Crowder has been looking for Ayton in more ways than one. 
He has also flashed some shake off the bounce. 
Cam Johnson has shown agility & strength on individual D. 
Also racking up a few steals & blocks as a team defender.
48 :00 - Defense and Devin Booker
We Discussed…..
The Suns have been switching since Game 1. 
Devin Booker has been active on D breaking up actions. 
A lot of his TOs result from being caught between scoring & passing.
59:45 - Did You Know?
1:06:35 - Stop Doubting Cam Payne
Including…..
Cam Payne is catching bigs out with his low release drives. 
He is also making shots late in the shot clock. 
Not to mention fighting down low with bigs and making effort plays. 1:16:00 - What To Make Of Deandre Ayton
We Discussed…..
Ayton has been good on D, especially on help rotations. 
Recently he has found shots in the flow of the O, rather than being forced. 1:30:10 - We Need Dario Saric
Featuring…..
Playing 5 Out with Saric is really valuable taking Cs like Gobert away. 
The ball MOVES with him out there. 5 passes in 7 seconds or less. 1:34:00 - Credit to Monty Williams and James Jones
1:43:50 - 7 Seconds Or Less
YouTube Version
Overtime!
OT1 - Most of the GIFs in this Issue should be able to be saved and shared on Twitter, as I kept them all quite small. Feel free to use them, if you like.
OT2 - If you’d prefer to listen to this on the go, you should be able to open the link on your phone and hit the “listen on your podcast app” link in the player. Shoot me a DM on Twitter or comment below, if you have any issues. Apple Podcasts should have a private link to listen your usual way or I can look into other avenues that you use to listen to pods. I’ll comment any links I can find after it is published.
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