The Phoenix Suns Loss To The Grizzlies Is An ACCEPTABLE LOSS But It Won’t Be Tolerable Forever…
The Phoenix Suns dropped their fourth straight game, falling 114-113 to the Memphis Grizzlies, but this loss tells a different story than their previous defeats. Despite the 1-4 record, the young Suns finally showed signs of putting together a complete game before falling short in the closing minutes.
Benjamin Garcia breaks down why Devin Booker’s 32 points on 38% shooting isn’t good enough for a supermax player, examines Jordan Knott’s critical timeout management mistakes that cost the team down the stretch, and questions rotation decisions that continue to puzzle. But it’s not all criticism—Mark Williams’ two-way dominance with 20 points and 12 rebounds, Colin Gillespie’s energizing 31-minute performance, and Royce O’Neill’s clutch shooting provide genuine reasons for optimism. Garcia also analyzes the turnover differential that gave Memphis 37 points compared to Phoenix’s 14 points off turnovers, explaining why this young team’s growing pains won’t be acceptable much longer.
Tune in for honest accountability and perspective on what these close losses mean for the Suns’ rebuild.
0:00 Intro
0:32 Suns fall to Grizzlies 114-113
2:04 What Suns victories will look like
4:06 Young team learning to close games
6:40 Suns putting together complete basketball games
9:12 Coin flip game didn’t go Suns way
11:14 Devin Booker needs to be held accountable
14:17 Booker’s fourth quarter performance vs inefficiency
17:21 Final two possessions and turnover issues
20:25 Booker must be more consistent and efficient
22:31 Jordan Knott’s coaching struggles and rotations
26:06 Timeout management and late game decisions
27:38 Mark Williams and Colin Gillespie shine
29:42 Turnovers cost Suns the game
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32 Comments
My left ear loved this episode.
How is Maluach still not playing any minutes? Hes the number 10 pick for gods sake. And NHD/Livers still getting minutes over Fleming? Disgraceful. We deserve every loss we cop.
Loved that Mark Williams started and looking forward to Green playing. Please mix a few more minutes for the rookies. This is a long process and I'm here for it. Win or lose…😊
Oso isaiah livers and nigels hayes davis dnps. Insert maluach and flemming into the rotation it's not rocket science. Even when brooks is back flemming should be getting minutes at the 4 especially when we've clearly been struggling to rebound with our smaller lineups. Even through books inefficient games, these turnovers and these injuries we should still be 3-2 if Ott just made better rotations. Book needs better shot selection and grayson allen needs to stop thinking he's a PG.
You nailed it with the line the booker at the end of the day is just one player 🤷🏽 he's one supermax player is the key but end of the day he needs some backup. End of the day even Batman needed a robin sidekick, he had backup in Mark Williams but soon he'll get Jalen green and then we can really analyze this experiment. Tough loss and good game though 💪🏽🧡💜
Ya man my buddy at work and I were saying the same thing, Booker got used to the side piece or I mean rather sidekick of KD to pass the ball out to, and sometimes even Mr. PTO Beal 🤷🏽 He needs to get that killer mentality back and get back to that Brown Mamba again. Call me seasonal 😂 but I believe in him like Santa Clause 🧑🏽🎄 and believe he'll get there. 💪🏽🔥🙏🏽🧡💜
Booker Durant and kyrie are the tip of the spear the type of guys who help you get from 40 wins to 55 wins they aren’t offensive engines that can carry teams to the playoffs by themselves
Fellas, just realized the audio only comes out the left side on Video.
Podcast version it works perfectly.
Apologies it’s new equipment and i definitely messed something up!
If it makes you feel better, directly after this, my car overheated on the side of the freeway!
I'm deaf in my right ear now thanks to you
This team has plenty to learn and improve on, and I feel hopeful that they will. I like their collective energy. But the turnovers, along with the transition d, have been truly awful. They will not win many games without markedly improving in this area, notwithstanding the better vibes.
The Suns need a playmaker in the starting lineup so everyone else can play their natural positions. Jordan Ott seems one dimensional. He doesn't seem to be able to make in-game adjustments. Slow starts are due to a lack of preparedness, which is also on Ott. Book needs to be better for sure, but he's at his best when he's playing alongside a play making guard.
playing livers over flemming is insane.
when is jg coming back
Jalen Green WILL NOT solve their issues
That D. Brick trade for picks is looking better and better.
The Jazz video was "scorched earth"?
The last 2 shots by Booker were bad shots. The fact that he repeated the same shot was horrible
Devin Choker aka Devin Brick needs to be traded. 75million for this
Oso and Dunn are G league players
You can’t expect to win when you have over 20 turn overs
😂 stop it. we suck
😂 they pay you.don't even try
Booker needs to step up man. He is playing like he is still on Team USA. Steph Curry and LeBron James aren’t out there to defer to. He needs to be on “go mode” every game as the definitive number one option. The 3rd option for the Lakers is vastly outplaying him right now.
Nice break down of the game Ben! Spot on about how most of these games are going to go this year and criticism of Booker is totally warranted and long overdue. Not that my opinion matters but I think this maybe-your best show
Phoenix suns is just a bad organization man. This team has GOOD players, Williams is exceeding expectations, booker is still a superstar, brooks and green will flourish on this team. But the phoenix suns just has a losing culture, the suns is just an awful franchise as a whole. Brooks is already sitting out on games, he is probably mentally checked out. Deep down Players probably don’t want to be in phoenix anymore. Maluach not getting minutes? Brooks and green already not playing? These guys want out. This team needs new ownership and a new culture. This is a losing franchise with a losing culture and guys need to get traded to a real franchise. Phoenix basketball is doomed.
I was saying all of season that the suns wouldn’t win 30 games and I got laughed at. Booker ain’t him. Trade Booker and start the rebuild
As long as Booker and Allen are the one's handling the ball get use to this… Unforced errors that lead to fast break points going the other direction.
I agree. The main problem is the rotations don't make sense.
I can understand having Isaiah Livers out but we all thought Nigel Hayes Davis was only brought to be roster filler.
I agree Ben
where's the other guy?
Teams have figured it out. Double Booker and they can disrupt the offense.
NO LOSS IS "ACCEPTABLE." Losing is losing.