Frank Isola joins Stephen A. Smith on First Take to discuss if the Phoenix Suns can make a deep playoff run without Devin Booker.
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Ian Stewart
April 21, 2022 at 4:22 pm
If Mavs find a way to advance and Luka’s playing at near 100% levels, I don’t know how you can confidently say the Suns without Booker absolutely beat a full strength Mavs
Vivaan Daga
April 21, 2022 at 4:47 pm
they will lose if luka is there without book and even maybe with book
Ian Stewart
April 21, 2022 at 5:49 pm
@Vivaan Daga so guarantee suns win WITHOUT book but maybe they’d win WITH book? Weird logic that you think they’re better with Devin Booker, they got blown out against every playoff team they played against without Booker except for a flukey 20 point Celtics win which I have not examined the box score of. Suns aren’t unbeatable without Booker and you’re crazy to think that
Sed Said
April 21, 2022 at 7:41 pm
Mavs without Luka and without Booker- Suns in 4.
Mavs w/ Luka and w/ Booker- Suns in 4
Mavs w/ Luka and w/o Booker- suns in 6 or 7
Sed Said
April 21, 2022 at 7:42 pm
@Vivaan Daga 😂 the mavs haven’t beat the Suns since Luka has been drafted.. if Booker plays they won’t win a game.
Ignacio Ortiz
April 21, 2022 at 4:26 pm
no
SS
April 21, 2022 at 4:29 pm
Now the suns know how the lakers feel
Jorge Alvardo
April 21, 2022 at 4:31 pm
no they dont, only if they get bounced in the first round will they know how the lakers feel lol
Supermariohoops24
April 21, 2022 at 6:38 pm
@Chukky *a mickey mouse ring, then they will know how the Lakers feel.
Jorge Alvardo
April 21, 2022 at 6:40 pm
@Chukky they’d actually have to win 17 buddy, learn how to count
Dinokale
April 21, 2022 at 7:07 pm
Lakers fans and LeBron haters are some of the worst of the NBA fan base.
OG DANNY
April 21, 2022 at 7:23 pm
Lakers are dogsht with or without injuries
Joseph Rodriguez
April 21, 2022 at 4:35 pm
I would not be so quick to underestimate NOLA being able to steal this series from The Suns. They are playing the next two games at home after stealing a game from them. Booker won’t play either game. The crowd in NOLA is going to be going nuts for them. BI and CJ could put up some serious numbers. There’s also no timetable on a Booker return.
XChronicHash
April 21, 2022 at 7:48 pm
@DoMsKiiS lol Ingram had an out of body experience is game 2. Thats not happening again. I’ll be back here when the suns win the next 3
XChronicHash
April 21, 2022 at 7:49 pm
@sobhan syed Your a casual if you think The Nets are getting swept
Slïm3 Wöck
April 21, 2022 at 9:02 pm
@XChronicHash an all star had an “out of body experience”…just say you don’t watch him play and move on
Joseph Rodriguez
April 22, 2022 at 1:16 am
@XChronicHash Brandon Ingram regularly puts up big numbers. He’s been doing this all season.
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April 21, 2022 at 4:35 pm
Suns will be eliminated by NOLA
Ghost Kid111
April 21, 2022 at 6:57 pm
I disagree here’s why..
Doctor Sam
April 21, 2022 at 4:47 pm
Warriors would sweep the Suns without Booker
FIX FITNESS
April 21, 2022 at 5:35 pm
A healthy warriors would beat the Suns in 5 or 6 even at full strength. The Suns haven’t played a healthy W’s team yet this year and still got beat by the W’s twice. And the matchup Booker dnp in, they lost by 22. The reg season overall standings meant little to nothing to the W’s. Its apparent Full strength going into the playoffs was their goal. And the league has only caught a glimpse for two games how dangerous they really are. Don’t be surprised to see the GSW sweep the West again going to the finals. They are a much better team now than w/ KD.
Ghost Kid111
April 21, 2022 at 6:56 pm
If the Suns get to the WCF against the Warriors they will have Booker healthy by that time
Micah Kiyimba
April 21, 2022 at 7:18 pm
They need Booker. Their best player. It’s obvious
AJ Morales
April 21, 2022 at 9:47 pm
@Ghost Kid111 you have a point true 💯
Eduardo Roque
April 21, 2022 at 5:10 pm
Can Molly please not talk? She’s so annoying
Jay Tharpe
April 21, 2022 at 6:12 pm
I mean let’s be real the suns could make a deep run cause we even saw in the regular season that no matter who was out they still got the job finished and they were winning games
angel paige
April 21, 2022 at 7:52 pm
suns are done because someone else will get hurt next
T L
April 21, 2022 at 6:37 pm
Lettsss go
Dinokale
April 21, 2022 at 7:05 pm
It’s a weird time to be both a Warriors fan and a Suns fan.
Samuel Blair
April 21, 2022 at 7:09 pm
Montey is coach of the year. Suns only dropped game 2 because Booker’s injury was unexpected. Phoenix will regroup and win the series people need to chill
chrisflo24
April 21, 2022 at 7:41 pm
They don’t have an answer for BI i honestly don’t think they have anyone who can guard him. That’s a major problem and you can’t forget about CJ or Valanciunas either. Without Book Cp3 will be asked to do alot at his age its risky.
Monnie2k
April 21, 2022 at 8:18 pm
@chrisflo24 they better not ask CP3 to do alot cos everyone should know about his injury history
ITSAKINGTHING
April 21, 2022 at 7:57 pm
These talk a lot of nonsense on a regular basis
Writer
April 21, 2022 at 8:00 pm
Not anymore he’s out 2-3 weeks
PHX Scotty
April 21, 2022 at 8:44 pm
for sure
J W
April 21, 2022 at 8:50 pm
Pelicans in 6
T C
April 21, 2022 at 9:47 pm
Booker will make it to the WCF. So Phoenix needs to go past Pelicans (which will happen) and figure out a way to deal with Jazz/Mavs. Mavs with Luka will be the biggest threat to them. I think they can beat Utah without Book.
Humza Mohammad
April 21, 2022 at 9:47 pm
Booker or no Booker, the Warriors are a terrible match up for the Suns, if you watched the regular season games you’d know what I mean.
Kohner Warren
April 21, 2022 at 10:00 pm
The suns likely won’t make it far without Booker. Plain and simple, nobody else on the suns scores over 30 points a night on a nightly basis.
bbryan3921
April 22, 2022 at 2:25 am
Cuz nobody needs to, the whole team contributes ain’t nobody easily passing by them with book or not
Northside
April 21, 2022 at 10:16 pm
No
Julius Bautista
April 21, 2022 at 10:19 pm
I feel bad for LeBron. In 2018, he and Cleveland were defeated by the healthy Warriors. The next season, LeBron didn’t make it to the playoffs. The healthy Warriors who had defeated him went back to the finals but with injured KD and Klay, and lost. Last season, LeBron and the Lakers got defeated by the healthy Suns in the first round. Now this season, as LeBron didn’t make it to the Playoffs, the team who had defeated him last season with Booker as their best player got injured. Is LeBron cursed?
Tim Johnson
April 22, 2022 at 12:24 am
How far do the suns ever go
Sonya Williams
April 22, 2022 at 12:47 am
He’s not coming back for 4-6 weeks. Yes they won without him, but this is a new Pelicans team and the playoffs. Suns are done.
Studmuffin
April 22, 2022 at 1:26 am
1st round: the people who are confident that the suns are gonna lose do not know basketball. i’d be shocked if phoenix loses.
2nd round: I still think phoenix has the slight edge with Home court advantage
WCF: If they get here, it’s gonna likely be a loss
Finals: very unlikely to be without booker but if they don’t have Book, it would be really amazing if the suns win and cp3 would most likely be finals mvp. It would be interesting if ayton or bridges wins it though. But like I said, this is a long shot in the first place.