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Co-host @thetimelinepod , a @bluewirepods podcast. Authority on the Arbitrary. If you can't shoot, I probably think you're underrated. ๐Ÿ“ฝ ๐ŸŽ™

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3 years
Kevin Garnett today with possibly the best (and most refreshing) take on the modern NBA I've *ever* seen from a former pro
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4 years
FreeDawkins has officially been wiped of all NBA highlight videos on YouTube. He had already stopped uploading new ones, but now the classic games are gone too. End of an era. Nobody else had the same quality, not even the NBA itself. #freedawkins
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2 years
De'Aaron Fox is signed to a $163 million contract and is rug pulling people in the NFT market...there is no limit to greed.
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1 year
Josh Okogie on the difference playing with Kevin Durant: "Ain't no more offensive rebounds. Them motherfuckers just be going in." ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
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3 years
Good morning. These two took the Phoenix Suns from the 2nd WORST record in the NBA to the 2nd BEST...in 18 months. Not a narrative that should be slipping under the radar.
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3 years
Wait...this was savage from Booker lol. No casuals allowed.
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3 years
I demand to know who did this
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4 years
2019: Esports aren't real sports 2020: Esports are the ONLY sports Stonks ๐Ÿ“ˆ
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3 years
Paul Westphal talking about the greatest play he ever drew up. RIP Coach
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2 years
Here's the clip of Wes Matthews in obvious pain as the Bucks refuse to call timeout for over a minute. It's really weird and uncomfortable.
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Milwaukee Bucks
2 years
Wesley Matthews has a left knee contusion and will not return to tonight's game.
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1 year
"[Devin Booker] might be the most ethical scorer in the NBA" - JJ Redick HE KNOWS
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3 years
lol
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1 year
Suns-Nugs is now that cute little nerd series for people who like looking at charts and spreadsheets while Warriors-Lakers will average 10 million viewers lol
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2 years
Devin Booker busted out all the mid-range moves today in Detroit ๐Ÿ‘€ #DevinBooker #NBAAllStar
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1 year
Josh Okogie's last 5 games: 20 PPG 5.6 RPG 1.8 APG 1.8 SPG 53/50/77 shooting (on 6.8 3PA per game!!!) +34 +/- FIFTH. STARTER. NOW.
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Sam Cooper
5 years
The Phoenix Suns swapped Jarrett Culver, TJ Warren and the 32nd pick for Cam Johnson and Dario Saric Wow
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1 year
When Monty Williams came to the Suns they were a joke. Point blank. What he accomplished alongside James Jones and Devin Booker in a span of 4 years (from 19 wins, to the bubble season, to the Finals, to franchise-record 64 wins) is nothing short of remarkable.
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Sam Cooper
2 years
More excuses than wins too
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2 years
AD spoke after being eliminated from playoff contention
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3 months
Bradley Beal could not be fitting in better despite his role changing every game. Need him to stand in the corner and rain 3s? Check. Need him to slice his way to clutch paint points? Check. Need him to guard Zion fucking Williamson? Check! And all without a hint of ego.
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3 years
Most efficient individual playoff runs in NBA HISTORY (by TS%, min. 500 minutes played): 5) LeBron James, 2014 (66.8%) 4) Al Horford, 2017 (66.8%) 3) Kevin McHale, 1988 (67.0%) 2) Kevin Durant, 2017 (68.3%) 1) DEANDRE AYTON, 2021 (70.3%). Just nuts for a 22-year-old.
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4 years
House of Highlights still exists but they're not even in the same universe HoH will have "Devin Booker 60 points vs. the Utah Jazz" somehow be a 1:22 long video
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1 year
TJ Warren, who I was told would singlehandedly destroy the Suns' defense, finishes a team-high +19 in 25 minutes
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7 months
Devin Booker hates Ayton so much that he's willing to play with Grayson Allen, let that sink in
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2 years
It's so easy to see why Suns fans are fanatic when it comes to Book...because one look around the league and you realize that 9/10 guys would have thrown in the towel had they been in his place. He put his head down, worked, and now we get to watch the best Suns team ever instead
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Bally Sports Arizona
2 years
โ€œMaybe one day, there will be beauty in this.โ€ This was Devin Booker following the Sunsโ€™ 8th straight loss on January 27, 2019. (Via @DuaneRankin ) Last night, the Suns reached their third 8+ game win streak of the season.
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2 years
Wow....massive endorsement for Mikal Bridges here from Stephen A, can't say I expected it
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2 years
22 year old Amar'e gave prime Timmy D 37 PPG in the Conference Finals. These kids don't know...
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Josh Eberley ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ
2 years
This account triggers me every day
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11 months
The funniest way the Suns could fill out their roster is to throw minimums at Pat Bev and Dillon Brooks. If you're gonna be hated...LET'S BE HATED
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1 year
Really exciting news this morning about the Suns being the first NBA team to ditch cable. This move could create a drastically more robust local fan presence and is the type of forward thinking that we need, shoutout Mat Ishbia
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2 months
"Book, how is Nurkic different from other bigs you've played with???" "Just the IQ" ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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1 year
Book and Ayton expectations vs reality ๐Ÿ˜”
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Sam Cooper
3 years
So, this is really kinda insane to wrap my brain around. Devin Booker (age 24) has more career 30-pt games than: Chris Paul Kawhi Leonard Dwight Howard Blake Griffin LaMarcus Aldridge He's quickly closing in on Kyrie, Amar'e, even Tim Duncan potentially as soon as this season
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1 year
I hesitate to get too personal on here but 2023 has been pretty rough on my mental health. A lot of bad days, unproductive days, experimenting with meds, etc Later this week I get off a 3-month waitlist for therapy and I couldn't possibly be more excited. Just felt like sharing.
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Sam Cooper
2 years
Devin Booker being younger than Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson really is crazy no matter how many times I'm confronted with that info
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Sam Cooper
1 year
Pat Bev has lost 7 straight games to the Suns with 3 different teams and talking like this, my brother you have a humiliation kink
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5 months
My angle
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Sam Cooper
2 years
Fox probably isn't evil, just an idiot. Some crypto-loving ilk pitched the idea that he would be the face of this "partnership" for a % of the profit and he went along without doing a second of research...at least that's the simplest scenario.
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2 years
Couldn't even make it to the bench before he collapsed. Honestly pretty disgusting from Bud.
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Sam Cooper
3 years
PHX's record upon recording their 19th win, by year: 2 years ago: 19-63 1 year ago: 19-26 Today: 19-10 What a turnaround by James Jones and Monty Williams.
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2 years
Noted Timeline pod fan, Chris Paul
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1 year
We really deserve all the slander lmfao
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Spencer Davies
1 year
Suns big man Deandre Ayton concluded practice with a handstand. (And this was only half the time of what I could capture!) @basketbllnews
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Sam Cooper
3 years
Mikal Bridges dominated a guy making 8x his salary tonight
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2 years
Chris Paul masterclass. Pay your respects.
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2 years
No Booker. No Ayton. Suns need scoring right? Well, Chris Paul has 2 points... ...and the Suns are up 19. All you can do is laugh.
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3 years
Notice how he didn't say guys from his era aren't "good enough" to play now...just admitted that it's different, and focused on the positives. Very diplomatic, very freaking good. A lot of "analysts" could learn something about messaging from KG.
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3 years
Have y'all ever seen CP3's dad before? Because this is him and it's just...a spitting image lol
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Sam Cooper
2 years
HE'S GONNA WHAT
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Suns Latam
2 years
Jock Landale es la mejor noticia de los Suns en esta offseason. Les va a meter la pija en el culo a todos ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ
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2 years
Thank you for your service, king
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3 years
Frank just killed his Budweiser then threw it into the crowd. Legendary
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Sam Cooper
2 years
The Phoenix Suns are on pace to win 69 games this season.
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Sam Cooper
2 years
All-Star starter Andrew Wiggins is averaging 14/6/3 on 44% since the ASB. Mikal Bridges is averaging 17/4/3 on 62% TS in the same timeframe.
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2 years
You gotta understand that by winning a ring in PHX, KD has a chance to do what Barkley never did and rub it in his face. And that has to be a motivating factor lmao
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2 years
Mikal Bridges has played: 611 minutes more than Giannis 724 minutes more than JJJ 769 minutes more than Gobert 1004 minutes more than Bam Availability matters. Winning matters. He needs to be on the All-Defense 1st team, and I don't want any hand-wringing about it.
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Ishbia acquired KD, is getting the Suns a G-League affiliate again, and is taking down cable RSNs himself. An impressive stretch to say the least. All that's left is the 1st title in franchise history ๐Ÿ˜Ž
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4 years
Maybe if Donovan Mitchell focused a bit more on involving his teammates and not just posting empty stats, Utah would be up 1-0. Good for you for dropping 54 on 18-31 shooting dude, but you're not impacting winning basketball.
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Sam Cooper
3 years
Chris Paul's last 7 games: 67 Assists 3 Turnovers Just a walking basketball robot.
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Sam Cooper
5 months
Which one of you is this
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4 years
Was this Rubio 3 last night the most wide open 3 in NBA history? Literally not a defender within 25 feet of him
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3 years
The Lakers have lost 11 games in a row and quite literally a majority of those have come against Phoenix ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Sam Cooper
3 years
RIP TALENTLESS BOZO ENJOY CANCUN
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Anthony Edwards against the Suns this season: 43 points on 42 shots 0-3 record
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Sam Cooper
3 years
lol Torrey Craig hits a 3 and the first words out of Richard Jefferson's mouth are "Cash Considerations" He's just like us
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9 months
Book was on worse teams than all of these disgruntled stars, at a much younger age too, and he never aired his dirty laundry. Every time another star throws a fit I think of how remarkable that is that he's still with us. And not only that, but had the superteam COME TO HIM.
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Nurk is an outstanding teammate
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2 years
Pels fans really gotta decide if they're "not your average 10 seed ๐Ÿ˜ค" or a humble play-in team because these narratives are tiring to follow
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Suns fans after beating a play-in team in game 5
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Sam Cooper
3 years
Good morning. The only two NBA teams to rank top 10 in both offensive and defensive rating, as of today: Utah Jazz Phoenix Suns
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2 years
One last thing before we record the pod: Shoutout Bismack Biyombo. Always ready, always humble. Fan of that dude for life.
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10 months
List of 7 foot wingspans on the Suns roster, from highest to lowest: Bol Bol Deandre Ayton Kevin Durant Keita Bates-Diop Ish Wainright Chimezie Metu Toumani Camara Josh Okogie There is no player on the entire roster with a wingspan under 6'8". They are L O N G
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2 months
Suns defensive rating ranking, for each month: November: 23rd December: 18th January: 13th February: 9th March (so far): 5th Most encouraging stat of the season to me. Trusting Nurk in multiple schemes, trading for Royce, unleashing Bol Bol...so much has gone into this.
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3 years
If you are questioning Devin Booker's consistency based on that Clippers series, I would be happy to come over, break your nose, and then judge you on your job performance.
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2 years
Here's Terance Mann whipping out the "too small" sign on a guy with 10 minutes of NBA experience, and with a 26-point lead. This will not be forgotten. He's on the list.
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3 years
@downbadpatrol "I wish I could find someone into weird music like Tame Impala"
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2 years
Torrey Craig in his return to Phoenix: 23 minutes 14 points 3 rebounds 4 assists 2 steals 6-8 FG (2-3 3P) +21 No adjustment period needed!
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3 years
30-point games, Phoenix Suns franchise history: 1) Devin Booker, 100 2) Walter Davis, 90 3) Amar'e Stoudemire, 86 4) Paul Westphal, 74 5) Kevin Johnson, 70 Devin Booker is 24 years old.
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2 years
Suns not named Devin Booker, Chris Paul or Deandre Ayton are shooting a combined 14% 3P in this series. That's basically all of their catch-and-shoot guys. Tonight, the dam is going to break! I feel it.
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2 years
Deandre Ayton should be an All-Star, pass it on.
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1 year
Book got his 70 without OT so ACKSHUALLY
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2 years
ARE YOU SEEING THIS SHIT @NBA , IF YOU DON'T MARKET THIS YOUNG MAN I SWEAR TO GOD
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6 months
NOOOOOOOOOO NOT AGAIN
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Marc J. Spears
6 months
No rest for the victorious Suns
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2 years
Is Deandre Ayton a consensus Top-3 Center yet? It might be time...
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3 years
Devin Booker came off the bench in the 4th quarter with the Suns down 3. Goes on a 10-0 run by himself instantly. Finishes the quarter with 18 points, and 36 on the game. If you want something done right, do it yourself.
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2 years
Chris Paul's version of "playing like ass" is to post 14 assists and 0 turnovers LMFAO
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2 years
The Suns pushing in all their development chips on Cam Johnson starting (even alienating another top-7 rotation player in the process) only to...not extend Cam Johnson before the deadline, is just brilliant management. Bravo guys, crushed it again ๐Ÿ‘
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2 years
Devin Booker has as many career 30-point games as Jayson Tatum and Zach LaVine COMBINED
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Gerald Bourguet
2 years
Updated Phoenix Suns 30-point games, all-time: 1. Devin Booker - 135 2. Walter Davis - 90
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Sam Cooper
1 year
Hey man sorry to hear about your long stint in prison but handchecking has actually been illegal for 20 years in case you didn't know ๐Ÿ‘
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Sam Cooper
3 years
Devin Booker and Chris Paul, tonight: 57 points Austin Rivers and Facundo Campazzo, entire series: 60 points
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4 months
"Deandre Ayton, my favorite basketball player" I can't believe this is real ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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4 months
Deandre Ayton on American dad LMAOOO???
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1 year
This team does not have a Big 4 lmfao KD + Book are doing EVERYTHING
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1 year
If you support Luka trash talking after a win but not Booker (and you are not a Mavs fan) then you are racist, congratulations
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1 year
In addition to a league-leading 34.8 PPG, Devin Booker is averaging 4 Stocks (Steals + Blocks) per game in this series...here's just a sample of his defense. I can't believe the level he's at right now honestly.
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Sam Cooper
2 years
Talk to me when Rudy has any of these moves in his bag like JaVale lol
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K.C.
2 years
Gobert making almost 40 mil and cant get you 15 without lobs and dump offs Idc how good his defensive metrics say he is. You can not win a damn thing when your highest paid player has as much offensive skill as Javale McGee and Hassan Whiteside
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1 year
Cam Payne as a starter is averaging: 20.8 PPG 3.5 RPG 6.0 APG (1.5 TPG) 59% TS He has been terrific.
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4 years
The All-"Standing up for Devin Booker on Twitter" team is pretty damn good tbh PG - Trae Young SG - CJ McCollum SF - Evan Fournier PF - uhhh....Jared Dudley? C - KAT 6th man: Lou Williams Bench: Jusuf Nurkic, Allonzo Trier How many games does this team win?
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Sam Cooper
2 years
This is where he was tweeting from the other day LMAO
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Daily Loud
2 years
Devin Booker in a bath tub in the middle of the club
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Sam Cooper
1 year
Not enough people talking about how Devin Booker has been the best player in this year's playoffs. He's just gonna have to keep eliminating teams until people are forced to talk about him again.
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2 years
49/4/10 on the 2nd night of a b2b to secure his team's 60th win but I just don't know if he impacts the game like the reigning MVP who had 8 turnovers and a -13 ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
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2 years
That's my point guard ๐Ÿ˜‚
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Sam Cooper
2 years
Chris Paul is probably back tomorrow lol the league is so screwed
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Sam Cooper
2 years
Nights like tonight are why we watch sports. That felt like a movie.
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Sam Cooper
3 months
David Roddy easily fills the "idk what he does but damn he thicc" void that Ish Wainright left behind
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Sam Cooper
2 years
Come to think of it, maybe a little bit too much of my life's purpose is tied to whether this basketball team wins or loses
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1 year
HE'S TOP 1. TOP FUCKING 1.
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1 year
Book is a Top 5 player now, fight me
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