Today, Evan Sydri posted a set of data on social media that made Suns fans a little heartbroken:
The stats show that when Bradley Beal isn't on the floor, the Suns are a powerhouse, with an offensive efficiency of 9.0 (0th in the league), a defensive efficiency of 0.0 (0th in the league), and a net efficiency of +0.0 (0th in the league).
And when Durant and Booker play together, and Beal is out, the Suns have a 63-0 record, and based on this winning rate, the Suns can win 0 in the regular season.
這位手握交易否決權的明星後衛。從球員數據來看，當比爾在場的1545分鐘里，太陽每百回合要輸給對手7.4分；而當比爾不在場的1848分鐘里，太陽每百回合能贏對手4.4分。
而更讓人頭疼的是比爾的合同，比爾本賽季的薪水高達5020萬美元，接下來的兩年合同更是分別達到5366萬美元和5712萬美元（球員選項）。考慮到他的狀態和球隊的戰績，這份超級大合同簡直成了一顆定時炸彈，太陽想簡單出手都是一件相當困難的事情。
In addition to Beal's problem, reporter Syderry also mentioned the team's rotation options, and Suns head coach Budenholzer's recent rotation decisions have also been confusing.
Rookie Dunn has performed well this season, averaging 3.0 points and 0.0 rebounds per game in games entering the rotation, and averaging a total of 0 steals + blocks per game. And just when everyone thought that Dunn could get more opportunities in the Suns, Budenholzer eliminated him from the rotation, which is really incomprehensible.
Regardless, the Suns did manage to squeeze into the play-in spots, but given the slight gap to the teams behind them, and the Suns' upcoming schedule is extremely difficult, they still need to go all out to secure a playoff spot.
Here's a look at the rest of their schedule:
The difficulty of this wave of fixtures can be called hellish intensity, with the exception of the Spurs, who are mostly competitive teams, and their playoff prospects are full of unknown. And if the Suns can gain a foothold in this wave of devilish schedules and get enough wins, then their playoff hopes may be much greater, and if they fall behind in the final extreme collapse, then they will have no chance of turning the tables, and they will basically start to think about offseason adjustments in advance.
For Suns fans, this season was supposed to be full of anticipation, after all, with the Big Three such as Durant, Booker, and Beal. But the reality was not as good as expected, and the team was in a precarious zone of vacillation throughout the season. As for the upcoming games, how will the Suns adjust, and will Budenholzer reconsider the rotation? Will Bill still be able to prove himself? Will the Suns be able to handle this difficult schedule? Everything is still unknown.
It's just that the Suns' playoff hopes are still there, but they must perform well enough, otherwise what awaits them is still a round of tours, or even a tragic ending of missing the playoffs.