As Bright Side\u2019s East Coast Correspondent, I attended the Phoenix Suns\u2019 contests against the New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets, and Philadelphia 76ers. About halfway through the season, and Jalen Green returning, there was a lot going on for the team. Here are the most interesting things I heard on the trip:<\/p>\n
Jordan Ott\u2019s Infatuation with Process:<\/p>\n
Against the Knicks, the Suns had six players score in double digits after just four different players scored in the first quarter. I asked Ott about the stat and he didn\u2019t hold back:<\/p>\n
Question: In the First quarter you had four players score a basket and then by the time ended you guys had six players in double-digits. What was the shift after the first quarter with the ball movement?<\/p>\n
Answer: I try not to just look at the scoreboard, I don\u2019t think that\u2019s 2026 coaching. There\u2019s too much data out there. There\u2019s too much data, what the quality of shots were getting. I did feel from the middle of the first on, our process was starting to get right, and again, we\u2019re gonna shoot threes, that\u2019s what were gonna do. It\u2019s hard for us to get to the rim at times. We\u2019re gonna try and play as fast as we can, especially, into an action as fast as we can, so we play a lot of pick-and-roll. When that starts to get right and we\u2019re starting to find some high quality shots, whether they go in or not, we trust that that process is right.<\/p>\n
After the Suns got down early in the second half against the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix went on a 38-18 run to close the quarter which gave them a cushion when the 76ers rallied late. Ott said that their process was a huge part of what helped them go on their huge run.<\/p>\n
Jalen Green on Traveling with the Team While Hurt:<\/p>\n
Green spent a lot of time with the Suns while injured, traveling throughout the country with the team. After his first game, he spoke about the impact that it had on his recovery. Green was out more than two months with a hamstring strain.<\/p>\n
Devin Booker on the Importance of Having Depth:<\/p>\n
In the Suns\u2019 116-110 win over Philly, Phoenix\u2019s bench and starters scored the same amount, 58 each. I asked Booker about the team\u2019s depth after the game, and he talked about the importance of having a strong rotation.<\/p>\n
In his first two games back, Green has come off the bench. It\u2019s yet to be seen if he will stay with the second unit as he gets healthier.<\/p>\n
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Royce O\u2019Neale\u2019s Comfort in Jordan Ott\u2019s System<\/p>\n
Royce O\u2019Neale is having the best season of his career. Averaging the most points of his career, O\u2019Neale has 29 games this season with three or more made threes. On Tuesday, when he turned 29, he was tied for the most in the NBA this season. I asked after the game what that meant about how comfortable he is in Phoenix, and gave credit to his teammates and his hard work.<\/p>\n
Jordan Ott on Dillon Brooks\u2019 Shooting Slump<\/p>\n
Once again, Ott\u2019s infatuation with process leaves him confident in his players. After a few poor shooting nights, he wasn\u2019t surprised to see Dillon Brooks hit six triples against the Nets because of the work he puts in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As Bright Side\u2019s East Coast Correspondent, I attended the Phoenix Suns\u2019 contests against the New York Knicks, Brooklyn…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":559027,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3791],"tags":[7,247,2292,1195,76264,861,3991,6,191,207,2065,472,4045,604,6445],"class_list":{"0":"post-559026","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix-suns","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-brooklyn-nets","10":"tag-devin-booker","11":"tag-dillon-brooks","12":"tag-holden-sherman","13":"tag-jalen-green","14":"tag-jordan-ott","15":"tag-nba","16":"tag-new-york-knicks","17":"tag-philadelphia-76ers","18":"tag-phoenix","19":"tag-phoenix-suns","20":"tag-phoenixsuns","21":"tag-suns","22":"tag-the-suns"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115953406100054101","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=559026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/559026\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/559027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=559026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=559026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=559026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}