When Trash Talking Goes Horribly Wrong

This clip will go down in the basketball

trash

talk hall of fame, not because Devin Booker's

trash

talk worked, not because he actually endorsed it or anything, but because of the absolute destruction that was going to follow. Devin Booker didn't know it at the time, but this. is where it all ended a video taken moments before the disaster today's video is sponsored by Skillshare Skillshare is an online learning community where you can explore thousands of classes with members in 150 countries looking to fuel your passion for design Skillshare has you covered Maybe you're an athlete who wants to improve your mental game, we'll look no further than sports, music and business, and everything in between Skillshare classes is suitable for every interest and skill level.

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This is the text my brother sent me moments before witnessing playoff basketball's biggest monstrosity. He had never seen it in my entire life. I didn't believe him so I had to tune into the game myself and sure enough there it was, oh wow, in what world is this possible? A completely healthy, record-breaking 64-win Suns team is getting going. the dog walked in a seventh game with his season on the line, well i couldn't watch the first half so i guess those measly 27 points had to have come from chris paul and devin booker i mean there's no way they just didn't score, huh, so after all that trash

talking

, all that screaming and yelling after going up 2-0 in the series, this was the best the Suns had to offer.

A couple of weeks ago I made a video about how the Nets and specifically Kevin Durant. had one of the worst playoff failures in recent history, but we have a new contender among all the players in this year's playoffs. Chris Paul arguably had more to prove than anyone after a run of bad luck and, frankly, poor performances in the playoffs. Eager to see if he could take his team to the NBA Finals again and redeem himself for his collapse last season against the Bucks, but at this point we should have known better, fool me once, shame on you fool me twice, It's my fault, losing an NBA record. seven games seven in a row and shame on everyone, why am I watching right now?

But it's one thing for chris paul to fall apart in a game seven for one reason or another, he's been doing it his entire career, but the entire sun roster, how does the one seed, the best team in the regular season The NBA falls apart this badly with its season on the line in the first half of game seven against the Mavericks, the Sun starting five combined for 15 points on 29 shots. Luka Doncic only scored 27 points on 12 shots Chris Paul and Devin Booker combined for a whopping three points in the first half three points even worse those three points came from the foul line none of them took a single shot at the end of the game el sol starting with 5 gathered only 37 points and 143 minutes on the court luca scored 35 points in just 30 minutes i don't think i have ever seen an nba game in my entire life that ended halfway through the second quarter the only reason why Luca didn't drop a 50-point triple-double from these guys was because the man was on the bench in the third quarter preparing for the Warriors in the next round of this series between the Suns and the Mavericks.

Luca had more points than the pure scorer. Devin Booker had more assists. that the league's assists leader, Chris Paul, had more rebounds than seven-foot center De'Andre Jordan and had more steals than defensive player of the year runner-up Mikel Bridges, the man beat the sun so much that the franchise had to write an apology letter to his fans devin booker spent the 2022 nba season building a solid mvp campaign having the best season of his career and yet somehow,

when

it mattered, most booker organized the worst playoff game of his entire career, the man didn't even put up a fight, it's like there's no fire in him, he's not coming up in these big games and this big game mentality is what separates guys like luca and giannis from the the rest.

Sure these guys are a lot more talented than their peers and that definitely helps, but it's only as valuable as their skills. and physical tools are your will to win. Luka Doncic would rather die trying than lose a seventh game like this. The man won't back down from anyone and he has the game to back it up. I mean, seriously, is there anything better in sports than a superstar who plays better under pressure a player who can take the trash talk, spit it back and make you regret it Lucas said it best after his Game 5 loss against the suns do you know how confident you have to be to say this out loud afterwards? falling 2-3 in the playoffs, this murderous mentality, almost like that of a basketball hitman, taking names and seeking revenge is something you are either born with or you are not players like luca giannis, jimmy butler, john morant, they are all made of the same cloth as the boys. like michael jordan, kobe bryant and larry bird, there is no end to what they will do to win, sometimes it is almost psychotic, not every night will be a monumental performance, but you can guarantee that they will go down on the right foot, we often wonder why some players, although the extremely talented never seem to step up

when

all the chips are on the table, while some players embrace the challenge and love every moment, others cower under the increasing pressure of these career-defining moments.

It's intangible and immeasurable, but it's there and The thing about guys who don't have it is that they tend to underestimate the guys who do. In the '90s, NBA players were legitimately afraid to badmouth Michael Jordan, I mean, they already knew there was a small chance I wouldn't have it. he was going to dismantle them, but at least if they kept quiet Michael could save them embarrassment in front of friends and family, everyone is tough when they're up and wouldn't you know it in game seven when the Mavericks were up? Devon Booker was silent. sitting on the bench without a single word to say, which really makes you wonder if devin booker isn't cut from the same cloth as the kobe bryants of the nba world, but of the same cloth as the chris pauls of the nba, There's nothing

wrong

with That CP.

He's one of the best point guards of all time, but if you're relying on him to close out a game with everything on the line, you could run into trouble. Patrick Beverly has been on a Chris Paul smear campaign for the past few years. days and whether it's true or not, he talked about how NBA teams aren't that worried about facing Chris Paul CP3 if he's going to be a Hall of Famer, there's no doubt about it, yeah right, there's no Doubt about it, what are the NBA guys going for? sleep early the night before the sun of the planet Phoenix, hell, no, I mean as a team or could you talk about Chris Paul in the division, Chris Paul individually?

Okay, no, I'm going to say 44 there in Phoenix. I'm going to have a good wine. probably sweating and uh, but the pregame shoot and getting ready for chris paul steph curry I'm going to bed at 8 o'clock mom don't call me my girl don't call me me I'm locked up right now isn't it that's two different monsters, that's all, and while that's pretty rich coming from a guy who spent the last eight years getting whipped by Chris Paul, I think there's probably a lot of truth in what you're saying, Chris. Paul just doesn't have that hitman mentality that other greats have and Devin Booker may not have it either.

This whole Game 7 collapse and even going back to last year's Finals reminded me of that clip from a couple years ago of Devin Booker complaining. by forming a double team in an open gym instead of accepting the challenge, he became frustrated with it instead of welcoming the double team to improve his game, he complained about it. Some fans often say that Devin Booker is the closest thing to Kobe Bryant in today's NBA, but don't confuse it because you want to know what Kobe Bryant said when he was double teaming teams, it was that people double teamed you doing Pokémon , yes, oh, yes, what are you thinking, you say, you have to send another one.

Yeah, yeah, I said another, yeah, I don't care how talented a player is if he's not ruthless, get out of the way. I have this mentality in his game. He will only go so far. Two superstars don't happen by chance. To score three combined points in the first half of your biggest game of the season, it's one thing to get off to a slow start, but this is the result of a player who lives and thrives on big moments and has a field day with two players. That can't help but freeze in the big moments, whether you have it or not, some players are missing it, some players are perfecting it and some players are made of it.

I hope you all enjoy it and, as always, until next time.