Vegas Over/Under: 28.5
The Record Projection: 26-56 of fromal The Bet: Prevent but lean under
The Phoenix Suns are oozing with potential, which makes this kind of terrifying bet. Even in the event that you’re able to reasonably expect the group to complete with no more than 28 wins (and you can), you don’t want to get captured by a breakout out of Marquese Chriss, Dragan Bender, Josh Jackson, Devin Booker or T.J. Warren.
Individually, it’s tough to expect huge strides from any one player.
That’s even true of Booker, with a long way to go on the defensive end before he can have the value of a top-50 contributor, however many things he may have the ability to score in a single farcical game. And when you’re fouling to make additional possessions and pump up the score during a competition where the margin wasn’t especially close, it qualifies as farcical. Interesting and undeniably striking, much like Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point outburst, but farcical.
Together, however, the Suns’ ability to transcend expectations is frightful. Marginal improvement across the board could create our win projection laughably low, regardless of how tough it could be to compete at the Western Conference.
Over just isn’t the bet. The smart play stays expecting just a few extra wins upon last year’s mark (24-58) as the young guys get their feet wet and the group likely explores the transaction market for Eric Bledsoe.
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