Kevin is a writer not a on screen personality. So no one ever told him "be more bold bigger more entertaining" as they teach everyone in ESPN/The School of Stephen A
Suns bench to start last year: Jordan Goodwin, Eric Gordon, Josh Okogie, Keita Bates-Diop, Yuta Watanabe, Bol Bol, and Drew Eubanks Suns bench to start this year: Monte Morris, Grayson Allen, Josh Okogie, Royce O'Neale, Bol Bol, and Mason Plumlee Morris > Goodwin, Allen > Gordon, O'Neale > Bates-Diop or Watanabe, Plumlee > or = Eubanks. Should be a more competent bench lineup for sure, not even considering if their rookies can make any impact as end of the bench guys.
KD and Booker could have learned a few things playing together in the olympics. Budenholzer is a good coach as well. It's all a matter if their roleplayers will step up
Nuggets fan that wouldn't at all be surprised to see the Nuggets go well into the season before signing Murray. They may want to see how seriously he takes being in top shape and whether he can avoid the constant injuries that have plagued his whole career. If he plays great then give him the max. If not, they may negotiate him down in salary to create more flexibility. The risk is Murray gets disenchanted and that the team and coaches are facing Murray questions all year.
@@blablablaa14 Its about energy. A lot easier to play defense when your offensive load is just shooting catch and shoot 3s and occasionally attacking close outs.
@@blablablaa14 Most of those two way guys are centers or bigs who don't have the ball in their hands most possessions (AD and Bam for example). Even wings like Giannis and Kawhi (when he's healthy) don't guard the other teams best player every possession. I agree Booker can do better than he does though, and I think he will with a point guard to take some ball handling duties
@@marcr196 I am sorry but if Jalen Brown can be a two way player, guard Luka in the finals and then also be an important offensive piece. Booker should be able to do that too. His team doesn't need him to score all the points they have KD/Beal
Zach, you gotta give me an UNGARBLED "Welcome to!!" The choppy aluminum sound (or internet connection?) flubbers the beauty of your intro yell and RUclips video version of your podcast! PLEASE FIX! (Strangely your this same podcast on RUclips Music sounds nice and smooth)
I actually think they are deeper this year than last year....but okc dallas t wolves should all be better grizzlies are back jokic still exists like the suns have a lot to beat...
Why is Zach such a know it all? He clearly gets things wrong or forgets certain things and then when his guests bring up a topic he piles on as if he’s the biggest supporter or knows all about it. Get so annoying!
please stop! joel embi*h played on a team full of allstars, 15 nba championship between them, none of them is joels, and they played against a team with one allstar and one championship ring, if there was no Steph (btw my favourite active american nba player) it would have been a very different game
Suns will finish somewhere between 4th and 8th in the West. Don't see them being better than the nuggets, thunder, timber wolf's, mavs. Then you got the kings that most people are sleeping on.
They're not better than Dallas, Denver, OKC and Minnesota keep dreaming LMFAO top 3 for a play-in team at best is diabolical. You're reaching way too hard
@@itzMiraii Denver's lost important players each of the last 2 seasons. KCP being even more important than Bruce Brown/Jeff Green. An aging Westbrook who can't shoot doesn't move the needle. Suns on the other hand addressed their biggest weakness which was turnovers. Suns > Nuggets this year, the recency bias is crazy.
@@nicholaseaster58such a surface level take LMFAO why are they overrated? alex caruso is overrated? isaiah hartenstein is overrated? their biggest weakness was filled. im struggling to figure out why they wont be the first seed again, or at least top 3.
Only thing that could cause some issues with getting the 1 seed is learning how to play with a traditional non-spacing center. Feels like a lot of their offensive success can be credited to playing 5 out with Chet at the 5.
If Joker win with this rooster he will be easy top 10 all time in my eyes, Celtics have maybe the deepest team ever, and Denver is the only team i see beating them, but I don't see them survive bloodbath the west is.
@@PetarZorić-k3b what does a rooster have to do with basketball? Oh you mean roster, not a bird but you don't know the difference due to your education right slugger?
pfft.... what's all this NBA talk?? we, all just want to know how sad tatum is from being benched after going 0/16 on jumpers. is he ok? is he big mad? and what about Jaylen Brown?. is he still sad? we need MORE coverage of that story...we all need to know that they're OK
@@stottyp Gheez, Real casual. The Suns were DISGUSTINGLY bad on offense. Absolutely awful. They didn’t just add Tyus, they added Monte also. They had no offensive system to speak of, now you got 28 minutes from Tyus and 20 min of Monte to run fast and get guys in their spots. They had the worst 4th quarter team in the HISTORY of the NBA. You think it’s gone happen again? The bench now is Monte/Allen/Royce/Bol/Plumlee.. the bench is 10000x better than last season. Besides OKC, Indy, Orlando and Boston, that’s the best and deepest bench. Which they didn’t have last season. Yeah insanely better. They won 49 games with their big 3 playing 40 games, lost 15 games with a double digit lead entering the fourth. Lost 25 games by 5 or less. Just coach Bud guarantees 7-8 more wins. Also besides Memphis, Dallas and OKC , who got better? Sure as hell isn’t Denver. Minnesota with more experience will be better of course but they didn’t get better.
@colinedelman6392 in saying that u didn't mention kd getting older. Beal older. Who's casual? Bol has been really bad. Deeper than the knicks? Lol so u don't watch basketball. That's all u had to say
@@stottyp KD is 36 and his game NEVER depended on athleticism. He’s more than fine and can play till 42-43. Beal is 30. You’re indeed a casual. Who got better? Knicks bench is Di vicenzo, hart, Precious and McBride… lmao that’s 9 deep. People are high on the Knicks because they have 7 players that can play 44 minutes a night. They don’t have a backup center neither. “Brunson got older” 😂😂😂😂 You’re a casual.
Ah yes the classic Kevin Pelton's 'let's talk about every team to come out of the west except the one that actually came out the west 3 months ago and got better since'. This man's hatred towards Dallas is laughable at this point. How's your Irving trade D grade working out for you?...
Thunder straight up sweeps the Suns. They were 1st seed and biggest challenge for the Mavs, they fixed their 2 main flaws with additions of Caruso and IHart. Their defense will be a nightmare to deal with.
Sorry bro, I don’t think losing in the Finals 1 time amounts to ruling the west…love Luka but that’s a bad take, Suns actually have a legit shot at the top seed, they corrected their biggest issue last year, point guard play
Zach is back from vacation! Yes!!!!!
I really enjoy the guest's delivery, not everyone has to be loud
Kevin is a writer not a on screen personality. So no one ever told him "be more bold bigger more entertaining" as they teach everyone in ESPN/The School of Stephen A
@TimBontemps
Tim Bontemps 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
Lowe post is back!!
one of the best pods is back. glad to see it
Suns bench to start last year:
Jordan Goodwin, Eric Gordon, Josh Okogie, Keita Bates-Diop, Yuta Watanabe, Bol Bol, and Drew Eubanks
Suns bench to start this year:
Monte Morris, Grayson Allen, Josh Okogie, Royce O'Neale, Bol Bol, and Mason Plumlee
Morris > Goodwin, Allen > Gordon, O'Neale > Bates-Diop or Watanabe, Plumlee > or = Eubanks. Should be a more competent bench lineup for sure, not even considering if their rookies can make any impact as end of the bench guys.
Who will play defense in their starting five?
you probably never read this but i let put a yelp seeing you back! Love you Zach! All the way from Nigeria
KD and Booker could have learned a few things playing together in the olympics. Budenholzer is a good coach as well. It's all a matter if their roleplayers will step up
you are only right on the Coach but the question is whether when it comes playoff times KD and DB let him coach
Nuggets fan that wouldn't at all be surprised to see the Nuggets go well into the season before signing Murray. They may want to see how seriously he takes being in top shape and whether he can avoid the constant injuries that have plagued his whole career. If he plays great then give him the max. If not, they may negotiate him down in salary to create more flexibility. The risk is Murray gets disenchanted and that the team and coaches are facing Murray questions all year.
Hope that little D bag gets what he deserves after throwing stuff on a court while players were playing.
Next season for the West may just be one of the wildest seasons we've ever seen with all the talent up and down the West.
West got worst
And...
Please stop saying it every year
@@WheresWaldo05 Next season for the West may just be one of the wildest seasons we've ever seen with all the talent up and down the West.
@@slow_Jo West got worst
And...
Please stop saying it every year
@@slow_Jo You are lucky i do not know where you live.
@@WheresWaldo05 Next season for the West may just be one of the wildest seasons we've ever seen with all the talent up and down the West.
After one hour of podcasting…
Number of times Zach said the word “checkered”: 4
Number of total words Pelton was able to say: 0
Only Kevin Pelton could keep me from skipping the Team USA recap. God bless The Machine.
RESPEK THE MACHINE MANE!
I 100% guarantee Castle will be a multi time all star for the Spurs.
I love when people count the Suns out they got a. Point guard tyus jones
They got him at way less than he’s worth too , it was a good steal/signing but ppl won’t understand until they see them in action .
Count them out of what? Lol a championship? That's realistic because they AREN'T winning with that squad. 😂
@@SaxandfifthsChampionship is a no go but with Budenhozer and Tyus Jones with their big 3. A WCF run is not out of the picture.
@@darnellwilliams8783 they out U Goofie 😂
Just like there’s more to cars than horse power and shiny rims, There’s more to winning than a bag of iso moves, which all 3 Suns stars are elite at
Yeah its called Defense. Something Booker evidently can play, but refuses to unless he wears a USA jersey
@@blablablaa14 Its about energy. A lot easier to play defense when your offensive load is just shooting catch and shoot 3s and occasionally attacking close outs.
@@marcr196 Yeah cause there are no two way players in the NBA? He should do both
@@blablablaa14 Most of those two way guys are centers or bigs who don't have the ball in their hands most possessions (AD and Bam for example). Even wings like Giannis and Kawhi (when he's healthy) don't guard the other teams best player every possession. I agree Booker can do better than he does though, and I think he will with a point guard to take some ball handling duties
@@marcr196 I am sorry but if Jalen Brown can be a two way player, guard Luka in the finals and then also be an important offensive piece. Booker should be able to do that too. His team doesn't need him to score all the points they have KD/Beal
Welcome 2…. thelowepostpodcast
What did you say?! Say the name 💪🏼💪🏼
Lowe is back!
The team im picking in the west is the team that everyone doubted last year and beat seeds 1 3 and 4 with an injured superstar
It's an easy choice. They got better. Have more depth. Have the next MVP.
KD 🐐
Am I misremembering or did AD always close games for team USA aside Serbia because... HE GOT IN FOUL TROUBLE. The media need to stop this Embiid glaze
Yeah for real. Embiid is the most overrated player since Nam
AD was clearly top 4 TEAM USA player!
I missed listening to zach more than I expected i would
Any team can win and or do whatever they want or put effort to more or less.
lol Mr Lowe as long-winded as ever, guests could take a nap
I swear man, every time I think it’s just him then 27 mins later the guest is just sitting there lol
It is comical but his takes are sharp enough that it doesn’t bother me
Zach said the guest whole name like 5 times before letting him speak lol
It really is a strange quirk. The total time of speaking on every pod is so incredibly lopsided. Should be 50/50 or allow the guest more time 😂
It is his show. I am here for him. No one else.
Clown 🤡
Zach, you gotta give me an UNGARBLED "Welcome to!!" The choppy aluminum sound (or internet connection?) flubbers the beauty of your intro yell and RUclips video version of your podcast! PLEASE FIX!
(Strangely your this same podcast on RUclips Music sounds nice and smooth)
Yes we can
I actually think they are deeper this year than last year....but okc dallas t wolves should all be better grizzlies are back jokic still exists like the suns have a lot to beat...
Only teams we are worried about are OKC and Dallas
@@colinedelman6392Who is we? Speaking like you lacing up.
@@DMkizzy I am
Volume issue. Why do I have to crank my phone volume up to 90%? Big fan, welcome back Z.
Why is Zach such a know it all? He clearly gets things wrong or forgets certain things and then when his guests bring up a topic he piles on as if he’s the biggest supporter or knows all about it. Get so annoying!
He gets very excited. He plans to talk about one team and before you know it he's talked about every team. Just chalk it up to enthusiasm.
He’s a Laker hater also!
Suns got this
Nuggets gonna be playing in team
I think the suns have gotten much better… They solved two huge problems the coach and the PG..
please stop! joel embi*h played on a team full of allstars, 15 nba championship between them, none of them is joels, and they played against a team with one allstar and one championship ring, if there was no Steph (btw my favourite active american nba player) it would have been a very different game
Stop the disrespect joel ain’t no kd either 🤔🫢🤫😂😂😂😂
GO SUNS!!!!
No and I’m a Suns fan.. just hope the Suns aren’t the worst 4th quarter team in the league again
Suns will finish somewhere between 4th and 8th in the West. Don't see them being better than the nuggets, thunder, timber wolf's, mavs. Then you got the kings that most people are sleeping on.
Oh, look at that, I guess he decided to start working again considering there’s an NBA season weeks away. Shocking.
Suns are going to surprise a lot of people with 2 good point guards and Budenholzer. Could definitely finish top 3 in West.
They're not better than Dallas, Denver, OKC and Minnesota keep dreaming LMFAO top 3 for a play-in team at best is diabolical. You're reaching way too hard
Maybe 7-8 I give them 6 at best
@@itzMiraiiDenver?? Lmaoooo.
When did the suns ever play in the play-in?
You’re a casual
@@colinedelman6392yes.. they’re not beating Denver
@@itzMiraii Denver's lost important players each of the last 2 seasons. KCP being even more important than Bruce Brown/Jeff Green. An aging Westbrook who can't shoot doesn't move the needle. Suns on the other hand addressed their biggest weakness which was turnovers. Suns > Nuggets this year, the recency bias is crazy.
Thunder clear everyone in theory
Thunder are going out in early again. They don't have the experience and their acquisitions are overrated! Dallas and Denver will be at the top.
@@nicholaseaster58such a surface level take LMFAO why are they overrated? alex caruso is overrated? isaiah hartenstein is overrated? their biggest weakness was filled. im struggling to figure out why they wont be the first seed again, or at least top 3.
@@micahbanks4324same that guy is just talking
Only thing that could cause some issues with getting the 1 seed is learning how to play with a traditional non-spacing center. Feels like a lot of their offensive success can be credited to playing 5 out with Chet at the 5.
I have no expectations for kd and the suns. He hasn’t done anything before joining the warriors and he hasn’t done anything since he left.
If Joker win with this rooster he will be easy top 10 all time in my eyes, Celtics have maybe the deepest team ever, and Denver is the only team i see beating them, but I don't see them survive bloodbath the west is.
@@PetarZorić-k3b what does a rooster have to do with basketball? Oh you mean roster, not a bird but you don't know the difference due to your education right slugger?
Joke of the day.
Can you let him talk
pfft.... what's all this NBA talk??
we, all just want to know how sad tatum is from being benched after going 0/16 on jumpers. is he ok? is he big mad?
and what about Jaylen Brown?. is he still sad?
we need MORE coverage of that story...we all need to know that they're OK
Suns will make the Play in
Didn’t make the playin last year.. got insanely better and you think they gone make the play in?😂😂😂😂😂
@colinedelman6392 they got insanely better? 😂 how? Tyus? Idk man...thats a wild take especially given how much better other teams got
@@stottyp Gheez, Real casual.
The Suns were DISGUSTINGLY bad on offense. Absolutely awful. They didn’t just add Tyus, they added Monte also.
They had no offensive system to speak of, now you got 28 minutes from Tyus and 20 min of Monte to run fast and get guys in their spots.
They had the worst 4th quarter team in the HISTORY of the NBA. You think it’s gone happen again?
The bench now is Monte/Allen/Royce/Bol/Plumlee.. the bench is 10000x better than last season. Besides OKC, Indy, Orlando and Boston, that’s the best and deepest bench. Which they didn’t have last season.
Yeah insanely better. They won 49 games with their big 3 playing 40 games, lost 15 games with a double digit lead entering the fourth. Lost 25 games by 5 or less.
Just coach Bud guarantees 7-8 more wins.
Also besides Memphis, Dallas and OKC , who got better?
Sure as hell isn’t Denver. Minnesota with more experience will be better of course but they didn’t get better.
@colinedelman6392 in saying that u didn't mention kd getting older. Beal older. Who's casual? Bol has been really bad. Deeper than the knicks? Lol so u don't watch basketball. That's all u had to say
@@stottyp KD is 36 and his game NEVER depended on athleticism. He’s more than fine and can play till 42-43.
Beal is 30. You’re indeed a casual.
Who got better?
Knicks bench is Di vicenzo, hart, Precious and McBride… lmao that’s 9 deep.
People are high on the Knicks because they have 7 players that can play 44 minutes a night. They don’t have a backup center neither.
“Brunson got older” 😂😂😂😂
You’re a casual.
Suns healthy has a better chance to be top 5 seed then nuggets
Celtics in 5! Bucks in the play-in 🤣
No. Next segment.
No. Silly question
They can rise to a play in
How can u rise to a level lower to your later
The Suns???
They are more likely to be a play-IN team than a top 4 seed
Chances of winning the West? 2%
Ah yes the classic Kevin Pelton's 'let's talk about every team to come out of the west except the one that actually came out the west 3 months ago and got better since'.
This man's hatred towards Dallas is laughable at this point. How's your Irving trade D grade working out for you?...
Are you unable to afford a new camera for your professional podcast?
Bruh i really want to watch these videos but these guys always look unbothered and they just woke up from a nap
9th place
I think suns finish top 4-5
Come on Zachy Lowe. Talk about the Lakers! Who the F cares about the Blazers and all those small market teams! Why you avoid the 💜💛 so much?!
Every talking head on the planet talks about the lakers multiple times a week you get plenty of content for them
Because the Lakers are trash and you're delusional if you don't see that.
No
Now that season hasnt started the suns suck, play in team and bla bla bla but once they start winning some games the superteam allegations will start
How😂
Ahahahahahahaha 🤡 jokic had 4 fouls my god 😂😆🤣🤦🤦🤦
Take the west? The suns will be lucky to get out of round 1 😂
Thunder 💀
Thunder straight up sweeps the Suns. They were 1st seed and biggest challenge for the Mavs, they fixed their 2 main flaws with additions of Caruso and IHart. Their defense will be a nightmare to deal with.
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Beal not in post lol make sense always overrated his whole career.
Super sports
Suns just AREN'T good enough. Nope they're NOT gonna win the 🏆. There's SOOO much talent in the NBA now. Its pretty amazing.
LOL YOU have to be kidding 😂 Sun's will never win the west as long as LUKA rules it...😅
You mean Jokic and SGA
@@thefebo8987brother Rudy Lobert and KAT beat Jokic lmfao
@@JoseAlvarad097
Bro the guy still dropped 34/7/19 in game 7
His teammates outside of Murray didn't even combine for 20 points
That's why they lost
Luka has an abundance of step kids out west
Sorry bro, I don’t think losing in the Finals 1 time amounts to ruling the west…love Luka but that’s a bad take, Suns actually have a legit shot at the top seed, they corrected their biggest issue last year, point guard play
LOL . Embiid flanked by 4 megastars including curry playing out of his mind does not make for a transformational moment.
The guys Embiid called out for being too old. He played well for 5 minutes. I hope he thanked them all for his gold medal.
1st
This dude annoying
Memphis are gone, stupid take
why is this even a question? They won't be top 5
Thunder will smack the Suns