Devin Booker Pinpoints Suns’ Major Weakness in Stopping “Unbelievable” Victor Wembanyama

Devin Booker has a clear understanding of what the Phoenix Suns have to do to make it tough on Victor Wembanyama. The Suns have a major communication problem on the defense side of things. And with the 7’4 French rookie shooting over everyone, it’s up to the teams to develop better game plans.

Devin Booker, like many others, agrees that Wemby is an “unbelievable talent”. Even with veteran talent overflowing in the Suns, it will take careful analysis and proper play to overcome Wemby. Talking to the media, Booker says as much.

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As Booker points out, communication seems like a very small aspect. Not necessarily the key feature, but in the end, it is exactly the lack of communication that trumps the victory. According to him, the key to successful teams is effective communication among players and coaches.

Devin Booker said it best, “A lot of communication trumps the gray areas.” Indeed, it does. Dwyane Wade also mentioned it just yesterday in the Point Forward podcast with Iguodala. Great minds think alike. But moving on to the feature that has been working for the Suns’ success so far.

The Suns have their defense sharpened and polished

The Suns have a coach who is lauded as the defensive mastermind. Prior to the regular season, the Suns were riding on their defense bringing them most success. The Suns are currently ranked in fifth position in the NBA in points allowed per game.

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A prime example of Vogel’s coaching is their win against the Utah Jazz. The Suns forced 19 turnovers and limited the Jazz to just 6 points in transitions. Their perimeter defense has also been effective; the opponents manage to shoot just 24.8%. Though their defensive prowess did not help them against the Spurs, we can be sure it won’t be long before they can devise a plan.

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Provided Popovich does not manage to serve them back with equal class. Anyway, as Booker said, the Suns did get the taste of Wemby earlier in the season. So it should hopefully give them ample time to formulate a plan.