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Xin Varlock

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NBA and Phoenix Suns news and analytics. President & CEO of Varlock Entertainment. Forbes 30 under 30. Now hiring interns.

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Joined December 2017
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Mat Ishbia blew up a championship-level team.
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James Jones cooks Ishbia, Bartelstein, and Gregory.
Mike Vigil (@protectedpick) profile pictureMike Vigil@protectedpick2h
James Jones teams are just taken out the oven too early I guess. Ty Jerome and Jalen Smith? He was kinda cooking.
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Cam Boozer already contributing 18-11-6 and playing winning basketball at age 19. Top 5 player most likely at some point, right?
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Unadjusted for 3pt luck on both sides, the Suns are the 3rd worst team by net rating in the NBA. Adjusted for 3pt luck, the Suns are the 8th worst team by net rating. Luck hasn’t gone their way, but they are still bad either way.
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Cody Hunt (@co_dhunt) profile pictureCody Hunt@co_dhunt6h
Through 4 games, Suns opponents are shooting 43.9% from 3, which is the highest opponent 3P% in the NBA. 2nd place is at 40.5%, and league average 3P% is 34.6%. How much of that is bad defense vs. just bad luck?
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Grayson Allen just had the most efficient 25-point game in the entire NBA this season. 27 PTS on 104.8% TS
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Passed on Zion for “Miles Bridges”
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Zion Williamson games with 3+ steals: 2026-27: 5 of 6 (83%) Rest of career combined: 25 of 276 (9%) Leads NBA with 3.2 steals/game.
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John Voita, III@DarthVoitaOct 31
Want a fun little officiating stat? Of all 30 NBA teams, none have been whistled for more fouls per game by referee Tyler Ford than the Phoenix Suns. In 44 games he's officiated involving Phoenix, the Suns have averaged 21.9 fouls per game.
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Suns starting lineup has a -38.8 net rating in 39 minutes this season while shooting 17% from three and allowing opponents to shoot 53% from three. Another way of saying if they play 100 straight possessions together, they would lose 136 to 97.
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John Voita, III@DarthVoitaOct 31
2,300 words on why I believe Collin Gillespie should be starting over Jalen Green. Yes, 2,300. Because apparently I have a lot to say about a team that's played four basketball games...
Bright Side of the Sun (@BrightSideSun) profile pictureBright Side of the Sun@BrightSideSunOct 31
Collin Gillespie is showing Jalen Green how to run the Suns brightsideofthesun.com/suns-…
Collin Gillespie is showing Jalen Green how to run the Suns

Collin Gillespie is showing Jalen Green how to run the Suns

Four games into the season, Gillespie is making a compelling case to handle the ball when the Suns need it most.

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It’s bad that I thought he was talking about someone else at first.
David (@theIVpointplay) profile pictureDavid@theIVpointplayOct 31
The guy is literally shuffling up the court. Run the fucking ball every damn time.
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Another Mat Ishbia masterclass.
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Booker sucks now.
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Tyler Ford is betting on this game.
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Booker doesn’t have it. The decline is sad to see. Refs are bad this game too.
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Gillespie blocked Tyus Jones lmao
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Oso is the glue.
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Low basketball IQ team.
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I don’t care who you are. The Phoenix Suns play basketball today. Today is a good day.
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Giddey Diddy Primo Game 6
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No, he would the their second best player immediately.
Jacob Romfo (@jacobromfo) profile pictureJacob Romfo@jacobromfoOct 29
Replying to @XinNBA
But Xin, if we had Yax wouldn't we have banished him to the G League for a couple of years like they've done with young players lately? I just feel it's hard to know what we have the way we use our guys
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A lot of Suns media are mouthpieces for ownership. You can spot the good ones from the bad by seeing who doesn’t spout Ishbia’s propaganda.
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