Suns sign Boo Buie to an Exhibit 10 contract

[Mainstreet]

Suns sign Boo Buie to an Exhibit 10 contract. He looks to be a point guard.

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[Mainstreet]

Here are some highlights. It looks like Buie has some game.

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[Mainstreet]

Boo Buie will be able to compete for an open two-way contract.

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[Yuma]

Point guard, according to Google.

 

[Raindog]

He used to be pretty funny on the Howard Stern Show. But I'll have to see him in training camp before I get too excited about this.

 

[ProdigalSun]

Cool name

 

[jf-08]

Can't wait to see him on the court with Bol Bol.

 

[Yuma]

Can't wait to see him on the court with Bol Bol.

LOB city!

 

[jf-08]

Boo Buie to Bol Bol!

 

[Yuma]

Boo Buie to Bol Bol!

Try saying Bol Bol to Boo Buie! LOL!

 

[Yuma]

Bradley Beal to Boo Buie to Bol Bol, a slameroo for two!

 

[Mainstreet]

So this is what it feels like to have a G-League team again. The Suns are attracting some interesting players.

 

[Yuma]

So this is what it feels like to have a G-League team again. The Suns are attracting some interesting players.

Last season they went for guys on bad teams looking to break out. That didn't work. They noticed what I did, other teams longer, younger, etc. No draft picks, so they are changing gears and going all in on as many young guys as they can get. We do need a couple vets though. Need at least one vet big, and one vet PG.

 

[Mainstreet]

Last season they went for guys on bad teams looking to break out. That didn't work. They noticed what I did, other teams longer, younger, etc. No draft picks, so they are changing gears and going all in on as many young guys as they can get. We do need a couple vets though. Need at least one vet big, and one vet PG.

The Suns didn't have much to offer last season, only two-way contracts but nowhere to play. Now players see they have a real chance to make the team if they produce and they are only a few miles down the road.

 

[Pokinmik]

great college player with loads of confidence. Hopefully he can translate that to the big leagues.

 

[JCSunsfan]

He is an excellent three point shooter and his range goes way out beyond the college line. He can shoot and pass. Too many turnovers. Grad student.

 

[somethingshesaid]

Would someone please explain how this player's name is pronounced. BOO-ee (as in Bowie knife)," or boo-EE?

 

[somethingshesaid]

Some website claims Buie is an "excellent playmaker"; but by what standard? A starting point guard standard, or a shooting-guard-who-can-play-point-guard standard?

The fact that no one drafted him earlier, and the seeming lack of discussion of him playing point guard in college, gives me the impression that Buie is a tweener guard who theoretically knows how to handle the ball. I shrug at that.

The fact that Okogie just opted out makes me wonder if the Suns see Buie as a just a younger Josh Okogie who can shoot; not some kind of point guard. I think I'm going to ignore that someone called him a playmaker.

 

[Suns_fan69]

Some website claims Buie is an "excellent playmaker"; but by what standard? A starting point guard standard, or a shooting-guard-who-can-play-point-guard standard?

The fact that no one drafted him earlier, and the seeming lack of discussion of him playing point guard in college, gives me the impression that Buie is a tweener guard who theoretically knows how to handle the ball. I shrug at that.

The fact that Okogie just opted out makes me wonder if the Suns see Buie as a just a younger Josh Okogie who can shoot; not some kind of point guard. I think I'm going to ignore that someone called him a playmaker.

Yeah, watching that highlight package i get Mike James vibes from him. That's probably a bit unfair but there's probably a reason he wasn't drafted.

 

[Chaplin]

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[hcsilla]

Some website claims Buie is an "excellent playmaker"; but by what standard? A starting point guard standard, or a shooting-guard-who-can-play-point-guard standard?

The fact that no one drafted him earlier, and the seeming lack of discussion of him playing point guard in college, gives me the impression that Buie is a tweener guard who theoretically knows how to handle the ball. I shrug at that.

The fact that Okogie just opted out makes me wonder if the Suns see Buie as a just a younger Josh Okogie who can shoot; not some kind of point guard. I think I'm going to ignore that someone called him a playmaker.

I think that 19/5 in the NCAA easily quialifies as a playmaker.

Besides, I don't see any correlation between Okogie's opt-out and signing of Buie.

 

[Chaplin]

5 assists? This is the NBA, not the NCAA. This is also the Phoenix Suns, where our standards for assists were set by Kevin Johnson, Elliot Perry, Jason Kidd, and Steve Nash.

5 assists per game in college can be the equivalent of 8-10 in the NBA. Finishers are MUCH better in the NBA than they are in college.

 

[AzStevenCal]

5 assists? This is the NBA that Buie plays for now, not the NCAA. This is also the Phoenix Suns, where our standards for assists were set by Kevin Johnson, *Elliot Perry, Jason Kidd, and Steve Nash.

*Yes, Elliot Perry. 15 assists in his first Suns game.

I don't know anything about Buie but 5 assists per game at the college level isn't bad especially depending on the specifics (who he plays with, pace etc). Steve Nash averaged fewer than 4 assists per game his first two years but even as a senior he only averaged 6 per game.

 

[Superbone]

So this is what it feels like to have a G-League team again. The Suns are attracting some interesting players.

G-League championship, here we come!

 

[JCSunsfan]

Bouie looks small. I think calling him 6-0 is being generous. And he doesn't break 170 pounds either. There are very few players that size that can make it at all in the NBa.