Cavaliers @ Suns game thread 3-13-18

[sunsfan88]

I can agree with that but I don't think he should be traded simply because we're moving Jackson into the starting 5. If Warren is traded it should be in a trade that adds some value to this team. He is the 2nd best player on the roster right now and the only scorer behind Booker. As others have said, without Warren on the court opposing teams can focus on Booker that much more and that's not a good thing. Jackson has looked good the last 2 months but he hasn't gotten to the point where he's able to draw defensive attention away from Booker. Hopefully we'll start seeing that from him next season. Once he's able to do that, then it's time to figure out where Warren fits with the Suns. Jackson shouldn't be moved into the starting lineup until then, unless it's a smaller lineup like they went with tonight starting Jackson and Warren together.

Being the 2nd best or even the best scorer on the Suns isn’t saying much.

To be a starting caliber player on goods teams in the NBA today, you have to be able to at least defend well or shoot the ball from 3 well. The contending teams generally have guys that can do both.

Warren can’t do either and he’s already been in the league five years now.

This is the highest his trade value will ever be.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

It is not so much how Dudley plays, it is that other players need to get experience. The eye test says that Dudley's +5 has a lot less to do with him than with the players on the court with/against him.
Eddie Johnson went on and on last night about how useful these games are to the young players. And mentioned that his conversations with Triano confirmed that. They are learning and auditioning for the jobs they want next season. Dudley does not fit in that equation. Just my opinion.

I disagree and so does Booker apparently. The young guys are being gifted too many minutes. They are playing like crap and there has been no consequences for their poor play. Playing Dudley big minutes and taking minutes away from Bender/Chriis is not a bad idea at this point because it tells the young guys that they need to step up their game to earn more minutes. I say start Dudley and have Bender/Chriss split the remaining minutes until one of them shows they deserve more minutes.