Channing Frye

[Black Jesus]

Sorry, someone had to post this amongst all the positivity... ashould Channing see anymore court time?

Public poll

 

[Tyler]

limited minutes in a blow out.

 

[Sunburn]

Please God no. He is a game changer and not in a good way. He's had three games now and affected us negatively in each one. I think 3 chances is enough. The only problem is I don't know who takes his minutes.

 

[Tyler]

Please God no. He is a game changer and not in a good way. He's had three games now and affected us negatively in each one. I think 3 chances is enough. The only problem is I don't know who takes his minutes.

Duds and interchange Amare' and Robin.

 

[Black Jesus]

This sounds bad but id rather see Collins

 

[AfroSuns]

Yes, It is going to be tough winning this series without him.

 

[Sunburn]

Duds and interchange Amare' and Robin.

Sounds good to me.

 

[Sunburn]

Yes, It is going to be tough winning this series without him.

Based on how he's played, it'd be tougher winning the series with him.

 

[TJ]

As much as I have said the man's name in vein, I believe Channing will find his rhythm. He is getting the same exact looks he was getting in the previous two rounds. We know he can hit them. He knows he can hit them. Gentry knows he can hit them.

Channing is an integral part of the offense, especially when the bench spells the starters. Doug Collins kept making reference to the fact that our bench did nothing tonight. Most of it has to do with Frye missing shots, but that also makes the defenders collapse on the other shooters.

Again, Frye will start hitting those shots and when he does, the team should win more convincingly.

 

[elindholm]

You go with what got you there. Has Frye ever had three bad shooting games in a row before? My guess is, probably. He'll snap out of it eventually.

 

[cly2tw]

'one more chance' as the middle way!

It's not like he can't play. It's we shouldn't rely on him too much and give him fixed amount of playing time. Let him play some minutes. If his shot is falling and he has confidence, give him more minutes. Otherwise, yank him. He can be helpful. But he's got some fragile psyche. Coach should adjust. He did well in game 2. But I thought he stuck to him a little too long with the 2nd unit in game 3, making it less effective than we hoped for.

 

[jibikao]

Damn, 0/7. What happened to our "best bench"?

3/21 FT, 0/11 3pt?

was Lakers' defense that good or they just kept missing?

The only way Suns can beat Lakers is to get more production from the bench players. Tonight's game is a desperate one and Amare showed up but the game is a whole different story if he didn't get 18 free throws.

In game 4, if the bench can shoot 50%, Suns should be able to take it.

So to answer your question, yes, you need to play Frye. I didn't watch the game but did he play better defense this time? If you don't play him, he'll won't get out of his shooting slump.

 

[Bert]

Before this series started I thought Frye could be a key player. He could force one of the Lakers bigs out of the paint if he could start hitting perimeter shots, which would open up the lane and make things easier on the pick and roll.

That being said, he's been absolutely horrible. The Lakers have gone on HUGE runs in every game of this series when Frye has entered the game. At this point his confidence has to be so shattered I'm not sure if he can get it back. I'd love to see him get hot, but I'm not sure if we can afford to give him anymore chances. Gentry needs to change it up. Why not bring him in to start the 2nd instead of mid 1st?

I say change something and give him 1 more chance at home in game 4.

PS the whole bench sucked tonight, not just Frye, although he was their champion.

 

[dodie53]

give him a chance,
if he plays then he does two to three stupid things,
then sit him asap.

 

[azsportsfan01]

When Frye find his shot we have a chance to blow out the Lakers. If he can come out and make his first two 3s then it changes the entire game. Once that happens, Gasol or Bynum has to come out to cover Frye leaving the lane open for Amare and Nash to roam. He is an absolute game changer and there is no way he will continue to shoot like this for the next few games. We have seen what he can do, three games don't change an entire season of work.

 

[jibikao]

Before this series started I thought Frye could be a key player. He could force one of the Lakers bigs out of the paint if he could start hitting perimeter shots, which would open up the lane and make things easier on the pick and roll.

Most people were talking about how Frye is the "key" to pulling Laker's Bigs out and I think he put too much pressure on himself. He came from a bench player to the "key" player in this series.

Right now, Suns' best chance is for Amare to draw attention inside and dish out.

Not just Frye though, other bench players played bad in the most "important" game of the series. What happened to them??

 

[AfroSuns]

Based on how he's played, it'd be tougher winning the series with him.

Your opinion. Mine and your doesn't really matter. It boils down to Gentry and go mark it, Frye will play as long as we are still in this playoffs. As awful as he has being on offense and soft on defense. We stand no chance against the Lakers front-line without him. It is simple, the worst that could happen is a very reduced minute with no plays drawn for him.
It is obvious he is as soft as a Charmin tissue and his psyche is obviously fragile. I think tonight win will help him regain some confidence in next game.

 

[az1965]

Limited chance for short minutes and see if he can hit any shots.

 

[ninous26]

Guys, Channing Frye is 1-20 shooting the whole series so far.. Thats 5% shooting percentage.. LOOOOOOOOOOOL! Still not convinced?

Think of it this way; When Channing Frye shoots the basketball to score, there is only a 5% chance that basketball will fall all the way through the hoop to accumulate points.

 

[jagu]

4 points
1-20 from the field
1-14 from 3
8 rebounds

The answer is NO.

 

[cly2tw]

Most people were talking about how Frye is the "key" to pulling Laker's Bigs out and I think he put too much pressure on himself. He came from a bench player to the "key" player in this series.

Right now, Suns' best chance is for Amare to draw attention inside and dish out.

Not just Frye though, other bench players played bad in the most "important" game of the series. What happened to them??

Exactly. I kept saying Frye was set up to fail when they force-fed him 4 times in a row in the 1st q. of the series. On Nash's passes, he didn't have enough room and rushed his shooting mechanics. He hit the 4th wide open with the whole package of shooting motion, on Amare's pass out under the basket. But somehow, he never got any confidence back and you can see that in his shooting motions.

The wiser strategy would be to play him like a regular bench player with varying court time, to make him feel less pressured and responsible for team success and go from there.

As to others, LB had no confidence. But Dudley and Dragic played very well. Lou just didn't play much. I thought Frye and LB killed the general bench production for failing simultanously as a threat in this game.

 

[jagu]

I think the best option for the bench is Dragic. Set him some screens and plays and let him cut to the hoop for a foul or tough layup which he isn't very afraid of. When he settles for long shots and 3's our bench is in worse condition.

 

[cly2tw]

I think the best option for the bench is Dragic. Set him some screens and plays and let him cut to the hoop for a foul or tough layup which he isn't very afraid of. When he settles for long shots and 3's our bench is in worse condition.

Dragic is a streaky shooter with smarts. He tries some and if no feel he'd drive. Like with Nash, when he drives something good happens often times. With general defensive intensity by bench, a little bad shooting won't hurt us much, like in game 3.

 

[mojorizen7]

Yes...just don't ask him to score 20. Ask him to rebound,mix it up in the paint,put a hand up in someone's face,make the guy in front of him work for a good shot etc...

His offense will come if you take the pressure off & gameplan him to do other things.
IMO

 

[RON_IN_OC]

Yes, he's been struggling...However, it's good to see that when he's on the bench he still looks engaged in the game and he cheers his teammates on. When Lopez made some good shots last night, Frye looked to be the first person out of his seat, waiving his towel. I think Jalen Rose made a great point this morning, on Mike and Mike, when he said Frye needs to change up his game a little and try for some easy baskets and layups, to get his confidence back...then the 3's will rain down again.