Chriss???

[jlove]

Is it just me or has anyone else been wondering what he is up to during Summer League? It was said he wasn't gonna play with the Summer League Suns cause he was going to stay his his training team in Cali, yet he's been at both Suns games. Are the Sums keeping him out cause of a pending trade? Inquiring minds want to know.

 

[Mainstreet]

All I can think of is a trade is brewing.

Let's hope the Suns trade the right player between Bender and Chriss.

 

[slinslin]

Chriss simply isnt as bad as Bender.

He does not need summerleague, we already have a stacked roster fighting for touches.

 

[Hoop Head]

Chriss simply isnt as bad as Bender.

He does not need summerleague, we already have a stacked roster fighting for touches.

He needs Summer League. If Jackson is playing then Chriss should be playing also. Jackson is farther along in his development than Chriss. Also with Kokoskov coaching the SL team, being there and participating would help him more than sitting in the stands and watching.

 

[Mainstreet]

Chriss simply isnt as bad as Bender.

He does not need summerleague, we already have a stacked roster fighting for touches.

Chriss needs summer league as much or more than anyone.

 

[BC867]

Chriss simply isnt as bad as Bender.

He does not need summerleague, we already have a stacked roster fighting for touches.

"Isn't as bad as" is not good enough. Where is it written that it has to be an either-or?

Both of them have "marginal" written all over them for various reasons.

I hope the Suns can figure it out.

 

[Phrazbit]

Chriss needs summer league as much or more than anyone.

I disagree. The summer league is really sloppy and does not lend itself to bigs. I think it could do more harm than good, and I think it did last year.

 

[Hoop Head]

Why is it always positioned as a sort of competition between two players. Suns fans started that line of thinking with the Dragic or Bledsoe debate and repeated it with the Bender or Chriss debate. You can like both or dislike both. You don't need to choose one over the other. They don't need to be compared constantly. Yes, they came from the same draft class but that's it. Bender and Chriss can both end up being good players, or they can both be busts. Their future isn't linked together and neither of them is stopping the other from realizing their potential. They seem to be their own worst enemies, honestly.

 

[Mainstreet]

I disagree. The summer league is really sloppy and does not lend itself to bigs. I think it could do more harm than good, and I think it did last year.

Chriss was not in shape last season. If the Suns are going to play Bender they need to play Chriss.

 

[Phrazbit]

Chriss was not in shape last season. If the Suns are going to play Bender they need to play Chriss.

I don't see why. They have different problems. Chriss plays out of control, the Summer league IS out of control. Bender's biggest knock is that he's too passive, summer league is a good place for him to figure out how to be assertive... sadly he's been a mess.

 

[Ronin]

I have a feeling that this thread will end well...boy.

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

Guessing Chriss in on the block and isn't being played due to injury concerns. Bender is playing for a roster spot...aka playing himself out of a roster spot.

 

[Mainstreet]

I don't see why. They have different problems. Chriss plays out of control, the Summer league IS out of control. Bender's biggest knock is that he's too passive, summer league is a good place for him to figure out how to be assertive... sadly he's been a mess.

I think Chriss needs the playing time. Where better to learn to play under control.

 

[Phrazbit]

I think Chriss needs the playing time. Where better to learn to play under control.

I don't see the chaotic environment allowing that to happen. The summer league is an ugly, exhibition mess.

 

[slinslin]

I don't see why. They have different problems. Chriss plays out of control, the Summer league IS out of control. Bender's biggest knock is that he's too passive, summer league is a good place for him to figure out how to be assertive... sadly he's been a mess.

Benders biggest knock is that he has no talent and shouldn’t be in the nba

 

[Mainstreet]

I don't see the chaotic environment allowing that to happen. The summer league is an ugly, exhibition mess.

No denying this. Still Jackson is playing with a mask.

 

[sr7706]

Bye Chriss Bye Bender...Both are euro league caliber players...

 

[BC867]

Benders biggest knock is that he has no talent and shouldn’t be in the nba

For what it's worth, I've just watched the expression on Bender's face, whether on the floor or on the bench.

Whereas every other Suns player is showing emotion, I must say that Bender's impression, over and over, looks ..........puzzled!

If Robin Lopez's comic book mentality and outrageous reactions used to be one extreme, Bender is the opposite.

Neither is appropriate for the NBA.

 

[Ronin]

Bye Chriss Bye Bender...Both are euro league caliber players...

This is where I am at.
If one of them has to go....make sure he takes the other one with him.

 

[Ronin]

No denying this. Still Jackson is playing with a mask.

Had a nice block with the mask on.

 

[Phrazbit]

No denying this. Still Jackson is playing with a mask.

Jackson is a year younger and not a big.

I just don't see what a 3rd year of summer league is going to do but reinforce bad habits. Bender's been a disaster... right now I wish he were not there either.

 

[Mainstreet]

Jackson is a year younger and not a big.

I just don't see what a 3rd year of summer league is going to do but reinforce bad habits. Bender's been a disaster... right now I wish he were not there either.

Ask Bagley on that Jackson block.

 

[jlove]

No denying this. Still Jackson is playing with a mask.

That's cause he caught a Bagley elbow. He was keeping the cut protected

 

[Mainstreet]

That's cause he caught a Bagley elbow. He was keeping the cut protected

I was trying to point out that Jackson thought the game was important enough to reenter the game with a mask as contrasted to Chriss who was not playing.

This may have nothing to do with Chriss though. It was probably a coaching decision.

 

[pokerface]

No rush to get rid of either player because their values are zero. We have to gamble with them more because dealing them gets us nadda.