I am a bit more relieved now. Sounds as if Amare will not be our starting center. Sounds like it was a two horse race between Frye and Lopez with Frye winning the race.
Also, sounds like the Suns are in fact down on Lopez. I think maybe they are seeing what everybody else had seen before they even drafted the guy. He will never start on the NBA for a good team IMO. Mark it down now that if the Suns get a chance to bring in another center or draft a young one.....Lopez won't be here anymore IMO.
One other thing to note is that Gentry said they are going back to run and gun but he is going to "demand" more on the defensive end. My first response is "yeah right". My second response is at least by thinking it at least he appears to want to try and not make the same mistake D'Antoni did between his defensive comment and not starting Amare at center.
Also, this seems to just another confirmation that D'Antoni was never demanding when it came to defense.
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Frye atop Suns’ depth chart, other notes
September 28th, 2009, 2:05 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Scott Bordow
Just returned to the office from Suns Media Day and thought I’d pass along a few notes:
The most interesting news was coach Alvin Gentry saying that if the season started today Channing Frye would be the starting center rather than Robin Lopez.
The Suns think Frye’s outside shooting touch will help open the floor for Amare Stoudemire, who will have more freedom to play in the lane with Shaquille O’Neal gone.
Does that mean the Suns are down on Lopez? They say they aren’t, but think about it. The team’s needs on the interior — defense and rebounding — are supposed to be Lopez’s strengths, yet Frye likely will start at center.
The Suns are going back to the run-and-gun style that defined them under Mike D’Antoni, but Gentry insisted, “We’re going to be a little more demanding defensively.”
“We don’t have to be Cleveland or San Antonio because we are good offensively,” he said. “But we have to be more consistent.”
Hmmm. Seems like we’ve heard that before.
One interesting note is that Gentry has made Stoudemire a tri-captain along with Steve Nash and Grant Hill. The Suns want Stoudemire to grow up and take some responsibility for how the team is playing, and they’re hoping being named a captain will nudge him in that direction.
Finally, general manager Steve Kerr said he never considered resigning despite suffering through “by far” the worst season of his professional life. Kerr was barbecued for some of his moves and fired his good friend, Terry Porter, after just 51 games.
“It was difficult,” Kerr said … “I definitely deserve a lot of the blame. But part of the job is accepting that and moving forward.”
Also, sounds like the Suns are in fact down on Lopez. I think maybe they are seeing what everybody else had seen before they even drafted the guy. He will never start on the NBA for a good team IMO. Mark it down now that if the Suns get a chance to bring in another center or draft a young one.....Lopez won't be here anymore IMO.
One other thing to note is that Gentry said they are going back to run and gun but he is going to "demand" more on the defensive end. My first response is "yeah right". My second response is at least by thinking it at least he appears to want to try and not make the same mistake D'Antoni did between his defensive comment and not starting Amare at center.
Also, this seems to just another confirmation that D'Antoni was never demanding when it came to defense.
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Frye atop Suns’ depth chart, other notes
September 28th, 2009, 2:05 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Scott Bordow
Just returned to the office from Suns Media Day and thought I’d pass along a few notes:
The most interesting news was coach Alvin Gentry saying that if the season started today Channing Frye would be the starting center rather than Robin Lopez.
The Suns think Frye’s outside shooting touch will help open the floor for Amare Stoudemire, who will have more freedom to play in the lane with Shaquille O’Neal gone.
Does that mean the Suns are down on Lopez? They say they aren’t, but think about it. The team’s needs on the interior — defense and rebounding — are supposed to be Lopez’s strengths, yet Frye likely will start at center.
The Suns are going back to the run-and-gun style that defined them under Mike D’Antoni, but Gentry insisted, “We’re going to be a little more demanding defensively.”
“We don’t have to be Cleveland or San Antonio because we are good offensively,” he said. “But we have to be more consistent.”
Hmmm. Seems like we’ve heard that before.
One interesting note is that Gentry has made Stoudemire a tri-captain along with Steve Nash and Grant Hill. The Suns want Stoudemire to grow up and take some responsibility for how the team is playing, and they’re hoping being named a captain will nudge him in that direction.
Finally, general manager Steve Kerr said he never considered resigning despite suffering through “by far” the worst season of his professional life. Kerr was barbecued for some of his moves and fired his good friend, Terry Porter, after just 51 games.
“It was difficult,” Kerr said … “I definitely deserve a lot of the blame. But part of the job is accepting that and moving forward.”
