Suns 2024-2025 Season Discussions

[Mainstreet]

It's good that Oso Ighodaro is getting recognition. Ryan Dunn shouldn't be far behind.

xc_hide_links_from_guests_guests_error_hide_media

 

[JCSunsfan]

It’s not hard to play a rookie who makes smart plays and few mistakes. If If I was coaching I would be thinking hard about making him the #2 center. However, he needs to grab more boards.

 

[JCSunsfan]

Dunns defense is a joy to watch. It’s that smooth type of D like Mikal rather than that crazy D that Okogie plays. If he new three point shooting is legit, he could be one of the best players of the 24 draft.

 

[AzStevenCal]

It’s not hard to play a rookie who makes smart plays and few mistakes. If If I was coaching I would be thinking hard about making him the #2 center. However, he needs to grab more boards.

I want Oso to play as much as possible too but the real tests won't come until he starts showing up in opponent scouting reports. Same with Dunn.

 

[Pda4976]

Dunns defense is a joy to watch. It’s that smooth type of D like Mikal rather than that crazy D that Okogie plays. If he new three point shooting is legit, he could be one of the best players of the 24 draft.

If he was an average 3 point shooter in college he would have been a top 5 pick. His defensive instincts are off the charts. Mikal is a great team defender, Ryan seems to also be a great 1 on 1 defender.

 

[Suns_fan69]

It’s not hard to play a rookie who makes smart plays and few mistakes. If If I was coaching I would be thinking hard about making him the #2 center. However, he needs to grab more boards.

He's making mistakes, he's led the team in TOs in both games (well, tied with Grayson vs the Lakers with 3), but he plays hard and does try to atone for them.

The transition block vs LA was from a miscue between him and Grayson and Oso, and Okogie, hustled back to prevent the fast break layup.

His defense has been slightly better than I anticipated, he's got good help instincts and active hands, but size wise he will struggle with the bigger Cs. There's not too many of them left, but the ones that are around are going to be a load (Embiid, Jokic)

 

[CardNots]

He's making mistakes, he's led the team in TOs in both games (well, tied with Grayson vs the Lakers with 3), but he plays hard and does try to atone for them.

The transition block vs LA was from a miscue between him and Grayson and Oso, and Okogie, hustled back to prevent the fast break layup.

His defense has been slightly better than I anticipated, he's got good help instincts and active hands, but size wise he will struggle with the bigger Cs. There's not too many of them left, but the ones that are around are going to be a load (Embiid, Jokic)

Do not forget Davis

 

[Proximo]

I don't quite get why Oso is getting such praise. He has been ok, but to me Dunn has been far more impressive. Dunn can get real minutes as our defensive stopper.

Sure Oso can make a few decent passes, but so can Kaminsky. Really I think Frank can do everything Oso does with the exception of catching lobs, and he can sort of space the floor which Oso can't do.

 

[Proximo]

He's making mistakes, he's led the team in TOs in both games (well, tied with Grayson vs the Lakers with 3), but he plays hard and does try to atone for them.

The transition block vs LA was from a miscue between him and Grayson and Oso, and Okogie, hustled back to prevent the fast break layup.

His defense has been slightly better than I anticipated, he's got good help instincts and active hands, but size wise he will struggle with the bigger Cs. There's not too many of them left, but the ones that are around are going to be a load (Embiid, Jokic)

Yeah, he is really kind of a tweener between power forward and center. He can't play power forward well because he has no outside shot, and he can't guard a lot of centers. However based on what I have seen from Plumlee he can't really guard bigger centers very well either.

 

[Chaplin]

Heard a good comparison for Oso's ceiling: Boris Diaw

 

[AzStevenCal]

Heard a good comparison for Oso's ceiling: Boris Diaw

If he has Diaw's projected ceiling, that would be great for us. If his ceiling is the level Diaw actually settled for, that's a little less great for us.

 

[Cheesebeef]

If he has Diaw's projected ceiling, that would be great for us. If his ceiling is the level Diaw actually settled for, that's a little less great for us.

For a second round pick, I’d say getting a Diaw level player would be pretty great at that value. As frustrating as he was, he was a solid rotation player.

 

[Mainstreet]

I don't quite get why Oso is getting such praise. He has been ok, but to me Dunn has been far more impressive. Dunn can get real minutes as our defensive stopper.

Sure Oso can make a few decent passes, but so can Kaminsky. Really I think Frank can do everything Oso does with the exception of catching lobs, and he can sort of space the floor which Oso can't do.

There isn't any reason why both Dunn and Ighodaro are deserving of praise. They both have stood out thus far in preseason, especially considering where they were drafted.

 

[Mainstreet]

If he has Diaw's projected ceiling, that would be great for us. If his ceiling is the level Diaw actually settled for, that's a little less great for us.

I'm holding out for a healthy Ben Simmons comparison without the liabilities.

 

[GatorAZ]

Heard a good comparison for Oso's ceiling: Boris Diaw

Diaw was a top-30 player at one then he got that extension and stopped caring.