The issue isn't where the Suns pick. It is whom they have selected. A perfect example is passing on Jared Sullinger this last draft.
Taking Markieff Morris over Kenneth Faried (22nd pick), Donatas Motiejūnas (20th pick), or Shumpert (17th pick)
Then after Earl Clark is a guy named Jarue Holliday (17th).
Always talent in the middle of the draft.
Morris was an ok pick. Sullinger had injury issues just like PJ III that is why they dropped. Faried many teams passed on him and was the steal of the draft for sure, but he was undersized for the 4 spot. Motiejunas still has not done anything to say he is a better pick than Morris. Shumpert although athletically gifted and still may workout has been injured all most his whole career.
Clark can't even back that one up there was a couple of good picks made after Earl that year. Ty Lawson, Taj Gibson, Darren Collison, Rodrigue Beaubois, DeJuan Blair, Chase Budinger, Taylor Griffin
But at least we didn't take Jordan Hill or Hasheem Thabeet