Great win last night. It certainly wasn't pretty but the Suns needed a win. Beating that fraud Howard just makes it that much sweeter. Morey's probably going to wish he'd taken a few psychology courses at Harvard by the time this season's over.
PJ was a grown ass man last night, even more than usual. I love that guy. Maybe soon Suns fans will stop trying to want him traded (especially so that Goodwin can play) or put on the bench and realize he's legit. I hope he gets consideration for All NBA defense this year because he deserves it. He's quick enough to guard the quickest guards and strong enough to guard almost any four. The only defenders in the league i can think of that are more versatile are LeBron and Marion. And one of the things that I think could come out of this game is that Tuck should be get more respect from the refs. I dislike that in the NBA good players get favorable calls on both sides of the ball. While I'll never expect that Tucker will get star defensive player calls, a few more games like last night and I think he'll start to get fairer calls.
The Suns are now 10-9. Are the playoffs possible? Where does that leave them for next years draft? Well, both Hollinger and BBR project them to win 43 games this year given games to date leaving them with the 13th pick in one projection and 14th in the other. That leaves the Suns with no choice. Gotta go for the playoffs! So I'd like to offer up three suggestions to get them there.
1) A simple change that should yield nice results. Goran is now the PG. Bledose is the SG. Use the dual PG concept for times when it is beneficial such as a quick outlet pass to either one, but beyond that Dragic runs the show. He's one of the top PG's in the league. I doubt Bledsoe is ever as good running an offense as Dragic is now. And Dragic is still improving. He should have the ball and Hornacek should make this clear.
2) Send Archie to the D league. He's cut his teeth in the NBA now but he need to go down and work on his game. He's not NBA ready. He gives good effort but he needs a lot work. That's a good place to get it. Atlanta sent Schroeder down so it's no demotion. It's for his and the teams long tern good.
3) The second unit needs a little punch on offense. So make a move to try to trade for the Jimmer. Sacramento is a mess so I take little from his stats during his time there. Put him in a good situation and see if he can grow. I think he has a real possibility to blossom like Redick. Sac has given up on Jimmer so I'd think a second round pick could get him here. Show him some love, hope he blossoms and then sign him longer term. Well worth the gamble.
