Suns to sign Jordan McRae to 10 day contract

[Mainstreet]

If it hasn't already been reported, the Suns plan to sign 6' 5" SG Jordan McRae to a ten day contract. He is known as a scorer in the NBA D-League where he recently broke a record by scoring 61 points.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/spor...-d-league-sharpshooter-jordan-mcrae/79459150/

 

[Hoop Head]

If he ends up taking minutes from Goodwin then Hornacek needs to be let go this season. Hopefully that isn't the case and he's just here to back up our injury depleted roster.

Who would have thought the Suns needed to bring in guards to help fill holes early in the year with Bledsoe, Knight, Price, Booker, Goodwin, and Weems all on the roster? Weems is worthless and Goodwin & Booker are the only guys who have stayed healthy.

 

[Mainstreet]

If he ends up taking minutes from Goodwin then Hornacek needs to be let go this season. Hopefully that isn't the case and he's just here to back up our injury depleted roster.

Who would have thought the Suns needed to bring in guards to help fill holes early in the year with Bledsoe, Knight, Price, Booker, Goodwin, and Weems all on the roster? Weems is worthless and Goodwin & Booker are the only guys who have stayed healthy.

My hope is the Suns want to take a look at McRae for the future. We agree about Goodwin. I think the Suns have already let this season go.

Maybe I give McDonough too much credit but I always think he is collecting assets so if he finds an interesting trade, he has players on the ready. An example might be if the Suns decided to trade Knight.

 

[Ronin]

Isn't he a sharp shooter from the three point range?

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[Catlover]

Isn't he a sharp shooter from the three point range?

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I don't know anything about him but the writeup and stats make it look like he's more a scorer than a pure 3 point shooter.

 

[Catlover]

If he ends up taking minutes from Goodwin then Hornacek needs to be let go this season. Hopefully that isn't the case and he's just here to back up our injury depleted roster.

Who would have thought the Suns needed to bring in guards to help fill holes early in the year with Bledsoe, Knight, Price, Booker, Goodwin, and Weems all on the roster? Weems is worthless and Goodwin & Booker are the only guys who have stayed healthy.

I don't think he's here to take Goodwin's minutes so you won't need to fire Jeff right away. It looks to me like he's here to take Booker's minutes instead.

 

[Mainstreet]

I don't think he's here to take Goodwin's minutes so you won't need to fire Jeff right away. It looks to me like he's here to take Booker's minutes instead.

Funny stuff.

Here is a write- up from NBADraft.Net about him. He sounds like he has all the tools but needs to get stronger. IMO, he is well worth the look.

http://www.nbadraft.net/players/jordan-mcrae

 

[Hoop Head]

Was going to ask here if anyone knew a good site to look up D-League stats but then I found them on BasketballReference.com. His stats seem like he's more of a scorer than a shooter but he seems to have had good %'s last year. He spent some time this season with the 76er's but was sent back down to the D-League, which doesn't really help make a case for his talent if they let him go.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/dleague/players/m/mcraejo01d.html

 

[JCSunsfan]

If he ends up taking minutes from Goodwin then Hornacek needs to be let go this season. Hopefully that isn't the case and he's just here to back up our injury depleted roster.

Who would have thought the Suns needed to bring in guards to help fill holes early in the year with Bledsoe, Knight, Price, Booker, Goodwin, and Weems all on the roster? Weems is worthless and Goodwin & Booker are the only guys who have stayed healthy.

Why? They now have a pretty good idea what they are going to get from those two. They are looking for other assets. I am ok with that.

You have to look at more than just two or three players.

 

[leclerc]

I hope Goodwin and Booker keeps starting together and average 25 mpg the rest of the season.

 

[JCSunsfan]

It does bring up a dilemma. We have Bledsoe, Goodwin, Knight, and Booker. Most likely future starters are Booker and Bledsoe. That would leave Knight and Archie coming off the bench which would be alright if it was just one of them, but not both. We need to trade one of these players.

Bledsoe. Great player, starter, and pg. The problem is his injuries. Can we keep him on the floor for an extended time?

Booker. Keeping him. Sorry. If we tried to trade him, he is the type of player we would want to get in return, so it would not make sense.

Knight. Tradeable, but would be great as the third guard off the bench. Salaray is a bit high for it, but probably not in the future. Can drive and shoot. Creates his own shot. He is also the most tradeable between him and Archie.

Archie. Would be a good spark plug off the bench. But does he have the attitude and intelligence to be part of a good team with good chemistry? He is inferior to Knight in shooting, which is huge. But he does cost alot less.

I guess that Knight is the best trade option. But Bledsoe's injuries might make me consider him too.

 

[Catlover]

It does bring up a dilemma. We have Bledsoe, Goodwin, Knight, and Booker. Most likely future starters are Booker and Bledsoe. That would leave Knight and Archie coming off the bench which would be alright if it was just one of them, but not both. We need to trade one of these players.

Bledsoe. Great player, starter, and pg. The problem is his injuries. Can we keep him on the floor for an extended time?

Booker. Keeping him. Sorry. If we tried to trade him, he is the type of player we would want to get in return, so it would not make sense.

Knight. Tradeable, but would be great as the third guard off the bench. Salaray is a bit high for it, but probably not in the future. Can drive and shoot. Creates his own shot. He is also the most tradeable between him and Archie.

Archie. Would be a good spark plug off the bench. But does he have the attitude and intelligence to be part of a good team with good chemistry? He is inferior to Knight in shooting, which is huge. But he does cost alot less.

I guess that Knight is the best trade option. But Bledsoe's injuries might make me consider him too.

Golden State has Curry, Thompson, Iguodala, Livingston, Barbosa and Rush. It doesn't appear to be a dilemma for them. We need to find a way to get that kind of buy-in. Especially because I believe Bledsoe is a much lesser player when asked to play typical starter minutes. Players such as him and Tucker are at their best when creating havoc by their energetic play but they end up pacing themselves instead when forced to log long minutes. I'd rather have Eric busting his butt on defense and playing 25 minutes per than approaching the game the way he has this season.

 

[Errntknght]

Spot on about Bledsoe! I loved the way he played off the bench for the Clippers, he played with abandon and was very disruptive on defense. Sad to say that we've seen none of that here, and, like you, I attribute it to him pacing himself so he can play starter's minutes. It would be a very tough sell for any coach to get him to accept that role again and it never even crossed Jeff's mind to try, I'm sure. Maybe if you could convince him there it would make for less wear and tear on his susceptible knees...

 

[Catlover]

Spot on about Bledsoe! I loved the way he played off the bench for the Clippers, he played with abandon and was very disruptive on defense. Sad to say that we've seen none of that here, and, like you, I attribute it to him pacing himself so he can play starter's minutes. It would be a very tough sell for any coach to get him to accept that role again and it never even crossed Jeff's mind to try, I'm sure. Maybe if you could convince him there it would make for less wear and tear on his susceptible knees...

Unfortunately that seems to be the case. It's just as bad with Tucker too. This guy should be everyone's favorite player, coming in for short stretches and creating havoc. As it is he pushes it for short stretches but most of the time he's coasting out there and couple that with him being one of the weakest offensive threats the game has seen, he's a huge liability. But again, that's not his fault. It's our fault (Jeff's fault) for playing him starter minutes against defenses that are primed to take advantage of his inability to score.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

I know it doesn't mean anything about his future, but I'm surprised no one has brought up that he scored 61 points in a D-League game earlier this week.

 

[elindholm]

I know it doesn't mean anything about his future, but I'm surprised no one has brought up that he scored 61 points in a D-League game earlier this week.

Heh, I watched the Knicks' feed since I like Clyde Frazier, and they said it at least once.

 

[JCSunsfan]

Just an fyi. Intriguing.

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[hcsilla]

It does bring up a dilemma. We have Bledsoe, Goodwin, Knight, and Booker.

It is somehow a dilemma, but I would trade Knight immediately (even together with Goodwin) for a draft pick (and even bad contracts) that lands me Kris Dunn.

I would put him as a backup PG but given his size, athleticism and defense he could play alongside Bledsoe as well.

If Dunn development goes as expected, sooner or later I wouldn't exclude trading Bledsoe annd would go with future lineup of:

Dunn/Booker/Simmons or Ingram/PF acquired or drafted for Bledsoe/Len

 

[JCSunsfan]

It is somehow a dilemma, but I would trade Knight immediately (even together with Goodwin) for a draft pick (and even bad contracts) that lands me Kris Dunn.

I would put him as a backup PG but given his size, athleticism and defense he could play alongside Bledsoe as well.

If Dunn development goes as expected, sooner or later I wouldn't exclude trading Bledsoe annd would go with future lineup of:

Dunn/Booker/Simmons or Ingram/PF acquired or drafted for Bledsoe/Len

I might do this. I would think that Dunn would play pg if he was along side of Bledsoe, but I am not sure how good Bled would be with that.

I assume you are talking about a pick that would net Dunn in addition to our own pick. So we would be getting two of the top 6 or so picks.

I am ready for a facilitator that can score rather than a scorer that can pass at our pg positon.

 

[SirStefan32]

I might do this. I would think that Dunn would play pg if he was along side of Bledsoe, but I am not sure how good Bled would be with that.

I assume you are talking about a pick that would net Dunn in addition to our own pick. So we would be getting two of the top 6 or so picks.

I am ready for a facilitator that can score rather than a scorer that can pass at our pg positon.

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[BC867]

Welcome to the dark side! Thank you for joining us!

Nah, Stefan. We are the Force. The tweener Guards regiment is the dark side.

 

[Joe Mama]

I think some of you guys are seriously overestimating what Brandon Knight would get us in a trade. I don't think there's any chance someone would give up a top 3 draft pick. With his contract I don't see any GM even wanting him right now. Maybe somebody could tell the rest of us any other team that would want Knight, why, and what the Phoenix Suns should expect to receive in return.

Joe

 

[SirStefan32]

I think some of you guys are seriously overestimating what Brandon Knight would get us in a trade. I don't think there's any chance someone would give up a top 3 draft pick. With his contract I don't see any GM even wanting him right now. Maybe somebody could tell the rest of us any other team that would want Knight, why, and what the Phoenix Suns should expect to receive in return.

Joe

That's this board's modus operandi. We tend to grossly overestimate the value of our own players and assets, and when someone points that out, they tend to get labeled as haters, stupid, etc.

 

[elindholm]

I think some of you guys are seriously overestimating what Brandon Knight would get us in a trade. I don't think there's any chance someone would give up a top 3 draft pick. With his contract I don't see any GM even wanting him right now. Maybe somebody could tell the rest of us any other team that would want Knight, why, and what the Phoenix Suns should expect to receive in return.

I see Knight as sort of a Monta Ellis type in terms of value, and there always seems to be some sort of market for him.

 

[Catlover]

I think some of you guys are seriously overestimating what Brandon Knight would get us in a trade. I don't think there's any chance someone would give up a top 3 draft pick. With his contract I don't see any GM even wanting him right now. Maybe somebody could tell the rest of us any other team that would want Knight, why, and what the Phoenix Suns should expect to receive in return.

Joe

Not too many here have suggested he'd draw anything much of value in return, just one poster comes to mind for me. And I think that person is more than balanced by the other poster who said the most he's worth is a late first rounder. Right now, I don't think any of us have a clue what he's worth. With the exception of maybe a 2 week stretch he's played very poorly this season. I guess it's possible someone will want him based on the first half of last season but I doubt it. We're probably stuck with him until we rehabilitate his game. The only thing I'm not worried about is his contract. If he plays like even just an average starter it won't be an issue.