The Roster as it Stands.

[mojorizen7]

Gortat should be moved now...IMO.
If not now,then surely at the trade deadline.

Try to acquire a young PF and/or picks.

 

[slinslin]

Our bench squad should be

C - Len
PF- Morris
SF- Morris
SG- Goodwin
PG- Marshall

Not sure about the starters but I guess

Gortat
Beasley
Butler
Dragic
Bledsoe

Scola, Tucker, Brown, Butler, Beasley, Frye, Gortat, Lee clearly trade bait and maybe Dragic too.

Long term roster

Len // ???
??? // Morris
??? // Morris
Goodwin // ???
Bledsoe // Marshall

 

[Suns_fan69]

Curious why they picked up Brown's option for the year if they had this deal in the works. Seems like an already crowded backcourt.

 

[Chaplin]

Curious why they picked up Brown's option for the year if they had this deal in the works. Seems like an already crowded backcourt.

Because he's the only pure SG on the entire roster.

 

[JS22]

Because he's the only pure SG on the entire roster.

Ugh.

 

[95pro]

I'd rather make room at the forward positions. We have the Morris boys, scola, and beasley.
We can easily lose atleast one Morris and Beasley for another quality forward.

Goodwin isn't a lock yet to be backup to dragic and bledsoe, and then Marshall might be done in the Nba once McD gets a full eval on him.

 

[JCSunsfan]

Curious why they picked up Brown's option for the year if they had this deal in the works. Seems like an already crowded backcourt.

They say this deal came together in less than 24 hours. So, they did not have this deal in place. It probably would have made an impact on the choice they made with Brown had they known.

 

[Griffin]

Curious why they picked up Brown's option for the year if they had this deal in the works. Seems like an already crowded backcourt.

Because his contract was partially guaranteed, and they didn't want to pay him so he can play elsewhere. I have no problem with that.

 

[Chaplin]

We picked up PJ Tucker's team option today. No-brainer move.

 

[elindholm]

We picked up PJ Tucker's team option today. No-brainer move.

Heck, he'll probably be the starting SG once the Dragic/Bledsoe experiment proves to be a failure.

 

[Chaplin]

Heck, he'll probably be the starting SG once the Dragic/Bledsoe experiment proves to be a failure.

You think it's going to fail? Already?

 

[slinslin]

Heck, he'll probably be the starting SG once the Dragic/Bledsoe experiment proves to be a failure.

it is obvious that it will fail..

2 PGs combination or combo guard combinations have a long history of failing especially when both players are not good shooters.

Dragic at SG is bound to fail and I hope we cash in on him soon as Bledsoe is the player for the future clearly.

I have high hopes that maybe Goodwin will earn the starting position by the allstar break.

 

[Neo]

By my count, if Frye can play this season that gives us three deep at every position with 15 players under contract. (not counting Childress who we are paying to play X-box and eat Cheetos for a few more years.)

PG: Dragic, Bledsoe, Marshall
SG: Goodwin, Brown, Lee
SF: Butler, Tucker, Mc Morris
PF: Scola, Mk Morris, Beasley
C: Gortat, Frye, Len

Going into the off season, the two positions where we were pretty solid were PG and C with Dragic and Gortat/O’Neal. So of course, our first pick was a Center and our “big” trade was for a PG.

One of our biggest weaknesses was a lack of good outside shooting, and we’ve traded our two best 3 point shooters, Telfair and Dudley. Now if Frye does not return the only good three point shooter on the team is the coach.

I think that Bledsoe and Len are nice pieces to use in rebuilding, but I don’t see this year’s roster being any better than last’s.

 

[mojorizen7]

One of our biggest weaknesses was a lack of good outside shooting, and we’ve traded our two best 3 point shooters, Telfair and Dudley. Now if Frye does not return the only good three point shooter on the team is the coach.

I Lol'd.

 

[JCSunsfan]

Players out from last year: Telfair, Dudley, Haddadi, ONeal, Garrett. You will probably add Scola to this.

Players in: Len, Goodwin, Bledsoe, Butler, Oriakhi, Frye (was not a factor last year).

 

[Superbone]

it is obvious that it will fail..

LOL!

 

[JCSunsfan]

I cannot believe that Scola or Lee will be any part of the mix this next year. However, Wes Johnson might.

What about Lee? Anyone know anything about him?

 

[AzStevenCal]

I cannot believe that Scola or Lee will be any part of the mix this next year. However, Wes Johnson might.

What about Lee? Anyone know anything about him?

Bruce yes, Malcolm, not so much. I don't remember watching him at UCLA and thinking he was destined for the NBA. I know he was a streaky shooter in college but that's about it.

Steve

 

[Mainstreet]

I cannot believe that Scola or Lee will be any part of the mix this next year. However, Wes Johnson might.

What about Lee? Anyone know anything about him?

Here is what Draft Net had to say about him. I would not get my hopes up.

http://www.nbadraft.net/players/malcolm-lee

 

[elindholm]

You think it's going to fail? Already?

Yes. Neither player has shown SG skills. You can't just pencil someone into a lineup position and expect them to perform there. It's not like asking a shortstop to learn how to play third.

 

[elindholm]

I cannot believe that Scola or Lee will be any part of the mix this next year. However, Wes Johnson might.

My guess is that Johnson will sign with someone else before the Suns can clear a spot for him. Right now they have way too many SFs as it is.

 

[Joe Mama]

it is obvious that it will fail..

2 PGs combination or combo guard combinations have a long history of failing especially when both players are not good shooters.

Dragic at SG is bound to fail and I hope we cash in on him soon as Bledsoe is the player for the future clearly.

I have high hopes that maybe Goodwin will earn the starting position by the allstar break.

Am I the only one who thinks Bledsoe is getting seriously overrated here? I like the fact that we received a young, exciting prospect, but Bledsoe's miles from being a good starting point guard. I also think people are overestimating what we could get in return for Dragic at this point.

One thing is for certain. Jeff Hornacek has his work cut out for him as a shooting coach on this team. He should have no problem getting us a great shot at Andrew Wiggins though.

Joe

 

[AzStevenCal]

Am I the only one who thinks Bledsoe is getting seriously overrated here? I like the fact that we received a young, exciting prospect, but Bledsoe's miles from being a good starting point guard. I also think people are overestimating what we could get in return for Dragic at this point.

One thing is for certain. Jeff Hornacek has his work cut out for him as a shooting coach on this team. He should have no problem getting us a great shot at Andrew Wiggins though.

Joe

Not at all. In fact, several of us have pointed this out. He's a young project, hardly a finished product. The Clippers struggled when he filled in for Chris Paul but he showed flashes of the player he could become and I'm still amazed we added him for nothing more than Dudley and a 2nd rounder.

Steve

 

[overseascardfan]

I cannot believe that Scola or Lee will be any part of the mix this next year. However, Wes Johnson might.

What about Lee? Anyone know anything about him?

Well how about Scola & Lee to POR in s S&T for JJ Hickson?

 

[Phrazbit]

Well how about Scola & Lee to POR in s S&T for JJ Hickson?

Unless we are unwisely overpaying Hickson then I dont see why Portland would do that.