Shams: Suns trade for Miles Bridges

[JCSunsfan]

Green has a lot to prove this year. If Suns are a winning team and he is efficient 20+ ppg that's a start.

You can't have Book at 25 ppg. Brooks at 20 ppg. Bridges at 18 ppg. and Green at 20 ppg. Not with the rest of this roster that will score as well. There are just not enough scoring opportunities to go around.

 

[Superbone]

You can't have Book at 25 ppg. Brooks at 20 ppg. Bridges at 18 ppg. and Green at 20 ppg. Not with the rest of this roster that will score as well. There are just not enough scoring opportunities to go around.

Tell that to Philadelphia.

 

[Yuma]

You can't have Book at 25 ppg. Brooks at 20 ppg. Bridges at 18 ppg. and Green at 20 ppg. Not with the rest of this roster that will score as well. There are just not enough scoring opportunities to go around.

I think there's lots of opportunitities. Just what percentage rate do they cash those in at?

 

[Phrazbit]

Tell that to Philadelphia.

I don’t think it’s going to work for them either.

 

[Phrazbit]

You can't have Book at 25 ppg. Brooks at 20 ppg. Bridges at 18 ppg. and Green at 20 ppg. Not with the rest of this roster that will score as well. There are just not enough scoring opportunities to go around.

Ideally, it would be Booker at 25+, Green off the bench averaging 16 or so, bridges about the same, Brooks only shooting when he’s open (no more dribble adventures).

But I think Booker is going to be the one to sacrifice his attempts because the other guys are not facilitators.

 

[Yuma]

Ideally, it would be Booker at 25+, Green off the bench averaging 16 or so, bridges about the same, Brooks only shooting when he’s open (no more dribble adventures).

But I think Booker is going to be the one to sacrifice his attempts because the other guys are not facilitators.

The only thing I will say about Brooks, was some games our guys were just not aggressive scoring. He would force the action in games when all our guys were just continuously playing hot potato with the ball.

 

[Hoop Head]

He’s never been an all star.

I don’t think his value is even remotely close to where you’re putting it.

My bad, I thought he was an All-star for some reason.

Regardless of whether he was he os on the cusp of being one. He's not in the same tier as most other All-star SG's like Book, Mitchell, Ant, and Harden. He is in the same tier as guys like Garland, Maxey, or Lamelo.

He has work to do before he gets there because guard is really deep.

 

[GatorAZ]

My bad, I thought he was an All-star for some reason.

Regardless of whether he was he os on the cusp of being one. He's not in the same tier as most other All-star SG's like Book, Mitchell, Ant, and Harden. He is in the same tier as guys like Garland, Maxey, or Lamelo.

He has work to do before he gets there because guard is really deep.

He’s not close to those guys either. They’re either high level efficient scorers or playmakers. Green is a low efficient scorer with no playmaking ability. He’s 11th in VORP from his own draft class. I do think he could be valuable in a 6th man role but we’ll see if Ott has the backbone for it.

 

[clyde2tw]

i don't think anyone would blink an eye if jalen green dropped 70 pts in a game - the kid's just a natural scorer but what if he dropped 10 dimes?

book used to be one dimensional in this aspect as well - he could've been devin buckets but his game evolved into point book - now he does it all - but what would jalen's game look like if he got his teammates more involved?

if jalen starts dishing i think he could become a ja morant type without the dramatics - clips or automatics

that's a big IF but IF jalen green wants that max money he needs to learn what book learned - that sharing is caring - that caring and putting the team first is how you win - simply put jalen green needs to get book smart

Green is still young and without attitude problem the Morant's have. I trust Ott to bring out the best from him next season. From the talent and state of development point of view, he is the next likely prospect after Book to reach the allstar level, far ahead of Maluach and Peat on the current roster. We ought to be a little patient with him.

 

[Hoop Head]

He’s not close to those guys either. They’re either high level efficient scorers or playmakers. Green is a low efficient scorer with no playmaking ability. He’s 11th in VORP from his own draft class. I do think he could be valuable in a 6th man role but we’ll see if Ott has the backbone for it.

I said he was in the same tier as questionable All-stars. I wasn't trying to compare their games across the board. They aren't locks to be selected as it depends on how their team is playing.

 

[Phrazbit]

My bad, I thought he was an All-star for some reason.

Regardless of whether he was he os on the cusp of being one. He's not in the same tier as most other All-star SG's like Book, Mitchell, Ant, and Harden. He is in the same tier as guys like Garland, Maxey, or Lamelo.

He has work to do before he gets there because guard is really deep.

You and I are miles apart here.

I think he's far close to Kelly Oubre.

If he is a major factor in your offense then your team's offense is probably pretty bad.

If he had not played a single game for us last year, I think we win more games and the lack of offensive cohesion in the latter parts doesn't happen.

I hope he evolves, I hope he learns to play without the ball in his hands and to play quicker (as in, his decisions) but that he's not really shown any real growth his first 4 years does not inspire me.

 

[leclerc]

You can't have Book at 25 ppg. Brooks at 20 ppg. Bridges at 18 ppg. and Green at 20 ppg. Not with the rest of this roster that will score as well. There are just not enough scoring opportunities to go around.

I agree. Hopefully Brooks can dial back on his scoring. As mentioned, he had to be aggressive at times last year without Booker and Green. I think Booker and Green should be 20+ and then Bridges and Brooks in high teens.

 

[ASUCHRIS]

He’s never been an all star.

I don’t think his value is even remotely close to where you’re putting it.

The gassing up of Green and Bridges here is wild.