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    Kira Lewis Jr.

    Ja Morant Lite is pretty accurate. Loves to attack the basketball and pass on the drive. Super fast with the ball. Will live off of the P&R in the NBA. A decent shooter who is still learning when and when not to shoot. A little professional training can smooth his shot out. A good...
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    2020 Draft

    Since we're probably looking at the #10 pick I thought we could post our Top Ten favorite picks for the Suns. It will probably change by the 20th of May but I need something to kill the boredom. 1. Lamelo Ball (High end skill set with handles. Length an added bonus. Best of weak class.) 2...
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    James Wiseman

    I have a hard time seeing them draft a PG/SG/SF with a top pick this year. I don't see where Edwards or Ball would fit on that team. Edwards ego wouldn't fit into that locker room. Wiseman makes sense for them only if they see him as a team player, which I don't. Which makes me think they go...
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    Theo Maledon

    I agree. And good point about comparing him to Frank and Elie. He is much farther than they were. Actually, he might be much farther than they are right now. I wrote the take below about him back in January. When I first saw his game I saw a lot of Tony Parker (I promise that I didn't know...
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    Isaiah Stewart

    I hate to be contrarian here, but I don't see it. I see a guy who is always a fraction off balance. He falls all over the place. And when he falls, he's about as graceful as a boulder. He gets away with tons of stuff just because he's in college and has a pro body. He's not really good at...
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    Tyrese Haliburton

    I currently have him #6 on my BPA Big Board (but #3 on who I'd want most). He'd be a decent steal at #10, even in a draft this lousy. Even with all his quirks, he is highly productive. I absolutely love guys who give 100% on every single play. He comps well with Lonzo Ball, but I'd much...
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    Vernon Carey Jr.

    Vernon Carey has all the physical attributes you'd want out of a prospect. He's strong, athletic, and has an NBA body already. His numbers are impressive for a 19 year old and he played at a big time school... BUT I highly question his motor. He is lazy on box outs, is often late on help D...
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    Jalen Smith

    I agree. Which begs the question: if the Suns truly desired Smith AND he's widely considered to go in the late 20's, do they attempt a trade back somewhere in the #17-22 range, gain some assets, and still land their guy? (If so, I personally hope JJ shows better wisdom in his trade back than...
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    Jalen Smith

    I love talking about this guy. Great prospect that is getting zero love. I wrote this up on the Draft thread so I thought I'd move it here.
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    Who are the Suns bringing back next season?

    Aaron Gordon is indeed interesting: great fit, excellent contract, fills a glaring need, and would look great between Book and Ayton. However, I bet Orlando is asking for the moon for a 14 and 7 guy and we aren't budging. Sadly, I think they are going to let him rot and lose him for nothing in...
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    Who are the Suns bringing back next season?

    Okobo is gone. He needs to G League it for a while. Carter and Cheick stay on the cheap. I don't think Frank is worth the money for 3rd string. I like Dario, but it depends on the price and who else we might be after. Baynes might cost too much for what he brings coupled with his age. But I...
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    2020 Draft

    Yeah, I certainly don't get that kind of love for him. There just isn't anything on film that is that jaw dropping outside of his efficiency. I look for something to pop on film and I just don't see anything that would put him in the top 10. He's heavily unpolished. His form is sloppy and...
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    2020 Draft

    In honor of the "what am I gonna do with all this time on my hands" I decided to scrape the bottom of the barrel of draft prospects' film and fill some time. I've watched a lot of PGs film: Hagans, Dotson, Terry, Pritchard, etc. I didn't see anything special until... Arturs Zagars. I know, I...
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    2020 Draft

    This is all true. I can't figure why so many mocks have Smith in the 20's. I like him better than Jaden McDaniels who keeps projecting into the teens. This guy fits the mold for the modern day PF. (Anyone else see Raj Thomas from What's Happening when they watch Smith? Must be the goggles.)...
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    2020 Draft

    Obi would be an excellent fit on our team and compliments Ayton. He looks like an ideal PF in today's game. However I do agree with you, I doubt he gets past #4. At this point Edwards, Wiseman, and Ball appear to be locked into the top 3 barring someone going off at the Tourney. I'm not...
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    Bucks @ Suns Sunday game thread 3-8-20

    Great post Hoop. Every off season Book has come back and increased one area of his game: 2nd year: Scoring (+60% increase from previous year) 3rd year: Rebounding (+41%) 4th year: Assists (+45%) 5th year: Efficiency (TS went from .584 to .620) I would hope that this year Monty will encourage...
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    Bucks @ Suns Sunday game thread 3-8-20

    Perspective is everything. Yes, we gave up #16, but who was available that was better than Mikal? Zhaire Smith? He's hurt and didn't show much when he wasn't. DeVincezo? His stats are close, but not nearly the disruption Mikal is on D. Huerter? He's the best of the bunch but he's not a...
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    Suns updates and discussion for the 2019-20 season

    Ummm.... January 26th 2020 June 21st 2019 December 29th 2018 As you pointed out BC, we all make bad predictions, but this dude made them and then beat the drum 1,000 more times each. He gets to be wrong every time he beat the drum. So that guy was wrong... a lot.
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    2020 Draft

    Instant offense. The guy loves to put the ball in the bucket. Has a repeatable shooting stroke with a strong base. Has an excellent step back. Decent finisher among the trees. Can score in a variety of ways, but is madly in love with the step back (he's really really good at this). Has...
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    Ricky Rubio agrees to deal with Suns

    I actually completely agree with you on JJ's asset management, if and only if you evaluate each trade in isolation. However, as a whole they make a lot of sense. Especially when you consider his first move... The linchpin is Monty. Monty is the #1 pick up this last off season outside of...
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    2020 Draft

    That baseline move at 2:17 is ridiculous. Post seal, solid two feet reception, fluid power dribble transition to baseline drive, under defenders arms, switches hands in one motion, finishes with off hand. Ridiculous. You don't see that every day.
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    2020 Draft

    I only meant I wasn't excited when watching their film. I've been watching film and scouting athletes for over 25 years (purely for the love) and in order for me to get truly excited I look for things that are transcendental. (Like I did with Nash at the Desert Classic or Kobe from poor HS...
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    2020 Draft

    Not a ton of minutes (I don't think he plays the second half, only the 2nd quarter. He's #8. He enters at the 11:40 mark.), but you can still see his vision and excellent release. At one point he has a one handed pass on the perimeter that leads to an assist (16:55). It's extremely smooth...
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    2020 Draft

    Yeah, so I'm going to totally rescind my earlier statement on who I'd take #1 as I'm accumulating time on film. I spent the better part of last night watching film on Deni. Then watched again today with a friend who loves to scout and we both came away very impressed. (FWI, he had Luka as his...
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    2020 Draft

    If you couldn't make any trades and were forced to select, (which is the ONLY way I'd draft #1), I'd default to BPA. Which is barely Anthony Edwards. I'm not sure Wiseman has the heart. I don't like Edwards hero ball attitude, but he plays with passion. He makes no sense next to Book, but...

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