ShelC wrote:Frye's a keeper IMO. He's just not a starter because he's a feast or famine type and that can't be your starting PF. But he's a super-sub.
That's where I stand too, but a lot will depend on what Frye does with his option. If he took a discount in exchange for long term security, I'd make him a keeper, in the same mold Nick Collison and the Thunder, but if he takes his $6.8M he is a trading chip and his status on the Suns becomes much more precarious.
ShelC wrote:I also love Plumlee and wouldn't want to see him pushed aside. I don't know if he's a starter, but he could be because he hustles, boards and runs the floor. And there's still some room for improvement. With the right 4, he could be a starting 5 for sure IMO. I'd take him over Hawes for sure. I just like his skillset more.
Miles is another guy who dropped a lot after January, but I was very pleased with what I saw until then. He really shined protecting the rim and moving around on offense, and his fatigue was a key reason as to why our defense was so poor the second half of the season.
People like to point at Hibbert's 'verticality' and knack for disrupting penetrators without fouling, and it's clear that Miles has learned from him. I want to build on that, because a mix of his athleticism and fundamental defense is not easy to have. If he also learns to take advantage of his footwork in the post and gets an accurate hook, that's easily a double double with very good defense even without any resemblance of a midrange jump shot.
Considering that he makes peanuts as a #26 pick, I'd invest heavily on developing him instead of looking for a substitute like Henson.
ShelC wrote:We ... played like a team ... You don't want to mess with that, but we do need to improve. I wouldn't start swapping players out hoping to upgrade here and there (we saw enough of that during the Nash era).
Absolutely agree.
Obviously, the 13-14 team won't be back intact, it never does, but I believe we have a number of strenghts. Backcourt, bench, chemistry and hustle (when the players have the legs for it). The two biggest holes are a SF who can create and a real two way big man, and hopefully they are addressed in a satisfactory manner over the offseason.