Suns News: Week 17 (2/6 - 2/12)

[Split T]

Who’s the better defender between Barton and Holiday?

[Shabazz]

Terrence Ross also may be available soon.

[Split T]

He’s not really a defender

[Wally_West]

Who’s the better defender between Barton and Holiday?

…Barton?

[Wally_West]

Also Barton can also handle the ball too. I would imagine we would be the favorites for him. He might start right away.

[Drewsprocket]

Barton can score in a variety of ways, seems like a mature player.

[Superbone]

I haven’t followed either of these guys lately but I think all our intel is based on two years ago.

[Split T]

Ya I don’t think either is playing well this year…both might be a little cooked

[Wally_West]

[djy2j]

Terrence Ross also may be available soon.

Ross has been collecting DNP-CD's and he's got that losing Orlando stank on him.

[Furlanfufi]

[TOO]

Teams really have no chance to get out and let players know, even tight lipped teams like the Suns. Sources running wild.

[Split T]

It’s hard to watch those clips of Mikal…hard to grasp that he’s not on our team anymore. I’ll be a Nets fan as long as they aren’t playing Phoenix.

[Split T]

Also is there a chance we just rotate the 5th starter? Playing against Ja or Steph and we run Okogie out there…play the clippers with Kawhi/PG and start Craig…Play Denver and just go all in on offense and start Lee or Shamet.

[Furlanfufi]

Well, Mikal and Durant will be UFA's in 26...by that time, I think Mikal will have blossomed into a max, near max player, we can try to get him back by then.

[Aztec Sunsfan]

Also is there a chance we just rotate the 5th starter? Playing against Ja or Steph and we run Okogie out there…play the clippers with Kawhi/PG and start Craig…Play Denver and just go all in on offense and start Lee or Shamet.

I think that would be the case at closing games, no matter the nominal starter, that 5th closer would either the hot hand, or the situational player that fit best. Maybe it will work out for the best, to not have a true starter expecting to close games (i.e. Crowder) unwilling to seat where the situation demands it. Now even Paul can stop trying to force things on his own, and tally 10 assist just from picking between Booker, Durant and Ayton every trip down the court. 5 more from setting up the man left out wild open, and man, that offense could be something to witness, as Booker can take the court without Paul as the handler, without having now to make it all happen.

[Uncle_Gene]

Terrence Ross also may be available soon.

If Terrence Ross comes in, he could take Craig's minutes. He can score.

[Flagrant Fowl]

But he's a turnstile. Ross would be competing with D. Lee and Shamet for minutes, IMO.

[Superbone]

[bajanguy008]

It’s hard to watch those clips of Mikal…hard to grasp that he’s not on our team anymore. I’ll be a Nets fan as long as they aren’t playing Phoenix.

Yeah he was trying to be typical bubbly Mikal but you could hear it in his voice man that he's still coming to grips with it all