The Official Phoenix Suns rookie watch thread

MaryvalesFinest · Post #1 » by **MaryvalesFinest** » Thu Jan 8, 2009 5:21 am

Should have started this thread at the start of the season but even though the season is 32 games in it's not to late. This is where all Suns fans can track the progress of the rooks Lopez and Dragic for every game throughout the rest of the season. Let's see if Dragic is really the 2nd best pg in the draft after Derrick Rose and if Lopez was the most NBA ready player at #15.

Game 32:

Robin Lopez: (start): 2 points, 1 blocked shot and 4 fouls with 5 minutes of playing time.

Goran Dragic: DNP

Jdiddy701 · Post #2 » by **Jdiddy701** » Thu Jan 8, 2009 5:33 am

Lopez is actually a good rookie. He looks kinda nervous and lost sometimes out there though. More playing time, and he'll be fine.

Dragic, however, sucks. Nothing positive you can say about him. Dee Brown should have stayed and Dragic should have went byebye. We better get Livingstone.

Post #3 » by **rsavaj** » Thu Jan 8, 2009 6:47 am

Jdiddy701 wrote:Lopez is actually a good rookie. He looks kinda nervous and lost sometimes out there though. More playing time, and he'll be fine.

Dragic, however, sucks. Nothing positive you can say about him. Dee Brown should have stayed and Dragic should have went byebye. We better get Livingstone.

As of now, Livingston is a 6'7 dude who can't shoot or drive. That's not going to help us out this season.

eastsidecrossover · Post #4 » by **eastsidecrossover** » Thu Jan 8, 2009 2:58 pm

should have changed the title to Steve Kerrs Picks Suck!

Seriously, is the former GM of the Detroit lions Matt Millet (or whatever his name is) teaching Kerr how to make picks and run a team???? Kerr is lucky he did not take Tragic with our first pick. That would have been insane. Oh, they paid him 1st rd money. Nevermind.

Livingston actually has a decent mid range shot. I think Barbs quickness offsets his lack of explosion right now. I would give him a chance tho.

Post #5 » by **Miklo** » Thu Jan 8, 2009 7:15 pm

MaryvalesFinest wrote:The Official Phoenix Suns rookie watch thread

What rookies?

Let's take a look at the last 10 years:
1998 - None

1999 - Shawn Marion

2000 - Jake Tsakalidis

2001 - Alton Ford

2002 - Amar'e Stoudemire, Casey Jacobsen

2003 - Zarko Cabarkaba, Leandro Barbosa

2004 - Luol Deng

2005 - Nate Robinson, Marcin Gortat

2006 - Rajon Rondo, Sergio Rodriguez

2007 - Alando Tucker, DJ Strawberry

2008 - Robin Lopez, Goran Dragic

JohnVancouver · Post #6 » by **JohnVancouver** » Thu Jan 8, 2009 7:31 pm

miklo714 wrote:
MaryvalesFinest wrote:The Official Phoenix Suns rookie watch thread

What rookies?

Let's take a look at the last 10 years:
1998 - None
1999 - Shawn Marion
2000 - Jake Tsakalidis
2001 - Alton Ford
2002 - Amar'e Stoudemire, Casey Jacobsen
2003 - Zarko Cabarkaba, Leandro Barbosa
2004 - Luol Deng
2005 - Nate Robinson, Marcin Gortat
2006 - Rajon Rondo, Sergio Rodriguez
2007 - Alando Tucker, DJ Strawberry
2008 - Robin Lopez, Goran Dragic

God I hate seeing it in black and white like that ... where did Fernandez fit in?

Post #7 » by **TASTIC** » Thu Jan 8, 2009 7:38 pm

^On Portland

suns12345 · Post #8 » by **suns12345** » Fri Jan 9, 2009 1:46 am

^^2007 5 picks before tucker

eastsidecrossover · Post #9 » by **eastsidecrossover** » Fri Jan 9, 2009 5:35 am

Isnt Marcin Gortat on the magic??? I think he is actually doing a good job backing up Howard I have heard. Maybe wrong player but I think it is him.