NavLDO wrote:Cutter wrote:We have not caught lightening in a bottle with Bullock.
Meh, probably not, but IMO, he seems to be a decent 3rd option at the 2 or 3. He's cheap, has some upside, and just turned 24, so hopefully we give him the off-season and at least half the season next year to prove himself. If not, he can be included in a pkg at the trade deadline. I kind of view him as a similar project as Goodwin, but understanding he's 3 1/2 years older, though he was part of the same draft class. He was actually projected to go higher than Goodwin on most Mocks I saw--saw him anywhere from 17 to 32. And who knows, maybe Horny is purposely not playing Bullock to give us thee best chance at a playoff run. Meaning, he's the least experienced non-rookie we have on our roster (has 120 minutes less total minutes than Goodwin).
To me, Bullock is very intriguing and I wouldn't be surprised to see him garner more minutes once the Suns have officially been eliminated from Playoff contention, or at least once it becomes obvious that they aren't going to make up whatever deficit we are staring at to make it. Would love to see our 'future' play some minutes together like:
Goodwin
Bullock
Warren
Wright
Len
So, we probably did NOT catch lightning in a bottle, but for the price of Randolph, it's a no-brainer--it was like getting him for free, so if he doesn't pan out, worst case scenario is that he's cut, but more likely, since he's still young and just 2 years removed from the draft, he'll likely be part of a trade package at some point.
I like Bullock, and even though Green has taken his huge demotion in stride, and continues to cheer on the team whether on the court or off, I still would like to see some guard pairing, which would include Bullock in the rotation.
Since he usually guarded the tougher assignments in college, I think he should be better than Green in that department. Green has had difficulty getting the ball in the basket this season, so I don't see why Bullock would be much worse. Again if we are going to start both Bledsoe and Knight, and try and keep their minutes around 32, giving Knight 16/16 pg/sg type, I still think he is best paired with Goodwin, when not paired with Bledsoe, and Bullock with Bledsoe. 16 for both of the super young/inexperienced, with the young/more experienced, should both balance things out, and test the merits of keeping one or both going forward.
With that, I would pair the Morris brothers up often, and pair TJ with PJ.
Our main issue going forward is if Len can stay healthy enough to stay on the floor, or is he going to have nagging foot/ankle issues for years to come. If Keef is going to start, he needs to be more consistent, and make a major focus on rebounding. He already has shown decent passing skills, so there is room for improvement and the potential to meet those improvement goals.
We don't have a bad team, we just have an inconsistent team, that no one has taken the floor leadership yet. Maybe Knight and Bledsoe can do it, or maybe we will have to search elsewhere.