SunsRback4Good wrote:Bogyo wrote:Saberestar wrote:We are already all of that.
Sorry for late answer I was busy. But also a good point to come back to now. No, we are not all that.
This is what I was referring to - even during our winnig streak. As constructed now, we are not beating the top 4-5 teams. Maybe some games in the regular season (although we are yet to see that in larger numbers with everyone healthy on both teams). So I think we still need the upgrade, and for the first time ever in his carrer JJ seems to be looking at the right things and the right players. A good athletic big wing, who can either start at the 3/4 with KD thus putting Allen on the bench, plus a big defender for rim protection, Nurk injury insurance (and just general insurance against overplaying and fatigueing Nurk).
Yes, Bridges is a POS for what he did. But at this point I don't care enough for that. Do I like it? Far from it. Will it make me stop rooting for the Suns? Even more far from it. If we win the chip with him will it leave a tiny bad taste in my mouth? Sure. Would it ruin the experience I've been waiting for 30some years? Nope. So if we can get him (and his teammate) for peanuts, I'm all for it.
Not one player performs from our bench, not even on semi-regular occasions, while we are admittedly all-in. Do something about it!
We technically have no bench at this point. I can’t even count Eric Gordon since he performs 2 good games out of every 10. Something needs to be done or else an injury is imminent with our starters playing heavy minutes. Is this the worst bench unit we’ve had since our team was formed in 68?
Btw, Eubanks has stepped up recently it’s a pleasure to watch. But only a matter of time until he regresses and we start looking for a new bench player to step up. A trade can’t come any sooner, huh?
Well, you can always hope that someone (wet dream: more than one) guy starts playing like they did last year from our bench. There is a small chance - I mean I have not seen anything like this in my 30+ years watching the league. Team signs 4 new guys who have been OK in the previous season and all 4 just sht the bed. Wassup with that? So I guess if there is a "return to mean" at least one of Eubanks/KDB/Yuta/Gordon should be better going forward. Might not be what you call a game changer, but might be what tips us over the edge.
As for trade(s) - yeah, realistically I would look to add either Bey or Brigdes, plus a bought out Byiombo. A good 5th starter, and a good defensive C. I can dream of bigger things, but those are very-very unlikely due to our lack of resources. This would make Allen our 6th man, we'd have a good rim protector in Biz, and Gordon would only be our 2nd guard off the bench, which I would be fine with in this rotation.
