RealGM

Former Suns FO member, current ESPN Insider Writer

Topics include
-Thoughts on the draft(does drafting Len make sense for an "uptempo" team? Was Goodwin a reach? Was passing on Noel/McLemore a mistake?)
-A fun tidbit about why the FO drafted Lopez over Hibbert, McGee, Speights
-General thoughts on "tanking"(the difference between constructing a young roster with upside that might not be ready to win now vs purposely losing games)
-The Bledsoe deal(Does drafting Len and then trading for Bledsoe show signs of an inconsistent vision by the FO?)

http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2013/ ... e-new-suns

rsavaj wrote:Former Suns FO member, current ESPN Insider Writer

Topics include
-Thoughts on the draft(does drafting Len make sense for an "uptempo" team? Was Goodwin a reach? Was passing on Noel/McLemore a mistake?)
-A fun tidbit about why the FO drafted Lopez over Hibbert, McGee, Speights
-General thoughts on "tanking"(the difference between constructing a young roster with upside that might not be ready to win now vs purposely losing games)
-The Bledsoe deal(Does drafting Len and then trading for Bledsoe show signs of an inconsistent vision by the FO?)

http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2013/ ... e-new-suns

Only 8 minutes into it, but I had to point out and agree with what he says about the workout.....because I thought this EXACT thing when I heard that McLemore didn't look good in workouts....."Well Len couldn't even work out at all!" But he points out that prospects were calling Phx the horror workout because we made people run so much...pretty funny.....but totally agree if we were to run n gun at some sort of breakneck pace, Len is an odd choice.

Though I also want to point out, that I have recently read or heard somewhere (can't remember where) that a bunch of teams said they passed on McLemore due to his handlers/agents.........he just got bad advice...oh, it was Ford's chat today....teams told him that is why they passed on him (seems dumb though if you think the guy is a talent unless you just also think he generally makes bad decisions).

I'm sure I may edit this post and add more after listening to more.