Phoenix Suns 09-10 Season Preview

Phoenix Suns Season Preview

Additions:
Earl Clark (via. draft), Channing Frye (via. free agency) and Taylor Griffin (via. draft).

Loses:
Matt Barnes (via. free agency) and Shaquille O'Neal (via. trade)

PROJECTED LINE-UP
PG - Steve Nash/Goran Dragic/Leandro Barbosa
SG - Jason Richardson/Leandro Barbosa/Alando Tucker
SF - Grant Hill/Earl Clark/Jared Dudley
PF - Amar'e Stoudemire/Louis Amundson/Taylor Griffin
C - Channing Frye/Robin Lopez/Amar'e Stoudemire

Despite the Suns missing out on the playoffs last season I think they still have a chance this season to just pull into the top 8, most likely taking the 8th spot. That's not the best for us though because if we manage to get the 8th spot we will surely get a first round exit against the Lakers. But all our playoff hopes relies on Amar'e Stoudemire and whether he will come back strong and healthy or not.

Kerr pretty much stuffed the team up but we have to put that aside and focus on what we can do with our current roster, not what we should have done. There hasn't been so many moves for the Suns this off-season but there were a few minor moves like the signing of Frye.

The Suns will need all the help they can get. They need Amar'e to step up and become an all-star caliber player along with Steve Nash who needs to get into shape and show the world that a 36 year old can still dish the ball as if he was still in his prime.

The Rookies will need to get their names in the spotlight as well. Earl Clark hasn't been so hyped up but he can change that very soon. He needs to do his job on the court and prove that he should be their back up SF in front of Dudley, who played well in the last few games last season and Alando Tucker, the man who has been inactive for a while.

Robin Lopez and Goran Dragic are the two of many who need to prove many wrong. Prove to the people out there that they aren't you everyday scrubs. They have been doubted for so long and I think it's time that they should let out their true potential and play the game.

But nonetheless the re-signing of Grant Hill was a good move. I don't know what the Suns did but they did a good job getting him back. He was looking for a championship contender to go to but instead stayed with the Suns and they didn't even offer him that much before he accepted.

The Suns don't only lack defense but they also lack scorers. Amar'e and Jason Richardson could be the only two main scoring options they will have. But that doesn't mean anything right now because there still is a fair bit of time left in the off-season for them to make moves.

Lately, there has been talks about the Suns and Allen Iverson or something or rather. If this could happen then the Suns could possibly be a really structured team if Allen Iverson can ball like in his 20's. But right now, AI doesn't seem like an option for the Suns.

With Alvin Gentry, Amar'e could be happy playing in a similar to the same system as he once did under Mike D'Antoni. A system most of the team are familiar with and comfortable with playing. They just all got to get the feel of the breeze in the closed-surface courts whilst running up and down the court.