Suns Analysis: What Each Player Needs To Focus On Down The Stretch
By Eric Saar
T.J. Warren
Warren has improved by leaps and bounds. His off-ball cutting and court vision is just fantastic. Also, his floaters are out of this world and have incredible range.
He’ll definitely need to polish his shot. There was one game where his midrange game was on fire, including step back fadeaways, in the mold of Dirk Nowitzki. But it isn’t consistent. Also, he needs to extend to three-point range if he wants to increase his role on the Suns.
Brandan Wright
Wright is so raw on offense, but so good on defense. He has all the “measureables” you want to see (height, wingspan, athleticism, etc) but needs to polish up his post game. He definitely needs to develop a 10-foot corner jumper (like Udonis Haslem). That will all come in the offseason. In the next seven games he just needs to have like a 20-point game or something to get his confidence going.
Reggie Bullock
Bullock has barely played, but now that the Suns have fallen out of the playoff picture, he’ll get more minutes. I’d love to see him catch fire and score 25+ points in a meaningless game (like Goodwin’s 29 at the end of last year) to give him a boost in confidence. He may or may not be a big part of the Suns next season, but he’s good enough to be an NBA rotation player.
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