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Archie Goodwin: 2014-15 Phoenix Suns Player Grades

By Scott Chasen

Apr 7, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Phoenix Suns head coach Jeff Hornacek talks with guard Archie Goodwin (20) in the third quarter of their game against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena. The Hawks won 96-69. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 7, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Phoenix Suns head coach Jeff Hornacek talks with guard Archie Goodwin (20) in the third quarter of their game against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena. The Hawks won 96-69. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 27, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Archie Goodwin (20) and Portland Trail Blazers forward Dorell Wright (1) are unable to grab a rebound during the second half at US Airways Center. The Trail Blazers won the game 87-81. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 27, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Archie Goodwin (20) and Portland Trail Blazers forward Dorell Wright (1) are unable to grab a rebound during the second half at US Airways Center. The Trail Blazers won the game 87-81. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /

Weaknesses

Most of Archie Goodwin’s current weaknesses spurn from the fact that he is still a fairly raw player in need of development. For example, Goodwin has never really had a niche area on the court where he is most comfortable. Case in point, if you look at his shot chart, there wasn’t really an area that he took a lot of shots in, save right around the hoop, but even that only accounted for 48 percent of his field goal makes.

Goodwin Shot Chart
Goodwin Shot Chart /

At times, Goodwin looked lost in the offense, although he seemed to find himself after an extended stint in the D-League. However, even that didn’t lead to an amazing resurgence, as Goodwin posted just 6.7 points and 2.1 rebounds per game after the All Star break, shooting just a hair over 40 percent from the field and 30 percent from three.

Additionally, Goodwin’s defensive rating of 108 was 14 points worse than his offensive rating, meaning that for every 10 possessions he was on the court, the Suns were outscored by 1.4 points on average. Goodwin’s defensive rating actually got worse, albeit marginally, from the year before, although he did show improvement in basically every other area across the board.

Regardless, the fact remains that Archie Goodwin just isn’t an efficient player right now. A PER of just 11.2 and a True Shooting Percentage of 48.6 isn’t good at all, and considering that Goodwin still has a higher turnover rate (16.8 percent) than assist rate (12.6 percent), there’s still plenty of work to be done.

However, as I mentioned earlier, the good news is that Goodwin is just 20 years old. Time is certainly on his side.

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