Phoenix Suns 5-on-5: Pick A Wingman

5. If you had to pick one Suns player (or staff) to be your wingman who would you pick and why?

Gavin Schall: I know I could trust Tyson Chandler to swat away temptresses that doesn’t have my best interests at heart, but I have to go with P.J. Tucker. I know he’d give me his best effort, plus dude seems like he’d be a lot of fun at a party.

Scott Chasen: Give me Chris Jent, the Bakersfield Jam head coach. He’s a shooting wizard who preaches routine, and I feel like he’d be someone to put me in good positions constantly with a gameplan for just about every spot we go to.

Tyler Strachan: This is going to sound sad, but I think this is the response that I put the most time, effort, and resources into. My first thought was Ronnie Price. Ronnie is a distributing guard, who seems to enjoy creating for others, only taking his shot when he absolutely has to. But then I thought about the 2.8 steals per 36, and the fact that I gave him the, “Mr. Steal Yo Ball,” nickname for a reason.

The Sun that I’m officially going to bring along with me for my sad attempt at courtship will be backup swingman, Sonny Weems.

I am actually convinced that Sonny Weems has a phobia of basketballs. He always seems to get rid of the ball as soon as it touches his hands, as if he secretly knows that the Mon-Stars are just itching for him to hold on too it for just a second more so that they can steal his talent.

Sounds a bit far-fetched, I know, but this guy has played 58 minutes so far this year, and in that time he has taken 10 shots. And on those ten shots he has dribbled the ball a total of just eight times. Sonny is unwilling to create for himself, tentative with his advances, and rarely scores. Mr. Weems is about as close as one can get to being the very definition of a wingman.  

Troy Tauscher: Hmmm… I think Bledsoe because he would help but also isn’t outgoing enough to draw all the attention to himself. Maybe Leuer. He seems like a nice guy who could be cool in a social setting. Also Gavin, why did you write the question?

Mark Harris: Eric Bledsoe, because he would assist me throughout the night.