Daily Poll: Who's your favorite bench player?

by Seth Pollack on Mar 24, 2009 2:44 PM MDT in Phoenix Suns Commentary

The Suns bench is clearly the story right now. They are playing great and fans everywhere are energized about seeing our reserves. This is part of a much bigger narrative going back years with D'Antoni and into the Porter era as well.

The other day in a poll we asked this question:

Which of these four Suns bench players do you think is most important to the Suns future?

Dragic won with 35% of the vote followed in a close second by Lopez with 28% and Dudley with 26%. Tucker who's played the least of the group and is a more replaceable position finished with 9%.

Today we are going to ask the question a bit differently.

Who is your favorite Suns bench player?

Favorite can mean whatever you want it to. Perhaps you really like Dudley's nose for the ball or are impressed with Tucker shooting over 40% from three. Maybe it's Robin's love of comic books or Amundson's bike and pony tail.

You decide.

Barbosa having been here for so long and basically playing starters minutes is being left off this poll. We know everyone loves him already.

Poll

Who is your favorite Suns bench player (whatever that means to you)?

Goran Dragic

39 votes

Louis Amundson

159 votes

Jared Dudley

75 votes

Robin Lopez

11 votes

Alando Tucker

19 votes

Stromile Swift

5 votes

308 votes | Poll has closed

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its got to be Lou. If he works on a midrange jumper he really could be quite solid off the bench. I like the guy, he bust is ass all the time.

"Have You heard of the Boom on Mizar 5?"

by Grockcubs on Mar 24, 2009 2:52 PM MDT reply actions

don't forget a little more time at the stripe...

we really could have used those flagrant freebies that he earned from nene..

LOUUuuuu

by Fritzy on Mar 24, 2009 4:25 PM MDT up reply actions

True.

"Have You heard of the Boom on Mizar 5?"

by Grockcubs on Mar 24, 2009 6:27 PM MDT up reply actions

Stro...

I gotta go with Swift because he has my all-time favorite missed dunk. Early in his career he went for a MONSTER 2-handed jam but the ball slipped out at the last second causing him to airball a laser that went right at the head of the dude like 5 rows into the stands. An airball dunk that almost kills a dude gets points in my book.

(I tried to find a clip on YouTube but was unsuccessful, sorry)

by watdogg10 on Mar 24, 2009 3:18 PM MDT reply actions

Next best thing...

To the play I mentioned above:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GiLII8vw4A

by watdogg10 on Mar 24, 2009 3:22 PM MDT up reply actions

Damn!

That was naaaaaasty!

"Basketball doesn't build character. It reveals it"

by PanamaSun on Mar 24, 2009 5:14 PM MDT up reply actions

Yessir...

Stro might not know much about playing in a system, learning playbooks or trigonometry, but dude knows how to provide highlights when he gets the chance!

by watdogg10 on Mar 24, 2009 5:21 PM MDT up reply actions

A clip of that missed dunk

I want to go to there.

by Mike Lisboa on Mar 24, 2009 8:00 PM MDT up reply actions

I tried...

Sorry.

by watdogg10 on Mar 24, 2009 8:32 PM MDT up reply actions

Tina Fey FTW!

nice one Hollywood

Blogging Suns Basketball

by Seth Pollack on Mar 24, 2009 9:28 PM MDT up reply actions

LOUUUUUU!!

He goes 120 percent every second he’s on the court. To me, that makes up for any amount of free throws me might miss.

He has pretty good form already, but a few tweaks and a summer of practicing his jumper and free throws and he will at least be a solid bench player for years.

by brian13 on Mar 24, 2009 4:54 PM MDT reply actions

I really like Lou’s hustle and energy, but I’m going to go with Jared Dudley, because you don’t have to worry about him making a stupid mistake. He knows his abilities and plays within them, and he’s able to make positive contributions with minimal risk.

by jburning on Mar 24, 2009 7:19 PM MDT reply actions