We could definately use another big guy at the 5 spot. I don’t see Frye as an effective starter, especially against the teams you mention above and a few others. Lopez is the only 7-footer we have but don’t know if he will be able to carry the load. If he can play like his brother in New Jersey, then we’ll be alright. Actually we’ll be in great shape if he can play like Brooke. But just in case, I’d like to see us pick up another 7-footer or close to with some experience who can rebound and protect the basket. If he can score a dozen points a game, even better. Obviously, getting someone like Chandler, assuming he is recovered from his injury and can play effectively, is ideal. Or, I like Camby in LA where they are already loaded up with bigs. He is a solid rebounder, can block shots and is athletic. Plus, with Amar’e at PF and Nash, Richardson, and Hill playing uptempo offense, we’d be able to put up points on anyone.

Size isn’t everything…

Amundson is a much better rebounder then Frye (and Matt Bonner)

but I agree that this team will struggle on the glass unless Amare works his ass off on the glass (and gives up a little of his offense) and Lopez really has a much better season then anyone expects

There is going to be one open roster spot once Wallace and Sasha are gone. Taylor Griffin is working for that spot but I still think the Suns will be looking at other bigs in Vegas. I will talk to Dave Griffin about this for sure

We had size and we traded it away. I cringe all the time at the Laker front line of Bynum, Gasol and Odom.

On the flip, Barkley was just fine as a grossly undersized PF. I’d say we need “width” more than “height.”

I just want players that can play.

How many 7 footers did we have? If I remember right, we were just a Robert Horry hip-check away from making the finals just a few short years ago, and our 5 spot was manned by Amare, surrounded by Raja Bell, Steve Nash, Shawn Marion & a combination of Boris Diaw, Kurt Thomas, & Jumain/James Jones. There wasn’t a single 7 footer on the team that year, and yet we ran up a 61-21 record and would ahve beatent Dallas in the Conference finals if it were not for suspensions during the 2nd round vs San Antonio. Small ball works fine as long as at least one of the undersized 4/5 players is a good rebounder/defender (Marion & Thomas in this case) and the team takes and makes a lot of high percentage shots, pestering the other team into worse shots (Bell, Marion). We don’t need big bodies, we need active bodies that can force turnovers and get transition buckets off of those turnovers. The object of the game is to out-score the other team. Our defense should be built just like our offense, for speed that wears the other team out.

With that said, I don’t like Lopez, he’s just not fast enough, but I would love a healthy Camby or Chandler. Yes, we do still need a lock down perimeter player, but if utilized J-Rich’s offense could slightly outweigh his defensive deficiencies, especially he can learn to play the passing lanes and force the occasional turnover, and then get out and run. SSOL + forcing turnovers = very good team that could surprise everybody.

and it’s not close. He is only 6’7".

Repeat after me: Rebounding is a skill.

Wallace has been bought out for … wait for it… cash savings for Sarver.

Sasha can be bought out at any time for … cash savings… but the Suns are hanging onto his contract at the moment in case they can get something for it. He’s not going to play for us.

But the Suns rebounders are more athletic than any of those guys on the western conference thay you named plus most likely they willl get a vetran center

I still think we’re going to get killed on the boards especially after the only true center we have on the team had one great rebounding game followed by three terrible ones including one game where he had like 3 boards.