Rebuilding has begun in Phoenix and it's youngsters are going to have to step up. Keeping Steve Nash and Armarie Stoudamire tells everyone that they want to stay competetive and get back to the top soon. And that means some young guys are going to have to develope quickly. This summer in Las Vegas was a step in that process.
They may have found Steve Nash's backup in second year player, Goran Dragic. He scored 12 points per game while dishing out 5 assits. He looks to be a solid but not spectacular backup.
Second year player Robin Lopez is coming along slowly. Very slowly. He averaged 12 points and over 6 rebounds a game. Other team's second year players are scoring more than that this summer. So, they may be able to count on Lopez to score. He did average 2 blocks a game.
14th pick Earl Clark aslo averaged about 12 points and 7 rebounds with 1 block. He and Lopez are going to be playing a lot more than what they should this year.
Another rookie that may play more minutes is secound rounder Taylor Griffin. He played a lot of minutes this summer but didn't do much statistically. He is very athletic and will be expected to defend and rebound.
Stoudamire might have to play a lot of minutes this year. The Suns have a lot of young inside players. I'm not sure how ready they are to play, or how high their potential is.
