Phoenix Suns Ratings

PHOENIX SUNS
88 - Amare Stoudemire (PF/C)
88 - Steve Nash (PG)
85 - Leandro Barbosa (SG/PG)
82 - Jason Richardson (SG/SF)
82 – Grant Hill (SF/PF)
75 - Channing Frye (C/PF)
75 – Jared Dudley (SF/PF)
75 – Goran Dragic (PG)
75 - Sasha Pavlovic (SF/SG)
74 - Louis Amundson (PF/C)
73 – Alando Tucker (SG/SF)
72 – Earl Clark (PF/SF)
70 – Robin Lopez (C)

KEY CONTRIBUTORS
Inside Scoring: Stoudemire (B+)
Outside Scoring: Nash (A), Barbosa (B+), Richardson (B+)
Perimeter Defense: Barbosa (B+), Dragic (B)
Post Defense: Amundson (B+)
Ball Handling: Nash (A+), Barbosa (B+), Dragic (B)
Rebounding: Amundson (B), Stoudemire (B)
Basketball IQ: Stoudemire (B+), Nash (B), Barbosa (B), Hill (B)
Athleticism: barbosa (A), Richardson (A), Stoudemire (A-), Amundson (B+), Nash (B+), Tucker (B), Dragic (B)

THE RATINGS

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Amare Stoudemire (PF/C)
Overall 88 (down from 89)
Close 88 (down from 92)
Med 84 (up from 82)
3pt 66 (up from 60)
FT 83 (down from 84)
Layup 87
Dunk 89
Handle 69 (down from 72)
Pass 59 (up from 57)
PostOff 89
PostDef 78 (up from 73)
Block 72 (down from 81)
Steal 63
RebOff 79
RebDef 83 (down from 88)
Speed 72
Stam 99
Dur 80 (down from 85)
DefAwr 78 (down from 81)
OffAwr 88 (up from 87)
Potential 95
Strength 92
Vertical 82
Off Dribble 76
In Traffic 83
Quickness 75
Hustle 74 (down from 79)
Hands 93
Ball Defense 67
Standing Dunk 99

Outlook: One of the better scorers in the NBA thanks to a solid inside/outside game and athleticism to spare. Needs to improve his defense and rebounding to be considered one of the league's elite's though.

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Steve Nash (PG)
Overall 88 (down from 90)
Close 93
Med 90 (up from 87)
3pt 89
FT 94
Layup 86
Dunk 50
Handle 98
Pass 95 (down from 98)
PostOff 58 (down from 63)
PostDef 50
Block 51
Steal 60 (down from 63)
RebOff 53
RebDef 63 (up from 61)
Speed 88
Stam 95
Dur 90 (down from 95)
DefAwr 68
OffAwr 95 (down from 99)
Potential 97
Strength 55 (down from 60)
Vertical 70 (down from 73)
Off Dribble 88
In Traffic 81
Quickness 90
Hustle 95
Hands 99
Ball Defense 67
Standing Dunk 50

Outlook: A great offensive point guard, but terrible on the defensive end. Nash's grade in Perimeter Defense is "C-", while the average starting PG is "B+". That's a huge disparity.

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Leandro Barbosa (SG/PG)
Overall 85 (up from 84)
Close 93
Med 84
3pt 84
FT 88 (up from 82)
Layup 87
Dunk 60
Handle 86 (down from 88)
Pass 70 (up from 67)
PostOff 59
PostDef 61
Block 54
Steal 85
RebOff 60 (up from 55)
RebDef 62 (up from 58)
Speed 99
Stam 99
Dur 85 (up from 80)
DefAwr 71
OffAwr 87 (up from 83)
Potential 80
Strength 61
Vertical 86
Off Dribble 80
In Traffic 81
Quickness 99
Hustle 82
Hands 90
Ball Defense 74
Standing Dunk 50

Outlook: One of the better sixth men in the league thanks to his blinding speed. A good outside shooter and proficient finisher at the rim despite his size.

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Jason Richardson (SG/SF)
Overall 82
Close 89 (up from 85)
Med 82 (up from 80)
3pt 85 (down from 86)
FT 78
Layup 88
Dunk 87 (down from 94)
Handle 83 (up from 75)
Pass 64 (down from 67)
PostOff 70 (up from 65)
PostDef 70
Block 59 (down from 63)
Steal 71 (down from 78)
RebOff 68 (down from 72)
RebDef 68
Speed 86 (up from 84)
Stam 99
Dur 85 (up from 80)
DefAwr 70 (down from 72)
OffAwr 83 (down from 86)
Potential 82
Strength 79
Vertical 98
Off Dribble 86
In Traffic 73
Quickness 86
Hustle 70
Hands 80
Ball Defense 72
Standing Dunk 75

Outlook: J-Rich is an athletic finisher and 3pt gunner, but a bit stuck between positions at the moment. He may be better suited to the SF position as his ball handling and perimter defense are below average, while his rebounding and post defense are above average.

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Grant Hill (SF/PF)
Overall 82 (up from 81)
Close 89
Med 82 (up from 80)
3pt 76 (up from 74)
FT 80 (down from 82)
Layup 78
Dunk 74
Handle 82
Pass 66 (down from 68)
PostOff 74
PostDef 69 (up from 66)
Block 63 (up from 61)
Steal 73 (down from 78)
RebOff 64 (up from 62)
RebDef 76 (up from 68)
Speed 74
Stam 90
Dur 70
DefAwr 78 (up from 74)
OffAwr 80 (down from 82)
Potential 90
Strength 63
Vertical 73
Off Dribble 76
In Traffic 70
Quickness 73
Hustle 79
Hands 94
Ball Defense 77
Standing Dunk 50

Outlook: Hill has a solid all-around game, and had a great season, but I don't think you can rely on him at age 37 to have ANOTHER 82 game season. Especially considering that he split time with Matt Barnes who went to Orlando and has not been replaced by the team.

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Channing Frye (C/PF)
Overall 75 (down from 77)
Close 70 (down from 85)
Med 81 (up from 75)
3pt 70 (up from 65)
FT 80 (up from 78)
Layup 65
Dunk 74
Handle 60
Pass 58 (down from 61)
PostOff 74 (down from 77)
PostDef 71
Block 62 (up from 60)
Steal 62
RebOff 79
RebDef 79 (down from 83)
Speed 62
Stam 85
Dur 80
DefAwr 73
OffAwr 72 (up from 67)
Potential 72 (down from 82)
Strength 67
Vertical 64
Off Dribble 70
In Traffic 76
Quickness 60
Hustle 66
Hands 60
Ball Defense 60
Standing Dunk 75

Outlook: Excellent shooting ability at center, but is essentially below average at everything else the position calls for.

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Jared Dudley (SF/PF)
Overall 75 (up from 73)
Close 81 (up from 79)
Med 77 (up from 72)
3pt 74 (up from 73) (64)
FT 71 (down from 74)
Layup 75
Dunk 66 (down from 72)
Handle 72 (down from 75)
Pass 61 (down from 64)
PostOff 65 (up from 55)
PostDef 67 (up from 62)
Block 54
Steal 86 (up from 76)
RebOff 84 (down from 86)
RebDef 71
Speed 70 (down from 75)
Stam 90
Dur 85 (up from 80)
DefAwr 69 (up from 62)
OffAwr 71 (down from 74)
Potential 67
Strength 72
Vertical 78
Off Dribble 74
In Traffic 73
Quickness 72
Hustle 85
Hands 79
Ball Defense 69 (down from 72)
Standing Dunk 50

Outlook: Dudley has an all-around game like Hill, but isn't nearly as good. Which is potentially problematic given Hill's health issues.

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Goran Dragic (PG)
Overall 75 (up from 74)
Close 68 (down from 73)
Med 80 (down from 83)
3pt 76
FT 83 (down from 84)
Layup 78 (up from 75)
Dunk 64 (up from 59)
Handle 80
Pass 74
PostOff 53 (up from 50)
PostDef 60
Block 51 (down from 52)
Steal 74 (down from 77)
RebOff 74 (up from 54)
RebDef 61
Speed 85 (up from 82)
Stam 90
Dur 85
DefAwr 74 (up from 67)
OffAwr 74
Potential 68
Strength 54
Vertical 80
Off Dribble 80
In Traffic 64
Quickness 86 (up from 83)
Hustle 83
Hands 84
Ball Defense 79
Standing Dunk 50

Outlook: The best you can really say about Dragic is that he plays better defense than Nash.

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Sasha Pavlovic (SF/SG)
Overall 75 (up from 73)
Close 76 (down from 84)
Med 75 (down from 79)
3pt 83
FT 72 (up from 69)
Layup 74
Dunk 76 (up from 71)
Handle 75
Pass 65
PostOff 62 (up from 54)
PostDef 68 (up from 65)
Block 58 (up from 53)
Steal 64
RebOff 64
RebDef 64 (up from 62)
Speed 79 (up from 76)
Stam 85
Dur 75 (down from 80)
DefAwr 75 (up from 65)
OffAwr 73 (up from 70)
Potential 68 (up from 63)
Strength 67 (up from 64)
Vertical 74
Off Dribble 74
In Traffic 69
Quickness 74
Hustle 84
Hands 78
Ball Defense 77
Standing Dunk 50

Outlook: Does not have a guaranteed contract and isn't really in the team's plans because of that. He doesn't bring much besides 3pt shooting, though he certainly would bring much needed depth to Phoenix if they did keep him around.

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Louis Amundson (PF/C)
Overall 74 (up from 71)
Close 74 (up from 66)
Med 56 (up from 53)
3pt 50
FT 50
Layup 67
Dunk 70
Handle 64
Pass 54
PostOff 64
PostDef 82
Block 84 (up from 64)
Steal 61
RebOff 91 (up from 81)
RebDef 73 (down from 83)
Speed 72
Stam 85
Dur 90
DefAwr 84
OffAwr 61 (up from 58)
Potential 54
Strength 88
Vertical 78
Off Dribble 50
In Traffic 56
Quickness 71
Hustle 99
Hands 61
Ball Defense 66
Standing Dunk 75

Outlook: Amundson has a job because he's one of the few players on the team that can rebound the basketball or defend.

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Alando Tucker (SG/SF)
Overall 73 (up from 71)
Close 76 (up from 73)
Med 75 (down from 76)
3pt 80 (up from 63)
FT 77 (up from 66)
Layup 82
Dunk 85
Handle 73 (down from 76)
Pass 58 (down from 63)
PostOff 71 (down from 73)
PostDef 68
Block 58
Steal 61 (down from 67)
RebOff 78 (up from 70)
RebDef 59 (down from 62)
Speed 85
Stam 95
Dur 80
DefAwr 66 (up from 56)
OffAwr 73 (up from 68)
Potential 68
Strength 70
Vertical 87 (up from 82)
Off Dribble 70
In Traffic 66
Quickness 88
Hustle 81
Hands 79
Ball Defense 71
Standing Dunk 50

Outlook: At 25 years of age, it's do or die time for Tucker if he's going to last in the NBA.

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Earl Clark (PF/SF)
Overall 72
Close 71
Med 70
3pt 69
FT 65
Layup 67
Dunk 75
Handle 63
Pass 59
PostOff 64
PostDef 71
Block 68
Steal 62
RebOff 78
RebDef 76
Speed 71
Stam 90
Dur 80
DefAwr 71
OffAwr 64
Potential 70
Strength 62
Vertical 72
Off Dribble 67
In Traffic 70
Quickness 72
Hustle 64
Hands 61
Ball Defense 68
Standing Dunk 75

Outlook: Clark's a bit positionless because he has weaknesses at both forward spots. Who knows if Nash can transform him into the next Shawn Marion, but I wouldn't exactly bet on it.

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Robin Lopez (C)
Overall 70 (down from 72)
Close 78
Med 56 (down from 64)
3pt 50
FT 66 (up from 65)
Layup 58
Dunk 72
Handle 53
Pass 52 (down from 55)
PostOff 64
PostDef 76
Block 82 (up from 80)
Steal 58 (up from 50)
RebOff 84 (up from 74)
RebDef 65 (down from 83)
Speed 63
Stam 85
Dur 80
DefAwr 75
OffAwr 55 (up from 52)
Potential 68
Strength 83
Vertical 53
Off Dribble 59
In Traffic 66
Quickness 53
Hustle 82
Hands 70
Ball Defense 62
Standing Dunk 75

Outlook: Lopez showed some promise in his rookie season, but he was suprisngly abyssmal at defensive rebounding, which led to a fringe NBA player (Amundson) stealing all his time. If he produces as we expect him to, he should see a substantial boost in no time (and perhaps even earn the starting role).