The Suns have been playing great, but I still think they really need to find an 8th man. Jalen Rose has just been okay at times and neither James Jones nor Marcus Banks has done much at all. During the off-season I was really excited about this Jumaine Jones signing. The man is a proven player who can play good defense and score a little bit for us. Even though he had only one good 3-point shooting season he definitely should be able to do better than what James Jones has done so far, especially in an offense like this were scoring is a little easier for everyone. The Suns need someone like that to round out the rotation. Yesterday in his short time on the court he played some solid defense, knocked down a shot and I just think it would be in the Suns’ best interest to be playing him. Early in the season he had an ankle injury, but he is healthy now and should be playing more now. I can see him being a big time contributor off the bench for this team. I don’t think Phoenix can win it all this year without getting an 8th man. Injuries have hurt them in the playoffs so we need another guy to come in who could match the defense played by Raja Bell or Marion if they get hurt and we need someone else who can shoot the three. Last night’s poor performance behind the line showed that we need a fourth shooter because a big part of this team is the shooting. Hopefully D’Antoni gives JJ2 more opportunities to play.

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