9-12 shooting and 4-5 from three. 7-7 from the line. 35 minutes. Yes, it was against the Kings, but still. Not a bad game. Why couldn't he do that here?
Ever since college, Frye has struggled with focus, intensity, and consistency. Dude needs Ritalin or something. He had a run of 40-50 good games as a rookie - but that is as close as he has ever come to a sustained effort.
Guys will produce when given minutes. Specially players like Frye. But getting the Yo-Yo treatment that Nate loves to do, just kills players. You saw it happen quite a lot last season with a few players.
Frye has been a pretty good player, when he played over 20 minutes a night. Some guys are energy and hustle guys in the league, who ar eable to come in, and give you solid production for 5 or 10 minutes a night. Other guys need a flow and rhythm to get going, adn Frye was one of those guys. I wanted him on our team as insurance, as I thought he would make a great replacement if Aldridge went down, but wanted an actual backup for when Aldridge was healthy, as Channing just isn't a good backup in the league. Good for him. I hope he does well in Phoenix. I really like him.
Let's not forget in his first year here, when LMA sat out the rest of the year, he averaged 16/10 for us. Channing can play. I wish him nothing but the best in Phoenix.
I thought he was a better backup PF than Travis, but I don't know nearly as much about basketball as our coaching staff. I think if he would have had a consistent role here, he would have produced for us. I was sorry to see him go. I think he would have been a terrific backup for LMA with the ability to start if Aldridge went down.
I like Channing too.. but he did too much of What LMA does.. but at a much less efficient clip. I like his ability to start as a PF more than Outlaw. But Channing only gave us what we already had. I too wish him nothing but the best though.
No, clearly not. Anyone who actually watched him play last season was more than willing to get rid of him this summer. Even at Arizona he'd have a big game once a month, then disappear - and that was while starting for the Wildcats. Did anyone see him play at the Coliseum last week? Dude was terrible.
