Did something happen to Alex Len while I wasn’t paying attention? One minute he’s busting out for the Suns, finally living up to his draft slot, and the next he’s barely playing while sucking in the ones he does manage to get.
It could be a matter of expectations. I was SO READY for Len to really bust out this year. I just assume that 3rd year players will make huge leaps in the quality and quantity of their play.
It could be a matter of personnel. Namely, Tyson Chandler.
In any case, Len is quickly slipping back into the Bust-shaped shirt that he had finally managed to escape last year. He re-found his mojo a little bit this game, with a quartet of lightly-contested dunks as well as a jumper, showing that all is not yet lost.
It would really help if Tyson Chandler would get injured or something, though. Aren’t Ukrainians good at creating “accidents”?