The Phoenix Suns (27-29) narrowly took down the Chicago Bulls (22-35) on Saturday afternoon in Chicago by a score of 121-117 to snap a four-game losing streak that began prior to the All-Star break. Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer decided to make a bold change to the starting lineup today - with Bradley Beal once again starting in place of Tyus Jones.
Some things are best left unchanged. Phoenix Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer felt that in its entirety on Saturday. He moved Tyus Jones from the starting lineup to the bench. Subsequently, he put Bradley Beal back in the starting lineup.
The Phoenix Suns made a big decision involving the rotation roles of guards Tyus Jones and Bradley Beal. Heading into Saturday’s matchup with the Chicago Bulls, the Suns revealed they are benching Jones in favor of Beal.
So, the Suns are stuck with pretty much the same rotation since trading for Richards, their new starting center, on Jan. 15 and will need to rely on internal changes to hope to ge
Despite this, the Suns managed to sign Tyus Jones last July despite the solid veteran point guard being considered one of the very best free agents in the class. Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report believes that Jones remains one of the better options that could be available this summer despite ups-and-downs over the last month-plus.
Jones is not in the Suns' starting lineup against the Bulls on Saturday. Jones has started in every game he's played in this season, but he'll be moved to a reserve role Saturday while Bradley Beal reenters the starting lineup.