Small forward Jared Dudley is really playing well for the Suns right now. He will probably see a bump in his minutes due to Leandro Barbosa’s injury. Dudley has played in 49 games (1 start) for the Suns this season and he is averaging 24.0 minutes, 8.2 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Dudley is also shooting lights out from three point range hitting 46.9% from that distance. If he keeps playing like he is righty now I have little doubt that he will be starting for the Suns in the near future.

Steve Nash has been playing at an amazing level, especially when you consider the fact that he is 35-years-old.  He is averaging 18.3 points, 11.1 assists, 3.2 rebounds, while shooting 52% from the field and 43% from three.  The Suns have not been playing very well lately though, and they have lost 6 of their last 10 games.  Now news has surfaced that Nash has an abdominal strain and he has been sitting out of practice because of it.  It obviously bothered Nash, as he went 2-10 from the field and 1-6 from three in their 115-111 win over the Houston Rockets last game.  Nash doesn’t need to score to make an impact though, as he had 16 assists and played through the pain in his abdomen.  The Suns are going to need Nash to continue his 18 ppg average if they want to be successful down the stretch of the season and leading into the postseason.  So, hopefully he can get over this abdominal strain quickly.  Nothing heals quickly in the grind of the 82 game season though, especially when your 35.  Some other Suns players need to step it up when it comes to scoring the ball, because this abdominal strain really effects Nash’s shooting.