Lopez gaining minutes: Suns center Robin Lopez had been in his coach's doghouse, but is slowly earning some court time. He failed to sore in his six minutes on Thursday night versus the Rockets, but he had been playing decent ball. Lopez also had just one rebound in Phoenix's 96-89 loss to Houston. (Updated 02/10/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
Lopez may be out of the doghouse, but he's still not getting a ton of run for the Suns. He's averaging 5.8 points and 4.0 rebounds per game over his last five outings, which is higher than his season averages. He has a lot of work to do though if he wants to be a relevant Fantasy option again. Lopez remains a low-end center option in the deepest of formats. (Updated 02/10/2012).
02/06/2012 22:05 Nash, Suns too hot for Hawks
Steve Nash scored 24 points and the Phoenix Suns broke open a close game with a 24-6 run to close the third quarter and beat the Atlanta Hawks 99-90 on Monday night.
01/24/2012 23:55 Raptors win, Bargnani blows up in return
Andrea Bargnani returned after missing six games with a left calf strain to score 27 of his 36 points in the second half, and the Toronto Raptors snapped an eight-game losing streak by beating Phoenix 99-96 on Tuesday night, their first win over the Suns in eight years.
Robin Lopez did not come into the league with the same expectations as his twin brother, Brook. That is a good thing, considering the mediocre numbers Lopez has put up over his first three NBA seasons. Lopez has enjoyed brief spells of viability, but his inconsistency opened the door for Marcin Gortat to emerge as a potential star center last season after he was acquired via trade from the Magic. Lopez remained the team's starter, but in practice only. While Lopez took the opening tip in games and was announced during player introductions, it was Gortat who played the most minutes and did all the heavy lifting. As long as Gortat remains healthy this season, that should once again be the case. But don't expect much out of Lopez even if he finds himself in a situation to play a more primary role, he has proven that he can't be trused for more than a random productive stat line every now and again. (Updated 8/28/11)
