There are oodles of advanced stats, an overabundance of scouting analyses and a planet of critics and fans to assess where Eric Bledsoe stands as a Suns cornerstone at age 25.
All of that just says what Bledsoe already said — more succinctly — about his first full season as a starter and first year of a five-year, $70 million contract.
"You can pretty much say talent isn't a question," Bledsoe said. "It's just mentally. Mentally, I need to be better."
That is a self-assessment that most could agree upon after seeing Bledsoe in his first major role.