Often associated with cliches like: slept on; would have been a lottery pick if they were 6’3; spark plug; and could have been great if they had better size. All of this is synonymous with Phoenix Suns second year floor general Tyler Ulis.
Standing at 5 feet 9 inches tall (in shoes) Ulis isn’t striking fear into defenses with his size. His strength lies with his quickness and intellectual chops with the ball in his hands.
Not receiving much time at the beginning of the year, Ulis really turned it on at the end of the season when Phoenix shut down starter Eric Bledsoe to better the team’s chances at the, as I like to call it, “Get Josh Jackson Tank-a-thon.