While the Phoenix Suns trudge on with their youth movement this season under the tutelage of interim head coach Jay Triano, their youngest player is experiencing one of the worst stretches of production of his career.
Over his last seven games (more than 105 minutes), barely-20 Dragan Bender has scored a grand total of 12 points, pulled down 11 rebounds and dished 7 assists. Total. In those 105+ minutes, his team has been outscored by 52 points. His minutes have dwindled from 25 to 12 to 7 to 5 over his last four games.