Veteran guard Eric Gordon is not happy with his role on the Phoenix Suns, according to Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report.
Gordon talked about his lack of touches on offense after the Suns lost to the Sacramento Kings on Friday.
“Early on in the season, it was better. And lately, there just hasn’t been an emphasis [to get me more looks],” Gordon told B/R. “So, it’s definitely different. Lately I haven’t been getting hardly any touches really.”
Gordon plans to talk to Suns head coach Frank Vogel about how he can get more touches on offense moving forward.
“No question. Everybody knows the type of player I am and what I’m about. I came here to win, but what I do is score,” Gordon told B/R. “And I think when I score, it really opens up the door for a lot of people because I can score in big games and in big ways. That’s just what it is.”
Gordon is averaging 13.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists on the season while shooting 45.5% from the field, 39.0% from beyond the arc and 81.0% from the free-throw line. The 34-year-old is averaging 11.0 field goal attempts per game.
“We have a lot of good players. To be in this kind of situation, it is a little different because you would never go through lapses like this,” Gordon told B/R. “So, it’s definitely a lot different than what I kind of expected. We go from winning seven in a row early on in the season and now we’ve lost eight out of 11. So, it’s just tough with the type of team that we have. We just have to figure out the different sacrifices that we need to try to win a game.”
The Suns are only 14-14 on the season. They are in 10th place in the Western Conference standings.
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