Charlie Bell

The Bucks with a ridiculous display of 3-pt. shooting last night in a 132-110 victory over the suddenly struggling Suns. There are many storylines from this game, from Amare Stoudamire being declared out for an indefinite amount of time, to the return of the dubious Tim Thomas to the Bradley Center. I was always a fan of Tim more than others and he certainly was a good pickup for Phoenix at merely $200,000. But most Bucks fans will never get over his lackluster performance in Milwaukee, particularly when $67 million is attached to his uninspiring 12 and 5 averages.

More importantly however, was the game Charlie Bell had. Amazingly the first Bucks triple double since Sam Cassell did it in 2003, Bell finished the game with 19 pts., 10 rebs., 13. assists. While it is way too early in the Charlie Bell era to annoint him the starter, one has to wonder how Stotts will handle the rotation once TJ Ford returns from injury. TJ may be the future, but as the Bucks look to secure a playoff spot that won't get them bounced from the playoffs 4-5 games into the 1st round, TJ's development may have to take a back seat. While Bell has played SG at times, backing up Michael Redd, the past few games have shown that he's at his most effective running the team at PG.