Ish Smith’s fun ride continued in Sunday’s win over the Suns, as he nearly triple-doubled on his way to 17 points, nine rebounds, eight assists, three steals and one block in 30 minutes off the bench.

Conventional wisdom says that he’s going to lose his grip on minutes and value as guys like Norris Cole and Tyreke Evans get back — not to mention when Jrue Holiday gets back up to speed — but he has a history of not fading away and everybody in that group not named Cole is an injury risk.  The preferred course of action is to walk him all the way to the edge before considering a drop in any sized format.