Phoenix Suns Appreciation Thread

[Biased_Fan6425]

Should have traded for Pau Gasol....

[b-ball forever]

Should have traded for Pau Gasol....

He's out for the season and was already banged up at the trade deadline... Wouldn't have changed anything.


Great season by the Suns with team oriented basketball, breakout years by Bledsoe, Dragic, Plumlee, Green, Markieff, and overall a solid comeback season by Frye (even if he started playing like crap for a big stretch at the end of the season).

Very good record despite missing Bledsoe so many games, we went 29-15 (64% wins) in games with Bledsoe on the court.

Ryan McDonough will have a ton of options this off season with the first round draft picks and capspace, will be fun to see what he does.

[Young_Star11]

I thought they would have tanked and been one of the worst teams in the West so they have won doubled the number of games than potentially expected.

Sad they couldn't make the playoffs and I wonder what their strategy will be this off-season with picks in the Draft and Bledsoe to re-sign.

[Rasheeed!!!]

Awesome season by the Suns. Coming into the season I thought this would be a terrible team but you could tell early on that they would exceed expectations. Mid-season I thought they'd start tapering off but they played strong all year long. Hopefully they can make improvements to the roster and make the playoffs next season.

[6moomoo6]

Hope Pho and Minny goes 1 and 2 in the draft. They deserve something better than to just miss the playoffs yet get the worst of the lottery picks.

[AttitudeAjusta]

At the beginning of the season, I thought of a team that I could root for in the west and wanted to somewhat match the growing success I imagined of my team over the next couple seasons, and came up with the Suns because they were in a "low/tank watch" position at the beginning, and because PHX seems like a cool place to live.

Well they definitely surpassed how good my team was for sure and was did exactly what I would want to happen; a team full of fun to watch team players that just surprise and beat everybody.

Much respect to this team for their turnaround/success

[WhatsMyName]

Great season for the fans and players, they were awesome to watch, but for the future it was probably better to miss the playoffs to get a better position for their own pick (now 14).

Just shows how wrong preseason predictions can be, even if nearly all of the analysts and fans agree.

[ZB9]

The Suns would be the 3rd seed in the eastern conference, but they cant even make the playoffs in the West.

what an absolute JOKE the east is

reminds me of knicks fans making fun of the Mavs for losing to the warriors in the first round...many eastern fans don't understand how different the western conference is. Those warriors won 50 games and would have been the 2 seed in the east.

Eastern #1 seeds don't have to worry about playing tough first round series. They get opponents under .500. Western #1 often seeds get first round opponents with 50 wins.

[j-ragg]

Phoenix did amazing this year. Very fun to watch.

[TASTIC]

Was a hell of a season alright, a great ride full of exceeded expectations and loaded with surprises along the way.

I'm just praying there's a draft surprise and we somehow sneak into the top 3...

Imagine Wiggins on this team.

And if MIN stayed in their spot/dropped to 14 we get their pick too.

Top 3, #14, #17 and #26. And a lot of capspace. Could be a real threat if we can re-sign Bledsoe and get a legit veteran PF like Bosh...

[piston1423]

Watch them suck next year.

[sixerswillrule]

Dragic was a top 20 player this season. It'll be interesting to see if he can keep it up.

[blizzard]

The Suns would be the 3rd seed in the eastern conference, but they cant even make the playoffs in the West.

what an absolute JOKE the east is

reminds me of knicks fans making fun of the Mavs for losing to the warriors in the first round...many eastern fans don't understand how different the western conference is. Those warriors won 50 games and would have been the 2 seed in the east.

Eastern #1 seeds don't have to worry about playing tough first round series. They get opponents under .500. Western #1 often seeds get first round opponents with 50 wins.

Not really, that Warriors sneaked into the playoffs with a 42-40 record (was 26-35 at one point when B. Diddy was injured). They were just a tough matchup for the Mavs that time.

[Bravenewworld]

I so much would have rather seen the Suns in the play offs instead of the Grizzlies.
Suns/Spurs could at least be an interesting series. Spurs/Memphis will be 5 tops.

[Bravenewworld]

Watch them suck next year.

That would be the luck of the Suns right?

I actually think this Suns team resembles the Nuggets team from a few years ago and we know how they turned out.

[Silverballer]

I usually hate the Suns but I appreciate what they did this year. Definitely wanted them to make the playoffs and face off against their chief rivals again.

[nuposse04]

Yeah I get a Nuggets vibe from the suns as well. Very interesting team to watch as they play a "pretty" brand of basketball but I don't see how their offense is sustainable in the playoffs when they do make it (and I suspect they will soon).

I wonder what the long term plans will be for the team. PJ Tucker expires this season I believe and will probably cost more then the league minimum as the dude can play.

The morris twins+Green will expire after next season. I imagine they'll be looking to cash in. Frye might be better off staying. Miles plumlee will be cheap and good for em for a while. They have a lot of cheap good talent right now, but that window will close soon. They have assets to acquire better pieces.

They ought to retain Bledsoe, frye and one of the Morrises. But I think their biggest problem is lack of a true option in the post/defensive center. Okafor could have been a great defender for em, but he isn't so useful offensively. They would actually be a beautiful team to watch with M. Gasol.

[GoldenGoose]

The Suns would be the 3rd seed in the eastern conference, but they cant even make the playoffs in the West.

what an absolute JOKE the east is

reminds me of knicks fans making fun of the Mavs for losing to the warriors in the first round...many eastern fans don't understand how different the western conference is. Those warriors won 50 games and would have been the 2 seed in the east.

Eastern #1 seeds don't have to worry about playing tough first round series. They get opponents under .500. Western #1 often seeds get first round opponents with 50 wins.

Not really, that Warriors sneaked into the playoffs with a 42-40 record (was 26-35 at one point when B. Diddy was injured). They were just a tough matchup for the Mavs that time.

The Warriors had an excellent record after they made the trade for Harrington and Stephen Jackson. That changed the team's makeup quite a bit and made them a legitimate team. The next season they won 48 games and missed the playoffs.

[schnakenpopanz]

Watch them suck next year.

that a staement, can you explain or is it just an bservation just like the experts at the beginning of this season.

[HeatFanSince87]

This team has 4 first round picks if they keep them all. NUTS.