Will the Real Phoenix Suns Please Stand Up?
The Phoenix Suns have played two terrible games against teams they should've plastered: New Orleans & Charlotte. Fortunately, the Suns were still victorious in those games - definitely a good sign. The games do leave something to be desired though, and that's to find out if Phoenix can really compete with the “big boys” onf the league. Over the course of the next two weeks, we should get a better idea of just how good the team is and if they're shaping up well for the playoffs.
Starting tonight, the Suns will begin a pretty though schedule that includes games against the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves and the Sacramento Kings. I guess the only positive you can take out of that list is that San Antonio isn't on it - part of the famed “Texas triangle”.
Playing Time
There seems to be a number of discussions regarding the Suns roster and the number of minutes that the players are being used; and justifiably so... Seldomly used players like Eric Piatkowski have seen increased minutes the past few games, an indication that the coaches are starting to give the starters a few more minutes on the bench. That increased playing time hasn't translated to Pat Burke lately - not going to complain about that though (see my Pat Burke sucks article).
