Suns' Soul Seems Broken, According to Bleacher Report
There's plenty of reasons why people don't believe in the Phoenix Suns.
Some believe their championship window has already peaked with an aging Chris Paul at the helm.
Others point to the lack of bench depth as a pivotal piece to the puzzle.
The western conference has only gotten tougher, too.
The aforementioned points are all reasons you'll find used to deny the Suns their first NBA title this season, yet Bleacher Report's Dan Favale says the team's lack of soul will be their downfall in a fun article that went through why each team won't win the title this year:
"In a nutshell: Their soul seems broken," Favale said.
"The atmosphere surrounding a team that won a league-best 64 games last season and brings back all six of its best players shouldn't be this bad. Yet, for now, the 2022-23 Phoenix Suns are depressing and confusing as hell.
"Deandre Ayton is feeling either motivated or jilted or both after having to go outside the organization for his max-contract offer. He and head coach Monty Williams may or may not have each other's phone numbers to boot. We can't be sure.
"Jae Crowder isn't with the team while the Suns work to find a trade. If his losing a starting spot to Cameron Johnson didn't destroy their leverage, then this certainly will.
"In the meantime, the fate of Phoenix's bench lies with some combination of Cameron Payne, Landry Shamet, Damion Lee, Josh Okogie, Torrey Craig, Jock Landale, Bismack Biyombo, Dario Saric and maybe Ish Wainright. If only the NBA had something called a mini mid-level exception the Suns could have dangled in free agency rather than rummaging through the bargain bin while getting held hostage by Kevin Durant's botched trade request...
"Who needs bankable depth, though, when Chris Paul is only 37? And when this will be the year Mikal Bridges more aggressively jacks threes and attacks on-ball, for real, we swear? And when you have Duane Washington Jr. on a two-way contract?
"Granted, with all their own first-round picks and digestible deals galore, the Suns are built to make a trade. Awesome. They will be so dangerous and deep once they materially shift the makeup of the current roster in the middle of the season. How reassuring and not-at-all fragile."
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