The Suns were winless in the preseason, should this worry us as fans? Many will say no, “it’s just the preseason.” Also “the new players need time to gel together.” I disagree and here is why I think we should be worried that the Suns did not win a preseason game.
During the
summer the Suns went undefeated during the Bubble and you would not be able to
tell one Suns fan “but it’s just 8 games.”
Their argument would be this is a good gage of what the future
holds. So why can’t the same be said for
the preseason? The team looks totally
different from a few months ago the future is now. The pressure is on for the Suns to make the
playoffs and preseason should be no different.
The other
reason the preseason record is a big deal is because of the new additions to
the team. Chris Paul and Jae Crowder
and new to the team and the starting lineup.
They will pair great with Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges and DeAndre
Ayton. It would have been great to see
this unit produce at least one win. Now
we will have to wait until the regular season for our first win with the new
guys.
The last reason
the preseason record is a concern is DeAndre Ayton. The former number 1 pick enters his 3rd
NBA season and after the preseason we still have the same questions we had about
Ayton coming into this season. Can he be
aggressive? Can he dominate the
paint? Again, something Suns fan will
have to wait and see was the regular season starts.
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