Suns Are Not a Fluke

 The Phoenix Suns will be gunning for a 7-2 start tomorrow when they play the Detroit Pistons who are going in a completely different direction. 

James Jones the General Manager of the Suns has made the job look extremely easy in his year and a bit on the job. The team is assembled very nicely and don't expect their to be a slow down in the performance. They have beaten projected playoff teams and their seems to be a change in the balance of power in the Western Conference since the Suns 20+ win seasons a few years back. 

For one, Golden State is a 500. team without Klay Thompson. That is one team that the Suns can finish ahead of. Memphis while they have improved, aren't better than the Suns. Minnesota, will be fun to watch but not a playoff team. 

That brings the Suns into the Top 12. OKC is completely rebuilding and will not be a playoff team. The Kings have an unbelievable offense but as we saw in the early season, they struggle defensively and to top it all off, the Houston Rockets are imploding off the court with the James Harden saga. 

That would bring the Suns into the Top nine. From there, the rest of the teams are really good. Out of the other nine, the Suns just have to have a better record than one of them. They have already beat a handful of those teams. Dallas, Utah and Denver all have playoff aspirations. The other part of that is the schedule has been a tough one so far with Phoenix passing with flying colors. 

This front office has finally got it right. Chris Paul isn't the long term answer but he is the ideal Point Guard this year. We shoot well from beyond the arc. 

The NBA's talent gap between the Top four teams and the next tier is so big I can't imagine the roster being any stronger without acquiring a Top 5 player. 

I think Suns fans need to get used to winning. It is here to stay for awhile.