How ever, what you fail to mention is the fact that the Lakers in both Jan and March have 11 away games each one of those months, with only 4 homes games in March. The Lakers will have monster road trips coming up, a brutal schedule for most of the remaining season. While at the same time the Suns will play 11 of the next 14 at home.

I’m not sure what the problem is here, unless you are just trying to tell your self that your record means more than the Lakers, and I would agree with you.

But whats the point of talking about record in December? All that matters is how you do in the playoffs, and thats something the Suns have yet to prove.

Final year for Suns chance is next year. Steve will be too old, Amare will be good but out of his prime, same with Richardson. Dragic will never be great. Need to add bulk with finesse to Lopez and Frye. Need to add a backup to Leandro who can be consistent just in case his bad luck of injuries continues to provide us with one or two multiple week absences per season. Need a defensive stopper who can YELL at the team when needed, like Bell used to.

Hey did y’all see Diaw’s scoring average this year? Gettin’ ‘er done. If we had not treated him so badly Diaw would be a PERFECT addition to this team. So would Kurt Thomas.

As it stands, Suns will do better this year than last but next year is the year this team matures and has a legit shot with some of the additions talked about above.

All the same, I am a Suns fan and am looking forward to watching a much more entertaining team on the court who will win 50+ games and get into the playoffs again. Not bad because most everyone figured the Suns 5th or 6th in the Pacific Conference with a losing record.

They will be MUCH better than that but not championship. Nah, not this team. Too small, no defense and not enough finesse to be a run and gun champ. Next year, add a defensive stopper get Lopez and Frye to be more like Pau Gasol (show ‘em tapes till they puke and have them lifting weights and taking weight gain powder) and add another big body up front (big forward or center does not matter as long as they are young enough to run but mature enough to understand defensive stops. Shot blocker would be great). Get more variety in offensive sets. Kick-outs to three pointers and everyone running when they do not have the ball (like the Spurs do). Don’t give me this tired stuff. You are what you practice to be and what you decide your team is going to be. Develop a team demeanor or style. The last two seasons have seen a complete lack of team chemistry, demeanor and style. Ad hoc can only get you so far and that is what has proven out. Get the swagger back instead of tip-toeing into everyone’s building as if we are lucky to be there. NO we are scheduled to be there and we need to show up and kick some butt.

GO SUNS!

Benjamin De Mers